Ep. 137 Rose Fredrick, Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale 2023 Curator
Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale Curator, Rose Fredrick talks about this year’s exhibition, what Artists are new to the show, some of the extraordinary work in the exhibit, the 30th anniversary, the Red-Carpet reception, receiving the Mary Belle Grant Award, how the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale helps support the National Western Scholarship Trust, and finding her voice as Curator of the Coors Western.
Ep. 134 Melody Epperson – Artist, Curator – Vote NO Vote, Bell Projects
Melody Epperson talks about the women’s suffrage movement, the exhibition “Vote NO Vote” at Bell Projects, how her research inspires her art, her work surrounding women’s voting rights, some of the work represented in “Vote NO Vote”, little known facts and the sacrifice of women that participated in the women’s suffrage movement, Quakers, the League of Women Voters, curation, the Institute of Sociometry, media, the internet and dissecting information.
Ep. 116 Dan Cameron – Acclaimed Curator, Art Writer, & Artist
Dan talks about his path to becoming a Curator, some of the exhibitions he’s been proud to curate, the rural art space that he’s helping to facilitate in Chiloé, Chile, how art is looked at in the Americas, the monetization of contemporary art, art fairs, art and the pandemic, his curation process, collecting ephemera and his archive, art appropriation, how art and artists are fundamental in terms of preparing us for the future, his collage and assemblage work, writing about art and what excites him for the future of art.
Ep. 112 Rose Fredrick, Curator - 2022 Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale
Rose talks about the importance of art conversations, curation, authenticity and vulnerability, Contemporary Western Art, her Artist talk series “Inside the Artist’s Studio.” Holding a safe space for people to experience art, the evolution of her vision for the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, and helping Artists define their “why.”
Ep. 108 Dan Drossman – Artist, Curator – The Waiting Room Gallery
In this episode, Wes and Todd sit down with Denver Artist and Curator, Dan Drossman. Dan talks about the “alternative art space,” The Waiting Room Gallery, that he has been curating, the catalyst for the Waiting Rooms existence, exhibitions – past, present and future, what he’s learned curating, and we talk about the upcoming exhibition with Roy Nydorf and Michael Dowling.
Ep. 101 Devon Dikeou – American Artist, Editor and Publisher – zingmagazine, Founder – The Dikeou Collection
Wes and Todd talk with Devon Dikeou. Devon talks about her work, exploring the in-between, her “Mid-Career Smear”, zingmagazine, and the Dikeou Collection.
Ep. 077 EllynAnne Geisel – Author, Curator – Apron Chronicles
Wes and Todd talk with Author, EllynAnne Geisel about her journey leading up to becoming a writer and falling in love with aprons, coming up with concept behind the “Apron Chronicles”, doing the research and curating the stories for “Apron Chronicles”, Harriet Nelson, getting the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, Jack Canfield, creating Tie One On Day, Desperate Housewives, Margaret Mitchell, Vogue, and what the future holds after this storied journey with aprons…
Ep. 069 Michael Burnett – Curator and Owner of Space Gallery
This week, Wes and Todd talk with Curator and Owner of Space Gallery, Michael Burnett. Burnett talks about moving to Denver from Scotland, opening the original Space Gallery, Space’s evolution, and the business of running a gallery.