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Ep.176 Gisela McDaniel is a diasporic, Indigenous Chamorro artist who explores the effects of trauma, displacement and colonisation through portraiture and oral histories. Interweaving audio interviews, assemblage and oil painting, she intentionally incorporates the portrait sitters' voices in order to subvert the traditional power relations of artist and sitter. Working primarily with women and non-binary people who identify as Black, Micronesian, Indigenous to Turtle Island, Asian, Latinx, and/or mixed-race, her work disrupts and responds to the systemic silencing of subjects in fine art, politics and popular culture. McDaniel received her BFA from the University of Michigan in 2019. Recent solo and group shows include: The inescapable interweaving of all lives, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (2023); Tender Loving Care, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston (2023); Thinking of You, FLAG Art Foundation, New York (2023); Manhaga Fu'una, Pilar Corrias, London (2022); A Place for Me: Figurative Painting Now, ICA Boston (2022); The Regional, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City (2022); Sakkan Eku LA, The Mistake Room, Los Angeles (2021); How Do We Know the World?, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore (2021); The Regional, CAC Contemporary Art Centre Cincinnati (2021); Dual Vision, MOCAD (2021); Making WAY/FARING Well, Pilar Corrias, London (2020); Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2020); On the Road II, Oolite Arts, Miami (2019); Save Art Space, Playground Detroit, Detroit (2019); Lush P(r)ose, Playground Detroit, Detroit (2019); Virago, Detroit Art Babes Collective, Detroit (2019) and Theotokos: New Visions of the Mother God, The Schvitz, Detroit (2018). Photo Credit: Gisela McDaniel in her studio, 2023, Photo by Rachel Stern. Courtesy the artist and Pilar Corrias, London Artist https://www.giselamcdaniel.com/ Pilar Corrias https://www.pilarcorrias.com/artists/53-gisela-mcdaniel/ Perez Art Museum Miami https://www.pamm.org/en/artwork/2020.216/ MFA Boston https://www.mfa.org/article/2022/tiningo-si-sirena-a-conversation-with-gisela-charfauros-mcdaniel-and-antoinette i.D Vice https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/akvywb/gisela-mcdaniel-art-interview Elephant https://elephant.art/gisela-mcdaniel-gauguins-paintings-of-pacific-islanders-felt-like-theft-to-me-18022022/ Artnet https://news.artnet.com/art-world/chamorro-painter-gisela-mcdaniel-interview-2064002 Playground Detroit https://playgrounddetroit.com/portfolio/gisela-mcdaniel/ Galleries Now https://www.galleriesnow.net/shows/gisela-mcdaniel-manhaga-fuuna/ Washington Informer https://www.washingtoninformer.com/armory-week-contemporary-art-dc/ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisela_McDaniel Kresge Arts in Detroit https://kresgeartsindetroit.org/artist/gisela-mcdaniel/ Kadist https://kadist.org/people/gisela-mcdaniel/ She Curates https://www.she-curates.com/interviews/artists/gisela-mcdaniel/ Metro West https://metrowestcle.org/community-art/ Guam Pacific Daily News https://www.guampdn.com/lifestyle/gisela-mcdaniels-portraits-of-chamoru-diaspora-shown-in-london-gallery/article_c149e9ac-8e05-11ec-8f91-333179b3d301.html The Hopper News https://hopperprize.org/gisela-mcdaniel/ Seen https://www.seenthemagazine.com/culture/arts_entertainment/the-power-of-a-paintbrush-gisela-mcdaniel-transforms-trauma-into-art/article_c071f946-0477-5e8a-a116-6e6adc2605cf.html

