Caira Moreira

The Curatorial Blonde

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Arts Administrator, and Contemporary Arts Journalist, Caira is The Curatorial Blonde. This podcast offers insight into the fine arts world with intimate conversations from artists to curators, to everyone in between. The Curatorial Blonde gives listeners new food for thought and a deeper look into the art world. To become a supporter click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecuratorialblonde/subscribe

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Caira Moreira

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Arts

Latest episode

Sep 27, 2025

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Episodes

In conversation with Seema Rao 22.10.2023

In this multiple part installment of The Curatorial Blonde, Caira sits down with Seema Rao, of Artlust (237k followers, 16.4 million likes) TikTok and season museum professional to get extremely transparent about the art world. Touching on compensation, what the art world does not want you to talk about, and the best parts of the major, