Podcasts about Rochester Museum

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.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with Isabel (Izze) Ardito Lebo, the creative behind Cheeky Neighborhood.Originally from Portsmouth, NH, Izze possesses an unwavering passion for creation as she works in oil painting, drawing, sculpture, rug hooking, and tufting. She recently earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada. In our conversation, we discuss the story behind Cheeky Neighborhood and her iconic star characters, the bias against some of her art mediums that she has faced from peers and professors, the difference between tufting and rug hooking and her journey to learning and teaching, and so much more. We also chat about her upcoming rug hooking workshop Creative Guts is co-hosting at Art Up Front Street in December! Learn about that event at www.creativegutspodcast.com/events.Check out Izze's cheeky work online at www.cheekyneighborhood.com; on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cheekyneighborhood; and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Cheekyneighborhood.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 thrilled to partner with the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts to present Kaleidoscope, a colorful, open call exhibition. This group show will include works from 30 artists from New England. The exhibition will be on view in the Bernier Room at the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts from November 5, 2023 through January 5, 2024.The public is invited to an opening reception on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. In addition to the exhibition, all works selected for this show will be featured in a Creative Guts' zine! To see past editions of the zine, please visit www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/zine. Get all the details about this show at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/events. As always, hang out with Creative Guts on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast and visit our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 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. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with artist, curator, poet, and educator Fallon Rae. Fallon's name was mentioned when Creative Guts interviewed Mike Howat last year, and Fallon's been on the list ever since. Fallon's currently in a state of transition with her personal art, moving from themes of outer space to something more figurative. While she's evolving, she has plenty to keep her busy with the brand new gallery, Pillar Gallery + Projects, in Concord that she's opening with Mike Howat and the Mini Museum at Concord Mart! In this episode, we cover a host of topics from the pressure to make money as an artist to the pitfalls of social media to why showing your art in small businesses is actually awesome.Check out Fallon's work on the web at www.fallonrae.com and on Instagram and Facebook at www.instagram.com/byfallonrae and www.facebook.com/byfallonrae.You can find Pillar Gallery + Projects online at www.pillargalleryprojects.com, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pillar_galleryprojects, and in person at 205 N State St, Concord, NH 03301. 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 today's episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with Jason Moon! Jason is the Senior Reporter and Producer on New Hampshire Public Radio's Document team. Document is NHPR's award-winning longform, narrative podcast series, and Jason specifically has covered topics ranging from unsolved murders to presidential elections to secret lists of police officers. Jason's work includes Bear Brook, seasons 1 and 2.In this episode, we cover the power of silence, go behind the scenes on the collaborative process at NHPR, and discuss the emotional weight of Jason's work (and his light and breezy fantasy career)!Check out Bear Brook and more from Jason and the Document team at www.BearBrookPodcast.com and www.NHPR.org/document. 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 Rachel Sotak, the Concord-based artist behind RS Creative! Rachel embodies both creativity and guts. She is a graphic designer whose style is illustrative and colorful. Rachel manages to balance her client work with self-driven work, but spends a lot of her time helping small businesses with their branding. In this episode, we talk about adventures in mural making, why artists are the best, and a real-life story about faking it until you make it! We also manage to cover seaweed that tastes like bacon. Take a peek at Rachel's work at www.rachelsotakcreative.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/rscreative_studio. 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 back with a brand new interview episode! In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with Amanda Kidd-Kestler, executive director of the New Hampshire Art Association!The New Hampshire Art Associate serves established and emerging artists to cultivate creativity, community, and culture through education, events, and exhibitions. NHAA is located in downtown Portsmouth — an arts hub of NH! The New Hampshire Art Association is also the home of WC Gallery, a bathroom and installation space!In this episode, we talk about how NHAA and Amanda support emerging artists and help them advance their careers and the importance of finding your art ancestors. We also get to know Amanda and her work a little better! Originally from New York, Amanda works in printmaking, photography, ceramics, and drawing. Amanda's art is inspired by femininity, sexuality, art history, and the environment. Find out more!NHAA website: www.nhartassociation.orgNHAA Instagram: www.instagram.com/nhartassociationNHAA Facebook: www.facebook.com/nhartassociationWC Gallery Instagram: www.instagram.com/wcgallerynhAmanda's art: www.kidd-kestler.artAmanda's Instagram: www.instagram.com/twocatpressListen 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 episode, Marie and Katherine chat about the success of the Summer Reading programs; the refreshed Teen Room and new programming for teens; the reorganization of books, media, and furniture around the building; and new art from the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Have no fear, there's at least one 'Love Boat' reference in the episode.

