If These Walls Could Talk

Host: Morgan Bricca Guest: Christy Flahavan Links: Web: www. Morganmurals.com Insta: morgan.mural.studios Blog www.morganmurals.com/blog Episode Summary: In this episode I interview Christy Flahavan, former PTA president of Springer Elementary School about how in the course of three years she transformed a boring, beige campus into a school bursting with art. She had a vision, and despite a retiri...

Host: Morgan Bricca Guest: Chris Beth Links: Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP) Episode Summary: Chris Beth, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Redwood City, shares how his town went from a ghost town to the most vibrant arts destination on the peninsula, reviving the downtown businesses and community engagement and vibrancy.

Host: Morgan Bricca Guest: Amanda Golden , Principal, Designing Local Links: Mark Regalman Article on art in alleyways (including Chattanooga's alley) Janet Eckleman TED talk Images of her piece in LeBauer Park in Greensboro, NC Episode Summary: In this episode Amanda Golden, Principal of Designing Local discusses the benefits of having a city master plan, including identifying various sources for...

Host: Morgan Bricca Guests: Paz de la Calzada - Website , Instagram Shannon Geis - Website , Instagram Episode Summary: Lunch break on the job site with artists Paz de la Calzada and Shannon Geis. We interview each other and cover money, the benefits of working with other artists, the challenges artist are facing in San Francisco and the benefits of painting over each other’s work.

Host: Morgan Bricca Guest: Brad Maihack - ( Instagram ) Episode Summary: Brad Maihack is on the board of zero1.org and founder of Social Venture Café. The topics covered in this podcast include: the importance of protecting the experimental, incubation phase of the creative process, the importance of collaboration and integration of feedback for public artists, and the potential for public art pro...

Host: Morgan Bricca Guest: Elise DeMarzo (Elise. DeMarzo@cityofpaloalto.org, @edavyne ) Links: Palo Alto Public Arts Program Episode Summary: Part Two of an Interview with Elise DeMarzo, Director of the Public Art Program for the City of Palo Alto. In this episode, we will discuss how Palo Alto supports its artist community and how they plan years in advance to integrate artwork into to the buildi...

Host: Morgan Bricca Guest: Elise DeMarzo (Elise. DeMarzo@cityofpaloalto.org, @edavyne ) Links: Palo Alto Public Arts Program Episode Summary: Interview with Elise DeMarzo, Director of the Public Art Program for the City of Palo Alto. We discuss how to ensure artwork is site specific and relevant while avoiding design by committee, the trend of including a “selfie moment” in mural art, whether mura...

Host: Morgan Bricca Guests: Maddie McBirney and Paula Rini Episode Summary: Maddie McBirney and Paula Rini served as city art commissioners for the Bay Area community of Los Altos. During their tenure they were able to secure a budget for future art, through a 1% tax on future development projects, as well as develop a master plan for art. Show Notes: (1:50) How creating a Master Plan was instrume...

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