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If you like to look “behind the scenes”, then this episode is for you! Today Bailey is sitting down with Shaydee Watson for an inside look at the 25th San Angelo North American Ceramic Competition. How do artists ship work to the museum? What happens when an art piece breaks in transit? How do we install hundreds of ceramics into the galleries? Shaydee answers all in today’s episode. Shaydee Watso...

Join Gabriel and Bailey as they sit down with SAMFA staff member and local artist Chandra Satterwhite for a fun and informative conversation about her ceramics Summer For Kids classes at SAMFA! Chandra Satterwhite is a San Angelo Artist. She is versed in a myriad of mediums, including face painting, balloon art, henna, and glitter tattoos. She also creates fun and functional wearable art, small ce...

Today we are joined by John Schoonover and Louise Smith, Grandchildren to Frank E. Schoonover: painter, illustrator, and photographer, whose artwork can now be viewed in SAMFA’s Gallery 1. Our exhibition: N.C Wyeth and the Golden Age of American Illustration will be on display until March 31st, 2024. We are featuring works from Frank Schoonover, right alongside the work of N.C. Wyeth and teacher H...

Gabriel and Bailey are talking about one of SAMFA's Current Exhibits: Microscape: A Studio Art Quilt Associates Global Exhibition January 19 – March 31, 2024 "Our known world stretches far beyond what we can see with the unaided eye. Microscopes, magnifying glasses, and virtual imaging techniques reveal a world of great beauty and complexity. That world contains the smallest particles, ti...

Gabriel and Bailey are talking about AI tools and the online art community! Have you seen an influx of AI-generated images online lately? That's because AI programs are becoming more and more accessible to the general public. We dive into the impact on the art community. What are your thoughts on AI programs and art? (Gabriel and Bailey's opinions are their own and do not reflect the opini...

Gabriel and Bailey are kicking off season 2 with guest artist Gina Pisto! Gina Pisto joined us in the Concho Clay Studio a few months ago for a visiting artist workshop, as we snagged her up for this fun and informative interview. Heres a little snippet of her Bio: "Gina Pisto (she/her) is an artist currently living in Kansas City, Missouri. She completed her Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics...

Debbie Carroll is a local Texas artist who is a rising star in our yearly EnPleinAirTEXAS event. She sat down with us to talk about how she got started in EnPleinAirTEXAS, her experience with Plein Air, and her journey as an artist! Debbie also gives us great advice and funny anecdotes, so get ready to be inspired! Debbie Carroll talks about her art in her artist ststament: "My work is about...

EnPleinAirTEXAS is happening NEXT WEEK! (Oct 21st - 28th) in celebration, JoNell Richardson sat down with us to talk about her experience as a former EnPleinAirTEXAS competition artist, host, and volunteer! JoNell has spent a majority of her artistic career exploring Plein Air painting with various mediums and equipment! JoNell is your own personal Plein Air mentor, so sit down with a notebook and...

Grab a paintbrush and prepare to be inspired by the wonderful words of Felice House. Join us as we talk about Felice's upcoming exhibits, as well as her motivation behind her paintings. "Felice House is a figurative painter who strives, through her portraits of women, to provide a counterpoint to the passive female representations found in art historical tradition and culture at large. He...

Grab a blanket and get comfy for this extra cozy episode where Gabriel and Bailey talk about Fiber Arts! Lloyd Blanks was born in 1922 near Abilene, Texas in the small town of Caps. He graduated in 1946 from McMurry College in Abilene with a major in art. He became interested in the unique possibilities of needlepoint as a serious creative medium in the 1970s and retired in 1985 to devote full tim...

Is a restored piece of art still considered the original? Today Gabriel and Bailey are talking about Art Restoration and Conservation! We want to give a special thank you to Scott Jennings Art Conservation, who recently made a trip to SAMFA to repair damage done to one of our favorite Spanish Colonial artworks in SAMFA's permanent collection. You can hear all about that and see pictures in thi...

Dive in to all things En Plein Air with Barbara Rallo and Treva Boyd as we talk about upcoming En Plein Air events and what to expect this October. Gallery openings, where to find artists working in real time, history of EPAT, plus much more! To find out more about this years En Plein Air starting Oct. 20-28th, check out plein airs website at www.enpleinairtexas.com.

