CBU Art Gallery Podcast

The Strait & Narrow

Episode 1 – Proletariart

In this first episode of the Cape Breton University Art Gallery podcast, The Strait & Narrow, curator and host Greg Davies, sits down with established folk artist, David P. Stephens, to discuss the ins-and-outs of curating the Proletariart 2025 exhibition, (June 27 -September 19th, 2025), as well as its significance to the communities of the island. (dur. 44:54)

 

Episode 2 – Wheels Without Borders

CBU Art Gallery Curator and host, Greg Davies, talks with Atharva ‘Doc’ Chohan about automotive art, vehicular design and the restoration of the Eagar Brothers’ Auto Rickshaw at Cape Breton University. An engaging conversation awaits for auto enthusiasts and art lovers alike as we hit the road on our ‘Wheels without Borders’! (dur. 54:25)

 

Episode 3 – Beading is Life

Jocelyn Marshall and Tara Johnson of Membertou and Potlotek join host, Greg Davies in a conversation about contemporary beading in Unama’ki / Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The discussion follows upon an earlier exhibition, ‘Kina’masultinej’ (‘Let’s Learn Together’), which was curated by Tara in conjunction with the Cape Breton University Art Gallery (2024-25), and featured bead work by Jocelyn, along with Rosalee Doucette-MacNeil and Neve Stevens.