Shockoe Artspeak

This week, Ryan, Garreth, and Cody spend a bit of time sharing some things that have been circling around their brains. It’s the end of the summer, and everyone is getting ready to get back into school, teaching or you’re just having to get out of summer vacation mode at work. Whatever the case may ...

This week, Ryan, Garreth, and Cody sit down for another installment of Design Stuff, a segment devoted to design, designers and their words and ideas. This episode is devoted to another looming name in the design canon: Paul Rand. During his 80-something years on Earth, he proved the breadth of designers and had no issues ...

Artists aren’t selling Tupperware. The idea of a side hustle usually revolves around some thing that you do in your time away from work that can make you some easy cash. The popular conversation leans more toward get-rich schemes and retirement before you’re 40, but the reality of productive side hustles are more about creative ...

For most creative fields, there is the education you receive in the classroom and there is the education you receive in the field. From internships, to apprenticeships to straight-up training courses, the path to professional creative is one of constant learning. But when do you know when you are good to go out on your ...

Careers are funny things. For every person who knew exactly what they wanted to do at a young age, there are dozens who take a less direct path. This squiggly path from job to job and interest to interest only looks straight in hindsight, but it seems to be more the norm than not. There ...

Hospitality may get a bad wrap. Or, more precisely, it may just be misunderstood. Hotels, cruises, or your grandma’s house may be the thoughts that come into your head when you hear this term, but hospitality is core to making places, homes, and people feel welcome in private and semi-private spaces. You could even argue ...

This week, Ryan, Garreth, and Cody sit down for an installment of Design Stuff Bonus Round to pick up where they left off last week. And while you may not recognize the name, you have heard the name of one of his students: Saul Bass. Kepes’ work as an artist, educator and theorist was monumental ...

This week, Ryan, Garreth, and Cody sit down for another installment of Design Stuff, a segment devoted to design, designers and their words and ideas. And while you may not recognize the name, you have heard the name of one of his students: Saul Bass. Kepes’ work as an artist, educator and theorist was monumental ...

We do a lot of talking around here because we think the world is an incredibly rich and diverse place with a plethora of human experiences that require us to stop and take inventory of just what the heck is happening. But sometimes when we talk, there is still more left unsaid. Let’s be honest, ...

What does it look like to catalog a day in your life? How do you remember the small moments and interventions that cause you to stop for a brief respite from the bustle of a busy day? Seeing what is always there, and noticing what is ordinary, according to this week’s guest, is hard to ...