• TGCC Podcast (Ep23) – Christine Kroger, Pamela Rossi Keen - Creative Play
    Nov 12 2024

    Christine Kroger, Pamela Rossi-Keen – Creative Play

    On episode 23 of The Genesis Collective Creatives Podcast, we talk with Christine Kroger (executive director of the Neighborhood North Museum of Play) and Pamela Rossi-Keen (executive director of The Genesis Collective) about the importance of art and creative play in the developmental lives of children.

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    40 mins
  • TGCC Podcast (Ep22) – Daniel Rossi Keen - Creative Advocacy
    Nov 6 2024

    On episode 22 of The Genesis Collective Creatives Podcast, we talk with Daniel Rossi-Keen about the concept, practice, hope and possibilies of Creative Advocacy: "A public and intentional form of engagement that employs artistic practice to disrupt prevailing narratives and strengthen community movement toward an identified goal.”

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    38 mins
  • TGCC Podcast (Ep21): Jennie Johnstone
    Mar 5 2024

    On episode 21 of The Genesis Collective Creatives Podcast, we talk with local artist Jennie Johnstone, president of the fine arts association, Beaver Valley Artists.

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    35 mins
  • TGCC Podcast (Ep20): Laurie Fillinger
    Jan 17 2024

    On episode 20 of The Genesis Collective Creatives Podcast, we talk with New Brighton artist Laurie Fillinger, long-time member of the fine arts association, Beaver Valley Artists. By her own admission, Laurie is self taught: "I often tend to paint or draw depicting a story or I try to catch movement or a mood. I work in pencil, charcoal, pen/ink, watercolor, oil, and pastel."

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    34 mins
  • TGCC Podcast (Ep19): James & Debra Tobin
    Jan 1 2024

    On episode 19 of The Genesis Collective Creatives Podcast, we talk with local artists and musicians James and Debra Tobin about the Beaver Valley Artists fine arts association, their respective creative visions and processes, the value of art, and their long-standing art studio-creator space in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

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    37 mins
  • TGCC Podcast (Ep18): The Merrick Art Gallery
    Dec 19 2023

    On episode 18 of The Genesis Collective Creatives Podcast, we talk with Director Michelle Long of the Merrick Art Gallery in New Brighton, Pennsylvania about its venerable collection, old world gallery space, creative programs, and much needed financial patronage to keep the space open and free to the public.

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    20 mins
  • TGCC Podcast (Ep17): Graffiti As Art
    Dec 9 2023

    On episode 17 of The Genesis Collective Creatives Podcast, we talk with a local graffiti artist about the method, aesthetics, legality, cultural authenticity, and artistic merit of graffiti in Beaver County and beyond.

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    32 mins
  • TGCC Podcast (Ep16): Guy Ruff, III
    Nov 29 2023

    On episode 16 of The Genesis Collective Creatives Podcast, we talk with Beaver Falls artist Guy Ruff, III about his passion for art, street art techniques, and the nature of public art and art culture in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

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    33 mins