27 - Codes of Kindness (with Eleanor Hanson Wise and Oliver Wise)

This week we have a warm chit chat with Eleanor and Oliver of the Present Group. We also talk about collaboration, authenticity, pinkie sizes, and codes of kindness.

Most of the music in this episode is by tUnE-yArDs

Compensation Foundation (Do the survey!)
The Present Group
castaneda/reiman
Who Wore It Better?
Greek Punishment Video Game
Nate Boyce
Anthony Discenza
WTF with Marc Maron
Pinkie Cams

Art paradoxes abound.

26 - Contingency Plan (with Steven Wolf)

This week we chat with art dealer and gallerist, Steven Wolf about closing his gallery, Steven Wolf Fine Arts. We also discuss labor parties (like the kind with food and music), the new THRILLS college artist residency, and various other nonsense.

Almost all the music in this episode is by tUnE-yArDs

No Justice, No Service: Bay Area Art & Education Justice Festival (facebook event page)
SEIU (Service Employees International Union)
A+P+I (MCAM's artist in residence program)
Steven Wolf Fine Arts

Tell Google not to delete Feedburner: 1 (650) 253-0000

Always be prepared!

25 - Under Bed (with Christine Wong Yap)

This week we talk to once and future (hopefully) Bay Area based artist, Christine Wong Yap. We also talk about tiny alternative spaces, adjunct abuse, and how we are GOING TO START POSTING THE PODCAST ON WEDNESDAYS! 

All the music in this episode is by Creative Adult

The Compensation Foundation - fill out their survey!
Christine Wong Yap  - check her out!
Interface Gallery - gallery
Mail Order Brides (MOB) - Manananggoogle rules.
Beginner's Guide to Community Based Arts by Keith Knight and Mat Schwarzman
Adjunct Walkout - February 25th!

Kate and Eli Thorne are looking forward to bringing you the Under Bed gallery in 2016.

24 - February Rambler!

This week we chat about some choice lectures, give you a tight little show/event ramble for the month, and talk about various assholes. We also get a call from a glorious listener!

All the music in this episode is by The Devil Makes Three

Donate to the people affected by the Mission and 22nd fire!

The Angela Davis talk at UCSC is HERE!
G4S - Security Corporation that kills and imprisons people!
Berkeley Cancels Order for Armored Police Vehicle - KPIX
This is What Democracy Looks Like! - video by Oliver Ressler
La Buena Vida - an archive of interviews by Carlos Motta
go to congratulationspinetree.com/bonus/JenniferGonzalezSFAI_1.30.2015.MP3 to hear my crappy recording of the Jennifer Gonzalez lecture!
SFAI - San Francisco Art Institute
M. Lamar - artist
Don't be a Stanford Asshole by David Talbot
Berkeley Cafe Fires Employee Over Incident With W. Kamau Bell - KQED
W. Kamau Bell - writer and comedian
What’s up with stARTup? by Bean Gilsdorf and Joseph Del Pesco
Common Field - Network
Article about Common Field
Artadia is still doing stuff!

We were mobbing deep in Santa Cruz.

23 - Tech Sass (with Cassie Thornton)

Click here to listen!

This week we recorded on a Fisher-Price tape player. We had a great chat with Oakland-based artist, Cassie Thornton, we talked about a trip to the Battery and we commiserated about the terror of tech bros.

All the music in this episode is by Goapele.

THE OMNI COMMONS!
East Bay Express article about the Omni
Cassie Thornton
Save the System by Cassie Thornton
Strike Debt - Bay Area
The Battery - secret club
The Battery's Yelp page
FOG art + design fair
Desiree Holman
Amy Franceschini/Futurefarmers 
McSweeney's Issue 48 with Sorry to Bother You by Boots Riley

This is how we record the show.

22 - Curators and Coyotes (with Christian Frock)

Blogger is sketchy today, if you can't go to the episode by clicking the title just click here.

This week we chat with art journalist and curator, Christian Frock. We also argue about why the bay is better than LA, reminisce about studio visits with curators, and read a tender letter from a listener.

