This week on the Arts to Hearts Podcast, we have Anupa Mehta as our guest, who is a force to be reckoned with in the contemporary art world. In this episode, our host Charuka Arora asks Anupa about her experience in the art world, the shift has she seen over the years, and her own relationship with artists and art collectors. Anupa has been in the art world for quite some time now, and she has closely witnessed how things have changed, something she touches upon in this podcast. Anupa has had an...
Mar 07, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This week on the Arts to Hearts Podcast, we have James Oliver who is an artist from Philadelphia as well as the owner of the art gallery ‘James Oliver Gallery’ (JOG) in Pennsylvania. James already had a successful career as an artist when he decided to open his own art gallery almost 17 years ago, something that happened quite naturally for him. Growing up, James had already spent much of his years organizing festivals, etc., and so managing a gallery was something right up his alley. In additio...
Feb 29, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This week on the Arts to Heart Podcast, our host Charuka Arora has an insightful conversation with Richa Maheshwari, who is a designer on a mission to bring back the arts and crafts that are fading due to the advent of fast fashion. Richa has been in the software services industry by profession, where she worked as a product manager for a German company for almost 16 years. As COVID hit, much like everyone else, Richa took a break to spend more time at home. This was her chance to restart and ex...
Feb 22, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 6
This week on the Arts to Heart Podcast, we have Sarah Sham as our guest. With her super successful design studio, Sarah is an inspiration to all women who aspire to build their businesses. In this episode, Charuka Arora and Sarah Sham discuss the challenges and obstacles faced by women who dare to dream big. For women, the roles are pretty much set by the patriarchal society they live in, and sometimes, they are put in a position where they must choose between having a successful career and star...
Feb 15, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 5
On this week’s Arts to Hearts Podcast, we have Quang Bao, who is a gallerist and feels passionately about art. As our host Charuka Arora sits down to interview him, the duo talks about the challenges and upsides of being a gallerist, how artists can sell their art more effectively, and the diversity and inclusion in the art world. Quang has been running his own gallery for quite some time now. He shares his process of choosing an artist and their artwork. While a painting can sometimes click, mo...
Feb 08, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 4
This week on our Arts to Hearts Podcast, we have Tanmaya Bingham as our guest who is not only amazing at creating art but also mentors and teaches younger artists. With her experience with art management, she has seen all the cycles in the art world, the good and the bad both. Now, she is using her gifts and insights to serve other artists. As our host Charuka Arora sits down with Tanmaya, the latter talks about the early stages of her art career, what her ambitions and dreams were, and how she ...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 3
This week’s episode of Arts to Hearts podcast features the second part of our interview with Ki Smith, the owner of Ki Smith Gallery. Our host Charuka Arora and Ki Smith continue their conversation about taking risks, being a successful artist, and how you should always push yourself out of your comfort zone. Ki Smith is also the co-founder of Apostrophe NYC, and all of his ventures have interesting stories behind them! Much of Ki Smith’s creative career was built due to his belief in himself. E...
Jan 25, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Welcome to the first episode of season 4 of Arts to Hearts Podcast! This week, our host Charuka Arora has invited Ki Smith where he talks about running a business in the art world and how he managed to open his own gallery. This inspirational episode contains some heartwarming stories that Ki shares with the audience, all of which demonstrate how we must do everything in our power to make things happen! Ki Smith, who was born in New York, is the owner of Ki Smith Gallery and also the co-founder ...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 1
On this week’s Arts to Hearts Podcast, we have the lovely Marina Granger with us. Our host Charuka and Marina have a very fascinating conversation where they talk about feng shui, morning rituals, EFT tapping, and creating a stellar elevator pitch. Marina is an art consultant and founder of The Artist Advisory. She talks about practicing feng shui, and how her holistic approach has benefitted her in her creative life as well. For Marina, her mornings start with recording a voice memo, which cons...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Welcome back to another episode of the Arts to Hearts podcast! It's hard to believe that we are already in the fourth season and have reached over 200 episodes. When I started this podcast, I never imagined it would come this far. But here we are, three years later, reflecting on the journey and the exciting things that have happened along the way. As I sit here, without a script, I can't help but feel a mix of emotions. Yesterday, I held in my hand a book that we've been working on for far too ...
