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A weekly magazine show devoted to arts and culture stories from around Colorado and across the country. Produced and curated by Rocky Mountain PBS, “Arts District” spotlights an array of visual arts, performing arts, music and cultural events, with behind-the-scenes interviews with artists who may be well-known or whose creativity is just being discovered.
Muralist and sculptor Emanuel Martinez
Season 5 Episode 524 | 27m 40s | CC
Denver native Emanuel Martinez landed in jail for minor offenses when he was a teenager but says finding his talent in art changed his life. He apprenticed with Mexican muralist David Siqueiros, was the first in Denver given permission to paint large-scale murals in public places, and became an activist for social justice. ALSO: work by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera; Ensemble Iberica. Episode #524
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