Jason and Lindsey Eddleston are the new owners of a Royal Oak institution, Ray's Ice Cream.  And after six decades and three generations of ownership, the Stevens family weren't going to sell their family business to just anyway.With Jason's operations background, and Lindsey's sales experience (she's a commercial realtor in her day job), there's now a new local family at the helm of Ray's.   Today, Jason and Lindsey explain how they're modernizing the business while still keeping it true to its roots.  They've upped their social media game, established relationships with grocery and restaurant partners, and have even collaborated with local businesses like Franklin Cider Mill, Sugar Spun Cotton Candy, and Cooper Street Cookies.  Wait until you hear about these delicious flavors!They've also begun working in the catering and events spaces, working everywhere from a Food Truck Rally at the Royal Oak Farmers Market - to a private event for Gucci changemakers at MOCAD downtown.  They're also partnering with delivery apps and catering smaller events as well.Now that Jason and Lindsey have taken several months to learn the business, they're ready to expand it even more in 2023...and expand their family as well!  They tell us about their little one on the way, and our hosts have some delicious ideas about a gender reveal...Connect with Ray's and our cohosts:Ray's Phone Number: 248-549-5256Ray's Website: https://www.raysicecream.com/Ray's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raysicecreamRay's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raysicecreamco/Ray's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@raysicecreamcoEmail Ray's: Contact@RaysIceCream.comJon Gay from JAG in Detroit Podcasts - http://www.jagindetroit.com/Trish Carruth from The Personal Jeweler - https://www.thepersonaljeweler.com/Lisa Bibbee from Keller Williams - http://soldbylisab.com/

Philip Kafka, President of Prince Concepts in Detroit, is known for the award-winning ground-up development project True North. Kafka also serves on the board of MoCAD in Detroit, and has frequently been a guest critic and lecturer in university architecture departments worldwide. Architect and designer Ishtiaq Rafiuddin is Principal of design studio UNDECORATED. He also co-founded New York City's co-working space Based In, and Istanbul's visualization studio Mimaj. In addition to co-creating design-led developments like Caterpillar, these brilliant minds have excelled at leveraging constraints that would typically be seen as limitations, to improve and restore Detroit.   ► Access your free training at http://SmartPracticeMethod.com/ ► If you want to speak directly to our advisors, book a call at https://www.businessofarchitecture.com/call ► Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for updates: https://www.youtube.com/c/BusinessofArchitecture ******* For more free tools and resources for running a profitable, impactful, and fulfilling practice, connect with me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessofarchitecture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enoch.sears/ Website: https://www.businessofarchitecture.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusinessofArch Podcast: http://www.businessofarchitecture.com/podcast iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-architecture-podcast/id588987926 Android Podcast Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/BusinessofArchitecture-podcast ******* Access the FREE Architecture Firm Profit Map video here: http://freearchitectgift.com Download the FREE Architecture Firm Marketing Process Flowchart video here: http://freearchitectgift.com Come to my next live, in-person event: https://www.businessofarchitecture.com/live   Carpe Diem!

Sterling Toles key expression is love. Sterling's friendships and relationships are built on connecting people to his understanding of love. As a music producer, public speaker (when requested), DJ, and visual artist, Sterling's works make waves. His current visual art showing at the MOCAD is an exploration of how we identify ourselves through seeking external validation while lacking internal peace. The S(h)elf exhibit is showing in the white house space on the campus of MOCAD. The home welcomes you into the mind of Sterling's concepts on how we lack connection with others. The lack of connecting with others impacts how we love ourselves and best express who we are. There is a mix of paintings, display pieces, 3-D video work, and abstract interpretations. We discuss in depth how the showing came about and what his inspirations were for this show. Also learn about his peaceful approach toward creation.  Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher. Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.com Find out more at https://detroit-is-different.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/detroit-is-different/c3ec3ff0-6f6c-4bb1-8b63-a76345e8472d

hampton talks about her new short video "Fresh Water" on exhibition at MOCAD starting Friday. And Collins talks about his new collection "Whale Day and Other Poems," as well as his upcoming appearance at the Midwest Literary Walk.

