Episode 005: Greg Antrim Kelly – Openness

"There is no mistake in attempting to connect with somebody."

Today I’m talking with Greg Antrim Kelly. He s an artist and curator based in Charlottesville VA. He is co-founder of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, and the Charlottesville Mural Project, and currently serves as manager and curator of Studio IX . He maintains an active studio practice as a visual artist, writer and photographer and is currently working on a new book project, while serving as a documentarian and active member of the Prolyyck Run Creww. He has made Charlottesville his home since the fall of 1999.

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in this episode we talk about:

Growing up in a small college town in the midwest and then moving to the big city of St Louis where he was exposed to race and class for the first time
Community
The influence of music, the arts, film and family
The role of fierce women and feminism in shaping who Greg is and how he’s able to embrace openness
Working on listening more (and better)
Doing THE WORK in a diverse community when you’re a white, straight man
Being an artist and what that means for connection
Living an examined and joyous life
The role of sobriety and recovery in life and the ability to connect with people
A desire to agitate and push up against things
Service vs. people pleasing
Struggling with being punished for being vulnerable and needing love as a child
Finding the metaphorical keys to unlock the places that already exist within you that just need to have a safe place to be opened and expressed
Celebrating artists in an inclusive, supportive way — in an environment of Yes
Greg’s upcoming second book