Happy Thanksgiving, SOTA listeners! This week Sarah gives us an insight into the MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Fellowships Series XIV exhibition at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. She also provides some extra content from her live experience at the opening! Jasa is coming back to the Twin Cities for Thanksgiving! So, she has provided her list of must-see art exhibitions for Thanksgiving weekend. Need some places to take the family? Need some places to escape from immense family time? We have suggest...
Sep 05, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome SOTA listeners! This week Sarah talks about her experience at the Minneapolis Art Lending Library’s lending hours. She highlights the benefits MALL has to our community and artists! Jasa recalls her recent experience at the Austin City Limits music festival and the ACL art market. This brings to mind all the fantastic, local art fairs around the Twin Cities! Want to learn about more about some fun art fairs you can check out? Listen in! In the news, we talk about how the Art Institute of...
Sep 05, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This is one of our favorite episodes yet! We had so much fun talking about The Haunted Basement. Jasa did her best to give a little insight to the experience and pump Sarah up to give it a try! Sarah talks about visiting This is a Record , an exhibition by Christopher Selleck at the Soo VAC, which was both highly enjoyable and deeply impactful. In the news, we cover the Banksy stunt at Sotheby's. As a product of this discussion, Sarah invents the term Trollism as the next movement in contemporar...
Sep 05, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Sarah’s interview with Dustin Steuck was so delightful for us all that SOTA brings you a bonus episode with even more from the interview! Check out this podcast extra for more insight into this artist’s amazing work! Music by The Von Tramps! References: St. Sebastian wikipedia link Narcissus by Caravaggio Ganymedes and Zeus from the Queer Culture Collection at Penn State The Carters: Apes**t Info about the architecture of the Minnesota State Capitol here , and info about the “Progress of the Sta...
Sep 05, 2019•10 min
This week Sarah has an exciting interview with local artist Dustin Steuck. Jasa reports on the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum. In the news, we discuss the recent denial of filmmakers and actors to the Arab Film Festival, held in the Twin Cities. Music by the Von Tramps! References: Dustin Steuck Website Noah Purifoy Website Wild West Dada Article “For the first time in 13 years, Arab Film Festival filmmakers and actors denied entrance to the U.S.” – CityPages...
Sep 05, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week we reverse our usual roles and Jasa will be presenting an interview with artist Jacob Allers Hatlie, who creates unexpected, yet meaningful combinations of drawing and text. Sarah addresses an opening she attended of Humanize My Hoodie and also speaks further about other awareness and activist exhibitions around the Twin Cities. In the news, we talk about the discontinuation of the Art Shanties Project, which will not be making an appearance in 2019 and what we can do show our support....
Sep 05, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 7
SOTAland, we have a treat for you! Sarah’s interview with Erin was just so full poignant conversation, a bonus episode begged to be released! This mid-week treat features a clip of Erin speaking to body image in relation to her art practice. Please enjoy this more in-depth look into the artist’s practice! Don’t forget to check out her work on Instagram- @erinsandsmark.
Sep 05, 2019•6 min
Greetings SOTA listeners! We have some major power ladies to discuss this episode. Sarah presents an interview with body-positive Twin Cities figure painter, Erin Sandsmark. Jasa continues to cover the “beyond” by delving into the exhibition Dear 1968,… by artist Sadie Barnette, which was presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. In art news, we discuss the New Orleans Museum of Art’s new mobile museum, NOMA+ and speculate on how a similar model could be applicable to the Twin Citie...
Sep 05, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome SOTA listeners! This week, Sarah interviewed Twin Cities artist, Anna Johnson who works in puppetry and music. Jasa brings to the table a folk art installation from the FAR beyond. Many adventures were had. In the news, we discuss the recent appointment of Klaus Biesenbach as director of MOCA in LA despite being involved in a legal case where a curator was revoked a job offer at his previous institution, MoMA PS1 after she let it be known that she had recently had a child. There is lots ...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Hello SOTA listeners! This week we have a very moving interview with local artist an cultural producer, Jes Reyes. Thank you, Jes, for an amazing session! We also cover the recently closed The Fantastical Worlds of Kim Simonsson exhibition at the American Swedish Institute. Never been to ASI? It’s an absolute gem which you should put on your immediate to-visit list! In the news, we cover New York’s new museum passes which come with library cards. Could the Twin Cities implement the same? Referen...
Sep 05, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This episode has a double-feature on art news! We catch up with the developing story of the Sacklers from episode two and discuss a story on the erasure of legal graffiti in Moscow for World Cup advertisement. Jasa talks about her review of this year’s Northern Spark. We have a couple exciting announcements to make in this episode so give it a listen! Reference Links: Jasa’s Exhibition, Absences, in Japan Desert X Northern Spark 2018 The Art Newspaper – “Moscow erases legal graffiti to allow for...
Sep 05, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 3
We are very delighted to present this episode! Sarah spoke with writer and artist, Marit Block. Jasa took a trip to the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, SD and reviewed two widely different exhibitions held there. In the news, we talk about the controversial Sackler family, who have been major donors to the arts and the ethics of accepting large-scale donations in public institutions. You know what to dom SOTA listeners- subscribe, review, contact us! Reference Links: Marit Block’s Website ...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Hello SOTA listeners! In this episode, we interview local artist, Larsen Husby, reviewed the Altered Esthetics Film Festival, and discussed the recent acquisitions of works by women artists at the Brooklyn Museum. See the links below for more info! As always, please subscribe to SOTA, write us a review, and feel free to reach out to us! Reference Links: Larsen Husby’s Website Altered Esthetics Homepage and Film Festival Info GalcierHub article on Scaling Quelccaya by Meredith Leich Altered Esthe...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 11Ep. 1
Hello SOTA listeners! We are excited about the launch of this podcast and we are overjoyed to have the opportunity to introduce ourselves to you. Please, be sure to subscribe to the podcast, write us a review, and reach out to us! Whitney Museum 2017 Biennial Artists Crystal Bridges Museum, State of the Arts Exhibition Music by The Von Tramps Augsburg University SUNY Potsdam School of Visual Arts, MACP University of Saint Thomas, MA Art History...
Sep 05, 2019•12 min
