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This week on ART ON THE AIR features actor and award-winning filmmaker from Chicago, Michelle Joy Jardine, a return visit with Chicago-based mural artist, Ahmad Lee, “Reco the Great” and spotlight on Indiana Ballet Theatre’s “Sleeping Beauty”

ART ON THE AIR is an hour-long radio show that opens with a short Spotlight Interview about local art events in Northwest Indiana’s three county area, then continues with a long-form Feature Interview. Guests include individual artists, photographers, gallery owner/curators, festival sponsors, authors, musicians, the shakers and movers, and cultural features in NW Indiana, Chicago and beyond discussing the art, theater, and the music scene, plus much more. Hosts are Larry A Brechner, long-time musical theater director, photographic artist, and arts organization board member, and Ester Golden, artist and gallery owner of The Nest in Michigan City.

ART ON THE AIR is made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission, South Shore Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thanks to the generous support from Powers Health, Art in Focus is FREE to adult learners of all ages who are interested in the arts and its impact on our world. Sessions are held every second and fourth Monday of the month at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster. Presentations begin at 10am and run between 45–60 mins.

June 23, 2025S
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

Trace the ride of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Quiang from childhood in Mao’s China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession, Sky Ladder. Known for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, he creates his most ambitious project yet in this breathtaking documentary.