Art Talks

In this episode of Art Talks, we find out how the community is harnessing its creative power. Cassie Paup shares all about the line up for the Moab Free Concert Series, beginning June 28th. There’s a new local magazine called Ephemeral, a storytelling collective from the Colorado Plateau. Guests include...

Join host Richard Codd for the latest Art Talks, where he welcomes guests Kelley McInerney from the Moab Arts and Recreation Center, local film industry talent Miso Tunks, and Moab Arts Festival Director Theresa King. We get the latest in local Moab art happenings as well as a blast from...

On the latest Art Talks, we get into the art of imagination. Cartoonist Paul Trap, creator of ‘Thatababy’ comic strip discusses how he approaches cartooning and where he draws inspiration. Plus, we have imaginary visitors! Host Richard Codd is joined by a mime and a Soviet-era architect. Download this episode!...

At the intersection of art, community, and waste systems lies a unique platform for artists. So provides Moab Arts, which will host two local artists, Jess Hough and Pete Apicella, for a month-long reuse residency. Hough works on developing cheap, accessible methods for at-home intaglio printmaking with DIY art supplies...

On the latest Art Talks, learn more about the art created during Japanese American incarceration in WWII. The Moab Museum’s Forrest Rodgers joins the program to talk about the subject in context of the ongoing exhibit, ‘A Moab Prison Camp.’ Plus, we hear from Moab City’s arts and rec crew...

It’s all multi-disciplinary on the latest Art Talks! Host Richard Codd welcomes local architect Courtney Kizer to discuss the latest trends in design and building. Next, Amy Weiser and Erin Groves of the Moab Music Festival discuss upcoming Winterlude events. And, host Richard does his first ever Art Talks interview...

It’s one for the books on the latest Art Talks. Internationally acclaimed American photographer Sheila Metzner joins the program with her daughter and Moab local, Bega Metzner. Sheila has a new exhibit at The Getty Center in Los Angeles, chronicling her work in late 20th-century photography and her blend of...

Get the latest on the 21st Annual Moab Folk Festival during Art Talks! Fest organizers Cassie Paup and Makeda Barkley are on the program to talk about the jam-packed lineup of music from November 3rd through 5th. Download this episode! Find KZMU Public Affairs on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Music in this episode...

What comes first, the music or the musicians? Tune in to the latest Art Talks where host Richard Codd explores this question and more with Moab Music Festival co-founder Leslie Tomkins. They cover the festival’s ongoing concerts as well as hot topics like primadonnas, dead heads and ‘extreme’ chamber music....

Two fascinating multimedia artists are guests on the latest Art Talks! First is wood carver, writer, and musician Herman Herrera, who discusses the cultural and familial influences in his prolific art. Next up is painter, poet, and musician Buzz Williams. Buzz discusses his artistic preoccupation with literal and figurative portals,...

Tune in for a really special episode of Art Talks! Nearly two decades ago, an article in The Times-Independent posed the question: Where is Moab’s arts community headed? Will Moab become the next Taos or Santa Fe? Well, many years later, that hasn’t exactly happened. But Moab has its own...

The latest Art Talks has a rundown of the many upcoming artsy things in the Moab area. Kelley McInerney of Moab Arts discusses the Arts & Ag Market, Art Walk and much, much more. Cassie Paup of the Moab Free Concert Series talks about the musicians taking the Swanny Park...