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cool WIP episode 36: coolin with Sam Hamilton

cool WIP

Release Date: 07/16/2026

WE ARE SO BACK! New season... new co-host... Kalaija Mallery <3

We’re talkin’ Sam’s latest exhibition "To Avoid Drowning, Become the Ocean," opera, Kenny G, gold, high lines vs. low lines, drum kits in a waterfall, recycled water, finding the benevolent corners of the internet, tiny traveling organs, Beech Street, brief stints as pop artists, Areteroa, New Zealand, collaborating at The Luminary, how the ocean is literally inside all of us, artists as civic leaders, and the introduction of our new cohost for the season, the one and only Kalaija Mallery.

Buckle up... we're just getting started :)

Sam’s exhibition “To Avoid Drowning, Become the Ocean” will be on view at The Luminary through August 15, 2026.

Find Sam Hamilton on IG:@sam.tam.ham

Also: @kalaija.m @theluminary @marinamae_west @coolwip_official