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the polygon seahorse podcast, dé podcast over duikenDe geschiedenis van het duiken, deel 2 • Patrick Van Hoeserlande • Episode #64In dit 2de deel over de geschiedenis van het duiken, gaan we verder in de fascinerende geschiedenis van de duikindustrie met onze gast, Hoesy. Samen verkennen we de oorsprong van duikapparatuur, van de eerste militaire duikers beschreven in 77 na Christus, tot mysterieuze Peruviaanse vazen en de innovatieve ideeën van Leonardo da Vinci. Waar kwamen de eerste duikmaskers vandaan? Hoe functioneerden de eerste duiksystemen en welke uitdagingen ontmoetten de pioniers van het duiken? Van vroege duikboten tot verrassende duikklokken, we nemen je mee op een reis door d...2024-11-0140 min
the polygon seahorse podcast, dé podcast over duikenDe geschiedenis van het duiken, deel 1 • Patrick Van Hoeserlande • Episode #62In deze aflevering hebben we een speciale gast, Patrick Van Hoeserlande of Hoesy, die ons meeneemt op een intrigerende reis door de geschiedenis van duiken. Hoesy deelt zijn inzichten over het belang van vergeten kennis om de geschiedenis interessanter te maken, en bespreekt de oorsprong van duiken, de motivaties om onderwater te gaan en de rol van goden zoals Neptunus. We duiken in de geschiedenis van duikers in Mesopotamië, de Romeinen, de Grieken en andere culturen. Daarnaast behandelen we technieken zoals het gebruik van stenen om onder water te gaan en het onbekende rond zaken als het klaren van d...2024-09-0441 min
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep10 - Latin(X)equis | The Future of Latinx ArtIn this final episode of Season 2: Latin(X)equis we take a look back at the series and look forward to the future. We hear from our guests on how they envision the future of Latinx Art. We swoon over our dynamic, expansive, complex, and vast Latinx community. We realize we are not alone. And we send a call to action to all of our listeners - Support Latinx Artists, Collect the art of Latinx Artists, and champion Latinx artists in your own sphere of influence no matter how big or small it may be. We are stronger when...2022-02-1128 min
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep9 - Latin(X)equis | Francheska AlcantaraIn this week's episode we are joined by the wonderful multidimensional artist Francheska Alcantara. We talk about the multiple uses of soap as a material. We consider how traveling leads to knowledge building. Highlight the importance of taking up public space. We learn what it takes to save a local park. And remind ourselves that community is a conduit for change. An Afro-Caribbean-Latinx-queer-woman raised-by-their-grandmother and hailing from The Bronx, Francheska Alcantara explores slippages in-between memories, fragmentations and longing. Their aim is to explore the specific social meaning within the realm of the domestic and public life of...2022-02-0446 min
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep8 - Latin(X)equis | Dulcina AbreuIn this episode we bring you a great conversation with latinx curator Dulcina Abreu. We talk about how education leads to liberation. We dive into whether "Latinx Art" is a trend. Dulcina reminds us to respect our community elders. We discuss the problem with museum interpretations. And we consider how archive-keeping and archive-making is paramount in righting the wrongs of a “forgetful” art historical record. Dulcina Abreu is a Dominican-born independent curator, artist, and museum advocate currently based in Baltimore, MD. She graduated with a MFA in Curatorial Practice from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and a BFA...2022-01-2850 min
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep7 - Latin(X)equis | The House of AbundanceIn this episiode we bring you The House of Abundance!!! Mr. Vale and Miss Tina bring us tons and tons of Latinx artist resources and goings-on in the art worlds. show notes below with everything that was mentioned! Galleries: Calderon (NY) opened late last year with the mission to exhibit Latinx artists and Latin American, Ruiz-Healy Art (San Antonio, with a new location in NY) has had a strong showing of Latinx artists Kiara Cristina Ventura’s roving Processa arts space now has a permanent home in the Queens’s Ridgewood neighborhood in NY M...2022-01-2123 min
