Big news: Creative Guts was recently featured on NH Chronicle! 🎉
The wonderful folks from WMUR attended our Art 'Round the Room event last November, where host Jean Mackin enjoyed experiencing first hand the magic of creating in such a fun and welcoming environment.
Check it out!
NH Chronicle's website: https://lnkd.in/eey43HbZ
YouTube: https://lnkd.in/etTybYc3
Thank you, New Hampshire Chronicle, for documenting this unique program. 💙
We’re pleased to share our 2025 Annual Report! Take a look at an overview of our programs, partners, financials, and more.
Creative Guts and Mosaic Art Collective are teaming up to present a live panel discussion on Sunday, February 22nd at 2 pm, featuring a discussion and Q&A on how art can be used for advocacy.
Moderated by host Joe Acone, this conversation will be recorded and released on the Creative Guts Podcast. Panelists include:
Richard Haynes, Artist, Storyteller, Culture Keeper, and Culture Maker
Brenda Noiseux, Activist Artist
Aimee Terravechia, Executive Director of 603 Equality
This event is happening during Mosaic Art Collective’s Peaceful Rebellion exhibition, which is on view from Wednesday, January 28, 2026 to Friday, February 20, 2026. The exhibition will celebrate the act of art making and the awareness and solace it provides us.
Limited Seating
Suggested Donation: $10
We’re thrilled to be a part of this upcoming event:
GRANITE GOODNESS, the award-winning podcast highlighting optimism and progress across New England, comes to 3S Artspace on February 20th for an evening celebrating New Hampshire’s vibrant and fast-growing podcast scene.
Join host Andy DeMeo as he brings together local podcast voices shaping regional dialogue around policy, art, business, creativity, community, and more.
This two-part conversation explores how independent media creators surface ideas, inspire action, and solve real problems across New Hampshire and beyond.
Each segment will run approximately 40 minutes, with a 10-minute intermission. The night kicks off with a performance by local indie-folk favorite @sneakymiles.
Segment 1 Guests
Gene Martin, Executive Director of NH Fiscal Policy Institute & Host of NH Uncharted
Marissa Emanuele + Emily Briand, Co-hosts, One Quick Thing
Liz Canada, Host, NH Has Issues
Segment 2 Guests
Laura Harper Lake + Becky Barsi, Co-hosts, Creative Guts
Troy Farkas, Executive Producer & Host, Seacoast Stories
Jenn Bakos, Host, Telltalks Northeast
Get your tickets here!
The Creative Guts Discord server is a place for creatives of all backgrounds to come together online, have fun, and celebrate and share their creativity.
Here’s what’s coming up in February:
Artist Meet ‘n Make - Thursday, February 12th from 7 pm to 9 pm ET - Join us and work on whatever creative medium you’d like, chat or lurk in the background, and have fun connecting with other makers in this community. Drop in anytime!
February Book Club - Saturday, February 28th from 10:30 am to 11:30 am ET - Join us for an informal discussion on this month’s book: The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird.
Monthly Challenge - Each month we share a creative prompt of the month as inspiration for new work to share in the server. At the end of each month, we will share a few, randomly selected works on our social media (along with each artists handle and website). We'll always ask first before sharing anyone's work! February’s prompt is: Flame
Join our Discord Server here!
There’s still time to enter our 2026 sticker contest!
The winning design will be made into a sticker that will be shared with the Creative Guts community. The winner will be paid $100 for use of their artwork, plus 10 complimentary stickers.
Submit designs here! The deadline to enter the contest is February 14, 2026.
There is no cost to enter the competition. All ages may submit to this competition, though anyone under 18 years of age will need parent/guardian permission for use of their artwork if selected.
The themes we are seeking can relate to creativity in general, a particular art form, podcasting, or what Creative Guts means to you.
Find full rules and design guidelines on the submission form.
Please DM us or reach out to Laura@CreativeGutsPodcast.com with any questions.
On a recent episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Becky Barsi chat with April Landry, a comic artist, writer, and the organizer of the Luna Moth Zine Festival. April uses digital and traditional art to help explain and deal with the world around her. In our conversation, we discuss using art to process emotions, zine making, the story behind the name of the Luna Moth Zine Festival, and much more. We also dive deep into one of April’s pieces entitled “Bird Laundry Thieves Cartoon” that you must see for yourself!
🎧 Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.
Learn more about the Luna Moth Zine Festival at www.lunamothzinefest.com and www.instagram.com/lunamothzinefest. The 2026 festival will be on April 18th in Manchester, NH.
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