Creative Guts is back! It's been a busy year and Creative Guts has a lot to share. First, some news: Creative Guts is honored to have been selected as the recipient for the 2023 NH Governor's Arts Award for Creative Communities. The NH Governor's Arts Awards publicly recognize outstanding contributions to the state's arts and cultural life made by individuals, organizations, and communities and are given every other year. There will be an awards evening on October 23rd and watch parties are being planned around the state to expand the celebration, so stay tuned for more information on that!In this episode, we'll cover some upcoming events for this fall!Creative Guts' first Arts Market will be this Saturday, September 9th from 10 am until 4 pm at Art Up Front Street in Exeter! There will be live music from Atlantic Canyons and Clandestine!Creative Guts is hosting a unique event for people who can't draw a stick figure. Art ‘Round the Room is a speed dating-style event where attendees have the opportunity to “date” various art mediums (with the support and guidance of professional artists). Creative Guts has partnered with the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts for Kaleidoscope, a colorful, open call exhibition! The show will be on view in the Bernier Room at the Rochester Community Center between November and January.Get all the details about all of these events at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/events. As always, hang out with Creative Guts on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast and visit our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 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.

The Rochester Museum and Science Center is repatriating Indigenous remains that had been part if its collection, the strike is on for union nurses at Rochester General Hospital, and the New York State Department of Health is reporting an increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions.

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

In part two of Creative Guts' interview with the team behind Positive Street Art, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with Manuel “Phelany” Ramirez, lead artist and co-founder of Positive Street Art! You probably know Phelany for his murals — he's had a lot of practice with a can of spray paint! We talk about spray paint as a medium (it's hard!) and the stigma around “street art”. In this episode, we'll also talk about murals (duh), including the biggest mural, the weirdest wall, and how Phelany went from Phelan Place Bronx, New York City to painting a moose in Lancaster, New Hampshire.Find more about Phelany and his art online at www.phelany.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/phelany23. Find Positive Street Art online at www.positivestreetart.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/positivestreetart, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/positivestreetart.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. And a special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery for providing a space where Creative Guts can record!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 two-part episode, Creative Guts' co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman interview the team behind Positive Street Art! In part one, we talk with Cecilia Ulibarri, executive director, co-founder, and community leader! Positive Street Art was born out of a series of serendipitous events (including an amazing meet-cute) and Cecilia's desire to make her children proud. Cecilia was an artist in search of community and she did more than find one — she made one.In this episode, you'll hear the entire story of how Positive Street Art came to be and how it has grown over the past 11 years! As a bonus, Cecilia is the first makeup artist featured on Creative Guts and we dig into that a bit, too.Find Positive Street Art online at www.positivestreetart.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/positivestreetart, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/positivestreetart. If you want to check out Looks by Cecilia, you can find it on Instagram (www.instagram.com/looksbycecilia) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/looksbycecilia).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. And a special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery for providing a space where Creative Guts can record!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 chat with Owen Simoes. Based in Concord, NH, Owen is the flipper behind Squid Flip, which offers unique fine and found furnishings. At only 16 years old, Owen is among the youngest creatives to be interviewed on Creative Guts! In this episode, we'll talk about what inspired Owen to start flipping furniture at only 10 years old, his experience on Good Morning America, and where the name Squid Flip came from! We'll also spend a little time talking about Owen's experience with interior design and what he's thinking about for his future. Check out Squid Flip online at www.squidflip.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SquidFlip, and Instagram at www.instagram.com/squidflip_nh/. 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 freelance filmmaker and photographer and young entrepreneur, Joey the Monk! Joey's introduction to film was in high school where he took a film class and started creating skateboarding videos for YouTube. Along with his freelance projects, Joey is a video producer for Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), and the story of how he started working there is fascinating. In this episode, we talk about the importance of self care, where Joey the Monk's moniker comes from (hint: it's right in the name), and Joey's experience with imposter syndrome!Find Joey the Monk online at www.joeythemonk.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/joeythemonkk. 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, Marie and Katherine are excited to talk about some major changes coming to the Rochester Public Library. Over the next few months, librarians will be moving the collection around, creating additional space for new programming and materials. In addition, new art will be added by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with Amber Nicole Cannan, a biomedical artist who teaches science through art! Amber Nicole is the founder of Unchartered, which teaches educational concepts and life lessons using art. She studied biomedical art (a rare major), and in this episode we talk about what that means and how Amber Nicole's career has evolved. We also explore the intersection of art, science, and disability and Amber Nicole's local advocacy. We also talk about poop, kind of a lot.Find Unchartered on the web at www.unchartered.org, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/uncharteredtutoring, and on TikTok at www.tiktok.com/@uncharteredtutoring. Find Amber Nicole's art on Instagram at www.instagram.com/bioscicreative.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. And a special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery for providing a space where Creative Guts can record!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, Matt has a conversation with Steve Golson about the Atari art exhibit at the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, which remains on view until March 3. Golson is a game designer who worked for General Computer Corporation in the early 1980s. Throughout the conversation, Golson talks about how he landed a job at Atari after being sued for copyright infringement, his connection to the iconic arcade classic Ms. Pac-Man, and what he thinks of the gaming industry today.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Justice McDaniel, better known as Justice Eats Trees, a self-described artist, musician, and enthusiastic weirdo. Justice is a general maker of things and doer of too much stuff! Justice was raised by a musician and has been drawing since he could hold stuff, so you can say he's been a creator for a long time. Justice tells us a bit about his time spent as a touring musician, his desire to create art that is accessible, and encourages people to engage with art. His ideas come from weird, bad days, and his paintings tend to start in the woods. And, if you're wondering about the name, Justice Eats Trees, tune in to find out!Find Justice McDaniel on Instagram — his handle is JusticeEatsTrees and follow the LinkTree rabbit hole from there. You can listen to Justice's music on Bandcamp at https://justiceeatstrees.bandcamp.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. 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. And a special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery for providing a space where Creative Guts can record!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.

