In Episode 66 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Ty Nathan Clark. Ty is a contemporary abstract artist and a true polymath: in his interview, he recounts his entrepreneurial experiences in professional basketball, outdoor goods, film production, and more. Before that conversation, Austin gets Waco real estate updates from residential expert Austin Hooper and commercial expert Gregg Glime.

Inside the Episode:

Ty Nathan Clark with show host Austin Meek

0:46 - The Residential Recap with Austin Hooper
5:23 - What’s Happening Here? with Gregg Glime
10:00 - Ty Nathan Clark’s Waco history
11:25 - Finding ways to afford living as an artist
16:01 - Art in everything
16:53 - Producing the basketball film, “Jump Shot”
18:20 - How and why to collect art
22:44 - Doing a few things really well
23:53 - Explaining his latest exhibit, “Lost, Recovered and Remaining”
24:34 - Points of inspiration
26:50 - Conversation with Dr. Jane Damron
27:20 - The challenges of working in Waco