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The Truth In This Art: Stories That MatterArt Beyond Walls: Exploring Baltimore's Hot Sauce Artist Collective with Brenton, Kira, Ayodoyin, Gen, and Alpha - Promoting Art Accessibility and Exploration in Unique Gallery SpacesGet ready to be mesmerized by the art world's wonders as Rob Lee shares the truth behind masterful creations on this podcast. Together with representatives from The Hot Sauce Artist Collective, an artist-run organization based in Baltimore, offering opportunities to emerging and established artists to showcase their artwork in unique gallery spaces like parking lots, city parks, and trails. The collective comprises Brenton, Kira, Ayodoyin, Gen, and Alpha, each contributing their distinct artistic styles. Brenton explores the fusion of nature and technology through digital art, while Kira focuses on portraiture and texture through painting and printmaking. Ayodoyin combines his...2022-02-2437 min
Local ColorEpisode 89 - Alpha Massaquoi Jr.Alpha Massaquoi Jr. was born on Bushrod Island in Liberia. The island was named after Bushrod Washington, president of the American Colonization Society, or The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America. It encouraged the relocation of freed slaves back to their motherland which was great, only problem is when they selected Liberia as the destination they didn't (or chose not to) consider the fact that...people were already living there. Listen as Alpha talks about how the decisions of the past impacted his family's future, struggling to find himself after his family emigrated to the...2021-04-2034 min
The Truth In This Art: Stories That MatterEmbracing Black Beauty & Empowering Voices: Unveiling Baltimore's Vibrant Arts Scene with Hot Sauce Artist CollectiveWelcome to a captivating episode of "The Truth in This Art"! Join host Rob Lee as he engages in a meaningful conversation with Hot Sauce Artist Collective's James Alpha Massaquoi Jr and Creative Alliance's Thomas James. In this interview, we'll discuss Hot Sauce Artist Collective's 'Hot On The Block'. This gallery exhibition motivated to create opportunities for artists to show their work in person during the pandemic. A group of artists will present their perspectives through artwork. The ultimate goal is to offer a space where different perspectives can coexist and people can experience art in person. 2020-11-2630 min