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep6 - Latin(X)equis | Justin FavelaIn this week's episode we bring you a super upbeat interview with rising Latinx artist Justin Favela! Some of you may know him as FavyFav from the popular podcasts Latinos Who Lunch, and The Art People Podcast. In this episode we get real about wedging ourselves into spaces of power, we dissect a piñata mosaic, discuss the qualifications of taco experts, get into Latinx art history, and we find out how the Favela Family Fiestas come into being in museums across the United States. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and known for large-scale installations and sculptures th...2022-01-141h 03
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep5 - Latin(X)equis | Karen VidangosKaren Vidangos, known as “Latina in Museums” online, is a digital strategist and Latinx art advocate. Founder of the first nationwide digital collective exclusively for U.S. Latinx artists, Latinx Art Collective, Karen uses social media to highlight the Latinx community in the art world. As social media strategist for the Smithsonian, Karen has led campaigns at the National Portrait Gallery, such as the 2019 American Portrait Gala, the Obama Portraits National Tour, and Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence. She was recently appointed as the lead social strategist for the Smitshonian’s new Our Shared Future: Reckoning with O...2021-12-1757 min
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep4 - Latin(X)equis | Armando Lopez-BircannThis week we interview Armando Lopez-Bircann!! We talk about what it's like to go from the club, to the gallery, to the museum— existing between spaces, and not seeing a difference between the real and the virtual. Armando Lopez-Bircann is a Latinx artist that engineers wearable sculptures, digital media and performances. Their practice is framed by immigrant narratives, genderfluid expression and digital native sensibilities. They design works in collaboration with dancers, circus performers, photographers, videographers, musicians and other artists. Currently living in Washington DC, Lopez-Bircann is a former DC Commission of Arts and Humanities fellow, Concordia University and...2021-12-1043 min
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep3 - Latin(X)equis | Fabiola R. DelgadoIn this episode we interview Latinx arts organizer Fabiola R. Delgado!! We dive deep into her multifaceted work as a self professed art-pusher. We talk about starting an art collection, becoming a curator, pushing and resting, manifest-dismantling, and the benefits of standing still! Fabiola may wear a badge as an Experience Developer at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum but she wears many hats as an independent curator, creative consultant, writer, and performer. Originally from Venezuela with a background in International Human Rights Law, she set headquarters in Washington DC, where she turned her career and now stri...2021-12-031h 00
La Valentina PodcastS2 Ep2 - Latin(X)Equis | Maria Del Carmen MontoyaIn this episode Miss Tina and Mr. Vale have the pleasure of interviewing the wonderful Latinx artist Maria Del Carmen Montoya!!!! Maria Del Carmen Montoya operates in the contested ground between art and social activism. Her primary medium is the communal process of making meaning. As an artist, she seeks ways to catalyze this natural social phenomenon with situations that insist on the power of human-scale intervention in the presumed inevitability of everyday life. Her methodology is dialogic and collaborative. She believes that art can be a potent crucible for social change. Thus, her work is often...2021-11-2641 minLa Valentina PodcastLatin(X)Equis IntroductionSeries 2 is here! In this first episode Mr. Vale and Miss Tina introduce Latin(X)Equis and give us a bit of context for the series as a whole. They consider their personal relationship to the “X” and get us grounded in some art historical moments that lay the groundwork for the episodes to follow. Tune in every Friday for new episodes! call our office at 202 - 670 - 9739 and leave us a voicemail - we want to know, what does Latinx Art mean to you? Your responses may be included in our upcoming episodes! This series...2021-11-1941 min
La Valentina PodcastLa Valentina is Back!We are back back back again!! We are so excited to announce our upcoming fall interview series: Latin-x-equis a series of interviews that explores LATINX Contemporary Art in the USA, with a focus in the DMV area. Leading up to the release of Latin-X-Equis in October, we have partnered with The Corner & Whitman Walker gallery and where we have an installation that invites viewers to voice their own opinions about LATINX ART. call our office at 202 - 670 - 9739 and leave us a voicemail - we want to know, what does Latinx Art mean to...2021-08-2003 min
