On 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
• Galina Shevchenko
• Alonso Galue

SHOUTOUTS

• The Bear
• Lauren Ike
• Queens & Queers - Dennissa’s episode!

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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

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On 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

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In 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
• Stay Home Gallery

SHOUT OUTS

• Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
• Reading Glasses Podcast
• The Well
• Vogueing!

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On 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 Club
• Paloma Valencia
• Connor Young
• Jennifer Warren
• Tigray Art Collective
• Beth Swanson
• Flatiron Building
• Eric Williams & The Silver Room
• The Center for Cultural Innovation
• Lynne Warren - Alternative Spaces
• Heaven Gallery Benefit

SHOUT OUTS

• Jackalope Coffee
• Queens & Queers Podcast
• A League of Their Own
• Good Omen Tattoo

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• Dennissa Young
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On 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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• Whitney LaMora
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In 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 - The.Thrifted.Gay
• Carlos Salcedo - Thesis Apparel
• Jordan Chavez - InBetweenBranches
• Twitch stream of Dandy Dorothy
• Cosmo
• Rosa
• Ellen Schor
• Circle Contemporary / Arts of Life
• Fulton Street Collective
• The Plan
• Belong Gallery
• Millicent Kennedy
• CV Peterson
• Beth Swanson
• Paloma Valencia
• Connor Young
• The Robin
• Christine Vilutis
• Rostrum312
• Jess Brooks
• The Martin Marketplace
• VisualistGo
• Bad at Sports
• Betsy Ming Lai Lam
• Step Into My Office
• Alonso Galue
• Lillstreet Art Center
• West Town Art Walk
• MDW Fair

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• The Martin
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On 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

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• Whitney LaMora
• Dennissa Young
• The Martin
• DttCS Instagram