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Creative Citizen: Unexpected Artist

Alamosa Citizen

Host Madeleine Ahlborn talks with Valley artists about their work and inspiration.

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episode 46: Jocelyn Catterson

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2025/11/06

Listen in to a great conversation about art/life balance and how you know you're on the right path.

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episode 45: Diana Brier

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2025/10/21

Diana Brier of Vault 730 in Del Norte joined the Creative Citizen: Unexpected Artist in The Closet on Friday October 10.

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episode 44: Resilience Rising

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2025/10/14

Ryan Scavo and Amy Engle join the Creative Citizen: Unexpected Artist in The Closet Recording Studio at The Church Project. They share about a new project that is taking shape called Resilience Rising which aims to address the region’s mental health challenges through creativity, storytelling, and community connection.

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episode 43: Mary Wilhelm

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2025/10/03

The Creative Citizen welcomes Adams State University Painting and Drawing Professor Mary Wilhelm into the Closet at The Church Project to share the re-launching of the ASU RARE AiR (Artist in Residence) program that shut-down during COVID-19.

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episode 42: The Church Project Summer Ambassadors

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2025/07/29

Thanks to LOR Foundation, The Church Project was able to work with two highschool ambassadors throughout June and July 2025 to amplify their storytelling skills and learn more about community building in Monte Vista's community art center. Tune in to Episode 42 of the Creative Citizen: Unexpected Artist to meet Celestina Martinez and Reagan Curtis, the very first Summer Ambassadors for The Church Project.

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episode 41: “Let’s make something happen”

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2025/06/20

In this episode we hear from the Church Project Founder, Co-director of Warm Cookies of the Revolution and Future Town Tour Adrian, and Audio Visual Artist Stevie about origin stories, connection, and inspirations.

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episode 40: SLV RPG

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2025/05/27

In this episode of Creative Citizen, we hear from Yael Defaye and Keith Hershey about the origin story of SLV RPG as a whole and their individual passions and how it has been a platform to build community and foster creativity.

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episode 39: ‘Getting Carried Away’ BFA and BA takeover

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2025/05/13

Listen in to the 2025 BFA and BA takeover of the Cloyde Snook Gallery and Hatfield Gallery on campus at Adams State University. Gabriel West (BFA), Isaiah Avila (BFA), Shanade Gorney (BFA) and Joe Enoxin (BA) and their exhibition titled Getting Carried Away will host its closing reception on May 17 from 5-7 p.m. Tune in to the lead up of the show, individual practices, learned experiences, never ending growth, and the entrepreneurial spirit on this episode of The Creative Citizen.

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episode 38: Mountainfilm on Tour’s Hope Logan and...

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2025/03/27

Mountainfilm Festival’s tour director and tour manager Hope Logan and Bella Hines join the Creative Citizen from Telluride. Wanting to inspire change and art through films, Logan and Hines celebrate films and filmmakers by sending the films on tour to over 100 places across the U.S. and to a few places abroad like Brazil and Australia. Logan, Hines, and Creative Citizen host Maddy Ahlborn discuss how films can inspire radical change and radical art and the importance of film as an art form and what

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episode 37: Patricia Eagle

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2025/03/11

Author Patricia Eagle has moved over 40 times in her life. She came to the Valley for the beauty and stayed for the people, making it her home for the last 13 years. Eagle talks about her second memoir 'Dog Love Stories, The Canines Who Changed Me' on this episode of the Creative Citizen: Unexpected Artist. Host Madeleine Ahlborn and Patricia Eagle explore what dogs can teach us: how to listen better, how to trust and be trusted, and what it means to be responsible for another life. Listen to learn

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Episode 36: Hysteria Heart Press

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2025/03/04

Allison Cruse and Jean Alger are the pioneers behind the independent woman-owned press working on bringing zines and more to The Valley. From Allison's interest in anatomical hearts and Jean's delve into the connections between women's emotions and hysteria, the name for this new endeavor came. Heartthrob's Fire Issue has its release party on March 14 at 6 p.m. at Narrow Gauge Book Coop.

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episode 35: Amy Lopez

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2025/02/18

Amy Lopez joins the Creative Citizen in the Closet to share her journey leaving the Valley to pursue her dreams as a musician and performer, she followed her voice and her faith to be exactly where she needed to be to meet her husband, also a musician and collaborator. You can find Amy on the corner of Fourth and State for her open mic series the first and third Friday of the month. Lopez leans into what it means to be human, how we can be in service to one another, and what it means to truly

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episode 34: Belinda Garcia

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2025/02/12

Artist, activist, and author Belinda Garcia is the most recent guest on the Creative Citizen: Unexpected Artist. Garcia talks with the Creative Citizen host Madeleine Ahlborn about 'Somos Agua.' They talk about the mural project as well as the book that was inspired by the multi-artist silk mural. Listen in to this great conversation that explores the importance of water and protecting it.

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episode 33: Dustin Sigaty

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2024/12/31

Dustin Sigaty, a writer and multidisciplinary artist, ponders the myths of his past selves to delve into conversation about travel, living in the SLV, and shares ideas of not only the written word but also how all mediums have their own language, like film and photography. Tune in to this "shotgun" episode that occurred December 7th, 2024. Follow Dustin IG @end.letters

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episode 32: Lares Feliciano

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2024/11/19

Time, space, and grace. Tune in to Episode 32, where the Creative Citizen shares closet space with SLV artist Lares Feliciano, an artist, partner, time traveler, and dreamer.

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episode 31: Rocio De Lira

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2024/11/12

Listen in to the conversation with Madeleine and Rocio in this episode of The Creative Citizen, the Unexpected Artist. Founder of M3Prod, musician, student, advocate, artist, collaborator, and dreamer, Rocio sheds light on what is possible when we place emphasis on small healthy habits, how we can transform community through authentic connection, and when we close our eyes we can feel our surroundings, and lean into being comfortably awkward.

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episode 30: Macey Sigaty

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2024/10/29

Macey Sigaty, a Church Project Artist who works in abundance, found the project in the very beginning. Listen in and connect to this conversation about the ties between art and life, trusting your intuition, and holding space for how unexpected changes can impact and influence our practice. Remember who you are.

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episode 29: Kevin Hernandez

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2024/10/07

The first Creative Citizen podcast guest to be in The Closet (space) is audio and visual artist Kevin Hernandez. Originally from Denver, Hernandez moved to the Valley in 2023. Ahlborn and Hernandez explore what it means to be an entrepreneur and artist. They also talk about Hernandez's business L8gacy Project and the power of collaboration.

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episode 28: We Were Here | Oliver Heckman

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2024/05/14

A look into the Adams State 2024 BFA exhibition, five artists leave their mark on the ASU campus. Mixed media artist and graphic designer Oliver Heckman reflects on the thoughts that are silenced by society that influence the shape the perception of society. Learn more about Heckman and their work at Adams and beyond.

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episode 27: We Were Here | Alize Sanchez

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2024/05/14

A look into the Adams State 2024 BFA exhibition, five artists leave their mark on the ASU campus. Photographer Alize Sanchez uses their work to symbolize mental health issues on […]

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