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Due to the Current SituationGallery Bop Around No. 2: MDW FairOn this episode Whitney & Dennissa share their experience being a part of the MDW Fair at Mana Contemporary. They represented The Martin and themselves as individual artists by performing a durational relational performance titled ADVICE / ENCOURAGEMENT. They chat about the performance, galleries and experiences they loved, and the ups and downs of the weekend overall.
PEOPLE + PLACES + PROJECTS MENTIONED
MdW Fair
Block Club
WBEZ
Mana Contemporary
SpaCore
Jude Gallery
LOCUS
Night Club
Inga Books
Mayfield
The Collective Mending Sessions
Chuquimarca
Frank Vega
Latitude
Wormfarm Institute
CV Peterson
The Franklin Outdoor
Chicago Art Department
Marylu E. Herrera
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2022-09-281h 25
Due to the Current SituationS1 E14: Grams: What Do You Know About My Art?On this episode Whitney & Dennissa talk about sharing your work and practice with family and non-art friends and community! They talk about their own families and how they view their practice, how their work and connection with friends has grown over time and more.
PEOPLE + PLACES + PROJECTS MENTIONED
MdW Fair
Jennifer Warren - MATTERS OF THE DARK
Alma - Equity Arts
SHOUTOUTS
Tournament of Champions
Good Trouble
FOLLOW US
Whitney LaMora
Dennissa Young
DttCS Instagram
The Martin
2022-09-211h 05
Due to the Current SituationS1 E13: Barn Doors Swing Open & ClosedOn this episode Whitney & Dennissa talk all about creative blocks + creative burnout - how they're related, how they can tell they're in a period of creative drought and tips and tricks of how they get out of it and get the creative gears going again.
PEOPLE + PLACES + PROJECTS MENTIONED
MdW Fair
Fruit Salad
Lust for Life
Jennifer Warren - Matters of the Dark
The Whitney - David Wojnarowicz
Dorothy
SHOUT OUTS
Lesbian Bar Project
The Art School
Hecho En
FOLLOW US
Dennissa Young
Whitney LaMora
DttCS Instagram
The Martin
2022-09-141h 09
Due to the Current SituationS1 E12: Hit the Nose on the Nail HeadIn this episode, Whitney & Dennissa talk about curatorial paths. How are exhibitions and opportunities usually structured? We talk about a few that we're most familiar with & share our thoughts & experiences on those specific approaches. Plus - the tiny mic session returns with Dennissa's interviews from artists in Austin about the Austin art scene!
PEOPLE + PLACES + PROJECTS MENTIONED
Mary Beth Minnis
Connor Young
The Martin’s Exhibition Open Call
The Martin’s Open Call - The Robin
It’s for You
Jennifer Warren
Damiane Nickles
Pam Marlene Taylor
Obvi
CAC - Hatch + Bolt Residencies
Friday Arts Project
LOCUS
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2022-09-0759 min
Due to the Current SituationS1 E11: The Queen of Milwaukee AveOn this episode Dennissa & Whitney sit down with Alma Wieser, the Director of the long running artistic space, Heaven Gallery in Wicker Park. She tells us about her efforts in defending and saving the building Heaven Gallery has called home for the last 22 years, creating equity in the arts and thinking radically about ownership and artistic longevity. Come see why she deserves the crown she wears as Queen of Milwaukee Ave.
PEOPLE + PLACES + PROJECTS MENTIONED
Alma Wieser & Heaven Gallery
Equity Arts
Satelite at The Franklin Outdoor
MdW Fair
Fruit Salad
Jenni Stark + Nora Marks
Messy Misfits...
2022-08-311h 14
Due to the Current SituationS1 E10: Love Letter to the Google SuiteOn this episode, Whitney & Dennissa focus on tools of the trade - what they use to get the jobs done! From physical tools in the gallery space to admin tools for organization and creative purposes, they share what works best for them.
