Creator of the Santa Barbara Arts Blog
Since coming to Santa Barbara by way of Iowa/Portland/Burning Man, Nathan Vonk has advocated for the arts, either in his work at Sullivan Goss gallery, on various arts boards, or by publishing his go-to page on the state of SB, the Santa Barbara Arts Blog.
I've known Nathan and his wife Erin for years, but this is the first time I really sat down and chatted with him. I hope you enjoy!
Topic discussed in this podcast include: Why aren’t 1st Thursdays not that interesting at the moment? On the other hand, then benefit of 1st Thursdays Why he started the SB Arts Blog The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative and the new Community Arts Workshop on Ortega St. The 3 best things about art in Santa Barbara That disappointing article on the FunkZone in the Times Plans for the FunkZone The 3 worst things about art in Santa Barbara Do we have visionaries in town? The mural on the side of the Indigo by Yunhee Min Growing up in Mt. Vernon, Iowa and his early experience of art Portland, OR and Brighton, UK A detour to Burning Man and the Clandestine camp (Here’s that building block work I mention) Building up creative capital in Santa Barbara How Nathan is *not* an artist His favorite artists in Santa Barbara Artists and curators mentioned: Tanner Goldbeck Yosukay Joe Shea Julie Joyce Larry Feinberg Karen Sinsheimer Colin Fraser Gray David Flores David Hickey Monsters of Folk Allan Linder Danny Meza Inge Guzyte Ethan Turpin and John Smith Zacarias Paul Ray Strong