The Rochester Museum & Science Center is recruiting ambassadors to get the word out about next year's total eclipse. Local town supervisors are concerned about Gov. Kathy Hochul's housing initiative. And a recent graduate of the Rochester City School District says he plans to run for elected office this year.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with painter Rick Fox. Rick is an oil painter who primarily paints plein air landscapes and human heads (thanks to some help from the mirror) in a style he describes as simplified expressionist realism. Notably, Rick is the winner of the 2022 Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant — a grant he applied for seven times — which has given him the chance to create with more freedom than ever. In this episode, we talk with Rick about what he learned through the grant writing process and what advice he would have for future contenders, his experiences teaching painting and drawing, and how his work and his relationship to his work are always changing.Check out Rick Fox's work on his website at www.rickfoxpaintings.com and follow Rick on Instagram at www.instagram.com/rickfoxpaintings. 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. And a special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery for providing a space where Creative Guts can record!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 Jess Furtado, of Jess of All Trades, a multidisciplinary artist who works in photography, paint, collage, and creative writing. Less than a year ago, Jess took a leap of faith and quit her full-time job to spend more time on her art, and moved into a studio at Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery. In this episode, we talk about how she strikes a balance between her client-facing work and her own art. We'll talk about what inspires Jess, which includes everything from music, movies, pop culture, and more; how the coronavirus pandemic pushed her art forward; and how her parents nurtured her creativity growing up.Check out Jess's work and learn more at www.jessoat.com. Find Jess Of All Trades on Instagram and Facebook at www.instagram.com/jessoatart and www.facebook.com/jessoatart.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. Special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery 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.

