Tenet

Tenet

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  • Ep. 055 Arlette Lucero - Artist, Art Educator and Advocate

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with the phenomenal Denver Artist, Arlette Lucero. Lucero talks about art sales during the pandemic, being a two-artist family, inspiration, being an Art Educator, trees, prominent women in her work, Carlos Castaneda, illustrating books, CHAC, Year of La Chicana, Hecho en Colorado, and leaves us with some great advice for aspiring Artists.

    Join us for a wonderful conversation with Arlette Lucero.


    Check out Arlette Lucero’s work at her website: www.arletteluc.wixsite.com/arlettelucero

    To buy prints of Arlette Lucero’s work go to https://meta-studio.square.site


    Follow Arlette Lucero on Social Media:

    Facebook - www.facebook.com/arlette.lucero.5

     

    Check out the Chicano Humanities & Arts Council (CHAC) website for events and happenings at www.chacgallery.org

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    1 hr 40 min
  • Ep. 054 A.L. Lummus - Artist, Metaphor-Heavy Imagery

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with A.L. Lummus, aka Amy Lee Lummus. Lummus talks about art in the time of Covid, pop-up shows, influences, art education, balancing family with an art career, the journey to becoming a full-time artist, pricing, artist statements, time, some of her favorite pieces from her new series, and regales us with a poem that she wrote for Bend the Iron.

    Join us for a passionate conversation with the Artist, A.L. Lummus.

     
    Check out A.L. Lummus’ work at her website: www.amyleelummus.com

    A.L. Lummus is represented by Bitfactory Gallery - http://bitfactory.net/artist/amy-lee-lummus/

     
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    Facebook - www.facebook.com/AmyLeeLummus

    Instagram - www.instagram.com/alummusart/
    @alummusart

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    2 hr 13 min
  • Ep. 053 Wes and Todd's Year In Review

    This week Wes and Todd reflect on their first year of doing the podcast, what they expect in the coming year, what guests they would like to get on and then they are joined by surprise special guest and friend, Dan Drossman.

    Check out Dan’s website at www.dandrossmanart.com

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    @dandrossmanart

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    1 hr 33 min
  • Ep. 052 James Holmes - Abstract Artist, Executive Director of Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with James Holmes. Holmes talks about lettering race cars as a kid, auto racing, his various business ventures, motorsports sponsor management, Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation, how to pivot during the pandemic, the incident that was the catalyst for him becoming an artist, his criteria for himself to be called an Artist, social media, collecting art, art advocacy, pricing, art and social commentary, the role of music in the creative process, and the power of positive thinking.

    Join us for a truly inspirational conversation with the Artist, James Holmes.

    Check out James Holmes’ work at his website: www.jamesholmesstudio.com

     
    Follow James Holmes on Social Media:

    Facebook - www.facebook.com/jamesholmesstudio

    Instagram - www.instagram.com/jamesholmesstudio/
    @jamesholmesstudio

    YouTube - http://bit.ly/holmesyoutube

    Patreon - www.patreon.com/jamesholmesstudio

    Check out all that the Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation has to offer at
    www.cherokeeranch.org

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    2 hr 48 min
  • Ep. 051 Eriko Tsogo - Mongolian American Cross-Disciplinary Artist

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Eriko Tsogo. Tsogo talks about immigrating to the United States, being a DACA recipient, identity, art as calling, spirituality, art education, the various mediums that she works in, agency representation, residencies, Meow Wolf, social media, defiance, her diverse series of work, soap play, senses, Buddhism and shamanism, and the Mongolian Culture and Heritage Center of Colorado.

    Join us for a captivating conversation with the Artist, Eriko Tsogo.

     
    Check out Eriko Tsogo’s work at her website: www.erikotsogo.com

    You can also browse and purchase Eriko's work via the Tappan Collective page at: www.tappancollective.com/collections/eriko-tsogo


    Learn more about the Mongolian Culture and Heritage Center of Colorado via their website at: www.mongolianchcc.org

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    1 hr 39 min
  • Ep. 050 Adrianna Abarca - Founder, Latino Cultural Arts Center

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Adrianna Abarca, Founder of the Latino Cultural Arts Center and Curator of Hecho en Colorado at History Colorado. Abarca talks about her family history, growing up in Denver, identity, collecting art, and her vision for the Latino Cultural Arts Center, an integrated cultural campus in the Sun Valley neighborhood west of downtown Denver that will feature two museums, one dedicated to Mexican heritage and the other to Latin America; with a library of Latino arts, culture and history; and an educational and hands-on learning academy focused on Latino arts and culture.

     
    Join us for a wonderful conversation with the visionary Adrianna Abarca.

