Podcasts about Rochester Museum

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with musician and artist Dan Blakeslee! Dan has been making music and art for the past 30 years — in fact, he performed at Laura's college back in 2003! His music is largely about his life, but sometimes it's about ghouls and vampires. His art, which we think pairs beautifully with his music, is whimsical and playful with visions of mermaids and other mystical sea things!In this episode, Dan regales us with magical tales, including the unofficial nominee for “most supportive boss in the universe”, his time spent busking in Boston, the challenges and triumphs of screenprinting, and that time he got lost and found himself in Sleepy Hollow! This episode will make you laugh until your cheeks hurt. Find more Dan online at www.DanBlakeslee.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/danblakesleemusic and Facebook at www.facebook.com/@DanBlakesleeAndTheCalabashClub. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show! We'd also like to thank The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH for their support of our recent Tiny Art Exchange Zine; Red River Theatres in Concord, NH for collaborating with us on the Creative Guts Short Film Festival; and Creative Co Op as a sponsor of the film festival. We appreciate all the folks and organizations who give support to Creative Guts.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Anthony Payton, a freelance writer, podcast host, and motivational speaker. Anthony is a regular columnist for the Common Ground Initiative at the Granite State News Collaborative and its partner Manchester Ink Link and co-host of the Lock and Key Podcast. Anthony was also a featured speaker at TEDx Amoskeag Millyard in 2023. Anthony's writing is often centered on his own history with incarceration — he describes writing as a way to stay out of the dark abyss while in prison. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Anthony walks us through his journey to New Hampshire and to prison and the role writing and creativity has always played in his life. Anthony primarily writes creative nonfiction and strives to be sometimes humorous and always insightful. Learn more about Anthony Payton at www.anthonypaytonmedia.com and check out Anthony's TEDx Amoskeag Millyard talk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIXauVs_Svs. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show! We'd also like to thank The Currier Museum of Art for their support with our recent Tiny Art Exchange Zine; Red River Theatres for their partnership with the Creative Guts Short Film Festival; and Creative Co Op as a sponsor of the film festival. We appreciate all the folks and organizations who give support to Creative Guts.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with artist Becca Lane of One Lane Studios! Becca is an acrylic painter who creates portraits of animals combining hyperrealism with a colorful and playful contemporary vibe! Becca's work features silly and sweet oddball creatures like racoons, possums, spiders, and more.Becca recently won the THRIVE Arts and Culture Business Competition from the Regional Economic Development Center (REDC), so we'll chat about that and everything that comes with running a small art business. In this episode, we'll discuss Becca's unique journey to art school, her love of animals, puzzles, and more, and how Becca has cultivated the community she loves online!Find One Lane Studios on the web at www.OneLaneStudios.com and across the big social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Bluesky) by searching @OneLaneStudios or you can visit www.OneLaneStudios.com/links! Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Becky Barsi and Joe Acone sit down with freelance writer Ben Cassidy!A journalist whose byline you've likely seen in places like GQ, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Scientific American, Ben's writing blends curiosity with craft, often taking readers into the unexpected corners of science, culture, and the human condition.He's been recognized by Longreads and The Sunday Long Read for his standout narratives and formerly served as the features editor at Seattle Met, where his longform work earned national awards. Now based in New England, Ben continues to explore the region—and beyond—through his writing and his newsletter, aptly named The New England Newsletter.In this conversation, we'll talk about the art of immersive storytelling, how Ben finds and shapes his stories, and what it means to document a place with both depth and heart. Let's get into it!Learn more about Ben at https://www.bybencassidy.com/ and at https://thenewenglandnewsletter.substack.com/.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with photographer Shawn Pierce! Shawn is a portrait and commercial photographer and the owner of Studio Two Seven Nine in Rochester, New Hampshire! His background is in motorsports photography — yes, there's a story there — and he's shifted gears to photographing people!Shawn is also the President of the New Hampshire Professional Photographers Association, the co-founder of the Greater Rochester Camera Club, and he serves on the City of Rochester's Arts and Culture Commission!Shawn is a community-minded creative who is working to make his hometown great. In this episode, we talk about Shawn's early days on the school paper, his evolution from motorsports photography to portrait and commercial photography, and why he created the Greater Rochester Camera Club.You can find Shawn's work on his website www.StudioTwoSevenNine.com and on Instagram and Facebook @StudioTwoSevenNine. You can check out the Greater Rochester Camera Club at www.GRCCNH.com and the NH Professional Photographers Association at www.NHPPA.com. You can also find two of Shawn's photographs in our zine “Kaleidoscope”!Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

What does it take to preserve a language? It's a question Jamie Jacobs, a member of the Seneca Nation, has worked to answer over years. He has teamed up with university researchers to use technology to revive the Seneca language from historical texts written by Jesuit priests. Guest host Noelle Evans has reported extensively on his work. This hour, she and her guests explore the process of cultural preservation. In studio: Jamie Jacobs (Tonawanda Seneca, Turtle Clan), managing curator of the Rock Foundation collections at the Rochester Museum and Science Center Juliee Decker, professor and co-director of the cultural heritage imaging lab at Rochester Institute of Technology