 Welcome back to another episode of Creative Calendar! This series is for our local listeners — we'll be talking about the artsy, creative, fun things happening around the great state of New Hampshire!This month's episode includes:Port City MakerspaceCostume Build Nights!Every Saturday in October from 5-8 PM68 Morning Street, Portsmouthwww.PortCityMakerspace.comArt Up Front Street Open StudiosNovember 5th and 6th from 10 am until 4 pm120 Front Street, Exeterwww.artupfrontstreet.comRochester Museum of Fine ArtsAlicia Sampson Ethridge “The Birds and the Herds”Bernier Room, Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield StreetOn view November 7th through January 6th, 2023Reception: November 19th from 11 am until 1 pmwww.rochestermfa.org/alicia-sampson-ethridge/Find Alicia's work at www.AliciaEthride.com. Rochester Museum of Fine ArtsTyler Pearce (@tjpcreates)Carnegie Gallery, Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main StreetOn view until November 30thwww.rochestermfa.org/tyler-pearce/Between Two Chairs: An Intimate Comedy ExperienceRecording of Bryan Muenzer's debut comedy album “Tall Man, Short Jokes”November 12th at 8 PMCrackskulls Coffee & Books86 Main Street, Newmarketwww.eventbrite.com/e/between-two-chairs-an-intimate-comedy-experience-tickets-423797679267See/Saw“The Current Fantasy”On view October 27th through November 27thReception: November 12th from 5-9 PM66 Hanover Street, Suite 201, Manchesterhttps://seesaw.gallery/If you want your local artsy creative event to be featured in our email newsletter, send us an email to CreativeGutsPodcast@gmail.com with the subject “Creative Calendar”. If you're not on our email newsletter list, head on over to www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com to sign up. Say “hi” on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @ Creative Guts Podcast.This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Art. Thanks to our friend, Bug (@typicalbug), for the tunes. Listen to more from Bug www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs.

Welcome to this brand new series, specifically created to tell our local listeners about what artsy, creative, fun things are happening around the great state of New Hampshire! Your host, Sarah, will tell you a little bit about the creative offerings you can find locally in the coming weeks!Today's episode includes:Art Up Front Street“Image and Imagination: An Ekphrastic Show of Art & Poetry”On view until October 8th120 Front Street, Exeterwww.artupfrontstreet.com Art Up Front StreetJosh Salad (@josh.salad): “The Edge of Sorrow and Whimsy”On view October 4th — 18th, reception October 14th from 6-9 pm.120 Front Street, Exeterwww.artupfrontstreet.com Rochester Museum of Fine ArtsTyler Pearce (@tjpcreates)Carnegie Gallery, Rochester Public Library, 65 South Main StreetOn view October 1st until November 30thwww.rochestermfa.org/tyler-pearce/ Rochester Museum of Fine ArtsMichelle Peterson (@articulatedstring) “Threads and Where They Lead”Bernier Room, Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield StreetOn view until November 4thReception: September 30th from 6-8 pmwww.rochestermfa.org/michelle-peterson/ See/Saw“The Locals” Artists Working In and Around ManchesterOn view until October 9th66 Hanover Street, Suite 201, Manchesterhttps://seesaw.gallery/ Mosaic Art Collective“Full Circle”66 Hanover Street, Suite 201, Manchesterwww.mosaicartcollective.com Kimball JenkinsSalon 2022Open Call — Submissions are due October 7thwww.kimballjenkins.com/salon2022-opencall If you want your local artsy fartsy creative event to be featured on these audible calendars or in our email newsletter, send us an email to CreativeGutsPodcast@gmail.com with the subject “Creative Calendar”. The next Creative Calendar will be out October 26th, so get your suggestions in by October 19th.If you're not on our email newsletter list, head on over to www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com to sign up. Say “hi” on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @ Creative Guts Podcast.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.Thanks to our friend, Bug (@typicalbug), for the tunes. Listen to more from Bug www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs.

In this episode, Marie and Katherine talk to Matt Wyatt about the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts and art in the Library.

The Creative Guts' team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts' team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things they think you ought to know about. This week's episode is being hosted by Amy Regan, one of the founders of the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, and the star of episode 100 of Creative Guts.In this episode, Amy talks about some things she's loving lately…Rachel Adamsrachelgloria.com@rachelgloriaia The Drift Collectivethedriftcollective.com@thedriftcollective@driftarthouse Pod Save The Peoplehttps://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-people Girlspit@girlspit_band 69herbs69herbs.com@69herbsGet more of Amy Regan at rochestermfa.org and on Instagram at @rochester_mfa.  As always, come hang out with the Creative Guts team online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with visual artist Mike Howat! Mike is primarily a painter, exploring the themes of urbanization, Americana, and collective memory. Like Creative Guts, Mike is passionate about growing the art scene in New England. He dabbles in curating and works with the Kimball Jenkins School of Art, where he teaches classes and workshops, and the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, where he is a member of the advisory committee. A Concord resident, Mike regularly exhibits at Kelley Stelling Contemporary and Mill Brook Gallery. In this episode, you'll hear from Mike why he gravitates toward the colors he chooses and what he's exploring next. Mike shares the challenges and triumphs of curating art shows and why it is important to provide exhibition opportunities to emerging artists, building a more vibrant and diverse creative community!Check out Mike's work online at www.mikehowat.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/mike_howat. As always, come hang out with the Creative Guts team online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com and 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. 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.

