The Heart Gallery Podcast
The Heart Gallery Podcast brings you artists and creators that confront the issues of our time, help us create deeper relationships with other inhabitants of this planetary home, & inspire compelling visions of the future. Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer is the creator and host of The Heart Gallery Podcast. She is an illustrator and creative education strategist, and works primarily with humanitarian, climate, and social change organizations. She also has a studio art practice where she applies lessons from her podcast guests and her surroundings.
Episodes
19 episodes
Loretta Pettway Bennett pieces a Gee's Bend quilt full of community resilience and colorful coziness
In this episode launching on Juneteenth, come on a trip down the road from Selma, Alabama - home of the 1960s Selma Voting Rights Movement and the Selma to Montgomery marches - to the tiny little enclave of Gee’s Bend, situated in a bend of the...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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42:57
Marine Tanguy explores the sinister and heartening aspects of your visual landscape
Did you know that the average person encounters 10,000 commercial images in a day? That neighborhoods where people have lower incomes tend to have more advertisements for unhealthy foods and have more stores selling and advertising commercial t...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:14:20
Tara DePorte on envisioning enticing futures and meaningful climate opportunities
A recurring theme on the podcast is the climate crisis and the ways in which artists are addressing it in their work, whether they're focused on showing ways forward for society, making the issue more concrete for individuals and specific commu...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:00:22
Métis artist Christi Belcourt on how to "make things right" in Canada
This episode of The Heart Gallery will take you into the history and ongoing realities of Indigenous affairs in Canada. Recent years have shed light on a painful and violent history, as well as present-day systemic challenges. From the harrowin...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:18:09
Beyond the crisis: Justin Cook on climate stories that truly captivate
In today's episode, Justin Cook takes us into the evolving world of climate storytelling where he's been a journalist and photographer covering "communities living along the edges in America" for the past several years. Justin's work sta...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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56:40
What good can a museum do for global society? With Pascal Hufschmid
In today's escalating humanitarian crises, the term itself is complex, influenced by various factors. The United Nations reports 235 million people needing humanitarian help, nearly double from a decade ago. These crises and the treatment of th...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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55:26
Lingering in the sun with Gaelynn Lea
For the 12th episode of The Heart Gallery, I am in conversation with Gaelynn Lea. Gaelynn, a violinist and songwriter who won NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, has a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities in th...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:30:39
Inclusive storytelling from Gaza and beyond with Patrick Gathara - Part 2
This is the second part of my conversation with Patrick Gathara. In this segment, we continue to dissect inclusive storytelling and its critical role in understanding humanity - both that of the world as well as our own. We cover t...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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45:14
Inclusive storytelling from Gaza and beyond with Patrick Gathara - Part 1
For the first episode of The Heart Gallery Season 2, I talk to Patrick Gathara, The New Humanitarian's Senior Editor of Inclusive Storytelling. Patrick talks about what inclusive storytelling look like in a context where the...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:35
Taylor Freesolo Rees on tuning into the heart
For the 10th episode (and the season finale!) of The Heart Gallery Podcast, I connect with my wonderful friend Taylor Freesolo Rees. Taylor is a filmmaker, documentarian, s...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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57:00
Alisa Petrosova on weaving climate threads into mainstream stories
For Episode 9 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer talks to climate story consultant Alisa Petrosova.This episode explores how the film and TV ind...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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45:10
John Kazior on nonhuman perspectives, greenwashing arts, & moving beyond consumption
For Episode 8 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer talks to artist and writer John Kazior.Today’s guest on The Heart Gal...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:10:34
Gemma Lloyd & Lara Goodband on wild card witches, curating museum spaces in a changing climate, & the power of tears as big as plums
For Episode 7 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer talks to curators Lara Goodband & Gemma Lloyd.Lara & Gemma are curators of
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:27
Lauren Shapiro on collaborating with scientists, technology in art, & inspiring environmental stewardship
For Episode 6 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer talks to artist Lauren Shapiro. Lauren has spent her whole life in Southern Florida and her work explores the potential of art to cultivate awareness of the...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:06:56
Morel Doucet on climate gentrification, magical realism, & art for advocacy
For Episode 5 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer talks to Morel Doucet. Morel is a Miami-based multidisciplinary artist and arts educator from Haiti. He creates captivating ceramic, illustration, and print works that e...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:01:54
Vidushi Yadav on deep communication in the social media era, what real representation looks like, & how to lead with love
For Episode 4 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer talks to "artivist" Vidushi Yadav. Vidushi’s work revolves around gender justice, South Asian identity, access & right-based content. She is a communication & de...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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51:00
Joyce Yu-Jean Lee on understanding of the “other”, mesophotic corals, & the responsibilities of an artist
For Episode 3 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer talks to artist Joyce Yu-Jean Lee. Joyce works with video, digital photography, and interactive installation that combine social practice with institutional critique...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:03:13
Rohan Chakravarty on cartooning for the earth, the creatures all around, & some enthralling nature facts
For Episode 2 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, I talk to nature's cartoonist, Rohan Chakravarty. Rohan's cartoons about animals, the natural world, and human-environment connections are published as comic strips, books, and educational mate...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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56:09
Introduction to The Heart Gallery with Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer & Alice Irene Whittaker
For Episode 1 of The Heart Gallery Podcast, Rebeka Ryvola de Kremer introduces the podcast in conversation with writer & podcaster Alice Irene Whittaker.Visit The Heart Gallery's visual accompaniment for this podcast episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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