How women are ignored from art history and creating new body parameters with Argentinian artist Maca Fe. — Today, we start with an exercise: You probably know the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, but do you know this painting from Sofonisba Anguissola (do you know who Anguissola even is?)

New York-based film director Melina Valdez shares her thoughts about art in climate collapse, escaping labels in the film industry, and individual creative expression. — The Art Corner is a very special place because it is rooted in authenticity: these conversations oscillate with context and perspective, and as we will see today, they are beginning to interweave with each other. I love this aspect because it also reflects much of the work we do on…

on music as Language, lyrical wizardry and blooming talent in Appalachia. — “every hero needs a home” A man sits on a rock in the middle of a square in ancient Greece, he recites sonnets and spits rhymes for passers-by, he is not asking for money, just just making art. This is the scene I imagined as I read the words of…

Today we speak to Vietnamese-American writer, producer, and teacher Kim Thai about the meaning of labels, living as a first-gen queer person in the US, and the power of storytelling as healing. — Every time I prepare for an essay, I have to find a way to get out of my head. This is because, in preparation for said essay, everything I see becomes a piece of the puzzle, so much so that I try to find pieces everywhere, even where there aren’t…

A deeper connection with our bodies is a revolutionary act in this society, and Syrian artist Farah Azrak tells us why. — There is a painting by William Blake in which the mathematician Isaac Newton, is depicted crouched on a rock, drawing with his compass on a piece of paper that is on the floor. He is naked, and actually sitting on an incredibly beautiful piece of rock, full of moss and…

This month, we talk about community, unapologetic queerness, and the writing process with West Virginia-based artist Elliot Stewart. — “Blessed are the queer kids, for they shall inherit the earth” Elliott Stewart, Porch Beer Zine 5 It is a hectic day for me when I meet Elliott Stewart in the Art Corner, but the minute he begins speaking, I feel my shoulders relax, and my jaw loosens up, the…

with Alisa Nicole Howard Erykah Badu, rapper poet artist and genius, says that the thing that keeps us going is vitality. She adds that she subscribes to five doctors: Dr Sun, Dr Nutrition, Dr Excercise, Dr Spirit and Dr You, making sure that you take time to take care of…

I meet multidisciplinary Kenyan artist Joseph Chege on a UNESCO heritage island in the Indian Ocean called Lamu, under a beautiful flamboyant tree. There are no cars in Lamu, an island on the northeastern coast of Kenya, only donkeys, tuk-tuks, and bodas (motorbikes). The island is primarily Muslim, but all…

From foraged pigments to using fungi in her paintings, Lebanese artist Fertile Palms creates art in collaboration with the Earth. — ** Today’s art corner guest has chosen this tune for you to listen to as you read, enjoy. In one of her essays, Audre Lorde, warrior, poet and feminist who died in November 30 years ago, wrote about self-care: “I had to examine, in my dreams as well as in…