Creative Guts presents episode no. 100!In addition to being Creative Guts' 100th episode, it also happens to be our guest's birthday!In this extra special episode, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Amy Regan, co-founder of the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in Rochester, NH (and longtime friend and fan of Creative Guts)! The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, which recently celebrated its ten-year anniversary, is an all-volunteer, community art initiative dedicated to making art accessible to everyone. In the decade since the museum's founding, Amy (and co-founder and star of episode 17, Matt Wyatt) have shown around 700 artists!In this episode of Creative Guts, we talk with Amy about how she deals with burnout, how she and Matt manage the museum's workload, and how the museum has grown and changed over the past ten years. Amy offers up her advice for greener artists interested in exhibiting their work, talks about how the pandemic affected the museum, and, yes, in case you are wondering, some of Amy's confidence does come from her amazing collection of blazers!Learn more about the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts at www.rochestermfa.org or visit in person at Suite 135 and the Bernier Room in the James W. Foley Memorial Community Center. Find the rMFA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/rochestermfa and Instagram at www.instagram.com/rochester_mfa. If you know Amy, be sure to reach out and wish her a very happy birthday!As always, come hang out with the Creative Guts team online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast 

The Creative Guts team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In this mini episode, Sarah will share a glimpse at her latest creative consumptions! Special thank you to Bug for providing us with the tunes we've paired with this episode. You can listen to more Bug online at www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs. Featured in this episode:Rochester Museum of Fine Arts www.rochestermfa.orgJim Banks www.jimbanksartist.comAs always, hang out with Creative Guts online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com and on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast.

In Nancy Gong's installation for RIT's Innovation Center, titled, In Art, Science and Life, What is the Question?, a wide range of complex topics are referenced, ranging from RIT's nine colleges to everything from the binary system to the black hole. A grand representative of her body of work in glass, the commission was heavily inspired by the marriage of science, technology and art.  An accomplished glass artist with world-wide recognition in contemporary architectural glass art, Gong's focus is on large and small commissioned work including installations, fine art designs, sculpture, donor walls, gifts and awards. Her designs embrace traditional techniques of stained glass craftsmen and stone carvers, combined with new materials, fusing, laminating and other new and emerging technologies. Developing skills in laminating and fusing glass has allowed Gong to display her colored glass art outdoors. Fused glass techniques enabled the artist to create impressionistic designs with soft edges, moving her art more towards abstraction. Having mastered her own style of creating texture and painting, Gong depicts various levels of contrast using striking color, motion and spontaneity. As the ever-changing light plays against her integrated design elements, a unique living, breathing work of art is created, beckoning the viewer to see and experience something new and fresh with every passing look. American born of Chinese descent, her free-flowing modern designs echo the spirit, energy and beauty of all living things. Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miró, Alexander Calder and Phillip Stark to name a few, Gong studied at the Naples Mills School of Arts and Crafts, the Allofus Art Workshop, SUNY Empire State College, Corning Museum of Glass, the prestigious School of American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology, Narcissus Quagliata design workshop, Norm Dobbins stained glass workshops, the famed Orsoni Smalti Veneziani in Italy, the Glass Art Society, and the American Glass Guild. She continues to hone her skills in workshops instructed by contemporary masters such as Quagliata, Kenneth von Roenn Jr., Martin Rosol, Tim Carey, Kathy Jordan, Deborah Coombs, Amanda Taylor and others. As owner/principal designer of Gong Glass Works since 1979, Gong designs and fabricates commissioned architectural and fine art glass projects for residential, commercial, institutional and public clients. Her commercial and public clients include The Akron Civic Theater, The City of Rochester, ARTWalk of Rochester Inc., Beckoning Path, Corning Tropel, Duke University, LiDestri Foods, Rochester Museum and Science Center, State of Vermont, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, and Virgin Travel/Vacations. Her sculptures and fine art glass designs are acquired for private collections throughout the world, and are often presented as special gifts. For her achievements in the world of glass art, Gong has been recognized by PBS – WXXI Arts in Focus, Who's Who in Contemporary Glass Art, The World's Who's Who of Women, and 2,000 Notable American Women. She and her works have been profiled in over 20 professional publications, including: Interiors & Sources, China Daily News, The Design Journal of Korea, Stained Glass Quarterly, Professional Stained Glass Magazine, Builder/Architect Magazine, AmericanStyle Magazine, Beautiful Glass Magazine, Glass Now, ARTform, SOFA Chicago, and Guild Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art and Architects + Artisans. Professional memberships include the Glass Art Society, the Stained Glass Association of America, the American Glass Guild, AIA Rochester and New York, and the Society of American Mosaic Artists Gong states: “My focus is to design artwork that speaks to the ages. If it's good design, it will endure. My main goal is for artwork to bring peace and joy to the spaces through an experience. I want to feed the souls of people who are utilizing the space.”   

