The Create! Podcast

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Collecting Art Made Easy with Allan Weinberger Oct 07, 2022

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Join Kat and Allan Weinberger and learn about his new project, "A Very Serious Gallery," now open in Chicago's West Town neighborhood.

We discuss how artists can land brand deals, charge more and attract collectors and dealers.

Allan also shares strategies to make buying and selling art easier for both artists and collectors.

For the past 10 years, Allan Weinberger has worked as an operations specialist at Google but has been living a double life as an art manager. Since 2017, via his legacy company Bergart, he has specialized in managing large-scale art installations and the creation of an emerging art retail platform.

His strategy has always been to meet the collectors where they are, which, at times, was quite literally on the street. "We've planned shows in some of the coolest, most creative venues - empty condos, covid shuttered office spaces, and the sidewalk of a pizza shop. These installations were fun, entertaining, and equitable pop-ups, but also demonstrated a need to focus on building equity with artists and to help our community of patrons collect art in a meaningful way."- says Weinberger.

In an effort to do exactly that, Weinberger left his role at Google to open "A Very Serious Gallery" in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, a recently remodeled, 3-room gallery space, as a permanent location and will be home to many exhibitions, releases, and events to come.

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Aiming for rejection letters Oct 03, 2022

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In this episode, guest host and co-author Alicia Puig reads an excerpt from The Complete Smartist Guide book!

This is the book with all of the practical information about how to actually make a career in the arts that we never learned in art school. The Complete Smartist Guide is packed with tips, hints, and actionable steps from our personal experiences working in the art world.

In this essential guide for self-taught and emerging artists, we discuss not only business tactics, sales strategies, and how to promote your art online and in person, but also actionable information about how to deal with creative burnout, overcome imposter syndrome, and avoid the comparison game!

We've built our creative businesses largely using social media and email marketing so we share all of the exact steps we used to reach audiences of hundreds of thousands of followers around the world. To make sure we rounded out this book with even more solid advice, we've included interviews with numerous contemporary artists to share their unique insight into how to license your art, attract clients for commissions and mural projects, develop your unique creative voice, and so much more!

Learn more: https://www.pxpcontemporary.com/pages/the-complete-smartist-guide-book

How Artists Can Make a Difference with TJ Walsh Sep 29, 2022

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Join Kat and therapist and coach TJ Walsh on an uplifting episode to help you reconnect with your purpose and find your superhero powers. TJ shares his perspective on how artists can make a big difference in our world, the importance of taking risks and the value of art education.

The link to register for the GROW Creative Leadership Summit is: www.tjwalshcoaching.com/placemaking

Enjoy a code for 20% off of the event. Use the code QUEEN at checkout.

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Preventing Burnout [The Complete Smartist Guide] Sep 26, 2022

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Join Kat on this chapter reading of The Complete Smartist Guide on preventing burnout. If you feel worn out, unmotivated, and exhausted, these tips will help you recover and return to the studio when you are ready!

Get your copy of the book on Amazon or contact your local indie bookstore: https://www.createmagazine.com/book

The Deeper Meaning Behind Your Art | Take Your Power Back with Kat Sep 21, 2022

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In this episode, Kat talks about shifting our perspective and invites you to think about the deeper meaning behind your art.

Would you still create if you were independently wealthy? Would you still want to be seen and share your work?

Of course, you would.

We are exploring the deeper motivation that keeps us going through all seasons and remind ourselves not to get stuck in the fleeting moment, keeping our vision in mind.

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Wouldn't be great to see your work on a beautiful display, have meaningful conversations with others all while making sales?

Why not take your work out into the world, connect with others and elevate your career in the process?

Join Gita Joshi and Ekaterina Popova in Our Course, Your Own Art Show

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Breaking Into the World of Art Writing with Jasmin Hernandez Sep 19, 2022

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Jasmin Hernandez (she/her) is the Black Latinx founder & Editor in Chief of Gallery Gurls, an award-winning digital space celebrating Black & POC in contemporary art since 2012. Gallery Gurls has been featured in Vogue, Artnet, and Artsy. Hernandez's writing has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Latina, PopSugar, ELLE, CNN Style, etc. Her debut book, We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World, was released by Abrams (2021). Her writing has been awarded and funded by The Awesome Foundation (2018) & Critical Minded (2020), and she was a 2021 finalist for The Andy Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant for Short-Form Writing. In 2022, she became a recipient in the inaugural cohort of Creatives Rebuild New York's Guaranteed Income for Artists program. She is a proud Dominican Yorker, based in Harlem. You'll find this Parsons alumna gallery hopping locally and globally, usually sipping on an oat milk cafe au lait, and constantly reading Black womxn authors.

How to Know Which Opportunities Are Right For You [The Complete Smartist Guide] Sep 12, 2022

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I know at some point you have probably wondered, "which juried opportunities should I apply for?" or "how do I know if it's a good fit or a huge waste of time?"

Your time and resources are valuable, which is why in this episode, Kat reads an excerpt from our book, The Complete Smartist Guide, to help you figure out how to make decisions on what to apply for in your art career.

You can read our book by ordering a copy online with an easy click of a button or asking your local indie bookstore to stock it:

https://www.createmagazine.com/book

When you mess up so badly, it's a miracle you are here—failing forward and dancing with the imperfections with Kat. Sep 07, 2022

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Imagine if you hired a mentor or someone who is supposed to help you, and they made you feel like total crap. It can be painful and crushing, right?

The good news is that mistakes are part of growth and are inevitable.

Kat shares powerful lessons about messing up, mistakes, errors, and failures and how they ultimately have no power over your success.

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The Business of Contemporary Craft with Jen Hewett Sep 06, 2022

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Jen Hewett is a printmaker, textile designer, author, and more. Alicia returns as a guest host to get the inside scoop on how Jen found her way to art after working in a variety of other industries. They talk about practical tips for staying on top of finances as a business owner and the importance of finding community when you're creative, as well as the stories behind both of Jen's incredible books.

https://jenhewett.com/

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How to Have More Consistent Art Sales Aug 29, 2022

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Join founder and artist Ekaterina Popova and create your own strategy for having more consistent art sales and income from your creative business.

Kat shares how to: