25 Best NPR Art Podcasts

1. Fresh Air

Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.Subscribe to Fresh Air Plus! You'll enjoy bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening - all while you support NPR's mission. Learn more at plus.npr.org/freshair
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network NPR
Email ****@npr.org
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 7.6MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 6.7M Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 48 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Art Hounds

Each week three people from the Minnesota arts community talk about a performance, opening, or event they're excited to see or want others to check out.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network Minnesota Public Radio
Email ****@mpr.org
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 54.4KTwitter Followers 25.6KInstagram Followers 9.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 5 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

3. Out and About

A weekly spotlight on arts activities in Central Illinois, hosted by WCBU's Daniel Musisi and Jenn Gordon of Arts Partners of Central Illinois.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network WCBU Peoria Public Radio
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 3.9KTwitter Followers 2.4K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 7 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

4. Talking Art

WVIK interviews artists from all different genres and all over the Quad Cities about their work.
Podcast wvik.org
Producer/Network Kevin Maynard
Email ****@wvik.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 3.3KTwitter Followers 1.5KInstagram Followers 714 Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

5. Relax, It's Retirement Podcast

How do today's masters create their art? American Masters: Creative Spark presents narrative interviews that go in-depth with an iconic artist about the creation of a single work. Each episode offers a unique window into the world of art and the creative process of artists and cultural icons across a wide range of disciplines, from music and comedy to poetry and film.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network American Masters | PBS
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 205.3KTwitter Followers 15.2KInstagram Followers 35.8K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

6. Friday LIVE

The latest news about arts and humanities happenings around Nebraska, as well as talk and performances from those involved.
Podcast spreaker.com
Producer/Network Nebraska Public Media
Email ****@nebraskapublicmedia.org
Facebook Followers 38.3KTwitter Followers 18.3KInstagram Followers 6.5K Frequency 3 episodes/week Avg Length 41 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Exposition

KRCU's Exposition Arts and Culture podcast dives into the arts, music, and culture scene of Cape Girardeau and its surrounding areas. You'll hear from authors, performers, instrumentalists, cultural drivers, and many more creative individuals.
Podcast krcu.org
Producer/Network Mary Collier Mims, Dan Woods, John Moore
Email ****@krcu.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 2.2KTwitter Followers 560Instagram Followers 720 Frequency 4 episodes/month Avg Length 10 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. KJZZ's Word

'Word' is a KJZZ original podcast about the literary arts in Arizona and the region.
Podcast kjzz.org/podcast
Producer/Network Unknown
Email ****@kjzz.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 16.2KTwitter Followers 21.5KInstagram Followers 4.1K Frequency 17 episodes/year Avg Length 28 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

9. ALL ARTS Radio Hour

ALL ARTS Radio Hour brings a wide array of arts programming to listeners each week with an eclectic mix of pop, contemporary and classical music, along with interviews, poetry, dramatic performance, and more.
Podcast npr.org
Email ****@wliw.org
Facebook Followers 29.2KTwitter Followers 7.4KInstagram Followers 18.5K Frequency 5 episodes/quarter Avg Length 55 min Play Get Email Contact

10. Arts & Letters

Arts & Letters is a program celebrating contemporary arts, humanities, and social sciences, with an emphasis on authentic Southern voices. Hosted by J. Bradley Minnick of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network J. Bradley Minnick
Email ****@ualrpublicradio.org
Facebook Followers 848Twitter Followers 3.8KInstagram Followers 255 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 50 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. KVC-Arts

Join host David Fleming for a program dedicated to Arts and Entertainment in our region, as well as the people and places providing it. Interviews with authors, producers, visual artists and musicians, spotlighting a classic album or a brand new release. From musical legends and icons - to players at the local level, from Broadway tours to Community theater, from the Hollywood Bowl to the Redlands Bowl.
Podcast npr.org
Host David Fleming
Producer/Network KVCR 91.9 FM
Facebook Followers 7KTwitter Followers 2.8K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

12. The Inside Dish

The Inside Dish is where you can explore the culinary, distillery, and winery arts in and around the Lehigh Valley including interviews with restaurateurs, chefs, farmers and festival organizers. Join Mike Drabenstott, host of your gastronomic tour of our region's amazing food and beverage scene.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network WDIY 88.1 FM
Email ****@wdiy.org
Facebook Followers 4.1KTwitter Followers 2.8KInstagram Followers 2K Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 14 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