Paula Regossy is a detective novel by literary artist Lynn Crawford. The inspiration for the novel began with a painting by artist Peter Williams, which Crawford first saw on view at the gallery Paul Kotula Projects in Ferndale, Michigan, nearly a decade ago. Crawford is a fiction writer, art critic, a founding board member of MOCAD, and a 2010 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow. https://threefoldpress.org/imaginarydinnerparty https://www.lynncrawford.net/  

The massive group show with 40 Detroit collaborating together in duos is now on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit through August 8th.

Leni Sinclair (born Magdalene Arndt) is an American photographer and political activist who lives in Detroit. She has photographed iconic rock and jazz musicians since the early 1960s, and she was a co-founder of the White Panther Party and the Detroit Artists Workshop. Her photos are currently exhibiting at Galerie Camille, for 'Come Together.' That exhibition was followed-up by another showing at MOCAD, in celebration of Sinclair's new book, 'Motor City Underground.'        

John talks with Ghanaian-American curator and cultural critic, Larry Ossei-Mensah. Larry uses contemporary art as a vehicle to redefine how we see ourselves and the world around us. He has organized exhibitions and programs at commercial and nonprofit spaces around the globe from New York City to Rome featuring artists such as Firelei Baez, Allison Janae Hamilton, Brendan Fernades, Ebony G. Patterson, Modou Dieng, Glenn Kaino, Joiri Minaya and Stanley Whitney to name a few. Moreover, Ossei-Mensah has actively documented cultural happenings featuring the most dynamic visual artists working today such as Derrick Adams, Mickalene Thomas, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Federico Solmi, and Kehinde Wiley.A native of The Bronx, Ossei-Mensah is also the co-founder of ARTNOIR, a 501(c)(3) and global collective of culturalists who design multimodal experiences aimed to engage this generation’s dynamic and diverse creative class. ARTNOIR endeavors to celebrate the artistry and creativity by Black and Brown artists around the world via virtual and in-person experiences. Ossei-Mensah is a contributor to the first-ever Ghanaian Pavilion for the 2019 Venice Biennial with an essay on the work of visual artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.Ossei-Mensah is the former Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at MOCAD in Detroit. He co-curated in 2019 with Dexter Wimberly the critically acclaimed exhibition at MOAD in San Francisco Coffee, Rhum, Sugar, Gold: A Postcolonial Paradox in Spring/Summer 2019. Ossei-Mensah currently serves as Curator-at-Large at BAM, where he curated the inaugural exhibition When A Pot Finds Its Purpose featuring the work of Glenn Kaino at the Rudin Family Gallery. He will be co-curating with Omsk Social Club 7th Athens Biennale in Athens, Greece in 2021. Ossei-Mensah has had recent profiles in such publications as the NY Times, Artsy, and Cultured Magazine, and was recently named to Artnet’s 2020 Innovator List.

The Black Art Library, founded by Detroiter Asmaa Walton, has made the leap from the virtual space to the physical one by turning an Instagram account into a museum exhibition opening this week at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.

Craig's guest today is Elyse Foltyn, Board Chair at The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD).   MOCAD  has had a tumultuous 2020, as it dealt with charges that museum leadership was insensitive to racial issues, and created a toxic work environment.   After an investigation, changes were made at the Executive Director level, and certain employees that had been let go by the previous director have been brought back.  MOCAD also appointed some new board members, and says it is now finding its footing and getting back to its mission.  

