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A streaming program designed to keep us connected through thoughtful conversations, news, and entertainment.
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EPISODE 06
This episode, WICA Artistic Director Deana Duncan talks with improv artist (and co-worker) Billy Tierney about his craft and summer performances and classes. Billy shares his technique and talents with special guest Chris Harshman during rounds of vocal and musical improvisations.
Air date: June 19, 2020
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EPISODE 05
Travel writer Sue Frause has a conversation with Hedgebrook's Interim Executive Director, Elise Miller, about her career and the organization's history, mission, programs, alumnae, and Radical Hospitality.
Air Date: June 01, 2020
Episode 04
Sue Frause talks with Saratoga Orchestra Executive Director, Larry Heidel; Char Brown and Brittany Falso from Whidbey Island Dance Theatre; and Whidbey Children's Theatre's Cate Cassee. Each of Sue's guests discuss how the organizations (and artists) have been impacted by the current health crisis and their responses to it.
Air date: May 22, 2020
Episode 03
Sue Frause visits with members of Langley Creates and discusses what Langley's new designation as a "Creative District" means for our island's economy.
Air date: April 30, 2020
Episode 02
Sue Frause mixes up a Braeburn Bloody Mary and has a chat with Langley restaurateurs Lisa Carvey and Jenn Jurriaans.
Air date: April 06, 2020
Episode 01
Sue Frause and WICA's Verna Everitt have a chat from their homes about spring and summer events, Whidbey Island Film Festival, DjangoFest NW, and the center’s upcoming 25th Anniversary.
Air date: March 30, 2020
ART
Enjoy works by local artists in our virtual Lasher Gallery, tour museums and installations around the world, and shop local while you #StayAtHome.
GALLERIES, MUSEUMS, and experiences
★ ART GALLERIES ★
THE LASHER GALLERY AT WICA, LANGLEY
This month, we’re featuring works by local artists Nancy Frances, Heidi Hoelting, Gail Liston, Liesel Lund, Janet McGregor, and Ginny O'Neill.
Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg
Johannesburg Browse more than 500 works from Africa's largest art gallery. The museum houses plenty of works form Dutch and other European artists, but it also offers an array of works from South African artists. For a more historical angle, browse their online exhibit about the role of photography and resistance in the era of Apartheid.
MUSÉE D’ORSAY, PARIS
You can virtually walk through this popular gallery that houses dozens of famous works from French artists who worked and lived between 1848 and 1914. Get a peek at artworks from Monet, Cézanne, and Gauguin, among others.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON, D.C.
This famous American art museum features two online exhibits. The first is an exhibit of American fashion from 1740 to 1895, including many renderings of clothes from the colonial and Revolutionary eras. The second is a collection of works from Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
The intimate nature of portraiture makes this museum a particularly great option for a home browse. Our suggestion: Now's the time to take a closer look at the Obama portraits everyone raves about.
UFFIZI GALLERY, FLORENCE
This less well-known gallery houses the art collection of one of Florence, Italy’s most famous families, the de'Medicis. The building was designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 specifically for Cosimo I de'Medici, but anyone can wander its halls from anywhere in the world.
★ MUSEUMS ★
African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.
If you've ever wanted to visit an extremely popular museum but couldn't seem to nab tickets, a virtual tour is the next best thing! This one gives you just a taste of what the museum has to offer, and where in the museum each feature is located.
BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON
This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. You can also find hundreds of artifacts on the museum’s virtual tour.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK
Begin your tour the Guggenheim’s famous spiral staircase. From there, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary eras.
MASP, SÃO PAULO
The Museu de Arte de São Paulo is a non-profit and Brazil’s first modern museum. Artworks placed on clear perspex frames make it seem like the artwork is hovering in midair. Take a virtual tour to experience the wondrous display for yourself.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, MEXICO CITY
Built in 1964, this museum is dedicated to the archaeology and history of Mexico’s pre-Hispanic heritage. There are 23 exhibit rooms filled with ancient artifacts, including some from the Mayan civilization.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, SEOUL
One of Korea’s popular museums can be accessed from anywhere around the world. This virtual tour takes you through six floors of Contemporary art from Korea and all over the globe.
