Art Is Awesome with Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson

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Booking Overview

A regional arts show where journalist Emily Wilson speaks with Bay Area artists and art workers about their practice and what motivates their creative work. It’s a strong platform for guests tied to exhibitions, public art, museum projects, and DEIA/inclusion work in the arts.

Metrics

Episodes: 81

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 1.1k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Emily Wilson - San Francisco-based journalist and arts writer published in outlets including Hyperallergic, Artforum, 48 Hills, The Daily Beast, California Magazine, Latino USA, and Women’s Media Center. She has ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Bay Area artists and art workers (museum staff, interpreters, curators, printmakers, painters, public-art makers) with an active body of work, ongoing exhibitions/commissions, or notable contributions to visual culture; often with relevant academic/professional grounding.
Required Achievements:  
Exhibiting at recognized institutions, Receiving grants/awards/residencies, Holding museum-facing roles (education/interpretation/curatorial support), Creating public commissions or major artworks in Bay Area venues, Published/critical attention in arts media

Recent Guest Discussions

Abram Jackson - Museum Interpretation And Inclusive/equitable Exhibition Narratives; Deia-focused Didactics; Equitable Language On Audio Tours; Community Partnerships For Cultural Events

Emory Douglas - Panther Visual Identity And Poster/newspaper Aesthetics; The Power Of Graphic Design In Political Movements; Retrospective Of His Work

Kara Maria - Public Artwork And Commissions (e.g., Chase Center); Printmaking Process And Influences; Climate/biodiversity Themes; Artistic Background And Bay Area Creative Ties

Recent Topics

Visual Art, Museum, Deia, Printmaking, Public Art

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Art Is Awesome with Emily Wilson
:

Paola de la Calle - Multimedia Artist

June 30, 2026

Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area.  This week, Emily welcomes Paola de la Calle, a Colombian American multidisciplinary artist based in San Francisco. Her work spans textiles, ceramics, printmaking, and writing, and often explores themes of immigration, land sovereignty, family memory, and diaspora identity. About Artist Paola de la Calle: Paola de la Calle is a Colombian-American multidisciplinary ar...

Julia Goodman - Multidisciplinary Artist

June 16, 2026

Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area.  This week, Emily Wilson sits down with Julia Goodman, a San Francisco-based artist who makes paper and textiles, as well as paintings and sculptures. They meet on the campus of the California College of the Arts — the last art school in San Francisco, set to close at the end of the 2026–27 school year — where Julia has been teaching. Their conversation covers Julia'...

Abram Jackson - Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Interpreter

June 02, 2026

Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area.  This week, Emily welcomes Abram Jackson, the Director of Interpretation at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, to talk about his work making museum exhibitions more inclusive and equitable. Abram came to the role through an unexpected path — he was a teacher and dean specializing in ethnic studies at the Bay School when a student's mother asked him to review an ...

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