The Unconference of educational and networking events serving Albuquerque’s creative workers is growing into a powerful model for how to engage, serve and support a robust creative community.
Unepisode: Peri & Ruth’s Unconference Recap
Creativity
Fair & Biased: John Fugelsang
I chatted with John about how he evolved into a funny-yet-incisive political commentator after a childhood suffused with religion and liberal thought.
Planning a Creative Career, Leaving Space for Magic
I thought of Lujan Grisham because it was at her event that I was speaking: the Congressional Art Competition for high school students across the district. Lujan Grisham is currently our Rep for New Mexico Congressional District 1 (which includes Albuquerque) and since she has been in office she has hosted this competition.
Showing Up and Making It Happen: Burque Noir Founder Ebony Isis Booth
Peri and Eph have a fantastic chat with Ebony about how she created a showcase for Black performers in Albuquerque, and how she balances the many different identities — poet, organizer, marketing pro, auntie-mom, holder of the mic — that make her who she is.
Burning Questions for Barney Lopez
“I think one of the greatest aspects of theater for the kids to learn is how to complete a large project. There are many moving parts. It’s not gonna be finished in one lesson.”
1,000 Posts and I’m Crying About David Bowie
The info and agreement template in this Licensing Kit—free for PyraPASS members—is aimed at helping filmmakers and musicians execute an agreement for a song to be included in a film or video.
Self-Employed Happy Hour Podcast: Awkward Holiday Office Party & Season Finale
To close out the year we figured why not throw a party—hell, why not our very own Awkward Holiday Office Party for us creatively self-employed?
Self-Employed Happy Hour Podcast: Beth Moore-Love, Painter and Documentary Subject
Beth joins us at the Pyragraph studio to talk about her work, her evolution as an artist, and what it was like to be the subject of a documentary.
Self-Employed Happy Hour Podcast: Len Romano of Ripe Inc.
Len Romano of branding firm Ripe Inc. takes us into the mind of marketing, how Ripe created Marble Brewery’s new look, his love for Albuquerque, and more!
Self-Employed Happy Hour Podcast: Stranger Factory’s Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters
Artists Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters, founders of Stranger Factory, join us to talk about the art business, their career backgrounds and lots more.
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