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Dreaming Up Your Art Career | Champagne Chat With Kat #5 Oct 17, 2018

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Kat offers simple tips on writing down goals for your art career and shares some recent wins within her own painting practice, including international exhibitions. This episode is a simple approach to dreaming and goal setting, specifically for emerging artists.

Resources:

Ideal Life Visualization by Jason Stephenson: https://youtu.be/J11_JxqSJlE

Desire Map Book by Danielle Laporte: http://www.daniellelaporte.com/store/shop/books/the-desire-map-book-new.html

Using Your Voice: Interview with Erika b Hess Oct 12, 2018

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Join us for a fun co-interview with artist Erika b Hess who recently launched her own podcast, I Like Your Work. We talk about artist residencies (I just got back from France at the time of recording), feminism, and being a painter, podcasting and entrepreneurship. Erika and I also discuss the importance of fostering our own artist communities and using our voice as artists.

Erika b Hess is a painter based in Boston recognized for her use and interest in color. Hess's work has been exhibited nationally including Prince Street Gallery in NYC, Last Projects in Los Angles, CA, and Boston Center for the Arts in Boston, MA. In 2017, she had two solo exhibitions, "The Line Between the Past and the Present," at Musa Collective, Allston MA and "Viewing Light," at Newton Free Library, Newton, MA. Her work has been featured in various publications including, Poets and Artists, Fresh Paint, Charles River Journal and Post Industrial Complex, a book released by the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Her work was selected by John Seed to be featured in, "Fifty Memorable Artists 2015". She has served on panels such as Cleveland Institute of Art's, "Feminism Now: Exposing the Truth", was a visiting juror for Dayton Visual Art Center's 2016-2018 biennial, and is a recurring juror for the Walker Art MFA Prize at Boston University. Hess is a co-founder of MUSA Collective, an artist-run collective in Boston, and received her MFA from Boston University.

I Like Your Work is dedicated to interviewing creative people from painters and artists to collectors and curators. People who are involved in a creative lifestyle and also in building community within the arts.

You can see images of artist work below on the blog or on Instagram at ilikeyourworkpodcast.

Feminist Ceramics: Interview with Jen Dwyer Oct 05, 2018

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On this episode, Kat interviews Jen and learns about her creative journey, the inspiration behind her latest ceramics and her upcoming exhibition in NYC. Kat and Jen chat about overcoming creative fear, taking risks, self care and much more.

Jen Dwyer is a ceramicist artist who makes socially engaged ceramic sculptures and functional art objects.

Upcoming Exhibitions:

Not For Your Bunny, Lucas Lucas Gallery, opening Oct 18 6-9pm (On view through Nov 18, 2018). Co-curated by Stacie Lucas and Nathalie Levey.

Femme, Juxtapoz at the new brick and mortar gallery and bookstore in Jersey City (March 1st, 2019)

www.jen-dwyer.com

On Curating: Margaret Winslow, the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Delaware Art Museum Sep 27, 2018

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Join us for a fun and informative conversation with Margaret Winslow, the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Delaware Art Museum. Margaret shares her journey of becoming a curator, offers advice for those interested in pursuing museum or curatorial work and shares tips for interested in getting a museum exhibition.

Margaret Winslow currently lives and works in Wilmington, Delaware where she is the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Delaware Art Museum. Margaret has curated for the Neuberger Museum of Art and The Delaware Contemporary and assisted with exhibits for the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Her recent exhibitions at the Delaware Art Museum include Dream Streets: Art in Wilmington 1970–1990, Retro-Active: Performance Art from 1964–1987, Anne Truitt: Luminosities, and Once Upon a Time in Delaware: In Quest of the Perfect Book, the most recent installment of Nina Katchadourian's Sorted Books project. In 2010, she attended Independent Curators International's Curatorial Intensive in New York and in 2015, she served as juror for Art of the State: Pennsylvania at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Margaret holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Mary Washington and an M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Art, Theory, and Criticism from SUNY Purchase College.

Resources:

https://www.delart.org http://www.mdartplace.org https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps

Getting to the Next Level of Your Art Career, Tackling Fear and Staying Motivated | Champagne Chat With Kat #4 Sep 25, 2018

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On this bonus episode, Kat shares her experiences and perspectives on fear, how to get to the next level of your art career and stay motivated.

Reading materials to help you get to the next level:

https://createmagazine.com/features/next-level-of-your-art-career-fear-and-motivation

Instagram For Artists Part I | Champagne Chat With Kat #3 Sep 20, 2018

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This month I celebrated new milestones on my Instagram accounts and wanted to share some simple, easy tips that helped me get my personal account to 20k and the magazine's account to 60k. I use instagram to network, share my work with the world and even connect with new collectors! I want to share what has been working for me to help you do the same. On this episode, I cover the basics on what to post, how to promote and even sell artwork. Perfect for beginners.

Art as Ritual, Sourcing Materials from Nature and Artist Residencies with Gillian King Sep 06, 2018

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Join us for a special episode with artist Gillian King as she shares her story, as well as the evolution of her creative process. Gillian talks about how she started using plants and natural materials in her abstract paintings, her experiences in international artist residencies and more.

Gillian King is a painter and art educator from Winnipeg, Manitoba and MFA Graduate from the University of Ottawa.

http://www.gillianking.com

Celebrating YOU! Info about the October event at PAFA and podcast interview with Kate Young Aug 30, 2018

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On this episode, Kat does a brief introduction to the Create! Magazine two-year anniversary launch party at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on October 4, 2018, from 6:30-9:30 pm generously sponsored by PAFA and Bluecoat Gin. This event is a celebration of our magazine and the art community that makes it possible.

Kate also interviews, Kate Young, Venue Sales Manager at PAFA about the beautiful space.

RSVP:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/create-magazine-two-year-anniversary-launch-party-tickets-47575698194

Protecting Your Creative Energy: Interview with Marc Scheff Aug 23, 2018

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On this episode, artist Marc Scheff openly shares his personal story and creative journey. Kat and Marc discuss the importance of curating your schedule, protecting your energy and filling your life with people and activities that inspire.

"Marc Scheff is an award-winning artist based in New York City known for his unique dimensional conceptual portraits in layers of resin."

Website:

https://www.marcscheff.com/about/

Upcoming Exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery:

http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/shows/frankenstein-200th-anniversary/info-press/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/marcscheff/

Let's Talk About Artist Residences! Champagne Chat With Kat #2 Aug 16, 2018

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On this Q&A episode, Kat answers your questions and shares her experiences with artist residencies in Greece, Iceland and France. She talks about what to expect, her favorite aspects, tips for packing, funding and more. If you are curious or are thinking about traveling abroad and applying to a residency, this one is for you! Resources: https://neslist.is https://www.skopartfoundation.org https://www.centrepompadour.com Where to find residencies: http://www.resartis.org/en/ https://www.transartists.org https://www.nyfa.org http://www.collegeart.org

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