Art and Making

Radio Maine has interviewed James Mattison (on painting Maine's overlooked inland landscapes), Emma Ballou and Carlos Gamez de Francisco (represented by the Portland Art Gallery, Gamez de Francisco having moved from Cuba to Maine), Joan Fischer (on color and rhythm), Emily Blaschke (on creative reinvention), Mike LaRosa (a former pharmacist who moved into fine art), Heidi Daub, Ann Trainor Domingue, Andrew Faulkner, and Sam Chappell. Most episodes include studio conversation about the artist's process and current series.

Séan Alonzo Harris discussed his contemplative ocean series developed at Surf Point, a Maine artist residency, following his earlier portrait series I Am Not a Stranger and Play Hard. Nick Gervin described documentary photography in Portland.

Radio Maine has interviewed Sara Schiller, co-founder of the Sloomoo Institute, an experiential venue built around slime and creative expression; Rich Horn, filmmaker and co-creator of Final First Edition, a project shot in Biddeford; and Aubrey Calaway, audio producer and director of Foghorn, a Portland audio collective and coworking space for storytelling and documentary work.

Marnie Girado discussed moving from art history into running Girado Fine Art. Tosca Ruggieri described curatorial work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Many Maine Artists and Makers episodes also touch the Portland Art Gallery through its current-represented-artist roster.