Art on the Air

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Nono Flores, a local illustrator.    You can find Nono at Chateau Nono, an open studio shop inside "One for the Road" in the Starland District, at 101 W 41st St.    Pick up some artwork, check out gifts and retail, or walk in get your live portrait done (during Fri-Sun hours). They're open Tuesday-Saturday 12PM-7PM & Sundays 12PM-6PM.    Check out Nono's work here: https://www.nonoflores.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nono.flores/         Show Notes:  Shout out to Allison Hall Phillips, another local illustrator & one of the founders of Dreamhouse Studios. She came out & did a full interview that should have aired next week... only to have had the file corrupted & lost. I'll sit down with her again later so you can hear how amazing she is. For now, I'll be on a break until Wednesday, January 14th. In January we'll have an episode with The Maxines - who are about to release their next album! Then we'll sit down with local painter, my dear friend & past host of this show, Tamara Garvey. We'll chat prior to the opening of her show at Gallery 2424 on Friday, January 30th, 2026. But check her Instagram or this show's Instagram to see how you can contribute to a sound component of the upcoming exhibition.   Thanks for everything, Savannah! See you next month! Happy holidays!

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Kristen Baird, the founder and designer behind Kristen Baird Jewelry.   Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Baird initially came to Savannah to attend SCAD for architecture and Interior Design. Instead she fell in love with jewelry design, and the city, and has been here ever since. Kristen Baird Jewelry is an award-winning fine jewelry brand founded in 2015, using traditional jewelry-making techniques to craft heirloom-quality pieces.    Metals are sourced from a Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) Certified Supplier. They use ethically-sourced natural gems, as certified through the RJC or Kimberly Certification, as well as the highest quality lab-grown gems.    You can shop Kristen Baird's website here: https://www.kristenbaird.com/   Use that as a jumping off point because her work is highly customizable, and many pieces are one-of-a-kind. You can get in contact with Kristen to schedule a personal shopping appointment  either in-person online, or visit Gallery 209 locally to take something home with you today.    Follow her work here: https://www.instagram.com/kristenbairdjewelry/   **LOCAL PICKUP DEADLINE DECEMBER 22ND, 2025**         Friend of the Show note: The Savannah Channel is live! Join Jude Screnci for the first episode that went live on Thanksgiving Day, as he chats with local photographer Seth Thompson about his current processes and how he arrived at them. If you like us, you'll like Jude.    Watch here:  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=33plmEf1ilM

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Phil Musen, a local artist and Owner/Executive Director of Cute Tomatoes Gallery. Phil Musen b.1985 Boston, MA relocated to Savannah, GA to complete a BFA in Painting from SCAD. He likes cats. You can catch him painting in Forsyth Park or working in Cute Tomatoes Gallery. Cute Tomatoes is located at 218 E 41st Street, open 1PM-5PM on Wednesdays & Thursdays, as well as the 1st Friday of each month. The next exhibition, "Capture/Drift" features new work by Dana Richardson and Adrienne Berkland. The opening is next Friday, December 5th from 6PM-8PM.    *The word he was searching for at the end of our chat was benevolent. We need more benevolent investors in the arts and civics spaces. It used to be more common & it's disappearing.*   See his work here:  https://www.philmusen.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cutetomatoes/   Check out his gallery here: https://www.instagram.com/cute_tomatoes_gallery/

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Chuck Carbia, a local fine artist, performance artist (entertainment artist), college professor, and musician.   Stanton first encountered Carbia more than a decade ago through Glitter Chariot, an indescribable collective (band, performance art, entertainment art, confusion spectacle) that explores complex relationships and emotions.  Click this link to change your life:  https://www.glitterchariot.com/   Carbia plays traditional Latin jazz with the band Tocamos Mas, based on music produced by his father and uncle under the "The Carbia Trio", pioneers of the Latin music scene in New York, Miami, and Puerto Rico in the 1950s and 1960s.  Learn more here: https://www.tocamosmas.com/  https://www.instagram.com/tocamosmas   Carbia also plays with local anonymous surf grunge rock band Donna Savage. Their latest album, Take It, is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube. Donna Savage will be playing at the Dairy Daze Festival on this Saturday, November 15th. This will be the festival's 3rd year. Doors open at 11AM. Tickets are only $30.52 & can be purchased online through The 912 Group. This year the event benefits I is We Incorporated, a local non-profit organization that works to support at-risk youth through mentorship, counseling, and skill-building workshops, with a focus on reducing violence and promoting positive choices.  Learn more here: https://cscarbia.wixsite.com/donnasavage https://www.instagram.com/donnasavageband/ Event information and tickets here: https://the912group.squarespace.com/     Learn more about Chuck Carbia here: https://www.chuckcarbia.com/ https://www.instagram.com/onemoday   Check out his amazing wife Kelly Boehmer's work here: https://www.kellyboehmer.com/  

Join Kate Stanton Melendez for an interview with Heather L. Young, a local artist based out of Richmond Hill that sells under the name Fly Young Studio online. She does contemporary oil paintings as well as traditional pen & ink drawings, drawing inspiration from her coastal southern heritage and love for moss-draped live oak trees. She's a board member with Arts on the Coast, & a contributing arts writer for Reflections Magazine. You can find her work in ShopSCAD downtown, and Arts on the Coast Gallery in Richmond Hill, among others.    Come see her this Saturday, November 8th from 10AM-3PM at Cohen's Retreat, or at Location Gallery next Friday, November 14th from 6-8PM to see her work in the group show "6x6x20".      Check out Heather's work here:   https://www.heatherlyoung.com/   https://www.instagram.com/fly_young_studio/       Watch the video of her subtractive painting style here:   https://www.heatherlyoung.com/subtractive-painting