Summary:In bygone days, grief was displayed for all to see, and sex was never discussed publicly or even comfortably. How things have changed! Listen in as Kathryn Murano-Santos discusses some old traditions.Episode Notes:From hair jewelry to other traditions, we gain some insight into bereavement traditions from past ages. Kathryn Murano-Santos is Senior Director of Collections and Exhibitions, Rochester Museum & Science Center in Rochester, NY. Her studies concentrated on anthropology and cultural anthropology became her main interest. She received her Master of Philosophy, Social Anthropology in 2002 from the University of Cambridge after obtaining her Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and Religious Studies (double major) at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. Community involvements include Take It Down steering committee; president, Friends of Ganondagan board of trustees; vice president, Rochester Regional Library Council board of trustees; member Lewis Henry Morgan Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association board; member Museum Studies Advisory board, Rochester Institute of Technology; adjunct professor, RIT; and campaigned with Take It Down activists and clergy and partner organizations to address racial justice in the Rochester City School District through a focus on recruiting and retaining more race- and class-conscious teachers of color.Contact: www.asiliveandgrieve.cominfo@asiliveandgrieve.com Facebook:  As I Live and Grieve Instagram:  @asiliveandgrieve Rochester Museum and Science Center: Email:  kmurano@rmsc.orgWebsite:  https://rmsc.org Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod 

For over twenty years JOAN HANLEY has balanced artmaking with a meditative practice. The ARTish Plunge podcast explores how Joan’s spiritual and art explorations around the world have influenced her practice, as reflected in her book Art & Yoga. Using oils, gouache, or ink, Joan creates large and small scale works with contemplative, emotional depth from her historic Harrisville, New Hampshire studio. In addition to creating thought-provoking public installations, Joan also works with other artists to help them find their own creative balance.Find Joan Website: www.hanleystudio.com Instagram:   @ hanleystudio  Facebook:  Joan Hanley Mentioned:Art & Yoga, Joan Hanley Hari Kirin (read)  Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore (read)  Original Self, Thomas Moore, illustrated Joan Hanley (read)Alice Neel exhibit, The Met Museum (see)Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa (read) Becoming Astrid (watch) "Breath of the Forest" exhibit, Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (visit)Find Me, Kristy Darnell Battani: Website:   https://www.kristybattani.com Instagram:  kristybattaniart Facebook:  kristybattaniart Did you enjoy hearing about Joan's plunge? If so, please take a moment to leave a rating and a comment: https://lovethepodcast.com/artishplunge   Music:"Surf Guitar Madness," Alexis Messier, Licensed by PremiumBeat.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/artishplunge)Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/artishplunge)

This episode features the Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World exhibit at the Rochester Museum and Science Center, which inspired Geva’s Tenacious Women project. We start by talking with Kathryn Murano Santos about the innovative and inclusive process that led to this exhibit. And then, sisters Mimi W. Lee and Lily Lee share the incredible inspiration of their mother, the events that led them to create the Asian/Pacific Islander/American Association of Greater Rochester, and the role of education in combatting Anti-Asian hate. And in the final segment of the episode, we feature writer, editor and historian Joan Coles Howard and Youth History Ambassadors from Teen Empowerment, Tashiana Williams and Nino Irizarry in a discussion about the importance of sharing our history through generations.