Today on Stateside , a curator who left the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit returned to the institution and spoke with us about working at the overwhelmingly white spaces in the art world. Also, a conversation about the discrepancies in Michigan State University’s number of COVID-19 cases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Taylor Brandon - Founder of No Neutral Alliance; Formerly Staff at SF MOMA Faith Mckinnie - Community Engagement Coordinator - Crocker Art Museum/ Founder of Black Artists Fund Jova Lynne Johnson - Former Curator at MOCAD, Founder of MOCAD Resistance. The art world has not been immune from our country's racial reckoning, and in fact has often been the site of some of the most glaring examples of hypocrisy, tone deafness and systems that support white supremacy. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the culture of some of our most venerated art museums. While many institutions are lately making a public show of collecting notable BIPOC artists and having a more diverse slate of exhibitions, these same institutions often struggle to attract and empower BIPOC employees, resist calls to diversify their boards or appeal to the communities they supposedly serve, which are often in communities that are substantially diverse. Even worse when taken to task for their blind spots and racist practices many of these institutions diminish their credibility further by alienating BIPOC staff and community members who demand change and bungle even the most superficial attempts to prove allyship with anti-racist movements. BIPOC employees face a difficult question of whether or not it's even worth it to change these organizations, so many of which are rooted in white supremacy from within, or just abandon the moment altogether and begin new institutions that serve us. Few can speak to this with sharper clarity or authenticity than our three guests this week, all Black women who have been, or remain, part of major art museums and have spearheaded movements to hold them accountable for their racist policies, actions and leadership and demanded change. Taylor Brandon, Jova Lynne Johnson and Faith McKinnie speak to host Tre Borden about their experiences fighting intransigent museums and what it takes to build movements that can hold them to account while also providing space to empower BIPOC artists and communities. 

Former and current employees allege that Borowy-Reeder has fostered a hostile workplace for people of color.

AW CLASSROOM PODCAST: INTERVIEW WITH LARRY OSSEI MENSAH For this episode, we are diving into Larry Ossei-Mensah’s curatorial journey and perspective on supporting artists early in their careers. Larry shares his eye for art and his advice for young artists. Larry Ossei-Mensah uses contemporary art as a vehicle to redefine how we see ourselves and the world around us. The Ghanaian-American curator and cultural critic has organized exhibitions and programs at commercial and nonprofit spaces around the globe from New York City to Rome featuring artists such as Firelei Baez, Allison Janae Hamilton, Brendan Fernades, Ebony G. Patterson, Glenn Kaino, and Stanley Whitney to name a few. Moreover, Ossei-Mensah has actively documented cultural happenings featuring the most dynamic visual artists working today such as Derrick Adams, Mickalene Thomas, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Federico Solmi, and Kehinde Wiley. A native of The Bronx, Ossei-Mensah is also the co-founder of ARTNOIR, a 501(c)(3) and global collective of culturalists who design multimodal experiences aimed to engage this generation’s dynamic and diverse creative class. ARTNOIR endeavors to celebrate the artistry and creativity by Black and Brown artists around the world via virtual and in person experiences. Ossei-Mensah is a contributor to the first ever Ghanaian Pavilion for the 2019 Venice Biennial with an essay on the work of visual artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Ossei-Mensah is the former Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at MOCAD in Detroit. He recently co-curated in 2019 with Dexter Wimberly the critically acclaimed exhibition at MOAD in San Francisco Coffee, Rhum, Sugar, Gold: A Postcolonial Paradox in Spring/Summer 2019. Ossei-Mensah currently serves as guest curator at BAM's Rudin Family Gallery. He also will be co-curating with Omsk Social Club 7th Athens Biennale in Athens, Greece in Spring 2021. Ossei-Mensah has had recent profiles in such publications like the NY Times, Artsy, and Cultured Magazine, which recently named him one of seven curators to watch in 2019. Follow him on Instagram/Twitter at @youngglobal or www.larryosseimensah.com. Image: Miranda Barnes for New York Times Follow us: @artsywindow --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/artsywindow/support

