Episode 37: Marcela Pardo Ariza & The Tallest Part of the Arch

For today’s episode, Marcela Pardo Ariza returns to the podcast to discuss her inclusion in the YBCA’s Bay Area Now (BAN 8) exhibition; the Womxn* Art Handlers group she co-founded & the recent exhibition she curated at Southern Exposure titled The Tallest Part of the Arch. 

The Tallest Part of the Arch closed March 30, 2019, for more info visit the Souther Exposure website. 

To learn more about Womxn* Art Handlers and any upcoming programming visit http://womenarthandlers.com.

  • Marcela Pardo Ariz & Kaitlin Trataris (image courtesy of Womxn Art Handlers)
  • BAN 8 at YBCA (Image credit: Charlie Villyard)
  • Marcela Pardo Ariza “Randy Andy, Dollface, Tania, Lu, Louis, et al.” (1983~, 1975~, 1992~, 2018)
  • Tallest Part of the Arch at Southern Exposure (Image credit: Minoosh Zomorodinia)
  • Tallest Part of the Arch at Southern Exposure (Image credit: Minoosh Zomorodinia)

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 20: Martin Strickland

This week I catch up with a former classmate of mine and fellow intern, Martin Strickland who now currently works at the YBCA (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) as an Exhibitions Associate, Registration and Production. An Alabama native, Martin discusses his educational background which also includes the time he spent in New Orleans working for NO/AIDS Taskforce and the New Orleans Museum of Art. We also talk about the various positions the has held at the YBCA.

The latest show opening at the YBCA is titled Space Brainz-Yerba 3000 which features two projects by Damon Rich and Jae Shin. To learn more about it visit www.ybca.org.

Music provided by Bay Area rapper Richie Cunning (@richiecunning).

Episode 10: Emily Reynolds #2

Emily Reynolds is back on the podcast this week to talk about her latest show at Bass & Reiner Gallery titled Infinity Cove, which exhibits the work of Leah Beeferman and Kristine Eudey. Be sure to see before it ends on October 29, 2016. Then, in honor of the start of the NFL season, Emily & Louis talk about sports. Emily, who happens to be an ardent Denver Bronco fan, shares the origin of her fandom as well as her fascination with Alpine climbing. Emily and Louis also discuss about how sports and art can intersect.

To learn more about past, present and future shows for Bass & Reiner, visit bassandreiner.com. You can follow the Bass & Reiner on either Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at @bassandreiner.

 

Episode 2: Emily Reynolds

Emily Reynolds talks to Louis about her roles as the Marketing Manager for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and as co-director of Bass & Reiner Gallery in San Francisco. She also discusses the various experiences she has had in her education which led her to where she is at today and where she hopes they would ultimately lead her to. To check out past, present and future shows for Bass & Reiner, visit bassandreiner.com and for the YBCA visit ybca.org. Follow the YBCA on Instagram and Twitter at @ybca.