5 Questions- A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast

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5 Questions is a short podcast in which we interview creatives with connections to St. Louis. By design, we will be asking a set of unusual questions. These short episodes will be released as we record them. Our intention is to dig a little deeper, to get at the previously undiscovered, the weird, a…

Joe Kohlburn, Sarah Hammond, Brett Williams


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    5 Questions- Miriam Ruiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025


    Ep. 74- Miriam Ruiz Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Miriam Ruiz.  Miriam Ruiz is an art museum educator with […]

    5 Questions- Second Synthesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025


    Ep. 73- Second Synthesis Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we're doing a little something different. Brett, Sarah and I chat about […]

    5 Questions- Ilene Berman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025


    Ep. 72- Ilene Berman Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we're talking with Ilene Berman. Ilene has a durational arts practice aimed […]

    5 Questions- Kalaija Mallery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024


    Ep. 71- Kalaija Mallery Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Kalaija Mallery. Kalaija Mallery is the Artistic Director of The […]

    5 Questions- Kevin Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024


    Ep. 70- Kevin Harris Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Kevin Harris. Kevin Harris is an experimental artist with a […]

    5 Questions- Katherine Poole-Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024


    Ep. 69- Katherine Poole-Jones Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Katherine Poole-Jones. Katherine Poole-Jones is Associate Professor of Art History […]

    5 Questions- Jessica Mannisi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024


    Ep. 68 Jessica Mannisi Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we're talking with Jessica Mannisi. Jessica is a St. Louis-based curator, arts […]

    5 Questions – Jodi Kolpakov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024


    Ep. 67- Jodi Kolpakov Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Jodi Kolpakov. Jodi is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator, and foodie […]

    5 Questions Myrina Otey-Myton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023


    Ep. 66.- Myrina Otey-Myton Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Myrina ‘Renaissance' Otey-Myton. Myrina is a fashion, portrait and event […]

    5 Questions- Mee Jey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023


    Ep. 65- Mee Jey `Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Mee Jey. Mee Jey is a multidisciplinary Indian artist concerned […]

    5 Questions- Melon Press

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023


    Ep. 64- Melon Press Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Melon Press' Sophia Malone and Dan Madrigal! MelonPress is a […]

    5 Questions- Occupy Vacancy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023


    Ep. 63- Occupy Vacancy (Brianna McIntyre and André Fuqua) Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we're talking with Occupy Vacancy's Brianna McIntyre […]

    5 Questions- Troy Sherman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


    Ep. 62- Troy Sherman (Midwest Art Quarterly) Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Midwest Art Quarterly's Troy Sherman! Troy Sherman […]

    5 Questions- Tim Portlock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023


    Ep. 61- Tim Portlock Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Tim Portlock! Tim Portlock’s current work combines special effects software […]

    5 Questions- A Synthesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023


    Ep. 60- Synthesis Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we're doing a little something different. Brett, Sarah and I chat about our […]

    5 Questions- Emily Elhoffer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022


    Ep. 59- Emily Elhoffer Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we're talking with Emily Elhoffer. Emily Elhoffer is an interdisciplinary artist whose […]

    5 Questions- Lyndsey Scott

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022


    Ep. 58 – Lyndsey Scott Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Lyndsey Scott! Lyndsey is an artist singer, community builder, […]

    5 Questions- cool WIP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022


    Ep. 57- cool WIP Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Nick Schleicher and Marina May of cool WIP Podcast. Cool […]

    5 Questions- Gretchen Wagner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022


    Ep. 56- Gretchen Wagner Gretchen L. Wagner is a curator, art historian, and writer based in St. Louis. She has completed projects featuring modern and contemporary art at institutions internationally, including the St. Louis Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, WIELS Centre d’Art Contemporain, Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, International Print Center […]

    5 Questions- Cunst Gallery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022


    Ep. 55- Cunst Gallery Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Cunst Gallery. Cunst Gallery is a house in Marine Villa, […]

    5 Questions- Shawn Burkard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022


    Ep. 54 – Shawn Burkard Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Shawn Burkard. Shawn received his BFA from Webster University, […]

    5 Questions- Jordan McGirk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022


    Ep 53. Jordan McGirk Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Jordan McGirk! Jordan McGirk received his BFA in Studio Art […]

    5 Questions- Amanda Verbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022


    Ep. 52- Amanda Verbeck Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Amanda Verbeck!  Micro and macro, universal and personal, large and […]

    5 Questions- Adrian Aquilino

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022


    Ep. 51- Adrian Aquilino Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Adrian Aquilino. Adrian Aquilino is an artist exploring the formal […]

    5 Questions- MK Stallings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022


    Ep. 50- MK Stallings Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with MK Stallings. MK Stallings is a poet, educator, and community […]

    5 Questions- Roseann Weiss

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021


    Ep. 49- Roseann Weiss Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we're talking with Roseann Weiss. Roseann has over 30 years of experience […]

