Creatives Talk Podcast

This week, we talk to Eileen Fuller.Eileen is a force to be reckoned with in the Reno Arts community. She is the gallery manager at the Artists Co-op of Reno and a member of many other arts and civic organizations. We talk about upcoming art shows and much more. Take a listen to this week's episode.

Season Five, Episode Twelve: Eileen Fuller.

April 7th, 2026

We have a special episode for you, talking to Connor Richardson about his role in The Notebook, which is coming to the Pionner March 24 - 29, 2026.

It is always a fun conversation with the Broadway touring actors, and Connor Richardson is a fascinating young man and a motivated actor.

Be sure to check out this special edition of the Creatives Talk Podcast.

Season Five, Episode Eleven: Connor Richardson_The Notebook.

March 21st, 2026

This week, we talk to Colton Michael.

Colton is a student at the Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology and is involved in photography, film, acting, directing, music, and more.

We certainly had a very lively conversation focused on Reno FFX, the Biggest Little Student Film & Photo Competition in the World.

Be sure to take a listen to find out more about this ambitious young man.

Season Five, Episode Ten: Colton Michael.

March 18th, 2026

This week on The Creatives Talk Podcast, we interview Stephen Thompson.

This week on The Creatives Talk Podcast, we talk to Nettie Oliverio and Doug Wiele of the Oddie District.

We talked about the revitalization of the Oddie District and how it will impact the Reno Arts Community and the surrounding community.

Be sure to take a listen to find out the exciting details.

Season Five, Episode Eight: Nettie Oliverio and Doug Wiele of the Oddie District.

March 3rd, 2026

This week on The Creatives Talk Podcast, Dana Nollsch talks about creativity.

Your host, Dana Nollsch, talks a bit about creativity.

Season Five, Episode Seven: Dana Nollsch on creativity.

February 25th, 2026

This week on The Creatives Talk Podcast, we talk to Mark Vollmer.

Mark is a Photographer, Artist, and Teacher. We had a spirited discussion that I am sure will educate and entertain.

Be sure to check out his classes at TMCC.

This week on The Creatives Talk Podcast, we talk to Tony Berendsen and KC Rodrigue of Tahoe Star Tours.

We chat about the stars, poetry, our favorite space-themed movies, and the future.

This week, we take a look at some of the art events coming up in the next few weeks.

Here are some links you may want to check out after you listen to this episode.

This week, we talked to Kristoffer Polaha. Kristoffer is an actor, writer, and a very thoughtful and creative man.

He is a Reno native who stars in a new Hollywood movie set in Reno. The premiere of his movie, Mimics, will be at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts on February 11th, ahead of its national theatrical release.

Be sure to listen to our conversation to find out more about the movie Mimics and discover what brought Kristoffer Polaha to direct and star in this homegrown movie set in Reno.

Follow this link to get ticks: https://pioneercenter.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=41CC393D-D021-4BB1-AFD8-8C4DF2938462&menu_id=8171B611-414B-44EA-B276-AD13DD64984C

Here is the link to Kristoffer's IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119340/

Season Five, Episode Three: Kristoffer Polaha

January 28th, 2026

This week on the Creatives Talk Podcast, we sit down with Deanna Cordova.

Deanna is an artist at the Artists Co-op of Reno, and she was one of the mentees in the Co-op's inaugural Mentorship Program.

Now Deanna’s art career takes her to France to continue her artistic training. Take a listen to this week's podcast to find out more.

We are back now with our fifth season of the Creatives Talk Podcast.

Hope you and your family enjoyed the holidays!

We sat down with writer/ actor Kristopher Perez and had an inspiring conversation about poetry, theatre, and his involvement in the arts community.

Kristopher recently published his debut collection of queer love poetry, “Through Heaven and Back.” The book was officially released on Sunday, January 11, on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. If you feel inspired to leave a review, it will greatly help support the book.

This week, we sat down with Mary Bennett, producing artistic director at Bruka Theatre. We talked bout the art of acting and what it takes to create a play, as well as the new season at Bruka Theatre and more.

Take a listen to find out more.

Here is a link to the Bruka website.