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with artist Aris Moore! Using a variety of mediums, including some more out of the box ones, Aris Moore draws mostly invented beings or creatures that are whimsical, strange, silly, serious, emotional, and oddly relatable. In our conversation, we talk with Aris about how her creatures came to be, how she approaches the business side of being an artist, and how she's coping with the state of the world. Aris is the 2024 winner of the Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant from the NH Charitable Foundation! The grant, if you're not familiar, is available to all Piscataqua Region artists and recognizes the important contribution of working artists to the cultural life of the region by providing an annual financial award to promote the artistic growth of visual artists and craftspeople. Learn more about the grant at www.nhcf.org/how-can-we-help-you/apply-for-a-grant/artist-advancement-grant-program/. Here are the towns in the Piscataqua Region: https://www.nhcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/revised_piscataqua_letter_sized.pdfCheck out Aris's work on her website arismoore.bigcartel.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/arismoore. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with New Hampshire artist Jackie Hanson! Jackie is a painter, printmaker, and creative entrepreneur from the Lakes Region. Her work is vibrant and whimsical with an emphasis on nature and all things New Hampshire. In this episode, we talk about Jackie's identity as a printmaker, the Chicken People Club, and plane crashes (yes, that was a surprise to us, too!). Jackie was raised in a family where art and creativity were always encouraged, and her upbringing — including bucolic New England landscapes and her grandparents' chickens — are a major influence! Jackie has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New England College's Institute of Art and Design. Check out Jackie's work on the web at www.JackieHansonArt.com  and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/jackiehansonart and Facebook at www.facebook.com/jackiehansonart. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Discord.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

Creative Guts is pleased to share this episode of Off the Wall with Matt and Amy from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, New Hampshire. Off The Wall is a semi-regular series where Matt and Amy chat with a wide variety of visual artists, digging into the nuts and bolts of their creative process to reveal more about the layers of meaning, emotion, and intent behind their work.In this episode, you'll hear Jane Cohen discuss "Paint / Paper/ Paste", an exhibition currently on view in the Carnegie Gallery until May 2, 2025. Join us for a public reception on April 5, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Everyone is welcome! The Carnegie Gallery is located in the Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit rochestermfa.org to learn more.Jane Cohen is a New Hampshire-based mixed media artist whose work integrates painting, collage, and printmaking. Guided by intuition and experimentation, she has developed a distinctive visual language that merges memory and invention. Check her work out at www.instagram.com/janecohenstudio.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Becky Barsi and Joe Acone sit down with Daniela Wenzel at the Mosaic Art Collective in Manchester, NH! German-born and a New Hampshire native, Daniela is a multidisciplinary artist whose work comprises oil painting, improvised quiltmaking, pyrography, and sometimes all of the above.Daniela describes her origin story, weaving in details of how her Bauhausian homeland, medical training, and family history are all fundamental influences in her work. Her practice is saturated with color and explores the boundaries of non-representational and craft. Learn how she embraces making as an “obsession” rooted in the tactile, collage, resilience, and joy.You can learn more about Daniela and her work by visiting http://www.danielawenzel.com/, on Instagram (@danielawenzelart) and Bluesky (@danielawenzelart). Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

