This week, Wes and Todd talk with Painter and Gallerist, Nicole Korbe. Nicole discusses growing up in New Mexico & Oklahoma, creativity, being shy, her degree in Biology & Botany, her time working as a project manager for environmental consulting firms and how that experience plays into running a gallery, her beginnings as a painter, her pivot and jump to being a full-time Artist, cold wax & encaustic, how memory & place play into her work, process, emotion, dystopian work, cityscapes, being optimistic in dark times, her gallery Nkollectiv and its evolution, time outs & renovations, building a community of Artists, her Apis Opus and +1 shows, the catalyst for NKollectiv making its move to South Broadway, EASEL, her business model, the challenges of running a gallery, 2nd Saturdays, types of work shown at NKollectiv, her current exhibition VAST, the power of art, buying and selling art, pricing, advice to aspiring Artists, and her idea of perfect happiness.

Join us for an insightful, wonderful conversation with Nicole Korbe!

Check out Nicole’s work at her website www.nicolekorbe.com

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Instagram - www.instagram.com/nicole_korbe_art/ - @nicole_korbe_art

Facebook - www.facebook.com/nicole.korbe & www.facebook.com/korbeart

Check out Nicole’s gallery, NKollectiv, at www.nkollectiv.com

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Facebook - www.facebook.com/nkollectiv

Check out the events and offerings at EASEL – Englewood Art Studios, Events, Lessons at www.easel-co.com

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Instagram - www.instagram.com/easelcoartspace/ - @easelcoartspace

Facebook - www.facebook.com/easelcoartspace

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist and Curator Max Kauffman. Max discusses the South Park premiere, the different work that he makes being like poems and songs, watercolor & gouache, anthropology, the cassette tape, his love of pattern, the importance of being in the head space for fun, analog, improvisation, growing up in Indiana, skateboarding, paying attention, murals, the ability of letting go, making dystopian work, Oakland, art & travel, scarcity, the Family Circus, socialization, being a presence, play & creativity, iconic Denver landmarks, memory & community spaces, Casa Bonita, neü folk, his current exhibition “City In A Garden”, birds, Dateline, and his idea of perfect happiness.

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Check out Max’s website at www.wittybanterism.com

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Instagram - www.instagram.com/wittybanterism - @wittybanterism

Facebook - www.facebook.com/wittybanterism

Check out Max’s current exhibition:

CITY IN A GARDEN: Melanie Daniels and Max Kauffman

South Bend Museum of Art

May 24th – August 24th, 2025

https://southbendart.org

Check out Max’s curatorial work at the neü folk website www.neufolkshop.com

Follow neü folk on Instagram - www.instagram.com/neuf0lk/ - @neuf0lk

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Sarah Boston. Sarah discusses the various mediums that she works in, portraiture, painting, drawing from a young age, her connection to native culture, Charlie Russell, growing up in an artistic family, the Russell museum, taking art classes with Thomas Blackshear, routine, the A.R. Mitchell museum, the Broadmoor art experience, research and doing her due diligence to be historically accurate in her work, cultural & art appropriation, her family’s roots in Montana, pastels, graphite, the catalyst to becoming a professional artist, the art community of Trinidad, western art, grizzly bears, selling art, galleries, festivals, the Out West Art Show, her upcoming shows, pricing, art sales, curating “Resonance”, her motto, and her favorite Charlie Russell painting.

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Check out Sarah’s website at www.sarahbostonfineart.com

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Instagram - www.instagram.com/sarahbostonfineart/ - @sarahbostonfineart

Facebook - www.facebook.com/SarahBostonFineArt

Check out Sarah’s work in person at these upcoming shows:

Kuehl Fine Art: Cody Kuehl & Sarah Boston

Friday, August 1st, 2025 – Friday, August 29th 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, August 1st, 5 – 8 pm

https://armitchellmuseum.com/kuehl-fine-art

Resonance 2025 – Curated by Sarah Boston

Friday, October 3rd, 2025 – Friday, December 26th, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, October 3rd, 5 - 8 pm

www.armitchellmuseum.com

Find Sarah’s work at these fine galleries:

Kuehl Fine Art

https://armitchellmuseum.com/kuehl-fine-art

Mountain Trails Galleries Sedona

www.mountaintrailssedona.com

Broadmoor Galleries

www.broadmoorgalleries.com

The Plainsmen Gallery

https://plainsmengallery.com

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