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BASECAMP to SUMMIT - Podcast Channel

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“Welcome to BASECAMP to SUMMIT, where we trace the creative climb with artists, musicians, and performers who are making their way up the mountain. I’m your host, coming to you from Basecamp Studio and Gallery in the Metuchen Arts District—a community gathering space where creative journeys begin and intersect. Just like climbers preparing for a summit, every artist starts somewhere. There are false starts and steep ascents, moments of doubt and breakthrough views. In each episode, we sit down with creators to explore their personal climb—the struggles, the triumphs, the lessons learned when t...

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BASCAMP to SUMMIT - Mark Harris - a fine art photographer of the human form, dance movement, and portraituree 09.07.2026 49:46

In this episode, Robert sits down with Metuchen photographer Mark Harris — a familiar face in the local arts community and a collaborator through the Metuchen Arts Council, Junebug Art Festival, and Friends of Metuchen Arts. Mark specializes in fine art photography of the human form, dance movement, and portraiture, and has spent years documenting the life of the Edison-Metuchen area. They talk ab...

BASECAMP to SUMMIT - David LaMorte - a mixed media Pop Artist with themes of trying to understand his relationship to the world throug his creative process 16.05.2026 49:41

I am an artist and a certified art educator from New Jersey. I have shown my artwork both locally and internationally. My work is a mix of painting, sculpture and performance inspired by pop art and conspiracy thought. I use my work to analyze the world and maintain a sense of humor in increasingly dark times. I hope to look at our social and political climate to analyze, synthesize, and question...

BASECAMP to SUMMIT - Vika Nikitina Chala, a mixed media expressive arts practitioner and coach 14.02.2026 42:03

VICTORIA NIKITINA CHALA Founder, Art-Based Life Coach & Creative Wellness Practitioner Rising Heart Coaching LLC in Metuchen, NJ "All my life art has been my companion: a magic carpet whisking me away on childhood adventures, a guide toward inner wisdom, a conversation starter when I cannot find the words, a bridge between hearts when making new friends, a light and an oxygen tank in dark and...

BASECAMP to SUMMIT - Joseph Castronova, a mixed media artist focused on social and environmental justice themes 28.01.2026 46:39

Welcome to my 1st Basecamp to Summit podcast, where I talk to local NJ Art artist Joseph Castronova, a mixed media artist based in Metuchen, about his creative journey. Joseph Castronova is an artist and educator. He was Artist in Residence for 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen; faculty at The Institute for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ and former Director of duCret School of...