Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists

Hear more from Mark Zlotsky and Karyn Lao of Mookntaka on making art more accessible with their larger-than-life inflatables, infusing public spaces with play and spontaneity, finding funding and support for temporary or ephemeral work, collaborating as a couple, and setting a 'north star' for attaining creative goals.  Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Amanda and Nicole in their most vulnerable finance episode yet, as they reflect back on their actual 2024 numbers, getting out of debt, increasing your financial runway when income is variable, the huge role that personal psychology and location play in your financial situation, and the added pressures artists face to carve their own path within an increasingly challenging landscape. Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they catch up after a long hiatus, discuss the emotional highs and lows of putting work out there, inherent risks in working with galleries, the willingness to make big shifts in your creative practice or business, aligning your work with personal values, while viewing time and energy as valuable, non-renewable resources.  Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Lianne Pflug on graduating from art school into the pandemic, how's she's built a community of engaged followers online, connecting with her audience through Patreon while social media becomes more unreliable, staying attuned to her needs as an artist working with chronic illness, and how she's promoting eco-friendly practices in her business.   -   Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   -   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Teri Henderson on allowing her career to develop organically while pivoting from law school to a career as an arts writer, curator, and now Arts and Culture Editor at the Baltimore Beat, overcoming imposter syndrome and carving out her own space, platforming other artists through her curatorial work and Instagram page turned book Black Collagists, and taking care of her emotional wellbeing while balancing her creative energies across projects.     -   Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   -   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Sarah Calderon and Maura Cuffie-Peterson from Creatives Rebuild New York on how they're building a movement around guaranteed income for artists, the value in regular, no-strings-attached cash payments, how this differs from other sources of funding like grants, redefining the way we think about artists' work, what CRNY has learned in their time as an organization designed to sunset, and how this could apply to artists everywhere as they look ahead to the future and to similar initiatives around the world.    -   Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   -   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they get real about their own numbers, what it costs to sustain a full-time studio practice, the importance of financial transparency in the arts, and aligning your goals to your personal values.   -   Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   -   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Inversion Art co-founders Joey Flores and Jonathan Neil, along with artist John Houck, on how they're combining the art and tech worlds to imagine new ways of investing in artists' careers, applying a venture capital approach to working with artists, bridging the gap between professional development and capital investment in support of artists' long-term success, and inverting the art market in the process.    -   Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   -   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Alex Paik on the origins of Tiger Strikes Asteroid and how they're growing a network of artist-run galleries around the country, building an alternative model centered on community, the myth of balance and letting go of control, and what it means to grow horizontally vs. vertically.   -   Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:    beyondthe.studio   -   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson

Hear more from Christopher Martin on the importance of proximity and the power of showing up, finding the people and places that will lead to opportunities organically, the daily rituals and self-care routines that support his creative work, and learning to love every part of the process.    -   Find links to resources mentioned throughout the episode here in our show notes:  beyondthe.studio   -   Submit to our Listener Spotlight: Listener Spotlight  Follow us on Instagram at: @beyondthestudio  @nicolemariemueller @closecallstudio Intro and Ad Music: Suahn Branding: David Colson