U-M Creative Currents

U-M Creative Currents

Arts Initiative

Episodes 29
Avg. Duration 26m
Activity Dormant
Since Apr 2024
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
90%
Hosting
feeds.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

Explore the transformative power of the arts! Introducing "Creative Currents" - a new podcast from the University of Michigan's Arts Initiative that will tackle big and small questions at the intersection of art, culture, and society.

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S4E9 Film 101: Colin Gunckel

Oct 21, 2025 30m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague sits down with historian and professor Colin Gunckel from the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Gunckel…

S4E8 Arts Research + Creative Practice: Clare Croft and Anne Mondro on U-M’s ARIA Program

Oct 15, 2025 28m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague talks with Clare Croft, Faculty Director of Research & Creative Practice for the U-M Arts Initiative, and Anne Mondro, visual artist and…

S4E7 U-M Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning: Anya Sirota

Oct 07, 2025 28m

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague interviews Anya Sirota, designer, professor, and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives at the Taubman College of Architecture and…

S4E6 LSA’s Helen Zell Writers’ Program: Aaron Coleman

Oct 07, 2025 24m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague talks with Aaron Coleman, poet, translator, and professor of English and Comparative Literature in U-M’s College of Literature, Science, and…

S4E5 U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance: Paul Feeny

Sep 30, 2025 21m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague interviews Paul Feeny, Director of Concerts & Events at the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance. This episode…

S4E4 U-M Stamps Gallery: Srimoyee Mitra

Sep 23, 2025 27m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague interviews Srimoyee Mitra, Director of the Stamps Gallery at the University of Michigan. This episode is part of a U-M Creative Currents'…

S4E3 UMS: Cayenne Harris & Mark Jacobson

Sep 16, 2025 27m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague interviews Cayenne Harris, Vice President for Learning & Engagement, and Mark Jacobson, Vice President for Programming and Production,…

S4E2 UMMA: Jim Leija

Sep 11, 2025 21m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague interviews Jim Leija, Deputy Director for Public Experience, Learning, & Operations at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA).…

S4E1 Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Chrisstina Hamilton

Sep 11, 2025 23m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, join host Mark Clague as he interviews Chrisstina Hamilton, producer and director of the University of Michigan's prestigious Penny Stamps Distinguished…

S3E10 Wallace House Arts Journalism Fellowship: Anastasia Tsioulcas, 2024-25

May 06, 2025 25m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, we sit down with NPR’s correspondent and New York Times classical music critic Anastasia Tsioulcas—an award-winning journalist who has shaped national…

S3E4 Impossible Conversations (Part 2)

Apr 01, 2025 15m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague continues the conversation with artist and filmmaker David Chung, professor at U-M’s Stamps School of Art & Design.Building on Part 1,…

S3E9 Bridging Art and Science

Apr 01, 2025 22m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague explores the intersection of art and science through a unique campus collaboration at the University of Michigan.Joining the conversation…

S3E2 Artist Pay Project

Apr 01, 2025 32m Transcript

Today on Creative Currents, you’ll learn all about how artists get paid. In this episode, Mark talked with Makeda Easter about her project “Making It: $napshots from the Artist Pay Project,” an…

S3E8 Rick Lowe: Art as a Catalyst of Creativity, Community and Change

Mar 18, 2025 31m Transcript

In this thought-provoking episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague welcomes a distinguished panel of guests at the intersection of art, social research, and community engagement: artist…

S3E7 Colorism: Art by Professor Rogerio Pinto

Mar 05, 2025 26m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, Mark Clague sits down with Professor Rogério Meireles Pinto, artist, scholar, and social worker, to discuss his powerful multimedia exhibit, Colorism.…

S3E6 Exploring Creative Careers: Meet the 2024-2025 Residents (Part 2)

Mar 03, 2025 24m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, we introduce listeners to the 2024-2025 Creative Careers Residents—Leah Crosby, Kara Roseborough, and sara faraj. Host Mark sits down with each resident to…

S3E5 Exploring Creative Careers: Meet the 2024-2025 Residents (Part 1)

Mar 03, 2025 33m

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, we introduce listeners to the 2024-2025 Creative Careers Residents—Leah Crosby, Kara Roseborough, and sara faraj. Host Mark sits down with each resident to…

S3E3 Impossible Conversations (Part 1)

Feb 06, 2025 27m Transcript

In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, host Mark Clague welcomes award-winning documentary filmmaker, Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Documentary Practices at London College of…

S3E1 Disfluency

Jan 08, 2025 27m Transcript

In today’s episode of U-M Creative Currents, we’re diving into the inspiring journey of two talented University of Michigan graduates—Anna Baumgarten ('15), writer and director, and Danny Mooney…

S2E6 Perpetual Sunshine & the Ghost Girls

Dec 10, 2024 27m Transcript

Today on U-M Creative Currents, you’ll learn all about how musicals get made. In this episode, we’re spotlighting one of our “Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration” (ARIA) grant projects:…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does U-M Creative Currents have?

U-M Creative Currents has published 29 episodes since April 2024, covering topics in Arts, Performing Arts.

Is U-M Creative Currents still active?

U-M Creative Currents is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 26m.

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