ON A.I.R. - Conversations with Artists in Residence

May 10 2024 25 ep. 62 mins 11

ON A.I.R. - Conversations with Artists in Residence Podcast artwork

Give yourself an hour-in-residence with creative folks discussing the intersections of process, place, and the personal. Artists, writers, and cultural producers who have engaged with Centrum’s residency program over its 40+ years bring you into their studios, homes, and minds to guide us towards the myriad ways our creative practices can affect change through art.

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

Artists in Place: Stuart Dempster with Tonya Lockyer

May 10 2024 55 mins

A conversation between legendary composer and sound-gatherer Stuart Dempster, and artist Tonya Lockyer, celebrating the Cistern at Fort Worden State Park and its part in Deep Listening and new music development. “Our conversation is about deep listening and creative friendships and lost sounds, the intricacies of harmony and reverberation, how parks should protect their sounds a

Episode 25: Christi Krug & Alyssa Graybeal

Jan 30 2023 47 mins

Overlaps and kinship abound in this nourishing conversation between Christi Krug and Alyssa Graybeal, whose respective careers in writing, memoir, and coaching yields a generous conversation full of juicy advice and heart. Alyssa Graybeal Alyssa Graybeal (she/her) is a queer writer and cartoonist whose work explores chronic illness and disability. In particular, she is fascinated b

Episode 24: Ari Mokdad & Frank Abe

Jan 30 2023 63 mins

Ari Mokdad and Frank Abe discuss the poignant ways that their respective family histories have played significantly into the themes and approaches of their work. Both residents discuss their range in processes to screenwriting, poetry, and the multiple disciplines they’ve each engaged with over their careers. Frank Abe Frank Abe has worked to reframe the public’s understanding

Episode 23: Christian Vistan and Josephine Lee

Jan 30 2023 72 mins

Christian Vistan and Josephine Lee illuminate the threads that connect their work and the ways that materials and water serve as keystones to both of their practices. Both of these artists, one working in painting and the other in bio-materials find that they share interests in the roles of regeneration, repair, and nourishment in their work. Josephine Lee Informed by a lifetime of

Episode 22: Allie Hankins and Hexe Fey

Jan 30 2023 54 mins

Allie Hankins and Hexe Fey compare notes on how they manage expectations for their work, follow curiosities, and conquer insecurities within their processes. Allie Hankins Allie Hankins is a dancer, performer, and maker who recently performed in a dream wherein she announced “Today I am Truit” before jumping into a pool. The next day in waking life she learned that ‘truit’

Episode 21: Spencer Garland and Maximiliano

Jan 30 2023 59 mins

Garland and maximiliano talk about everything from video games to ghosts alongside questions exploring self-care and what it means to slow down. Spencer Garland Spencer Garland is an interdisciplinary artist and teacher operating in Portland, Oregon. His practice encompasses filmmaking, video game development, and social work-all of which Garland brings his unique vision of new Bla

Episode 20: Expanding Your Constrained Universe: Angelic Goldsky and Hayla Ragland

Dec 23 2021 93 mins

We’re continuing to listen in on the 2021 Emerging Artist Residents! In this episode Angelic Goldsky and Hayla Ragland talk through their intermedia practices and the ways that their backgrounds, the site of Fort Worden, and time for focus has affected their work. Listen to a special track from Angelic and gain a deep insight into the future archives that both Hayla and Angelic a

Future Archives and Bringing it All to Life: Azali Ansar Muhammad and Laura Medina

Dec 17 2021 64 mins

For the second installment of the 2021 Centrum Emerging Artist Residency conversations Azali Ansar Muhammad and Laura Medina share processes and backgrounds behind their current projects. They talk animation, working fluidly through mediums, and leveraging these methods to navigate hard subject matters while bringing joy and play into the work. Muhammad shares about their work in r

Land Memory, Tattoos, and Liquid Spells - Woodrow Hunt and Mel Carter

Dec 08 2021 59 mins

In October 2021, six artists were juried into Centrum’s Emerging Artist Residency and received stipends, housing, and studio space for one month at Fort Worden State Park. Artists paired up towards the end of their residencies to chat with one another about what they were working on and thinking about after weeks of being in residence. Mel Carter and Woodrow Hunt kick off this se

Brenda Chapman on Story Artistry, Disney, and Taking Time

Jun 25 2021 54 mins

In early 2021, Centrum hosted award-winning director, writer, and story artist, Brenda Chapman for a month-long residency. A few months later, Michelle Hagewood catches up with Chapman to revisit conversations started over that residency. Chapman reflects on the ups and downs of her long career at Disney, Dreamworks, and Pixar and shares her early influences and the threads that co