Art on the Air

Art(s) on the Air with Flora Ranis

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with visiting artist Flora Ranis. 

Flora Ranis is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller from the Florida Everglades whose work explores the molten, hand-made qualities of our built environment. In a celebration of non-dualist ontologies, she explores the intimacy between traditionally natural forms and urban markers of state power. Through metalworking, stone carving, and painting, she reorients quotidian objects as conceptual artifacts and contemporary myth-makers. Flora received her BA from Yale University, where she pursued ethnic studies and learned how to weld.

 

Flora Ranis is in Savannah through ARTS Southeast’s ON::View Residency, from April 8th through May 1st. 

 

 

Upcoming Events:

 

ON::View Residency Artist Talk with Flora Ranis at ARTS Southeast on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 6-7PM. 

 

ON::View Residency Project Finale with Flora Ranis at ARTS Southeast on Friday, May 1st, from 5-9PM during the Sulfer Street Fair, in conjunction with Starland First Fridays. 

 

 

Learn more about the ON::View Residency here:

https://www.instagram.com/onviewresidency

https://artssoutheast.org/onview

 

See more of Flora’s work here:

https://www.instagram.com/flora_ranis

 

Art(s) on the Air with Kendra Clark

Kendra Clark for Georgia House District 165! 

Kendra has a professional background in social work, is a past co-chair of the Savannah DSA, the founder of Hostess City Mutual Aid, & a connoisseur of red lipstick. Join the fight to create a Georgia that works for the many, not the few. 

 

Kendra Clark is fighting for:

Lower Rent Costs

Fully Funded Schools

No Cost Childcare

Raising the Minimum Wage

Expanding Access to Quality, Affordable Healthcare

Ensuring Homes are Owned by Families, Not Corporations

 

Are you in Skidaway, Truman Parkway, Dutch Island, Carver Heights, West Savannah, or Isle of Hope like me? Vote Kendra Clark. 

 

Join us at the Collage Night Fundraiser to Elect Kendra Clark at Midtown Arthouse on Monday, April 20th from 6P-8P. & listen to our last episode with Midtown Arthouse to hear about what other special events & exhibitions they've got coming up.  

 

Learn More:

https://votekendraclark.com/

 

Join Kendra on Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/votekendraclark

https://www.facebook.com/votekendraclark

https://www.tiktok.com/@votekendraclark

Art(s) on the Air with Midtown Arthouse

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for a chat with Midtown Arthouse's Joanne Morton & Marquette Shaw! 

 

Joanne Morton is a positive energy artist & co-founder of Midtown Arthouse. Marquette Shaw is a photographer, singer, dancer, actor, & social media/marketing extraordinaire. 

 

Midtown Arthouse Upcoming Calendar of Events:

Monday, April 13: The Savannah MIX, Art Exhibit & Business Networking, 6P-7:30P

Wednesday, April 15: Ecstatic Dance with DJ AndAnanda, 7P-8:30P

Friday, April 17: Elemental Fire, Group Art Exhibition, 6P-8P

Monday, April 20: Collage Night Fundraiser to Elect Kendra Clark, 6P-8P

Wednesday, April 22: Shamanic Dance Meditation with Whirling Shaman, 7P-8:30P

Wednesday, April 29: Trickdame & Tom Show, Spoken Word Open Mic, 7P-8:30P

 

Learn More: https://midtownarthouse.my.canva.site/

Visit: 2016 East Broad Street, Open Saturdays 10A-1P

Email: midtownarthousesav@gmail.com

Call: (912) 373-6116

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidtownArthouseSAV/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midtownarthousesav

Apply for Boutique Membership: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvWUTmXzd2IyRibg6HrBqE8ZTZscpqx9d2XkM5PEMuYXRCTA/viewform?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

Art(s) on the Air with Issac McCaslin

Join Kate for an interview with Isaac McCaslin, a Savannah-based fine artist whose narrative-driven work explores the interplay of history, identity, and the human experience. With a B.F.A. in Painting from the Savannah College of Art & Design (Magna Cum Laude), McCaslin has received accolades at regional, national, and international levels.  

 

McCaslin’s practice is rooted in Renaissance and Baroque techniques, reimagined through a contemporary lens. His oil paintings, often described as evocative and thought-provoking, navigate themes of mortality, memory, and the collective human psyche. His works have been exhibited in galleries, museums, and public spaces across the United States, earning places in private, corporate, and museum collections.

