The MakersA series highlighting creatives of color making an impact in the local arts scene.WBUR Presents: The 2023 MakersThese 10 artists of color are interrogating the past, reframing the present day and imagining a better future.Arts & CultureOct 16, 2023Szu-Chieh Yun interrogates systems of power through artFor the 35-year-old painter, her work has provided an avenue to articulate feelings that may have been hard for her to speak or write about. "It's a way for me...ResumeArts & Culture05:10Oct 15, 2023Rixy uses spray paint to create her own world and make space in this oneGrowing up in Boston, the visual artist saw murals and graffiti and knew there was power in public art. Now, she paints her own works showcasing characters from an inclusive...ResumeArts & Culture04:24Oct 15, 2023In the wake of loss, singer-songwriter Kimaya Diggs comes into her ownThe Easthampton musician's new songs are emotive, yet unsentimental. Kind of like Diggs herself.ResumeArts & Culture06:15Oct 15, 2023Gabriel Sosa explores language and justice in his multimedia creationsEarly in his career, the artist worked as a court translator where he witnessed how power can be exerted through words. Now, he probes that idea through murals, collages and...ResumeArts & Culture05:32Oct 15, 2023AdvertisementFor Boston poet Dzidzor, performance is a lot like churchThe artist might be best known for Black Cotton Club and her uncanny ability to draw people in. But beneath her warm stage presence is a politics of Black liberation.ResumeArts & Culture05:53Oct 15, 2023Bridging Black America's past and present, Danny Rivera revives songs of the enslavedThe 22-year-old vocalist has been bringing back historic spirituals first sung by enslaved Black people in America. He says the works transcend time, “because they not only share what has...ResumeArts & Culture07:17Oct 15, 2023Afghan pianist Arson Fahim fights for musicians oppressed by the TalibanSince arriving at the Longy School of Music two years ago, he's made it his mission to pursue social justice through his music. "And actually 'fight' is a good word...ResumeArts & Culture07:34Oct 15, 2023Theater maker Alison Qu centers Asian American stories onstageQu is the founder and executive director of CHUANG Stage, which tells stories bilingually and transculturally. In the five years since the company’s founding, Qu has grown into one of...ResumeArts & Culture05:17Oct 15, 2023Alison Croney Moses tells her story of motherhood in wooden sculpturesAs a woodworker and artist, Croney Moses has distinguished her style of curved wood veneer sculptures over the last several years, shaping wood almost as if it were clay.ResumeArts & Culture05:19Oct 15, 2023Olympic hopeful Alex Diaz brings optimism and originality to breakdancingThe Roxbury native's b-boy name is El Niño because of his fast-paced and aggressive style. His talents have made him a Red Bull-sponsored athlete, multiple-time world breakdancing champion and earned...ResumeArts & Culture04:59Oct 15, 2023WBUR Presents: The MakersThese artists of color are leaving their imprint on Massachusetts and elevating their artforms.Arts & CultureSep 19, 2022
WBUR Presents: The 2023 MakersThese 10 artists of color are interrogating the past, reframing the present day and imagining a better future.Arts & CultureOct 16, 2023
Szu-Chieh Yun interrogates systems of power through artFor the 35-year-old painter, her work has provided an avenue to articulate feelings that may have been hard for her to speak or write about. "It's a way for me...ResumeArts & Culture05:10Oct 15, 2023
Rixy uses spray paint to create her own world and make space in this oneGrowing up in Boston, the visual artist saw murals and graffiti and knew there was power in public art. Now, she paints her own works showcasing characters from an inclusive...ResumeArts & Culture04:24Oct 15, 2023
In the wake of loss, singer-songwriter Kimaya Diggs comes into her ownThe Easthampton musician's new songs are emotive, yet unsentimental. Kind of like Diggs herself.ResumeArts & Culture06:15Oct 15, 2023
Gabriel Sosa explores language and justice in his multimedia creationsEarly in his career, the artist worked as a court translator where he witnessed how power can be exerted through words. Now, he probes that idea through murals, collages and...ResumeArts & Culture05:32Oct 15, 2023
For Boston poet Dzidzor, performance is a lot like churchThe artist might be best known for Black Cotton Club and her uncanny ability to draw people in. But beneath her warm stage presence is a politics of Black liberation.ResumeArts & Culture05:53Oct 15, 2023
Bridging Black America's past and present, Danny Rivera revives songs of the enslavedThe 22-year-old vocalist has been bringing back historic spirituals first sung by enslaved Black people in America. He says the works transcend time, “because they not only share what has...ResumeArts & Culture07:17Oct 15, 2023
Afghan pianist Arson Fahim fights for musicians oppressed by the TalibanSince arriving at the Longy School of Music two years ago, he's made it his mission to pursue social justice through his music. "And actually 'fight' is a good word...ResumeArts & Culture07:34Oct 15, 2023
Theater maker Alison Qu centers Asian American stories onstageQu is the founder and executive director of CHUANG Stage, which tells stories bilingually and transculturally. In the five years since the company’s founding, Qu has grown into one of...ResumeArts & Culture05:17Oct 15, 2023
Alison Croney Moses tells her story of motherhood in wooden sculpturesAs a woodworker and artist, Croney Moses has distinguished her style of curved wood veneer sculptures over the last several years, shaping wood almost as if it were clay.ResumeArts & Culture05:19Oct 15, 2023
Olympic hopeful Alex Diaz brings optimism and originality to breakdancingThe Roxbury native's b-boy name is El Niño because of his fast-paced and aggressive style. His talents have made him a Red Bull-sponsored athlete, multiple-time world breakdancing champion and earned...ResumeArts & Culture04:59Oct 15, 2023
WBUR Presents: The MakersThese artists of color are leaving their imprint on Massachusetts and elevating their artforms.Arts & CultureSep 19, 2022
