In this episode, Alicia interviews Daricia Mia Demarr & Lauren Jackson Harris, the cofounders and partners who run Black Women in Visual Arts. BWVA's mission is to promote and celebrate the contributions of Black women impacting the art world past, present and future. It is an organization and community that nurtures the growth of Black women arts workers by providing opportunities, resources and insights for thriving careers. Additionally, BWVA is a consultancy that assists in fostering div...
Apr 13, 2023•31 min
New podcast episode with Ekaterina Popova and Charlie J. Meyers. Charlie talks about his journey of becoming an artist and curator, having grace and self-compassion for your studio practice and beyond. We also discuss how artists can incorporate more honesty into writing about their work to create compelling statements. Charlie J. Meyers is a multi-award-winning American artist and curator of figurative abstraction and portraiture. In the past six years, Charlie’s work has toured with the Montre...
Apr 03, 2023•30 min
In this episode, join Kat and Aggie Armstrong as they discuss the artist's journey of becoming a full-time artist and creative entrepreneur. Aggie shares the discomfort of taking the leap, leaving a corporate job, and following her dreams. Aggie Armstrong is known for her multimedia work that explores various states of female consciousness. Through every piece, Aggie's work serves as a record of her feelings and memories of the intersectional female experience. P.S. This episode includes some ad...
Mar 27, 2023•37 min
In this episode, Kat shares some tips for reviving our Instagram art accounts from the dead. She talks about mindset shifts as well as practical steps for helping you get more engagement and action on the app we often have a complicated relationship with. Keep showing up and sharing your art and connecting with other humans! Follow along on Instagram @katerinaspopova and @createmagazine Join the community: www.artqueens.co Get full access to Art & Cocktails by Ekaterina Popova at artandcockt...
Mar 24, 2023•11 min
Cj Hendry is a hyperrealist artist who initially garnered worldwide attention on Instagram for her large-scale ink drawings of luxury objects. Always in black and white, these works would often take up to 200 hours to complete. Eventually, she branched out to work in full color with colored pencils and has since expanded her practice to include sculpture, prints and other media. Hendry is also known for coordinating and funding her own immersive and interactive solo exhibitions. The latest one, ...
Mar 20, 2023•28 min
Join Ekaterina Popova and master coach Olga Blias! Olga is a master transformative mindset and life coach. She shares her story and how she began her journey. We talk all about how to start making positive changes in our lives and how to create powerful and permanent shifts. I ask Olga to share practical tips for artists beginning to embody the identity of the most successful, joyful version of themselves and it's way easier than you think! We also cover: Navigating imposter syndrome Fear Buildi...
Mar 09, 2023•27 min
Join Ekaterina Popova and Rebecca Saylor Sack on an inspiring episode where the artist shares how she started exploring bats in her work and shifted her painting materials over the past few years. Rebecca is an artist and the the program director of the Fine Arts Program and Painting emphasis coordinator at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Listen to this episode to learn about: How to shift your materials Finding references and images for new work Working with museums And more! www.re...
Mar 06, 2023•28 min
How to create positive change and open yourself up to expansion and new exciting challenges! Are you sick and tired of a recurring problem in your life? Is it finances? Lack of opportunities? On this episode, Kat shares the early steps of how to create positive change in your life. Acknowledging the areas of struggle you no longer want to tolerate is a great place to start the transformation. Start by reflecting on what changes you would like to make in your life and why. Once you have identifie...
Feb 28, 2023•12 min
In this episode, Alicia Puig interviews Natasha Roberts , a New York-based art advisor, curator and founder of The Know . Natasha works with creatives, arts organizations, brands, and nonprofits to build culturally-relevant experiences and collaborative campaigns. Through the production of thought-provoking branded digital content and implementation of modern PR strategies, she cultivates public engagement and organic buzz for client projects. Before launching the KNOW, Natasha found herself dra...
Feb 23, 2023•22 min
In this episode, Alicia interviews Dontae T. Muse, artrepreneur coach & gallery co-owner. He helps visual artists to monetize their creativity and increase their income using proven branding and creative marketing strategies. In his books, workshops, courses, and signature program "Pay The Artist", he covers everything from pricing your work, branding yourself, identifying your client avatar, composing your artist statements, crafting and submitting proposals, social media engagement, and mo...