13. Sights & Sounds

Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. Every week, host Jenee Darden speaks with a different local artist about upcoming arts events in the Bay Area.
Podcast kalw.org
Email ****@kalw.org
Facebook Followers 10.3KTwitter Followers 6.5KInstagram Followers 4K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 6 min Play Get Email Contact

14. Art On The Air

Each week, co-hosts Ester Golden and Larry Brechner interview a variety of guests, exploring individual artistic practice, upcoming events and exhibitions, and the arts organizations that serve our community.This project is made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission, South Shore Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network Larry A Brechner | Ester Golden
Email ****@lakeshorepublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7KTwitter Followers 3.9KInstagram Followers 1.4K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

15. State of the Arts Arizona

Local arts and culture groups entertain us, connect our communities, and help attract new businesses and residents to Arizona. Nonprofit arts organizations were in a precarious situation before the virus altered our world. Now, they are adapting to new methods of providing services while trying to remain relevant. State of the Arts Arizona focuses on how arts nonprofits are connecting with us no matter what the circumstances.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network Hear Arizona
Email ****@rioradio.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 158Twitter Followers 378Instagram Followers 298 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

16. What Am I Looking At?

'What Am I Looking At?' is a podcast series from Doctors Katherine Baker, Temma Balducci, and Leah Long of the Department of Art Design at A-State. These short discussions will be giving you some insight into works of art from across history that is in some way unusual sometimes strange, sometimes hard to understand.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network Katherine Baker, Temma Balducci , Leah Long
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 2.4KTwitter Followers 3.5K Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

17. The Artistic Heart

This is The Artistic Heart podcast, featuring Anna Meade and Jack Wallen. This show is for people who want to create but feel hopeless, whether you have written forty books or never picked up your pen, whether you want to draw or paint or dance or sing, whether you consider yourself an artist or yearn for wonderland. We want to inspire, inform and empower.
Podcast npr.org
Email ****@louisvillepublicmedia.org
Facebook Followers 858Twitter Followers 8.1KInstagram Followers 6.7M Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

18. StudioTulsa

Arts, News, Books, Ideas, Trends, and Medicine in-depth conversations from Public Radio Tulsa
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network Unknown
Facebook Followers 6.1KTwitter Followers 2.2K Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 30 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

19. Art and Soul on WEMU

Lisa Barry, host of WEMU's All Things Considered, will work with Omari Rush from the Ann Arbor Art Center to bring you stories about the art and artists that you can see, feel, touch and experience right in your own neighborhood. Each segment will feature an in depth look at a particular event, installation, artist, etc. along with news and tidbits about what's happening in art around town. In addition to regular airings on WEMU, Art and Soul will also be a regular web feature with dynamic content with pictures and videos that will help bring the art to life.
Podcast wemu.org
Email ****@wemu.org
Facebook Followers 6.7MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 6.7M Listen on Apple Get Email Contact

20. Arts Axis Florida Podcast

WUSF Public Media is excited to launch the Arts Axis Florida Podcast! Each episode will introduce you to local arts organizations working hard to make a difference throughout our community. We will cover topics such as art education programs for parents and teachers, how the arts impact mental health and ways it can reduce stress and what organizations of all sizes are doing to provide a voice to our marginalized communities. Arts Axis equals Arts Access.  
Podcast artsaxisfl.org
Producer/Network WUSF
Email ****@wusf.org
Facebook Followers 228Instagram Followers 1.9K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

21. Eye on the Arts

Join host John Cain as he explores the arts and entertainment of Northwest Indiana each week in Eye on the Arts.
Podcast npr.org
Email ****@lakeshorepublicmedia.org
Facebook Followers 5.7KTwitter Followers 3.9KInstagram Followers 1.4K Play Get Email Contact

22. State of the Arts

KVLU 91.3's State of the Arts features interviews with local artists and representatives of local arts organizations on art events happening throughout Southeast Texas.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@lamar.edu
Facebook Followers 1.8KTwitter Followers 552 Frequency 21 episodes/year Avg Length 7 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. WBOI Artcentric

WBOI's Julia Meek has contributed to 89.1 WBOI on- and off-air for over thirty years. Now, her arts and culture reporting can be heard for the first time as a podcast.
Podcast wboi.org
Email ****@nipr.fm
Facebook Followers 3.9KTwitter Followers 2.3KInstagram Followers 1.4K Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact