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Reimagining the Art World With Jerry Saltz May 21, 2020

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Join us an incredible episode of the Art & Cocktails podcast with Jerry Saltz.

Jerry Saltz is an American Art Critic. Since 2006, he has been Senior Art Critic and Columnist for New York Magazine. Formerly the senior art critic for The Village Voice, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2018 and was nominated for the award in 2001 and 2006.

In this episode, Jerry Saltz discusses his new book and talks about the future of the art world with host Ekaterina Popova.

Jerry talks about how his family is handling the lockdown and shares his thoughts about this pandemic and what it means for artists.

"The easiest thing in the world to do is not to work. What I want you to do is to do the hard thing, which is to do a little bit of work. There are no wasted days. You have to accept that the minute you start working there's a hundred percent chance that two things are gonna happen: you're going to be embarrassed, and you'll start to get lost."

Jerry also reminds us to fight envy that may lead to cynicism, and cynicism may destroy your creativity.

Listen in to hear the rest of humorous and encouraging words from one of the top Art Critics today.

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Networking on Social Media with Brian Hoffman May 13, 2020

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Join Kat and Brian for a special episode in which the artist shares excellent tips for networking on social media!

Brian Hoffman is a designer, illustrator, and printmaker living in Boston, Massachusetts. In this episode, we chat about his work and how he manages to balance his time between his family and career.

He tells us how he started his journey from signing up for some art lessons, thanks to his parents, to becoming a successful designer and illustrator.

Brian shares how to use social media to show art to the world and even earn an income by publishing work online.

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Embracing the Inner Witch With Claira Heitzenrater May 05, 2020

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Listen to this episode as Claira Heitzenrater shares how she discovered that she was a witch, learned to paint, and embraced her spiritual identity through art.

Pursuing her dreams as an artist, Claira had a difficult start that made her switch majors in college. We discuss how she ended up going back to art school again to learn the technical aspects of painting. Learn more about the artist and her intriguing journey in this episode. "The more I dive into my spiritual practice, the more I am uncovering about what's called 'the witch' one, and it's kind of interchangeable ancestral trauma. Claira's current paintings reference to her spiritual practice and healing.

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Behind the Scenes With Paradigm Gallery May 03, 2020

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Join Kat, Sara, and Jason for a special episode that invites you behind the scenes of Paradigm Gallery!

Celebrating ten years, Jason and Sara look back on how they started the project as a studio to create their own artwork, to featuring friends' works through exhibitions, and finally creating a contemporary gallery setting showcasing incredible artists from all over the world. The initial focus of the gallery was to support local artists.

Right now, Sara and Jason are collaborating with local businesses to continue promoting artwork through Insider Picks, proceed from which go to the charities. Jason and Sara's partnership is successful due to their ability to utilize their individual strengths and use them to grow the gallery together.

Motherhood, Community and Carving out Time for Art With Marissa Huber and Heather Kirtland Apr 30, 2020

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In this episode, Marissa Huber and Heather Kirtland - founders of Carve Out Time for Art - discuss their new book, building a community and their individual journeys as artists.

"In 2015, I was just frustrated that everybody was saying like I couldn't do anything for myself! I did the 100-day project and ended up making more art than before, even after I became a mom. It opened my eyes in a lot of ways. I was more efficient and more focused."

Our two guests discuss how they balance life as mothers and artists. We also chat about what inspired them to start doing artist interviews within the Carve Out Time for Art Community.

Join us and get the behind the scenes info on their book titled The Motherhood of Art, which serves as a resource for artists who balance motherhood and creative pursuits.

Raising Awareness Through Art, Beauty and Storytelling with Christa David Apr 24, 2020

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Join Kat and Christa David in this inspiring conversation.

We talk about:

How Christa David became an artist and left her job as a public health researcher to become an artist

Raising awareness to critical cultural issues through art and storytelling

Approaching our careers from a big picture perspective

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Christa David is a visual artist, writer and researcher. Inspired by the artistic works of Romare Bearden, Wangechi Mutu, Alma Woodsey Thomas and literary works of James Baldwin, Christa David fuses the mediums of painting, collage and assemblage to create and recreate stories about home, belonging, faith, and identity. In September 2016, after years of "making art in the cracks" (nights and weekends) along-side her demanding work as senior public health researcher New York City, Christa David leaped into making art full-time. Christa David is proud two-time Columbia University Lion, holding Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees from Columbia University. Her work is held in personal and public collections throughout the United States including the prominent David C. Driskell Center and has been most recently exhibited at Longwood Gallery at Hostos College in Bronx, NY and PRIZM Art Fair at Art Basel in Miami Beach. Christa David currently lives and works between New York City and Atlanta.

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Transforming Public Spaces with Dreamscape Murals | Ali M Williams Apr 17, 2020

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Discover the stunning work and story of Ali M Williams and learn what it takes to become a mural artist on this episode of our podcast, Art & Cocktails.

Ali M Williams is a Philadelphia based artist and public muralist. She began creating murals after she graduated from Moore College of Art and Design with a BFA in Fine Art. She has exhibited her work and murals internationally and has lead workshops in schools and community programs throughout the east coast. Ali is interested in how visually altering a space with public art affects the surrounding environment.

Her murals invite you inside a collaged, fabricated dreamscape of paint, mysterious beauty, and contemporary iconography. She's interested in combining realism with abstract concepts and design to help tell a story. Symbolic elements, graphic imagery, and vibrant bursts of color are frequent components of her work. She's drawn to bold, feminine color palettes and loves to incorporate neon pink as much as possible.

She has worked with numerous education and community outreach programs such as Cancer Treatment Centers of America, The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention, The Pennsylvania Conference for Women, Riverside Correctional Facility, Zambia Tukongote Community Projects, The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, Mural Arts Philadelphia, The City of Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, and at-risk youth and adults, as well as a range of participants of all ages. Some of her recent clients include The Wells Fargo Center, Primark, The NFL, Zappos, New Balance, and Nasdaq.

Don't Be Afraid to Take up Space | A'Driane Nieves Apr 10, 2020

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Join Kat and A'Driane Nieves as they chat about creating your own space in the art world, building a community, learning essential lessons and persevering when things get hard.

A'Driane Nieves is a USAF disabled veteran, multi-disciplinary abstract artist, activist, and speaker with a heart for serving others and social good. She is a mental health advocate living with bipolar disorder and runs an online platform and mental health support group for women of color called Tessera Collective. In 2018, she opened Tessera Arts Collective, an arts nonprofit serving women-identifying & non-binary abstract artists of color in the Greater Philadelphia area and beyond that currently operates a storefront studio & gallery space in North Philly. She believes that creating and viewing visual art that addresses difficult topics can serve as a catalyst for personal growth & social change, while also empowering WOC artists to speak their truths. She pushes womxn to transform the brokenness in their lives into power and beauty, and works to amplify the voices and experiences of those marked as Other in society. A'Driane lives in New Jersey with her husband and three boys.

Healing Burnout and Reconnecting With Yourself Apr 03, 2020

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Join Kat and Cait Byrnes as they chat about ways to heal, reconnect with yourself, and get centered during the lockdown and beyond.

If you have little ones around, please wear headphones as this episode includes some adult language.

We talk about:

Healing Burnout
New moon rituals
Cait's story and how she became a holistic health and business coach

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Studio Healing Visualization/Meditation Apr 02, 2020

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Something a little different for this episode :)

I'm sharing a complimentary meditation to help us reconnect with our higher self and uncover the next body of work we are meant to create. Enter the safe space of this meditation to heal your relationship with yourself as an artist and get back in the flow state.

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