Creative Guts

Creative Guts is four years old! In this episode, Laura and Sarah reflect on the highlights of the podcast, programming the nonprofit has produced in the last year, and what is on the horizon for Creative Guts.

Creative Guts is taking a summer break, but we’ll be back with new interviews in September! In the meantime, you can catch up on any episodes you’ve missed or listen again to your favorites wherever you listen to podcasts. While we won’t be releasing new interviews, that doesn’t mean we won’t be busy making other fun things happen this summer — follow us on social media for updates on events and visit our website to sign up for our monthly newsletter so you never miss a thing!

As always, hang out with Creative Guts on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast and visit our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Creative Guts is a small nonprofit, but our work is far bigger than this podcast. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

In today’s episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman are joined by Russ Grazier, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center! The mission of PMAC is to build community through the arts by providing all people with the opportunity to achieve their full creative potential, regardless of their age, ability, or economic status.

Russ was raised in Portsmouth and returned to be near family. When he and his wife opened PMAC in 2002, he wanted to create a community — not just a place where folks took lessons. In this episode, we talk about the value of Portsmouth’s creative spaces, the impact of the pandemic, and why housing is critical to the creative economy. Russ leaves listeners with some pretty awesome calls to action: consume art, join a Board of Directors, make a donation, and remember it’s STEAM, not STEM!

Find out more about the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center online at www.pmaconline.org. PMAC is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/portsmouthmusicandartscenter and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pmacportsmouth. 

Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience — the Leadership Seacoast Class of 2023! Leadership Seacoast is a nonprofit community leadership organization with a mission of developing a base of effective, knowledgeable, and engaged community members through the exploration of community issues and opportunities for personal involvement. Learn more at www.leadershipseacoast.org. 

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

On today’s episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with Jozimar Matimano. Jozimar is an artist who was born in the East Democratic Republic of Congo. He moved to Uganda when he was ten, and then in 2016, he moved to Manchester, New Hampshire as a refugee through the International Institute of New England program. 

He has been interested in drawing and illustration since childhood, but it wasn’t until more recently that he decided to pursue art and began taking lessons at the Currier Museum of Art. Jozimar began attending the Institute of Art at New England College in 2019, and is currently studying for a Bachelor’s degree in fine art.  His primary focus is oil paintings, where he expresses his view of what is happening in society. 

Learn more and check out Jozimar’s work online at www.jozimarmatimano.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/jozimar_matimano. 

This episode was recorded live at the Currier Museum of Art with the Leadership New Hampshire class of 2023 looking on! Leadership New Hampshire is a nonprofit that brings together a select cohort of talented and accomplished individuals and provides them with an opportunity to learn about the complex issues facing the state of NH, to connect with one another, and to serve their communities and our state in positions of leadership and responsibility. Their mission is to build a community of informed and engaged leaders. 

A special thank you to Leadership New Hampshire! If you’d like to learn more about Leadership New Hampshire, find them online at www.leadershipnh.org. 

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

The Creative Guts’ team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts’ team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things giving them life lately. This week’s episode is being hosted by Becky Barsi, artist, photographer, teacher, star of Creative Guts’ episode 25, and explorer of all things creative!

In this episode, Becky talks about a printmaker and a podcast!

• Artist Jay Caskie at www.Instagram.com/caskieprints and https://caskieprints.com/
• This is Uncomfortable www.marketplace.org/shows/this-is-uncomfortable-reema-khrais/

Learn more about Becky Barsi, aka Artsy Barsi, on Instagram @artsybarsi and at www.beckybarsi.com and check out Busy Bee 603 Photography on Instagram at @busybee603photo. 

Hang out with Creative Guts on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast and learn more online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

Special thank you to Bug for the tunes! Hang out with Bug on Instagram at @TypicalBug and listen online at www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs. 

If you love listening, consider showing Creative Guts your support! You can leave a review, make a tax deductible donation, or interact with our content on social media. Learn more about us at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In this special episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with Dan and Samuel Habib, a father-son documentary filmmaking duo! This episode will focus on “My Disability Roadmap”, a new documentary film that follows Samuel, a college student with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, as he seeks guidance from disability activists on everything from leaving home to dating. The full feature length release of “My Disability Roadmap” will be available in 2024. 

