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State Of The Arts
Saturday 11:30am

State of the Arts is a weekly 30-minute program focusing on the arts community of El Paso. Hosted by dedicated art enthusiast Marina Monsisvais, State of the Arts provides listeners with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how creativity is shaping our community.

Marina interviews local visual artists, writers, dancers, singers, actors and directors, as well as regional talent exhibiting or performing in El Paso. The show gets to the heart of what inspires and drives artists to do what they love best.

  • The UTEP One Water Cluster and the artist-led collective Somos Agua/We Are Water invite you to the fourth edition of World Water Week, an annual celebration of water and environmental justice, activism, and research.
  • Karin Linder is a remarkable artist and a decorative painter in the world of interiors. She is known for her faded and romantic style of painting in interior design. She creates works both atmospheric and dream-like with a sophisticated sense of color.
  • Artist Roberto Harrington is having a solo show at La Mecha Contemporary.
  • This year, the 1st International Piano Competition at UTEP, will be held in May with international judges and substantial cash prizes.
  • UTEP has received a $28,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the Early Music Latin America Festival.
  • The Forum Theatre at El Paso Community College presents Anna Karenina, based on the classic tale by Leo Tolstoy, in a contemporary adaptation by Helen Edmundson.
  • UTEP’s Department of Theatre and Dance brings us Los Empeños de una Casa by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
  • Mike Hernandez is a musician from El Paso, Texas, and is also the Music Production teacher and Mariachi Director at Franklin High School.
  • Today we feature artwork where every stroke of paint tells a tale - not from seasoned artists, but from the paws of shelter pets who are waiting for their forever homes.
  • Border Theatre returns to the Jewel Box with the improvised piece Dare (me) to be … Stuspid! The play was generated through the theatre’s acting workshops.