The ARTPOWER Podcast

In this special live episode recorded at NADA NYC, Brandon Stosuy—friend and co-founder of The Creative Independent—joins host janera solomon for a conversation on finding voice and community through teenage zine‑making, sustaining a lifelong writing practice, navigating creative opportunities while raising a family, and how collaboration reveals unexpected lessons about money, people, and yoursel...

In our sixth episode, janera solomon is joined by friend and interdisciplinary artist Jon Rubin to talk about expanding the idea of what it means to be an artist, creating art with the public, committing to your community, and building your practice by building up others.  You can learn more about Jon and his work at JonRubin.net and follow him on Instagram @jonrubinstudio .  To learn more about A...

In our fifth episode, conceptual performance artist and activist Nadya Tolokonnikova - the founding member of the feminist art movement Pussy Riot - joins janera solomon to talk about changing convictions, how we can’t unmake our art, and finding the courage to start over. You can follow Nadya on Instagram @nadya and @pussyriot .  To learn more about ARTPOWER, check out artpower.io . The ARTPOWER...

In our first live episode, writer, entrepreneur and thought leader Casey Gerald joins janera solomon and an intimate audience at True T Studios in Pittsburgh to share about listening to cosmic messages, writing to ‘trace his cracks,’ and working on being well above all else. You can find more about Casey and his memoir, There Will Be No Miracles Here , on caseygerald.com or follow him on Instagram...

Reiko Yamamoto is a Pittsburgh-based ceramicist who has owned her studio for a decade. She brings her wisdom to the ARTPOWER Podcast this month to chat with janera solomon about her struggles with self-promotion, staking out something for yourself, and why she doesn’t think it’s strange to want to be paid well as an artist. Find Reiko Yamamoto at her website, reikoyamamoto.com , or on Instagram @r...

This month, janera solomon talks to Lenka Clayton, an interdisciplinary artist whose work considers, exaggerates, and alters the accepted rules of everyday life, extending the familiar into the realms of the poetic and absurd. Lenka shares the differences between supporting herself financially as an artist living in the US after emigrating from the  UK, how she fuels her own internal engine to cre...

In our first episode, host janera solomon sits down with Naomi Chambers, a community-focused assemblage artist who works with collected and found objects. Naomi talks about balancing motherhood with her art practice, relying on your people, and realizing your journey doesn’t have to look the same as anyone else’s. Find Naomi @naomibdaygirl on Instagram and follow The ARTPOWER Podcast on Instagram...

An introduction to The ARTPOWER Podcast, a show that delves into the lives of working artists and the intricate dance between sustaining financial well-being and nurturing their creative practice.