Granville Center for the Arts

Hello, My Name is Art

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"Hello, My Name is Art," hosted by Creative Director and Artist Ryan McGuire, is the Granville Center for the Arts podcast celebrating all things creative in Ohio! Each episode, we meet artists, art lovers, and share stories of how creativity brings people together and strengthens communities. This podcast serves as a teaching tool, empowering and instructing other creatives on how to produce their own podcasts within our free-to-use community podcast studio, The Closet, located at the Granville Center for the Arts.

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Art of Quitting Well: Ryan McGuire, 2026 Commencement Speech at Welsh Hills School 24.05.2026 7:31

This special edition of Hello, My Name is Art features a recording of the 2026 Commencement Speech at Welsh Hills School, given by Ryan McGuire, co-founder and Creative Director (of Happiness) of the Granville Center for the Arts.

Unpacking Our Monthly Art Clubs: a guided tour with Olivia Boucher 09.12.2025 44:42

Get ready for a whirlwind tour through our free monthly art club happening at the Granville Center for the Arts! In this lively conversation, Ryan McGuire teams up with the excellent Olivia Boucher (GCA Board Member, our in-house photographer, and super volunteer) to share what each club is all about, how you can join in on the fun, and why these gatherings have become such joyful anchors for comm...

Vic Nogay: a raw poet finding beauty in the hardest parts of life. 30.10.2025 28:18

In this episode, we’re honored to sit down with the remarkable Ohio writer and poet Vic Nogay. Vic invites us into her creative journey, exploring the vulnerability, persistence, and courage it takes to become a published author. She opens up about her process, the inspirations behind her new book Naming a Dying Thing , and even reads one of the collection’s most powerful poems — a moment so movin...

Megen Leigh: After 17 years at Apple, she quit to paint full-time 23.10.2025 20:33

A year ago, Columbus watercolor artist Megen Leigh did something most people only dream about—she left her 17-year career at Apple to chase her creative calling full-time. Since then, she’s painted her way through more than 20 art conventions , earned a solo gallery show at the Granville Center for the Arts , completed an artist-in-residence at High Road Gallery in Worthington, and was even named...