PopaHALLics

PopaHALLics #41 Talking Art with Stix

June 17, 2021 Steve & Kate Hall Season 2 Episode 41
PopaHALLics
PopaHALLics #41 Talking Art with Stix
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"Talking Art with Stix"
PopaHALLics goes on location for the first time! Steve interviews Alexis "Stix" Brown, the first artist in residence ever at the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany, IN. The title of Stix's residency, "Interluctor," means "a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation."

Art Encourages Conversation
Stix's art in the Sally Newkirk Gallery is very much a conversation with the viewer, from a self-portrait with her actual locks that visitors can touch to "Anxiety Lines" that anyone can do to explore their feelings, meditate, and be creative.  She and Steve talk about art, anxiety, and race in a wide-ranging conversation. Stix's residency at the Carnegie runs through July 30, and you can check out her art at alexisstixbrown.com.

Note: We couldn't drink beer inside the Carnegie, of course, but Stix said she would have gone for a light beer. Lately Steve has been drinking Bell's Light Hearted Ale, a Lo-Cal IPA.

Cutting Her Locks
Ignorance is Harmful
Her Own Alphabet
"A Bit of Torment"
Comfort with Carnegie Conversations
Importance of Intergenerational Conversations
The Great Forgetting
Art is for Everybody
How BLM Has Affected Her Work
"People Who Aren't Black Don't Understand What's Happening"
Stix the Name
The Poplar Tree Skirt
How Not Understanding is Harmful
Small Step Toward Understanding
Her Publishing Efforts