This week, we attended the 2025 RTIA Show, where we spoke with several artists who participated in this year's show.

This was the fourth year of the Reno Tahoe International Art Show, and even though the show was a bit smaller than previous years, it was a wonderful experience.

In this episode, we talk to Tricia Poulos Leonard.

Tricia is a successful artist, educator, writer, and more.

Take a listen and find out more.

Season Four, Episode Thirteen: Tricia Poulos Leonard

September 9th, 2025

In this episode, we talk to M.D. Welch about being a successful photographer, photography equipment, and the future of the industry.

This is an information-filled podcast you will want to hear.

Take a listen and find out more.

Season Four, Episode Twelve: M.D. Welch

September 3rd, 2025

In this episode, Dana Nollsch talks, perhaps rambles on about many things.

Dana runs Reno Arts News as well as this podcast. His love of art drives him in his many endeavors.

Take a listen and find out more.

Season Four, Episode Eleven: Dana Nollsch

August 27th, 2025

In this episode, we spoke to Courtney Meredith.

Meredith is the Co-Founder, Senior Design Strategist, and Creative Director at Design On Edge, a creative branding and marketing agency.

She is an award-winning creative, dedicated to helping her clients achieve their dreams.

Take a listen and find out more.

Season Four, Episode Ten: Courtney Meredith

August 20th, 2025

In this episode, we spoke to Sam White.

Samantha White, MT-BC, LPMT, is a therapist at Note-Able Music Therapy Services. Here is her bio from the website.

"Sam White is a music therapist rooted in relational therapeutic approaches with a specialty in using a product/process as a therapy lens. She has worked in behavioral health systems, as well as memory care facilities, hospitals, community centers, schools, group homes, and in one-on-one clinic settings. Sam's therapeutic process often involves working with the client toward trauma-informed therapeutic goals rooted in social/emotional needs, sensory integration, anxiety reduction, quality of life, emotional expression, grief, and trauma processing. One of her biggest philosophies for the therapeutic process is to "embrace the chaos." Sam is also a classically trained vocalist and often uses this skill as a therapeutic tool, pairing it with the piano and/or guitar in her sessions. She is so excited to be a part of the NMTS team and is excited to see what the future holds."

Note-Able Music Therapy Services addresses physical, social, and mental health needs in our community by offering a range of adaptive music, music therapy, and neurologic music therapy services.

Season Four, Episode Nine: Sam White

August 12th, 2025

In this episode, we spoke to John Wade.

We talked about fitness, theatre, and life as a drag queen.

In this episode, we talk to Martin A. David. David is an artist, writer, actor, jeweler, and much more.

We discussed inspiration in relation to creativity.

In this episode, we talk to Christopher Daniels about life, theatre, creativity, and much more.

We spoke to Candace Garlock at her studio about "The Honeycomb Project" and much more. Carol Quinn joined us for a rousing conversation about art and more.

Take a listen.

For more information about The Honeycomb Project, go here.

Today, we speak with Maria Partridge, the Executive Director at Artech, who also serves as a Project Manager for Playa Art at Burning Man, among other roles. Partridge is a powerful force in the Reno Arts Scene.

Take a listen.

Season Four, Episode Four: Maria Partridge

July 2nd, 2025

Once again, we are visited by Mandy Hudspeth, the owner of Nevada Fine Arts. She fills us in on the happenings at Nevada Fine Arts during Artown and much more.

Take a listen.

Season Four, Episode Three: Mandy Hudspeth

June 25th, 2025

This week, we had an important conversation with Nettie Oliverio about the arts' larger impact on our economic success. Nettie certainly has her finger on the pulse of the Reno art scene and the arts' state-wide impact.

Season Four, Episode Two: Nettie Oliverio

June 18th, 2025

Welcome to the first episode of our fourth season.

This week, we talked to Jamie Lynn Woodham and Spike McGuire about what is happening at the Brewery Art Center in Carson City. Trust me, a lot is going on with the art community in Carson City.

Season Four, Episode One: Brewery Arts Center with Jamie Lynn Woodham and Spike McGuire

June 11th, 2025

This week, we conclude our third season with Bill Brown.

