the AP Collection
The purpose of The AP Collection is to collect stories from the people around me.
We tell each other stories to learn about and relate to one another. It's the basic way in which we get to know people and build relationships. The stories we create within our own personal network strengthens those bonds throughout our lifetime. I want to collect these stories and create portraits of the people I talk to using their own words and storytelling voice.
My focus is mainly on those who are also ‘creative types.’ Actors, comedians, writers, visual artists, and musicians share the common urge to create, share, and reflect upon their craft with the world and I hope to collect a snapshot into their world. This doesn't mean I won’t also sit down with anyone else who has a great story that they really want to tell.
Still want to talk? Send an email to [email protected] or message The AP Collection on the ol'Facebook. Twitter is cool... @apcollector
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 220
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2016
EXTRA! EXTRA! Cafe Con Leche Update!
Tara Sherry-Torres a.k.a. Cafe con Leche is at it again! After throwing a hugely spectacular event at Most Wanted Fine Art on Penn Avenue in Garfield last month, she is organizing a whole new food ex…
Casey Droege // Cultural Producer
Casey Droege is a cultural producer. Part of the team behind CSAPGH, a teacher, and a practicing artist, she is interested in building people's relationships with art in all its forms. In this discus…
Divya Rao Heffley // The Hillman Photography Initiative (CMOA)
Divya Rao Heffley has spent the past three years bringing the Hillman Photography Initiative to life at the Carnegie Museum of Art. As program manager, she collaborates with both an internal and four…
Tyler Crumrine // Plays Inverse
Tyler Crumrine was kind enough to invited me over to his place early on a Saturday morning while the rest of his house was sleeping to chat about dramatic literature, his press Plays Inverse, and the…
Christiane D // Artist
In the spirit of this interview, I'm not just going to write a cute little blurb. Instead I ripped a page out of my lined notebook and created a text piece that features my feelings, perceptions, and…
Frank Vieira // Country Music Singer-Songwriter
Frank Vieira is a Penguins fan from the Binghamton, New York area who stuck around here after finishing a degree at Robert Morris University. While he has worked professionally as a web designer, he …
Matt Dayak // Photographer
Sometimes I approach people for chats and they are concerned that they won't have anything to say. Now, I pride myself on being able to talk to almost anyone about almost anything, but credit must be…
Dan Rugh // Commonwealth Press
Dan Rugh is down-right one of the raddest dudes I've met in Pittsburgh. As the founder and manager of Commonwealth Press based in the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Dan operates both a storef…
TJ Harris // DJ, Producer
A DJ and producer of all kinds of content, TJ Harris came over to talk about his work in night clubs around Pittsburgh and in northern California, building a space to promote artists and collaborate …
Caroline Moore // Photographer, Designer
Caroline Moore is a photographer and designer living and working out of Brownsville, PA. We became acquainted over Twitter and while she lives 90 minutes south of Pittsburgh she didn't mind making th…
Cindy Lisica // Revision Space Gallery
The glass storefront of Revision Space Gallery and Boutique reveals a bright and open space with ample room for displaying artwork. When I entered to check out the space, owner and director Cindy Lis…
Grits Capone // Poet, Visual Artist
Grits Capone is a poet, writer, and visual artist born in Washington DC and raised here in Pittsburgh. He runs with a pretty creative and collaborative crowd including past guests, Anqwenique Wingfie…
Chuck Olson // Visual Artist
Upon entering Chuck Olson's studio in Indiana Pennsylvania, I was hit instantly and simultaneously with feelings of joy and envy. The space is large, bright, and lined with cool things at which to lo…
$tatu$ // Rapper
$tatu$ is an independent rap artist from the Pittsburgh area. At the moment, he's putting together his mixtape, PointBlankPeriod— which we discuss at length right up front. I openly admit to not know…
DS Kinsel part Deux
I first interviewed DS Kinsel back in August of 2013. Since then he's been hard at work— creating, collaborating, and curating here in the Pittsburgh art scene. In this chat, we talk about it all: hi…
Leslie Anne Mcilroy // Poet, HEArt Online Journal
Leslie Anne Mcilroy is a local poet and publisher of HEArt Online Journal. HEArt Online is a web based literary magazine focused on publishing artist's work with a social justice message The mission …
Lord Grunge // Pittsburgh Batman
Lord Grunge is a rad motherfucking dude. From his stories about touring as half of the band Grand Buffet to creating writing and directing of the hit stage performance, Pittsburgh Batman. Tickets a…
Wayne Wise // Author
Wayne Wise is an author, comic guru, and all around amazing storyteller. He stopped by to discuss the four novels he has published, including the fantasy novel based in Arthurian legend, Bedivere, an…
Brian Gonnella // Visual Artist
Brian Gonnella is a long time Pittsburgh resident and freelance artist working out of Lawrenceville. He was very kind to let us come over to his house and hang out in his studio to chat about his wor…
Bunker Projects
Hi there! Here is a chat with the ladies of Bunker Projects for your listening pleasure! Jesse and Ceci were on hand to discuss the mission of Bunker Projects:
"BUNKER Projects is a residency progra…