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Art RestartCurator Coka Treviño Talks Big Medium, Huge LossIt’s no secret that arts non-profits across the country are struggling to survive, but few closures have hit their communities as hard as the recent shuttering of Big Medium in Austin, TX. For more than 20 years, Big Medium was one of the most influential visual-arts organizations in the city. It produced the beloved and sprawling Austin Studio Tour, presented exhibitions that championed historically marginalized artists and served as an essential convener for the city’s creative community. At the heart of its work for many years was curator and, more recently, artistic director Coka Treviño, whose passion for e...
2025-05-0726 min
Creative Money ATX7. Coka Treviño | Big MediumSend us a textIn this episode, I sit down with Coka Treviño to explore the work of Big Medium, a cornerstone organization in Austin's creative community. We delve into the challenges they faced in 2024, including a fire in their new building, the loss of significant grant funding from the city, and a major change in leadership. Despite these hurdles, Big Medium continues to empower local artists through, events like the EAST and WEST studio tours. Coka shares how the organization is adapting and how artists can still benefit from its support. This episode is a m...
2025-01-2152 min
Not Sorry Art PodcastCurating & Building Community with Coka TreviñoSari speaks with curator and director of programming at Big Medium, Coka Treviño, about Austin, Tx arts community and what it's like curating and organizing some of state's largest art events each year.This episode is sponsored by my upcoming book, Modern Still Life: From Fruit Bowls to Disco Balls, which you can pre-order now :) This episode is also sponsored by Not Sorry ArtEmail Sari at notsorryart@sari.studioFollow Sari: @not_sorry_artSHOW NOTES:Big MediumThe Projecto
2024-03-0249 min
Pushermania Network PodcastsTalk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Coka Trevino - Season 2 Episode 9Continuing on with my podcast series in which I sit down and talk with my friends who do dope things, on this episode I get to sit down with one of the dopest, Coka Trevino! I have known Coka for some years through the music scene here in Austin, we both tend to like good musics and such, and I have watched her ascent in the Austin art community from the moment we met.
She is a super trooper in this city, state and world, bringing people together and showcasing artists who she finds to be amazing, and helping to...
2022-06-011h 08
Talk So Real with Matt SonzalaTalk So Real with Matt Sonzala: Coka Trevino - Season 2 Episode 9Continuing on with my podcast series in which I sit down and talk with my friends who do dope things, on this episode I get to sit down with one of the dopest, Coka Trevino! I have known Coka for some years through the music scene here in Austin, we both tend to like good musics and such, and I have watched her ascent in the Austin art community from the moment we met.
She is a super trooper in this city, state and world, bringing people together and showcasing artists who she finds to be amazing, a...
2022-05-301h 08