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This week, Wes and Todd check in with their friend, Artist Topher Straus. They talk about what’s been going on since last year during the pandemic, his evolving style, Grand Teton National Park, Hawaii, gallery relationships and their importance, commissions, dealing with rejection, charitable work, wineries, art fairs, marketing, collectors and he shares with us a powerful story. We finish up with another special visit with Topher’s son, Oliver, and what’s been going on with his artistic endeavors.

Join us for a fun and informational conversation with Topher and Oliver Straus.

Check out Topher’s work on his website:
www.topherstraus.com

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On Facebook - www.facebook.com/CreativeTopher/

On Instagram - www.instagram.com/creativetopher/
@creativetopher

Want to check out and support some of the charitable organizations that Topher is involved with?

BGOLDN - www.bgoldn.org

Wings of Hope - www.wingsofhopepcr.org

Denver Center for the Performing Arts - www.denvercenter.org/education/for-educators/?_for_educators=in-school-programs

If you’re interested in the Call for Entry for Denver International Airport, go to this link for more info. Deadline 9/7/21

https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9271

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This week, Wes and Todd travel to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to talk with Master Printer, Sue Oehme. We talk with Sue about printmaking, her work, Oehme Graphics, how the pandemic affected her studio, and a plethora of other subjects.

Join us for an enthralling conversation with Sue Oehme.

Check out Sue Oehme’s work at her website at www.sueoehme.com

Check out the Oehme Graphics website at www.oehmegraphics.com

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Musician and Artist, Cipriano Ortega. They talk music, two-string bass, Morphine (the band, not the drug), painting and Cipriano and Vitaliy Minyaylo regale us with some low rock!

Check out Cipriano Ortega and his band at the Mercury Café, August 26th @ 9:30pm
www.mercurycafe.com

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On Facebook - www.facebook.com/queernoir

 
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On YouTube - www.youtube.com/CiprianoOrtega

On Vimeo - https://bit.ly/ciprianoortegavimeo

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This week, Wes and Todd check in with Pueblo Artist, Meghan Wilbar. They talk about what Meghan has been working on during the pandemic, how it affected her, her stunning solo exhibition, “Changing Light”, at Michael Warren Contemporary and the upcoming shows she’s a part of coming up towards the end of the year.

Join us as we catch up with our friend and spectacular Artist, Meghan Wilbar.

Check out Meghan Wilbar’s stunning work at www.meghanwilbar.com

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Meghan’s solo exhibition, “Changing Light”, at Michael Warren Contemporary is on display through August 28th, 2021. For details go to www.michaelwarrencontemporary.com

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We are taking the week off but we will be back Thursday, August 12th with another great artist interview. 

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist and Director of Naropa Community Counseling, Joy Redstone. Joy talks about Naropa, her journey as a mental health professional, her love of helping people, how art has helped her heal and process trauma, her assemblage art, encouraging people to make art, art and connection, dealing with grief and loss, happiness, art therapy, titration, meditation, affirmations, resilience, suicide and suicide intervention, persistence, homelessness, selling art, and saying yes.

Join us for an honest and informative conversation with Joy Redstone!

Check out Joy’s work at her website  www.worksofjoy.net

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See Joy’s art in person at Next Gallery - www.nextgallery.org

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 This week, Wes and Todd talk with Australian Artist and Illustrator, Leith O’Malley. Leith talks about living in South Australia, kangaroos, inspiration and ideas, intuition and process, tradigital, music and art, the circus, the dark and the light, misfits and characters, truth and authenticity, landscapes, pricing and selling art, and shares a bit of his philosophy about the joy in creating art.

Join us for a musing conversation, full of levity, with the extraordinary Leith O’Malley! 

Check out Leith’s work at his website www.leithomalley.com

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Sammy Lee. Sammy talks about how identity plays into her work, motherhood, growing up in South Korea, immigrating to the United States at 16, studying architecture and what it brings to her art, her current exhibition “Remind Me Tomorrow”, feng shui, hanji, her street art cart, meal casts, bookbinding and artist books, and artist residencies.

Join us for a thoughtful conversation with the phenomenal Sammy Lee.

Sammy’s solo exhibition, “Remind Me Tomorrow”, is on display through July 17th, 2021, at the Emmanuel Art Gallery on the Auraria Campus, University of Colorado Denver, 1205 10th Street Plaza, Denver, CO 80204

Closing Reception for “Remind Me Tomorrow” is July 17th, 2021, 10am-2pm.

Check out Sammy’s work at her website www.studiosmlk.com

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Instagram – www.instagram.com/sammy_seungmin_lee/
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Upcoming Exhibits:

Armor
July 30 - October 15, 2021
Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO

IAMP (Immigrant Artist Mentorship Program) Group Exhibition
BRDG Project – Gallery
1553 Platte Street, Unit 100, Denver, CO 80202
August 6 - 28, 2021

InVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE
September 10 - October 10, 2021
RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO

Word Play
September 17 - November 14, 2021
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO

ID, Please (rescheduled from 2020)
October 15 - December 3, 2021
Korean Cultural Center, Washington, D.C.

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Jesse Littlebird. Jesse talks about deep diving into art during the pandemic, the thought and subject matter behind his art, growing up in New Mexico, gentrification, capitalism, nurturing community, learning how to listen, process, the internet and art, painting as performance, aesthetics, art and cultural appropriation, leveraging identity and privilege, making people think, identity and struggle, filmmaking, the business of art, Hamaatsa, and his solo exhibition “Western Hyperreality”. 

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Jesse Littlebird.

Jesse’s solo exhibition, “Western Hyperreality, The Art of Jesse Littlebird”, presented by ARTAOS Gallery, is on display July 9th – August 6th, 2021, at Thrive Workplace, 1415 Park Avenue West, Denver, CO 80205

Opening reception Friday, July 9th from 5pm-9pm.

To view  work from "Western Hyperreality", go to www.artaos.gallery/jesse-littlebird

Check out Jesse’s work at his website www.jesselittlebird.com

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To learn about Hamaatsa, an indigenous continuum and story gathering place, go to www.hamaatsa.org

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Painter, Jeff Velarde. Jeff talks about his exposure to art as a child, how art keeps him balanced, seeing some of his favorite art masterpieces in person, working as an Art Director for Z-Axis, traveling and how it influences his painting, balancing family with work and his fine art, working large, process, commissions, his solo exhibition “City Beats, Light and Shadow” at Bitfactory, and leaves us with some advice to aspiring Artists. 

Check out Jeff’s work at his website www.jeffvelardefineart.com

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Jeff’s solo exhibition, “City Beats, Light and Shadow”, is on display from July 16 - August 12, 2021, at Bitfactory Gallery, www.bitfactory.net
851 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204

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