Creative Guts is pleased to share this episode of Off the Wall with Matt and Amy from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, New Hampshire. Off The Wall is a semi-regular series where Matt and Amy chat with a wide variety of visual artists, digging into the nuts and bolts of their creative process to reveal more about the layers of meaning, emotion, and intent behind their work.In this episode, you'll hear Zach Ellis discuss "Nevertheless", an exhibition currently on view in the Bernier Room until May 2, 2025. Everyone is welcome! The Bernier Room is located in the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. Visit www.rochestermfa.org to learn more.Zach Ellis is a photographer whose work navigates the human, natural, and abstract. Through his artistic practice, he seeks to deepen his awareness of what already holds his attention. At its core, his work embraces duality—both/and—grappling with contradictions in the world and within himself. With a camera in hand, everything becomes a reflective surface, a mirror to the soul, shining back what he hopes—against hope—to see more clearly. Raised in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Zach has traveled the country and now calls southern New Hampshire home. Visit https://zachellisphotography.com/ to visit his website and learn more. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Yeonsoo Kim. Originally from South Korea, Yeonsoo is a full-time studio artist and educator living in Exeter with a focus on ceramics, in particular Onggi, traditional Korean earthenware used extensively as tableware, as well as storage. Yeonsoo was exposed to Onggi during a workshop his first year of University.In this episode, we talk about how Yeonsoo's desire to continue making something new, how his work is influenced by his culture and the various places he's lived, and how he strives to find balance (shoutout to the Exeter YMCA). Yeonsoo has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics and glass from Hongik University in Seoul and a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from the University of Georgia. He was named one of the top six emerging artists from the National Council of Education and Ceramic Arts in 2020. Check out Yeonsoo's work at www.yeonsooceramics.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/yeonsooceramics. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, board members and co-hosts Becky Barsi and Joe Acone sit down with Hannah Cole Dahar in her studio at the Mosaic Art Collective in Manchester, NH! Hannah, a multi-talented artist and full-time art teacher, shares her creative journey from childhood to present day.Discover how Hannah's fiery train caboose drawing at age three sparked her artistic path and her secrets for balancing a thriving art career while nurturing young creatives in the classroom. Hannah's unique vision, rooted in nature and mysticism, comes to life as she discusses her collaborations and artistic process and opens up about the challenges of being an artist, from marketing to constant skill-building. She shares her philosophy of staying curious and embracing failure as a learning opportunity. You can learn more about Hannah and her work by visiting www.coledahar.com and on Instagram at @hannahcoledahar.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Andy DeMeo of Granite Goodness! Granite Goodness is a podcast and newsletter focused on OPTIMISM in New Hampshire. He interviews problem solvers and shares stories of progress and solutions in and around the Granite State.In this episode, we talk about progress journalism and why we all should be a little more optimistic, the many ways in which creativity and goodness overlap, and the technical nitty gritty of podcasting! We'll also cover Oscar Wilde, elevators, playing the accordion, and more. Find Granite Goodness on the web at www.granitegoodness.com and on all the social media channels! Most importantly, you can find the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and on the Granite Goodness' website! You can also find Granite Goodness on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube!www.instagram.com/granitegoodnesswww.linkedin.com/company/granitegoodnesswww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6156650498www.youtube.com/channel/UCKQ1RxdlRdz7vXQJa0sqK7gListen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat (virtually) with Julia Trueblood and Karin Trachtenberg! Julia is an actor and producer; Karin is a theater maker, filmmaker, and director. Julia and Karin's film “Three A.M.” was featured and won the ‘Heartstrings' Award in Creative Guts' film festival in June 2024. In this episode, we discuss how Julia and Karin are telling stories from their perspectives as women and mothers and supporting women in film. Both took time off from their work to start their families, and for Karin, going back to theater was her doing something for herself after prioritizing her kids. Today, they're working with mostly all-women crews, in a super collaborative way. We also talk about the challenges inherent when you're wearing many different hats and why film festivals are an important way for filmmakers to share their work!Check out their films “Pumpkin Pie” and “Three A.M.” at the links below!Pumpkin Pie: www.instagram.com/pumpkin_pie_filmThree A.M.: www.facebook.com/p/Three-AM-100087678037399/Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In today's episode, some of the Creative Guts Board of Directors chat about why they serve this small but mighty nonprofit and why the arts are important to New Hampshire. They reflect on how important creativity is for everyone, creativity as an economic driver for our communities, and what makes Creative Guts unique.  Learn more about Creative Guts at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social media. Find Creative Guts Podcast on Instagram, Facebook, and even LinkedIn. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Creative Guts is a small nonprofit, but our work is far bigger than this podcast. Learn more about us and make a tax-deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.  Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat (virtually) with Ruby Shabazz! Ruby is a singer, songwriter, and performer who writes, records, and performs her music solo and with a live band. In this episode, we talk about Ruby's early musical inspirations (Mariah Carey!) and her evolution from pop and love songs about boys to music with more grit and her need to “get real”. We'll chat about Spotify, performing live, and collaborating with her videographer, her live band, and even her husband! Ruby received the 2024 New England Music Award for Soul/R&B Artist of the Year AND won the 2024 New England Songwriters competition in Hip Hop and R&B for her song “Thank You”! If you want to learn more about Ruby, visit her Link Tree at linktr.ee/rubyshabazz and find her on Instagram at instagram.com/rubyshabazz. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax-deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with artist Nate Twombly! Nate is a freelance illustrator whose work includes drawings and paintings based on New England, seasonality, camping, sports, music, robots, and sometimes folklore and sci-fi. Nate primarily creates his illustrations digitally these days, but has dabbled with everything from acrylic, watercolor, egg tempera, and pen and ink. His folk art is reminiscent of the work of Grandma Moses and Horace Pippin! Nate, who has been painting and drawing since he was little, actually started in photography and still loves vintage cameras and collecting old photographs!Find Nate's work online at www.natedraws.com and on Instagram at www.Instagram.com/natedrawss. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax-deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts hosts Laura Harper Lake and Becky Barsi interview award-winning photographer Becky Field. They discuss Becky's transition from a career in wildlife ecology to photography, her project "Different Roots, Common Dreams" documenting New Hampshire's immigrant communities, and her latest work "Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants." Becky shares insights on her creative process, collaborations with immigrant families, and how her scientific background influences her artistic approach.Learn more about Becky and her work at https://differentrootsnh.com.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

