Denise Gallagher & Dirk Guidry, Local Artists & 2022’s Festival Artists

In this episode, we are talking with Denise Gallagher, local artist & published author/illustrator, and 2022’s Festivals Acadiens et Créoles artist. Also with us is Dirk Guidry, a local artist, muralist, painter, and this year’s Festival International artist. Our conversation is centered around their artist careers, their passions for the arts, harnessing their creative skills, and using their skills not only to help pay the bills but to enrich the lives of those in and around the greatest communities in the gulf south. For more about Denise Gallagher, check out her website at http://denisegallagher.com/ For more about Dirk Guidry, check his website at http://www.dirkguidry.com/ — The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Music Academy of Acadiana & The Orchard, Authorized Service Providers of Apple. The Music Academy of Acadiana is Acadiana's top choice for music lessons in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, audio production & more. They teach students of all ages and styles, they have sent students to college, to compete in major music competitions, and have also premiered on major TV Music contests like American Idol & The Voice. Founded by University of Louisiana at Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, the Academy has been voted as a top finalist in the best music school by readers of the Times since 2016 and they have won the national music school of the year award in 2014. Their goal is to make music lessons fun, educational and to help foster the next generation of musicians and creative thinkers! You can find them at the following links: Website: https://www.musicacademyacadiana.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusicAcademyOfAcadiana/ — The Orchard is our tech sponsor and are providing the tech we need to assure a successful live podcast. Check them out at https://theorchardstores.com.