Assistant Director, Ivette talks to Stephanie Sailer about her piece in Year 9, Persistence of Living. Stephanie won best in show and she talks about her process and how she came up with the idea of creating these multi-media sculptures.

Assistant Director, Jess, speaks with Danielle Piloto about her artistic practice: touching on topics such as her inspiration, growing a community, daily practice, subject matter, and more. You can connect and learn more here: https://linktr.ee/DaniellePiloto

Side Street Studio Arts Founder and Executive Director Erin Rehberg talks with Elgin artist, community leader, and Side Street's new President Freddrick D. Wimms. From the Nightmare on Chicago Street origin story to his thoughts on curating the "Black Spectrum" exhibition in the Side Street Gallery this month, the two focus on the community of art and the "if we build it, it will be built" philosophy.

SSSA Founders and Executive Directors Tanner Melvin and Erin Rehberg reflect on 2021 and look forward to 2022 at Side Street.

Assistant Director, Nick Mataragas has a conversation with Illustrator Amanda Scharf. They discuss her technique, the con community, and developing a story around your art.

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Assistant Director, Nick has a conversation with artist, Cryomera. They discuss selling art at comic cons, pen and ink drawing, relief printing, and Twitch.

You can check out Cryomera’s work at:

https://cryomera.com/

https://www.artstation.com/cryomera

https://www.twitch.tv/cryomera

https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryomera

Side Street Founder and Executive Director Erin Rehberg talks with artist Rachel Elizabeth Maley, who curated Side Street's upcoming exhibition Self-Ish, an exploration of how and why we construct self-identities. The two discuss the motivations and themes of the show and complexities of self-representation in art and our daily lives. Self-Ish opens in the Gallery at Side Street on Friday, December 3 at 6pm and features work by Kathryn Eli, Bill Ellis!!, Brian Garbrecht, Atoi Glennette, Katherine Grace Maley, R.E. Maley, Han Nicole Martin, Mitzi Melaine, T. Sit, and Jamie Tubbs, and a live performance from Jordan Reinwald.

Side Street Founder & Executive Director Tanner Melvin chats with Side Street Music Coordinator, musician, and promoter, Peter Brankovic. We discuss music philosophy, religion, inspiration, and so much more. Peter brings their new band BOUND to Side Street on Saturday, November 20th with special guests Motion Failure, Ethereal Lotus, & What To Do. #supportlocalmusic

Side Street Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg talks with Alisa Duda, Dave Metzger, and Mike Rende of Elgin's Oddball Art Labs, a non-profit artist based organization created to advance the presence of the arts in the Fox Valley and beyond. The group is bringing "A Cabinet of Curious Characters" to the Gallery and Theater at Side Street November 19-28.

SSSA Founder and Executive Director Tanner Melvin chats with thespian, D&D master, and manager of Blue Box Cafe, Nathan Chesterfield. Our discussion ranges from falling in love with theater, life during Covid, celebrating the lives of Chris and Kathleen Mau, and The future of blue box café.