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KUAF and The Medium present the Creative Exchange series

KUAF and The Medium present the Creative Exchange Fund series.

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Now in it's third year, the Medium in Springdale's Creative Exchange Fund supports local artists by providing financial support and a space to take creative risks.

KUAF is partnering with the Medium to profile some of this year's 37 multidisciplinary artists, we'll hear about their art, their process and what it means to be a creative in northwest Arkansas today.

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  • Xanat Howe is a ceramist from Mexico City. In her new collaborative installation at The Medium, she uses her craft as a way to connect to indigenous Mexican medicine tradition. The installation also includes a soundscape and film by musician Ben Drane and filmmaker Justin Howe.
  • Multimedia artist Jennifer Baugh’s new interactive exhibit Drum Roll, Please transforms sound, light, and touch into an immersive sensory experience at The Medium in Springdale, Nov. 7–9.
  • 3 Dead Idols, or Tyler Bolden, is one of 37 multidisciplinary artists awarded the grants through the Creative Exchange Fund. The Creative Exchange Fund provides financial support and studio space for Arkansas artists to take creative risks.
  • Pianist and composer Lauren Sonder will present her felt piano dream show at The Medium in Springdale, part of the Creative Exchange Fund Mixtape series that highlights multidisciplinary artists in Northwest Arkansas.
  • Artist Lyshell McBride discusses her installation, "Bloom Room," opening at The Medium in Springdale. The interactive space, part of the Creative Exchange Fund, celebrates healing and resilience for survivors of domestic violence with art, music and community partnerships.