Arree Chung is an author, illustrator, designer and art director in the gaming industry, and founder of Storyteller Academy . In this episode, Arree and Daniel discuss a storytelling approach to branding, how to build one business that leverages another, and how Arree navigated failures and big breaks to become an illustrator and entrepreneur. Use the resources that fit your needs: “In today’s world, you can study on YouTube, but you’re looking for the best information, and for the thriving comm...
Jan 21, 2018•46 min
John Furth is the CEO of the advisory group Furth & Associates. A consultant for over 26 years, he has held senior positions as the head of strategy groups at Hitachi Consulting, Discovery Communications and Sony Corporation. John is also author of a forthcoming book, Fearless Disruption: A Guide to the New Realities of Business and Leadership in the 21st Century . This show’s topics include: Evolution of the CEO: “There has been a shift, and with that shift business people have learned that...
Dec 23, 2017•57 min
Eric is the Chairman, Publisher, and CEO of Streamline Publishing, Inc. which publishes Fine Art Connoisseur and PleinAir Magazine. A career entrepreneur, Eric has 30 years’ experience launching companies and media brands, as well as a decade in the art industry, working with collectors and organizing art conventions. In this episode, Eric discusses the difference between digital and analogue consumption of art, how to meet the needs of the market while staying true to your vision, and advice fo...
Dec 12, 2017•55 min
Alexis Clements is a Brooklyn-based artist, journalist and documentary filmmaker. Her writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books , Salon , Bitch Magazine , The Brooklyn Rail , The Guardian , Nature, and she is a regular contributor to Hyperallergic . She has led workshops and moderated panels exploring labor issues within the arts. In this episode, Alexis and podcast host Daniel DiGriz discuss the economic realities of arts labor. Alexis provides a careful and nuanced examination of...
Nov 09, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Seth Hopkins is the Executive Director of the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, GA. In this episode, Seth and podcast host Daniel DiGriz discuss how artists get involved with museums—securing shows and becoming part of the permanent collection—as well as catching the curator’s eye and boosting an art career. See below for highlights, and listen to the hour-long show for a detailed look at museum collaboration. The Economics of Promoting Living Artists: “We push the boundaries of Western ...
Oct 27, 2017•56 min
Dr. Catherine Futter is the Director of Curatorial Affairs at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Starting her career as a decorative arts curator, she now focuses on contemporary art, and projects that explore how visitors participate with works of art. Catherine provides listeners with an in-depth look at the ways artists and curators execute an exhibition, and what it’s like to work with a museum curator. Listen to the episode and leave a review to let us know what you think. Initiati...
Oct 02, 2017•48 min
Holly Van Hart is a visual artist based in Silicon Valley, and a Clark Hulings Fund Business Accelerator Fellow . In this episode of the Thriving Artist Podcast ™, Holly and Daniel discuss the ins and outs of building a sustainable business practice: deciding on the direction to take your business, standing out in the online marketplace, and how collaboration benefits a business plan. Navigate Strategically, Network Intelligently: “I sell my work through galleries and licensing, interior designe...
Sep 08, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Stephanie Birdsall is a painter who has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London and the National Arts Club in New York. She has received over 60 awards in national and international juried exhibitions, including Best in Show at the Bridgeport Museum of Arts and Science , and her work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of the Everglades . When she isn’t traveling to paint en plein air , she teaches painting workshops and is the producer of two DVDs on painting. On Be...
Aug 11, 2017•37 min
Gregg Chadwick is a Santa Monica–based artist who has been painting for three decades, and his work has been exhibited in national and international galleries, art fairs, and museums. He’s given many lectures on the arts, including speaking engagements at UCLA and Categorically Not —a forum that examines the intersection of art and science. Gregg is also a Fellow in The Clark Hulings Fund’s 2017 Business Accelerator Program . Art and social justice: “All art has a political stance whether it’s o...
Jun 08, 2017•58 min
Ron Whitmore co-owns and operates Artisan , an art-supply store that serves as a community hub for artists in its two locations—Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Ron also spearheads the largest artist material expo in New Mexico, featuring more than 100 workshops, and is the host of Art Fusion , a radio show that brings together musicians and visual artists to talk about their creative processes. Building an Arts Community: “In the store, we have our own radio show. We’re giving artists press, offering ...
