Episode #111 - GMAS sit down with Dr. Cledie Collins Taylor the pioneer artist, educator and galleriest at 93 years young, she shared her wisdom and generous spirit during our Conversations on Art this week at the Arts Extended Gallery in Detroit, MI. Dr. Taylor told us the history around the current location of the 60-year-old Arts Extended Gallery; how art makes us humane and how she can immediately tell if a person had an art class when they were in kindergarten!

Today on Open Studio: Conversations on Art we sit down with Dr. George N’Namdi. George has been a giant in the Art Industry for nearly 4 decades. His visionary approach to gallery ownership and developing the concepts of “creative place making” and “community place keeping his giving him recognition all over the world. But what he is legendary for his having the ability to catapult artist from newcomer to national phenomenon!

Today on Open Studio: Conversations on Art, we sat down with Dr. Dexter Fields, the brilliant and enthusiastic art collector that has a breathtaking collection that filled every corner of his home! We learn more about this art influencer, some of his favorite works of art and why the "Red Room" in his home is so important to him.

GMAS sat down with Dr. Juliette Okotie-Eboh, author of “10 Things I Know”. During our Conversations on Art we learned 1 of the 10 things Juliette knows from her book, the connection she has with one of her favorite artist and the cultural foundation that was instrumental in shaping her today.

Episode 103:  Open Studio sits down with Leland Calloway, Chair of Friends of African and African American Art for the Detroit Institute of Arts. He is an avid art collector. During our tour and visit at his home we had a delightful conversation with Leland to learn more about his favorite artist, his passion for engaging new and younger collectors and his mission to keep the FAAAA alive and thriving!

Episode 101-September 9, 2019:  Today on Open Studio: Conversations on Art, GMAS visit the offices of Mr. Amani Olu located in the historic Fisher building in Detroit Michigan. Amani is a marketer, independent curator, artist and founder and CEO of Olu & Company. We had a fascinating discussion about year two of Detroit Art Week; how as a young boy he had a knack at seizing a business opportunity and the story behind the “name” that allows him to creatively express himself.