About this episode

The episode features discussions on the 2026 Young Poets Anthology, a new art gallery, and the upcoming Chesterton Art Fair.

This Week (7/17) on ART ON THE AIR features the founder of 1455 Literary Arts, Sean Murphy, discussing the just released 2026 Young Poets Anthology. Next we discuss the arrival of a new contemporary art gallery in historic downtown Chesterton, Gallery 1882 with owners Ellen and Tim Kollar. Our Spotlight is on the 2026 Chesterton Art Fair on August 1st and 2nd at Dogwood Park with marketing director Micah Bornstein.Listen to ART ON THE AIR as a NPR podcast on Lakeshore Public Media for our hour-long conversation with our special guests at lakeshorepublicmedia.org/AOTA, and can also be heard over the radio on Fridays at 11am and Mondays at 5pm on WVLP 103.1FM (WVLP.org) or listen live at Tune In. Listen to past ART ON THE AIR shows at lakeshorepublicmedia.org/AOTA or brech.com/aota. Please have your friends send show feedback to Lakeshore at: radiofeedback@lakeshorepublicmedia.orgSend your questions about our show to AOTA@brech.comLIKE us on Facebook.com/artonthairwvlp to keep up to date about art issues in the Region. New and encore episodes also heard as podcasts on: NPR, Spotify Tune IN, Amazon Music, Apple and Google Podcasts, YouTube plus many other podcast platforms. Larry A…

People in this episode

Hosts: Larry A Brechner, Ester Golden

Guests: Sean Murphy, Ellen Kollar, Tim Kollar

Topics covered

• literary arts
• poetry
• art galleries
• art fairs
• community events

Keywords

• Sean Murphy
• 1455 Literary Arts
• Gallery 1882
• Chesterton Art Fair
• poetry
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 1455 Literary Arts, Gallery 1882

Places: Chesterton, Dogwood Park

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