PROCESSA TALKS

A podcast centering artists and visionaries of color in the visual art world and beyond. Hosted by curator Kiara Cristina Ventura. Presented by Processa.

PROCESSA TALKS is a arts podcast hosted by Kiara Cristina Ventura / Processa, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kiara Cristina Ventura / Processa hosts PROCESSA TALKS, a arts show with 25 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  Truth in Concept with Emmanuel Massillon (S2-EP.5)

  Sep 11, 20251h 13mS5

  <p>In this live episode of Processa Talks, Kiara Cristina Ventura sits down with artist Emmanuel Massillon for a deep conversation on art, culture, and process. Together, they explore Emmanuel’s practice, the stories behind his work, and how his identity and experiences shape his vision as an artist. </p><p>Later in the episode, they are joined by artist Allen Golder-Carpenter to reflect on the Massillon's performance piece "Cell 72: The Cost of Confinement" at Harlesden High Street Gallery in London, where Allen inhabited the role of an inmate for three days in June 2025.</p><p>Recorded live at Studio Pr...

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  Episode #4

  Hidden Paintings within Found Furniture: Revealing home[body] with Kiarita (S2-EP.4)

  Jul 18, 202546 minS2

  <p>In this episode, Kiara Cristina Ventura sits down with multidisciplinary artist Kiarita within their debut solo exhibition home[body] at Hausen in Brooklyn to explore the delicate architecture of intimacy and queer eroticism. Set amid hidden paintings and altar-like assemblies inside found vintage furniture, the conversation touches on how safety and “chosen family” is woven through acts of communion. This dialogue delves into sensual textures, concepts around love & relationships, and the ways rest becomes resistance.About Kiarita:Born in Hackensack, NJ (1999) and based in Brooklyn, Kiarita is a Dominican artist working across painting and sculpture. In home[body]—curated by Usen Es...

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  Episode #3

  The Spirituality of Sound with Avila Santo (S2-EP.3)

  Jun 4, 20251h 20mS3

  <p>In this episode, Kiara Cristina Ventura sits down with multidisciplinary artist Avila Santo to explore the rituals, rhythms, and revelations behind his evolving creative practice. From ancestral memory to the dream realm, Avila shares insights on his latest work, his connection to the spiritual, and the power of art as portal and provocation. This intimate conversation dives into the textures that shape his world—both seen and unseen.</p><p><br /></p><p>About Avila Santo:</p><p>Born in Los Angeles in 1991, Avila Santo is a multidisciplinary artist of Afro-Brazilian and Jewish descent working across music, sound, and ri...

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  Episode #2

  Alchemy - Pigments of Probability: Interview with Artist Diana Eusebio and Dr. Omaris Z. Zamora (S2-EP.2)

  Jun 18, 202426 minS1

  <p>For this episode of Processa Talks, we have the pleasure of hosting Artist Diana Eusebio and Dr. Omaris Z. Zamora where they discuss Eusebio's solo exhibition, Alchemy: Pigments of Probability, opening at the Art and Culture center in Hollywood, Florida. Alchemy: Pigments of Probability, is a culmination of years of extensive research on the indigenous art of alchemizing plants and natural materials into color. In this specific body of work, she features seven different natural materials native to Miami, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, such as Cochineal, Avocados, Bija (Annatto), Spanish Moss, Indigo, Jagua, and Palo de Campeche (Logwood...

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  We Back! + Interview with Artist Piero Penizzotto (S2-EP.1)

  Jan 18, 202458 minS2

  <p>Tune into the new season of Processa Talks (formerly known at AW CLASSROOM) with an interview with artist Piero Penizzotto, a Peruvian-American artist born and based in Queens, NY. Penizzotto’s practice consists of creating life-size painted papier-mâché sculptures as an ode to the friendships and communities he is a part of in New York and South Florida. <br>This recording is from an artist talk between Piero Penizzotto and curator and founder of Processa, Kiara Cristina Ventura, on October 14th 2023, at Penizzotto's solo exhibition at White Columns in NYC. In tandem with themes within this exhibition, Penizzotto and...

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