The Truth In This Art: Stories That MatterUnveiling Art's Colors: A Journey with Hoesy Corona, the Queer Mexican VisionaryTune in to 'The Truth in This Art' and join Rob Lee on a journey through the minds of artists and the essence of their masterpieces. For today, our guest is Hoesy Corona, an emerging and boundary-pushing queer Mexican artist from Baltimore, MD, is making waves in the art world with his versatile creations spanning installation, performance, and video. As a Halcyon Arts Lab Fellow and Tulsa Artist Fellow, Hoesy's art revolves around otherworldly narratives that center marginalized individuals, especially within the queer Latinx immigrant community, where representation is scarce. His colorful sculptural works designed for the human body...2021-06-2844 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 17: Post-Election Self CareIn this episode Mr. Vale and Miss Tina reflect on the election results and consider ways in which artists practice self care both in their daily lives and in their studio practice. 2020-11-1852 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 16: I Want a Dyke for President!In this episode we hit record in the middle of night on election day as we all try to make sense of the inconclusive presidential election results thus far. We talk about election day anxiety and ultimately decide to read Zoe Leonard's 1992 landmark poem "I Want a Dyke for President" to gain some perspective. 2020-11-0409 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 15: VOTE!In this kiki episode Mr. Vale and Miss Tina catch up, discuss current events, and remind us to VOTE!2020-10-2122 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 14: Interview with Artist Imogen-Blue HinojosaThis week we bring you a super fun interview with the wonderful photographer and performance artist Imogen-Blue Hinojosa! We talk about their recent travels all over the world, their MFA experience in London, and what made them come back to the states in the middle of a pandemic! LINKS: Imogen-Blue’s FFS & Legal Name change Fund: https://gf.me/u/yu9jkn Website: https://www.imogenblue.com/ instagram: www.instagram.com/kameha_mija/ 2020-10-0756 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 13: Interview with Melanie Peinado [ The Sexual Problem: Sodomy, Sexual Inversion and the Nature of Male Sexuality in Modern Chile, 1900-1960] (Part 2 of 2)In part two of The Sexual Problem: Sodomy, Sexual Inversion and the Nature of Male Sexuality in Modern Chile, 1900-1960 , we interview historian Melanie Peinado. Follow Melanie on instagram at @melanay or email her at melaniepeinado (a) gmail . com 2020-09-2345 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 12: The Sexual Problem: Sodomy, Sexual Inversion and the Nature of Male Sexuality in Modern Chile, 1900-1960 with Melanie Peinado (Part 1 of 2)In this week’s episode we have a very special guest in this 2 part episode! We are handing off the mic to scholar Melanie Peinado who is going to give us a inside scoop on her PHD dissertation: The Sexual Problem: Sodomy, Sexual Inversion and the Nature of Male Sexuality in Modern Chile, 1900-1960, which investigates the conceptual shift from sodomy to homosexuality in Chilean contemplations of male same-sex desire. Melanie Peinado is a PhD candidate in Latin American History at the University of California, Davis where she works on the history of science and me...2020-09-0934 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 11: Art SchoolIn this special episode Mr. Vale and Miss Tina talk about all things Art School! As we tackle the age-old question: is art school worth it?! We also consider the roles residencies and fellowships play in providing peer-to-peer art world insight. And we update you on our own artistic journeys. What’s your take? Let us know by sliding into our DM’s at @lavalentinapodcast2020-08-2657 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 10: Ya Te Dije! Artists and Contracts!In this episode we debut "Ya Te Dije!" our once-in-a-while advice column where we respond to listener letters! This week's topic is Artists and Contracts! What do you do when the gallery doesn’t give you a contract? What if you only have a verbal agreement? Is donating art a scam? Ya Te Dije! Ask Mr. Vale and Miss Tina! Remember to slide into our DM’s @lavalentinapodcast with your burning listener questions! Links: -https://supportlrc.app Beirut Relief Fund -https://waladc.org Washington area lawyer fo...2020-08-1237 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 9: Mucho Mucho Amor & Interview with Edgar Fabian FriasIn this episode we dissect the documentary ‘Mucho Mucho Amor, the legend of Walter Mercado’. We dive into his life, his significance in brown communities, his flamboyant queerness, his "artist look", and go on a rant about artists and contracts! In our second half we interview our first guest the fabulous artist Edgar Fabian Frias who talks about the influence Walter Mercado had on their creative practices! (the interview starts at 38:55) Links: website: Edgar Fabian Frias Energy Practice: Edgar Fabian Frias instagram: Edgar Fabian Frias Mucho Mucho Amor...2020-07-2958 min
