This week we are joined by artist Ari Brielle calling in from Dallas, Texas, y’all! Listen in as Ari and Justin discuss her latest body of work and the act of expressing joy and not trauma as a black artist in the United States. They also talk a lot about plants, going to grad school, and the complexities and rewards of creating a self-portrait.  Show notes: Oak Cliff Cultural Center Eva Arreguin Tea with Queen and J. Safe Place Our Faces, Our Voice at the Ft Worth Community Art Center AriBrielle.com @aribrielle_ on Instagram The Art People Podcast is edited and produced by Justin Favela (@favyfav). Production assistance from Mindy Hale and music by Mike McDonald.  Follow us on social media  @artpeoplepod and visit artpeoplepod.com for more episodes.

Ari Brielle: Painter, Thinker, Creator

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Documentarian and scholar Dr. Linda Garcia Merchant takes time to speak with her good friend Dr. Erika Abad about No Es Facil, which was featured in ‘Two Cultures, One Family.” She reflects on her career-long investment in documenting Chicana experiences and what inspired her to build a career around documenting the history of women who were part of the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), Chicana Caucus of the NWPC from 1977 to 1979, which her mother, Ruth "Rhea" Mojica Hammer, was a key figure. Two Cultures, One Family  

Re-membering a Mother’s Choices with Dr. Linda Garcia Merchant

During Kaitlyn Jones’s June 2022 Rogers Art Loft Residency, she and Erika Abad discussed the role of rest and grief on the way to liberation. Kaitlyn’s mom, Sharon, was at the closing exhibit; they take time to discuss the role of family in Jones’s work and Sharon’s insights into encouraging her daughter’s creative practice.   

Moved by Mothers’ Loves with Kaitlyn Jones and Sharon Watkins-Jones

Noel Garcia and Sarah Ritch talk with Dr. Erika Abad about their creative home and its influence on Garcia’s career. Garcia then reflects on the relationship between her formal training and what she learned from home in the evolution of her creative career. Garcia’s Cigarettes were featured in “Two Cultures, One Family.” Links! Exhibition at the Barrick Museum Noelle Garcia  Sarah J Ritch

Lessons from Home with Noelle Garcia and Sarah Ritch

Erika sits down with Jean Munson to discuss her mother’s influence and responses to her zine and publishing career. Author of Secrets My Mom Keeps & Lola’s Herstory from “Two Cultures, One Family – Finding Family, Building Home,” Jean discusses the process of writing Secrets and reflects on the creative practices she’s been starting with her mom since her mother’s retirement. Links! Jean Marie Munson! Exhibition at the Barrick Museum Justin Favela - Fantasia/Fantasy

Documenting Home & Healing with Mom - Dr. Abad interviews Jean Marie Munson

Inspired by the Nap Ministry and Tricia Hersey's book "Rest is Resistance, Justin Favela and Dr. Erika Gisela Abad talk about what they’ve learned about resting, healing, and toxic work cultures in this return episode of Art People Podcast. Abad, after years of writing and interviewing artists, reflects on what she/they learned about balancing higher ed and guest curator work as she transitioned from being Faculty-in-Residence at UNLV to Assistant Prof of Communications. Favela discusses his latest performance about rest at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and his new book (now available!).  Erika and Justin also introduce the new mini-series: Art, Family, and Memory. Stay tuned!  Links! Exhibition at the Barrick Museum  Reposo: A Hispanic Rests for the Entirety of Hispanic Heritage Month  Tricia Hersey hija/e/o/x(s) de su -  Justin Favela - Fantasia/Fantasy

Ari Brielle: Painter, Thinker, Creator

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