PERGAMON MUSEUM, BERLIN
As one of Germany’s largest museums, Pergamon has a lot to offer – even if you can’t physically be there. This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient artifacts including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.
RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM
Explore the masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age, including works from Vermeer and Rembrandt.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM, SEATTLE
SAM”s long-running “Object of the Week” blog series features women artists throughout Women’s History Month.
THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES
European artworks from as far back as the 8th Century can be found in this California art museum. Discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.
VAN GOGH MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM
Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, ingenious painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close) by virtually visiting this museum – the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters.
★ ART EXPERIENCES ★
Kusama's Infinity mirrors
If you missed one of the hottest traveling museum exhibits of the past few years, ooh and ahh at a brisk room-by-room rundown of the hypnotic, multi-faceted work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.
Banksy Murals around the world
Go on an artistic treasure hunt -- without the hunt part. With something like street art, it's much more interesting to see the work it its full context, than just through a close-up.
Van Gogh's Starry Night at moma
These close-up looks at famous paintings are so intense, you may think a docent will start yelling at you. Few paintings are suited to such a treatment than the bold, textured lines of The Starry Night.
Street Art tours
Explore the stories behind street art across the world with audio-guided tours and online exhibitions, offered by the Google Cultural Institute.
SHOP LOCAL (ONLINE)
SUGGESTED READING
13 Art Dealers Share the Books That Helped Them Navigate the Art World
RESOURCES
9 Artists’ Art Lessons You Can Watch Online for Free
Learn to Draw Anything with These Handy Online Resources and Books
20+ YouTube Channels to Learn How to Draw for Free
Learn How to Draw Human Hands With This “Handy” Step by Step Guide
Step-by-Step Doodle Tutorials Make Complex Subjects Easy to Draw
Perfect Your Portraiture by Learning How to Draw a Face
The Getty Publications Virtual Library offers more than 300 of its books to read and download for free.
Met Publications (Metropolitan Museum of Art) has 50+ years of publications available to read, download, or search for free.
LET US KNOW IF YOU FIND OTHER VIRTUAL GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS!
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
As a nonprofit arts organization, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts relies on support from our community. Please consider the role that art plays in your life and support your center with a gift of any amount today.
HUMANITIES
Revisit Whidbey WOW moments, view short films for curious minds, and help us build a community Reading List.
Since 1996, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts has presented events with leading figures in the world of art, film, literature, music, politics, and theatre.
There have been countless lectures and onstage conversations -- and a few surprise performances -- offering diverse perspectives about the forces that impact our culture.
Our Humanities Series is a program designed to continue the tradition of sharing big ideas and to introduce our community to the influencers and thought leaders shaping our society. — Verna Everitt, WICA Executive Director
#READALETTER
Since 2013, Letters Live has been inviting performers to bring letters to life in memorable venues around the world.
BOOK CLUB
Audible has made hundreds of titles completely free to help during coronavirus crisis.
Getty Publications Virtual Library offers more than 300 of its books to read and download for free.
Met Publications (Metropolitan Museum of Art) has 50+ years of publications available to read, download, or search for free.
Sno-Isle Libraries' physical doors may be closed, but their online libraries are always open!
Pandemic Literature: A Meta-List of the Books You Should Read Now
FILM SOCIETY
BBC Ideas: The latest short films for curious minds
SCIENCE
NASA has made its entire media library publicly accessible. It’s 140,000 photos and other resources available for you to see, or even download and use it any way you like.
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH!
National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996 to remind us that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. Learn how we can celebrate together.
WHIDBEY WOW! STORIES
We launched our WOW! Stories in 2012 to celebrate of the extraordinary lives and experiences of the Women of Whidbey. Learn more here.
Tell us what you’re reading and we’ll add it to the list!