Bill Brown is an Emmy award-winning journalist turned writer of sci-fi adventure novels.

Take a listen to find out more about Bill Brown.

Season Three, Episode Fourteen: Bill Brown

May 7th, 2025

In this episode, we talk to Megan O'Reilly, the President of the Board of Directors at Sierra Arts and Co-Owner of Pitch Black Printing.

Take a listen to find out more about Megan O'Reilly.

Season Three Episode Thirteen: Megan O'Reilly

April 29th, 2025

Join us for a conversation with Melissa Taylor, the Executive Director of Reno Little Theater.

Taylor is a lifelong theatre geek and has been with RLT since 2013. Take a listen to find out what RLT is up to as they celebrate their 90th birthday.

This week, we talked to Ryan Stark.

Season Three Episode Ten: Krystal (with a K)

This week, we talked to Krystal (with a K).

Krystal is a very inspiring artist whom you should know.

Here is her bio taken from her website:

Krystal (with a K) is a multidisciplinary artist and poet. She has been writing longer than she's known the English language. As a child, she'd sit for hours, writing tight little loops in place of words to tell the stories she came here to share. Since then, she has picked up the necessary skills to write for others as well - no matter how thoroughly she continues to rebel against general grammar. From start to finish she has a creative hand in as many dimensions of her works as possible. As a published model and signed actress, she has a special ability to produce marketing materials and networking for her physical artwork. When it comes to the creation of her art, she prefers to create as much of it as she can herself, recycling paper to paint and illustrating her poems are just a couple ways she satisfies that aim. 

Inspired by other 21st century feminist poets such as Janne Robbinson, Rupi Kaur and Brooke Solis, she learned that poetry allows for self- expression unlike any other medium. 

Krystal's words drip with a similar sensuality to that of Solis while it yells for freedom to the structures of this world like Robbinson. Poetry is a place for liberation, expression and true unbound freedom. Inspired by the impact that Rupi Kaur has made for women and for poets around the world, she has set out to self-publish her first physical collection. Being a multidimensional artist, she will illustrate and design the book entirely herself. 

In the few short years of exploring the nature of art, she has found a firm foothold in the abundant creative community of her hometown, Reno, Nevada. In the coming years, it is sure to expect an ever growing reach and impact as she takes on marketing her first book across the country. 

Season Three Episode Nine: Shea King

This week, we talked to Shea King, who is very involved with the Reno theatre community. From teaching to directing and even being instrumental in the day-to-day running of a local theatre, Shea is doing all the things theatre.

This week, we sat down with Tricia Poulos Leonard.

Tricia is an abstract and multi-media artist who is very active in the Reno Arts Community.

Here is her bio from her Artists Co-op Page:

As a painter, I find inspiration in the world around me. I employ a personal vocabulary of marks and colors that reflect the natural world. My work varies from representational to abstract, and I am continually moving between the two styles. I tend to work in series, either with the materials I use or the exploration of imagery. Every painting is an experiment to me. Sometimes, the end product is a surprise, even to me. My materials, techniques, and interests all direct me to a place that craves a connection to the world we live in.

This week, we talked to David McCamant about his career in art, teaching art, and more.

Here is his Bio from his website;

Contemporary Impressionist

David McCamant (born 1958) paints his sky and landscape works as illuminated impressions of his subjects. He is intrigued by the relationship of the quality of light and the objects observed. Both a student of light and instructor of composition, David guides his students in the ancient application of Dynamic Symmetry to infuse their work with the powerful dynamics of the natural world. Always pushing himself forward, David is driven to maintain the abstract nature of painting while still communicating the true sense of place and time. “My ultimate goal is to create wonderful impressions in time for people to experience forever.”

Born in Reno, Nevada, McCamant began his personal work during his long successful career as a commercial artist, illustrator, art director, creative director, animator, animation producer, and director. David trained himself in the artistic disciplines for most of his life until meeting his mentor and master painter, Brian Davis. Through him, David studied the techniques of many great American artists including Emile Gruppe, Richard Schmid, and the incomparable David A. Leffel. He mastered the oil medium with great rapidity under Brian’s direction.