Just one look at curator and cultural visionary Larry Ossei-Mensah's "LinkTree" on his Instagram, and you can see the breadth of what the man is working on. And this was supposed to be the year for the "collective pause"! A break! As the co-founder of ARTNOIR and curator of various exhibitions, fundraisers and projects, the Ghanaian-American Mensah is an example of how independent curators and art's organizers can utilize their talents and skill set in a year that has had in the art world curious and wondering what to do next. From the pandemic to the immense spark created by the George Floyd murder, this contemporary art world needs new voices and relentless visionaries, and in many ways, individuals who can break down the almost "fantasy narrative" that is built around a curator. You know, that conversation you have had at a gallery when someone says they are a curator and you want to know what that entails and you want to be one, too. Mensah is the perfect art world navigator for these uncertain times. In this wide-ranging interview, the Bronx-based Mensah talks to the Radio Juxtapoz podcast about how he got started in curation, his early forays into organizing art shows in Brooklyn and his ambitious projects that he has on display from anywhere to the web pages of Artsy to the halls of MOCAD in Detroit with the recent Peter Williams exhibition. His story is not just about what means to be an art lover with a good idea, but how to tell stories through curation, how to better equip the art world with new vision and voices from artists around the world and how to still be as active as possible as the art world itself goes through a transition. Mensah also talks about his recent foray into making art himself, and how cooking helped him through the earliest months of the pandemic. The conversation is both a blueprint for a younger generation to be involved in the arts, but also how to engage with contemporary art on every level. If you can't travel the world in 2020, you can still globetrot through the arts, and Mensah is the guide. The Radio Juxtapoz podcast is hosted by FIFTH WALL TV's Doug Gillen and Juxtapoz editor, Evan Pricco. Episode 049 was recorded via Skype from San Francisco/London/Bronx, July 2, 2020. Follow Larry Ossei-Mensah at @youngglobal

This week we have a VERY special guest on today, Ellen Rutt! I sat down with Ellen on a recent trip to Detroit and we chatted about her life as an artist, how she got her start with murals, what's been the most challenging part about pricing yourself, and how to incorporate activism into her business and brand. We unpack a ton of stuff in this short 28 minute episode and I hope you enjoy listening! Ellen Rutt makes bold mixed-media paintings, murals, installations and wearables. Her abstract vocabulary of layered shapes and primary colors is applied to a variety of media to facilitate a conversation between materials and movement, places and process. As a multidisciplinary artist, her distinct style is recognized internationally through public murals and her studio work. Rutt has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Michigan School of Art & Design. She has exhibited work at MOCAD, PLAYGROUND DETROIT, Red Bull Arts Detroit, Heron Arts. and painted murals in Detroit, New York, Chicago, Canada and France. Remember that we are having a LIVE show on Thursday October 17th at Ipsento 606 in Chicago IL. We hope to see you all there!! Here is a short breakdown of what we cover in this episode: 1:25 We talk about our roots and how Ellen discovered her passion for art 4:44 Ellens touches on when her skills caught up with her drive 5:30 We break down how to get started with Mural painting 11:40 We learn more about how Ellen broke away from smaller jobs and started to see her full time career take storm 14:45 I ask Ellen about money and how it affects her stress and fear within her work 16:25 Ellen offers advice to people who want to get started with murals 19:19 Ellen opens up about how she prices herself as an Artist 22:00 We touch on climate change and how it's deeply rooted in Ellen's work and brand Thanks for listening everyone! You can find Ellen Rutt on instagram at @Ellenrutt, and see her recent work at www.ellenrutt.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefreelancehustle/support

Opportunity Detroit - Elysia Borowy-Reeder, Executive Director, MOCAD - August 25, 2019

Opportunity Detroit - Elysia Borowy-Reeder, Executive Director, MOCAD - August 25, 2019

Jamie & Matt sit down (stand up actually) with two of the founders/creators of Glyph Molecular Whiskey. Josh & Alec have designed a spirit that defies categories, but is a fine whiskey pour. It is a softer floral/fruit taste to our palate. This is right out of 10 Forward and the replicator. It was nice neat and great as a base for some interesting signature cocktails. Here is our conversation with these mad scientists at the MOCAD in downtown Detroit during their launch party. https://endlesswest.com/glyph http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ Jamie Flanagan @DJJamieDetroit Matt Fox @fox_beazlefox www.ManCaveHappyHour.com

