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    Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists

    Beyond the Studio is a podcast about the business of being an artist, brought to you by hosts Amanda Adams and Nicole Mueller.
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    BTS x Inversion Art - Investing in the Future of Artists’ Careers

    BTS x Inversion Art - Investing in the Future of Artists’ Careers
    Hear more from Inversion Art co-founders Joey Flores and Jonathan Neil, along with artist John Houck, on how they’re combining the art and tech worlds to imagine new ways of investing in artists’ careers, applying a venture capital approach to working with artists, bridging the gap between professional development and capital investment in support of artists’ long-term success, and inverting the art market in the process. 
     
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    Alex Paik talks Growing a Network of Artist-Run Galleries, the Myth of Balance, and Prioritizing Relationships

    Alex Paik talks Growing a Network of Artist-Run Galleries, the Myth of Balance, and Prioritizing Relationships

    Hear more from Alex Paik on the origins of Tiger Strikes Asteroid and how they’re growing a network of artist-run galleries around the country, building an alternative model centered on community, the myth of balance and letting go of control, and what it means to grow horizontally vs. vertically.

     
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    Christopher Martin talks the Importance of Environment, Power of Osmosis, and Rituals of Self-Care

    Christopher Martin talks the Importance of Environment, Power of Osmosis, and Rituals of Self-Care

    Hear more from Christopher Martin on the importance of proximity and the power of showing up, finding the people and places that will lead to opportunities organically, the daily rituals and self-care routines that support his creative work, and learning to love every part of the process. 

     
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    Griff Williams talks Building a Career vs. a Life in the Arts, Community Over Capital, and Treating Everything Like an Art Project

    Griff Williams talks Building a Career vs. a Life in the Arts, Community Over Capital, and Treating Everything Like an Art Project

    Hear more from Griff Williams on the process of making his documentary "Tell Them We Were Here," what the stories of artists in the Bay Area can tell us about the struggles of artists universally, why artists choose to stay in places like it despite the high cost of living, sustaining Gallery 16 for more than 30 years in San Francisco by prioritizing community over capital, and valuing artists over art.

     
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    Amanda and Nicole talk Craft Shows: Selling Work at In-Person Events

    Amanda and Nicole talk Craft Shows: Selling Work at In-Person Events

    Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they dive into selling work at craft shows, maker fairs, and pop-ups through Amanda's 10 years of experience at over 100 events, her evolving criteria, red flags, how they fit into her overall business model, the ultimate craft show checklist, and maximizing the experience for sales and new audience members.

     
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    Amanda and Nicole talk Public Art: Fabrication and Installation

    Amanda and Nicole talk Public Art: Fabrication and Installation
    Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they debrief on Nicole’s recently finished mosaic and glass project in Tempe, AZ, fabricating and installing large-scale public projects, choosing whether to fabricate a piece yourself vs. outsource, knowing when and how to hire help, juggling multiple projects at once, and staying flexible to the changing needs of your studio.
     
     
     
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    Return of the Podcast!

    Return of the Podcast!
     
    Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on why they hit pause on the podcast, evolving as artists while experiencing good growing pains, continually redefining definitions of success, avoiding burnout and adapting your practice when life throws you curveballs, and the importance of community care.
     
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    Paddy Johnson talks Art World Taboos, Internalized Beliefs, and the Myths that Might Be Holding You Back

    Paddy Johnson talks Art World Taboos, Internalized Beliefs, and the Myths that Might Be Holding You Back

    Hear more from Paddy Johnson, founder of VVrkshop & Netvvrk, on why artists tend to underprice their work, how artistic production is supported, the emotional toll that systemic issues cause and how community can be the antidote to the structural challenges artists face, and the power of collective knowledge.

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    BTS x Serpentine - The Future of Art and Technology

    BTS x Serpentine - The Future of Art and Technology

    Hear more from Serpentine Arts Technologies curators Tamar Clarke-Brown & Eva Jäger about their upcoming exhibition “Third World: The Bottom Dimension” featuring Gabriel Massan, how emerging technologies are changing the working conditions of artists and ideas of collective ownership, differentiating between the current use of technologies and their potential, how artists can play a crucial role in shaping their development, and findings from Serpentine’s Future Art Ecosystems.

     

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    Adam Holofcener talks Ethics of Copyright, Artist Rights Within Capitalism, and Collective Organizing

    Adam Holofcener talks Ethics of Copyright, Artist Rights Within Capitalism, and Collective Organizing
    Hear more from Adam on why understanding the law is crucial to creating the more equitable future artists desire, viewing legal writing as a really strange form of poetry, his unique point of view on copyright as both a practicing musician and Executive Director of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, artist rights within capitalism especially with the emergence of new technologies like AI, and the importance of collective organizing.
     