Creative Guts is pleased to share this episode of Off the Wall with Matt and Amy from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, New Hampshire. Off The Wall is a semi-regular series where Matt and Amy chat with a wide variety of visual artists, digging into the nuts and bolts of their creative process to reveal more about the layers of meaning, emotion, and intent behind their work.In this episode, Matt and Amy talk to Matt Gerding about "Weekend Wanderings: Explorations Not Too Far Off the Main Trail", an exhibition featuring a series of original works in the Bernier Room, at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center. The exhibit will be on view from November 4, 2024, to January 31, 2025, with a reception planned for December 7, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.Matt is a painter, educator, and mayor from Somersworth, NH, whose work is deeply inspired by the conserved natural areas of Seacoast New Hampshire, Southern Maine, and the Great North Woods. https://mattgerdingart.com/Learn more about the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts at www.rochestermfa.org.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Shayla Gerkin and Hazel Tompkins, two NH Teen Poet Laureates! The mission of the NH Teen Poet Laureate team is to maintain the accessibility of poetry for all NH teens, and to spread the power of writing. In this episode, we're going to talk about how!The NH Teen Poet Laureate team creates opportunities for teen poets across the state to publicize their work through a newsletter and annual literary magazine. Shayla and Hazel, from Exeter High School and Hanover High School, respectively, share their experiences with poetry from learning the classics in school to the styles and subject matters they're drawn to now.You can find the NH Teen Poet Laureate team online at https://goodpoetryzine.wixsite.com/nh-teen-poets-laurea and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/nhteenpoets. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Angie Lane interview a variety of creatives and makers at the Concord Multicultural Festival! The Concord Multicultural Festival is an annual celebration of the cultural diversity in the Capital Region in New Hampshire. This vibrant event celebrates a rich diversity in the area and promotes cultural understanding and appreciation through a variety of programs and events, including art demonstrations, music and dance performances, and more.As Laura and Angie strolled the festival, folks were welcome to participate in on-the-spot mini-interviews, chatting about their creative pursuits and what the festival means to them. In this episode, we chat with:Carolyne Jordan – Castello Arts: www.castelloarts.orgBecky Field – Fieldworks Photos: www.differentrootsnh.com  Susan Zankel – New Hampshire Book Festival: www.nhbookfestival.orgRuby Shabazz – R&B and neo soul hip-hop artist: https://rubyshabazz.wixsite.com/newmusicSaad Hindal – Art From Memory: https://www.facebook.com/ArtFromMemoryTamara  Morris –  Tamara Deonka Art: www.tamaradeonka.comThere were so many amazing creatives at this event that we didn't have time to get to everyone, but you can learn more about all the creates at this event, and more about the festival itself, at www.concordnhmulticulturalfestival.org.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax-deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this mini episode of Creative Guts, Laura and Sarah chat about our  call for art and writing for our Fall 2024 Zine, with a theme of Love Letter to a Place. We're seeking writing and visual works that share the places that inspire, have a personally significant meaning, or that you simply love.ELIGIBILITY: Creatives 18 years and older, from any country, are welcome to apply with written works and/or visual work in any medium.FEE: Submission is free! This zine is by donation only. While there is no fee to submit, we welcome donations to Creative Guts. Creative Guts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so all donations are tax-deductible. The suggested donation is $15. Donations can be made here. If you are not making a donation, we ask that you please share this call for art with an artist in your life.Creatives of accepted works will receive a free printed edition of the zine thanks to the generous sponsorship of Creative Co-op, based in Exeter, NH.SUBMISSION: Visit www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/zine and complete our form to submit one (1) to three (3) images of individual artworks in .JPEG format, with at least 300 dpi, or a text document of poetry/prose (300 words maximum). All accepted artists/writers will be notified via email by the end of November.DEADLINE: November 10, 2024 (11:59 pm ET)Get all the details on everything we're up to at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social media. Find Creative Guts Podcast on Instagram, Facebook, and even LinkedIn. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Creative Guts is a small nonprofit, but our work is far bigger than this podcast. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.  Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with Esmeldy Angeles, a self-taught photographer who focuses on portraits and creative photography! Esmeldy was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New Hampshire when she was 14 years old. As a self-taught photographer, her unique style leads to powerful and dynamic visual storytelling. In our conversation with Esmeldy, you'll hear about how she learned photography, her collaborations with other creatives (you'll recognize some familiar names!), her love of the editing process, and who would be her dream subject to photograph someday.  Check out Esmeldy's work at www.instagram.com/esmeldy_angeles. Her work has been featured in and on the cover of Issue 11 of 603 Diversity Magazine, which can be found at https://issuu.com/mcleancommunications/docs/603_diversity_issue_11.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with John Fladd, food and cocktail writer with Hippo Press and Heavy Table! John spends his days developing recipes, weaving stories about food and drink, and talking with restaurateurs! In this episode we talk about the relationship between food and culture, John's process for writing for digital and print, and how on Earth John got involved with a publication based in Minneapolis, MN!Find John Fladd's writing in The Hippo (https://hippopress.com/author/john-fladd/) and The Heavy Table (https://heavytable.com/author/johnfladd/)! You can also find John on Instagram at www.instagram.com/woodenmask.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show! 

