#110: José Faus (pt. 1 of 2)

This week on the podcast Nick and Andy talk with José Faus. José is a Kansas City-based visual artist, writer, performer, and independent teacher. In this part of the interview, José addresses how he decided to quit his day job and become an artist full time and the difficulties encountered along the way including how to price his mural work. José also addresses the role of artists in community building, specifically the early day of the Crossroads, a Kansas City arts district. Finally, José addresses his inspiration for his work, how he hopes his audiences engages with his work, and the importance of mentorship in the arts.

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Jose Faus   
https://www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved/request-speaker/jose-faus-they-changed-my-name
https://artistinc.art/facilitator/jose-faus/

The Crossroads
https://kccrossroads.org

Byron Cohen
http://www.byroncohengallery.com

The Black Dolphin
https://do816.com/venues/the-black-dolphin

Patricia Stevens Studio
https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/umkc/islandora/object/umkc%3Astevens?page=129

West Bottoms
http://www.westbottoms.com

Dick Blick
https://www.dickblick.com

Tuck Pointing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckpointing

Cadmium Yellow Paint
https://colourlex.com/project/cadmium-yellow/

Pablo Neruda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Neruda

Spanish Civil War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War

Renaissance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance

Renaissance Man
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_man

AWP Association of Writers & Writing Programs
https://www.awpwriter.org

El Simbon “The Whistler”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silbón

Solfege
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solfège