Gabriel and Bailey sat down with fellow SAMFA employee and dear friend: Shaydee Watson! Shaydee is the Cultural District Manager & Assistant Preparator at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Where she has worked for over 9 years! Shaydee is also a full time artist, working with pointilism and collage. The Watson Wonder Box Art Studio and Gallery is NOW OPEN! Come see the first exhibition of 20...

Gabriel and Bailey sit down with artist Dana Younger! Dana Younger uses a wide variety of sculptural mediums to call attention to cultural heritage that warrants reexamination. His work juxtaposes romanticized Western conventions with real people and damage associated with westward expansion. Humor, beauty, and biting commentary combine in his work and invite the viewer to take another look. Dana&...

Gabriel and Bailey talk about SAMFA's Exhibit: "The Peacemakers: Works by Felice House and Dana Younger" “For more than a century the West has occupied a special place in the imagination of Americans, with perhaps only one foot in reality,” the artists write. “By subverting expectations, House and Younger are questioning a genre, not only in its historical context, but as a contempor...

Gabriel and Bailey sit down for a beautiful and enlightening conversation with McKay Otto. McKay was a featured artist in SAMFA's recent exhibit: Take a Closer Look: Orna Feinstein and McKay Otto McKay Otto is a Texas-based artist whose work continues to transcend time and space, reaching into the depths of what we all hope will grace our existences: light. Light hovers and bounces around the...

Having recently been announced one of Houston's 50 most influential woman, Orna Feinstin shares her stories and techniques about her art process. Mainly specializing in monoprints, Orna explores the organic beauty of the tree trunk and largely bases her work around nature.

On this special VIDEO episode of CYMK, Gabriel and Bailey read interview questions from the Cenrtal High School Art Show that was held in the Coop Gallery. High School art students give us insights into thier artwork, and tell us if they plan of continuing art in their future. The Artists we interviewed can be found on instagram: Mia Florez: @piratepottery4lyfe Nico: @delightfullyrainynut Nyla Tor...

After building miles of ceramic coils and delicate flowers, Roy Hanscom sits down with Gabriel and Bailey to talk about his work. Ceramic Artist Roy Hanscom has been featured in the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art's Ceramic Competiton 6 consectuive times, and talks about how getting in the show wasn't (and isn't) always easy. This year, Roy was a featured artist in the 38th Annual San An...

Bailey and Gabriel share their thoughts on traveling artists while sharing their own stories about times they have traveled as an artist. En Plein air, NCECA, and more.

Belly Flop into this episode where we feature Abby Broyles and JoElla Mendez. Spelunk with us into their newest show "Remnants" where they dive into the meaning and techniques used to make their art. Join us for Ceramic Weekend, April 20th - 23rd at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. Abby and JoElla's show "Remnants" will be on display in the Coop Gallery starting Friday,...

One of SAMFA's special areas of concentration in our permanent collection is American Factory Made Glassware. These aren't your grandma's drinking glasses...or....maybe they are? Listen to Gabriel and Bailey talk about how SAMFA acquired our huge collection of Glassware, the risks of owning the infamous Uraniumware, and more! Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! https://spotifyanchor-...

Cremated remains in glazes? Hiding a body in the kiln? TEAPOTS?? Mark Epstein joins us to discuss his work, career, and....more. You won't want to miss this captivating talk!  See what Mark's up to on his website: www.epsteinclayworks.com  Follow us on Instagram! @cymkpod  Do you want to be a guest, or have a topic suggestion? Email us at cymkpod@gmail.com. We would love to hear fro...

Gabriel and Bailey each bring information about an artist they like and talk about why they connect with these inspiring creatives.  Check out our Museum Update from 0:05 - 2:18 and catch up on SAMFA news.  Gabriel tells us about an exhibit from Oscar Munoz that moved her in several ways, and Bailey takes an artist from SAMFA's Permanent Collection, Bart Mann, and tells us about his gold...

Gabriel and Bailey sit down with Artist Jesus Toro Martinez for an interview about his work and current exhibition Tierra Sagrada in the Coop Gallery. Tierra Sagrada is brought to us in partnership with The San Angelo Hispanic Heritage Museum & Cultural Center and will be open to the public until February 25th, 2023. Check out our website for more information on this amazing art show: www.samf...