Fellow to Fellow: Adebunmi Gbadebo and Odili Donald Odita on Meaning in Materiality
Visual artists Adebunmi Gbadebo and Odili Donald Odita discuss their shared Nigerian heritage and the materiality of their respective mediums.
Fellow to Fellow: Artists Maia Chao and James Maurelle on Artistic Origins and Why They’ve Made Philadelphia Home
Interdisciplinary artist Maia Chao and visual artist James Maurelle discuss how they create productive work environments for themselves, their earliest interests in artistic expression, and why they’ve made Philadelphia their home.
Fellow to Fellow: Writer Camille Acker and Filmmaker Sabaah Folayan on Creative Influences and Dream Projects
Novelist Camille Acker and filmmaker Sabaah Folayan discuss the origins of their practices, creative influences, and dream projects.
Fellow to Fellow: Writers Asali Solomon and Denice Frohman on Humor, Unconventional Inspiration, and Artistic Lineage
Fiction writer Asali Solomon and poet and performer Denice Frohman interview each other and discuss the role of humor, artistic influences, and what work they're most proud of.
Pew Fellows Chat: Experimental Composers Raven Chacon and Jacob Cooper on Their Evolving Musical Practices
In this installment, experimental composers Raven Chacon and Jacob Cooper discuss their musical origin stories, the role chance plays in their work, and the environments in which they make music.
Director Josephine Decker on Translating the Experience of Pregnancy into Performance
Decker talks about how she drew on her own experiences with pregnancy and motherhood (as well as her background as a filmmaker) in developing the piece, and she explains the intentions behind the work’s unconventional structure and content.
Pew Fellows Chat: Mark Thomas Gibson and Alex Smith on the Power and Capacity of Comic Art
Visual artist Mark Thomas Gibson and multidisciplinary artist Alex Smith discuss why they’re both drawn to comic art, their open-ended creative processes, and the ethical, political, and historical questions they consider in their work.
Pew Fellows Chat: angel shanel edwards, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, and Alexandra Tatarsky on Blending Disciplines in Performance
In this installment, three performance artists—angel shanel edwards, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, and Alexandra Tatarsky—discuss the audiences that motivate them, their dream collaborators, and the idea of “leakiness” between disciplines.
Pew Fellows Chat: Visual Artists Rami George and Didier William on Personal Histories in Art-Making
In this installment, 2021 Pew Fellows—visual artists Rami George and Didier William—discuss how they approach personal and family narratives within their work and how they balance their creative practices with the obligations of daily life.
A Poetry Month Pew Fellows Chat with Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, & Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela
For National Poetry Month, we invited three poets—Julian Talamantez Brolaski (2019 Fellow-in-Residence), Kayleb Rae Candrilli (2021 Fellow), and Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela (2020 Fellow)—to discuss what drew them to poetry, how writing and “pre-writing” permeates throughout their daily lives, and how to sustain a creative practice over time.