Grackle Art Gallery - GAG Podcast

A discussion about artist professional practices and self promotion with JoeArt Deterge,Matt Sacks, Linda Little and Trista Morris.

In this episode we talk with Fort Worth based photographer Raul Rodriguez.

In this episode we talk with painter Austin Queen.

In this podcast we talked to Dee Lara, Jason Dyer, James Talambas and Paul Wofford, Jr. about fostering creative local talent through collectives and cooperatives. The lack of support, grants, and residencies in Fort Worth for all forms of art.

We talked to Roger North, beat poet/rapper extraordinaire about his acoustic inspiration from the mountains of North Carolina, snappin’ necks and cashin’ checks, being fired and banned from The Gas Monkey, Spoonfed Tribe, the Trail of Tears and the REAL South, grocery stores in the Ozarks, “Love Town”, Cane’s Chicken Shack, and pious, loser judges.

In this episode we talk with Fort Worth based Artist Diana Urbina.

In this episode we talk with Fort Worth based Bobby on Drums.

In this episode we talk with Sarah Avakian, Chelsea Bonham, and Raul Rodriguez about Zine culture and the October 18th  FTW Zine Fest 2K15 at the Fairmount Community Library.

In this episode we talk with artist Richard Miller and discuss how artists title their work.

In this episode we talk to Fort Worth visual artist and writer Audrey Werth about her work and process.

In this episode we talk fine art photography with Barry Anderson.

In this episode we talk to Richard Miller about making work, being a music nerd, and hustling lunch money.

In this podcast we talked with FWISD art instructor Mary Boswell about urban art, the need for free expression and the breaking down of stereotypes, "collaborition"; collaborative competition, and Mike Kesimore has some new services to offer from his savvy entrepreneur's bag of fun.

In this podcast we talked with Joe Art Lebarge about Frankenstein Beanie Babies, roadside discarded art materials, incarceration, the need  and innate urgency to create, validation, and his upcoming journey to The Art School at the Chicago Museum of Art and how that can transform an outsider to an "insider"(?).

In this podcast we talked with attorney John Barnes about the dangers of art and censorship, giant public genitals, zipping open skulls, D.H. Lawrence, and we groused about the dismal public art situation.

In this podcast we talked to Terry Horn about making music with handmade instruments, egg slicers, how he creates his visual art, Chome, public art for the people,  little freeloaders and concrete couches.

This week on the GAG podcast we talk with painter Linda Little. Highlights include cocaine jello shots, water guns and other wild and crazy ideas about dry meatloaf. Then a few commercials from Mike Kesimore! And back to the clown wine cup and Arts Goggle smack talk, Something about Gallery 440, Barbra Streisand and cross dressing men. Oh and Adam Werner being the best ever! Then some distracting Momentary Gamelan Ensemble sounds during the second set. Thanks for listening! - Matt & Billy.

This week on the GAG podcast we talk with painter Weston Hobdy. Highlights include how he gets away with being a professional artist. Surprisingly the answer is he works really hard and has a focus! Quick mentions of his background, domestic life, influences and dead pet portraits. In addition we have some new fauxmercials, Aggie Quarry and a few special fauxmercials from previous podcast. Its fun to hear them again! Then a few items of interest in the local art world including Miguel Aguilar at the State Fair, addition of painter Richard Miller to the Oct. 25th show and flyers/posters for the Oct 25th show. We end with how to find Weston Hobdy and a few promo's for the gallery. Thanks for listening! - Matt & Billy.

This week on the GAG podcast we talk with musician and visual artist Jack Daw Russell. He talks about his band Whiskey Folk Ramblers, linocut prints, a raging pet rooster and where you can find him on a regular basis. He also did the raspberry jazz intro! Thanks Jack! All new fauxmercials and one real commercial (Stir Crazy Baked Goods) for your enjoyment by Matt Sacks. We also acknowledge the passing of Fort Worth artist Zelmer Phillips. Then a few items of interest in the art world and thats a wrap. Thanks for listening! - Matt & Billy.

This week on the GAG podcast we talk with pinhole photographer Aaron Hutchinson, play some Cocaine Mummies songs and Matt Sacks fauxmercials. Also quick pieces about our theme song and social network Ello.co. New October 25th art show artist addition Jack Russell and more. Thanks for listening! - Matt & Billy.