This week, Kristina and Elizabeth discuss the lives of Marie Bracquemond and Fanny Mendelssohn. Listen for stories of hidden impressionists and a suggestion for your pandemic playlist. Stay safe everyone!

This week, Kristina and Elizabeth chat about the lives and work of Clara Schumann and Corita Kent. Listen for stories that illuminate the connections between how we love, and how we make art.

This episode isn't about the election, but it is about some trailblazing women artists. This week, Kristina and Elizabeth discuss the work of Calida Garcia Rawles and Marin Alsop. And don't forget to VOTE.

This week, Elizabeth and special guest host, Bernardo Villalba, chat about artist and singer, Rosalia, the Grammys, and cultural appropriation in a globalized, connected world.

In this episode, Kristina and Elizabeth discuss the life and work of Mexican painter, María Izquierdo, and the intersection between power and public art.

This week, Kristina and Elizabeth sit down with singer and educator, Natalia Romero Arbeláez, to discuss her innovative new choral projects and her work promoting accessibility and inclusion in the classroom....and she'll also share her recommendations for our 2020 reading lists!

This week, Elizabeth and Kristina discuss the lives and work of two women, Shirley Graham Du Bois and Hedy Lamarr, who on second glance, are even more amazing than they appear.

Happy new year to all our listeners! This week, Kristina and Elizabeth discuss conflicting portraits of Berthe Morisot and the disputed plagiarism of a famous playwright.

During Part II of our new segment, "Fame-Adjacent," Kristina and Elizabeth discuss the complicated lives of Alma Mahler and Marietta Robusti.

This week, Kristina and Elizabeth discuss the lives and work of two "fame-adjacent" women artists, Camille Claudel and Margaret Keane.

This week, Kristina and Elizabeth share a few book recommendations and reflect on the words of Ryan Speedo Green and Elizabeth Gilbert and the meaning of success.

In this very special episode, Kristina and Elizabeth sit down with Alia Jeraj, local singer, writer, and educator. Alia shares her experiences after a year abroad conducting personal and familial research on the intersections and power of art, music, and memory.

After participating in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Wikipedia edit-a-thon dedicated to Native American artists, Kristina and Elizabeth discuss what they learned. Listen for a discussion about confronting personal bias, the concept of "verstehen," and the remarkable lives and work of two Indigenous artists.

This week Elizabeth and Kristina review and discuss one of their favorite summer reads, Sounds like Titantic, by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman. Listen for a bizarre story about a fake violinist, and a conversation about what success vs. failure might really mean.

Elizabeth and Kristina talk about their lifelong love of intentionally spooking themselves. Elizabeth regales (reghouls?) us with a tale of a real-life Spiderman who uses his devious talents to burgle the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.

This week Kristina and Elizabeth our joined by their first guest of Season 2, Bethany Battafarano. Listen along as they discuss ethnomusicology, as it relates to music, race, and gender, the importance of research in performance practice, singing "in the body,"....and so much more.

Join Kristina and Elizabeth for the Season 2 premiere of Art More Lovely! This week, your hosts chat about the fresh start that the autumn season brings and the chance to brainstorm new goals.

On this week's finale episode, your AML hosts recap Season 1 of Art More Lovely, and share their recommendations and wish lists for summer reading. Thanks to all our listeners - we will see you at the end of the summer!

This week your AML hosts chat with the lovely Gigi Stroncek. Listen as Gigi recounts her last few years abroad in Brasilia, and discusses her current projects, love of languages, and passion for 20th century music and art.

This week your AML hosts recap Kristina's latest recital project, an evening of German art song. (She really takes the lied on this one.)