Feb 15, 2023•30 min
Laurén Magda is an American, multidisciplinary artist based in Ypsilanti, MI. She has been featured by major art publications such as Create! and All She Makes Magazines, and has participated in various group shows. Her first solo show is “Meditations on Transformation” at Stone & Spoon Gallery in Ypsilanti, MI, which runs through April 2023. She has a concentration in freehand, hard-edged painting. The key themes Laurén explores are those of the transcendental, spiritual, and visionary real...
Feb 07, 2023•28 min
We wrote a new book! Tune in and hear all about our publishing journey. Alicia and Kat are so excited to share what to expect from The Creative Business Handbook, how it can support your goals as a creative entrepreneur, and the process of working with a publisher. Please celebrate with us! Pre-order and join the party! https://createmagazine.lpages.co/creative-business-handbook-pre-sale/ Ready to start your own creative business this year? Get the new, highly-anticipated guide that will lead yo...
Feb 04, 2023•29 min
In this episode, Kat shares how to take your power back in your art career and create unlimited opportunities. In addition, she shares how to have a different perspective when it feels like nothing is working and take action on your dreams by creating your own exhibitions and events. Ready to create your own art exhibition this year? Download our free guide and join the free 5-day challenge: https://createmagazine.mykajabi.com/pl/2147654601 Work with us and get support creating your own art show...
Jan 25, 2023•16 min
In this episode, Alicia hosts an interview with CEO & co-founder of Superfine Art Fair Alex Mitow. You'll hear Alex's best advice for curating a standout booth if you're exhibiting at your very first art fair as well as simple, but effective tips when it comes to building a business in the arts. Learn more about exhibiting with Superfine Art Fair here: https://www.superfine.world/art-fairs-for-individual-artists Learn more about The Creative Business Handbook here: https://www.createmagazine...
Jan 25, 2023•37 min
In this episode, Alicia interviews multidisciplinary visual artist Shantell Martin. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation that questions the self-imposed or peer pressure to constantly be working on something new and encourages creatives to embrace slowness. Learn Martin's advice for identifying the right collaborators work with and projects to pursue as well as the meaningful impact starting her career in Japan had on her. We hope you enjoy this insightful episode! https://shantellmartin...
Jan 09, 2023•29 min
On this episode, Kat shares how to reflect and digest the past year and ease into a new season. She also shares how facing her deepest fears last year has given her courage and inner strength, and she ended up working out for good. Tune in and learn: How facing your fears can set you free Three terrifying (psychologically) things that Kat experienced in 2022 that ended up working out How to move into the new year fearless and become unstoppable Join my coaching and art career membership and save...
Jan 07, 2023•23 min
Wouldn't it be great to have a coach guide you as we ease into a new year? On this podcast episode, I have my amazing guest, Cara Alwill (The Champagne Diet) who is a bestselling author, master life coach, creative entrepreneur and my role model share her story and offer tips on how to get unstuck and give yourself permission to follow your bliss this year. I'm so excited to share Cara's story and get some insight into how we can make 2023 our best year yet. Having a coach can be incredibly help...
Jan 06, 2023•28 min
Join host Ekaterina Popova and artist Jen Dwyer and see all the possibilities available to you as an artist. Jen shares how to: Advocate for yourself Ask for opportunities Budget and plan for your success How she bought her own house during the pandemic and more! We talk about the challenges and mindset shifts that helped Jen attract incredible opportunities and why she is passionate about artists today. Thriving Creatives Class: https://www.jen-dwyer.com/thriving-creatives-1/mq5780nsdprdtzajc8y...
Jan 03, 2023•24 min
In this episode, Alicia Puig interviews fine artist JJ Galloway . Galloway is an internationally collected artist known for whimsical paintings and sculptures of people, animals and food or any combination of the three! Carefully executed in a traditional style using oils, watercolors or mixed media. Her art can be found in both public and private collections worldwide. After years of selling her own work out of her studio and at pop-up events, she eventually launched JJ Galloway Studios in orde...
Dec 21, 2022•27 min
Join Kat and Roxy on an inspiring episode about the artist's path, her work exploring contemporary realism, and her upcoming show during Art Week in Miami. Roxanne Sauriol Hauenherm is a self-taught painter based in Montreal, Canada whose paintings are collected and exhibited internationally. Hauenherm is best known for her vivid contemporary interpretations of classic paintings which she describes to be "witnesses to how times change but people stay the same". While it is undeniable that techni...
