The Electric City Culturecast

Electric City Culturecast — ART AND ACTIVISM with Micky Renders

The Electric City Culturecast continues the ART AND ACTIVISM series with Micky Renders who talks about how she moved from studio work to community-based projects, working collectively with people. Su Ditta hosts the Electric City Culturecast. She continues the ART AND ACTIVISM series with Peterborough artist Micky Renders. Picture: The Outsider Project (2012) Music by Lonely Parade and Kelly McMichael. Original Trent Radio broadcast date: November 20, 2019. The Electric City Culturecast is your window into arts, culture, and heritage in Peterborough. Meet local artists, get to know the people working behind the scenes in some of the premier arts and heritage organizations in the province, and get involved in the cultural issues of the day. It’s an arty party with your host, the Electric City Culture Council’s Executive Director Su Ditta. News, reviews, advice, information, art! Every other Wednesday @ 6:30 PM on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast [https://ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.] at https://ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.

Electric City Culturecast — I AM AN ARTIST with Micky Renders

Su Ditta hosts the Electric City Culturecast. She continues the I AM AN ARTIST series with Peterborough artist Micky Renders. Among many things, Renders talks about her tutelage under artist Eric Loder. She also talked about the women’s art collective called Artemis and their epic group show at Twohey’s furniture store in 2006 called Furniture, Fissures and Fancies. (picture from the show: Transparencies by Micky Renders and Micky Renders today.) Music by Evangeline Gentle. Original Trent Radio broadcast date: November 6, 2019. The Electric City Culturecast is your window into arts, culture, and heritage in Peterborough. Meet local artists, get to know the people working behind the scenes in some of the premier arts and heritage organizations in the province, and get involved in the cultural issues of the day. It’s an arty party with your host, the Electric City Culture Council’s Executive Director Su Ditta. News, reviews, advice, information, art! Every other Wednesday @ 6:30 PM on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast [https://ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.] at https://ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.

Volume 18: Justin Million and Gordon Johnston

This episode aired on April  3, 2019. In this instalment of the I AM AN ARTIST series, Su chats with local poets Justin Million and Gordon Johnston. The Electric City Culturecast is your window into arts, culture and heritage in Peterborough. Meet local artists, get to know the people working behind the scenes in some of the premiere arts and heritage organizations in the province, and get involved in the cultural issues of the day. It’s an arty party with your hosts, the Electric City Culture Council’s Executive Director Su Ditta. News, reviews, advice, information, art! Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast, here on ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.

Volume 17: Sarah Gibeault and John Climenhage

This episode aired on March  20, 2019. In this instalment of the I AM AN ARTIST series, Su chats with local painters Sarah Gibeault and John Climenhage. The Electric City Culturecast is your window into arts, culture and heritage in Peterborough. Meet local artists, get to know the people working behind the scenes in some of the premiere arts and heritage organizations in the province, and get involved in the cultural issues of the day. It’s an arty party with your hosts, the Electric City Culture Council’s Executive Director Su Ditta. News, reviews, advice, information, art! Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast, here on ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca.

Volume 16: Lester Alfonso and Elisha Rubacha

Recorded on February 20, 2019 Music: “Intro” by Sherine Cisco from the album Amanita (1980). In this instalment of the Artists Speak series (hereafter known as the I AM AN ARTIST series), Su chats with local artists Lester Alfonso and Elisha Rubacha about their respective practices in media and literary arts and what it’s like to make work in Peterborough. Lester and Elisha both work in very process-based mediums and are involved in numerous, and very distinct, stages of production. Tune in to learn more! Featured: Lester Alfonso, filmmaker and video artist Elisha Rubacha, writer and Editor and Designer of bird, buried press The Electric City Culturecast is your window into arts, culture and heritage in Peterborough. Meet local artists, get to know the people working behind the scenes in some of the premiere arts and heritage organizations in the province, and get involved in the cultural issues of the day. It’s an arty party with your hosts, the Electric City Culture Council’s Executive Director Su Ditta. News, reviews, advice, information, art! Every other Wednesday @ 7:00 pm on Trent Radio, 92.7 FM or available as a podcast, here on ec3.ptbopodcasters.ca