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Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Beyond the Studio is a podcast about the business of being an artist, brought to you by hosts Amanda Adams and Nicole Mueller.
Episodes
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Navigating Uncertainty, Building Your Own Momentum, and Being Visible
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on navigating the ebbs along with the flows of a creative career, building your own momentum when opportunities in the arts…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Tiny Inventions talks Rebounding from Rejection, Embracing Slow Processes, and Funding Work Abroad
Hear more from Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter of Tiny Inventions on using grants and residencies in Europe to fund their animation practice, negotiating the slow…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
BTS x Art.coop - Artists as Economy Builders
Hear more from Art.coop core organizer Sruti Suryanarayanan on how artists are building their own economies, ways artists are likely participating in the…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Julia Halperin talks Representation in the Art World, Data as Storytelling, and the Truth about Legacy
Hear more from Julia Halperin, arts and culture journalist, on why structural progress is so slow to manifest in the art world, the sobering realities about…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Dexter Wimberly talks Persevering, Dreaming Bigger, and Turning Setbacks into Opportunity
Hear more from Dexter Wimberly on persevering through personal challenges while embracing change, making an early career pivot into the art world from…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Book Club - Sharon Louden talks Longevity, Resiliency, and Being a Catalyst for Change
Hear more from Sharon Louden on her new book "Last Artist Standing: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Over 50," what we can learn about longevity and the…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Financial Reflections: 2025
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they recap their 2025 finances, how they're sustaining their creative practices as artists, shifting business models around…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Micah E. Wood talks Self-Starting, Unexpected Career Paths, and How Persistence Pays Off
Hear more from Micah E. Wood on the surprising connections that build creative careers, what self-publishing books and albums taught him about community, the…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Cindy Cheng talks Leaving Higher Education, Making Big Career Pivots, and Embracing Change
Hear more from Cindy Cheng on the movement towards unionizing a well-known arts institution, leaving behind a full-time teaching job in pursuit of making a…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
We'll Be Right Back!
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- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Mookntaka talks Finding Joy in Challenging Times, Collaborating as a Couple, and the Importance of Play
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Financial Therapy for Artists
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Beyond the Studio Returns!
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Lianne Pflug talks Patreon, Connecting Over Shared Interests, and Working with Chronic Illness
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Teri Henderson talks Carving Out Space, Creating Platforms for Community, and Balancing Creative Energy
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
BTS x Creatives Rebuild New York - Guaranteed Income for Artists
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Financial Transparency in the Arts
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
BTS x Inversion Art - Investing in the Future of Artists' Careers
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Alex Paik talks Growing a Network of Artist-Run Galleries, the Myth of Balance, and Prioritizing Relationships
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Christopher Martin talks the Importance of Environment, Power of Osmosis, and Rituals of Self-Care
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…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Griff Williams talks Building a Career vs. a Life in the Arts, Community Over Capital, and Treating Everything Like an Art Project
Hear more from Griff Williams on the process of making his documentary "Tell Them We Were Here," what the stories of artists in the Bay Area can tell us about…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Craft Shows: Selling Work at In-Person Events
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they dive into selling work at craft shows, maker fairs, and pop-ups through Amanda's 10 years of experience at over 100…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Public Art: Fabrication and Installation
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they debrief on Nicole's recently finished mosaic and glass project in Tempe, AZ, fabricating and installing large-scale…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Return of the Podcast!
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on why they hit pause on the podcast, evolving as artists while experiencing good growing pains, continually redefining…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Paddy Johnson talks Art World Taboos, Internalized Beliefs, and the Myths that Might Be Holding You Back
Hear more from Paddy Johnson, founder of VVrkshop & Netvvrk, on why artists tend to underprice their work, how artistic production is supported, the emotional…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
BTS x Serpentine - The Future of Art and Technology
Hear more from Serpentine Arts Technologies curators Tamar Clarke-Brown & Eva Jäger about their upcoming exhibition "Third World: The Bottom Dimension"…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Beyond the Studio Will Be Right Back!
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Adam Holofcener talks Ethics of Copyright, Artist Rights Within Capitalism, and Collective Organizing
Hear more from Adam on why understanding the law is crucial to creating the more equitable future artists desire, viewing legal writing as a really strange…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Natalie Baxter talks Embracing Uncertainty, Exhibiting Work, and How Being a Mother Changes Everything
Hear more from Natalie on pivoting from a background in video to building a studio practice around her soft sculpture, what she's learned from her husband's…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Morel Doucet talks Community-Building, the Power of Storytelling, and Diversifying Your Skillsets
Hear more from Morel on the impact of diversifying his skills & network as an artist, self-funding projects early in his career leading to collaborations with…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Bean Gilsdorf talks Staying Nimble, the Importance of Language, and the Working Conditions of Artists
Hear more from Bean on balancing a practice as both an arts writer and visual artist, building and rebuilding community when moving from San Francisco to…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Sarah Thibault talks Patrons, Power Dynamics, and Valuing Your Work
Hear more from Sarah as we unpack an email exchange with a potential collector that leads to a larger conversation about power dynamics in the art world, the…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Ruby Lerner talks Founding Creative Capital, Building an Infrastructure of Support for Artists, and Reflections on a Career of Advocating for the Arts
Hear more from Ruby Lerner, founding Executive Director of Creative Capital, as she reflects back on her 40 year career advocating for the arts and artists…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Christine Wang talks Teaching as Political Action, the Unspoken Rules of the Art World, and Financial Exhibitionism
Hear more from Christine on the realities of running a studio collective fresh out of art school, her motivations for going to grad school, navigating the…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Jocelyn Tsaih talks Personal Style, the Emotional Ups and Downs of Being a Freelancer, and Feeding Your Creativity
Hear more from Jocelyn Tsaih on using day jobs at WeWork and Nickelodeon to launch her career as a freelance artist, navigating the emotional ups and downs of…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole Talk Visualizing Your Finances as an Artist
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on why it's important for artists to talk about money, their various income streams as artists, how they gain clarity on their…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Public Art: Proposals and Project Budgets
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they shed light into the public art process, discuss Nicole's largest permanent public project to date in Tempe, AZ, how to…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Beyond the Studio is Back!
