The Heart of Art

The Heart of Art

Join host Hector Niño for The Heart of Art, a KAMU original production featuring artists from the local community sharing their passion for all facets of art. Hector highlights individual artists by focusing on their creative journey and the impact their art has on the Brazos Valley. Tune in as new episodes air every Saturday at 2 p.m.

Episodes

The Heart of Art: Stephen Brueggerhoff – Musician & Host of Garden Success

July 12, 2025 • 29 mins
This week on THOA we have the crossover episode that everyone has been waiting for! Hector sits with the host of Garden Success, Stephen Brueggerhoff. Apart from being a AgriLife Extension Horticulturalist, he is also a musician having 45 years of experience playing the bass guitar. We have a great conversation about his love for music and how it affects his gardening, as well as his new passion, mastering the Mbira, a traditional ...
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The Heart of Art: Leann Hale – Purple Turtle Art Studio

June 21, 2025 • 29 mins
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Leann Hale, artist & art educator as well as founder & owner of Purple Turtle Art Studio. Leann specializes in teaching children with a variety of needs and we analyze how she has tailored her teaching for each individual child, how teaching elementary school students gave her the necessary skills to open her own art studio, and how exactly children are empowered through art educa...
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The Heart of Art: Martha Wells – Author of “The Murderbot Diaries”

June 7, 2025 • 29 mins
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Martha Wells '86, author of "The Murderbot Diaries" that recently was adapted for screen and streaming on Apple TV+. We speak about how her background in IT helped her receive the knowledge that would later contribute to creating Murderbot's world, the implications of artificial intelligence getting smarter, and what the process was for adapting the novella into a film series.
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The Heart of Art: Scott Petty – Pastel Painter

May 17, 2025 • 28 mins
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Scott Petty, a pastel painter with a background in construction and special education. We analyze why he uses such vibrant colors in his paintings, how he decides what colors to use, and how his background in construction has influenced his painting.
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The Heart of Art: Michael Gayk – Metal Worker & Computational Designer

May 3, 2025 • 30 mins
This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to Michael Gayk, an Instructional Associate Professor at the School of Performance Visualization & Fine Arts. We have a great conversation about how his metal work led to many opportunities such as brand character design for General Motors as well as creating 3D models to help people in the medical industry.
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The Heart of Art: The World Shakuhachi Festival – Dr. Martin Regan & David Wheeler

April 5, 2025 • 30 mins
This week on The Heart of Art, we will be speaking to the organizers of The World Shakuhachi Festival, which has not been hosted in the U.S. in 20 years but will be coming to College Station, April 17-20, 2025. Dr. Martin Regan, Professor of Music in the school of Performance Visualization & Fine Arts, along with David Wheeler, one of the founders of the festival, talk to us about what it takes to organize such a massive event...
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The Heart of Art: Dr. David Wilborn – Composer, Conductor, & Trombonist

March 22, 2025 • 30 mins
This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to Dr. David Wilborn, conductor, composer, trombonist, and Associate Professor at Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts. We have a great conversation about where his love for music and low brass began, his method of composing music, and the creation of the new music performance degree that TAMU now offers.
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The Heart of Art: John Spriggins – Director of the Texas A&M University Art Galleries

March 8, 2025 • 30 mins
This week on The Heart of Art, we speak to the newly appointed Director of the Texas A&M's University Art Galleries (UART). He shares how his experience in the South Dallas Cultural Center and being a curator for galleries and museums with a focus on community engagement will be an advantage for the UART and the surrounding community.
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The Heart of Art: Dustin Kemp ’07 – Vocalist & Performer

February 15, 2025 • 30 mins
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Dustin Kempf '07, program coordinator for the Capstones and Honors Programs at Texas A&M, as well as vocalist and performer. His previous band, J. Greene & The Steady, was featured on hit shows such as "Nashville" & "The Fosters." We have a great conversation about music, why he performs, and we learn from his own mistakes balancing his passion for music and academia.
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The Heart of Art: Aggie Con ’54