 

Isaac McCaslin was the Incubator Artist at ARTS Southeast for 2025, and part of Eastside 11 studio crawl & group show from past episodes. Join us as McCaslin talks about weekly Savannah Open Model sessions held at ARTS Southeast, how he illuminates figures from within, & his beloved & delicious pet goats/former models. 

 

 

Check out Isaac's work and follow him here:

https://www.isaacmccaslin.com/

https://www.instagram.com/isaacmccaslin

 

Learn more about Savannah Open Model sessions here:

https://www.savannahopenmodel.com/

 

Art(s) on the Air with Peter Roberts

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Peter Roberts, Artist and Gallery Director at Location Gallery.

 

Location Gallery is celebrating their 10th Anniversary in March 2026 with the exhibition "Decades"! "Decades" includes 36 participating artists, who have all contributed one 10"x10" work. This special opening reception is a ticketed event at The Kennedy Pharmacy, part of the Davenport House Museum, located at 323 E. Broughton St. The exhibition opening is next Saturday, March 14th from 5PM-8PM. Tickets are available on the gallery's website, listed below. Gallery profits from this anniversary show will be donated to the Historic Savannah Foundation. 

 

Location Gallery is located at Corcoran Austin Hill Realty, at 251 Bull St. The gallery is open 10AM-5PM Monday-Friday, 11A-3P on Saturday, or by appointment. 

 

 

See more of Peter Roberts' work here:

https://www.instagram.com/petereroberts

https://www.petereroberts.com/

 

See more from Location Gallery here:

https://www.locationgallery.net/

https://www.instagram.com/locationgallery

 

Buy tickets for the Opening Reception here:

https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/davenporthousemuseum/items/703853/calendar/2026/03/?flow=1241541&full-items=yes

 

Learn more about the Historic Savannah Foundation here:

https://www.myhsf.org/

 

Art(s) on the Air with Jamie Azevedo and Lino Azevedo

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with husband & wife duo Lino Azevedo and Jamie Azevedo.

 

Lino Azevedo is an artist, illustrator, and professor. Jamie Azevedo is a fine art photographer. They have been happily married for 20 years, & have 20 years' worth of art experience. They've been published in multiple magazines and journals, invited by universities and art galleries to serve as guest jurors for exhibits, and have shown their work throughout the US, Canada, & Europe. 

 

Their dual show, "Paper Dolls", debuts at Location Gallery Friday, February 27th, with an opening reception from 6PM-8PM. Gallery proceeds from this exhibition benefit CURE Childhood Cancer. 

 

 

From the artists:

"What if it were possible to gather with all the grand and great grandmothers in your family tree? What heroic women are we related to? Imagine what wisdom we could gather. How interesting it would be to discover where we carry them within us in our attitudes, beliefs, and temperament. 

 

These pieces are dedicated to that idea; to the mystical tea party we could have with all the women in our family tree, as well as wise women of the world who have passed. Our hope is that the viewer will discover stories of the ladies that loom in their own genealogy who add to their family folklore and wisdom. And to carry those gifts onward to our future grand and great granddaughters."

 

 

See more of Jamie's work here:

https://www.instagram.com/jamieazevedoart/

https://jamieazevedo.artspan.com/home

 

See more of Lino's work here:

https://www.instagram.com/azevedofineart

https://www.azevedofineart.com 

 

Learn more about CURE Childhood Cancer:

https://curechildhoodcancer.org/about-cure/

https://www.instagram.com/curechildcancer/

 

Art(s) on the Air with Christopher Moss

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Christopher Moss. 

 

Christopher Moss (b. 1977, Wilkes-Barre, PA) received a BFA in 2000 from Marywood University, Scranton, PA and an MFA in 2006 from CUNY Brooklyn College. Since late 2016, he has lived and worked in Savannah. 

 

Hot off the heels of a solo show "Yoink" at the Thompson Savannah, a dual show in Athens, GA, a trifecta exhibition at High Point in NC, & a group show in NYC (all closing within the last several weeks), Chris is now preparing for the 2nd annual Avondale & Victory Heights Studio Crawl and accompanying group exhibition at Ology Gallery in Thunderbolt, titled Eastside 11. 

