Russ Grazier

In today’s episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman are joined by Russ Grazier, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center! The mission of PMAC is to build community through the arts by providing all people with the opportunity to achieve their full creative potential, regardless of their age, ability, or economic status.Russ was raised in Portsmouth and returned to be near family. When he and his wife opened PMAC in 2002, he wanted to create a community — not just a place where folks took lessons. In this episode, we talk about the value of Portsmouth’s creative spaces, the impact of the pandemic, and why housing is critical to the creative economy. Russ leaves listeners with some pretty awesome calls to action: consume art, join a Board of Directors, make a donation, and remember it’s STEAM, not STEM!Find out more about the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center online at www.pmaconline.org. PMAC is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/portsmouthmusicandartscenter and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pmacportsmouth. Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience — the Leadership Seacoast Class of 2023! Leadership Seacoast is a nonprofit community leadership organization with a mission of developing a base of effective, knowledgeable, and engaged community members through the exploration of community issues and opportunities for personal involvement. Learn more at www.leadershipseacoast.org. Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.