Embrace the Mess
Teaching Artists Gavin Bernard and Paras Chaudhari navigate challenging circumstances and search for solutions alongside resilient and creative Atlanta Public High School students.The real, uncensored conversations exist to be an inspiration for other youth-serving educators to share stories of their own work.
Episodes
19 episodes
111 - Community is the Truth
Atlanta's artist community pulled up and saved the day. Gavin and Paras discuss shooting the music video with the help of local muralists, art venues, storyboard artists and more.Follow Embrace the Mess, @etmpod, or
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Episode 111
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111 - Bonus: Emma & Scott Satterfield | Filmmaking Family
Paras and Gavin talk with Emma Satterfield, re:imagine/ATL alumni who served as first assistant director on the Know Your Worth music video and teacher’s assistant throughout the program. Emma shares her perspective on living in the same neighb...
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Episode 111
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111 - Bonus: Jessica Helfrecht | Executive Director of MINT
Paras and Gavin talk with Jessica Helfrecht, executive director of MINT Gallery. MINT Gallery was founded to serve and highlight emerging artists. Jessica shares the importance of saying “yes”, giving back as a business model, and encouraging e...
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111 - Bonus: Dustin Bolton | Graphic Novelist
Paras and Gavin talk with Dustin Bolton, a contract media artist and graphic novelist. Discussion highlights include being a passive consumer vs an active creator, creative career opportunities for youth, and the ideal environment to develop cr...
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111 - Bonus: Luciano Giaranno | NOCO Senior Producer
Follow Embrace the Mess, @etmpod, or etmpod.com. You can e-mail us questions and comments at etm@reimagineatl.comre:imagine/ATL is a 510(c)3 nonprofit, and all donations are tax deductible...
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111 - Bonus: Fabian Williams aka Occasional Superstar
Paras and Gavin talk with Fabian Williams, aka Occasional Superstar, an Atlanta muralist creating political and socially relevant contemporary art. Discussion highlights include Fabian’s personal constitution for success, the journey from worki...
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111 - Bonus: Malika Whitley | Founder of ChopArt
Paras and Gavin talk with Malika Whitley, CEO & Founder of ChopArt, an arts organization for teens experiencing homelessness. Discussion highlights include one thing to not do when working with teens, how to overcome imposter syndrome, and ...
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110 - All is Lost
Paras gets a letter regarding the beat, sending the project back to square one. Before Paras and Gavin can tell the teens, a conflict breaks out over how much work has happened versus how much is expected. Our Executive Director, Kimberlin Bolt...
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Episode 110
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109 - Studio Time
Conflict arises when it comes time to edit the lyrics. Everyone gets to record at The New School. With the song recorded, it’s time to begin producing a music video. The team must decide between doing something easy, or stepping up the stakes t...
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Episode 109
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108 - Complex Rhyme Patterns
It’s crunch time, and the students need to finish their flow. The students get to take a field trip to re:imagine/ATL’s office to go in-depth with counting bars and complex rhyme patterns, and we break down the mess it takes to make that happen...
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Episode 108
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107 - Don't Be Satisfied
Gavin and Paras continue to push the students, using their the keys to moving forward, story circle, The Hero’s Journey, and Uta Hagen’s Six Steps. The main character, Tee, is solidified, and Kat is selected to play the part. The first vers...
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Episode 107
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106 - Black Boys Don't Do Yoga
In episode six, Gavin stands. Gavin and Paras bring yoga and mindfulness to the classroom with Rutu Chaudhari of the Dharma Project, and confront some of the hurdles students place between themselves and mindfulness. Stay turned til the end of ...
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Episode 106
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105 - Time, Materials, Talent
In episode five, the students learn how to charge what their work is worth through classroom discussions. More important than time and materials, how do you charge for talent? Gavin and Paras discuss the path to discovering their own worth in t...
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Episode 105
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104 - When They See Themselves
Paras and Gavin question the students about the creative choices they're making and challenge them to put themselves in the work. The structural tools are used to rein the ideas into a feasible project. Students learn the power of representatio...
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Episode 104
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103 - Intro to Uta Hagen's Six Steps
In episode three, Gavin and Paras work with the students to create a character with a financial problem. Students learn processes to create successful art, including Uta Hagen's 6 steps to building a character. The stakes get raised as the stud...
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Episode 103
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102 - Building on Lessons of Design Innovation
In episode two, Gavin and Paras settle in at Frederick Douglass High School, and work with students to create a story around financial literacy. In the process, they learn the barriers students face in their own financial goals, asses the stude...
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Episode 102
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101 - What is the Mess?
In episode one, we introduce our teaching artists and explore "the mess". Gavin and Paras introduce re:imagine/COMMUNITY, a 10-week program in which they are tasked with going into Atlanta Public Schools to create film and digital media content...
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Episode 101
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100 - Embrace the Mess Teaser
Teaching Artists Gavin Bernard and Paras Chaudhari navigate challenging circumstances and search for solutions alongside resilient and creative Atlanta Public High School students.The real, uncensored conversations exist to be an inspir...
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Episode 100
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