To watch the short film, visit this link: https://likerightnowfilms.com/film/3356/My-Disability-Roadmap. You can also find “My Disability Roadmap” on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mydisabilityroadmap/. 

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Exeter High School with support from the NH State Council on the Arts and the Racial Unity Team!

Listen wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

Creative Guts is seeking art and writing in all styles, subject matters, and mediums for the 2023 Youth Zine! The mission of Creative Guts’ zines is to stimulate and inspire creativity by creating a platform for gutsy creatives to share their art and writing with the world. Recognizing it is often the youngest among us who are the bravest, this edition will be a platform for youth to display their work and be part of a creative community. 

Artists and writers from the ages of 0 to 17, from any country, are welcome to apply with visual and written works in any medium: painting, drawing, sculpture, digital art, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, poetry, short story (300 words maximum), etc.

The best part: It is free to submit work! The zine will be available for free on our website, CreativeGutsPodcast.com, in late summer 2023 and participants will receive one free copy of a printed edition thanks to the generous support of the Creative Co-op! (www.creativeco-op.com)

The deadline for kiddos to submit their work is Sunday, June 25th, 2023 (11:59 PM - Eastern Time)

For more details and/or to submit work, visit www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/zine.

The Creative Guts’ team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts’ team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things and folks they think you ought to know about. This week’s episode is being hosted by Laura, one of the co-founders and hosts of Creative Guts and owner of Artful Harper Studios.  

Featured in this episode:

Alai Ganuza | www.alaiganuza.com

Huleeb | www.huleeb.com

Katie Gamb | www.katiegamb.com

Hang out with Creative Guts on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast and learn more online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

Special thank you to Bug for the tunes! Hang out with Bug on Instagram at @TypicalBug and listen online at www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs. 

If you love listening, consider showing Creative Guts your support! You can leave a review, make a tax deductible donation, or interact with our content on social media. Learn more about us at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

In part two of Creative Guts’ interview with the team behind Positive Street Art, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with Manuel “Phelany” Ramirez, lead artist and co-founder of Positive Street Art! You probably know Phelany for his murals — he’s had a lot of practice with a can of spray paint! We talk about spray paint as a medium (it’s hard!) and the stigma around “street art”. In this episode, we’ll also talk about murals (duh), including the biggest mural, the weirdest wall, and how Phelany went from Phelan Place Bronx, New York City to painting a moose in Lancaster, New Hampshire.

Find more about Phelany and his art online at www.phelany.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/phelany23. 

Find Positive Street Art online at www.positivestreetart.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/positivestreetart, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/positivestreetart.

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show. And a special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery for providing a space where Creative Guts can record!

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

In this two-part episode, Creative Guts’ co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman interview the team behind Positive Street Art! In part one, we talk with Cecilia Ulibarri, executive director, co-founder, and community leader! Positive Street Art was born out of a series of serendipitous events (including an amazing meet-cute) and Cecilia’s desire to make her children proud. Cecilia was an artist in search of community and she did more than find one — she made one.

In this episode, you’ll hear the entire story of how Positive Street Art came to be and how it has grown over the past 11 years! As a bonus, Cecilia is the first makeup artist featured on Creative Guts and we dig into that a bit, too.

Find Positive Street Art online at www.positivestreetart.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/positivestreetart, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/positivestreetart. If you want to check out Looks by Cecilia, you can find it on Instagram (www.instagram.com/looksbycecilia) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/looksbycecilia).

Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show. And a special thank you to Art Up Front Street Studios and Gallery for providing a space where Creative Guts can record!

If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

The Creative Guts’ team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts’ team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things and folks they think you ought to know about. This week’s episode is being hosted by Laura, one of the co-founders and hosts of Creative Guts and owner of Artful Harper Studios. 

Featured in this episode:

Christine R. Bay | www.christinerbay.com

Joanna Fang | www.instagram.com/the_foley_artist

Noah Floersch | https://www.tiktok.com/@noahfloersch

Hang out with Creative Guts on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast and learn more online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

Special thank you to Bug for the tunes! Hang out with Bug on Instagram at @TypicalBug and listen online at www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs.

If you love listening, consider showing Creative Guts your support! You can leave a review, make a tax deductible donation, or interact with our content on social media. Learn more about us at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.