PHOENIX ART & COMMUNITY w/ ADRIAN GARCIA - Full Interview
About this episode
Adrian Garcia, a prominent creator and community builder from Phoenix, discusses his artistic journey and the evolution of the local arts scene with Uncle Vinny.
Legendary Phoenix, AZ creator and community builder, Adrian Garcia, aka AWER, joins Uncle Vinny for a great conversation. Timestamps below Follow https://instagram.com/adrian_grrcya/ to keep up with new events Timestamps: 0:00 - welcome Adrian Garcia 1:00 - Work with First Friday DT PHX 6:00 - Not charging artists 8:10 - Artist/graffiti work as "AWER" 10:50 - Becoming a Father & Returning to Art 13:00 - Getting Into Legal Trouble 15:45 - Parents Influence 17:45 - Giving Lectures to Students 19:00 - 5000 Foot Mural in DT PHX 21:00 - Leaving the Corporate World 26:00 - Mexican Culture 27:30 - Working with students 30:30 - Evolution of PHX Arts Scene 36:50 - Negativity attached to First Friday 41:30 - Professionalism combined with Street Art 45:00 - Lots Going on in PHX 47:30 - Being Busier Than Ever at 50 51:00 - Providing Others with Opportunity 59:30 - "AWER" 1:01:00 - AI 1:06:00 - Meaning behind "AWER" name 1:10:00 - Furious Styles Crew 1:11:00 - Shoutout Adrian Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify…
People in this episode
Host: Uncle Vinny
Guest: Adrian Garcia
Topics covered
- art
- community building
- graffiti
- fatherhood
- Mexican culture
- Phoenix arts scene
- professionalism in street art
Keywords
- Adrian Garcia
- AWER
- First Friday
- street art
- mural
- community
- Phoenix
- artistic influence
- fatherhood
- Mexican culture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Furious Styles Crew
Places: Phoenix, AZ, DT PHX, PHX
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