KAANP (Knox Area Artist Networking Platform)

KAANP (Knox Area Artist Networking Platform)

by Thomas Zachary

Season 5

Ep. 90 Curtis Glover

Curtis and I sat down to catch up. He's done some traveling and some really cool projects since he was last featured on the program. We dig into some projects, how travel changes your headspace, and a bit of what its like to be an artist in art spaces around art people. If you wanna catch Curtis Glover on the web you'll see him on instagram @curtisglovercreative

Ep.89 NEGATORY GALLERY

Knoxville is rich in artists that don’t have an outlet to showcase their work outside of bars or coffee shops or other businesses that aren’t art-specific or associated with a university or other outside entity; there are other great galleries that have funding and we certainly don’t want to disparage them! Some of them are also doing great things. But we are looking to give voices and visibility to artists that might otherwise be unseen. We curate the shows based on how we can uplift Knoxville artists - visually and sonically - on an inclusive platform that we haven’t seen in existence for a long time. You can find the NEGATORY GALERY online at @negatory_gallery so keep an eye out for their show announcements. These folks are after my own heart trying to uplift and shine light on artists who are underrepresented in the area. The stuff that disturbs the comfortable and that's what I'm all about.

Ep. 92 KAANP x Hellmouth Open Art Call

Homegrown Criminals. Protest Art Show in need of PROTEST ART If you wanna submit (cause ya do) hit this LINK or drop the podcast instagram a message (@kaanppodcast) Call closes on July 19th Show is Aug 2nd Let's do this.

Season 4

Ep. 88 Luke Love

Luke Love is on a journey and we talk about it. Luke and I go over the origin story of our paths crossing just a little, we talk about his path through art and his relationship with being an artist. His really complicated relationship with brushes also comes to light. He's a delightful human and He's currently exploring his artistry in a way that I find is really whimsical and entertaining. Give it a listen, go check out his work on display this month at The Holistic Connection on Gay St, Knoxville. He will be there today (12/13) live painting and being his awesome self. You can catch him on the web @lukelove_artworks Also if you wanna snag a hoodie like mine and mentioned in the episode go here: RedZacharyCreative Thank you all so much for listening, that's the last episode of the year. Cya soon!

Ep.86 Annie LaVoie of Mouthy Oddities

In my opinion, Annie makes gloriously wonderful and absolutely ridiculous things. Which is kinda my favorite type of thing. So, as you all well know, I sent a message into the ether and was responded to warmly. Annie pretty much gives us the download on the hows and whys and WTFs of her life as a lens of how it has shaped her art and business practice. If you like cuss words, dead things, puns, and crude humor this lady makes things for you. If you wanna catch her on the web you can do so by climbing her link tree

Ep. 85 Lyndsey Ullom

Lyndsey is smack dab in the middle of learning how to be a full time creative, She took the leap and left the day job and has been on her artist path for a lil while now. This conversation allowed us both to poke around with that life scenario a bit, we also hit the usual beats of inspirations, stylistic influences, and one cantankerous feline. Yet again another person warmly responded to a question from the ether! You can find her on instagram @lyndseyullomart or her etsy LyndseyUllomArt Big thanks to my sponsor, their info is below. Listeners get 10% off on Relaxed Tax by Sagan Financial Group, a local Chattanooga company serving all 50 states. Use coupon code KAANP when getting your tax return filing at https://www.saganfg.com Yall are the best, thank you for the likes, shares, listens and subscribes.

Ep. 82 Thomas Zachary and Jody Collins

This isn't a normal episode and truly none of them are that normal, but this one breaks the mold just a bit. I sat down with Jody so he could pick my brain about some work I've done recently that I am not a fan of. We chat about the hows and whys of the whole scenario and I wanted to present a lesser seen facet of my artistic self, feeling it important to be transparent and authentic in this adventure. This is also a conflict any and every creative person goes through in some form or fashion in their lives. So this is a bonus episode specifically for the other artsy folk out there who know this pain. If you didn't listen to the last shenanigans he and I dove into go hit up episode 56 and give it a listen. Jody is awesome and he makes excellent media so go listen to Ramblin Man Pod as well.

Ep.81 Piper Paisley

Piper Paisley hit me up to grace the mic and we had a fun chat, picked their brain about their influences, reminisced about small town radio shenanigans, the trials and tribulations of being a new and learning independent artist in east Tennessee. We also snuck in a clip from her first single, so keep an ear out for that. Its Called "Your Memories Hangs On" Shes got the socials, so here we go: Facebook Website Youtube Big thanks to my sponsor, their info is below. Listeners get 10% off on Relaxed Tax by Sagan Financial Group, a local Chattanooga company serving all 50 states. Use coupon code KAANP when getting your tax return filing at https://www.saganfg.com Yall are the best, thank you for the likes, shares, listens and subscribes.

Ep. 80 Steph, Troy, and Cake

First off, If you haven't listened to Steph Cabell's previous episode go do that (ep 54). Its a more artist focused conversation about where she is in her artistry and songwriting. This episode, is definitely not that at all, we touch base on it but this episode focuses more on the creative chemistry between her and her graphic mastermind Troy Dunn. Troy makes Steph's promo graphics, he even made the graphic I'm using on this episode. Dude is seriously talented and it was a treat to have him on. Its also his fault that we have cake and obliterated the episode budget on sweets. No complaints. Troy Dunn owns True Blue Electric Tattoo, facebook , you can find him on instagram Steph would really like for you to find her on her Steph Cabell Music social outlets of facebook and instagram and if you're into the tiktok shenanigans you can find her wackiness there too. Big thanks to my sponsor, their info is below. Listeners get 10% off on Relaxed Tax by Sagan Financial Group, a local Chattanooga company serving all 50 states. Use coupon code KAANP when getting your tax return filing at https://www.saganfg.comhttps://www.saganfg.com/ Yall are the best, thank you for the likes, shares, listens and subscribes.

Ep. 79 the Zim/Alexander Zimmerman

Through the wonders of social media I discovered Zim (Alexander Zimmerman) doing his thing. His raw style of presenting ideas that create a positive friction in society is something I had to pick his brain about. This episode is kinda heavy, gets political at times, and has important information about the art and the artist. We had a blast in this conversation and I hope you take this as a catalyst to dig into his body of work and be more socially aware of how the world is operating around you, at least a little bit. You can find him on the web in all sorts of places but primarily he streams on his youtube, his website is thezim.com, and you can follow him on instagram @_thezim

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