Creative Guts is pleased to share this episode of Off the Wall with Matt and Amy from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, New Hampshire. Off The Wall is a semi-regular series where Matt and Amy chat with a wide variety of visual artists, digging into the nuts and bolts of their creative process to reveal more about the layers of meaning, emotion, and intent behind their work.In this special episode, Matt and Amy talk to legendary rock and roll photographer Bob Gruen about his earliest memories of photography, his history in the music business, and what he's up to now. Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has captured the music scene for over forty years in photographs that have gained worldwide recognition.Learn more about this amazing artist at www.bobgruen.com and follow on Instagram at www.instagram.com/bob_gruen.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with Catherine Stewart, a playwright, filmmaker, dancer, and more! Catherine is the co-founder of Film Unbound, which has become a collective of artists who make mission-driven media for changemakers, inventors, and innovators. Formerly, Catherine served as the artistic director of the New Hampshire Theatre Project in Portsmouth. This episode includes a truly fantastic conversation about ensuring your work aligns with your values, knowing when to say “no” and when to say “yes”, and balancing creativity with admin. We also get to hear the adorable story of when Catherine met her husband!Catherine isn't on social media (we'll talk about that, too), but you can sign up for her newsletter at https://makecreatemore.ck.page/ and you can find Film Unbound at www.FilmUnbound.com.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

Creative Guts is back! While we enjoyed our break this summer, we're so glad to be back! In this short episode, we'll give you a rundown on our summer from our 5th birthday party at Auspicious Brew to the 2024 youth zine! We'll also fill you in on what's to come (spoiler alert: Art Round the Room is back by popular demand)! This season, you can expect interviews with amazing creatives here on this space. While Laura and Sarah aren't going anywhere, you'll also hear from some other hosts!Get all the details on everything we're up to at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social media. Find Creative Guts Podcast on Instagram, Facebook, and even LinkedIn. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Creative Guts is a small nonprofit, but our work is far bigger than this podcast. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.  Thank you to our friends at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter, NH and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH for their support of the show!

 Creative Guts is five years old! In this episode, Laura and Sarah reflect on the highlights of the past year — the podcast, the programming, and what is on the horizon! Thank you to our partners and funders: Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery, the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, Exeter High School, the NH State Council on the Arts, and others! A special thank you to YOU: our listeners! To those of you who have been here since day one, you cannot imagine the love we feel for you!To celebrate this milestone, we're hosting a birthday party and YOU are invited! Join us at Auspicious Brew in Dover on Tuesday, July 23rd for a rocking good time. Clandestine will be there with the tunes. Please RSVP for our party here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/f18cfda6-4140-4b2b-90f3-6212a46e8df9Creative Guts is taking a summer break, so you won't hear from us in July or August, but we'll be back with new episodes in September! In the meantime, catch up on past episodes you've missed or re-listen to your favorites wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website. While we won't be releasing any new episodes this summer, we will be busy making other fun things happen! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn for the latest and visit our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com to sign up for our monthly newsletter. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake, Sarah Wrightsman, and Mike Durkee interview makers of all ages at the NH Maker Fest, hosted by the Children's Museum of New Hampshire, on June 1, 2024. The NH Maker Fest is an all-ages celebration of creativity and innovation, where makers can share their project, hobbies, experiments, and more with the community. At the Creative Guts booth, folks were welcome to participate in a mini-interview with some of the Creative Guts team, chatting about their creative pursuits and dreams. It was a joyful time as we chatted with 20 youngsters – some as young as 4-years-old – and a handful of adults with inspiring stories to tell, including local children's author Carolyn Watkins, Daniel of the Piece of Mind Podcast; and Suzie Lavigne, president of Veterans in Performing Arts.Check out more about the NH Maker Fest at https://childrens-museum.org/things-to-do/events/nh-maker-fest. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to The Children's Museum of New Hampshire for inviting us to join this event! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Zackery Betty, the artistic director at NSquared Dance! Zackery is a dancer and a choreographer with an MFA in Choreography and a BFA in dance!NSquared Dance was founded by Nick Neagle, creative director and Zackery's husband, in New York City as his senior thesis! NSquared is now Manchester's premiere contemporary dance company, and we're so glad they landed in New Hampshire!In this episode, we answer the important questions, like are you better at the Cotton Eyed Joe just because you're a professional dancer? The answer, of course, is yes. We also talk about stage fright, dance competitions (including the televised kind), how to get started, and more. Check out NSquared Dance online at www.nsquareddance.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NSquaredDance and Instagram at www.instagram.com/nsquared_dance. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Jonathan Geddis of JG Film & Photo. Jonathan is a videographer, filmmaker, cinematographer, video producer, drone pilot, and [insert other words related to using a camera]! We met Jonathan last summer when he created a video about Creative Guts winning the Governor's Arts Award!JG Film & Photo is a full-service production company specializing in video production, photography, and editing! Jonathan has a degree in filmmaking from Lakes Region Community College and years of experience working in television, feature films, short films, commercials, real estate, weddings, and more! In this episode, we're going to cover everything from Jonathan's early days and education, to his favorite movies (including underrated films and guilty pleasures), to controversial topics including AI, drones, TikTok, and copyright! Go check out Jonathan's work online at www.JonathanGeddis.com, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/jg_filmandphoto and Facebook at www.facebook.com/JG.Photo.FIlm. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