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    Natalie Baxter talks Embracing Uncertainty, Exhibiting Work, and How Being a Mother Changes Everything

    Natalie Baxter talks Embracing Uncertainty, Exhibiting Work, and How Being a Mother Changes Everything

    Hear more from Natalie on pivoting from a background in video to building a studio practice around her soft sculpture, what she’s learned from her husband’s career as a freelance photographer about embracing uncertainty, her criteria for saying yes to exhibition opportunities, the realization that being a parent changes everything, moving from the city to upstate New York, doing artist residencies with her family as the mother of two young children, and the value of domestic labor.

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    Morel Doucet talks Community-Building, the Power of Storytelling, and Diversifying Your Skillsets

    Morel Doucet talks Community-Building, the Power of Storytelling, and Diversifying Your Skillsets

    Hear more from Morel on the impact of diversifying his skills & network as an artist, self-funding projects early in his career leading to collaborations with big brands and gallery representation, using every project to further support his friends and community, storytelling as a political act, and creating more equity in the arts through self-advocacy and pooling resources.

     

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    Bean Gilsdorf talks Staying Nimble, the Importance of Language, and the Working Conditions of Artists

    Bean Gilsdorf talks Staying Nimble, the Importance of Language, and the Working Conditions of Artists

    Hear more from Bean on balancing a practice as both an arts writer and visual artist, building and rebuilding community when moving from San Francisco to Poland to Portland, the existential nature of defining success in the arts, using a grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation to study the working conditions of artists in Portland and beyond, and the importance of valuing not just the arts but artists themselves. 

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    Sarah Thibault talks Patrons, Power Dynamics, and Valuing Your Work

    Sarah Thibault talks Patrons, Power Dynamics, and Valuing Your Work

    Hear more from Sarah as we unpack an email exchange with a potential collector that leads to a larger conversation about power dynamics in the art world, the hidden dangers of giving up control over your own market, retaining agency as an artist, valuing your self and work, and how to make ends meet without selling your soul.

     

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    Ruby Lerner talks Founding Creative Capital, Building an Infrastructure of Support for Artists, and Reflections on a Career of Advocating for the Arts

    Ruby Lerner talks Founding Creative Capital, Building an Infrastructure of Support for Artists, and Reflections on a Career of Advocating for the Arts

    Hear more from Ruby Lerner, founding Executive Director of Creative Capital, as she reflects back on her 40 year career advocating for the arts and artists, her advice for emerging arts leaders today, the importance of archiving and personal finance, what it would take to build a nationwide infrastructure of support for artists, and why she remains optimistic about the future.

     

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    Christine Wang talks Teaching as Political Action, the Unspoken Rules of the Art World, and Financial Exhibitionism

    Christine Wang talks Teaching as Political Action, the Unspoken Rules of the Art World, and Financial Exhibitionism

    Hear more from Christine on the realities of running a studio collective fresh out of art school, her motivations for going to grad school, navigating the unspoken rules of the art world, teaching as as an extension of her political organizing, and being the most naked by sharing her financial breakdown and tax returns.

     

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    Jocelyn Tsaih talks Personal Style, the Emotional Ups and Downs of Being a Freelancer, and Feeding Your Creativity

    Jocelyn Tsaih talks Personal Style, the Emotional Ups and Downs of Being a Freelancer, and Feeding Your Creativity

    Hear more from Jocelyn Tsaih on using day jobs at WeWork and Nickelodeon to launch her career as a freelance artist, navigating the emotional ups and downs of working for herself, honing her personal style to get bigger clients and projects, learning when to say no, and continuing to expand into new disciplines including graphic design, illustration, and animation.

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    Amanda and Nicole Talk Visualizing Your Finances as an Artist

    Amanda and Nicole Talk Visualizing Your Finances as an Artist

    Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on why it’s important for artists to talk about money, their various income streams as artists, how they gain clarity on their finances through various charts, and the visualization tools they use that all artists can adapt to help reach their financial goals.

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    Amanda and Nicole talk Public Art: Proposals and Project Budgets

    Amanda and Nicole talk Public Art: Proposals and Project Budgets

    Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they shed light into the public art process, discuss Nicole’s largest permanent public project to date in Tempe, AZ, how to craft a competitive proposal, streamlining applications, and building a budget that will sustain you.

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