The Art of Belonging: Community, Creativity, and Courage

In this episode, I sit down with artist and curator Dean Brown for a rich and grounding conversation about belonging, creativity, and the courage to share your voice.Dean is an artist and the Director of PULP, a contemporary art gallery in Holyoke, Massachusetts. His work spans sculpture, photography, and drawing, and has been exhibited nationally and reviewed in The New York Times, Art in America, and Paper Magazine. His recent series transforms discarded materials—objects found on the street and vintage book covers—into deeply resonant works exploring memory, resilience, and reimagined possibility.We talk about his journey from serving as Chief Photographer at the Brooklyn Museum to founding PULP in 2019, a vibrant hub that now hosts exhibitions for local, national, and international artists, and participates in the Outsider Art Fair in New York City.What unfolds is a conversation about intuition in the creative process, the stories held within materials, and how community is something we actively create together.What I love most is this reminder: belonging isn’t something we wait for; it’s something we build, together, through presence, courage, and connection.Follow me on Instagram @tohumishuman @sonorous.light555 @thisisdbcWebsite: www.sonorouslight.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SonorousLight