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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 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 Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
On this week's episode of Art on the Air we were excited to welcome H. Gene Thompson into the studio, with special guest co-host Becca Cook!
H. Gene Thompson is a Pittsburgh resident and an On::View Artist in Residence at Sulfur Studios. "The Rainbow Connection Project" had us thoroughly intrigued and we were interested to chat with them all about it!
From sulfurstudios.org:
"The Rainbow Connection Project connects people both physically and energetically.
During this residency H. Gene Thompson proposes to further delve into these concepts and adapt this work for Savannah and the needs of its community. With the work, they will seek to build metaphorical bridges, and develop refreshing perspectives on how to use physical proximity as a tool for connecting people. A public call will be made for performers to join in the facilitation of this project, and three movement workshops will take place on Wednesday evenings to explore how community members engage, and what content they bring and work through in their exploration. Most central to the work is getting people to engage with one another using fabric sculptures, movement workshops and live facilitation.
In this adaptation of The Rainbow Connection Project, built for the space at On::View and for multiple communities in Savannah, GA, the artist is interested in working with performers to develop ways we can hold space for audiences to connect and work through energetic pathways using movement. As we share psychic space with an audience, they would like to delve into questions relating to how we can also use ourselves as a medium to connect the audience to the land where they live, and address deeper unresolved issues of past versions of ourselves. As an audience observes us tapping into these energies, the artist would like to pose the question: how do we hold this vulnerability and create opportunities that are truly motions for change and rebalancing of energy, through the observation of the performer moving energy?"
PLUS we broadcast our Field Note with Kelly Boehmer and a surprise second mystery guest.
Tune in!
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Join us for a very special broadcast of Art on the Air, the 2019 Bobi Perry Awards! With guest co-host Kristopher Monroe!
We asked former guests of Art on the Air to vote for 2019's best exhibitions, projects, events, and more, and on this week's episode we revealed the winners!
What's more, artist Greg T Davis designed and created a beautiful award to be given to each of the awardees.
Tune in to hear what Savannah's art community has chosen as 2019's best-of-the-best!
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
On this week's episode of Art on the Air we broadcast an edited version of the first of the three of the recent Public Art Lecture Series organized by Kristopher Monroe! The roundtable took place on October 10th at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center.
Monroe was joined by panelists Clinton Edminster, owner of Starlandia Supply and the organizer of the Starland Mural Project, artist and author José Ray, and Ryan Jarles, Cultural Resource Planner at the Metropolitan Planning Commission, for an in-depth discussion about local public art projects and their process!
PLUS, we grabbed a Field Note with artist Alexis Javier of Sulfur Studios about Jubilee Freedom DAY' 2019 and it's accompanying art exhibition at the Cultural Arts Center Gallery.
Tune in!
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
We've got a special episode this week, with a focus on DIY art spaces!
We we joined in-studio with Fiber Artist/Photographer Brittany Reidy of the new exhibition space The 2201, as well as special guest co-host Kevin Clancy of The Hen House! We talked all about Reidy's intriguing personal work, as well as what she's been doing with The 2201. From there we delved into a broader discussion with both Brittany and Kevin about the challenges of putting together a DIY art space!
PLUS, we broadcast our on-location Field Note on the Starland Mural Project, including interviews with Xavier Hutchins, José Ray, Kevin Bongang, and Tyriq Maxwell!