February 8, 2025 • 30 mins
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to attendees of the 54th annual Aggie Con, a weekend long convention that celebrated all things anime, comic books, and video games. First, we speak to the Director and Assistant Director about how the convention is ran and why this event is so important for the area. We then speak to some award winners of the cosplay competition and analyze why they enjoy this art and what it takes to become ...
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The Heart of Art: Zaria White – Crochet Artist

December 21, 2024 • 30 mins
This week on The Heart of Art we speak to one of KAMU's very own, Zaria White. During the day, you can find Zaria producing and editing videos as a Program Coordinator at KAMU. However, on her off-time you can find her obsessively working on her newest crocheting project. We have a great conversation about why there a resurgence in crocheting interest, crocheting as a maximalist artistic form, and the importance of creating things...
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The Heart of Art: Leslie Bowlin – The Arts Center of Brazos Valley

November 16, 2024 • 30 mins
This week we speak to Leslie Bowlin, the newly appointed CEO of The Arts Center of Brazos Valley (previously known as The Arts Council of Brazos Valley). We have a great conversation about what positive changes are in store for The Arts Center and her multi-cultural approach to art.
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The Heart of Art: Penny Zent – Brazos Breeze Flute Choir

October 26, 2024 • 30 mins
This week we speak to Penny Zent, a very decorated flutist as well as Artistic Director and Founder of the Brazos Breeze Flute Choir. We have a great conversation about the Halloween season opener of the Brazos Breeze Flute Choir, how her love for the flute instrument was love at first sight, and her time as Station Manager here at KAMU-FM.
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The Heart of Art: Brent Hairston – Brazos Valley Acapella

October 5, 2024 • 30 mins
This week we speak to Brent Hairston, Director of the Brazos Valley Acapella, a men's singing group focusing on barber shop and a capella music. We speak about their recent origins and how they began working on their inaugural show that will be taking place on October 12, 2024. We also go into Brent's person history with singing and ask why he believes singing is good for the soul.
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The Heart of Art: Anne Black – OPAS Season 52 “Legends & Icons”

September 14, 2024 • 30 mins
This week we speak to Anne Black, Executive Director of OPAS. She introduces OPAS's 52nd Season titled, "Legends & Icons", which bring world-class shows from some of the favorite American artist's such as Tony Bennett, Tina Turner, and Cher.
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The Heart of Art: Wenyi Zhu – Oil Painter

August 31, 2024 • 30 mins
This week we speak to Wenyi Zhu, winner of this years Visual Art Society's Professional Division Competition. We analyze why she decided to switch careers from being an environmental scientist to artist, her intricate process for creating her pieces, and her theme of innocence in childhood.
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The Heart of Art: Johnny Beikirch – Skunk Money Band

August 17, 2024 • 30 mins
This week we speak to Johnny Beikirch, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Skunk Money, a local band that has been performing for 6 years. We talk about his childhood dream to become a rock star, his unconventional way of writing music, and how he thinks music affects the human.
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The Heart of Art: Teasha Crawford – BCS Ukulele Club

July 27, 2024 • 29 mins
This week we speak to Teasha Crawford, founder of the BCS Ukulele Club that meets weekly at the Clara B. Mounce Library. We talk about why the ukulele is a great instrument to begin learning music with and how she never saw herself playing a string instrument until it was required of her.
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The Heart of Art: Xochitl Flores – Speechless Art

July 13, 2024 • 29 mins
Xochitl Flores is founder of Speechless Art, a business that sells art made by her two sons, Cuit & Necalli, who communicate mostly through drawings. All funds raised go towards their therapy to help them deal with their Sensory Processing Disorder, a condition that may affect some autistic people.
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The Heart of Art: Cynthia Bradford – Theatre & Choir Teacher at IL Texas

June 15, 2024
Cynthia Bradford is a person of many talents and a great example of time management. When she is not in her day job as a theatre and choir teacher at IL Texas, you can find her at The Theatre Company both on and off stage as a board member. You may even run into her making TikToks for her viral account that has over 40k followers. Find out how she does it all!
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