This week, we crack open a raw, funny, honest convo with four featured Studio 5 wall artists: Arun Drummond, Anna Rob, Kim Thomas, and Jakeem “The Dream” Hodge — hosted by Steph Frx.

We hit record during a live in-studio hangout with the Blue Yeti mic turned all the way up (tiny mic version drops in a few days 👀). What followed was a roundtable of real talk on fear, freedom, identity, and what it means to make art that actually matters.

We get into:
• Why “ugly art” might be the realest art
• Multidisciplinary practice as survival + joy
• Cultural erasure, identity, and creative autonomy
• Zines, trash sculptures, and DIY everything
• Teaching the next generation of artists
• What it means to build tables, not just ask for seats

Whether you're just starting or reimagining your practice, this one's for the artists who know perfection is a trap — and messy, meaningful work is the goal.

🎨 Featured Artists:

• Arun Drummond | @arundrummondstudio

• Anna Rob | @anna.rob.is.a.star

• Kim Thomas | @iamkimthomas

• Jakeem the Dream | @jakeemdadream

• Host: Steph Frx | @rabidlegion

📍Recorded in Studio 5, inside Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
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