This episode we speak with Delta Tango Mike aka Danny Flores of the Art is King lecture/panel series and podcast about arts podcasting, the year in ATL arts and the role of government with the arts. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud or Stitcher keyword: artsxcraft "I never took any art classes. Noone told me there were art classes. I d…

This episode we explore how to fund art and art organizations. We speak to Susanah Darrow of Burnaway Magazine () and Atlanta-Based artist and graphic designer Mister Soul (). "At some point you've got to come away from the hustle." - MisterSoul

We talk with Afro punk organizers Matthew Morgan and Joceyln Cooper about this weekend's Atlanta show, about the birth of the Afro punk movement and about the future of Afro punk in Atlanta.

We speak with artist Michi Meko and art academic Kristin Jaurez about what public art means and what it means in Atlanta. "The job of resurrectors is to wake up the dead" - Michi Meko

We chat with Atlanta-based documentary filmmakers and a documentary photographer about their process, their start and their work. "In filmmaking the Director is God but in documentary filmmaking God is the Director." -- Artemus Jenkins. As always, visit for full raw interviews with each of our guests and other goodies.…

We talk with Atlanta visual artists about the idea of responsibility in an image-saturated media landscape. "I've watched it happen. I've watched people see design or communication come across them and just watched the inspiration wash over them." -- Ciera Tavana

We talk to artists and a curator to mine their thoughts about the process leading up to opening night of an exhibition. "A piece of art is kind of a microcosm of the show. The show is a piece of art itself." - Mike Germon

It doesn't take long to hear the term "collection," "art collection" or art collector in the art world. What do those terms mean? We ask Karen Comer-Lowe, Jerry Thomas and Miya Bailey to help us find out. Karen Comer-Low is an adjunct Professor at where she teaches visual arts. She’s also a curator at the Rialto, an art buyer and more. is an art co…

Murals, street performance, statues, busking. Are they important? Are they necessarily a good thing? Art in the Public Sphere: Why in my backyard? We ask a group of artists and designers to explore the topic with us. Music: - “1ne 4 you” - “Tribal” Credits:Arts & Craft is produced, written and edited by Carla Aaron-Lopez & Dom Brady for Abenghorn M…

Have you ever seen someone on the street or in a class and thought, "THAT person looks creative?" I have. Carla hadn't. But we wondered if there was a method to determining whether or not someone is creative or artistic by the way they present themself. We were suprised with what we found. Music: Jay-Z / Fela Kuti - "Rock Boys" Nigerian Gangster Re…

It seems like it's never easy to get an clear answer describing what Art is. Why is one specific item art and another something else? Carla and I ask the question “What is art?" We explore the idea with: Fahamu Pecou - fahamupecouart.comNikita Gale - nikitagale.comProf. Robert Brown - Chair of Printmaking at SCAD ATLMichi Meko - michimeko.com Music…

We continue on our trip with the early late 80’s early 90’s Atlanta Hip Hop history in this episode with stories from former Elektra and Ichiban records A&R Ian Burke, who had a hand in signing and grooming artists here in Atlanta such as Akon, Mista, Xscape, Outkast, Organized Noize, MC Breed (of Michigan but signed to Atlanta-Based Ichiban Record…

In this episode we’re traveling through history right up to the doorstep of Freaknik. It’s the early 90’s still and ATL Hip Hop is scoring big hits on the national scene from labels like So-So-Def and Rowdy while still holding down the local ATL scene with indies like Raheem the Dream’s Arvis Records as well as Ichiban. Stories are heard from Sol M…

This episode we’re into the early- mid 1990’s in Atlanta Hip Hop. So-So-Def, Rowdy and LaFace records begin to take shape alongside the Bass music scene and the underground. Gang activities and curfews have had an impact on Atlanta Hip Hop and the Break-dancing scene has ground nearly to a halt. Graffiti writers, MCs, DJs and producers are still ac…

Atlanta Hip Hop has a rich tradition and history in radio. It begins with WIGO and WAOK and quickly became stronger in the college radio scene with stations like WRAS (Georgia State) and WREK (Georgia Tech), The Fresh Party on V103 as well as community radio WRFG. We all know about the stories of Greg Street and Frank Ski. Atlanta is blessed to hav…

This episode really sets the table for the next two episodes on the DJ which will debut further along in the series. It explains the beginnings of some of the gang violence that changed the course of how Atlanta Hip Hop culture evolved. The origins of the street gang Down By Law are discussed as well as it’s impact on what was at one time a vibrant…

The history of the Hip Hop DJ in atlanta is an intricate one. There are controversies, there are legacies and there are rivalries. We're going to touch on these dynamics in this episode. Key names like Edward J and Nation Time Syndicate are mentioned as are some early DJs like Smoove Matty Matt of College Park , DJ Toomp & DJ Nabs (formerly Kriss K…

The city of Atlanta has a complex and long history with Hip Hop going back into the late 1970’s. Much of this history pre-LaFace records, pre-Outkast and GooDie MoB isn’t known. Headland & Delowe is a documentary series attempting to weave together the story lines of the artists, managers, promoters and journalists of Atlanta Hip Hop over the past …