art workers

After a summer break, art workers is back with Episode 7! Today we welcome artist and ceramist, Joel Gaitan. While celebrating life, death, and the afterlife, Gaitan’s work studies the matters of self-identity, sexuality, and ancestral lineage. From forgotten tongues, to erased cultures, Gaitan immerses into traditional hand building clay techniques, keeping a sacred tradition from Nicaragua & Central America alive in a colonized world. Since encountering Gaitain's work on Instagram I have been seduced by his beautiful pre-colombian inspired sculptures. In this episode we discuss his journey into becoming an artist, his art practice and creating his bedazzled pre-Colombian divas. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gFe2p4uZ

After a little summer break, art workers podcast will be back in full swing! In the meantime, check out Gia Storms, PCC newsletter on Leaders Who Inspire! Featuring our Episode 5: Rest as Resistance with Nancy Lee. We are so grateful to connect with such amazing art workers! https://lnkd.in/g_cZBY8N

Our next guest is the spiritual, playful and energetic Ever Velasquez! This is a very special episode because Ever reminds us of the importance of finding purpose, kindness and helping others. Ever is an artist, Santera/Curandera and Associate Director of @charliejamesgallery based in Los Angeles. Known for her performative work and her photo-based collages, Ever’s practice uses the visual language and history of Yoruba religious culture to explore the legacy of colonialism and its interconnections with indigenous spiritual traditions, with a focus on women’s issues. We hope you enjoy the episode! Click the link below to listen: https://lnkd.in/gVjJN-3X

This week's guest is a Nancy Lee. Lee (she/they) worked in art museums and organizations for 15 years in Communications roles for MOCA, GYOPO, and the Hammer. She is currently on sabbatical, experimenting with rest, play, volunteering, and other interests. Lee is also a self-taught textile artist and lives in their hometown of Los Angeles. Listen to Nancy discuss how to center rest, the brilliance of museum colleagues and finding time to explore your purpose! https://lnkd.in/dBMrdgbT

Episode 4 of the art workers podcast is now live with the talented Nicaraguan-American artist and archivist, Gabrielle Garcia-Steib. Based in New Orleans, Gabrielle works in archives and moving image exploring the construction of narratives through outdated processes that connect Latin America with the Deep South. In this episode we discuss her work in using archiving as memory, art and sustainability. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/gRqkXSEU

Episode 3 is now available for your listening pleasure! Meet Ravon (she/they), a New York-based artist, cyber anthropologist, writer, educator, and founder of Citation Studio, a Black feminist experimental thinking studio mapping the possibilities of computing, archives and nature with/on/for/at the Internet. In this episode we discuss her background in museums, engaging communities in digital spaces and how social media can be an act of self-preservation. Enjoy!

Episodes 1 & 2 are now live! Listen to Self Help Graphics’, Marvella Muro and Artist & Educator, Phung Huynh discuss their career trajectories, the ins and outs of museum work, and code switching. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gz5CRQRh

We are excited to announce our new podcast that fulfills our mission to create space virtually! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts to listen to inspiring stories of how BIPOC creatives got started and continue to navigate the art world.