Dayton-based artist Bil Tipton joins host Rodney Veal to talk about bright color, pop art, and building a creative life without a traditional art-school path. If you love pop art, street-influenced work, or stories of artists carving their own path in Dayton, Ohio, this conversation is for you. Watch more arts and culture stories with Rodney on The Art Show via YouTube or the PBS […]
Painter and educator Erin Smith Glenn joins Rodney Veal to talk about a life shaped by art, Black womanhood, and radical self-acceptance. From drawing owls on a chalkboard after her parents’ divorce to earning her first scholarship at just eight years old, Erin shares how art became both a survival tool and a path to joy.
Renowned artist Lori Park joins host Rodney Veal to share how a childhood without TV sparked a lifelong passion for creativity. Hear about Lori’s global adventures, her leap from government work to art, and how her distinctive sculptures are shaped by experiences across cultures and continents. An inspiring conversation about art, innovation, and following your own path.
In this episode of “Rodney Veal’s Inspired By” we are joined by Heather Jones, an artist and Director of Programs and Engagement at The Contemporary in Dayton, and her husband Jeffrey Cortland Jones, an artist and art educator. The pair reflects on their backgrounds, their hardships and obstacles, and on the stark benefits that come from being in a family of artists.
Rodney is joined by artist Jamele Wright Sr., who grew up in Dayton, to discuss his journey, his influences, and hos taking dance classes helped shape his artistic perspective.
