What's New
We mourn the passing of Indian music master Ali Akbar Khan, who passed away on June 18, 2009.
Spark won a Northern California Regional EMMY for the San Francisco Opera's "The Bonesetter's Daughter" story.
We've created a Flickr Set of the new SFMOMA Rooftop Garden.
Read the KQED Guide Web Exclusive, In Conversation with Wayne Thiebaud.
Follow us on Twitter.
Program TiVo to record Spark from your computer at tivo.com.
Get the Spark channel with Miro at Miro.com.
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Subscribe to Spark's Event Picks to find out what Bay Area art happenings we recommend.
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More from KQED
New Beginnings
In the 2006 season premiere, Spark plugs into the energy created when artists and institutions start anew.
First, visit the de Young Museum, which re-opened its doors in 2005, refreshed and revitalized with a new look and location.
Photographer Bill Owens stepped away from the camera for almost twenty years, catch up with him while he revisits the suburban landscape to document the ordinary and everyday.
Meet the teachers and students of ASCEND, a progressive primary school in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood, where academic merge with the arts.
Finally, hear from ballet dancer Aesha Ash, who is a Bay Area newcomer and recent addition to Alonzo King's LINES Ballet.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Sat, Jul 4, 2009 -- 5:30am
more airings»
Featured Profiles:
de Young Museum
Visit the new de Young Museum and see why it is vital to the Bay Area artistic landscape.
ASCEND School
See art in action at Fruitvale's ASCEND School where arts have been integrated into every subject.
Bill Owens
Rediscover photography with Bill Owens, who stopped photographing for almost 2 decades but has started shooting again.
Spark Video Player
Please note that not all of the Spark video segments are included on this playlist. We are adding more weekly, but many more are available individually on corresponding artist profile pages. To see more, search the Artist Profiles directory.
Acknowledgments
Major funding for Spark is provided by:- The James Irvine Foundation -- expanding opportunity for the people of California
- Diane B. Wilsey
- KQED Campaign for the Future Program Venture Fund
- George Frederick Jewett Foundation
- Helen Sarah Steyer
- Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation
Spark is a production of KQED.
Spark airs on KQED TV 9 and HD on Wednesdays at 7:30pm and Fridays at 11:30pm and on KTEH-TV 54 on Saturdays. Repeat broadcasts can be seen on KQED's digital channels and KQET-TV 25.