David had the opportunity to visit Paris a few years ago. There, he became tremendously influenced by the impressionists’ use of color and light, especially the works of Pissarro and Monet.

McCamant’s work drew the attention of Acme Archives Direct in Hollywood, contracting him as a licensed Disney and Lucus film artist. He has been published in Art Business News, Professional Artist magazine and has received thirty-seven professional awards. His paintings can be found in the Renown Health permanent collection and private collections in the US, Europe, and Asia.

David has been involved with the Nevada Museum of Art and the E. L. Cord Museum School since 1999 — first as an advertising advisor then as an educator, it is his way to give back to the community. Currently, he teaches 14 different artistic disciplines from foundational to master classes.

This week, we sat down with Braighlee Rainey, a painter of women. We had a wonderful conversation that you will want to listen to.

So, get a cup of coffee and join us for this inspiring conversation.

You can find Braighlee here;

https://braighlee.com/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064575434238

https://www.instagram.com/braighlee

https://www.threads.net/@braighlee

March 6, 2025

Today, we had a great conversation with Caedron Burchfield about Street Art. Street Art, from Tagging to Murals to Graffiti, we talk about it all in a very frank way.

So sit back and take a listen.

February 19, 2025

This week, we talked to author Brian Woody. He has a recently published book, “I Am Loving Awareness,” and he will be having a book signing at Nevada Fine Arts.

Today, we talked to Kaleb Temple or, as you may know him, Kaleb the Doodler.

There is much more to Kaleb than just doodling.

He is a filmmaker, actor, artist, and more.

Take a listen and discover more about Kaleb Temple.

Today, we talked to Lyric Andy and Taylor Wilson about Silver State Storytellers and more. If you want to learn about creating a short film, this episode is for you.

We start off our third season with an extended episode.

Today, we talk to Pablo Piccaso, portrayed by Doug Mishler.

Have you ever wondered who Piccaso was and what drove him to create? In this episode, you will learn about the man and the artist Pablo Picasso.

Doug Mishler performs Chautauquas, and one of his characters is Piccaso.

Don't miss this extended episode of Creatives Talk Podcast and celebrate with us the start of our third season.

January 22, 2025

This week, the Creatives Talk Podcast visits with Kris Vagner, Managing Editor of Reno News and Review and Founder/Editor of the online arts magazine Double Scoop.

This is the last podcast of this season, and we are so thankful for another great season of conversations with the creatives of our community. We will be back in January with fresh conversations.

November 6, 2024

This week, Tina and Dana celebrate this season's penultimate episode with Pat Hickey.

Pat Hickey is a journalist and author discussing his latest book, "Here and Hereafter."

Take a listen, and you will want to buy the book.

Today, we talk to Ashley Gottlieb; she is an incredible abstract artist and a wonderful person. Take a listen and find out more about Ashley Gottlieb.

This week, Tina and Dana sat down and talked to Dave Santina, Director of Local Content at PBS Reno.

The conversation touched on a multitude of subjects from the long-running PBS show Wild Nevada, new projects from PBS Reno, and the vibrant podcast world. Be sure to check this episode out!

Today, we talk to Pan Pantoja, an artist, educator, poet, creator, and more.

Pan is energetic and creative, having worked on many projects, and we talked about a few of them.

Listen to the podcast, and then check out these websites:

This week, we talked to Martina Young, artist, dancer, choreographer, author, poet, and teacher.

Our conversation touched on creativity, the Reno Art Community, and much more.

Take a listen.

Find out more about Martina Young:

Today, we talked to Aaron Foster about being a stand-up comedian, actor, artist, and more.

This is a fun episode that you don't want to miss.

This week, your hosts, Tina and Dana, will take us to the Reno Tahoe International Art Show to chat with some artists who are showing their art.

Join them and check out their conversations with Candace Garlock, Kris Vagner, Beck Baumann, Braighlee Fine Art, Chilipepper's Painting, Deanna M Cordova, Doomed Movement, Hannah Eddy, Joanna Dracos, Nichole King, Scott Forrest Fine Art, and William Francis Art.

September 18th, 2024