Opb's State Of Wonder

Today's show looks back at some of the key art stories of 2013 - plus KMHD's Matt Fleeger brings us the best releases of 2013. Very, very nice selections for beefing up your heavy rotation.

02:15 - 08:25Betty Marin's Pineros project08:30 - 15:55Portland Cello Project's Winter16:00 - 18:00Tillamook's Cheesecracker18:10 - 20:25Jefferson Smith at Backfence PDX20:30 - 23:35PICA awards Precicpice Fund grants23:50 - 31:30Chuck Krall31:47 - 38:20Blue Moon Camera's Customer Show38:35 - 48:40Marisa Anderson48:50 - 50:00Know Your Divas!

Our roundtable discussion with Rock Camp for Girls and Rock School staff exploring their shows on the road in Bahrain and Afghanistan.

Here's the rundown, people:06:00 - 12:30 High Desert Nutcracker16:15 - 21:10 Crystal Schenk's Shelter at Bullseye23:05 - 29:40 Intisar Abioto and The Black Portlanders30:50 - 51:30 Rock Camp in Bahrain/Rock School in KabulOur guest curators this week are Lena Lencek and Stephanie Snyder from Reed College, collaborators on an exhibition and symposium on Soviet-era photos and graphic arts.

Think Out Loud host, Allison Frost interviews author Ian Doescher about his book and is joined by members of the Portland Actors Ensemble who perform scenes from the book.

Everybody having a nice holiday? Here's today's rundown:02:20 - 12:00 Musicians & Health Care. Can the ACA help artists?12:00 - 21:30 Newport's Rick Bartow on how a recent stroke affected his work22:00 - 28:00 Art in Rural Storefronts28:15 - 37:15 Sherman Alexie rallies authors to work at local bookstores38:00 - 44:00 Esperanza Spaulding speaks out on Guantanamo Bay44:00 - 50:00 Slater Smith visits 180+ state parks for music video

We like what Ruth Wikler-Luker is doing over at Boom Arts - a theater group devoted to socially-engaged work. This week's production: The Natasha Plays.

An Oregon seeker finds herself onstage, accepting one of the top prizes in American letters.

Big day today. Here's the rundown:01:55 - 07:50 Mary Szybist wins National Book Award for Poetry07:50 - 18:30 The Natasha Plays18:45 - 26:30 Sound artists Sergei Tcherepnin comes to PICA26:30 - 28:10 Pixies Video on All Songs Considered28:20 - 31:25 Crow's Shadow Artists on View at Josephy Center31:35 - 48:00 Ann Patchett

Our guest curator this week is Ethan Sperry, who directs the PSU Chamber Choir and the Oregon Repertory Singers. Here's where to find other stories in the show.01:15 - 05:50 Alyssa Macy, a new member of the Oregon Arts Commission10:20 - 16:45 Eugene Symphony's Counterpoint Festival18:20 - 25:40 Oregon Symphony executive search27:58 - 34:20 Streams of Support recap with Disjecta's Bryan Suereth35:15 - 40:25 Joe Sacco's The Great War40:30 - 44:40 Fruit Bats final show

Keep your eye on this one. After several years out of state, Alyssa Macy came back to Oregon this fall to work for The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation. This week, she was appointed to the Oregon Arts Commission. Great perspectives on art and what kind of resources get the biggest bang in indigenous communities.

Kelly Sue DeConnick on her new series, Pretty Deadly, iconography in comics, and more

The film adaptation of Willy Vlautin's novel The Motel Life hits screens nationwide this weekend. Willy dropped in to tell us what it was like watching the process.

Here's the long version of our conversation with Jon.

Today we're hanging out with guest curator Douglas Wolk, and talking some comics with Allie Brosh & Kelly Sue Deconnick. Also: Arty names for Portland's new bridge, Brit-pop chanteuse Laura Mvula, Graffiti art from street to gallery, the 40th Northwest Filmmakers' Festival, & a film adaptation of Willy Vlautin's work.

The singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom recently made her Portland debut at the Crystal Ballroom. After a day of cat-and-mouse, we finally caught up with Laura Mvula and talked about her musical inspirations, and the feelings behind some of her most powerful songs from her debut album, 'Sing to the Moon.'

Action packed broadcast launch! Here's the rundown:00:00-01:30 open01:30-03:45 What are you listening to?03:45-10:05 Ian Karmel10:18-12:10 Fiddler accident12:30-17:30 Oregon Arts Commission Shakeup17:30-23:40 Oregon Symphony - War Requiem24:00-28:30 Dia de los Muertos altar28:45-37:00 Secret Language of Color37:10-42:20 3d Printers in Art42:25-47:30 Ann Hamilton

This is the long version of April's conversation with Ann Hamilton. Hamilton's exhibition is up at Elizabeth Leach Gallery through January 11.

An outgoing Oregon Arts Commission member shares thoughts on the departure of the Commission's Executive Director, Chris D'Arcy, who was asked to leave.

Portland's iconic funnyman returns to Portland for a few days. He stops by State of Wonder to tell us tales from Los Angeles, the city he now calls home. Hear about how he's doing, who he's hanging out with and that his love for the Trailblazers remains steadfast.