Creative Citizen: Unexpected Artist

Learn more about Catterson's work and get ready to participate in a day of painting on June 27 and or July 11.

The Resilience Record is back with the second episode capturing stories from the heart at the April 18th, 2026, Spadefoot Story Slam in Alamosa.

The Creative Citizen is joined by Aaron Miltenberger, Jessica Chacon and Adrian Molina. Working with Warm Cookies of the Revolution, an open call for art to be displayed in Alamosa as part of the Dreamscape Lounge Future Town 2045.

We’re joined again by Yael Defaye and Keith Hershey on the latest episode of the Creative Citizen podcast.

The Resilience Record is an oral history project capturing local mental health stories.

In The Closet Recording Studio at the Monte Vista Church Project, The Creative Citizen talks with Al Stone.

The Creative Citizen joins Mountain Girl Clay, Desi Parker, in her studio in Monte Vista.

Dani Robben, Operations Director at San Luis Valley Great Outdoors, joins the Creative Citizen to talk about the annual Mountainfilm on Tour event.

This discussion highlights the unique journey of women who call the Valley home.

Bothe Kretsinger not only ties knots but shares how the San Luis Valley weaves music and culture throughout his life between here and there, enduring the ride like squinted eyes in the face of wind.

Local artist and advocate Sarah Shapard joins the Creative Citizen in The Closet recording studio.

Monte Vista native Kim Marquez joins The Creative Citizen in The Closet Recording Studio at The Church Project in January 2026. A life lived as a creator, a beautiful accident that has placed Marquez in a unique space of self-growth and connection with community. Celebrating 3 years with a local photography studio and decades observing, questioning, and experiencing life behind the lens of a camera, Marquez invites listeners to step into themselves and step into community. Madeleine Ahlborn Maddy moved to the San Luis Valley in 2014 from Boston, and has immersed herself both in the community and outdoor spaces where she discovers unexpected stories to share with the Valley audience and beyond. She is the host of the Creative Citizen: Unexpected Artist podcast, the founder of The Church Project Community Art Center in Monte Vista, and the grant writer for San Luis Valley Great Outdoors in Alamosa. More by Madeleine Ahlborn

In The Closet for the last episode of 2025, the Creative Citizen is joined by audio producer, advisor, friend and film maker, Owen Woods.