Part of the Practice
What is social practice, and how does it affect the ways we navigate our lives and make change in the world? Join artists, scholars, and collaborators from Social Practice CUNY on Part of the Practice, hosted by Catherine LaSota, as we discuss our individual art practices, our communities, and the role of socially-engaged art in our work for social justice.
Podcasting since 2024 • 28 episodes
Part of the Practice
Latest Episodes
26: Building Better Museums with Tom Finkelpearl
In this final episode before we take a brief holiday break during season two of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with SPCUNY Teaching Scholar-in-Residence Tom Finkelpearl. Tom is a former Director of the Que...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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41:17
25: Art for Systemic Change with Ash Marinaccio
Visual storyteller Ash Marinaccio (2024-25 SPCUNY Faculty Fellow) joins host Catherine LaSota to talk about her projects in theatre, photography, film, and activism. Ash is faculty in Media Studies at Queens College CUNY and is the Found...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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33:35
24: Recording Our Experiences with Art Jones
Art Jones, a native New Yorker and a 2023-24 SPCUNY Faculty Fellow at the City College of New York, joins host Catherine LaSota for a conversation about Art’s work in film and video and music, and in live performance. Art talks about how...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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30:27
23: Foundations of a Practice with Alicia Grullón
Artist and activist Alicia Grullón (SPCUNY Faculty Fellow 2022-23) joins host Catherine LaSota on this episode to discuss the foundations of her own practice as a socially-engaged artist, including her background in acting and her contin...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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40:54
22: Being in Our Bodies with Floor Grootenhuis
Our second episode of season two brings you a conversation with Floor Grootenhuis, a 2022-23 Social Practice CUNY Faculty Fellow. Floor chats with host Catherine LaSota about blood and breath and embodiment. They discuss her Ask a Parasi...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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29:01