This is the adaptation for the Climactic podcast of the first keynote of Climarte's Art + Climate = Change Festival. Beka Economopoulos and Jason Jones (USA)Co-founders of The Natural History Museum and Not An Alternative, a collective that works at the intersection of art, activism and theory. In a post-truth era, the role of trusted institutions of science is more important than ever. Drawing on recent initiatives organized by The Natural History Museum, a traveling pop-up museum founded by the activist art collective Not An Alternative, this talk will explore how The Natural History Museum leverages the symbolic and infrastructural power of science museums to transform them into vital infrastructures for environmental progress, champions of science for the common good, and advocates for a just and sustainable future. The Natural History Museum (NHM, 2014-) takes the form of a traveling pop-up museum that highlights the socio-political forces that shape nature, yet are excluded from traditional natural history and science museums. NHM collaborates with artists, curators, community groups, scientists, and museum professionals to create new narratives about our shared history and future, with the goal of educating the public, measurably influencing public opinion, and inspiring collective action. The museum is the latest project of Not An Alternative, a collective that since 2004 has worked at the intersection of art, activism, and critical theory. The group's work has been featured within Guggenheim, PS1/MOMA, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Queens Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Tate Modern, Victoria & Albert Museum, MOCAD, and Museo del Arte Moderno, and in the public sphere. Not An Alternative connects movements to museums and museums to movements, fostering a growing coalition of museum workers, activist scientists, and communities. Credits: Hazel Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Editor-in-Chief Mark Spencer — Founder Maxine Bazeley — Host Georgia Sheil — Host Bronwyn Gresham — Host Greg Grassi wrote our theme, check out his work here. Abby Hawkins designed our logo, check out her work here. Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support Climactic See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the adaptation for the Climactic podcast of the first keynote of Climarte's Art + Climate = Change Festival. Beka Economopoulos and Jason Jones (USA) Co-founders of The Natural History Museum and Not An Alternative, a collective that works at the intersection of art, activism and theory. In a post-truth era, the role of trusted institutions of science is more important than ever. Drawing on recent initiatives organized by The Natural History Museum, a traveling pop-up museum founded by the activist art collective Not An Alternative, this talk will explore how The Natural History Museum leverages the symbolic and infrastructural power of science museums to transform them into vital infrastructures for environmental progress, champions of science for the common good, and advocates for a just and sustainable future. The Natural History Museum (NHM, 2014-) takes the form of a traveling pop-up museum that highlights the socio-political forces that shape nature, yet are excluded from traditional natural history and science museums. NHM collaborates with artists, curators, community groups, scientists, and museum professionals to create new narratives about our shared history and future, with the goal of educating the public, measurably influencing public opinion, and inspiring collective action. The museum is the latest project of Not An Alternative, a collective that since 2004 has worked at the intersection of art, activism, and critical theory. The group's work has been featured within Guggenheim, PS1/MOMA, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Queens Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Tate Modern, Victoria & Albert Museum, MOCAD, and Museo del Arte Moderno, and in the public sphere. Not An Alternative connects movements to museums and museums to movements, fostering a growing coalition of museum workers, activist scientists, and communities. Credits: Hazel Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Editor-in-Chief Mark Spencer — Founder Maxine Bazeley — Host Georgia Sheil — Host Bronwyn Gresham — Host Greg Grassi wrote our theme, check out his work here. Abby Hawkins designed our logo, check out her work here. Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support Climactic Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