PEOPLE + PLACES + PROJECTS MENTIONED
Done & Done
Chicago Plants
It’s For You
Jennifer Warren - MATTERS OF THE DARK
Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Chicago Tool Library
STAS Hanging System
Woman Made Gallery
Art We There Yet?
Stay Home Gallery
Latitude
SHOUT OUTS
Mary Beth Minnis
Maria Abramovic - Walk Through Walls
HelloFresh
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2022-08-241h 10
Due to the Current SituationGallery Bop Around No. 1In this episode, Dennissa & Whitney kick off a new series called Gallery Bop Around where they tour openings in Chicago and share their experiences, artwork they loved, artists they met and supported and more! This episode they cover:
FOUL PLAY by Connor Young, SOUVENIRS by Paloma Valencia & MINI MUSES by Millicent Kennedy at The Martin
ELECTRIC PINK LEMONADE at Circle Contemporary / Arts of Life
WHAT WE DO! at Fulton Street Collective
FROM THE CENTER at The Plan
MISFIT MUSES at Belong Gallery
PEOPLE + PLACES MENTIONED
Music Box Theater
Dandy Dorothy
Dorothy
Dill Pickle Co-op
Jess Frausto...
2022-08-171h 12
Due to the Current SituationS1 E9: The Occasional Hula HoopOn this episode Dennissa Young & Whitney LaMora talk all about studios! Dennissa has a studio and Whitney does not - they talk about why, how they spend their times in their respective studio spaces, studio visits and more.
PEOPLE + PLACES
Edra Soto
Connor Young - FOUL PLAY
Dandy Dorothy
Zhou B. Art Center
Stay Home Gallery
Melon Sprout
Flatiron Building
Fulton Street Collective
SHOUT OUTS
Dorothy
Backstreet Boys
It Will Be Okay comedy show
FOLLOW US
Whitney LaMora
Dennissa Young
The Martin
DttCS Instagram
2022-08-1059 min
Due to the Current SituationS1 E8: Light Internet StalkingOn this episode Dennissa & Whitney discuss a prompt that was shared with them by a listener. How do you confidently integrate yourself into new, artistic spaces? Listen in for our takes & our first *tiny mic segment* to hear from other artists!
PEOPLE + PLACES MENTIONED
Fruit Salad
Nubes Art Fair at Heaven Gallery
Edra Soto
Done & Done
Alberto Aguilar
Chicago Plants
Paloma Valencia
Connor Young
Joseph Ravens
dfbrl8r
Belong Gallery
Split-Rail
Andi Crist
Alcahuetes Social Club
Robin Arzón of Peloton
Galina Shevchenko
Woman Made Gallery
SHOUT OUTS
Dandy Dorothy
Jess Frausto
Jordan C...
2022-08-031h 12
Due to the Current SituationS1 E7: The New Sheriffs in TownIn this episode Whitney & Dennissa are live from The Franklin! Invited to be a part of the closing reception for the exhibition "Need a Friend" co-curated by Dennissa & Edra Soto, we interview three artists who participated in the show and learn about their work, the pieces they featured in the exhibition and all about the thoughtfulness behind managing an outdoor, backyard exhibition space.
PEOPLE + PROJECTS MENTIONED
The Franklin
Edra Soto
Alberto Alguilar
Frank Vega
Galina Shevchenko
Rainn
MK Joss
Queens & Queers Podcast
Sam Schwindt
The Robin
Hugo Ivan Juarez
Eiko Otake
SHOUT OUTS
THE...
2022-07-2753 min
Due to the Current SituationS1 E6: eBay Would Be So LuckyOn this episode Dennissa & Whitney talk all about art collection. They share work that they've collected and the various ways they've come into contact with art collecting, talk about it's importance in your life as a supporter of creativity and artists and how we can ask questions to collect more and influence the industry.
