GO FORTH

Hey GSA!  Join us as we catch up with Harry Pickens - the longtime "Artist in Residence" at The Governor's School for the Arts. 

Harry Pickens, B.A, CAPP, is an award-winning performing artist, educator, positive psychology practitioner, and life transformation coach. As pianist and composer, his multifaceted musical career has featured collaborations with hundreds of the world’s great jazz artists, choral works featuring the poetry of Wendell Berry, and a recent performance for the Dalai Lama. The 2009 recipient of the Kentucky Governor’s Award For The Arts In Education, the state's highest honor in the creative and performing arts, he also serves as Artist-In-Residence for the Kentucky Governor’s School For The Arts and served as Ambassador For Artistry In Education at Berklee School of Music during the 2013-2014 academic year. Blending his artistic identity with cutting-edge research in peak performance psychology, he has taught over 20,000 musicians how to transform performance anxiety into rock-star confidence through his From StageFright to Standing Ovation™ workshops. As a positive psychology practitioner and life transformation coach, he develops and shares practical applications of cutting-edge research in the science of wellbeing.

In this episode we dive into topics such as 

• Artist resiliency in times of struggle
• Forming new habits
• The importance of mindfulness in a creative life 
• And so much more!

Come catch up with Harry and spend time with the GSA Family!

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.Hey GSA!  Join us as we catch up with alumni Trevor Dylan Edwards (DA '13) and dive into his journey after GSA and what led him to create SOMA Dance Studio in Glasgow, Kentucky and his journey as a professional dancer throughout the nation.  In this episode, we touch on listening to your intuition, following your dreams (not others), and helping give back to a community that fostered your growth.

Hey GSA!  Join us as we catch up with alumni John Austin Clark (VM '00) as we dive into his journey after GSA and what led him to create Bourbon Baroque here in Louisville after time in Ohio, Canada, and New York.  In this episode, we touch on finding artistic community, learning by doing, trusting the journey, making a living doing what ignites you, and a whole lot about baroque music! We hope you enjoy listening!

To learn more about Bourbon Baroque and John Austin Clark - you can do so below!

Hey GSA!  Join us as we catch up with alumni Samuel Lockridge (MT '06) and Tay Schulz (DR '08) as we dive into their creative processes within their company - Afterculture Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky.  In this episode, we touch on life after The Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts,  finding a creative community, finding artistic funding, and finding success and purpose in your creative process.  We hope you enjoy listening!