{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Art Is A Spell","title":"Finding Your Voice: Art, Ancestry, & Divine Timing","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/92169fdf\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3013,"description":"Your Art Is A Spell\nSeason 1 Episode 7\nJoin host Edgar Fabián Frías for an inspiring conversation with Eva Aguila, a Mexican-American interdisciplinary artist and co-founder of Coaxial Arts Foundation. In this episode, Eva shares her journey from hiding her artistic passions from her immigrant parents to creating a groundbreaking nonprofit space for experimental artists in Los Angeles.\nEva discusses her transformation from supporting other artists to reclaiming her own creative practice, the challenges of running a DIY arts organization, and her upcoming solo exhibition \"Vino de Sangre\" at the Vincent Price Art Museum (opening April 26, 2025). Discover how ancestral connections, divine timing, and overcoming fear have shaped Eva's path as she explores the 500-year history of colonization through the lens of wine production.\nThis conversation delves into finding your authentic voice, recognizing spiritual guidance, and creating art as an act of resistance. Eva's story inspires us to honor our true calling, even when faced with cultural expectations, burnout, and self-doubt.\nTimestamps\n0:00 Introduction to Eva Aguila\n3:42 Eva's journey and relationship with art\n7:15 Creating Coaxial Arts Foundation\n12:30 From DIY to institutional funding\n17:45 Dealing with burnout in arts organizing\n22:10 Transitioning to personal art practice\n26:30 Graduate school experience as an older student\n31:45 Upcoming exhibition \"Vino de Sangre\"\n38:20 Researching 500 years of colonization history\n42:50 Exhibition details and art mediums\n48:15 Closing thoughts and how to connect\nTo learn more about Eva:\nhttps://evaaguila.com/\nFollow her on Instagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/evaguila\nLearn more about Eva's upcoming solo exhibition opening on 4/26/2025 at VPAM Arts in East Los Angeles:\nhttps://vincentpriceartmuseum.org/exhibitions-vino-de-sangre.html\nTo Watch / Listen to More Episodes from Your Art Is A Spell...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OWhM--UdKsZ_4FBvU1NrHQKvneBNtnTXlI0EIio6t8U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOTBl/MDVlNDU3N2NkMGI1/MzJlY2IzYjRlNWFj/NTZkNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}