Georgia and Tara are joined in-studio by former Arts Village artist residency alum Smithy-James Sarah to talk about fan-art, conventions and give tips on how to not overwork yourself when running workshops.

You can find Smithy's work on instagram: @sleepingboi.art

You can find Sam's work on instagram: @samsilversmith and @silverstar.nz

In this episode (the first to be recorded IN PERSON) Tara and Georgia chat with Anna McLay from Rotorua Potters Group about pottery and wellbeing, emotional men with weird hair and their upcoming exhibition at the Arts Village. The exhibition opens on the 22nd of October and it runs through to mid-November. 

Follow @Anna_M_Clay  on instagram for more from Anna. 

You can find the survey Georgia mentioned at the top of the episode by visiting this link: https://taurimavibes.surveysparrow.com/s/-Independent-Practitioner-2021-Covid-19-Impact-Survey/tt-b28e19362a?fbclid=IwAR3qpxZHsjTMmRnhfy9TgweQowzAPzgh5WrxMww_X1hzk728_g-kMq96oPA

Georgia and Tara are joined by local digital artist and twitch streamer Akoni Pakinga (8th_wonder_nz) to discuss being an "Ultra-creative",virtual reality sculpting, NFTs and working as a freelance artist. You can find Akoni's streams by visiting twitch.tv/8th_wonder_nz

Akoni and Tara feature in the streaming group, Supergang. For their updates, follow them on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stuff_thesupergang/

Links mentioned in this episode: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPiCtE7ojrM&

https://www.facebook.com/tridentofatua

Tara and Georgia are joined by local textiles artist Ruth McMonagle to talk about her upcoming exhibition, "Connections" at the Arts Village. You can find more from Ruth by visiting her website ruthmcmonagle.net

In this first episode of the podcast, hosts Georgia and Tara interview the Arts Village's new director, Kellez McManus. Interview begins at 08:26.