Artists Among Us with David Delaney Mayer

David Delaney Mayer•www.daviddelaneymayer.com

Hosted by Forbes 30 under 30 filmmaker David Delaney Mayer, Artists Among Us is a series of conversations that presents ideas and work from artists whose lives are defined by a search for poetic truths. There and Back is a monthly podcast and website produced by our media production company based in Durham, North Carolina. www.daviddelaneymayer.com/artistsamongus

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Episodes

Episode 16 | Kamara Thomas

Kamara Thomas is a singer, songspeller, mythology fanatic, and multidisciplinary storyteller based in Durham, NC. Her storytelling for film and stage is multi-faceted— weaving together musical and theatre performance, community art-making, ritual, and visual elements including masks, archival material, and photography. To see more of Kamara's work: www.kamarathomas.com For access to more content visit: daviddelaneymayer.com/artistsamongus © All Rights Reserved. David Mayer Films, L.L.C.

Feb 25, 2021•25 min

Episode 15 | Anna Lustberg

Anna Lustberg is an illustrator and graphic designer based in NYC who draws playful, relatable vignettes of everyday life. After a daily drawing challenge on Instagram reignited her passion to create, she created Life is Short: A Coloring Book, illustrated a children’s book, hand-painted murals in Brooklyn and Harlem, and had a solo exhibition in September 2019 titled “What's Mine is Yours: Illustrated Memories by Anna Lustberg”. Anna participates in group exhibitions and continues to work prima...

Dec 31, 2020•26 min

Episode 14 | Steve Goldberg

Steve Goldberg has worked as a US History teacher for over two decades. Much of Steve’s career has been focused on helping students connect to history in ways that go beyond the dates and facts found in a textbook. Over the course of his career, Steve has taught at a variety of public, private, and charter schools. He received his bachelor’s degree from Duke University for Public Policy, and he later returned to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching Social Studies. Steve also has a law degree from G...

Dec 14, 2020•26 min

Episode 13 | Zach Goldberg

Zach Goldberg is a writer, educator, and arts administrator from Durham, NC. He is the author of XV (Nomadic Press, 2020) and the recipient of a 2020 Project Support Grant from Rimon: the Minnesota Jewish Arts Council. His recent work can be found in PANK, Knight’s Library, Button Poetry, and elsewhere, and he has represented Wesleyan University and Berkeley, CA at various national and regional poetry slam tournaments. Zach’s work deals with issues of religion, gender and masculinity, generation...

Nov 21, 2020•24 min

Episode 12 | Maureen Delaney

Maureen Delaney has spent much of her career as a college counselor working with students to help them prepare for college. Her days are spent strategizing with students, talking about their plans, and guiding them to create compelling personal essays and applications. Over her years as a college counselor, she has listened to countless students speak about their future goals and their vision for themselves as they move from high school to college. Watching teenagers take flight is exciting and ...

Nov 14, 2020•11 min

Episode 11 | Amanda Sarco

Amanda Sarco is a Norwegian-Italian model and actress. She works alongside a variety of photographers and fashion designers in the UK and in Italy. A former gymnast and downhill skier, Amanda has developed a deep passion for performing creatively in front of crowds (or cameras). As she works, she seeks to let go of any emotional guards and to let her emotions, body, and mind simply exist in the moment. Her hope is that the images she helps to create reflect this. Amanda’s professional career inc...

Aug 19, 2020•12 min

Episode 10 | Rissi Palmer | Part II

Songwriter Rissi Palmer discusses her new podcast, "Color Me Country" and her newest album "Revival." The daughter of Georgia natives, Rissi Palmer was born near Pittsburgh and spent her adolescent years in Missouri. Raised in a musical family that loved both country and R&B, she sang in a singing/dancing troupe sponsored by a local television station at 16. She was offered her first publishing and label deals at 19, and in 2007 released the album Rissi Palmer, charting with the singles, “Co...

Aug 18, 2020•16 min

Episode 9 | Rissi Palmer | Part I

Songwriter Rissi Palmer discusses the personal inspirations that drove her to create her most recent album "Revival." The daughter of Georgia natives, Rissi Palmer was born near Pittsburgh and spent her adolescent years in Missouri. Raised in a musical family that loved both country and R&B, she sang in a singing/dancing troupe sponsored by a local television station at 16. She was offered her first publishing and label deals at 19, and in 2007 released the album Rissi Palmer, charting with ...

Jul 18, 2020•20 min

Episode 8 | Cynthia Penn-Halal | Part II

Dance choreographer and Executive Director of the Walltown Children's Theatre Cynthia Penn-Halal talks about her career as a modern dancer. Cynthia Penn-Halal left home at age twelve to study dance professionally at the North Carolina School of the Arts Carolina. She endured extensive training and became a dancer of the world renowned Alvin Ailey Dance Company. In her career as a modern dancer, she has performed with internationally renowned companies such as The Joffrey Ballet, Agnes de Mille H...

Jul 03, 2020•15 min

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