Creating Portland

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Creating Portland

Host Pearson Kunz interviews progressive creators from Portland, OR about how they’re using their art to shape the culture of our city and beyond!

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  1. EPISÓDIO 1

    Nicole Smith

    Two teachers - host, Pearson Kunz, and special guest Nicole Smith - go absolutely off on the importance of arts education...

    30min

  2. EPISÓDIO 2

    Katya

    Local multimedia producer Katya is our guest this week. Pearson and Katya reflect on how the global pandemic has allowed creators a sort of intermission; a time to recharge and make healthier one’s creative processes.

    25min

  3. EPISÓDIO 3

    Terry Blas

    This week we talk pop culture in a major way with comic book writer and illustrator Terry Blas. Our discussion runs the gamut from using art as an educational tool, how the financial cost and intended audience of a piece contribute to its legitimacy in the art community, all the way to Ariana Grande and Marvel! It’s a real rollercoaster y’all. Check it out!

    33min

  4. EPISÓDIO 4

    Fran Bittakis

    Our guest this week, Fran Bittakis is a true creative connector through her organization JOOP JOOP. In our conversation this week we talk about making your own spaces when you don’t fit inside the labels, the multidisciplinary nature of today’s artists, and a concrete plan for large corporations to invest in the artistic capital that Portland’s BIPOC community has to offer our city. You’re not going to want to miss this one y’all!

    32min

  5. EPISÓDIO 5

    Troy Mathews

    Our awesome artist this week is Troy Mathews who creates breathtaking pieces in Portland while being an arts educator. In our conversation with Troy this week, we discuss which audiences to address in social justice art-making, the need for more variety in our city’s gallery space, and even how to use tax loopholes to make big money from art in Oregon. We’re all over the map in this important conversation so be sure to check it out!

    45min

  6. EPISÓDIO 6

    Honey LeFleur

    We have a really exciting episode this week with movement artist Honey LeFleur. Pearson and Honey explore slippery grief, the productive processing of a pandemic year, and manifesting a wholly necessary cultural renaissance in our city. You won’t want to miss this one y’all!

    35min

  7. EPISÓDIO 7

    Demian DinéYazhi´

    We go deep this week into the colonial roots of many roadblocks and challenges facing the Portland art scene with our incredible guest Demian DinéYazhi´. We discuss how to love a city while being critical of it, how to confront the hyper marginalization of certain artistic identities, and how we must strive for a better future even if we don’t know exactly what it will look like. Don’t miss this one y’all!

    36min

  8. EPISÓDIO 8

    Ajai Tripathi

    This week we talk to the lovely theatre maker and educator Ajai Tripathi about rewriting the myths we share, how theatre can be both a ritual of lies and a reflection of reality, as well as the soul work that must be done to sustain progressive art making in our city. You won’t want to miss it!

    34min

  9. EPISÓDIO 9

    Lisa Ann Schroeder

    We step away from our more traditional artistic forms this week to speak with the creative mind behind the Mother’s Bistro & Bar, Lisa Ann Schroeder. Our conversation gets into the intentionality of space, restaurants’ place in the creativity commun...

    28min

  10. EPISÓDIO 10

    Tra'Renee Chambers

    We end our second season with a crackling and highly motivating interview with the incomparable Tra’Renee Chambers. She shares about her journey to becoming an emmy-award winning TV host, how she uses her voice to...

    31min
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Host Pearson Kunz interviews progressive creators from Portland, OR about how they’re using their art to shape the culture of our city and beyond!

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  • Criado por
    Wolf & Thunder Productions
  • Episódios
    24
  • Temporadas
    2
  • Classificação
    Livre
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    Creating Portland

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