Jan 04, 2024•16 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this week’s podcast, our host Charuka Arora sits down with Liz Lidgett, who is the founder and owner of Liz Lidgett Gallery + Design. As the two ladies sit down to talk about their career paths, they have an honest conversation on setting realistic goals, creating a kinder space for artists, and collecting art. Liz Lidgett began her art consultation business ten years ago, and since then, she has worked with artists, businesses, homes, and publications across the country. The reason why she o...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 49
As our third season comes to an end, we have the honor of having Ashley Longshore as our guest who has some amazing insights for our fellow artists – a perfect way to start the year 2024! In this episode of Arts to Hearts Podcast, our host Charuka Arora asks Ashley about her creative journey, how she overcame self-doubt, and how she found the courage to be her true authentic self. Ashley Longshore is a painter and an entrepreneur who has her very own gallery, Longshore Studio Gallery. With her a...
Dec 28, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 48
This week on our Arts to Hearts Podcast we have Danielle Krysa, aka The Jealous Curator, as our guest. As our host Charuka Arora sits down with Danielle to talk about grief and art, Danielle shares her journey after losing her father, and how she found the courage to continue. Danielle has been an artist for over a decade now, and while she has written books including Creative Block and Collage and Your Inner Critic Is A Big Jerk, she also runs an influential contemporary art blog. Danielle Krys...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 47
This week on Arts to Hearts Podcast, our host Charuka Arora sits down to have a heart-to-heart with her beloved audience. As our third season nears its end, Charuka is giving the aspiring artists some tips from her own experience in the art world. As someone who has been on her own creative journey for some time now, Charuka has learned a thing or two, and as she looks back on how far she has come, she is guiding other aspiring artists on how they can find their confidence in their abilities as ...
Dec 14, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 46
This week on our Arts to Hearts Podcast, our host Charuka Arora sits down with Tania Yakunova who is a Ukrainian visual artist, educator and award-winning illustrator. Currently based in London, UK, Tania talks about her art journey, her life experiences, and how she is learning to understand her inner artist. Born and raised in Kieve, Tania Yakunova started as a copywriter, and soon shifted towards the art world. Even as a child, she loved to draw, and even though she has her degree in social s...
Dec 07, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 45
This week on our Arts to Hearts Podcast, our host Charuka Arora has invited Carrie Scott to talk about her career as a writer, curator, art historian, and TV presenter. As Carrie and Charuka sit down, they talk about the art world, wearing multiple hats as a creative, and how women are expected to behave in a patriarchal world. Carrie started her career as a writer, but soon she shifted her focus towards the art world. Carrie’s passion for helping artists was a major catalyst behind her professi...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 44
This week on Arts to Heart’s Podcast, our host Charuka Arora sits down with Brea Gallery’s director, Katie Chidester. Katie, who has been part of the arts community for about 25 years now, talks about Brea Gallery, what it does, and why it’s important to have such community-building initiatives. Katie Chidester share with us why she became a creator and what it’s like working in a visual art space. Talking about being in the arts field, Katie acknowledges the hardships artists often have to face...
Nov 23, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 43
This week on Arts to Hearts Podcast, our host Charuka Arora has the pleasure of sitting down with Paddy Johnson who is the founder of VVrkshop, a company that strives to uplift struggling artists and help them get grants, residencies and shows. Paddy is also the co-founder of the collaborative national publishing project Impractical Space, and apart from being a two-time nominee Best Critic at the Rob Pruitt Awards, she is has also won the Village Voice Web Award for best Art Blog. In this episo...
Nov 16, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 42
This week’s Arts to Hearts Podcast is extra special as we’ve got not one, but two amazing guests. In this episode, our host Charuka Arora sits down with Leizel Strauss and Pegah Kargar who are the co-founders of Art Girl Rising and Repaint History. While Leizel and Pegah’s individual art journey began years ago, they recently joined hands to create an enterprise that aims to challenge the gender gap in the art world and empower women and non-binary artists. In this podcast, Leizel and Pegah talk...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 41
This week on our Arts to Hearts Podcast, our host Charuka Arora invites Carrie Pearce to talk about her artworks. Carrie, who is a passionate painter, discusses how her art has evolved in the past few years, and how she overcame her creative block. Carrie’s artwork mainly comprises of portraits and paintings of dolls. Her art style is very reminiscent of the 16th century art with its realism and focus on human form. Recently, she has somewhat changed her artistic expression by incorporating mate...
