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Hamilton talks with Artists Alfonso Pérez Acosta and Noah Scalin about their recent collaboration. Trust Building/s is a four-part mural series that will spread throughout the city. These murals will be co-created with the community to come alive with the gestures, stories, and faces of real people shaped by hands that don’t all look the same but move in rhythm toward a shared goal. Each mural centered around one of the foundational elements of trust: ReliabilityEmpathyHonestyConsistencyHonest conversations between real people who may not see eye to eye politically or socially but are willing to listen and connect will inspire each of them. Resources for this episode:  One Small StepMore information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram:  @adrawingtable@noahscalin @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ Fuel

Hamilton talks with Ava, Tio and Bannessa, students in the College of Arts and Architecture who are members of the Mending Walls at Penn State student club.  These students recently traveled to Richmond together to see the original Mending Walls murals, meet some of the artists that painted them, and find further inspiration for their Mending Walls experience on campus.   Resources for this episode:  Mending Walls Penn State -- find pictures of the murals the students created here.More information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram:  @mendingwallspsu @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ Fuel

Hamilton talks with Sarah and Adriana who are Art majors and designers of the second mural they completed along with other students from Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture and inspired by the Mending Walls project. Includes: Pam Hervey, Producer/Director of Mending Walls: The Documentary and Mending Walls: The Podcast. Resources for this episode:  Mending Walls Penn State -- find pictures of the murals the students created here.More information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram:  @mendingwallspsu @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ Fuel

Hamilton talks with Artists Alfonso Pérez Acosta and Noah Scalin about their recent collaboration.  Trust Building/s is a four-part mural series that will spread throughout the city. These murals will be co-created with the community to come alive with the gestures, stories, and faces of real people shaped by hands that don’t all look the same but move in rhythm toward a shared goal. Each mural centered around one of the foundational elements of trust: ReliabilityEmpathyHonestyConsistencyHonest conversations between real people who may not see eye to eye politically or socially but are willing to listen and connect will inspire each of them. Resources for this episode:  One Small StepMore information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram:  @adrawingtable@noahscalin @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ Fuel

Hamilton Glass, Taekia Glass, and Caitlin Black discuss their roles and they collaborate together to create deeper connections to the education space. In particular Caitlin, an adjunct professor and Ph.D candidate at VCU has used the Mending Walls project as the basis for her community centered learning approaches with her classes. She also served as the Mending Walls intern for the 2022 season which allowed her to experience different facets of the project, from developing and hosting workshops to reaching out to neighbors to garner neighborhood participation.  Resources for this episode:  Asset Based Pedagogy Asset Based Community Development U of R Partners in the ArtsRichmond Hill The Warmth Armstrong Leadership ProgramThe Judy Project & Dwelling of the Enslaved AfricansMore information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram:  @msblackart @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ Fuel

Hamilton Glass talk with the five artists of the Richmond Hill mural project; Nadd Harvin, Sam Skrimpz, Hope Morgan, Rian Moses, and Lizzie Brown as they discuss their experiences  engaging with the community and partners and working together as a large collaborative.  Resources for this episode:  Richmond Hill The Warmth Armstrong Leadership ProgramThe Judy Project & Dwelling of the Enslaved AfricansMore information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassNadd Harvin Sam Skrimpz Hope Morgan Rian Moses Lizzie Brown Instagram:  @mendingwallsrva@hamglass@naddthenomad@friedskrimpz@hopem0rgan@[email protected]@19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ Fuel

Hamilton Glass talks with Taekia Glass, Rev. Lindsey Franklin, Rev. Ben Hadley-Goggin as they discuss the Transcending Walls project. This episode will explore the origins of the project, challenges and celebrations, and lessons learned that will carry through the present and future.  Resources for this episode:  Richmond Hill The Warmth Armstrong Leadership ProgramThe Judy Project & Dwelling of the Enslaved AfricansReclaiming The Monument More information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassNadd Harvin Instagram:  @mendingwallsrva@hamglass@richmondhillva@[email protected]: 19RED @ Fuel

