The VVrkshop podcast for ambitious artists who want more shows, bigger grants, and better residencies.
I asked that question of Get the Picture author Bianca Bosker on this week's episode of Art Problems.
And let me tell you, the answer was every bit as thrilling as asking the question.
In Bosker's New York Times bestselling book, she spends five years working at galleries, and artist studios, as well as interviewing the Whitney Biennial curators and spending time working as a guard at museums, all to better understand how to apprec...
Are you feeling stuck?
Your art isn't selling.
Your opportunities are dwindling.
You're wondering if it's time to throw in the towel.
Let me answer that for you really quick: No.
In this podcast, I talk about what to do when sales are down, and the answer isn't quitting.
It's experimentation in the studio.
Have a listen and let me know what you think.
You know how every other headline for the past year has been about the sinking art market? Well, we're finally starting to see the light.
In this week's episode of the Art Problems podcast, I discuss two fairs and an art show in Chelsea and how art sales are finally on the rise!
Relevant links: Join the Netvvrk membership!
You know what sucks? Feeling like you've been stuck in the same place career-wise for years on end, with no solution insight.
You're tired.
And you're demoralized.
What if I told you I could give you a way to feel better, even if for just a short while?
Well, I've got you.
In this podcast I give you two easy exercises that will help build your confidence AND ease feelings of burn out.
I can't wait to hear what you think!
Relevant...
Heather Bhandari knows artists. She's spent her 25-plus-year career in service of helping them build their careers. She's written books, organized conferences, put together learning centers, taught classes, and helped manage legacies.
And that's why I asked her on the podcast. In our conversation, Heather discusses:
Doesn't the art world drive you nuts?
There are all these rules of conduct you're supposed to follow, but then you're also supposed to know all the times when those rules don't apply. It's like you need the equivalent of a degree in engineering, just to get your foot in the door. (In reality, that degree is probably more like an MFA from Yale.)
Well, today I break down the 10 most common contradictions and give you an advanced guid...
Are artists getting the short end of the A.I. stick? Faced with a loss of potential revenue, many artists are questioning the value of A.I. models that train on their artwork to produce artwork for users at no cost. Zero dollars from your labor isn't a good deal.
In this episode of Art Problems, I discuss the short comings of using licensing to deal with A.I. companies acting like bullies stealing your lunch money.
But, I also talk...
One of the great frustrations with the art world is the nonsense terms you have to interpret and apply to your practice. Are you an emerging, mid-career, or an established artist? NOBODY KNOWS. It's different for every application you fill out.
What if I told you, I had a solution to this problem?
A set of terms where you could easily see your EXACT place within the art world.
Well, whatyaknow! That's the subject of this podcast!
Do I really need to read ArtForum? This and other media-related questions on this episode of Art Problems. We dive into:
The state of the media and how it effects you and your practice.
When you should start thinking about making a catalogue of your work and their purpose.
Whether using paid publications like New American Painting is worth your money.
And let's just get this out of the way right here: don't pay for advertising. ...
In honor of the Whitney Biennial, I'm sharing an episode of Pep Talks for Artists on how to work an opening. In this episode Podcast host and producer Amy Talluto talks with Mandy Wilson Rosen about the book "How to Work a Room" by Susan RoAne to see if it jusssttt might have some helpful tips inside for artists. Spoiler alert: It does. It's chock full of helpful tips for surviving an opening —and Amy even found some cocktail party...
I am back from the LA fairs, hoo boy, do I have some impressions. There was so much to do and see relative to New York’s Frieze week, that I started to wonder if New York would continue to be the economic center for art! In this podcast I discuss the biz, trends, and art so you have all the information you need to know whether participating in the LA Fairs is worth the investment. You’ll also get the skinny on each fair so you ge...
I know, I know.
I'm basically promising the answer to life in an eight-minute podcast!
Well, it's not quite that, but this week on the Art Problems Podcast I talk about how understanding your goals and audience can give you the answer to pretty much any question you have about artist statements. And I'll tell you this now: The answers won't stop with statements.
Not to be cryptic or anything, but I'm going to leave you with this te...
Almost every artist will need to take an extended break from art making at some point in their career. Whether that be due to child rearing, the loss of a parent, or a significant move, the job of getting back into the game can be just as challenging as the disruptions that took you away from the studio. You're probably worried that...
You have visible gaps in your CV that galleries will notice and ask you about.
You've lose touch ...
In this podcast
Have you ever exchanged gifts with someone and only to learn that the present you got them is waaaaay more expensive then the one they got you?
Awkward!
In this Valentine's Day podcast on connection and mailers, I talk about how social currency and exchange works much the same way. If you're asking someone for their email, and you're giving them something in exchange you want it to be roughly equal in investment. So...
Making any sort of career plan often results self-discovery. In this episode, I speak to three Netvvrk members, Jon Laustsen, Karey Kessler and Arden Bendler Browning about what they've learned through the process.
Jon talks about how using a typewriter helped him connect to the process better.
Karey talks about the discovery that the length of the journey and the goals she original set have shifted.
Arden learns that being shy and...
Are you struggling to find time to do every god damn thing?
Of course you are. You're an artist.
That's why I started this series on goal setting.
In this podcast I speak with artist and Netvvrk member Cadence Giersbach about how she sets priorities and gets things done. Giersbach describes the importance of focusing on the things that are within your control—what you can do each day to get tasks done.
If you want to know m...
Have you ever launched an exhibition space and then tortured yourself over whether to include yourself in a show because you know it will look bad? Or struggled over whether to send an email to gallerist or a DM over instagram because someone followed you, but you're not sure if DMing a welcome is friendly or spam?
Welcome to the world of art world taboos, which are both plentiful and entirely useless in any situation other than ...
In this episode of Art Problems, I take on a vexed topic for many artists: goal setting!
Is it even worth setting goals when it's so difficult to know where your opportunities will come from?
Short answer: Yes.
I talk to artist and Netvvrk member Heather Beardsley about the process she used to set her goals, and how she achieved them.
And you know what?
It's not rocket science.
You can follow Heather's method (the Netvvrk method) a...
Last year, I predicted what 2023 in the art world would look like. This week, I take a look back at those predictions, share what I got right and wrong, and make new ones for 2024.
Spoiler alert: We've got big structural changes ahead. It's hard to say how those changes will play out, but discuss the benefit of approaching shifts with cautious optimism.
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The Internet is about to Get Weird Again
Do you have an internal ticker tape running tracking one anxiety to the next?
Many of us who struggle with fears that our ambitions for our art will never align with our careers find end of year planning stressful.
That's why, in this podcast, I invited artist and meditation expert Kristen Jordan to the podcast. (Psst: She also manages the Netvvrk membership support desk.)
She tackles all of the anxiety around meditation, the ways ...
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