Nov 02, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 40
This week on Arts to Hearts Podcast, our host Charuka Arora has the pleasure of sitting down with Ali Hval who was the Emerging Woman Artist Award Winner 2023 edition. Ali is a visual artist in Iowa who deals with fabric, installation, ceramic, and painting. Her interest in adornment and the politicization of the body is reflected through the forms and materials she uses in her artworks. In this week’s episode, Ali talks about how she became an artist, what inspires her art, and how she was able...
Oct 26, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 39
This week, our podcast host Charuka Arora has a heart-to-heart with Shelby Nicole McFadden, who has just published her first book Grove Hollow series. From an artist to a graphic designer to a business owner, Shelby wears many hats. Now, she is proudly embracing her new role as a writer, which according to her, has always been a dream of hers. Shelby has always been quite imaginative, and she has used it to her advantage while writing her very first book, Grove Hollow Hollow Metamorphosis. This ...
Oct 19, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 38
This week, our host Charuka Arora invites Kaylan Buteyn, who talks about her life as an artist and a mother. Kaylan’s journey is a fascinating one because she became an artist after becoming a mother. Unlike many other artists, Kaylan did not have the luxury to give her career the time she wanted to. Despite the odds, she talks about discovering her creative passions and the challenges she had to endure while juggling the roles in her personal as well as professional life. For Kaylan, it was har...
Oct 12, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 37
In the latest episode of Arts to Hearts Podcast, Charuka Arora sits down with the fantastic Katie Rodgers. In the world of fashion, Katie has made a name for herself because of her paper fashion and use of water colors. Now, she is reconnecting to her roots by solely focusing on her imaginative play with the natural world. Katie started as a fashion illustrator in New York and created the website Paper Fashion in 2009. From working with renowned brands like Estée Lauder, Samsung, and Clé de Peau...
Oct 05, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Welcome to the Arts Two Hearts podcast! In this engaging episode, we have the pleasure of hosting the team behind the Milan Art Institute: Elli, Dimitra, and John Milan. As one of the most revered art schools globally, the Milan Art Institute has played a pivotal role in cultivating and empowering budding artists from various backgrounds. In this discussion, we delve into the awe-inspiring journey of Dimitra Milan. Growing up in a creatively inclined family, Dimitra has beautifully transformed h...
Sep 28, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Join the Arts to Hearts Podcast's latest episode where the host, Charuka Arora, chats with the talented artist, Ali Miller. Ali is not only an incredible artist but also loves teaching others the art that ignites her soul. During the interview, Ali talks about her deep connection with colors and how they influence her art. She draws inspiration from her life experiences, including trips and everyday moments, to create vibrant and imaginative scenes on her canvases. Ali also shares the challenges...
Sep 21, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 34
In this episode of the ATH Podcast, the wonderful host Charuka Arora dives deep into the topic of creative blocks that artists sometimes face. She wants to assure all her fellow artists out there that creative blocks are totally normal! Charuka wholeheartedly encourages artists to embrace and accept these blocks as a part of the creative process. During the episode, Charuka generously shares her personal strategies for dealing with creative blocks. She starts off by talking about managing the co...
Sep 14, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 33
In this new episode of the Arts to Hearts Podcast, hosted by Charuka Arora, we have an interview with artist Pallavi Singh. Pallavi shares her personal journey as an artist and how she explores the grooming culture of men in Indian society. During our conversation, Pallavi opened up about her experiences in art school and the challenges she faced in the art world. She reflects on how her work has evolved over the years and the importance of questioning societal norms and expectations. Pallavi’s ...
Sep 07, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 22
In the episode of the Arts To Hearts Podcast, hosted by Charuka, we explore the world of multidisciplinary artist Holly Wong. Join us as we delve into Holly's incredible journey of balancing a full-time job with her unwavering passion for art. Throughout the interview, Holly emphasizes the importance of setting short-term goals and celebrating each step of the artistic process. She believes in embracing different interests and talents without any shame or self-doubt. Moreover, Holly shares her p...
Aug 31, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 21
In this episode of the Arts To Hearts Podcast, Charuka takes us on a heartfelt journey through her amazing creative career. She shares the six important questions she would ask her younger self if she were starting her artistic journey today. Through personal stories, Charuka emphasizes the importance of believing in oneself and embracing one's unique creative identity. Charuka also expresses her gratitude to the listeners for their support and talks about the latest magazine issue, which showca...
Aug 24, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 21
