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Other Border Wall Podcast
by Other Border Wall
Inspired by their rejected Art Wall/No Wall design proposal for the “Trump Border Wall” this award-winning multicultural interdisciplinary team of creative women: artist Jennifer Nagle Myers; designer and artist, Leah Patgorski; and designer and writer, Tereneh Idia, presents The Other Border Wall (OBW) Podcast: Bridges Over Walls. Here we will learn about their efforts to create connections between people around the core ideas of building community, welcoming all and considering the intersectional justice issues of immigration, borders, art and creativity in conversation with special guests.
Episodes
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Artist Talk for The Border is a Weapon - Moderated by Joze Diaz
In our surprise final finalé episode, we bring you the audio recording from the Artist Talk for the Border is a Weapon Exhibition, moderated by Jose Diaz - the former Chief Curator at the Andy Warhol Museum. It took place February 22, 2022 over zoom to an audience of about 50-60 people. All…
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FINAL EPISODE - Reflection, Gratitude, and Joy
In late October 2022 Tereneh, Leah and Jenn sat down for one last time to record our final episode for the Other Border Wall Podcast, now in its Third Season. We reflect, laugh, and remember not only this Podcast but all the work we have made together since 2017 as "Creative Resistance to…
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Jose Villalobos | THE BORDER IS A WEAPON
Join us in our next interview with the artists from the exhibition THE BORDER IS A WEAPON, curated by Gil Rocha. Here, Jose Villalobos speaks with Tereneh Idia in an engaging and illuminating conversation about art, politics, tradition and resistance. José Villalobos grew up on the US/Mexico...
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Gil Rocha | THE BORDER IS A WEAPON
Join us for an amazing conversation with Gil Rocha, curator of The Border is a Weapon and long-time friend and collaborator of the Other Border Wall Collective. Here he speaks candidly with our wonderful season three host, Tereneh Idia. Gil Rocha is a south Texas artist, educator, and curator…
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Maritza Bautista | THE BORDER IS A WEAPON
For Season Three, we are featuring the artists of THE BORDER IS A WEAPON exhibition curated by Gil Rocha and presented by Other Border Wall. The exhibition features five artists from the US/MX border and was curated by Gil Rocha. First opening in January 2022 at 937 Gallery in the Pittsburgh...
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J. Angel Calabres | THE BORDER IS A WEAPON
For Season Three, we are featuring the artists of THE BORDER IS A WEAPON exhibition curated by Gil Rocha and presented by Other Border Wall. The exhibition features five artists from the US/MX border and was curated by Gil Rocha. First opening in January 2022 at 937 Gallery in the Pittsburgh...
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Episode 19 - Janel Young
Janel Young is a Pittsburgh native, painter, muralist and community leader on a mission to inspire through creativity and play. Her work has been recognized locally and internationally, from New York City – where she resided for 6 years – to the coast of Sydney, Australia. Prior to pursuing art...
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Episode 18 - Kinselland
Join us in our illuminating conversation with Kinselland! As collaborators Anqwenique and DS work in the areas of performance art, visual art, and music performance. The work is intimate and shares pieces of their personal lives as a married artist couple while also challenging them to create in...
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Episode 17 - Christiane Dolores
We had the great honor of speaking with Madame Christiane Dolores. Do not miss this! Multi-platform cross-disciplinary artist, Christiane Dolores, a.k.a. Madame Dolores, employs sound, vision, text, and performance as storytelling tools to create radical, sometimes controversial, cultural...
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Episode 16 - Gavin Benjamin in Conversation
Continuing our theme with Season 2 that focuses on the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, we spoke with the artist Gavin Benjamin about his recent artist residency at the museum and his own practice. Tune in to a great conversation between Gavin, Leah, and Tereneh! Gavin Benjamin is a...
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Episode 15 - Stephen Towns in Conversation
We had the great opportunity to sit down with Stephen Towns in August. We talked about his artistic practice, his residency at Falling Water, and his upcoming show at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art curated by Kilolo Luckett. Tune in!! - Stephen Towns was born in 1980 in Lincolnville…
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Episode 14 - Kilolo Luckett in Conversation with Tereneh Idia
In August, Tereneh had the great pleasure of speaking with Kilolo Luckett. It was a very special conversation between just the two of them, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do! This is part of our Season Two series that is focused on looking at what the Westmoreland Museum of American Art…
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Episode 13 - Richard Misrach and Guillermo Galindo in Conversation
We had the great opportunity to be in conversation with Richard Misrach and Guillermo Galindo earlier this summer. It was a real treat to get them both on the call and hear their thoughts on Border Cantos | Sonic Border as well as bigger larger questions and complexities that come with being…
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Episode 12 - Anne Kraybill Takes us on a Tour of Border Cantos!
