Ep. 158 Jasmine Dillavou – Boricua Mixed Media and Performance Artist
A Mixed Media and Performance Artist, Jasmine Dillavou discusses her Instagram handle, her childhood, getting her B.A. in Visual & Performing Arts from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, her path as an Artist, her compulsion to create, making with intention and gratitude, being accountable to herself and treating her art practice as a job, voice, the Colorado Springs Art Community, identity, being Boricua, the sacredness of your art space, Puerto Rico, potions, art as activation to activism & education, lipstick, the evolution of her performances, poetry, Ephemera, being an art educator, galleries, and the Colorado Springs art scene.
Ep. 157 True North Art Gallery – Skylar Call, Melissa Porter, Marisa S. White
Skylar, Melissa, and Marisa discuss their art background, their love of Colorado Springs and its art community, how they all met and became friends, the seeds of the True North Art Gallery, the structure of the co-op, membership, their focus as a gallery and how they’re trying to stand out in the Colorado Springs art scene, membership dues and responsibilities, commission, what they’ve learned since opening, reception by the art community, committees, artists involved in the gallery, social media and marketing, exhibitions, and curation, short and long term goals, and what gives each of them hope.
Ep. 153 Kathryn Petroff – Oil Painter & Muralist
Michele and Eric discuss the history of Central City, the history of Washington Hall that houses the GCAA Art Gallery, the Central City Opera, Gaming and Casinos, living in a close-knit small community, the history of the GCAA, how the GCAA is governed, Vance Kirkland, the mission of the GCAA and what it facilitates, membership, funding, the Art Gallery and exhibitions, and the GCAA Annual Juried Art Show
Ep. 152 Jeff Dean – Sculptor - Metal Wall Art, Stone, Bronze, Wood & Clay
Michele and Eric discuss the history of Central City, the history of Washington Hall that houses the GCAA Art Gallery, the Central City Opera, Gaming and Casinos, living in a close-knit small community, the history of the GCAA, how the GCAA is governed, Vance Kirkland, the mission of the GCAA and what it facilitates, membership, funding, the Art Gallery and exhibitions, and the GCAA Annual Juried Art Show
Ep. 151 Gilpin County Arts Association – Michele Roussel & Eric Miller
Michele and Eric discuss the history of Central City, the history of Washington Hall that houses the GCAA Art Gallery, the Central City Opera, Gaming and Casinos, living in a close-knit small community, the history of the GCAA, how the GCAA is governed, Vance Kirkland, the mission of the GCAA and what it facilitates, membership, funding, the Art Gallery and exhibitions, and the GCAA Annual Juried Art Show
Ep. 136 Lindsey Bell – Curatorial Director, Bell Projects
Lindsey Bell of Bell Projects, discusses the two-year anniversary of Bell Projects, the catalyst for starting a gallery during the pandemic, risk taking, the mission & vision of Bell Projects, the move from RINO to the City Park area, what art does for her, art exposure and experiences, the importance of being connected to the art community, the Mona Lisa, Van Gogh, performance art, climate change protests, her art education, highlights from the past two years, her “Parallels” exhibition, balance and the advice that she would give to her younger self…