Feature contributor Leslie Hannon brings us a series of interviews exploring grassroots and independent news media in Upstate New York and beyond. Hannon recently spoke with Joan Coles Howard, the last editor of the Frederick Douglass Voice newspaper, and the daughter of the paper's founder, Howard W Coles. The Voice was founded in the 1930s, making it the longest running Black-owned paper in Rochester's history. In this interview, Coles Howard explains that its mission was to bring all kinds of news--including, importantly, good news--to Rochester's Black community. Issues of the Frederick Douglass Voice newspaper are available in the Howard W Coles Archive of the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Original air date: 3/26/21

An expansive, diverse exhibit at the Rochester Museum & Science Center is an homage to the contributions of generations of pioneering local women. "The Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World," opened on Nov. 20. Featuring artifacts, authentic objects, and immersive experiences to capture the stories of more than 200 women, it may be one of the largest indoor exhibits in the museum's history. "When you start to assemble the evidence of all of these changemakers' work into 7,000 square feet of space, it's really undeniable that their efforts have impacted all areas of our lives and transformed both our region and the world,” said Kathryn Murano Santos, RMSC's senior director of collections and exhibitions. The exhibit showcases several time-honored heroes of Rochester and upstate New York: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth. It also highlights the visionary and trailblazing work of contemporary history makers. A wall-sized

In this episode of "Abstract Thinking" Liese gets back to the mic with the wrap up from her art show reception. Her abstract art was in a show with the Rochester Museum of Fine Art in Rochester, NH, and Liese gets back to sharing her journey from planning to the reception- with a little time off in between. liesegauthier.com

Hello Randomers and Randomites. Caution! You may actually be both entertained and learn something this podcast. You have been warned! Joining us today, we are very pleased and privileged to have Hillary Olson, the President and CEO of the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Entering her second year at the helm of the Museum, Hillary is already part of some big changes to the Museum and the Planetarium. We discuss a lot of changes, upcoming events, some of our favorite museums, AI, science, bugs and the perfect date night in Rochester, since the Planetarium has a bar, folks. It's really fascinating and just another thing we have right here in our back yard. So take advantage and get to the museum! Especially this weekend. The Holiday Bazaar is going on from November 22nd to the 24th. The regular museum is closed but go check this out. With over 200 local artisans and craftspeople, you can swing down and maybe even find that perfect Christmas gift. Rochester Museum & Science Center 657 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14607 Rochester Museum & Science Center Stay tuned after the podcast for some music from more new friends of The Carnival, King Buffalo. From their album "Longing To Be The Mountain" we are proud to present "Cosmonaut". Find them and support them Song used with permission, all rights to King Buffalo. Nothing is owned by us. King Buffalo Website This episode was sponsored by Opsitnick & Associates. Lawyers and advocates for you, the people, for 40 years. Visit them on Facebook or their website Facebook Twitter Instagram Blog Available wherever you get your favorite podcasts! Just search "Carnival of Randomness"

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with artist-turned-arts-advocate, Matt Wyatt. As an artist; Associate Producer and Publicist at the Rochester Opera House and Rochester Performance and Arts Center; and co-founder of the Rochester Museum of Fine Art, Matt wears too many hats to fit into one episode! The stubborn Capricorn and rowdy comedian tells the story of the 180-degree turn he took from a kid who didn’t know being an artist was a real career to receiving an award at Carnegie Hall in New York City, thanks to the encouragement of one Spaulding High School teacher. You’ll laugh and you’ll cry as Matt shares the story about that one time he met Gilbert Gottfried and why he feels so strongly about ensuring the arts are accessible to everyone. This episode was not sponsored by Apple… but it should have been.Find out more about Matt Wyatt by visiting his website www.mattwyattart.com and you find the Rochester Opera House, the Rochester Performance and Arts Center, and the Rochester Museum of Fine Art online and on Facebook.You can find more about Creative Guts and our guests on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

Hillary Olson is the new President and CEO of the Rochester Museum and Science Center and she brings with her so much energy and positivity, I just had to share it with as many people as I could. Listen as she talks about her love for all things science and how her passion for learning became a career.

