Host Ricki Castanieto discusses the First Friday Art Trail in Lubbock, Texas, with Landmark Arts Director Joe Arredondo. Joe talks about Texas Tech's School of Art involvement in the art trail, the opportunities it gives students to exhibit work, and the thriving cultural district in Lubbock.V4H4JTBOB5SMPOPK

Inside Kids host, Ricki Castanieto, speaks with MFA graduate and current Drawing 1 teacher, Devin Ratheal, about iconography, NFTs, and the nature of imagery in his digital and traditional paintings.ZYX7GZR60NEFONWI

Dr. Kevin Chua, Associate Professor of 18th and 19th-century European and Southeast Asian Art History, talks with host Ricki Castanieto about representation. They discuss Asian stereotypes in films both the ones they can relate to and the ones routed in racism.  

Intro to Cinema with Dr. Erin Grogan!  Host Ricki Castanieto talks with Dr. Grogan about what makes a film a cult classic.Interested in more? Students can take THA 2304 and dive deeper into film and the cinematic art form. Fulfills core Creative Arts requirement.

"What are you?"*uncomfortable*School of Art MFA student Madeline Castillo joins the Inside Kids to discuss involvement with diversity committees throughout the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, as well as Maddie's lived experiences as non-binary BIPOC.

Mechademia 13.2.https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/mech.13-issue-2Dr. Stacy Jocoy was the guest editor of the volume and contributed a substantive chapter, as well. Dr. Heather Warren-Crow also contributed a chapter to this important special issue considering the soundscapes and aurality studies of Japanese popular culture.This issue of Mechademia considers sound and soundscapes, broadly conceived, as an aspect of the deeper narratives of anime, manga, gaming, and related fields. The studies in this volume offer musicological, sociocultural, musico-psychological, acoustical, and visual considerations toward the investigation into the global ramifications of soundscapes in Japanese popular culture.

Dr. Lesley  Wolff joins Ricki to give insight into the artistry of food. Dr. Wolff is currently working on her book Hungry Eyes: Picturing Foodways and Indigeneity in Postrevolutionary Mexico City, which traces the shifting relationships between art and food during Mexico's post-revolutionary era (1920-1960). Dr. Wolff's research has appeared in Food, Culture & Society; African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal; and Ralph Norton and His Museum.

Dr. Ali Duffy joins the Inside Kids to discuss her research. Dr. Duffy is a professor of dance at the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Art's School of Theatre & Dance, as well as the Artistic Director of the Flatlands Dance Theatre in Lubbock, Texas.  In her latest research, Dr. Duffy explores motherhood int he arts.  

Educator of the Year for Zachry Middle School and School of Theatre & Dance Alumna (BA Dance) Leslie Ortiz joins The Inside Kids to talk about her award winning year as a dance teacher. We also jump into topics like comic books, anime, video games and more.

Host Ricki Castanieto talks with Jazz Studies professors Ben Haugland, Stephen Jones, and Kevin Whalen. They play and discuss Miles Davis, bebop, benefits of a music education, and the biggest advice for those looking to start a band and gig. Hint: "don't come up with the band name first."