Participatory Artistic Experiences with Will Owen

On this episode of Experience by Design, we welcome artist Will Owen to the show. Will's background growing up in Appalachia prepared him to treat the world as a maker's space, providing endless opportunities to create artistic experiences, satisfy his endless curiosity, and have fun collaborating with friends. I talk with Will about the importance of creating porousness to invite audience participation in art, the importance of building microcommunities, and the importance of doing weird things together. We also talk about his international collaborations, self-organized punk show, Moonshiners, making an ice cream flavor about the history of penicillin production.