ART TAP

Episode 047 features a series of brief interviews with attendees of ART TAP: 1 , a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the ART TAP podcast (Jenn Tordil, Steve Martin, Alaina Orchard, Nathan Bechtold, and Jeff Smith). Recorded during the celebration, there is a lot of chatter and sound, but a good time was had by all and I was able to touch base with both former guests and those I've not had...

On tap this week is a two-way interview with  Cindy Gerlach , freelance writer and someone who is taking part in the resurrection of a vital community resource, something that has been sorely missed here.  We're taking part in a mutual conversation/interview to investigate our mutual ventures – the ART TAP podcast and "Live765," the newly reminted Arts section of the Lafayette Journal & Courier.

On tap this week  are 5 participants in the upcoming Ten-Minute/TeEN-Minute Play Festival at Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette – Xander Haan, Abby McClure, Laurie Russell, Helen Sorensen, and Trey Gorden. They each talk about their backgrounds as writers, actors, or directors and their participation in the unique form of collaboration presented by the annual Ten-Minute Play Festival.

On tap this week  is an interview with  Emily Carter , Community Curator at MatchBOX Coworking Studio in downtown Lafayette.  Emily talks about her background as a video technician and her role with MatchBOX, enabling community members, independent and remote workers, and entrepreneurs in a shared space environment.

On tap this week  is an interview with Keith Austin and Jim Bodenmiller, representatives of the annual Round the Fountain Art Fair  in downtown Lafayette, Indiana. Keith and Jim talk about the long-running Round the Fountain Art Fair, the commitment to keeping it a strictly "fine art" fair, and success of that mission which has impacted downtown renovations and made contributions to local K-12 art...

On tap this week  is  Jeff Smith , TV anchor at WLFI TV 18. Aside from his duties at the anchor desk, Jeff is also a Renaissance Man farmer and painter. Jeff talks about finding a path to his own artistic enlightenment, through trial and error, looking and reading, and private stress management. He currently has an exhibit at Artists' Own gallery in downtown Lafayette, called "Landscapes of Our Ti...

On tap this week  is  Angela Taylor , artist and owner at Lala Gallery and Studio.  Angela talks about the adventurous creation of a gallery/studio space for herself and providing active programming and a clubhouse atmosphere for the arts in Lafayette for the past ten years.  On Friday, May 18th she presents a retrospective exhibit of her work at Lala Gallery in the Bindery Artist Studios gallery....

On tap this week is  Amy Davis Navardauskas , Marketing Director at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, Indiana.  She talks about her love for and the frustrations of life as a working artist. And she shares her experience of growing into a position with the Lubeznik Center, as well as the opportunities available there.  And she shares some neat Look Ups with James Turrell and thing...

On tap this week is some advocacy and some thinking about "What Your Business Is."  (Have you seen or read "The Cider House Rules"?  You should.)  And go find an opportunity for a young person in your life to see art or theatre, hear music, etc.

On tap this week  is an interview with Julie Baumann, Director of Education and Outreach at Civic Theatre of Lafayette. Julie talks about her start in theatre, the love thereof inspired by her grandmother. (This is a common ART TAP thread.) And she details her education and outreach interests, as well as working with young people in theatre endeavors and the future of Civic Theatre.

On tap this week is  Bess Witcosky , Director of the City of West Lafayette's Morton Community Center.  She talks about her start in local dance and Purdue's repertory dance troupe, outreach programs in Indianapolis and Philadelphia, Dancing Classrooms Philly, and her eventual return to Indiana to head Morton Community Center.

On tap this week is  Rachel Lopez , new Managing Director of Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette.  She talks about her start in musical theatre, progressing to classical theatre, and then to improv work at Second City in Chicago.  She also talks about writing her own play and taking the reins at Civic Theatre with high aspirations.

On tap  this week are insights and questions posed by listeners.  Most of it has to do with the nature of the arts and artists in the Lafayette-West Lafayette area, namely what's unique to this area and what's holding it back.

On tap  this week is an interview with Rick Mummey , a long time radio personality, musician, and arts aficionado, and now a podcaster as well, on The Mumcast .  Check him out at http://rickmum.com .  We talk about his upbringing on a diet of modern jazz, working in radio, and the new world of podcasting.

On tap this week is an interview with Scott Haan , who is a local playwright and my guest in episode 014 of ART TAP, and Brian K. Morris , who is a freelance writer and publisher and who was my guest on episode 004.  This pairing of writers and comics aficionados was a welcome sudden opportunity and a great way to spend a Saturday morning.  We touched on lots of geeky topics as well as the sources...

On tap this week is an interview with painter Lorie Amick , a founding member of Artists' Own artists cooperative in Lafayette, Indiana and teaches watercolor classes at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette.  We touched on growing up in a family of creative "makers," finding her way through art, and chasing squirrels of inspiration.

On tap this week is an interview with Indianapolis guests Catherine Hughes , Director of Interpretation & Evaluation at Conner Prairie, and Keesha Dixon , Executive Director of Asante Children's Theatre.  The two have collaborated on a unique project called "Giving Voice: African-Americans' Presence in Indiana's History," which has generated new community engagement opportunities and greater expos...

Episode 030 features an interview with Todd Wetzel , Assistant Vice-Provost for Student Life at Purdue University, and director of Purdue Convocations.  We touched on growing up watching the creative process play out, the endless revelation of live performance, and the challenges and enrichment possible in facilitating arts events.  And cocktails!

On tap  this week is an interview with writer Jen Tucker , who generates children's books, humorous "Chick Lit" memoirs, and contributes humor columns online.  We touched on mornings at Aldi, singing TV jingles in the theatre lobby, CatDog, Doctor Doolittle, and the Walking Dead.  Oh, and "BooBerry for Bubby!"

On tap  this week is an interview with writer Jen Tucker , who generates children's books, humorous "Chick Lit" memoirs, and contributes humor columns online.  We touched on mornings at Aldi, singing TV jingles in the theatre lobby, CatDog, Doctor Doolittle, and the Walking Dead.  Oh, and "BooBerry for Bubby!"

On tap this week is an interview with artist Matthew Logan , who creates small "monstrous" works out of the Bindery Artist's Studios in downtown Lafayette.  They're wonderful surprises when you find them, so I hope you'll seek them out (and Matthew).

On tap this week is an interview with  Kate Martin , actor, singer, director, and office manager for Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, who also happens to be my daughter.  Topics range from "Live TV Musicals - Good Thing or Bad Thing?" and some of her favorite podcasters and YouTubers.

On tap this week is an interview with  Laurie Russell and Martin Fernandez , active participants in and representatives of the local improv group known as "One Size Fits All."  (Warning – we have our first explicit episode of ART TAP.  Dildos everywhere.)  These two are their own show, on a regular basis even without microphones, and they didn't disappoint.

On tap  this week is an interview with  Melissa Fraterrigo , writer and director of the Lafayette Writers' Studio.  Melissa is the author of more than forty short stories, nonfiction essays and reviews. A lifelong teacher, Melissa has a deep love for all forms of story. She founded the Lafayette Writers' Studio in Lafayette, Indiana in 2014 to help local writers develop their voices while benefiti...

On tap  this week is another unique episode of "ART TAP on the road" from Seattle, Washington where I attended the first of its kind PodCon, at the invitation of one of my oldest friends.  My guest is  Giselle Wyers , the Donald E. Petersen Associate Endowed Professor of Choral Music at the University of Washington, where she conducts the University Chorale and teaches courses in choral conducting...