Art Matters

Jorg speaks with long time friend and collaborator, Steve McIntosh formerly known as Buck Naked, lead singer of local western swing, Buck Naked and the Chapped Cheeks. We travel back in time and talk about all the fun things we created right here in the hamlet. From music to our Elvis organization and all things in between.

Jorg speaks with long time resident and fine woodworker on how he has survived in the art colony and what he sees in the future in terms of keeping a vibrant art community here in Laguna Beach.

Jorg has council member, Mark Orgil back on the show for an update on the Laguna Beach community land trust, where it is at and some of the opportunities for the community to get involved.

Jorg hosts himself on this episode for 50 minutes of personal background and observations about Laguna Beach over his 50 years of working and living as a full time artist in the art colony.

Jorg invites local dynamic duo of Marrie Stone and Jeff Rovner to the studio to get their take on the what is happening to our creatives here in the art colony and what can be done to maintain a vital environment for artists of all stripes.

Julie Lee, the executive director of the Laguna Art Museum joins Jorg to talk about the role of LAM in the art colony and it's mission statement. Does it include the local art community? Listen in and find out.

Two writers David Womack and Kenneth Rosenberg Join Jorg for a dioscussion about the parralells between the writer's life and that of a visual artist. Seems the difficulties are very much the same!

Serena Potter and Cynthia Brittan join Jorg as they speak about their careers as artists and the difficulties of maintaining a career as a full time artist.

Jorg speaks with long time friend, fellow artist and creator of the art lofts, Laguna Beach about all the chalenges he faced over 17 years to create the artists complex here in the art colony.

Jorg, Billy and Jason delve into matters around the arts and a focus on music and the chalenging times for all in the arts.