Fresh Art International podcast

Fresh Art International

Writer/curator Cathy Byrd sparks conversations about today’s art, design, and film on the Fresh Art International podcast. Synthesizing interviews and field recordings with critical commentary since 2011, the podcast archives the voices, sounds, and stories of contemporary culture makers from around the world.

Writer/curator Cathy Byrd sparks conversations about today’s art, design, and film on the Fresh Art International podcast. Synthesizing interviews and field recordings with critical commentary since 2011, the podcast archives the voices, sounds, and stories of contemporary culture makers from around the world.

 

#316

Cannupa Hanska Luger—The Art of 21st Century Indigeneity

Today, we introduce Cannupa Hanska Luger, an American artist born on the Standing Rock Res... more

12 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:10

12 Nov 2025


#315

Video Performance Art Reimagines the Future

In this episode, we explore an emerging microgenre in contemporary performance art. Some o... more

05 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:12

05 Nov 2025


#314

Art and the Struggle for Peace—Reflections from Casa Zemstvei

Today’s episode is a poetic epilogue to the nine Student Edition stories we produced in 20... more

29 Oct 2025

22 MINS

22:55

29 Oct 2025


#313

Starting an Art Podcast in Moldova

To introduce the new Reflecting Zemstvei podcast produced by local creatives in Chișinău, ... more

22 Oct 2025

10 MINS

10:48

22 Oct 2025


#312

Teresita Fernández / Robert Smithson—A Conversation

How does your art engage the world? How do you speak to the issues and ideas of our time? ... more

03 Sep 2024

35 MINS

35:23

03 Sep 2024


#311

The Collective Impulse—Notes from the Middle East

Today, we take you to Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, for our first experience of th... more

23 May 2024

20 MINS

20:22

23 May 2024


#310

Making and Teaching Art on Louisiana's Gulf Coast

In this episode, we consider the role that teaching artists play in shaping the art school... more

08 Feb 2024

33 MINS

33:34

08 Feb 2024


#309

Creating Community in Central Asia—with CEC ArtsLink

Where in the world can you express yourself freely, share cultural knowledge, test inventi... more

20 Dec 2023

22 MINS

22:37

20 Dec 2023


#308

Trash Sparks Public Art in Central Asia

Today, we introduce a few of the artists and activists energizing the 2023 Art Prospect & ... more

07 Dec 2023

25 MINS

25:51

07 Dec 2023


#307

Listening to St. Louis at the Counterpublic Art Triennial

Today, we take you to St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States of America. Home of the Ga... more

18 May 2023

26 MINS

26:09

18 May 2023


#306

Searching for Libertalia in the Indian Ocean—with Shiraz Bayjoo

In February 2023, we travel to the United Arab Emirates for the first time. We’re here to ... more

16 Mar 2023

15 MINS

15:59

16 Mar 2023


#305

Thinking Historically in the Present—with Hoor Al Qasimi in Sharjah

In February 2023, we travel to the Arab Emirates for the first time. We’re here to witness... more

02 Mar 2023

27 MINS

27:18

02 Mar 2023


#304

Global Appalachia—Where Culture and Geography Shape Community

In 2022, members and guests of the International Association of Curators of Contemporary A... more

30 Nov 2022

38 MINS

38:30

30 Nov 2022


#303

Lure of Local Arts in Appalachia

In 2022, members and guests of the International Association of Curators of Contemporary A... more

15 Nov 2022

31 MINS

31:26

15 Nov 2022


#302

Curators Declare Independence at IKT Kentucky

With six independent curators, we explore a growing trend in the field of contemporary art... more

02 Nov 2022

17 MINS

17:52

02 Nov 2022


#301

A Persian Garden in Manhattan—with Bahar Behbahani

“This Persian Garden Project will be providing visitors with a private, yet public environ... more

23 Jun 2021

16 MINS

16:17

23 Jun 2021