Lauren Frayer
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NPR
Looking up at this 18th century building, it became clear the British didn't only bring their architectural style to India. They also took some of India's style home.
Courtesy of Hawver and Hall
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The impressively realistic statues were created by Indigenous artists from India’s Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve using the invasive lantana camara plant. -
Based on the cult classic "Paranormal Activity" film series that debuted in 2007, Levi Holloway's new stage version, directed by Felix Barrett, delivers precisely what horror movie fans are looking for. -
Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.
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Over two dozen racecars will speed around the National Mall this weekend on a course that runs right past art and history museums, raising questions about the safety of the works inside.
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Clinton artists Gabi Torres and Chris Shannon have helped put the city of Clinton on the map with their annual Paint it Back event. Starting as an effort to activate a vacant building with artists' murals near the Mississippi River in 2023 has gotten bigger each year, with an art market, live music, kids activities and more. For its fourth year, they’re moving west to downtown with a mission to make this its biggest year ever. We talk with co-founder Gabi Torres, Paint it Back Board President Matt Parbs on the impact its had on the Clinton community, and Colorado-based artist James Foster, aka East, who has taken part in the event since its second year. Then, a new art installation on the pond at Wilson's Orchard in Cumming appears as a quilt, and absorbs excess nitrates from the water. We talk with its creators, Drake University professors Emily Newman and Edward Kelley. They co-founded the Parts Per Million Collective, an art collaboration that addresses climate change through art. -
On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.
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Iowans put their talents on display with competitive floriculture, fine art, baking, canning, weaving and more. Rob and Deb Zeitler have gone from winning blue ribbons to being featured at the Smithsonian. -
On this episode, we listen back to some of our favorite state fair interviews. We talk with Iowa State Fair butter sculptor Sarah Pratt and her apprentices, her twin daughters Hannah and Grace, about working together and making buttery artwork. Then, we travel to the fairgrounds to take a ride on the Sky Glider with Tracy Shedd. Shedd has worked on the Sky Glider in some capacity for the last 50 years. (Portions of this episode were originally produced August 2025 and August 2024.)
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The teenage years can be tough for parents and kids and new research from Iowa State University tells us that the consequences of that conflict can linger for decades. On this episode, we learn about Iowa State's Family Transitions Project. It is one of the nation's most extensive longitudinal studies of family life. We talk with Iowa State University professor Tricia Neppl and doctoral student Jannatul Ferdous Zinia about the program and a recent study that came out of the project about tension between parents and their children. Then, 'Talk of Iowa Summer School' continues with middle school art teacher Rachael Ayers-Arnone. Her 'artist autopsy' project gives students a chance to study an artist and practice their style.
