{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d893336bd7d8a2b67020ead/64875a25b3bf9a0011e03c06?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ke Francis | Excellence in Visual Arts","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d893336bd7d8a2b67020ead/1686592011704-54245cbd37995c85360bd4db9a69f14c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hailing from Tupelo, my next guest, Ke Francis, is a multi-talented multimedia artist, writer and publisher. Founder, and Operator of <a href=\"https://www.hoopsnakepress.com/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hoopsnake Press</a> in Tupelo, his art is nationally and internationally recognized. With his work shown in over 30 international collections, including the Getty Museum, it’s no wonder he is here today, to discuss his <a href=\"https://arts.ms.gov/2023-governors-arts-awards/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2023 Governor’s Arts Award</a> for Excellence in Visual Arts, his noteworthy career, current projects and hailing from Tupelo. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Marshall Ramsey, a nationally recognized, Emmy award winning editorial cartoonist, shares his cartoons and travels the state as&nbsp;</em></strong><a href=\"https://mississippitoday.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Mississippi Today</em></strong></a><strong><em>’s Editor-At-Large. He’s also host of a \"</em></strong><a href=\"http://nowyouretalking.mpbonline.org/episodes?domain=nowyouretalking.mpbonline.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Now You're Talking</em></strong></a><strong><em>\" on&nbsp;</em></strong><a href=\"https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>MPB Think Radio</em></strong></a><strong><em>&nbsp;and \"</em></strong><a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjF3dHVycb4AhW2KkQIHbpBBlEQFnoECAgQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mpbonline.org%2Ftelevision%2Fconversations%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw2y3PCnEKtMiVqQQSyeX9Js\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Conversations</em></strong></a><strong><em>\" on&nbsp;</em></strong><a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi9xIjLycb4AhUjKUQIHYrnD2wQFnoECAoQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mpbonline.org%2Ftelevision%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw0X5HA8Z5Xczar__ilUwBBd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>MPB TV</em></strong></a><strong><em>, and is the author of several books. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 2019 recipient of the University of Tennessee Alumni Professional Achievement Award.</em></strong>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"MPB Think Radio"}