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on what they've been up to since taking a break from the podcast last year, how each of their careers have grown, stepping…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Boundaries, Burnout, and Shifting Expectations
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on Beyond the Studio's "summer break," resisting the urge to self-sacrifice for their creative work, the real effects of…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Taili Wu talks Personal Projects, Collaborating with Others, and Choosing Work That Makes You Happy
Hear more from Taili Wu on discovering stop-motion animation, building her portfolio through personal projects, allowing work to come to her by focusing on the…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Jen Hewett talks Pivoting Your Business, Staying Small and Sustainable, and Setting Boundaries
Hear more from Jen Hewett on aligning her business with her personal values, the willingness to pivot and make big career changes, resisting the hustle mindset…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Ash Keating talks Being Resourceful, Making Massive Work, and Creating Art for Public Spaces
Hear more from Ash Keating on making massive, environmentally scaled paintings, being resourceful early on in his career, using storytelling to gain community…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Spring Break
We're taking the week off but asking for listener questions and feedback! beyondthestudiopodcast@gmail.com Listener Spotlight @beyondthestudio beyondthe.studio…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Marie Watt talks Expanding Your Team, Running Your Practice Like a Business, and Navigating Life as a Mid-Career Artist
Hear more from Marie Watt on leaving the safety net of teaching to pursue her artistic practice full-time, what she learned about professional practices by…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
BTS x The Side Woo - Balancing the Spiritual and Practical Sides of a Creative Career
Hear more from Amanda & Nicole, along with Sarah Thibault & Liz Bernstein, co-hosts of The Side Woo, in our first podcaster roundtable, on cultivating our…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Laura Baisden talks Discovering Printmaking, Making Art Fun, and Finding Belonging
Hear more from Laura Baisden on not fitting in at art school, caught between the pressure to make serious conceptual art and a desire to make art for pure fun…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Artists Over Institutions: LIVE! from Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco
Hear more from Beyond the Studio's first live and in-person podcast recording at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco, titled "Artists Over…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Maria Brito talks Keys to Creativity, Embracing Risk-Taking, and the Patterns of Successful Artists
Hear more from Maria Brito, author of "How Creativity Rules the World," on the overlap between successful artists and entrepreneurs, what we can learn from art…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Kiana Honarmand talks Adaptability, Making Big Moves, and Finding Space for Your Work
Hear more from Kiana Honarmand on growing up in Iran with limited access to art as a woman, making big moves from Iran to the United States and from the east…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Expectations vs. Realities of Being a Full-Time Artist
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on debunking the myths around expectations vs. realities of being a full-time artist, how the boring work is the work, how to…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Beyond the Studio's 100th Episode!
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they celebrate their 100th episode of the podcast, announce a giveaway for listeners in partnership with Art World…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Amanda and Nicole talk Creativity and Growth Mindsets with their Partners Mike and Dave
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole and their partners Mike and Dave on allowing your creative impulses to shape your life choices, adopting a growth mindset at…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
What do Artists Envision for the Future of the Art World?
Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on the end of Season 3, their first live in person event in collaboration with ICA SF, and upcoming 100th episode. For our…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Josh Cochran talks Self-Discovery, Pushing Creative Within Client Work, and Using Routine to Stay Grounded
Hear more from Josh on how being in touch with his past informs his work and sense of self, balancing work as a freelance illustrator, teacher, and muralist…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Marcus Maddox talks Materializing Your Inner Vision, Staying Curious, and Supporting a Creative Practice
Hear more from Marcus on getting his start photographing musicians in Nashville, normalizing day jobs on the road to becoming a full-time freelance…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Katty Huertas talks Freelance Illustration, the Importance of Professionalism, and Carving out Space for Rest and Creative Outlets
Hear more from Katty on getting started as a freelance illustrator, practical advice learned from working on the other side as an art director and editorial…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Se Jong Cho talks Art and Science, Embracing All Aspects of Identity, and Pursuing Your Curiosities
Hear more from Se Jong on rediscovering painting while pursuing her PhD in environmental engineering, discovering the unique intersections between art and…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Katie Pumphrey talks Connecting with Collectors, Experimenting In and Out of the Studio, and Diving in Head First
Hear more from Katie on balancing both the business and artistic sides of career growth simultaneously, navigating the roller coaster of being a full-time…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Looking Back and Looking Forward
Hear more from Amanda & Nicole on where the podcast is headed in 2022, takeaways from our current season, and redefining what it means to have conversations…
- Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists
Nicole Mueller talks Managing Large-Scale Projects, Pricing Commissions, and Leaving Behind a Day Job
Hear more from co-host Nicole Mueller on pricing strategies for commissioned work, managing the logistics of large-scale projects, making the transition to…