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
As a nonprofit arts organization, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts relies on support from our community. Please consider the role that art plays in your life and support your center with a gift of any amount today.
MUSIC
Check out streaming events, podcasts, vintage Rural Characters, and help create a community Playlist.
MUSICAL EXPERIENCES
SARATOGA ORCHESTRA, LANGLEY
Local musicians perform daily “mini-concerts” in the orchestra’s Virtual Concert Hall.
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER, BERLIN
The Berliner Philharmoniker invite you to visit their virtual concert hall free of charge. “We hope that through this initiative we can give pleasure to as many people as possible with our music.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA, NEW YORK
“Nightly Met Opera Streams” is a free series of encore Live in HD presentations. Programming includes Carmen, La Bohème, La Traviata, and more.
SEATTLE OPERA, SEATTLE
On stage it may be dark, but they are working on lots of different ways to bring you the art form you love. Here's what they have ready so far to enjoy from the comfort of your sofa: Opera Time at the Opera Center, Top Ten Playlist, Opera Talks with dramaturg Jonathan Dean, and Seattle Opera Podcast.
SEATTLE SYMPHONY, SEATTLE
The musicians of the Seattle Symphony have generously volunteered to share free broadcasts with everyone during this time of uncertainty.
#TogetherAtHome Concert Series
The World Health Organization and Global Citizen launched the Together At Home sessions to benefit their Solidarity Response Fund, which is raising money for preparedness and response efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The at-home concerts notably offer music fans stuck at home the chance to gather in a virtual space now that the coronavirus has caused a slew of tour and festival cancellations throughout the world.
YO-YO MA SOLO CELLO #SONGSOFCOMFORT
“In these days of anxiety, I wanted to find a way to continue to share some of the music that gives me comfort.”
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S Virtual Music Lounge
Expedition ethnomusicologist, Jacob Edgar, has curated a series of exclusive, live concerts featuring musicians from the world over. Discover new talent and fresh sounds, or perhaps, see familiar faces.
LET US KNOW IF YOU FIND OTHER MUSICal PERFORMANCES or experiences!
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
As a nonprofit arts organization, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts relies on support from our community. Please consider the role that art plays in your life and support your center with a gift of any amount today.
THEATRE
Select plays and musicals to watch from home, queue up stage-to-screen gems, and marvel at "Great Performances."
THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES
ALL THE INTERNET’S A STAGE
A roundup of streaming theater that covers classics and new shows, endearingly DIY webcasts, and slick Broadway extravaganzas.
NATIONAL THEATRE, LONDON
The National Theatre has an incredible archive of cinema-quality recordings of stage plays thanks to its formidable NT Live program. Beginning in April, NT will release a new play every Thursday on YouTube. The productions will be FREE to watch for one week and accompanied by bonus content including Q&As and post-stream talks.
15 BROADWAY PLAYS AND MUSICALS YOU CAN WATCH ON STAGE FROM HOME
While it used to be a rare treat when a Broadway show was filmed live on stage, it’s becoming more and more common today—great news for Broadway fans. Here’s an ever-growing list of productions available to watch wherever you are.
THE 15 BEST STAGE-TO-SCREEN MOVIE ADAPTATIONS
In the 20th century, American theater entered into a golden age not seen since the days of Shakespeare. Audiences flocked to see the latest stage dramas, as did Hollywood producers. Long before the ilk of Hairspray, Shrek, and Legally Blond attracted tourist audiences, Hollywood used to look to Broadway for movie fodder.
“GREAT PERFORMANCES” ON KCTS 9
PBS brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to our living rooms: classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
SHAKESPEARE FOR FREE | GLOBE PLAYER
Shakespeare's Globe is sharing their productions, original theatre trailers, scenes from the plays, and interviews.
LET US KNOW IF YOU FIND OTHER WAYS TO WATCH A SHOW!
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
As a nonprofit arts organization, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts relies on support from our community. Please consider the role that art plays in your life and support your center with a gift of any amount today.