 

Eastside 11: Artists of the Victory Heights/Avondale opens this Saturday, Valentine's Day, February 14th, and runs through Saturday, March 21st.  

 

Opening Reception: Ology Gallery, Saturday, February 14th, 5:30PM-8PM.

Studio Crawl: Saturday, February 21st, 11AM-5PM. 

Closing Reception: Ology Gallery, Saturday, March 21st, 5:30-7:30PM. 

 

Participating Artists: 

Tony Artemisia

Betsy Cain

Maxx Feist

Mary Hartman

Isaac McCaslin

**Christopher Moss**

Will Penny

Rick Petrea

Dana Richardson

Matt Toole

Eric David Wooddell 

 

 

 

See more of Chris' work here:

https://christophermoss.biz/home.html

https://www.instagram.com/mrhopthescissor/

 

 

Learn more about Eastside 11 Gallery Exhibition here:

https://www.ologygallery.com/eastside-11

 

 

Learn more about the Studio Crawl here:

https://www.instagram.com/savannah_studio_crawl/

Art(s) on the Air with Tamara Garvey

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Tamara Garvey, past host of the show, & beloved local artist & illustrator.

 

Tamara Garvey has a BFA in Illustration from SCAD; you can find her quirky pen & ink artwork at Gallery 209 (among others) & or catch her working in her studio in City Market. Garvey's solo show "The Winter of our Discontent" at Gallery 2424 opens next Friday, January 30th, and runs through Saturday, February 21st, 2026.

 

"The Winter of our Discontent" is a multimedia solo show that pairs the Log Lady from the David Lynch show "Twin Peaks" with recordings of American women responding to J.D. Vance's infamous "childless cat ladies" statements. It features witchery, suffragism, Woody Guthrie, & Ruth Bader Ginsberg. 

 

Special Events Calendar:

Opening Reception: Friday, January 30th from 5PM-9PM

First Fridays Reception: Friday, February 6th from 5PM-9PM

Artist Talk: Sunday, February 15th at 3PM.

 

Gallery 2424 is also open on Saturdays & Sundays from 1PM-4PM. 

 

 

See more of Tamara's work here:

https://www.instagram.com/tamgarv

https://www.tamaragarvey.com/

 

Read more about the solo show here:

https://www.tamaragarvey.com/winter-of-our-discontent

 

 

 

The Maxines

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with The Maxines, an all-female grunge band in Savannah, Georgia. They're gritty, high-energy alternative rock with raspy vocals, moody rifts, & wild, unfiltered performances that demand attention.

 

AJ Grey is vocals, twins Coco & Maddie Oke are drums & guitar, & Emma Faith Smith is on bass.

 

You'll be familiar with their 2023 album "Skin Tight", and the amazing anthem "Cannibal". Listen to us chat about their upcoming album, which is expected to release in the next couple weeks. The single "Sink My Teeth In" is already available on streaming platforms to preview. Take a listen. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/themaxinesband/

https://www.themaxinesband.com/

Art(s) on the Air with Nono Flores

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Nono Flores, a local illustrator. 

 

You can find Nono at Chateau Nono, an open studio shop inside "One for the Road" in the Starland District, at 101 W 41st St. 

 

Pick up some artwork, check out gifts and retail, or walk in get your live portrait done (during Fri-Sun hours). They're open Tuesday-Saturday 12PM-7PM & Sundays 12PM-6PM. 

 

Check out Nono's work here:

https://www.nonoflores.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nono.flores/

 

 

 

 

Show Notes:  Shout out to Allison Hall Phillips, another local illustrator & one of the founders of Dreamhouse Studios. She came out & did a full interview that should have aired next week... only to have had the file corrupted & lost. I'll sit down with her again later so you can hear how amazing she is. For now, I'll be on a break until Wednesday, January 14th. In January we'll have an episode with The Maxines - who are about to release their next album! Then we'll sit down with local painter, my dear friend & past host of this show, Tamara Garvey. We'll chat prior to the opening of her show at Gallery 2424 on Friday, January 30th, 2026. But check her Instagram or this show's Instagram to see how you can contribute to a sound component of the upcoming exhibition.

 

Thanks for everything, Savannah! See you next month! Happy holidays!