The Film

In a world of fast fashion and fast furniture, western functional art takes us back to a different era, a time when Americans had to make what they needed themselves. By Western Hands offers an overview of western art: why and how it came about, the value to creators and consumers, and the danger of losing it. Western functional art could be considered a case study for arts and craft across the country–and even the globe.

Producer - Megan Grisolano

Nashville PBS Executive Producer & Sr. Director of Content, Megan Grisolano is skilled in building an audience on digital platforms, storytelling, data analysis, and strategic leadership. She leads Nashville PBS’s content team and produces long-and short-form content, including award-winning arts content and the documentary Aging with Pride, distributed through APT and carried on 84% of US public television channels (P2+ 268M). Megan previously served as the director of communications at Nine PBS in St. Louis. Before this, she worked at WCTE PBS in Cookeville, Tennessee, and interned at WTTW during her time as a graduate student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Outside of public television, Megan was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Madrid, Spain. In her free time, Megan produces videos for her YouTube channel (@MEGrisolano) about the cultural differences between Spain and the US and her lived experiences in both countries. The channel has more than 92,000 subscribers and 22M views.

Snapshots from the Film

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