We're sharing some upcoming events in this special bonus episode!Creative Guts is thrilled to present Snarl, a duo exhibition featuring the captivating works of Heather Hernon and Raisa Tolchinsky at the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts! As two past guests of the Creative Guts podcast (episodes 98 and 154), their combined artistry promises an unforgettable experience for visitors to the Carnegie Gallery.The exhibition will be on view from May 6, 2024, to September 6, 2024, with a reception planned for May 14, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The public is encouraged to attend. The RMFA's Carnegie Gallery is located at the Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867.https://www.rochestermfa.org/creative-guts-presents-snarl-in-the-carnegie-gallery Tickets are now on sale for the Creative Guts Short Film Festival, happening on June 11, 2024 at 6:00 pm at Red River Theatres in Concord, New Hampshire. The 3-hour festival will feature various films and creatives of all backgrounds. The spirit of this festival is to celebrate the creativity, voice, and collaboration of filmmakers.Get your tickets at https://redrivertheatres.org/film/creative-guts-short-film-festival/ A special thank you to the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts and the Red River Theatres, both of which have been fantastic partners with these programs. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with artist Brandy Patterson! Blessed with the gift of synesthesia, Brandy paints what she sees when she's listening to music. In this episode, we'll talk about Brandy's ability to forge connections between sound and color, collaborating with her musician husband (Hallmark, are you listening?), and how she's invited her five-year-old into her art. Check out Brandy's work at www.bmpatterson.com. Brandy is also on Instagram at www.instagram.com/brandympatterson and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGHVWMvD-8g7qC58swLREw. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Lionel Loveless of Officially Knotted Bowties. Lionel, also known as Mr. Bowtie Daily, is a self-taught seamster who takes vintage neckties and other fabric and transforms them into custom bow ties! The bow ties he creates are upcycled, sustainable, and one-of-a-kind pieces. Sometimes his bow ties are an opportunity to carry the essence of a loved one — you'll see how when you hear the origin story of Officially Knotted Bowties. In this episode, we'll talk about some of the coolest bow ties Lionel has made (and the coolest people he's made bow ties for) and how Lionel found a community here in New Hampshire after growing up in Oklahoma. Check out Officially Knotted Bowties online at officiallyknottedbowties.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/officiallyknottedbowties, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/officiallyknottedbowties. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with artist and film editor Eric Gold. Eric explores collective consciousness in populations through the creation of art and community, by coordinating community-created portraits in the US and Canada. His most recent of these projects is Growing Up Portsmouth, a series of community-created portraits of people who are part of Portsmouth's story from the past 50 years. This collection is on display at the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC), in Portsmouth, NH, until April 19th.We discuss in this episode the logistics and spirit of community-created portraits and Eric's upcoming work with Exeter High School students to create portraits of some local creatives who have worked with students in the past, and been on Creative Guts. Eric shares how he learned even more about Portsmouth's history through the Growing Up Portsmouth series, his own history with Portsmouth, and how he sometimes feels like a therapist during the community-created paintings. Also, we say “monkey” more times than ever before on the podcast!Learn more about Eric Gold at www.ericgoldart.com .Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.  

Creative Guts is pleased to share this episode of Off the Wall with Matt and Amy from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, New Hampshire. Off The Wall is a semi-regular series where Matt and Amy chat with a wide variety of visual artists, digging into the nuts and bolts of their creative process to reveal more about the layers of meaning, emotion, and intent behind their work.This episode features artist Sean Ware, who is currently exhibiting a series of original works in the Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library (Rochester, NH) until May 3, 2024. Visit www.rochestermfa.org to learn more about the RMFA and this exhibit.Sean Ware is an artist and educator based in Portland, Maine. He focuses on capturing the changing dynamics of everyday environments. His paintings highlight the nuances of fading light, passing storms, and the resilience of growing weeds, prompting viewers to find something new in the familiar.Learn more about this amazing artist at www.seanwarepainting.com and follow on Instagram at www.instagram.com/seanwarepainting.

