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Can we play with art, if we haven't gotten the chance to play as a child?

I sat down with Helen McPhaden, the executive director of Stardale Women's Group to talk about her work with Indigenous girls, why using art is powerful, and how to make believe and play with art.

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Out of all the different methods to use in demystifying the culture surrounding art, why did I choose a podcast?

In this episode, Courtney Jordan, the co-host of the Art Opening(s) Podcast and I sit down to talk the similarities of the two podcasts, the differences, and of course, why podcasts are a great medium to achieve our mission. She also shares some upcoming topics on the Art Opening(s) podcast.

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What if you could find little art treasures along your roadtrip this summer?

I sat down with Jennifer Matotek, the director and curator of Dunlop Art Gallery, to talk about this summer's project Roadside Attractions. We talk about cultural tourism, bringing art to where the people are, and what sort of art you can expect to find.

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How do you use art to engage youth in your community? Do skills acquired during art making transfer to the rest of your life?

I sat down with Richard Campbell and Alia Shahab from Antyx Community Arts to talk about their work with Calgary youth. We touched on how art provides youth with an opportunity to find their voice, build connections and gain self confidence.

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Have you embraced your inner child and jumped on the adult coloring book craze?

In this episode I talk to Jessalyn Rohs, the artist behind the Calgary themed coloring book YYC Colours. We chat about the reasons behind the hype, how she choose what places and businesses to feature in the book and embracing doing things we are actually bad at.

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What does actually go through this little head of mine?

Welcome to the Thinking Out Loud Series! These solo episodes will consist of me talking about a topic within the arts that I am passionate about. First up is my interest in arts elitism, collaborative public art, and art as process. Enjoy!

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How does the largest international chalk festival in the USA run on all volunteers? Especially when a part of its foundation is based on pushing the comfort zone?

This week I talked with Denise Kowal, the founder of the Sarasota Chalk Festival, about her motivations in launching the festival, what makes it unique and a little bit of history on the fairly new art form.

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Should we embrace our differences and wave our unique flag high?

I sat down with Colin Menzies, the manager of Studio C, a collaborative studio and gallery, to talk about artists pan-disability, speaking our experience and embracing all of the parts of our humanness.

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What if one day you turned the tap on and there was no water coming out? There are projections that the next major wars will be over water.

I sat down with Dorthy Christian, co-editor of Downstream, to chat about the water crisis, Indigenous knowledge, and how the arts and humanities can transform relationships through storytelling.

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Can yoga give you access to your untapped creativity? Is making art a form of meditation?

I sat down with Susan Colon and Gigi Chen, the two artists leading a Meditations on Drawing Retreat, to talk about the connection between yoga and art, and how living in the moment and being observant can up your creative game.

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