Welcome to Season Two! We are dedicating this second podcast season to The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, Pennsylvania- focusing on the ways they are building bridges in the community in a multitude of local and global ways. In our first episode, Tereneh and Leah talk with…
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Episode 11 - Season One Finale with Tereneh, Leah, and Jenn
Hello! We are wrapping up our first season with a conversation between us three co-founders here at Other Border Wall Project and Podcast - Tereneh Idia, Leah Patgorski, and Jennifer Nagle Myers. We are sharing our thoughts on the many creative pivots we had to do in 2020 and what it all felt…
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Episode 10 - In Conversation with Alberto Tlatoa
Join us for a powerful conversation with Alberto Tlatoa: food justice advocate, social entrepreneur, historian, artist, and community organizer based in South Central, Los Angeles. When Alberto was a child, his family had a farming plot in the largest urban farm in the nation in South Central Los...
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Episode 7 - In Conversation with Shellee Laurent
This week, we spoke with Shellee Laurent: an activist, artist, mother, and a proud Guatemalan-Mexican-American woman/queen living in Laredo TX. We first met Shellee during our visit to to Laredo in 2018. We stayed connected via social media and then profiled her on our Laredo on the Line...
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Episode 6 - In Conversation with Zhiwan Cheung
Hello! In Episode 6 we are sharing our rich conversation with Zhiwan Cheung: artist, educator, and podcast host currently living and working in China. We know Zhiwan from Pittsburgh, and Tereneh has been a guest on his podcast 'Seeing Color' twice now. So we thought it was time to have him as the...
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Episode 5 - In Conversation with Gil Rocha
We are super excited to share this conversation with Gil Rocha, artist, educator and curator from Laredo, Texas. Gil is a phenomenal contemporary artist who shows around the United States and in Mexico, most recently in a solo exhibition at Presa House Gallery in San Antonio, Texas. Gil brings...
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Episode 4 - In Conversation with Ebtehal Badawi
We are honored to share our conversation with Ebtehal Badawi, a Pittsburgh-based artist, activist, mother, and inspiration to many. Ebtehal is a prolific and passionate artist who creates to build bridges and showcase the innate human connection we all have to one another. In 2019 she began an...
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Other Border Wall Podcast Trailer
A very short introduction for what you can expect from this podcast. We welcome you here! Join us as we redraw borders and dissolve walls.
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Episode 3 - In Conversation with Anti-Flag's Chris Dos
We are thrilled to share our conversation with Chris Dos, the bassist for the Pittsburgh-based legendary punk band Anti-Flag. Launching in 1988, Anti-Flag’s powerful live performances match their intense lyrics, imploring the world and their fans to work in solidarity for justice for all. They…
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Episode 2: In Conversation with Jaime Guerrero
Here we speak with the brilliant and enigmatic artist and craftsman Jaime Guerrero, known internationally for his work in glass. Jaime has been at the forefront of using his work to connect to marginalized communities through empowering them to the incredible world of glass art. Visit Jaime's...
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Episode 1: We Are Creative Resistance to Borders, Since 2017
We introduce ourselves and provide a short condensed history of how we began in early 2017 when the Trump administration, newly in power, sent out a Request for Proposals to design and build ‘Other Border Walls’. We go back to those early days and what got us started on this project and how it…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Inspired by their rejected Art Wall/No Wall design proposal for the “Trump Border Wall” this award-winning multicultural interdisciplinary team of creative women: artist Jennifer Nagle Myers; designer and artist, Leah Patgorski; and designer and writer, Tereneh Idia, presents The Other Border Wall (OBW) Podcast: Bridges Over Walls. Here we will learn about their efforts to create connections between people around the core ideas of building community, welcoming all and considering the intersectional justice issues of immigration, borders, art and creativity in conversation with special guests.
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