All the music in this episode is by Painted Palms

Priced Out: San Francisco’s Changing Values and Artist Exodus by Christian Frock
Invisible Venue - contemporary art in unexpected spaces
The Most Important Art Essays of the Year - a list by Ben Davis
Is Our Art Equal to the Challenge of Our Times? - by A. O. Scott
Hell No, We Won’t Go: Outstanding Radical Art And Global Movements in 2014 by Christian Frock
The Battery - secret club
Glengarry Glen Ross - Always be closing!

a precious coyote

21 - The Business (with Steve Zavattero, Ray Beldner, and Ethan Rafal)

This week we try to sort out the quagmire of art fairs. Ray Beldner and Steve Zavaterro chat with us about their controversial new art fair, and Ethan Rafal gives his take on the commercial art world in general. Hopefully you'll call/text us this week, listeners! Come on, people! 419 351 6606

All the music in this episode is from the Prometheus Symphony Orchestra

Omni Commons in Oakland - "create a people-powered space to share, organize, and commune."
Potluck for Gathering People and Data - Royal Nonesuch Gallery January 17, 6-8pm
stARTup Art Fair - see for yourself!
New York Times article we were talking about.
Ethan Rafal - take a book look!
Le 1% C'est Moi by Andrea Fraser

 “...a one percentage point increase in the share of total income earned by the top 0.1 percent triggers an increase in art prices of about 14 percent... It is indeed the money of the wealthy that drives art prices. This implies that we can expect art booms whenever income inequality rises quickly. This seems exactly what we witnessed during the last period of strong art price appreciation, 2004 - 2007." - “Art and Money", in: Yale School of Management Working Paper, No. 09–26 , Yale School of Management, April 28 , 2010 .

20 - New Year's Ramble (with MaryAnn Rhoades)

This week we make promises to you for the upcoming year. Maysoun doesn't believe that food is the art of the mouth, we discuss more difficulties of art-related social situations, and we give a brief rundown of events coming up in January. We also talk to Kate's mom, a South Bay native and art enthusiast.

Almost all the music in this episode is by The Rusty String Express

Omni Commons (fund them!)

Interface Gallery: After Hours (show by Carrie Hott)

Jefferson Airplane in San Francisco (1967)

Alternative Exposure Grantee and Members Party (at Southern Exposure)

Jennifer A. Gonzalez (is lecturing at SFAI!)

Email KateRhoades@gmail.com to submit your T-shirt designs!

Sarah Thibault's Staycation (at Mark Wolfe)

Chatrooms (curated by Morehshin Allahyari and Willa Köerner)

Professional Vocal Warmup (video)

I'll tell ya what!

19 - Naked Penises and Pine Cones (with Jaime Cortez)

We were all over the country when making this episode. We chat with Jaime Cortez, talk about being interviewed, and address a CALL FROM A BRAVE LISTENER!

This week's music is from Horrible Adorable

Jaime Cortez (artist)
The California Institute of Integral Studies
Sexile (graphic novel by Jaime in PDF form)
Boots Riley (on Tumblr)
Article about CPT for the EBX
Ponzi Scheme

Pine cones are a pine tree's baby.

18 - The Treasure Room

This week we visited San Francisco's International Art Museum of America, which was so strange we will never forget it. We also discuss the StART Up art fair, and whether the bay is provincial. Also the CPT T-shirt contest is still going on, and we're looking for someone to join our button maker time share!

Send your T-shirt designs in to KateRhoades@gmail.com!
International Art Museum of America (unreal)
Isa Genzken (artist)
Success Development, Inc (business cult)
Fake news video (about H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III)
StARTup Art Fair
Susan O'Malley (artist)

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III (?)

17 - Polka Dot Sunday and Anti-Racism (with Sarah Hotchkiss and Carey Lin)

We talk about the ongoing protests against police brutality and institutional racism, discuss holiday coping strategies, and interview Sarah Hotchkiss and Carey Lin of Stairwell's! We also analyze Super Storm Sheldon, and why all you listeners are jerks for never calling in.