Return guest, Michael Joseph, talks about his new book, Lost & Found, published by Kehrer Verlag. You may already know the work from the Travelers series on his Instagram account. This is a beautifully laid out and printed book and we get into many of the details and decisions that went into making this book. First, the decision to publish this series, connecting with an editor, the fundraising, what kinds of text would be used, all the design elements, and finally having it in hand. Michael generously shares each step along the way. We also catch up on how Michael's next series, The Wild West of the East is coming along. https://www.michaeljosephphotographics.com https://www.michaeljosephphotographics.com/book-purchase/p/lost-and-found-book https://www.kehrerverlag.com/en/michael-joseph-lost-found This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club Begin Building your dream photobook library today at https://charcoalbookclub.com Michael Joseph is a street portrait and documentary photographer.  Raised just outside of New York City, his inspirations are drawn from interactions with strangers on city streets and aims to afford his audience the same experience through his photographs.  His portraits are made on the street, often unplanned and up close to allow the viewer to explore the immediate and unseen. Themes throughout his portraiture and projects include identity formation, found family, wanderlust, the human journey, the search for equality and human authenticity. His first monograph, "Lost and Found: A Portrait of American Wanderlust" will be published in Fall, 2023 (Europe) and Spring, 2024 (USA) by Kehrer Verlag. Michael's work has been featured on CNN, Vice, The Guardian, Dazed, AnotherMan, Paper Magazine, HUCK, the Advocate, and published in magazines internationally including Elle, Inked, 1814 and SHOTS. He has been exhibited nationally, with solo shows at Daniel Cooney Fine Art (New York, NY) and the Soho Photo Gallery (New York, NY) and the FP3 Gallery (Boston, MA). Group exhibitions include the notable Aperture Gallery (New York, NY), the Getty Images Gallery (London, UK) and the Griffin Museum of Photography (Massachusetts). He has lectured at the International Center of Photography (New York, NY), the Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA), in portraiture classes at the New England School of Photography (Boston, MA) and taught at the Light Factory (Charlotte, NC).  His portraits are held in the permanent collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Houston, TX) Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Fort Wayne, Indiana), the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (Rochester, NH), the Jack Sheer Collection, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery (Saratoga Springs, NY)and private collections. He is a 2023 and 2016 Photolucida Top 50 Photographer, 2020 Photolucida Finalist, and LensCulture Portrait Award Finalist. He is a recipient of the fellowship in photography from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and a grant from the Peter S. Reed Foundation.  Support Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/real-photo-show

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with artist Shaina Gates! Shaina's art is a challenge to describe. Her stunning work took a bit of serendipity. Her experimental photography happened when she was playing with black-and-white film, but she's not a photographer. In order to truly appreciate the mystery of Shaina's work, you kind of need to see it for yourself! Her experimentation led her to something a bit unique — we don't know of any other artist doing what Shaina does. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation also thought Shaina's work was pretty cool: Last year Shaina was the recipient of the Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant from the Charitable Foundation. This grant recognizes the important contribution of working artists to the cultural life of the region by providing an annual financial award to promote the artistic growth of visual artists and craftspeople. Shaina is now in the position to share and promote her work as an innovative contribution to the field of experimental photography. Please take a peek at Shaina's work on the web at www.shainagates.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/shainagates. If you're interested in the Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement grant, head over the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's website at www.nhcf.org/how-can-we-help-you/apply-for-a-grant/artist-advancement-grant-program/. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

Rochester, NY is shaping up to be one of the best places in upstate New York to watch next month's solar eclipse. Newsline with Brigitte Quinn spoke with Hillary Olson, President and CEO, Rochester Museum and Science Center about what visitors can expect.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians are back for season four of PCL's podcast! The latest episode includes a visit from Dan Schneiderman, the Eclipse Partnerships Coordinator for the Rochester Museum & Science Center, who shares details on what to expect from the big day on April 8. Dan is probably the busiest person in Rochester at the moment, but he was able to spare some time with Robyn and Jim to talk about his favorite books!

In this episode, Marie and Katherine talk to Amy Lemelin about the Teen Room at the Rochester Public Library. The Teen Room has experienced major upgrades over the past year or so, including a larger space with new furniture, fresh paint, fun and engaging programming, art from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, and much more.

Creative Guts is pleased to share this episode of Off the Wall with Matt and Amy from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, New Hampshire. Off The Wall is a semi-regular series where Matt and Amy chat with a wide variety of visual artists, digging into the nuts and bolts of their creative process to reveal more about the layers of meaning, emotion, and intent behind their work.This episode features artist Julie K. Gray, who is currently exhibiting a series of original works in the Bernier Room at the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center (Rochester, NH) until March 1, 2024. Visit www.rochestermfa.org to learn more about the RMFA and this exhibit.Julie K. Gray is an interdisciplinary artist based in Biddeford, Maine. Her primary mediums include sculpture, photography, and needlepoint. She obtained her BFA in Photography from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2005 and completed her MFA in Studio Art at the Maine College of Art in 2012. Gray has exhibited extensively in New England, as well as in various locations across the United States and Canada.Learn more about this amazing artist at www.juliekgray.com and follow her on instagram at www.instagram.com/juliekgray.  

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with artist and educator, Joe Acone! We invited Joe on the podcast to talk about gamified teaching. A self-described nerd, Joe pulls from role playing games, like Dungeons and Dragons, and applies those concepts in the classroom!Today, Joe works alongside Creative Guts' Vice Chair, Becky Barsi, at The Derryfield School in Manchester, NH. In the past, Joe has taught at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, Framingham State University, and LaSalle College. In addition to his full time job at the Derryfield School, he's also teaching a course on world building at Manchester Community College.In this episode, we'll also talk a bit about how Joe balances his passion and creativity in the classroom with his own art. As an artist, Joe works primarily in oil and digital, with a bit of illustration, too. He's not a writer, but he's also sort of a writer!Check out Joe at www.artstation.com/joeacone and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/joeacone.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

