Local artist Lara Whitley has an exciting installation debuting at this year’s 5Point Film Festival later this month. We had the opportunity to learn what makes her tick and more importantly, what inspires her to create.

Meagan Londy is a local movement and performance artist. She is Director of Dance and Sound Designer for the Green Is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza. She shares her background, inspiration and love of dance with us. You’ll see her and a team of movement-based storytellers on the stage again this March.

Local artist Reina Katzenberger is a busy woman, with several irons in the fire. She lives and breathes collaboration and creativity. We were delighted to get a glimpse of what generates her artistic momentum.

Powers Art Center just opened a new exhibition; Wrapped featuring works by Issey Miyake and Christo and Jean-Claude, on display through November 2024. We chat with director Sonya Taylor Moore about the exciting things happening just up the hill.

Locals can't deny or avoid Carbondale's Clay scene; it's so prevalent it's represented in retail, restaurants, and galleries. The hub for all things ceramics in the valley can be found at the east end of Main Street– you know the colorful buildings with the ArtStream out front? This is where you'll find those most committed to "Keeping Carbonde Dirty." Support our friends at Carbondale Clay Center at their annual fundraiser Settings: The Potter’s Table, September 23 4:30-8:30pm

Meet Lindsay Jones, Carbondale artist extraordinaire. Don’t delay on ways you can engage with her as she’s a busy bee with a lot of events going on this week!

You may have heard about the new decor store off Main Street, Hazy Oak Interiors. We caught up with long-time RFV local, Kim Velasquez to share about her new business adventure.

This month’s District Feature is Luis Yllanes, Executive Director of 5Point Film. We get an inside look at his ties to the community and his creative contributions. Surely you’ll be seeing a lot of him this month as he prepares for all of the amazing activities and films that comprise the upcoming 5Point Film Festival, April 19-23.

This month we chat with Katlynn Kidd, owner of the new pilates studio on Main Street, Spring Pilates. Read her interview on how she hones in on the Carbondale community.

We often don’t get to meet the people behind the curtain for projects in our community. Nicholas DiFrank is about as involved in our community as one can get and is in the middle of making a significant contribution, the upcoming Youth Art Park. He also shares a bit about another smaller project he just delivered to the Carbondale Arts Gallery.

The CCD interviews local mycology entrepreneur, Hamilton Pevec on his creations in both mushrooms and filmmaking.