The music from this episode is by Queens D. Light and Conspiracy of Beards

Omni Commons (They're having a fundraiser!)
Black Liberation & White Anti-Racism in the Time of Ferguson(video) Alicia Garza,Kamau Walton, Robbie Clark, and Phil Hutchings.
Millions March (article on oaklandsocialist.com)
Polka Dot Sunday is already a thing!? (not really)
Stairwell's
Sarah Hotchkiss
Carey Lin
Misfit Toy Factory at Root Division
Atmospheric River Sheldon

One step at a time.

16 - Art Review Review Review

We review reviews of art reviews! If we had done this in the form of a musical variety show it would have been and Art Review Review Review Revue (all credit to Katy Kondo)! Also in this episode we negotiate twitter, say why the Bay is better than Miami, notify you of the Winter Sales coming up at local shops and non-profits, and give some podcast picks! And so much more!

Almost all the music in this episode is by Blood Sister

Link World
Our Twitter: @pinetreepodcast

Winter Sale Spots:
Eastside Holiday Art Sale
Creative Growth
Little Paper Planes

Gravel and Gold

The General Store

Needles and Pens

Creativity Explored

Marion and Rose's Workshop

Scarlet Sage Herb Co.

San Francisco Bazaar 

Root Division's Misfit Toy Factory

Magic Makers: Queer Art, Craft & Healing

Remodelista Market at Heath Ceramics in SF

Articles:
Critical Reflections By Bill Berkson
The Cheese Stands Alone: The Trouble with Funny Art By Jessica Brier
Questions I Haven’t Found Answers for as an Artist By Guillermo Gómez-Peña

Podcasts:
We Want the Airwaves
Apex Express
Bad At Sports

Get some great stuff for whatever moments you do or do not celebrate!

15 - Whispers and Resistance (with Aurora Crispin)

This week we went to the Oakland Museum of California for the show, Fertile Ground. We also chatted with Oakland-based artist, Aurora Crispin about her experience at the protests in response to white Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson not being indicted for the murder of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. If you have anything you'd like to add to the conversation please call in ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT and leave a message for next week's episode: (419) 351 6606

The music in this week's episode is from the Last Poets.

Fertile Ground (at OMCA)

How to Parent on a Night Like This (by Carvell Wallace)

The Blackout Collective (activists that shut down Bart on Friday)

The Oscar Grant Committee (Oakland community group fighting police brutality)

Occupy Oakland (is still active!)

Oakland City Council Meeting Calendar 

14 - Cat Stories and Violent Gentrification

W.A.G.E.'s fundraiser is in its last day! Get in there and donate if you haven't yet! This week we talk about a panel at UC Berkeley that discussed the East Side Cultural Center. We also chat about artistic success, reception anxieties (still) and the new Cat Cafe in Oakland.

W.A.G.E. - This is your last chance to get a salute!
The Coup (almost all the music in this episode is by The Coup)
ARC (Arts Research Center at UC Berkeley)
East Side Cultural Center/East Side Arts Alliance (in east Oakland)
SAHA (Satellite Affordable Housing Associates)
Bobby Seale's speech about the Black Panther's Ten Point Program (video)
Northern California Community Loan Fund
Non-pharmaceutical treatments for anxiety
Cat Town (cafe and adoption center)
UC Berkeley Student Sit-in

The East Side Cultural Center is inspiring.

13 - Redactions (with Veronica Graham)

This week we interview Oakland-based artist, Veronica Graham. We also chat about Lucy Lippard's lecture at THRILLS college, Sarah Thornton at UC Berkeley, and the Lab's highly successful 24-hour telethon. There's a new segment this week called redactions! Call/text in and let us know that you think (419) 351 6606, or leave a comment below!