Dec 02, 2022•24 min
In this episode, Alicia interviews curator & founder of Alpha Arts Alliance Sadaf Padder . After nearly a decade as a public schooler educator and a lifetime of watching art from the sidelines, Sadaf left her job as a Dean of Students in 2019 and founded Alpha Arts Alliance , an arts agency focused on historically-underrepresented artists with a focus on women of color. Through curation, coaching, events and youth programming, she serves to make art accessible to the people she loves as a pa...
Nov 29, 2022•26 min
Join host Ekaterina Popova and Brazilian born and California-based artist Drica Lobo and learn what makes us experience the flow state. Learn about the artist's journey, how she found her flow and how you can experience more joy, beauty and creativity in your life. Drica makes modern landscapes, transforming the familiar into a bold, joyful and powerful scenario. Manipulating shapes and feelings through the selection and composition of color. Through her creations, Drica strives to help people s...
Nov 21, 2022•27 min
In this episode, Alicia hosts an inspiring interview with painter Brittany Atkinson. Brittany is an Austin-based artist known for her abstract female portraits and figures. After a childhood spent in Houston, Brittany now calls Austin home. When asked what inspires her as an artist, Brittany often says, "Over the years, I have been influenced by several incredible women. Their stories and their bravery have shaped me. Their daring spirits and whispers of wisdom guide me through my creative proce...
Nov 14, 2022•28 min
Want to know a not-so-secret part of my recent growth? Risk. In this episode, I break down the types of risks and investments that have been helping me grow in recent years and how I make these important decisions. I also talk about failure and uncertainty and why it's essential to trust your intuition and go for it anyway. Join our community and become a digital or print subscriber: www.createmagazine.com/subscribe Get full access to Art & Cocktails by Ekaterina Popova at artandcocktails.su...
Nov 13, 2022•19 min
What is a great way to level up and break through any plateaus in your business or career growth? In this mini-episode, Kat shares one of the best methods of getting to where you are going faster and having way more fun while you're at it! Listen and learn about the importance of investing in yourself and upgrading your environment. Enjoy a free masterclass with Kat: Crown Yourself: How to Take Charge of Your Destiny and Manifest an Art Career of Your Dreams https://my.demio.com/ref/gloUrgq2HSzS...
Nov 12, 2022•16 min
Imagine walking into your studio or workspace, feeling calm, centered and ready to take on whatever the day may bring. Wouldn’t it be great to have an inner knowing that whatever is on your plate will get done? I know that for so many of us, certain projects can feel like a mountain we have to climb, daunting and overwhelming. If you are an artist or creative dealing with big deadlines, I hope this episode gives you some helpful tools and techniques to help you navigate even the busiest seasons ...
Nov 11, 2022•16 min
In this episode, Alicia Puig hosts an interview with Cindy Shaoul. Inspired by the whimsy and purity of the feminine form, Shaoul is known for her impressionistic and abstract style. She is best recognized for her series ‘Brides’, ‘Dripping Dots’ and ‘Hearts’, as well as her Plein-air street scenes of quintessential New York locations. Cities suffered during the global pandemic but painter Cindy Shaoul reminds us of their romantic and elegant spirit through her cityscape paintings. Shaoul is the...
Nov 07, 2022•13 min
Want to know the easiest way to welcome more abundance and opportunities into your life and creative business? Kat noticed a typical behavior that prevents artists and entrepreneurs from getting paid more and more often. Love our podcast? Take a moment to leave a review on iTunes! Join our reader circle and become a print or digital subscriber here: https://www.createmagazine.com/subscribe Get full access to Art & Cocktails by Ekaterina Popova at artandcocktails.substack.com/subscribe...
Nov 03, 2022•16 min
In this episode, Alicia interviews Andy Firth, a self-taught Australian artist known for his signature canvas: the human skull. Since 2013, he has remained widely anonymous under the title ‘Jack of The Dust’. Until now. With international demand at an all-time high and a combined following of 2.5 million, his clientele includes Joe Rogan, Slash, Jason Momoa, Chris Brown and Nikki Tutorials. Each piece is hand-made in Australia by manipulating acrylic, clay and cinema-grade urethane resin importe...
Oct 31, 2022•29 min
In this episode, Kat shares ideas and options for generating more money as an artist or creative. If you feel stuck or your regular income streams are not an option right now, listen to this episode to give you ideas on how to support yourself, your art, and your family this season. Support our magazine and community by becoming a subscriber: use "new reader" to save 20% off your order: www.createmagazine.com/subscribe Get full access to Art & Cocktails by Ekaterina Popova at artandcocktails...
Oct 25, 2022•20 min
