“Quite simply, the arts are an invaluable tool in brain health, and we want to demonstrate that actively through the activities at the Brain Health Week," says Bonnie Pitman, Director of Art-Brain Innovations at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth. The center is presenting its 3rd Brain Health week, full of art-centric events to explore the intersection of creativity and the brain. Hear the details in this feature with WRR's Amy Bishop.

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: The Art of Brain Health

Season 4 Episode 2: Museum Curation and Maya Archaeology - Interview w/ Dr. Michelle Rich

In the second episode of Season 4, Reese, Diana, and Jose interview Dr. Michelle Rich, the Ellen and Harry S. Parker III Associate Curator of Indigenous American Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Listen in as Dr. Rich discusses how her fieldwork experiences at the site of Waka' in Guatemala have influenced her approach to curating museum exhibitions. Upon arriving at the DMA, she helped lead a reimagining of the Indigenous American Art galleries. From excavating a royal tomb in the Peten to transforming the way that thousands of visitors to the museum learn about the Ancient Maya, Dr. Rich's work continues to demonstrate the close relationships between archaeology and museum studies.

Image Credit: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-i-got-my-art-job-lacma-archaeologist-and-curator-michelle-rich-1064975

Uncovering the Ancient Maya is a student-run podcast dedicated to bridging the gap between Ancient Maya scholars and a broader public audience interested in the Ancient Maya civilization. The hosts interview archaeologists, art historians, ancient writing scholars, and other experts who specialize in studying the ancient Maya civilization of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. Through their conversations, listeners are introduced to recent research projects about the Ancient Maya, providing us all an opportunity to learn the most up-to-date information about the ancient Maya civilization straight from the experts. The hosts for season 4 are Diana Chavez (Anthropology '25), Reese Santonil (Anthropology '24), and Jose Quintero (Anthropology '25).

The podcast was co-created by Jackeline Hernandez (Anthropology '22) and Lesli Hernandez Arevalo (Anthropology '22), and producer Annais Garcia (Journalism '22), and represents a collaboration between the Anthropology and Communications Departments at CSUDH. The theme music was created by Shannon Gaebrielle Hefley (Music '23).

Season 4 Student Co-Hosts: Reese Santonil, Diana Chavez, and Jose Quintero
Co-creators: Jackeline Hernandez and Lesli Hernandez Arevalo
Music: (Copyright) Shannon Gaebrielle Hefley 2022
Advisor: Dr. Ken Seligson
Consultant: Rebecca Lee Douglas

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