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Episode 23: Rise Peacock

We've only got a few episodes left until we end our first run here and this episode is a special one. The founder and chief commander of Kitchen Table Gallery sits down with the passionate and talented gallery friend Rise Peacock! Fresh out of grad school from the Tyler School of Art, Rise is already on the move. You can check out her show tonight at Da Vinci Art Alliancehttp://www.davinciartalliance.org/ [http://www.davinciartalliance.org/]- a #FirstFriday opening starting at 6pm. The title of the show is Periphery, showing the work of more than 10 artists: "Whether they are questioning the inclusivity of their material history or denying particular means of production that are favored by their material community, these artists seek to examine what it means to be a maker both inside a community while producing outside of its traditions" Go and see the opening tonight! 704 Catharine Street Philadelphia PA 19147 Rise on the web:http://risepeacock.com/ [http://risepeacock.com/] Our site:http://www.kitchentablegallery.com/ [http://www.kitchentablegallery.com/] Support us!https://www.patreon.com/ktgtalks [https://www.patreon.com/ktgtalks] Music: intro: Subjective/Objective (thought + Perception) by Wurlitztraction outro: Experience by Frank Dorittke

Philly Stewards at the 5th Annual Philly Podfest

Happy First Friday art people! In this episode of KTG Talks the Philly Stewards sit down with me for a live recording at Philly Podfest no. 5. Kitchen Table Gallery was very pleased to be one of the venues for this year's Philly Podfest. We hosted a bunch of great shows you can find out more about on our Instagram. The Philly Stewards (www.phillystewards.art [http://www.phillystewards.art/]) is an educational organization at the beginning of their journey to promote and foster support for the Philly art scene and the artists creating work in our great city. Founding members Alex Conner (alex-conner.com [http://alex-conner.com/]) and Leigh Werrell (virginialeighwerrell.weebly.com [http://virginialeighwerrell.weebly.com/]) sit down with me to discuss their vision for the Philly Stewards and their thoughts on the art scene in our rapidly growing city. It's no secret that Philadelphia is going through an incredible cultural and economic shift, and these forces impact all areas of life in Philly. My guests discuss how their organization fits into the Philadelphia art scene, art collecting tips for the rest of us, and how their passion for art in Philly motivated them to create Philly Stewards. A quick thank you to David Steele ofhttp://steeleempire.com [http://steeleempire.com]for recording and editing this episode. Also we'd like to thank all of the volunteers and Teagan Karuna (http://www.teagank.com/about/ [http://www.teagank.com/about/]) for keeping the Podcast Festival going and helping us with all of the shows at Kitchen Table Gallery this year. Our guests writing about art: Leigh interview:https://www.phillystewards.art/legacy-blog/2017/7/15/interview-series-sarah-mceneaney [https://www.phillystewards.art/legacy-blog/2017/7/15/interview-series-sarah-mceneaney] Alex essay:https://www.velvetglovephiladelphia.com/january-7th-2022 [https://www.velvetglovephiladelphia.com/january-7th-2022] Philly Stewards around the web: FB:https://www.facebook.com/phillystewards/ [https://www.facebook.com/phillystewards/] Music: Intro:Polygamie [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Gabriel_Vigliensoni/Le_Rgne_Animal/Gabriel_Vigliensoni-04-Polygamie]byGabriel Vigliensoni [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Gabriel_Vigliensoni/]

Episode 22: Conrad Benner

This episode of KTG Talks is a long time coming! Conrad Benner is a Philly kid who fell in love with street art at a very young age and has been documenting the incredible street art and graffiti Philly has to offer on his blog, Streets Dept (https://streetsdept.com [https://streetsdept.com]). But Conrad isn't limited to art documentation, his blog is a "purpose driven" one and his belief that art can motivate and effect social and political change is obvious. That's enough from me though, you can listen to the episode! My conversation with Conrad was recorded a while back but his thoughts on politics, art, and Philadelphia we found important to hear. So here it is! One note: Conrad was a total pro during this interview. I got a new dog who loved Conrad and couldn't stop telling everyone, plus the wood shop was in full gear. Don't miss one of Conrad's tours:https://streetsdept.com/tours/ [https://streetsdept.com/tours/] Thank you Louise ORourke (Producer) for all the hard work.

CHAMPIONS OF EMPTY ROOMS

Listen up! We got a few big nights in August as CHER takes over Kitchen Table Gallery. This is my chat with one of the founders, Veronica Cianfrano, about More Stately Mansions and all the other events CHER pop-ups has planned for us. Here's my Monopoly game reference:http://www.cracked.com/article_24565_hard-truth-time-monopoly-guy-never-had-monocle.html [http://www.cracked.com/article_24565_hard-truth-time-monopoly-guy-never-had-monocle.html] Kitchen Table Gallery: http://www.kitchentablegallery.com/shows/?view=calendar&month=August-2017 [http://www.kitchentablegallery.com/shows/?view=calendar&month=August-2017] CHER Pop-ups:http://www.cherpopups.com/CHER/info.html [http://www.cherpopups.com/CHER/info.html]

First Saturday

Every First Friday in Philly has so much art happening it's impossible to get around to all of the galleries. This is a very good thing for Philly artists and artists from around the world showing in Philly at local galleries - if you don't believe me just check out a site like Philly Stewards (www.phillystewards.art/ [http://www.phillystewards.art/]) and browse their calendar. So much is going on in the Philly art scene right now that many galleries have moved their openings to the Saturday after First Friday. In this announcement I mention two, neighbors in the Fishtown/Kensington neighborhoods, who have openings on the same night around the same time: Kitchen Table Gallery ;) & Little Berlin. More announcements like this coming soon! Song: Improvisation 1 by Circus Marcus http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/Kalimba_session_2016-05-07/Circus_Marcus_-_Kalimba_session_2016-05-07_-_01_Improvisation_No_1