PROJECTS + PEOPLE MENTIONED
Improvised Shakespeare at iO
Extra Extravaganza
Amina Handke
Yanira Castro
Hannah McMaster
Tom Bremer
Friday Arts Project
goodyear Arts Collective
Katrina Sanchez
Meg Lewis
Will you hold my hand?
Alexis Lorraine Howard
Dylan Bannister
Kat Sampson
Shelby Rodeffer
Kim...
2022-07-201h 11
Due to the Current SituationS1 E5: Delete Some Stuff to Add Some StuffOn this episode Dennissa & Whitney talk about their artistic values. They take on a values challenge by the queen Brené Brown and share their results - all while discussing how similar their life values are to their artistic values. Take the quix and take a listen!
PROJECTS + PEOPLE MENTIONED
Values Exercise by Brené Brown
Values Episode on Unlocking Us
PDT - Siobhan O’Loughlin
No Hotel - Amina Hadke
MK Joss
Lisa Wronski
dfbrl8r
Done & Done
Need a Friend?
We Also Make Art
Misfits for Democracy
Telelibrary - Yannick Trapman-O’Brien
How to hang artwork at Lat...
2022-07-131h 08
Due to the Current SituationS1 E4: I Knew Better & I Did it StillThis episode Whitney & Dennissa discuss FAILURE. What it means to them, how they work within it and how they want to approach the concept of failure in future projects.
PROJECTS + PEOPLE MENTIONED
LOCUS
Need a Friend?
Damiane Nickles - Pass with Care
It's for You
Dear Artists
63 Days
Hugo Ivan Juarez
Brave Space Alliance
SHOUT OUTS
Barbara & Barbara
Fruit Salad
Jess - @the.thrifted.gay
FOLLOW US
Dennissa Young
Whitney LaMora
DttCS Instagram
The Martin
2022-07-061h 07
Due to the Current SituationS1 E3: It's Just MathOn this episode Whitney LaMora & Dennissa Young talk about how they approach the world as artists and how they encourage others to open up and become more aware of how the world works - and how to create a more curious approach to everything from it!
PEOPLE + PROJECTS MENTIONED
Eleana Daniel in Split-Rail
Engage Projects - Seeing Thoughts Through by Alberto Aguilar
Chicago Artist Coalition - Layer, Mark, Repeat ft. Bryana Bibbs Sirimas Benz Amatayakul + The Smell of a House Being Built in the Rain by Julian Flavin
Dear Artists
CoProspertity Sphere - Sanctified by Rainn
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2022-06-2955 min
Due to the Current SituationS1 E2: In the Guts Of ItOn this episode Dennissa Young & Whitney LaMora talk PROCESS. They talk about how they both approach their artistic practices and what they've learned along the way. They also explore what they'd like to change about their process in the future & challenge each other to be a little gentler with, ya know, the whole thing.
PEOPLE + PROJECTS MENTIONED
Tigray Art Collective
Art We There Yet?
The Franklin Outdoor
63 Days
Stay Home Gallery
Telelibrary
SHOUT OUTS
Rainn
Fruit Salad
Teagan Walsh-Davis
FOLLOW US
Dennissa Young
Whitney LaMora
DttCS Instagram
2022-06-221h 06
Due to the Current SituationS1 E1: Burden Holder, Burden ManagerOn this episode Whitney & Dennissa share their personal journeys as artists and what kind of work they're currently making, how they met each other and started working together and what this funny little title of the podcast comes from.
SHOUT OUTS
Siobhan O'Loughlin
LOCUS Gallery Show
Edra Soto
Pooky - adopt a pet from One Tail at a Time!
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Chicago Public Library
FOLLOW US
Whitney LaMora
Dennissa Young
The Martin
DttCS Instagram
2022-06-1540 min
Due to the Current SituationWelcome to DTTCS!Whitney LaMora & Dennissa Young join forces to share about their lives as artists and friends in Chicago.
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@currentsituationpodcast
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2022-06-0901 min