Nina Shekhar - Part 8

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Episode 113: Nina Shekhar - Part 8
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In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her advice for emerging artists, censorship she's experienced, identity and approval, and a few upcoming projects. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Nina Shekhar, check her out here: https://www.ninashekhar.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023.
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Intro music: “Trifolium” by Gabriela Ortiz, performed by E4TT (Ilana Blumberg, violin; Abigail Monroe, cello; Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Below the Surface: Music by Women Composers,” January 29, 2022
Outro music: “Lake Turkana” by Marcus Norris, performed by E4TT (Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Alchemy,” October 15, 2021
Transcription courtesy of Otter.ai.
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1. Nina Shekhar - Part 8 (00:00:00)

2. What advice would you give to young women artists and emerging artists and composers of color? I know the term "emerging artists" has become a bit of a flashpoint, but we don't really have anything else yet to substitute. (00:00:43)

3. Yeah, I think that makes sense, especially for young women in all cultures, because we get, we get very far by figuring out how to get approval, right? And how to get that A plus or whatever. But there comes a point where, as an artist, if all you're... (00:07:44)

4. Do you have other recent or upcoming projects you'd like to tell us about? Or tell us more about your dissertation projects, whatever you'd like! (00:09:54)