Inspired by their conversations and experiences with the good people at Virginia Community Voice, artists Barry O’Keefe and Mahari Chabwera talk about how their mural along Richmond Highway (formerly Jefferson Davis Hwy) of Richmond was shaped by their experiences and understanding of what the neighbors in the South Side are advocating for and creating for themselves.  The public art created for Mending Walls addresses where we are now in society to inspire conversation about how we can move forward with empathy through understanding and collaboration.   Resources for this episode:  Virginia Community Voice More information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectBarry O'KeefeMahari ChabweraInstagram: @barryokeefe@maharichabwera @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ FuelIn Your Ear Studios

Inspired by their conversations and experiences with the young people at RISE for Youth and their own backgrounds, artists Courtney Lebow and Hamilton Glass talk about how their mural in the Fan neighborhood of Richmond was shaped by their experiences with the young leaders and how they see themselves and want to be seen in the community.  __ The public art created for Mending Walls addresses where we are now in society to inspire conversation about how we can move forward with empathy through understanding and collaboration.   Resources for this episode:  RISE for Youth More information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassCourtney Lebow Instagram: @[email protected] @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ FuelIn Your Ear StudiosMending Walls: The Documentary airs on VPM PBS.

Inspired by their conversations and experiences with the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers and their own backgrounds, artist Juliana Bustillo and Khalid Thompson talk with host Hamilton Glass about how their mural in the Highland Park neighborhood of Richmond brings together the idea of healing the mind, body, soul, individuals and the community through shared cultural principles.  The public art created for Mending Walls addresses where we are now in society to inspire conversation about how we can move forward with empathy through understanding and collaboration.   Resources for this episode:  Richmond Association of Black Social WorkersBoaz and RuthMore information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassKhalid ThompsonJuliana BustilloInstagram:   @khalid_Thompson@Juliaanaaaab @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ FuelIn Your Ear StudiosMending Walls: The Documentary airs on VPM PBS.

Inspired by Duron Chavis, local urban agriculture leader and Executive Director of Happily Natural, and the oasis he created at Sankofa Community Orchard,artists Sarah Apple and Ron Stokes talk with Host Hamilton Glass about their mural in the southside of Richmond.  The public art created for Mending Walls addresses where we are now in society to inspire conversation about how we can move forward with empathy through understanding and collaboration.   Resources for this episode:  Duron ChavisSankofa Community OrchardBlack Space Matters SeriesJohn Lewis TED TalkMore information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassRon StokesSarah AppleInstagram:  @viewsbystokes@Lucky_signs @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ FuelIn Your Ear StudiosMending Walls: The Documentary airs on VPM PBS.

Host Hamilton Glass chats with his core Mending Walls team to discuss how 2021 Mending Walls is different than 2020 but still serves the same mission of artists coming together to have deep conversations about what makes our communities different from each other. Mending Walls: The Documentary premieres on: September 7 @ The Richmond International Film Festival.  Get tickets!September 16 @ 8pm on VPM PBS.  Watch the Trailer.More information: Mending Walls: The DocumentaryMending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram:   @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ FuelIn Your Ear Studios

At the end of the 2020 Mending Walls project, Hamilton Glass sat down with filmmakers Pam and Todd Hervey to talk about how they created a documentary about the project and why they believe it's a story that everyone needs to see. . Mending Walls: The Documentary premieres on: September 7 @ The Richmond International Film Festival.  Get tickets!September 16 @ 8pm on VPM PBS.  Watch the Trailer.More information: Mending Walls: The DocumentaryMending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram:   @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ FuelIn Your Ear Studios

Mending Walls: The Documentary premieres on: September 7 @ The Richmond International Film Festival.  Get tickets!September 16 @ 8pm on VPM PBS.  Watch the Trailer.More information: Mending Walls: The DocumentaryMending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassInstagram:   @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ FuelIn Your Ear Studios

Host Hamilton Glass talks with Producer Pam Hervey and Artist Eli McMullen about his second collaboration in the Mending Walls Project, celebrating the life and work of Lorna Pinckney, and how our ancestors use their light to guide us in the right way. - Give us feedback on Season 1 -- take our quick survey!  And don't forget to give us a rating.  Stay subscribed for BONUS episodes! -- Resources for this episode:  Who is Lorna Pinckney?Tuesday VersesMore information: Mending Walls RVA Mural ProjectHamilton GlassEli McMullenInstagram:  @elimcmullen @mendingwallsrva @19red.fuelProduction: 19RED @ FuelIn Your Ear Studios