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A biweekly-ish interview show dedicated to Savannah, Georgia’s artists, musicians, and authors. Each episode will feature a guest in conversation about their philosophy, practice, and current projects, as well as their thoughts on the state of the arts in our community of Savannah. Hosted by Tamara Garvey (all shows published through Aug 16, 2022 were hosted by Rob Hessler, Gretchen Hilmers, and/or David Laughlin).
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Art(s) on the Air with William Kwamena-Poh
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Join Tamara for an interview with William Kwamena-Poh, who moved from Ghana to the U.S. as a young man. After studying art in college, he eventually arrived in Savannah in 1995 and has been here ever since.
He's a full-time artist with a City Market studio, a busy schedule of selling (and winning awards) in art fairs across the country, and he even had a solo exhibition at the Jepson Center for the Arts in 2019-20. Through his gouache paintings, William depicts scenes from Ghana, in order to communicate to diverse communities about a people who have been disenfranchised and viewed negatively throughout the years.
Also, William was one of 5 artists profiled in the recently-released Savannah episode of the Amazon Prime show "The Story of Art in America!"
https://www.williamkfineart.net/
https://www.instagram.com/kwamenapoh/
Topics in their chat include:
Tune in and get all the details!
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Art(s) on the Air with Gabrielle Torres
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Join Tamara and Melissa(!) for an interview with Gabrielle Torres, who earned her MFA in Painting from SCAD in 2021. She works in collage, installation, sculpture, etc, with media that runs the gamut from paint, wires, chains, live plants, fabric, and plastic bags.
In just the year since she graduated, she's shown her art at Sulfur Studios, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Savannah State University, and the September Gray Gallery in Atlanta, as well as having completed an Artist Residency at Sulfur Studios. Whew!
https://www.gabrielleelizabethtorres.com/
Topics in their chat include: what Gabrielle's early artwork of horses represented to her, teaching art to kids as early as possible, explaining to gallerists the watering process for her artwork, the symbolism of English ivy, the location that her thesis show shared with recent horror movie "Halloween Ends," and using her Sulfur residency to talk to Savannahians about colonialism and other weighty topics.
Tune in and get all the details!
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Art(s) on the Air with Jennifer Mack Watkins
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Join Tamara for an interview with Jennifer Mack Watkins, a printmaker with a studio in Sulfur Studios. She was born in Charleston and holds a B.A. in studio arts from Morris Brown College, an M.A.T. from Tufts University, and an M.F.A. in printmaking from Pratt Institute. Her work investigates the societal constructs that can leave women feeling isolated, resisting definitions of femininity based on widely held notions of beauty and cultural norms.
If you happen to be in NYC in the next couple of months, Jennifer currently has a piece on view in The Metropolitan Museum of Art(!) - "The Power of Portraiture: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints," October 13, 2022–February 7, 2023.
https://www.instagram.com/mack_jenniferprints/
http://www.mackjennifer.com/
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675828/you-gotta-meet-mr-pierce-by-chiquita-mullins-lee-and-carmella-van-vleet-illustrated-by-jennifer-mack-watkins/
Topics in their chat include: Shina plywood (a soft wood for woodblock printing), what Jennifer's dream print shop would contain, what is risograph?, what getting rejected from an AP art class in high school inspired in her, and the soon-to-be-published children's book she illustrated: "You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!"
Tune in and get all the details!
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Art(s) on the Air with Erin Dunn
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Join Tamara and David as they interview Erin Dunn, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Jepson Center. Her retrospective "Feels like Freedom: Phillip J. Hampton," has recently opened and will run through January 2023, and you have to go see it!
We chat about how Erin got into curation, tips and advice for anyone looking to enter the field, and the steps a museum takes when art arrives for an exhibition and needs to be checked over for any degradation, plus lots of specifics about the Hampton exhibition and his incredible artistic range.
Toward the end David gets to ask her his favorite query, and she really knocks it out of the park!
Connect with Erin and her curatorial life here:
Get the answers to such burning questions as:
What were the steps involved for her to curate and put up her current exhibition?
Tune in and find out!
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Join Tamara for interviews related to the City of Savannah's current "Storm Drain Art" public mural project, which is taking place all over the city. From their site https://waterconnectsusall.com/ :
"What connects us to these waters, plants, and wildlife we don’t see? It is the storm drain in front of our homes, schools, offices, parks, grocery stores, restaurants, and gas stations....This project is part of a larger campaign to lift the lowly storm drain to a level of prominence, so we are reminded of our connection to our rivers and ocean. We are reminded that our actions impact the wildlife and local economies that depend on our waters staying healthy."
The first half of the show is a group interview at Heard Elementary School, with storm drain muralist Jen Palmer; STEAM Lab teacher & 5th grade teacher Angela Willis; 4th grade teachers Deanna Fanning and Ms Green; Assistant Principal Mary Ann Rogers Lamberth; AND three students from the school.
In the second half, Tamara interviews another storm drain muralist Dana Richardson, on site at White Bluff Elementary School. The discussion includes her other mural work (including at the Jepson Museum and Starland Dairy), and her work as an art teacher at Savannah Christian, including her theory about the process of teaching paralleling the design process.
https://www.instagram.com/jenpalmerart/
https://www.jenpalmer.art/
https://www.instagram.com/danawrich/
https://www.danarichardsonart.com/
Get the answers to such burning questions as:
What do the science teachers recommend that homeowners do, to keep yard detritus from blowing into the storm drains?
What animals have the kids found in the creek behind Heard Elementary?
Tune in and find out!
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Art(s) on the Air with Tafy LaPlanche
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Get the answers to such burning questions as:
How can one become adept at uncorking a wine bottle in a dark movie theatre?
Tune in and find out!
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https://www.instagram.com/lepouf_art/
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Art on the Air Presents Kelly Boehmer
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Art on the Air presents Carmen Aguirre and Harry DeLorme
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Two long for Field Notes for your listening pleasure!
First we spoke with Carmen Maria Aguirre about her exhibition at Roots Up Gallery, her role as curator of Grand Bohemian Gallery Savannah during the health crisis, and what she's got planned artistically now that we're sheltered in place.
Then we talked with Harry DeLorme about his 30+ years making environmentally-conscious artwork, as well as all of the work that he's been doing for Telfair Museums as Senior Curator of Education as they work to get more content online.
Two great interviews that you won't want to miss!
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Art on the Air presents Savannah Art Association
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
On this week's episode of Art on the Air we're excited to invite several members of the Savannah Art Association into the studio! We'll be delving into their 100 year history, including their corresponding Jepson Center for The Arts exhibition and their On::View Residency at Sulfur Studios!
Plus we'll be broadcasting THREE Field Notes!
We spoke with Tate Ellington at the new Washed Ashore Collective. We met with Bradley Collins at the new exhibition space at Moodright's. AND we chatted with Parker Stewart about his upcoming show at Starland Yard.
Listen in!
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Art on the Air with Stephanie Howard and Rachel Reese
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
BIG episode this week folks, with two extended Field Notes!
First, we broadcast our long sit down with SCAD alum Stephanie Howard, where we delved deep into her artistic roots, as well as her excellent exhibition "Southern Arcana," currently on-view at Laney Contemporary!
Then, we shared our chat with one of Savannah's premiere curators Rachel Reese, who is moving on from the Telfair Museums Jepson Center for The Arts to take over the Cress Gallery of Art in Chattanooga. The Savannah arts community will miss her deeply, and I know that you'll enjoy hearing from her on Art on the Air one last time before she begins this exciting new chapter in her life.
Tune in!