Happy 4th of July! As the fireworks wind down and you escape the clutches of exhausting political commentary from your relatives or you're leaving a space surrounded by the ones you love, here's a new episode of KTG Talks! In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with artist, healer and educator Karen Donnellan. A professor in the Sculpture &amp; Dimensional Studies Dept. at Alfred University, Karen is an artist who uses a wide range of media to communicate "that which cannot be physically held." Enough with this episode description, just listen! But before you go, remember that we need your support. Please see some links below to find out how. Also, Philly Podfest is happening and we're hosting - more details soon.&nbsp; If you'd like to support the gallery you can do these things: 1. Share! Share! Share! Tell your friends, share with your family, let people know about us!&nbsp; 2. Write a review, ask us for an interview, or rate us on iTunes. 3. Click on our ads on&nbsp;www.kitchentablegallery.com 4. Donate. If you'd like to make a donation to the show go to our website and click on the "SUPPORT" badge or go here:&nbsp;SUPPORT US! 5. Paypal donations:&nbsp;https://www.paypal.me/ktgtalks 6. Become a patron:&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/ktgtalks More on our guest:&nbsp; Web home: https://www.karendonnellan.com/ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/karendonnellan &nbsp; Episode's music: intro: the center of it all by transient http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Etaoin_Shrdlu/13_Motor-Driven_Noise &nbsp; outro: an abstract trek by the audiologist &nbsp; http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Transient/heart_fin_lake/transient-01-the_center_of_it_all Our site:&nbsp;http://www.kitchentablegallery.com/ Our Patreon:&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/ktgtalks Producer: Louise ORourke *** Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at&nbsp;audibletrial.com/ktgtalks. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  The Hobbit (Unabridged) by J.R.R. Tolkien Divergent by Veronica Roth Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk  To download your free audiobook today go to&nbsp;audibletrial.com/ktgtalks.&nbsp;

Episode 21: Karen Donnellan

Hey everyone, press play to hear the lineup for this year's Philly Podcast festival at Kitchen Table Gallery! We're one of the many venues helping to host shows for this year's festival, the 5th Philly PodFest so far. July 22nd &amp; 23rd we'll be hosting more than a few shows each day. And it's FREE!&nbsp;

5th Annual Philly Podcast Festival

Every First Friday in Philly has so much art happening it's impossible to get around to all of the galleries. This is a very good thing for Philly artists and artists from around the world showing in Philly at local galleries - if you don't believe me just check out a site like Philly Stewards (www.phillystewards.art/) and browse their calendar. So much is going on in the Philly art scene right now that many galleries have moved their openings to the Saturday after First Friday. In this announcement I mention two, neighbors in the Fishtown/Kensington neighborhoods, who have openings on the same night around the same time: Kitchen Table Gallery ;) &amp; Little Berlin. More announcements like this coming soon!&nbsp; Song: Improvisation 1 by Circus Marcus  http://freemusicarchive.org/music/CIRCUSMARCUS/Kalimba_session_2016-05-07/Circus_Marcus_-_Kalimba_session_2016-05-07_-_01_Improvisation_No_1

Saturday After First Friday

Listen up! We got a few big nights in August as CHER takes over Kitchen Table Gallery. This is my chat with one of the founders, Veronica Cianfrano, about More Stately Mansions and all the other events CHER pop-ups has planned for us.&nbsp; Here's my Monopoly game reference:&nbsp;http://www.cracked.com/article_24565_hard-truth-time-monopoly-guy-never-had-monocle.html&nbsp; Kitchen Table Gallery:  http://www.kitchentablegallery.com/shows/?view=calendar&amp;month=August-2017 CHER Pop-ups:&nbsp;http://www.cherpopups.com/CHER/info.html

CHAMPIONS OF EMPTY ROOMS

This episode of KTG Talks is a long time coming! Conrad Benner is a Philly kid who fell in love with street art at a very young age and has been documenting the incredible street art and graffiti Philly has to offer on his blog, Streets Dept (https://streetsdept.com). But Conrad isn't limited to art documentation, his blog is a "purpose driven" one and his belief that art can motivate and effect social and political change is obvious. That's enough from me though, you can listen to the episode! My conversation with Conrad was recorded a while back but his thoughts on politics, art, and Philadelphia we found important to hear. So here it is!&nbsp; One note: Conrad was a total pro during this interview. I got a new dog who loved Conrad and couldn't stop telling everyone, plus the wood shop was in full gear.&nbsp; Don't miss one of Conrad's tours:&nbsp;https://streetsdept.com/tours/&nbsp; Thank you Louise ORourke (Producer) for all the hard work.&nbsp;

Episode 22: Conrad Benner

KTG Talks is a Philly podcast about the people who help to make the arts happen. Host Chris O'Rourke brings an outsider's perspective to these intimate conversations with the individuals who make art happen in Philadelphia and beyond. 