Rochester Museum of Fine Arts co-founder Matt Wyatt, honored Wednesday by Gov. Chris Sununu and the Executive Council for his extensive dedication to the arts, discusses what state and local officials need to do to help both the revitalization of Rochester as well as other New Hampshire communities.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to build strong community partnerships, with Eliza Kozlowski, Rachel Unger, and Hannah Barry. We recently attended the 2018 Museum Association of New York annual conference and spoke with attendees from all over New York State representing all types of museums and cultural institutions. I found the conversations enlightening and inspiring. Through this series, I hope you will find a new perspective on this important segment of the tourism industry and how museums and cultural institutions are working to build community, reach audiences beyond their local markets and creating new programming and events that enhance the visitor experience. In this episode, I share my conversations with: Eliza Kozlowski, Director of Marketing and Engagement at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester NY: https://www.eastman.org/ Rachel Unger, Director of Marketing and Engagement at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester:  https://mag.rochester.edu/ Hannah Barry, Digital Engagement, and Communication Specialist, Rochester Museum and Science Center: http://www.rmsc.org/ A transcript of this episode is available here: http://destinationontheleft.com/museum-series-episode-2/

In this episode of Cool Space News, Rod interviews Steve Fentress, Director of the Strasenburgh Planetarium at the Rochester Museum and Science Center, about his new book, Sky to Space. The book us is a delightful introduction to visual backyard astronomy, as well as an overview of basic astronomical principles, that anyone can understand. It is a lovingly crafted volume, written and illustrated in a folksy style that is a trademark of the author. An overview of the 2017 solar eclipse in August is included. This is also an ideal STEM intro to astronomy.

On Saturday, February 2, the WXXI Listening Booth was at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to capture the stories of people visiting the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? . Nayelis talks about her experience at school. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

On Saturday, February 2, the WXXI Listening Booth was at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to capture the stories of people visiting the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? . John tells is that “race” is a social myth that needs to be discarded. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

On Saturday, February 2, the WXXI Listening Booth was at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to capture the stories of people visiting the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? . Stef shares her story of teaching history. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

On Saturday, February 2, the WXXI Listening Booth was at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to capture the stories of people visiting the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? . Suzanne shares her story. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

Earlier this month, the WXXI Listening Booth was open at the Rochester Museum and Science Center, recording stories of people visiting the exhibit RACE: Are We So Different? . The exhibit looks at the science and biology of race, as a means of creating dialogue and fostering understanding. Quite a few visitors shared their own experiences and their reactions to the exhibit. The travelling exhibit RACE: Are We So Different? will be on display at RMSC through April 24, 2013. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

On Saturday, February 2, the WXXI Listening Booth was at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to capture the stories of people visiting the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? . Maria tells us about her reactions to the exhibit. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

On Saturday, February 2, the WXXI Listening Booth was at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to capture the stories of people visiting the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? . Shelley talks about trying to recapture her heritage and language. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

On Saturday, February 2, the WXXI Listening Booth was at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to capture the stories of people visiting the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? . Carmen talks about growing up as a Latina in Rochester. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

Bob Smith and Tariq Spence talk with Dr. Yolanda Moses, the co-creator of the RACE: Are We So Different? exhibit at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. She joins us in advance of her evening lecture at Eisenhart Auditorium. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

On Saturday, February 2, the WXXI Listening Booth was at the Rochester Museum and Science Center to capture the stories of people visiting the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? . Alan talks tells a story from his childhood. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

This week, WXXI is featuring a series of reports leading up to the opening of the exhibit RACE: Are We So Different? at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Today, we look at some of the challenges facing minority-owned businesses, otherwise known as MBE’s, in the Rochester community. The WXXI Innovation Trail's Kate O’Connell reports. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

The exhibit RACE: Are We So Different? opens on Saturday at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. WXXI’s Bob Smith and WDKX’s Tariq Spence are joined by RMSC president Kate Bennett for a preview of the exhibit. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .

Host Bob Smith discusses issues of race, politics and the media with Time Magazine publisher Jim Blount; one of a series of programs relating to issues raised by the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s exhibit RACE: Are We So Different? which opens on January 19, 2013. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities .