Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists

Hear more from Sarah K. Benning on learning how to price her work, building a sustainable business online, diversifying income streams, the unexpected benefits of living in smaller towns, and how she manages a large social media following.

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Hear more from Sarah K. Benning on learning how to price her work, building a sustainable business online, diversifying income streams, the unexpected benefits of living in smaller towns, and how she manages a large social media following.

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Hear more from Raelis on how immigrating to the U.S. shaped his early life and career, developing self-reliance and character through struggle, attending graduate school amidst the pandemic, creating opportunities through proactive outreach, and being willing to sacrifice for his future vision. 

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Amanda & Nicole share their thoughts on "DEFINING VALUE(S) in the Art World," recorded live during Art World Conference.

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Hear more from Dexter Wimberly and Heather Bhandari on building new infrastructure to support artists in their professional development, expanding definitions of value while
confronting self-limiting beliefs, putting issues of power and systemic inequity front and center at this year’s conference, and what to expect from the first virtual Art World Conference.

Art World Conference

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Hear more from Hiba on setting clear intentions for herself and her career, building relationships with galleries, finding inner stability throughout the pandemic, participating in artistic residencies, and turning down opportunities to stay true to her artistic values. 

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Hear more from Hiba on setting clear intentions for herself and her career, building relationships with galleries, finding inner stability throughout the pandemic, participating in artistic residencies, and turning down opportunities to stay true to her artistic values. 

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Hear more from Abdu on being truly independent as an artist and musician, refusing to wait for permission, building more inclusive and supportive space for Baltimore artists, growing As They Lay as a community-centered platform, and striving for beauty over perfection. 

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Hear from Hayley on finding her way as an illustrator and designer, what online activism looks like in the midst of a pandemic, shifting expectations of productivity as an artist and soon-to-be-parent, and finding creative outlets even when her passion is her profession. 

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Hear more from Sarah on the unexpected challenges of experiencing rapid growth with her ceramic business Not Work Related (NWR), finding creative mentorships, setting clear boundaries as a one-woman business, the impact of showing up authentically and being vulnerable online, and discovering greater self-sufficiency.

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Hear more from Sarah on the unexpected challenges of experiencing rapid growth with her ceramic business Not Work Related (NWR), finding creative mentorships, setting clear boundaries as a one-woman business, the impact of showing up authentically and being vulnerable online, and discovering greater self-sufficiency.

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Hear more from Isaiah on making a career shift from the Air Force to photography, how chance encounters have lead to creative collaborations, building community locally through the Bmore Creatives, starting graduate school during the pandemic, and candor and accountability amidst political uprisings and social justice movements.

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Hear more from Monique Aimee on building a career as a freelance illustrator, working with an artist agent, stretching herself beyond her comfort zone while working on her own terms, traveling for projects, cold calling, and finding opportunities from anywhere in the world.

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Hear more from Carolyn Ramo, Executive Director of Artadia and coalition partner of Artist Relief, Kaelin Martin, board member of the Black Artist Fund, and Lindsay Guinan and Mary Graham, two California College of the Arts students behind the Working Class BIPOC at CCA Fundraiser.

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Working Class BIPOC at CCA Fundraiser (wcbipoccampaign@gmail.com)

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Hear more from Patton on what it means to be a mission-driven business, how arts organizations are shifting with the pandemic, the need for federal arts funding in the U.S., how artists can leverage community support through platforms like Kickstarter, and valuing every stage of the creative project. 

Art World Conference

Kickstarter Arts

For Freedoms

Public Benefit Corporation

Perry Chen

Yancey Strickler

Charles Adler

National Endowment for the Arts

Jewish Museum

Creative Time

LACMA

Royal Academy of Arts

The Creative Independent

"How to work with galleries and collectors as an emerging artist"

"An artist's guide to financial planning"

"A smart artist's guide to income taxes"

"An artist's guide to the O-1 visa"

Kickstarter Creators-in-Residence

Steve Locke

Public Art Fund and Ai Weiwei, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors"

Saint Vitus Stays Home

Dread Scott, "Slave Revolution Reenactment"

Artist Relief Fund

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Impact Survey

"A guide for financial survival during the COVID crisis"

"In coronavirus quarantine, the arts keep us going; so why has government turned its back on them?"

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Tune in August 13th 2020 for Season 3!

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Hear more from Jessica Lee on common legal issues artists face, how artists can protect the rights to their work, when to seek legal advice, and how artists can become better negotiators and advocates for themselves.

Links to resources mentioned throughout the episode: 

Art World Conference

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

LegalZoom

Artists Rights Society

Follow more of Jessica’s work on Twitter at @lawgirl821

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We want to know how artists are navigating COVID-19! We're asking listeners to email us a short audio recording sharing how you're managing work and your creative practice at this time and any thoughts, advice, or words of encouragement you'd love to share with other artists! Please keep the recording under 3 minutes and submitted by 3/26/2020. Don't forget to tell listeners where they can find you work online! Please email us your recording at beyondthestudiopodcast@gmail.com 

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Hear more from Amy on finding common language between art and business, what artists need to know about economics, how new technologies like blockchain could be used to help artists retain equity in their work, and embracing doubt as a process of invention.

Links to resources mentioned throughout the episode: 

Art World Conference

CCI Arts

Money Bootcamp 2020

“Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses” by Amy Whitaker

Slade School of Fine Art

Yale University

“Making and Being: Embodiment, Collaboration, and Circulation in the Visual Arts” by Caroline Woolard and Susan Jahoda

“Art and Blockchain” by Amy Whitaker

“The Work of Art: Value in Creative Careers (Culture and Economic Life)” by Alison Gerber

“Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World” by Anand Giridharadas

Jason Bailey @artnome

Monegraph

Artory

Verisart

Maecenas

With Otis

OpenSea

“Why Teach Business to Artists?” by Amy Whitaker in Hyperallergic

“A new way to pay artists” TEDx talk by Amy Whitaker

Follow more of Amy’s work on Twitter at @theamywhit, and keep an eye out for her upcoming book “Economics of Visual Art” (2020)

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