La Valentina PodcastWe Have a Patreon!Guess What!? We started a Patreon! You can support La Valentina Podcast by becoming a patron! To show our gratitude you will get access to exclusive episodes, shout outs, free merch and more! JOIN US TODAY AT https://www.patreon.com/LaValentinaPodcast2020-07-2402 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 8: We're Going Bi-Monthly!In this episode we talk about our “new normal”, shout out The GLB Memorial Fund and The Foundation for Contemporary Art, share some helpful grant writing tips, and officially announce we are going bi-monthly after next week’s episode! LINKS: https://www.glbmemorialfund.org/2020-07-2223 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 7: The First Pride Was a Riot Part 2 of 2Mr. Vale and Miss Tina recall the first pride, the Stonewall Riots. Part 2 of 2 Links: Miss Tina’s Sondheim Art Prize Finalist Virtual Exhibition:2020-07-1537 min
Aquí&Allá: Conversaciones con creadores de MX & EUEpisode 1.9 with Hoesy CoronaPROARTESMEXICO.COM.MXInterview in English with Hoesy Corona by Peter Hay, June 4, 2020.Entrevista en inglés con Hoesy Corona por Peter Hay, 4 de junio, 2020.Hoesy Corona (b. Guanajuato, Mexico, 1986, currently living and working between Baltimore, MD and Tulsa, OK) is a multidisciplinary artist working in both visual and performance art. He creates uncategorized works that draw from his personal experiences as a queer Latinx immigrant in the United States. His installations and colorful sculptural works fitted to the human body have been presented internationally including at The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, A...2020-07-091h 17
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 6: The First Pride Was a Riot (Part 1of 2)Mr. Vale and Miss Tina recall the first pride, the Stonewall Riots. Links: https://makinggayhistory.com https://marshap.org/about-mpji/ https://srlp.org/about/who-was-sylvia-rivera/ https://www.npr.org/2020/06/26/884080764/they-dont-say-our-names-enough2020-07-0927 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 5: Mr. Vale Gets COVID-19In this episode Mr Vale gets Covid19 on a boat. Miss Tina experiences a FAILED cheeto rally. We congratulate our queen Jaida Essense Hall and remember the life of Egyptian LGBTQA activist Sara Hegazy. SHOW NOTES: https://issuevoter.org https://www.cdc.gov/spanish/ https://www.cdc.gov2020-07-0146 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 4: How to be an effective BLM accompliceMr Vale and Miss Tina discuss how to be a respectful and effective accomplice during the BLM movement.2020-06-241h 06
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 3: Mourning in the Age of CoronaBoth Mr Vale and Miss Tina fall in love with the work of Mexican artist Teresa Margolles (who btw, Miss Tina didn't even know before this episode!) and discuss how her work relates to rituals of mourning during our current pandemic.2020-06-2459 min
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 2: Gun Violence During the PandemicMiss Tina had a terrifying experience with a ride-share driver in Tulsa and Mr Vale discusses her work: destroying weapons. 2020-06-241h 01
La Valentina PodcastEpisode 1: Artist Relief Funding during COVID-19During this episode Miss Tina and Mr Vale discuss applying to grants and relief funds for creatives during COVID-19. -------------------------------------- comprehensive crowd sourced resources:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1fFyKzxtzSFGzzvpRySJNtsVbjJhwnK7-N9KJxSHrW6w/htmlview?usp=gmail Artist Relief Grant $5k: https://www.artistrelief.org/ Foundation for Contemporary Art - COVID19 emergency grant:https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants DC based Wherewithal Grants:https://www.wherewithalgrants.org/ 2020-06-241h 08
La Valentina PodcastPilot Episode : Meet Vale n' Tina!After two years in the making hoy nace La Valentina Podcast!!!! Meet our fierce hosts Vale n' Tina and join us as we launch into the sonic gayverse!! PREMIERES JUNE 24th, 2020! 2020-06-1004 min