     

    Learn about the Latino Cultural Art Center via their website at:

    www.LCAC-Denver.org

     

    Follow the Latino Cultural Arts Center on Social Media:

    Facebook - www.facebook.com/lcacdenver

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    @lcacdenver

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    1 hr 44 min
  • Ep. 049 Cynthia Ramu - Pueblo Levee Mural Project, Pueblo Arts Alliance

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Muralist and Coordinator of the Pueblo Levee Mural Project, Cynthia Ramu. Ramu fills us in on what has been happening in the arts community in Pueblo since the pandemic and the last time we talked with her. Ramu also talks about the things the Pueblo Arts Alliance has been doing to engage the Pueblo youth via various art and beautification projects around Pueblo. 

    Ramu then catches us up on the Pueblo Levee Mural Project, giving a brief history and then providing details on where the project is now, as artists begin to repaint what once was listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest painting in the world.

    Join us as we catch up with Cynthia Ramu, the Pueblo Levee Mural Project, and what’s going on within the arts community in Pueblo, Colorado. 

    If you are interested in contacting Cynthia about the Pueblo Levee Mural Project or the Pueblo Arts Alliance, please see Cynthia's contact info below.

    Cynthia Ramu
    [email protected]

    To check out what is going on with the Pueblo Levee Mural Project check out their website and Facebook page:

    www.pueblolevee.org

    Facebook - Pueblo Levee Mural Project
    www.facebook.com/Pueblo-Levee-Mural-Project-402045746527064/

    Facebook - Pueblo Levee Mural Painters - http://bit.ly/puebloleveemuralpainters

     
    To check out the Pueblo Arts Alliance and all it is doing in the Pueblo arts community, see their website and Facebook page:

    www.puebloarts.org

    Facebook -
    www.facebook.com/PuebloArts

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    1 hr 36 min
  • Ep. 048 Collin Parson - Artist, Director, Curator - Arvada Center

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Director and Curator, Collin Parson. Parson talks about growing up in an artistic family, his formal and informal art education, the definition of an Artist, being an Artist as a profession, influences, process, George Carlin and Carl Sagan, his public art project for the City of Lakewood, and his favorite exhibits that he has curated for the Arvada Center.

    Join us for a zestful conversation with Artist and Curator, Collin Parson.


    Check out Collin Parson’s work at his website:

    www.collinparson.com

    Follow Collin Parson on Social Media:

    On Instagram – www.instagram.com/collinparson/
    @collinparson


    Check out the current exhibits at the Arvada Center via their website:

    www.arvadacenter.org

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    1 hr 49 min
  • Ep. 047 Anna Kaye - Remarkable Denver Artist, Stunning Charcoal Drawings

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Anna Kaye. Kaye talks about her solo exhibit, Heatwave, at Sandra Phillips Gallery, her charcoal drawings, her love of nature and science, her fascination with wildfires, environmental advocacy, Drop-in Drawing at the Denver Art Museum, aspens, Pink Progression, community art and activism.

    Join us for an enlightening conversation with Artist, Anna Kaye.

    Check out Anna Kaye’s beautiful work at her website:
    www.annakayeart.com

     
    Anna Kaye’s solo exhibit, Heatwave, runs through October 25th, 2020 at Sandra Phillips Gallery.  For more information go to www.thesandraphillipsgallery.com

     

    Pink Progression: Collaborations runs through November 8th, 2020 at the Arvada Center.  For more information go to www.arvadacenter.org/galleries

     

    If you would like to check out Anna’s Drop-In Drawing class through the Denver Art Museum, go to www.denverartmuseum.org/en/calendar/drop-drawing-online

    Follow Anna Kaye on Social Media:

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

    On Facebook - www.facebook.com/anna.l.kaye

     

    To learn more about Pink Progression, check out the website:
    www.pinkprogression.wordpress.com

    To follow Pink Progression on Social Media:

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

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    1 hr 54 min
  • Ep. 046 Jerry De La Cruz - Renaissance Man, Denver Art Legend

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Jerry De La Cruz. De La Cruz talks about growing up in North Denver, being drafted during Vietnam, using his GI bill to go to art school, his early years as an artist in Denver, teaching at the Art Students League of Denver, art advocacy, producing Art Barn in 1987, owning a radio station in Pueblo, traveling and the Vern and Find series, Art in Action Studios, the state of the art world and the Denver scene, voice, and a plethora of art wisdom.

    Join us for a sensational conversation with the Artist, Jerry De La Cruz.

    Check out Jerry De La Cruz’s work at his website:

    www.delacruzarts.com

    To contact Jerry De La Cruz:  [email protected]

    Follow Jerry De La Cruz on Social Media:

    On Facebook – 

    www.facebook.com/jerry.delacruz.3304

    www.facebook.com/DeLaCruzArts/
    @DeLaCruzArts

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    Thanks for listening! 

    3 hr 25 min

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