Double Scoop Podcast Double Scoop—Arts in Nevada

"There's something interesting about how Vegas (and the Strip) absorbs culture," said Erik Beehn. "We don't really create it, but we do absorb things that make their way from other places." He's the director of Test Site Projects, a fine art publishing house that produces limited edition multiples with nationally recognized artists. 

Host: Noah Glick

"If you can imagine it to be fabricated or built out of silver or steel or leather, we are the go-to place in Nevada," said John Wright. His family has owned JM Capriola, the Elko shop that makes custom saddles and Western gear in Elko, for three generations.

Host: Noah Glick

Corn in a bright blue condom. Olives in a lipstick tube. These are among the unlikely objects that UNR MFA candidate Birdy McCray has seen in her dreams and brought to fruition.

Host: Charlotte Italiano

Years ago, when Shoshone-Paiute artist Micqaela Jones Crouch was a stay-ay-home mom with young children, she needed a creative outlet, so she picked up some acrylic paints at K Mart. She took to the medium quickly. Initially, she was reluctant to put her work out in the world, but step-by-step her career has blossomed.

Host: Noah Glick

The Lilley Museum at UNR has a new director—Stephanie Gibson. Growing up in Ottawa, she spent a lot of time in the National Gallery of Canada and became fascinated with the ways communities and civilizations have expressed themselves through art.

Host: Charlotte Italiano

In an age of digital everything, it's rare to ever see our own names written out. That's why calligraphy can make things a little more special, said Lauren Iida.

She's helping to keep the tradition alive by offering professional calligraphic services and teaching the age-old art. "It's nice to bring something back from yesteryear that our grandparents did, that our great-great grandparents did," she said. 

Host: Noah Glick