The Art Box

The Art Box - Episode 113 - Talking Art & Buoyancy @ Lulu - Meet Adriana Chavez

Adriana Chavez (they/them/she/her) - Performance and Visual Artist
Linda and Steve on a field trip to an opening in Las Vegas happened upon the Lulu Gallery, we ran into Adriana Chavez and our lives might never be the same. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G human and we could have talked to her for days. Let Adriana explain:
Adriana is a Queer, Latinx clown with Spanish, Portuguese, and Indigenous Mexican roots. They were born and raised in California and are based in Las Vegas, Nevada. They perform a character named Juan Chico, inspired by their family's tender and messy men: the drinkers, the dreamers, the cheaters, and mustached karaoke singers. Through Juan Chico they find their culture and connect to family. Through Juan Chico, their identity forms, and while using the lens of play, they find belonging. Nostalgia, myth, metaphor, magical realism, the ridiculous, the sacred, and the profane inspire them. Most of all, they make performances and digital media that encourage empathy, compassion, imagination, and connection.
Adriana has performed and exhibited in multiple spaces locally, nationally and internationally. They have been an artist in residence at the Barrick Museum of Art in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Mystery Ranch in Searchlight, Nevada, the Lookout Arts Quarry in Bellingham, Washington, and Z-Forge in Hudson, New York. Adriana has worked as a Teaching Artist for the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, as well as the Sprat Program in partnership with Core Academy.  Adriana holds a Master of Fine Arts from Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre.
Find out more at: http://www.adrianachavezphotography.com/
We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we did recording it.

The Art Box - Episode 112 - The Progress newspaper - Meet Vernon Robison

Linda and Steve had a marvelous interview with Vernon Robison, owner, editor and everything of our local paper The Progress newspaper.
https://mvprogress.com/
 
 

The Art Box - Episode 111 - Ten Minutes with August Artist of the Month - Steve Dudrow

Linda sits down with Steve to chat about his upcoming stint as the Mesquite Fine Arts Center Artist of the Month for August 2023. 

The Art Box - Episode 110 - Internationally Renown Art on Mormon Mesa - Meet Bryant Robison

The Art Box in collaboration with Nevadans for Cultural Preservation and Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art @ UNLV present a conversation with Bryant Robison the contractor for Michael Heizer's art piece "Double Negative" completed in 1969 on the Mormon Mesa near Overton, Nevada. 
Listen in as Katie Hoffman and Rayette Martin sit down with Bryant and his nephew Vernon Robison at the Lost City Museum. 
Please note the conference room we used at the museum was a touch noisy, forgive us for the background noise.  

The Art Box – Episode 109 – The Terry Wayne Project – Meet Terry Wayne

Linda and her granddaughter Natalie scored big by landing quite an entertainer Terry Wayne of the Terry Wayne Project who frequently play at Mesquites Casablanca Resort. 
You are going to love this interview as Terry will wow you with his live story, his goodness and his incredible talent. Natalie in her debut as a podcast host will make you smile and think what a wonderful life is ahead for this talented musician. Of course Linda is her smooth self, with timely questions and a unique ability to keep a podcast smooth.
More about the Terry Wayne Project.
The Terry Wayne Project is one of Vegas' top Variety Bands, TWP sings hits from Pink, Maron 5, Journey, Bruno Mars, Folsom Blues Boogie to Enrique Iglesias - R&B, funk, Dance, oldies, and Classic rock!
https://terrywayneproject.com/home
Terry Wayne Project Facebook Page

Episode 106 - What if Night? - Meet Paul Bogard

Paul's most recent article in the NY Times.
Where Are All the Wild Things, Daddy?
A father worries that his favorite children’s books promise his daughter a vibrant natural world that will no longer exist.
ABOUT PAUL
Paul Bogard is author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, published in North America by Little, Brown, and in the UK and around the world by 4th Estate/Harper Collins. Shortlisted for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, The End of Night has been translated into German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, and is available in hardcover, e-book, paperback, and audiobook. He is also author of The Ground Beneath Us: From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us About Who We Are, published by Little, Brown.
Paul is the editor of Solastalgia: An Anthology of Emotion in a Disappearing World, author of the children’s picture book What If Night?, and author of the coffee-table book To Know a Starry Night. He is the editor of the anthology Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark. His articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, Salon, Los Angeles Times, Outside, Audubon, Conservation, Reader's Digest, National Geographic, Creative Nonfiction, and elsewhere.
A native Minnesotan, Paul grew up exploring the forest and watching the stars near a lake in the northern part of the state. He has lived and taught in New Mexico, Nevada, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Virginia, and is now associate professor of English and Environmental Studies at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. 