W.A.G.E. - WE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU IF YOU DONATE TO W.A.G.E.!
V.A. Graham (artist)
Most Ancient (VG and JE make amazing things)
Yuichi Yokoyama (artist)
Creativity Explored (art center)
Tommy Guerrero (most of the music on this episode is by Tommy)
The Lab Telethon (event of the season)
Sarah Thornton's Ten Reasons to Quit the Art Market Beat
Kate Tries the Oculous Rift (video)

from Most Ancient

12 - Alcatraz, Elections and Bison

Maysoun is back to talk about Ai Weiwei, the soda tax, and coyote canyons! We also discuss art reception etiquette and apologize to moms.

This episode features music by Jimbo Trout

Link Party:

Donate to W.A.G.E. - There's still time!
@Large (Ai Weiwei show on Alcatraz)
un.bound.ed (new show at Root Division)
SoEx: More Than One Way (Open call for the big juried show)
California's shitty voter turnout (read about how shitty it was)
Homeroom (best mac and cheese in Oakland)
Golden Gate Park Bison (Bison)

Bison are amazing.

11 - Rolling Down 16th for Spider Porn

Maysoun was in New York, so Katy K fills in for a journey to shows on 16th street. Plus Joann Pak gives us a brief rundown of what we missed at the Harmony Hammond talk at CCA. Plus stories of blow jobs and more.

W.A.G.E. (There is still time to donate! Do it and get saluted!)
Lora Fosberg at Jack Fischer Gallery
Aggregate Exposure at George Lawson Gallery
Surabhi Saraf at Hosfelt Gallery
The Cockettes (performance group)
Markus Schinwald at the Wattis
Harmony Hammond (artist)

10 - Ghost Art and Voting

W.A.G.E. still needs your help! Also we chat about local fundraisers, ghost stories, and yell at you to vote. No big interview this episode, but next week we'll have other weird madness!

W.A.G.E. Fundraiser
Root Division
Berkeley Art Center
Surabhi Saraf (artist)
Haas Lilienthal House 
Worth Ryder Gallery (at UC Berkeley)
Queer Abstraction Panel (at CCA)
Brent Green (artist)
Don Hertzfeldt (filmmaker)
Headlands Ghosts (ghosts)
Green Party Voter Guide (Alameda county)
Green Party Endorsements (SF county)

Episode 9 - Saluting You (with Jackie Im, Aaron Harbour, and Brandon Drew Holmes)

W.A.G.E. needs your help to counteract the wealth disparity in the art world, so help them out and we will salute you! This week we chat with writers/curators/artists Jackie Im and Aaron Harbour, and curator/artist/DJ Brandon Drew Holmes. Plus, Kate tells the harrowing tale of her escape from Alcatraz.

W.A.G.E. Fundraiser (give them money and we will congratulate you on the next episode)
W.A.G.E. Fee Calculator (what artist fees will look like when W.A.G.E. certification is adopted)
GuideStar (find the tax forms of any non-profit organization)
Et. Al. (art venue)
ARTCARDS (see every art show in the Bay Area)
Curiously Direct (art criticism and more)
n/a (art venue)
The Wattis Institute (art venue)
Gorgeous (show at the Asian Art Museum)
@large (Ai Weiwei show on Alcatraz)
Willow Smith is an American treasure.

Working Artists and the Greater Economy!

Episode 8 - Rager! (with Carrie Hott)

Joan Jonas lectured at CCA, Anna Betbeze lectured at THRILLS college, and the Alternative Press Expo happened. We talk about all that plus we interview Oakland-based artist/curator Carrie Hott, and so much more!

Supplemental material:

Working Artists and the Greater Economy/W.A.G.E. (give them money!)

Ello (social network)

Joan Jonas (artist)

Anna Betbeze (artist)

Carrie Hott (artist)

Shiyuan Liu (artist)

Et Al (gallery)

Eric Kessel (artist)

Pier 24 (photo gallery/museum?)

Alternative Press Expo 

Renee French (comic book artist)

Episode 7 - LA gets a pass

This week Kate talks about her LA excursions. Maysoun reviews the new show at Southern Exposure and her foray into stand-up comedy. Bad news! We're going on a brief summer hiatus, so we'll be back in October! We love you!

