Marissa & Jay Echevarria stop by the Art Bazaar Podcast to chat about Connected by Craft, a monthly crafting event held at the Alternative Gallery. They also announce the upcoming show, Ice Breaker: A Political Art Show on February 18th 6-9 PM, also at the Alternative Gallery.

We talk about the Alternative Gallery a lot because it’s like our podcast and stuff. There’s also a LOT of shit-talking about the Orange Bastard of a President, if you’re into that kind of thing. And if you’re not then you a bitch and we don’t like you!

(Shoutout Jansport!)

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:22 - Recording before the snowstorm

00:02:39 - Review of Mikey’s Stained Glass Through Time workshop

00:03:14 - What is Connected by Craft and how did it come to fruition?

00:04:59 - Putting together collage packets & making use of materials

00:08:38 - What items is Connected by Craft looking for?

00:09:20 - Being around other artists helps you to be more creative

00:10:24 - How a lack of physical spaces is hurting artists

00:14:11 - Pretty much every event at the AG is FREE

00:15:41 - A variety of artists & creators attend Connected by Craft

00:16:27 - Episode 40 of the Art Bazaar Podcast!

00:16:46 - Artists collaborating on projects

00:18:50 - Connected by Craft’s One Year Anniversary

00:20:31 - Working with people who don’t call themselves artists

00:21:17 - Exhibit of artwork done in 3 hours

00:25:28 - Ice Breaker: A Political Art Show

00:31:22 - Currently Politics are Pop Culture

00:36:04 - What we hope comes from the Ice Breaker show

00:37:41 - Why aren’t more arts organizations speaking out about these issues?

00:40:22 - How to stay calm through insane times

00:41:21 - The AG’s Asheville Incident

00:49:07 - The coming snowstorm

00:51:18 - Submit art for the Ice Breaker Exhibit

00:52:14 - Final thoughts on the Ice Breaker Exhibit

00:57:56 - Why are zines important in this moment?

00:59:46 - How do you like your ICE?

01:00:24 - Outro

LINKS

Connected by Craft IG - @connectedbycraft

Submit for ICE BREAKER EXHIBIT - IG @marsticmoon

ART BAZAAR SOCIAL LINKS

https://www.thealternativegallery.com/podcast

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550762686547

https://www.instagram.com/artbazaarpodcast