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, the 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

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You can also follow me on Twitter
Or read my arts writing at http://www.tedmills.com
Or check out my art here (warning NSFW): http://tedmillsart.tumblr.com/

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