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What the hell is going on?! What's going to happen!? The SF art scene is having a cataclysmic disaster lately! We discuss some of it.The music in this episode is by Tommy GuerreroArtists Live Here: Community Convening - ON FRIDAY!!!Bay Area Artists Connect: BayAreaArtistsConnect@proton.meThe AI spending frenzy is so huge that it makes no senseFinancial Crisis Forces SF’s Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts to CloseNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

This week we talk to artist, Torreya Cummings about THE WEST! We discuss the closing of CCA, birdwatching, desktop wallpapers, sailors, trees, radios, and so much more!the music in this episode is by OhmiosTORREYA CUMMINGSGetting your HAM radio licenseArresting Dress: Cross-Dressing, Law, and Fascination in Nineteenth-Century San FranciscoWhy California’s Oldest Private Art School Is Shutting Down

 Kate gets backwards offended this episode. Maysoun draws things from verbal descriptions. We discuss the shows at the Richmond Art Center. Folks, Kate was tired editing this one. Good luck.The music in this episode is by Beyond The Struttosphere

Atrium! Fog! Other stuff! Kate finds a way to work Stephen Sondheim into every conversation. Maysoun wants to make certificates.the music in this episode is by aivi & surasshu

 This week we address a listener's question about making friends in the art world. Kate announces a new weekly social mixer! Fridays 5pm - 6pm at Et al. Make new friends and keep the old! Music in this episode is by The Good LifeRing the bell of friendship!Why It’s So Hard to Make New Friends as an Adult - Psychology Today

 We are fools this episode. Happy New Year! Maysoun went to Chicago! Kate went to Berkeley! We plan out our beginning-of-the-year expeditions.The music in this episode is by SAMMIRemembering Yoko Ono's "Cut Piece" by Julia Bryan-WilsonYour Guide to the Bay Area’s Biggest Art Month by Sarah Hotchkiss

 This week we talk to artist, Helia Pouyanfar. We go off about rice, the refugee body, fog descending upon the earth, and of course, cats. The music in this episode is by The Good LifeHelia PouyanfarHistory of Persian Cats

 This week we talk with Tessa Siddle and Ariel Zaccheo about beloved San Francisco gallery and micro-cinema, Artist Television Access. Donate to them! We love ATA!!!The music in this episode is by Tommy GuerreroDonate to ATA!

 This week we have listener feedback from an artist who works in tech. We also hear from a listener who applied to Bemis, the residency in Omaha. Plus Kate went to a breathwork session and is flummoxed by it.The music in this episode is by Tommy Guerrero