The Art Box - Episode 105 - Felina a Love Story - Meet Monica Tarr

Steve has been following the Monica & Felina story now for two years on Facebook as Monica's husband Robert has chronicled via video's the wonderful progress. Enjoy this episode about determination, creativity, overcoming fear and yes love. Read below for info on Monica.
Monica Tarr
I am not a creator of things from scratch. My talents lie in perfecting, changing, tweaking and bringing out the best in things that already exist. The things I am most adept at changing for the better are unlikely art pieces: teams, business outcomes, customer service, collaboration, hidden talents, personal transformations (like helping someone improve their brain health), food and recipes, and now, building a relationship of trust with a 1,200 pound animal that was ignored on a good day and abused on the bad days.
Also, I love beautiful things and beings. Natural places, paintings, sculpture, photography, dance, biology, stars and beautiful souls.
Monica's other labor of love is her drive for prevention of the causes of Alzheimer's disease. The Healthy Brain Habits group is a place to find information & support during your journey to prevent the causes of Alzheimer's disease and reverse early cognitive decline symptoms.You'll see posts, videos and guest speakers talking about brain health science, nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, detox, mindset, and habit change. Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthybrainhabits/
Thank you for sharing your story Monica and we thank our loyal listeners for tuning in.
Linda Harris - Steve Dudrow
co-hosts
 
 

The Art Box - Episode 104 - Ten Minutes with Floyd and Linda Talking Landscapes

Linda met Floyd at his home studio to get a sneak peek at his work for the July exhibition.

The Art Box - Episode 103 - Ten Minutes with Floyd Talking Light and Shadow

Linda and Floyd recorded a few short episodes at Floyd's house/studio. This quickie is them discussing light and shadow. 

The Art Box – Episode 102 – Art, Maps, Sisters, and Western Water – Meet Jen Urso - MDM

We were honored to meet Jen Urso during the research phase of "Modern Desert Markings" exhibition sponsored by Nevadans for Cultural Preservation and the Marjorie Barrick Museum on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Linda and Steve so enjoyed our time with Jen, we learned, we laughed, we cried, we understood, and we left as better people. Many hugs to Jen for gracing us with her time and story.
Artist statement
In my work, I am often making something visible that is invisible—talking or thinking about it in a way that can bring greater appreciation to moments we often ignore. This has included unearthing deep feelings of grief, delineating the boundaries of our public movement and magnifying the microscopic in the most mundane locations. I utilize public interventions, performance, drawing, mapping and technology to honor a sensitive approach to our environment and community that respects the unseen and unspoken. 
My practice revolves around subtleties of environments and behavior as well as attempting to undo the constructs expected to be necessary to take part in an artwork. I like looking at the details. I like the idea that there is always something more complex if we just take the time and attention to notice it. This process of awareness and investigation steers us away from the allure of a spectacle to discover something possibly more intimate and vulnerable. In a public setting where we’re drawn to be distracted, I create stumbled-on moments of focus with ephemeral materials or performance. In a gallery setting that already encourages hyper-awareness, I create an up-closeness or near invisibility so the work can be ignored or experienced intimately. I want to show that there is always more beneath the surface.
Bio
Jen Urso is a multidisciplinary artist creating works that utilize public interventions, performance, drawing, mapping and technology to honor a sensitive approach to our environment and community that respects the unseen and unspoken. Her work often takes place in the public via occupation, immersion and discovery.
Jen has exhibited and performed across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, receiving numerous grants and awards. In addition to creating work, Jen has curated exhibits, published writing and creates custom hand-drawn maps.
Jen is a passionate runner, gardener, seed-saver, environmental advocate, thinker and mother. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art from Carnegie Mellon University. She lives and works in Phoenix, AZ.