May 26, 2017•40 min
Maria Brophy is an art-business consultant and the author of Art, Money, & Success. She got her start managing her husband’s surf-art business ( drewbrophy.com ), and she applies that experience to her work with other artists. Her areas of expertise include licensing and the creation of multiple income streams. In this podcast, she discusses the importance of identifying a niche, the ways that licensing is used for different mediums, and how to make your art career profitable. Artists Have t...
May 10, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Dean Mitchell is a nationally recognized painter of figures, landscapes, and still lifes, and his work often depicts themes from his southern upbringing. He’s won top honors from the National Watercolor Society and American Watercolor Society . Among the museums that house his work are the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the St. Louis Art Museum . Dean is also a member of CHF’s advisory board . Building A Reputation: “I had to figure out a platform in which I could get known. The ...
May 04, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Mary Ann is the founder and owner of Weems Galleries & Framing , with two locations in Albuquerque, New Mexico—the first of which opened in 1981. The galleries’ holdings represent a wide range of styles, priced from five dollars to $8K, but Mary Ann emphasizes affordable art. A dedicated supporter of the Albuquerque arts scene, she also ran a major art festival there for 32 years, which drew 50K+ customers in its final year. Affordable Art: “Affordability has always been looked down upon. Ar...
May 02, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Betsy Ehrenberg is the founder of Glass Alliance New Mexico and Glass Alliance of Northern California , organizations that further the development and appreciation of glass art. She is also a business strategy coach and president of Bridges to Santa Fe , a company that helps businesses achieve their goals through marketing and product design consulting. Also, Betsy’s company is co-sponsoring an upcoming event called the Santa Fe Art Business Summit (now at capacity), in collaboration with the Cl...
Mar 29, 2017•39 min
Dan Anthony is a sculptor and has been the business manager for Glenna Goodacre since 1987. After 30 years working together, Glenna Goodacre is retiring. She is known for her work designing the Sacagawea impression on dollar coins, sculpting the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall, and the Irish Famine Memorial at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Dan Anthony took an hour to tell us about Glenna’s retirement, some important upcoming events, and what he is planning to ...
Mar 21, 2017•44 min
Maura Kehoe Collins is an art collections manager and the founding director of Artiphile , an independent art advisory which provides museum-standard services for care and maintenance of private collections. Maura assists artists, private collectors, foundations, estates, and corporations in inventory, assessment, and administration to address the physical and practical needs of a private collection. Topics include: Artiphile Services: What is art collections management? “Museums have many depar...
Mar 10, 2017•44 min
James is founder and president of the National School Art Collective , a non-profit created to develop student curated and student owned fine art collections in high schools. He has developed art collection and is looking to start another at Tippecanoe High School. The National School Art Collective: “One of the goals of the National School Art Collective is to bring an art experience to students in a school every day.” “A small group of students come together and run the program much like a mus...
Feb 27, 2017•1 hr
Peter Trippi is editor-in-chief of Fine Art Connoisseur , a bi-monthly magazine for collectors of representational paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints. He’s also the president of Projects in 19th Century Art Inc., the firm he established in 2006 to pursue a range of research, writing, and curating opportunities, including the recent traveling exhibition, Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity . Topics include: Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity Exhibition From obscurity to res...
Feb 15, 2017•1 hr 32 min
How do you deal with changing industries? How do you make sure that your business remains viable for years to come? Amy Whitaker , author, business person, artist, and Assistant Professor at NYU Steinhardt , addresses these questions and more in her book Art Thinking . As she puts it, “even if you are succeeding at something, you have to force yourself to go back to the drawing board all the time.” Topics Include: Art Thinking: Design thinking vs. art thinking “Facing the blank canvas of having ...
Feb 08, 2017•1 hr 7 min
After recovering from a health scare, Aletta de Wal took her skills in corporate training and development and applied them to artists in Artist Career Training , a business coaching enterprise that focuses on small group classes, home studies, and one-to-one advisement for artists. She is also the author of My Real Job is Being an Artis t , which is the winner of the 2016 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Voice in Non-fiction. In this hour long show, Aletta takes the time to talk about her transi...