Introducing the 100th full-length interview on Creative Guts! Thank you to our listeners for being with us over the years!In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with Randall Nielsen, the artist behind From Strange Pieces and the founder of Queerlective! Randall is an artist, engineer, and community organizer living in Manchester. His personal mission is to spread color and light throughout the universe through queer shiny art! In this episode we talk about Randall's personal journey over the past couple of years, how and why he founded Queerlective, and more! If you're not familiar, Queerlective is a community organization, based in New Hampshire, that seeks to create and promote inclusive environments for the queer, BIPOC, and underserved communities with a focus on utilizing art for personal and community growth. Queerlective is relatively new, but you wouldn't know it by looking at them!Check out Queerlective on the web at www.Queerlective.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/queer_lective on From Strange Pieces on the web at www.StrangePieces.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/fromstrangepieces. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

Creative Guts is pleased to share this episode of Off the Wall with Matt and Amy from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, New Hampshire.Off The Wall is a semi-regular series where Matt and Amy chat with a wide variety of visual artists, digging into the nuts and bolts of their creative process to reveal more about the layers of meaning, emotion, and intent behind their work.This episode features artist Hannah Hirsch, who is currently exhibiting a series of original works in the Carnegie Gallery at the Rochester Public Library until February 2, 2024.Visit www.rochestermfa.org to learn more about the RMFA, and visit www.hannahhirsch.com to learn more about this artist!

Are you aware that there will be a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024? This amazing event doesn't happen very often, so you should really try to see it. But how can you prepare to see one? Dan Schneiderman, Eclipse Partnership Coordinator at the Rochester Museum and Science Center is here to give us tons of tips. Don't miss this awesome episode or the eclipse!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Liz Pieroni, artist and founder of Mosaic Art Collective! Liz's passion for art was deeply cultivated by family and community, and she's used that passion to create much-needed community in Manchester. Liz's professional training was in ceramics, but today she mostly plays with various thicknesses of acrylic paint and charcoal. Liz — and the entire Board at Mosaic — is a boon to the Manchester community. Liz and the hosts talk about everything from Mosaic's first year and how we can better support local artists to family and Liz's personal journey. Find out more about Mosaic Art Collective at www.mosaicartcollective.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/mosaicartcollective/ and Facebook at www.facebook.com/MosaicArtCollective. Check out Liz's work at www.EPSarts.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/epsarts1/ and Facebook at www.facebook.com/EPSArts1.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with artist Brendan McCormick!Brendan is a digital artist who lives, works, and creates in New Hampshire. A product of the 90's and early 2000's, Brendan draws inspiration from his childhood playing video games, reading comics, making movies, and skateboarding. After graduating college in 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in Film Production from Keene State College, Brendan worked in television. A few years ago, he rediscovered his love for creating artwork and since then has been selling his work to people all over the country and in stores around New England as a full-time artist.Brendan's work and style can be described as colorfully dark with a sense of humor and sarcasm. He strives to make that one odd piece in your home that warrants a double-take or a chuckle.Check out Brendan's work at www.bmccormick.com and on Instagram www.instagram.com/bmccormick86. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. A special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery in Exeter for providing a space where Creative Guts can record! This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

Ever wondered how much planning goes into preparing for a total solar eclipse? Prepare to be enlightened with our guest Dan Schneiderman, Eclipse Partnership Coordinator at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. In our delightful conversation, Dan takes us on a journey, revealing the fascinating world of total solar eclipses and all the nitty-gritty that goes into preparing for them. He also dabbles in nostalgia, reminiscing his childhood love for Bill Nye and the Magic School Bus, and his self-taught journey into the blossoming world of science.In anticipation of the upcoming Great North American Eclipse, Dan walks us through the meticulous preparations underway. He gives us the inside scoop on what it takes to handle an influx of tourists, and expertly provides advice for those hoping to witness this incredible event. But that's not all. Dan opens up about his inventive projects like a captivating light-painting photo booth and his amusing 400 toggle switches board. Filled with amusing anecdotes and deep insights, Dan's revelations are sure to captivate any science enthusiast.As we wrap up our conversation, we take a deep dive into the profound impact of total solar eclipses on nature and the emotions they evoke in people. With Dan's expert guidance, we discuss the best places to view the eclipse and the importance of safety when doing so. And if you're wondering about the future of SciChat, we also touch on our exciting future plans and upcoming guests. Join us on this mesmerizing journey that promises a fresh perspective on science and the enigmatic phenomenon of solar eclipses.Here is the link for Bark and Beyond!Bark and Beyond!(use the code BUNSEN to save 10%)Dan's Twitter Handle: https://twitter.com/hiteakBunsen and Beaker Links:The Ginger Stuffie is on presale so check the link here:www.bunsenbernerbmd.comAlso use the code BEAKER5 to save FIVE bucks off a Beaker stuffie in July!Join The Paw Pack to Support The Show!https://bunsenbernerbmd.com/pages/paw-pack-plus-communityThe Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find!www.bunsenbernerbmd.comSign up for our Weekly Newsletter!Our Spaces Sponsor: Bark and Beyond Supplyhttps://barkandbeyondsupply.com/Bunsen and Beaker on Twitter:Bunsen and Beaker on TikTok:Bunsen and Beaker on FacebookInstaBunsandBeaksSupport the showFor Science, Empathy, and Cuteness!Being Kind is a Superpower.https://twitter.com/bunsenbernerbmd