78. Pinkwater

10/13/22 • 27 min

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When you think of art in the Hudson Valley, your head probably goes to the Hudson Valley School and the river, mountains and landscapes of Thomas Cole and Frederick Edwin Church. You know, dead old white men.

Anne Sanger runs the Pinkwater Gallery in uptown Kingston. She’s an artist and her gallery focuses on women artists of the Hudson Valley. We talk about her journey to the Hudson Valley, taking a wrong turn—or was it a right turn—and becoming an artist. We also chat about the types of artists she represents and the etiquette and advice for newbies like me shopping for art. Yes, you can sometimes borrow it!

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Pinkwater Guide to Art in the Kingston Area:

GALLERIES IN KINGSTON

In Uptown / the Stockade:

In Midtown:

Monument

In the Rondout / the Strand:

On Route 28 (between Kingston and Woodstock):

The Lockwood Gallery

FALL LEAF PEEPING + ART

Art OMI in Ghent
Storm King in the lower Hudson Valley near Windsor
Opus 40 in Saugerties

Annual Art Events in Kingston

Art Instruction for Adults

Pinkwater Guide to Art in the Kingston Area:

GALLERIES IN KINGSTON

In Uptown / the Stockade:

In Midtown:

Monument

In the Rondout / the Strand:

On Route 28 (between Kingston and Woodstock):

The Lockwood Gallery

FALL LEAF PEEPING + ART

Art OMI in Ghent
Storm King in the lower Hudson Valley near Windsor
Opus 40 in Saugerties

Annual Art Events in Kingston

Art Instruction for Adults

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77. The (Other) Best Regional Podcast

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In a special cross-over in honor of International Podcast Day, Cidiot talks to this year’s winner of the Chronogrammie for regional podcast (we got runner-up!) Brett of Kaatscast podcast. It’s no wonder he won. A pro in audio with a very handsome voice and a public radio style podcast, Brett has recording more than 60 episodes of Kaatscast as well as audiobooks and driving tours of the Catskills.

Recorded outside at Ole Savannah’s in Kingston on the water, we talk about how working in audio leads to producing driving tours of the Catskills and his award-winning podcast (!) and we also compare the Catskills and the Hudson Valley and talk about bears and snakes. Ick.

Be sure to also tune into Brett’s interview of Mat on his new episode of Kaatscast.

Links

Kaatscast podcast
Brett’s scenic tours (free) of the Catskills at Drive28.com
North South Lake (Tannersville)
Dibbels Quarry
The Best Rural & Regional Podcasts (Cidot.com blog)

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79. Urban Exodus

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Let's talk more broadly about this movement to the country and the experience for each of us. I speak to artist and photographer Alissa Hessler, founder of Urban Exodus, a project and podcast. She is also author of Ditch The City and Go Country: How to Master the Art of Rural Life From a Former City Dweller, which is how I first found out about her. You can already tell she's a role model for me.

From her studio in Maine, Alissa talks about her move to the country, what she's learned, the impact on her life, the stories she's chronicled in others, advice for you, and of course about the Hudson Valley. We also start to get our heads around winter coming and what she does to get through and thrive in it. Spoiler: canning and a dance party!

Links to what's mention in the episode:

Urban Exodus (blog)
Urban Exodus (podcast)
Ditch The City and Go Country: How to Master the Art of Rural Life From a Former City Dweller (book)
Cidiot Bookshelf (on bookshop.org)

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