    5 Questions- Aeron Bergman and Alejandra Salinas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021


    Ep. 48- Aeron Bergman and Alejandra Salinas Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Aeron Bergman and Alejandra Salinas . Bergman […]

    5 Questions- Evan and Stacey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021


    Ep. 47- Evan and Stacey Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Evan and Stacey. Evan and Stacey are a collaborative […]

    5 Questions- Chloe West

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021


    Ep. 46- Chloe West Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Chloe West.  Chloe West is a visual artist born in […]

    5 Questions- Simiya Sudduth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021


    Ep 45- Simiya Sudduth Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Simiya Sudduth.  Simiya is a mother, visual artist, spiritual and […]

    5 Questions- Terry Suhre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021


    Ep 44- Terry Suhre Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode: Terry Suhre. Suhre holds a B.F.A. in Painting from the University of Illinois- […]

    5 Questions- Asma Kazmi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021


    Ep 43- Asma Kazmi Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we're talking with Asma Kazmi. Asma Kazmi is a research-based artist who combines […]

    Local Artist Roundtable 2021 (MAPS and Critical Mass)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021


    Local Artist Roundtable 2021 (MAPS and Critical Mass for the Visual Arts) Video: Audio: Midwest Artist Project Services (MAPS) and Critical Mass for the Visual Arts partnered to present this virtual local artist roundtable on Thursday, May 20 at 6:00 pm. The conversation centered on the impact of the pandemic on artists and reimagining creative […]

    5 Questions- Travis Lawrence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021


    5 Questions is a program by Critical Mass for the Visual Arts - a nonprofit, self-formed visual arts collaborative dedicated to promoting, enhancing and initiating contemporary visual art in the St. Louis region. 

    5 Questions – Lola Ogbara

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021


    5 Questions – Lola Ogbara Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, Lola Ogbara.  Lola Ayisha Ogbara (cultural worker/ artist) born and raised in […]

    5 Questions- Mike Behle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021


    5 Questions – Mike Behle Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode: Mike Behle. Michael Behle is an artist, educator, and community arts […]

    5 Questions – WORK/PLAY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021


    5 Questions- WORK/PLAY Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with WORK/PLAY. WORK/PLAY is an interdisciplinary design duo based in St. Louis, […]

    5 Questions – Tiffany Sutton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020


    5 Questions – Tiffany Sutton Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Tiffany Sutton. Photographer Tiff J. Sutton was born in […]

    5 Questions – Emma Vidal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020


    5 Questions – Emma Vidal Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Emma Vidal. The evocative drawings and sculptures by Emma […]

    5 Questions – Julia Curran

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020


    5 Questions- Julia Curran Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Julia Curran. Julia Curran’s work explores myth, gender constructs, and […]

    5 Questions – Shabez Jamal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020


    5 Questions- Shabez Jamal Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode, we’re talking with Shabez Jamal. Donny Bradfield (b.1992, St. Louis) better known […]

    5 Questions- Dail Chambers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020


    5 Questions- Dail Chambers Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Dail Chambers. Dail Chambers is a visual artist and creative […]

    5 Questions- Juan William Chávez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020


    5 Questions- Juan William Chávez Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Juan William Chávez. Juan William Chávez is an artist […]

    5 Questions – Marina Peng

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020


    5 Questions – Marina Peng Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Marina Peng. Marina Peng is a multimedia installation artist. […]

    COVID-19 Local Artist Roundtable (MAPS and Critical Mass)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020


    COVID-19 Local Artist Roundtable Presented by Midwest Artist Project Services and Critical Mass for the Visual Arts On Wednesday April 29, Midwest Artist Project Services and Critical Mass partnered to present a virtual local artist roundtable on Zoom. The interactive conversation centered on the impact of COVID-19 on local artists and will asked: how are […]

    5 Questions- Janie Stamm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020


    Note: This episode was recorded before stay-at-home orders were issued. We are currently practicing social distancing. 5 Questions- Janie Stamm Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. […]

    5 Questions – Rachel Youn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020


    5 Questions- Rachel Youn Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Rachel Youn. Rachel Youn’s (b. 1994, Abington, PA) solo exhibitions […]

    5 Questions- José Garza

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019


    5 Questions – José Garza Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizingtheir respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode, we’re talking with José Garza. José Guadalupe Garza was born along the […]

    5 Questions – Jeremy Rabus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019


    5 Questions- Jeremy Rabus Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Jeremy Rabus. Jeremy Rabus is a painter who lives and […]

    5 Questions – Wassan Al-Khudhairi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019


    5 Questions – Wassan Al-Khudhairi Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode, we’re talking with Wassan Al-Khudhairi. Wassan Al-Khudhairi is the Chief Curator […]

    5 Questions- Yowshien Kuo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019


    5 Questions- Yowshien Kuo Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode, we’re talking with Yowshien Kuo. Yowshien Kuo is a multimedia artist currently living […]

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