This is the adaptation for the Climactic podcast of the first keynote of Climarte's Art + Climate = Change Festival.Beka Economopoulos and Jason Jones (USA)Co-founders of The Natural History Museum and Not An Alternative, a collective that works at the intersection of art, activism and theory.In a post-truth era, the role of trusted institutions of science is more important than ever. Drawing on recent initiatives organized by The Natural History Museum, a traveling pop-up museum founded by the activist art collective Not An Alternative, this talk will explore how The Natural History Museum leverages the symbolic and infrastructural power of science museums to transform them into vital infrastructures for environmental progress, champions of science for the common good, and advocates for a just and sustainable future.The Natural History Museum (NHM, 2014-) takes the form of a traveling pop-up museum that highlights the socio-political forces that shape nature, yet are excluded from traditional natural history and science museums. NHM collaborates with artists, curators, community groups, scientists, and museum professionals to create new narratives about our shared history and future, with the goal of educating the public, measurably influencing public opinion, and inspiring collective action. The museum is the latest project of Not An Alternative, a collective that since 2004 has worked at the intersection of art, activism, and critical theory. The group's work has been featured within Guggenheim, PS1/MOMA, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Queens Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Tate Modern, Victoria & Albert Museum, MOCAD, and Museo del Arte Moderno, and in the public sphere. Not An Alternative connects movements to museums and museums to movements, fostering a growing coalition of museum workers, activist scientists, and communities.Credits: Hazel Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Editor-in-Chief Mark Spencer — Founder Maxine Bazeley — Host Georgia Sheil — Host Bronwyn Gresham — Host Greg Grassi wrote our theme, check out his work here. Abby Hawkins designed our logo, check out her work here. Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support Climactic See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stand-up comedian Josh Adams returns to the podcast to talk all things Detroit with Seth and Becky, including: the Autorama controversy, Paczki Day, and the Oscar voiceover talent from Oak Park. Plus, two Tony-recognized producers talk about the upcoming performance of "Follow the Trail of Dead Russians" with Detroit Public Theatre at MOCAD.

Tazeen Ayub, host of the Digging Deeper podcast, joins Seth and Becky to talk about what's happening in Detroit, including Winter Blast, new exhibits at MOCAD, and Diana Ross at the Grammys.

Brian Belott is an artist born and raised in East Orange, NJ and lives and works in Brooklyn. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts after a short stint at Cooper Union. He’s represented by Gavin Brown Enterprise and has had solo shows at Moran Bondaroff, 247365, Retrospective in Hudson, The Journal Gallery, Zurcher Studio, CANADA and many others. He’s had group shows at MoCAD in Detroit, Gavin Brown, The Jewish Museum, Dodge Gallery, Musée d’Art Moderne in Saint-Etienne, France, The Hole, Loyal gallery and many more. He’s done performances, worked with children via art making workshops, collects records, drawings and other objects and has had his hand in a lot more projects and events. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and he has been written about in Art in America, Art News, ArtReview, the New York Times amongst many others. Brian stopped by Brian’s Lefferts Gardens studio for a nice talk about his days growing up in New Jersey, his big band affinity as a kid, catholic school, faux baroque, unauthorized murals, jazz and more.

Since 2013, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and composer Carter Loga have been releasing experimental rock music as SQÜRL.

Artist Juan Capistrán talks about politics, Guadalajara, being a father, and his "side hustles" on the second part of his interview. Juan, who runs an exhibition space and book store called Mandujano/Cell in Inglewood, will be showing at MOCAD from September 8th  to January 7th in a show titled Sonic Rebellion: Music as Resistance. softestbulletevershot.com

On this glorious Episode #102, Troy welcomes the fabulous Elysia Borowy-Reeder, the Executive Director of MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) for a fantastic conversation on art, culture and spaces! For more information on the museum and Elysia you can visit https://mocadetroit.org! And don't forget to follow us @arthouse43 on Instagram and Twitter! You can also support ArtHouse & the #ArtHouseHallwayGallery (see photos below) by visiting www.ArtHouse43.com! Enjoy!

Four writers profile 30 Detroit artists in new Wayne State University Press book, party @MOCAD on Thursday