Episode 34: Susie Kantor & BAN 8

My guest for this special Thanksgiving week episode is Susie Kantor, Associate Curator of Visual Arts at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA).  In our conversation today you’ll hear us discuss her journey to a career in the art world and Bay Area Now 8 (BAN 8), the latest exhibition she helped curated at the YBCA.

For more information on BAN 8 and other programming at the YBCA check out their website at www.ybca.org. Be sure to also follow the YBCA on Instagram as they feature artists in the exhibition.

Episode 13: Angella d’Avignon

After a long holiday break, the podcast is back with a new episode and a new guest: Angella d’Avignon, a writer & curator based out of Los Angeles who has contributed to various publications including the Contemporary Art Review LA, the Atlantic’s City Lab and Vice’s Broadly. Originally from San Diego, Angella discusses her unique journey into the art world and how it led her to being a writer. She also discusses her recent decision to go back to school to receive her undergraduate degree and the experiences of being older than the average student.

To learn more about Angella and her work visit www.heyangella.com where you will also find a list of articles she has written such as the Washington Post piece titled “I waited until I was 30 to go to college. Best decision ever.” You can also follow her on Instagram at @heyangella.

Music from the song Didn’t you Know by Richie Cunning.

Episode 5: Noé Olivas

San Diego artist Noé Olivas talks to Louis about his ongoing project “Untitled Space,” an old Chevy bread truck that he’s turned into a mobile sculpture piece. He also discusses how his work investigates the Mexican-American identity while also highlighting the relationship between labor and leisure.To learn more about Noe, visit his website at noeolivas.com. Also follow Noe & his Untitled Space project on Instagram at @calatetupedo & @rollingsculpture.

New intro music by local Bay Area artist, Richie Cunning.