Animal memorial by Amanda Stronza.
Amanda Stronza
June 19, 2025
Featured on the June 19th, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Get a closer look at an exhibition at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. “Kindred Spirits” is a collaboration between Amanda Stronza, Rachel Ivanyi, and Hannah Salyer, three mixed-media artists who pay tribute to the contributions made in life and in death by wild animals, many of whom lose their lives as a result of human activity. By inviting others to witness this often unseen stage in the cycle of life, the artists hope to build connections and catharsis.
Rachel Ivanyi (left) and Amanda Stronza (right) of Kindred Spirits in the AZPM Radio Studio.
AZPM / Zoe Juliano
Animal memorial by Amanda Stronza.
Amanda Stronza
Animal memorial by Amanda Stronza.
Amanda Stronza
VIEW LARGER Painting by Rachel Ivanyi. Amanda Stronza
"STOP: In the Name of Love" series by Rachel Ivanyi.
Amanda Stronza
VIEW LARGER Sculpture by Hannah Salyer. Amanda Stronza
VIEW LARGER Sculpture by Hannah Salyer. Amanda Stronza
- And, meet one of four local artists who is getting a welcome boost from Artists At Work, by way of an 18-month salary with benefits so they can concentrate on their work. Tony Paniagua has an interview with Katrina Kerstetter, Tucson resident and world traveler, who is also this month’s storyteller.
In addition to working at the Iskashitaa Refugee Network’s Garden Art Program, Kerstetter also founded and operates the KORU Multicultural and Diverse Library in Tucson and travels frequently to South Korea, where the idea was born.
The other southern Arizona artists being recognized by Artists At Work are Shane Beeshligaii, Porfirio “Pilo” Mora, and Harrison Preston.
Katrina Kerstetter, this month's storyteller, outside AZPM.
AZPM / Tony Paniagua
Katrina Kerstetter reading to children at the KORU Library in Jeju, Korea.
KORU Library, Jeju
Katrina Kerstetter with Barbara Eiswerth, PhD, the founder of Iskashitaa Refugee Network.
Iskashitaa Refugee Network
Katrina Kerstetter with Charles, a lawyer from Burundi, who has been volunteering at Iskashitaa since 2022.
Iskashitaa Refugee Network
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