Gathering Whispers

Gathering Whispers is a podcast series featuring stories about the inspiring people and expansive community-engaged projects we encounter on our way to IA’s Annual National Gathering

  • Poster. The background is teal blue with a couple of cat tails, and a light pink blotch in the top left corner. There are seven small fairy shrimp scattered around the poster. Big magenta title text says "GATHERING WHISPERS", and below, "on our way to the 2026 IA National Gathering | A CONVERSATION WITH: Steering Committee Members Rachel Hartsough, Sarah McCullough, Jord Nelsen, and Sandy Holman."

    EP3: A CONVERSATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE

    By Anuj Vaidya

    October 13, 2026

    In the third episode of Gathering Whispers for this season, we talk to a few members of the steering committee, an advisory body of university-community-student leaders who have been integral to shaping this year’s gathering. In this episode, you will hear from Rachel Hartsough (City of Davis Arts and Cultural Affairs Fund), Sarah McCullough (Feminist Research Institute), Jord Nelsen (Third Space Art Collective), and Sandy Holman (Culture Co-Op).

  • Poster. The background is teal blue with a couple of cat tails, and a light pink blotch in the top left corner. There are seven small fairy shrimp scattered around the poster. Big magenta title text says "GATHERING WHISPERS", and below, "on our way to the 2026 IA National Gathering | A CONVERSATION WITH: artists at Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer (TANA) including Jose Arenas, Eddie Lampkin, and Yezenia Gomez".

    EP2: A CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS AT T.A.N.A.

    By Anuj Vaidya

    September 8, 2026

    In the second episode of Gathering Whispers for this season, we talk to the visual artists for the 2026 IA National Gathering at Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer (T.A.N.A.), including Jose Arenas (Director), Eddie Lampkin (Workshop Coordinator), and Yesenia Gomez (Student Intern).

  • EP 1: A CONVERSATION WITH STEPHANIE MARONEY AND ERICA KOHL-ARENAS

    By Imagining America

    August 4, 2026

    In the first episode of Gathering Whispers for this season, we talk to IA Managing Director, Stephanie Maroney and IA Faculty Director Erica Kohl-Arenas, who give us a sneak-peek at what we can expect to experience and learn at the 2026 IA National Gathering.

  • Ep 3: A Conversation with Ma. Eugenia Hernandez and Cynthia Bejarano, Professors and Collaborators Across Borders

    By Imagining America

    September 8, 2025

    In the third episode of Gathering Whispers, we talk to Ma. Eugenia Hernandez (Prof. of Art, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez) and Cynthia Bejarano (Prof. of Gender and Sexuality Studies, New Mexico State University) about their cross-border collaboration, and their highlights and recommendations from this year’s program.

  • EP 2: A Conversation with IA Managing Director, Stephanie Maroney

    By Imagining America

    August 5, 2025

    In the second episode of Gathering Whispers, we talk to IA Managing Director, Stephanie Maroney, who talks to us about the relationships at NMSU that brought the 2025 IA National Gathering to Las Cruces, the rich history of community-engaged work in the Paso del Norte region, and the exciting projects and programs we can expect to encounter at this year’s 25th Anniversary National Gathering.

  • Title text on a pale pink background. The background is made of many small pink rectangular prisms. On the left side, in big magenta block letters that use zig-zag lines, it reads, "GATHERING WHISPERS". On the line below in regular magenta text it reads, "on our way to the", then in black text, "2025 IA National Gathering". The "2025" is in block text. Then on the line below in block letter magenta, with a lighter magenta shadow, it says, "A CONVERSATION WITH", and in the line below in the lighter magenta colored regular text it reads, "citlali delgado, visual artist". On the right side of the text is a painting of a cactus. Is it vibrant green and magenta and has two orange and yellow cactus flowers.

    EP1: A Conversation with Citlali Delgado, Visual Artist

    By Imagining America

    July 14, 2025

    In the first episode of Gathering Whispers, we talk to Citlali Delgado, visual artist for the 2025 IA National Gathering, who introduces us to her community, her art practice, and the Paso del Norte region where she has grown up.

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