Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Today on the podcast we release part two of our interview with textile artist Janice Lessman-Moss. Her work has been presented throughout the US and internationally. Among Janice's many accolades, she won the prestigious Governor's Award for the Arts in Ohio in 2016, the Cleveland Arts Prize Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, and a coveted United States Artists Fellowship also in 2019....

Today on the podcast we release part one of our interview with textile artist Janice Lessman-Moss. Her work has been presented throughout the US and internationally. Among Janice's many accolades, she won the prestigious Governor's Award for the Arts in Ohio in 2016, the Cleveland Arts Prize Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, and a coveted United States Artists Fellowship also in 2019....

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with percussionist, Colin Currie, who composer Steve Reich describes as “one of the greatest musicians in the world today.” He has performed as a soloist with the world’s leading orchestras including the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to being a soloist, he’s the founder of the Colin Currie g...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with percussionist, Colin Currie, who composer Steve Reich describes as “one of the greatest musicians in the world today.” He has performed as a soloist with the world’s leading orchestras including the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to being a soloist, he’s the founder of the Colin Currie g...

 This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Mary Kay Thomas. She's a self-employed artist, art teacher, and art therapist, and the founder of Rhythmic Art Studio. For decades Mary Kay has introduced and inspired children through the arts, and she has long been a proponent of helping her community. Most recently she has been spearheading the revitalization of East Cleveland by...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Mary Kay Thomas. She's a self-employed artist, art teacher, and art therapist, and the founder of Rhythmic Art Studio. For decades Mary Kay has introduced and inspired children through the arts, and she has long been a proponent of helping her community. Most recently she has been spearheading the revitalization of East Cleveland by u...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Erika Olinger and Isabel Irvine from the Cole Pratt Gallery. It's a leading contemporary fine art gallery in New Orleans, which specializes in works of Southern artists. Erika became owner of the gallery after Cole Pratt's passing in 2008, and Isabel is the gallery manager.  We were introduced to Erika and Isabel through our mutu...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Erika Olinger and Isabel Irvine from the Cole Pratt Gallery. It's a leading contemporary fine art gallery in New Orleans, which specializes in works of Southern artists. Erika became owner of the gallery after Cole Pratt's passing in 2008, and Isabel is the gallery manager.  We were introduced to Erika and Isabel through our mutu...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Bryan Berge. He travels the world as an audio and video engineer, and production and stage manager, who works with a variety of performers in venues ranging from recording studios to festivals to theaters such as the Hollywood Bowl.  Over the years Bryan has probably worked in every aspect of multi-media, as well as a variety of other arts...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Bryan Berge. He travels the world as an audio and video engineer, and production and stage manager, who works with a variety of performers in venues ranging from recording studios to festivals to theaters such as the Hollywood Bowl.  Over the years Bryan has probably worked in every aspect of multi-media, as well as a variety of other arts...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Hilary Gent. She’s a Cleveland-based artist who also owns HEDGE Gallery and HEDGE Event Planning at 78th Street Studios. Her paintings can be found in many private collections around the US and in public collections including the Cleveland Clinic, American Heart Association, and Hilton Hotels Corporation. You'll be inspired by her ten...

This week on the podcast is our 100th episode! It’s part one of our interview with Hilary Gent. She’s a Cleveland-based artist who also owns HEDGE Gallery and HEDGE Event Planning at 78th Street Studios. Her paintings can be found in many private collections around the US and in public collections including the Cleveland Clinic, American Heart Association, and Hilton Hotels Corporation. You'l...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with saxophonist Kirk Whalum.  He’s a solo artist, band leader, and an in-demand session player who’s performed with top artists such as Barbara Streisand, Al Jarreu, Quincy Jones and Whitney Houston. Kirk’s received numerous awards including 3 Dove Award nominations, an NAACP Image Award nomination, and is a 12-time Grammy Award nominee—winnin...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with saxophonist Kirk Whalum.  He’s a solo artist, band leader, and an in-demand session player who’s performed with top artists such as Barbara Streisand, Al Jarreu, Quincy Jones and Whitney Houston. Kirk’s received numerous awards including 3 Dove Award nominations, an NAACP Image Award nomination, and is a 12-time Grammy Award nominee—winnin...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with violinist DuMarkus Davis—our first interview with a tech entrepreneur. He founded Musicbuk, a thriving virtual music lesson platform. DuMarkus will share his path from a young musician growing up in Atlanta, to becoming a Gates Millennium Scholar and studying at the San Francisco Conservatory, to founding Musicbuk with funding from Google...

Today on the podcast is part one of our interview with violinist DuMarkus Davis—our first interview with a tech entrepreneur. He founded Musicbuk, a thriving virtual music lesson platform. DuMarkus will share his path from a young musician growing up in Atlanta, to becoming a Gates Millennium Scholar and studying at the San Francisco Conservatory, to founding Musicbuk with funding from Google and...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Tom Freer. Tom is the founder and owner of Freer Percussion, and for many years he was also the Assistant Principal Timpanist and Section Percussionist in the Cleveland Orchestra. Tom is a quintessential music entrepreneur and created his manufacturing, distribution and retail business by applying what he learned over the years as a perfor...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Tom Freer. Tom is the founder and owner of Freer Percussion, and for many years he was also the Assistant Principal Timpanist and Section Percussionist in the Cleveland Orchestra. Tom is a quintessential music entrepreneur and created his manufacturing, distribution and retail business by applying what he learned over the years as a perfor...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Tom Gober. He’s the owner of Gracylane, a multi-store fashion and accessories retail chain in northeast Ohio, and recently launched a jewelry brand that focuses on sterling silver rings.  Tom has an interesting story because he didn’t start out on a typical path to become an arts entrepreneur—he studied chemical engineering and worked in t...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Tom Gober. He’s the owner of Gracylane, a multi-store fashion and accessories retail chain in northeast Ohio, and recently launched a jewelry brand that focuses on sterling silver rings.  Tom has an interesting story because he didn’t start out on a typical path to become an arts entrepreneur—he studied chemical engineering and worked in t...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Charles Stegeman. He's the concert master for the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet, and teaches in the string department at Duquesne University. His list of teachers is a who’s who of the 20th century’s most renown string pedagogues. Much of our interview focuses on his work as a professional musician who has averaged over 60 concerts a ye...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Charles Stegeman. He's the concert master for the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet, and teaches in the string department at Duquesne University. His list of teachers is a who’s who of the 20th century’s most renown string pedagogues. Much of our interview focuses on his work as a professional musician who has averaged over 60 concerts a ye...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Anna Kelberg-Kim. She's the Founder of Kelberg Law, a law firm that specializes in entertainment law, intellectual property and immigration law. Anna will share her journey from Kazakhstan to practicing law in the US, and we'll discuss a variety of intellectual property issues. Legal matters can be fairly dry, so we decided to be...

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Anna Kelberg-Kim. She's the Founder of Kelberg Law, a law firm that specializes in entertainment law, intellectual property and immigration law. Anna will share her journey from Kazakhstan to practicing law in the US, and we'll discuss a variety of intellectual property issues. Legal matters can be fairly dry, so we decided to be...

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Jauvon Gilliam. He's a musician with a portfolio career comprised of 3 demanding jobs. His day job is as the Principal Timpanist of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, but he's also the Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Maryland, and the owner of Capitol Percussion and Backline Rentals--a thriving...