Dec 16, 2016•1 hr 13 min
How does an artist bridge the divide between the art and business worlds? Neil Ramsay , founder and director of ArtsUp! , hopes to address this divergence by utilizing the 5,800 square-foot ArtsUp! facility as both an events space and a gallery, with massive installations that are located 12 feet off the floor. In this space, the artist becomes the CEO of their own project and must work in a cross-functional team to accomplish their vision. In this nearly hour long show, Neil describes how he be...
Nov 13, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Sabin Howard is a classical figurative sculptor with over 33 years of experience. Known for his works of heroic scale, including Hermes, Aphrodite , and Apollo , the New Criterion has called him a “sculptor who’s work radiates a startling presence, while finding its roots in the classical past.” He’s part of the winning design team for the National World War I Memorial in Pershing Square Park, Washington DC, and he also offers drawing and design webinars in a digital format. Topics Include: Worl...
Oct 21, 2016•46 min
Ryan Brown is an artist who works in the naturalist tradition, studying figures, still life, and landscapes. He’s dedicated himself to the methods practiced by the masters of Western European art and has established the Center for Academic Study and Naturalist Painting in Utah to continue this tradition. In this hour-long show, Ryan talks about his intention to have a long-term art career, how he sustains himself, his current work at the Center for Academic Study and Naturalist Painting, and how...
Oct 11, 2016•1 hr 2 min
Alan Bamberger is an art consultant, advisor, author and appraiser who specializes in research, business management, the marketing of original art, and art-related documents, but he is best known for his regular post to ArtBusiness.com , which he also manages. With nearly 40 years of experience in the art world, Alan works with artists, collectors, other art professionals and galleries to solve difficult art situations. Topics Include: Price Consultations with Artists: Problem solving using avai...
Oct 02, 2016•50 min
Elizabeth Corkery is a large-scale installation artist and the founder of Print Club Ltd. , a limited edition print making company. Her most recent and ambitious project to date is a spatially transformative sculptural exhibition called Ruin Sequence at Tower Hill Botanic Gardens, opening October 8th. The project is funded by the Clark Hulings Fund Business Accelerator Program. Topics Include: Preparations for Ruin Sequence : “I started conceiving how I might make a body of work that was sculptu...
Sep 27, 2016•46 min
Ghost of a Dream , a moniker for the collaborative duo Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was, create large sculptural installations, collages, and immersive texts made from lottery tickets, romance novels, playing cards, and other raw or discarded materials. Most recently, Ghost of a Dream has been working on a project they call The Fair Housing Project . They’ve created a house from art fair materials, which they’ve immersed in a sea of fog and filmed documentary style. The house, film, and other works ...
Sep 23, 2016•52 min
What is patronage; and who can be a patron of the arts? For Shannon Robinson, curator and chairperson of Windows to the Divine, wants everyone to understand that they can become a collector regardless of financial means or cultural biases around the art market. She does this through Windows to the Divine’s educational programs that teach about patronage, the art industry, and philanthropy. Topics Include: Collectors & Patrons: “We use the term ‘collector’ or ‘patron’, and it feels like you’r...
Sep 22, 2016•1 hr 9 min
How can an artist ensure that their art career is a sustainable enterprise long into the future? Carla Crawford is a figurative painter and Business Accelerator Program participant. She works in the classical tradition and focuses her latest works on displaced migrants. In this nearly hour long show, Carla addresses the importance of making your art career sustainable, how to address lags in sales, and the cross-pollination of traditional and contemporary. This is such an incredible talk that th...
Sep 11, 2016•53 min
In this 40 minute interview, the listener will learn about building and maintaining a commercial mindset, the importance of networking and marketing, while creating pieces you love. As a bonus, learn about the CHF Art-Business Accelerator™ Program and the importance of combatting sexism and racism within the art industry. Funding your passion: Use existing networking mechanisms, such as your gallery Exploring your artistic interests while creating a sustainable and well-funded product Always be ...
Sep 10, 2016•47 min
Increasingly, artists are being asked to professionalize their art business, but as Cristina DiChiera so aptly recognizes, “In some instances, combining arts and business can be putting a square peg in a round hole,” but it doesn’t have to be with the right resources and training. In this hour-long interview, Cristina talks about her career creating and implementing business workshops for artists with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and Mass MOCA , and her recent shift to Visual Arts ...
Aug 21, 2016•57 min
