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the art in local politics

Episode 4 - Jodi Perkins

SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about their involvement in and support of the local art scene.

CONNECTED. presents a special series

VOTE LOCAL

the art in local politics

Episode 3 - Jerri McCue

SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about their involvement in and support of the local art scene.

CONNECTED. presents a special series

VOTE LOCAL

the art in local politics

Episode 2 - Karin Jones

SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about their involvement in and support of the local art scene.

Assistant Director Nick Mataragas interviews Foley artist, Ele Matelan. They discuss the history and name origins of Foley work and it’s almost alchemical way of creating sounds, the parallels of horror and comedy, stabbing melons, showmanship, the Chicago theatre scene, and the entertainment shutdown.

Apologies to how geeked out Nick gets. Apparently he’s enraptured by the idea of creating thunder with sheet metal.

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CONNECTED. presents a special series

VOTE LOCAL

the art in local politics

Episode 1 - Dustin Good

SSSA Founder & Executive Director Erin Rehberg interviews the 2021 Elgin City Council Candidates about their involvement in and support of the local art scene.

SSSA Founder and Executive Director Erin Rehberg talks with Amanda Harris, Assistant to the City Manager for Special Projects and the Arts for the City of Elgin. The two long-time friends and collaborators talk about Amanda's path to Elgin, the start of Side Street, the joys and frustrations of working within a government structure, and staying creative.

SSSA Founder and Executive Director Tanner Melvin chats with Stacey Koloski, Co-Founder and Artist Services at PortFringe - Maine’s Fringe Festival. As producers, they discuss life and theater during the pandemic, as well as what the future may hold for fringe festivals around the world.

SSSA Founder and Executive Director Erin Rehberg talks with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's new Executive Director Erik Malmquist about growing up in music in the Fox Valley and an artistic journey that took him far far away and back home again. The two discuss the frustrations and the beauty of the legacies of classical music and the ESO.

Side Street founder and executive director Tanner Melvin chats with Grant Knutson, Founder and Managing Director of Minion Productions, a Seattle-based nonprofit which helps independent artists develop, produce, fundraise, and tour their productions. Minion also works to consult with performers on the business side of the arts, creating a community where artists can share their resources.

Javi Azuna is a graphic designer, painter, and muralist who draws inspiration from different parts of his cultures. Join us as he discusses the meaning about his artwork and as he shares a few of his paintings with us.