Check out these-

Armand Hammer (tycoon)
The Scandalous Art of James Ensor (at the Getty)
Harry Dodge (artist)
Made in LA 2014
Theory of Survival: Fabrications (at Southern Exposure)
Jennie Ottinger (artist)
Wonderment Consortium 
Sad Vicious (the song we attributed to Steuart Pittman is actually from his band, Sad Vicious! Check them out!)

Harry Dodge in Made in LA at the Hammer Museum

What a weirdo!

Episode 6 - In the field

This week we report from Bay Area Now 7 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the Block the Boat protest at the Port of Oakland. Maysoun discusses the latest meeting about the future of Intersection for the arts, we chat about juried shows and biking the bay bridge.


Important links:


Bay Area Now 7

Kristin Farr

Protesters block Israeli-owned boat from unloading at port (KTVU)

Oscar Grant Committee Against Police Brutality & State Repression

Intersection for the Arts

The Bay Bridge Bike Path

Episode 5 - As mellow as it gets

Take a chill break with us. We talk about Bay Area art critics, the Art Review Review Revue™, and get a inside scoop on The Bay vs. Chicago with Maysoun's mom.

Supplemental Material:

Art Practical - http://www.artpractical.com/

SFAQ - http://www.sfaqonline.com/

Alternative Exposure - https://www.soex.org/alternative-exposure

Richard T Walker - http://www.richardtwalker.net/Richard_T_Walker_.html

Constance Hockaday  - http://constancehockaday.wordpress.com/

Carolee Schneeman - http://www.caroleeschneemann.com/

Gay Outlaw - http://www.gayoutlaw.com/

CatWag - http://www.catherinewagner.org/

China - http://english.gov.cn/

Beyoncé - http://www.beyonce.com/

The Bay Bridge lights can suck it.

Episode 4 - Midsummer Review

We interview Aurora Crispin, Oakland-based artist and organizer for the Bay Area Art Workers Alliance. Also, we discuss Intersection for the Arts and non-profit arts organizations in general. 

Hot Links:

Bay Area Art Workers Alliance:
http://www.bayareaartworkersalliance.org/

Intersection for the Arts:
http://theintersection.org/

Christian Frock's article about the Intersection meeting: 

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2014/07/18/community-brainstorms-future-of-intersection-for-the-arts/

Episode 3 - Whatever you say, boss!

We talk to Oakland-based artist, Kevin Chen. We also dole out some sage wisdom to MFA students, and chat about getting and not getting art.

 Hot links:

Kevin Chen - http://kevinbchen.com/home.html

N/A Gallery - http://na-oakland.com/

k r m mooney - http://www.k-r-m.net/

Constance Hockaday - http://constancehockaday.wordpress.com/

Whatever you say, boss! - http://artbusiness.com/1open/052314.html

Episode 2 - Queer topics for pride month

Amy Cancelmo chats with us about her show, Strange Bedfellows.  We start interviewing every artist in Oakland, and discuss sex toys, queer artists, and vulvae.

Check out these links to things we talk about:

Strange Bedfellows curated by Amy Cancelmo
 http://strangebedfellowsexhibition.wordpress.com

Projected Personae at SOMArts
http://www.somarts.org/personae/

Eric Scollon
http://erikscollon.tumblr.com/

Episode 1 - To Infinity and BAYond

We talk about artist statements, Forest City real estate developers, sound art, integrity, and dog beaches. 

Further reading/browsing: 

Ellis Act Reform (Bill SB1439): http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/S-F-Ellis-Act-reform-bill-passes-in-state-Senate-5514880.php 

Stephanie Syjuco: http://www.stephaniesyjuco.com/ 

Megan Wilson Article: http://www.stretcher.org/features/the_gentrification_of_our_livelihoods/ 

Intersection for the Arts: http://theintersection.org/ 

Arch Art Supplies: http://www.archsupplies.com/

Podcast coming your way!

We're starting this podcast tomorrow. Yay!