True Educator w/ printmaker Harris Wiltsher
Happy Atlanta Art Week! Its exciting time around the city. With so much going on its a perfect time for a new episode of the Noize! Let them other folks deal with that crazy Atlanta traffic. You can sit back in your studio and listen to two printmakers and educators talk about art. We got Harris Wiltsher on the show today. Harris has been teaching art at Florida A&M University for 29 years. He talks about the changes in education over his career, the different ways students and technology has evolved in the classroom, the highs and lows of higher education, and of course, we talk about his beautiful prints. All that and more on this episode of the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 207 topics include:
teaching at FAMU for 29 years
changes in students over decades
economics of printmaking
what are the new students doing conceptually
In What We See print show traveling to HBCU’s
the benefits of being at an HBCU
the genesis of the Crown series
making an interesting print
Harris Wiltsher at work
HARRIS WILTSHER Bio
Born in New York, New York
Raised in The Bronx
“To address specific elements of black history or its community certainly is attainable but the position of my work is to provide a cultural and / or educational meaning to dialogue with my audience and document my personal experiences within the framework of African Diaspora.”
Wiltsher’s artistic endeavors span from being a Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) recipient, visiting artist, lecturer, independent curator, program administrator for the Florida Art in State Buildings Program, professor and Gallery Director at Florida A & M University.
In addition, his work is included in collections by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Sande Webster Gallery Collection, Carver Federal Bank, Art Academy of Honolulu and The Black Archives Research Center & Collection Reserve.
See more: Harris Wiltsher’s website + Harris Wiltsher’s IG @harriswiltsher.art
Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio
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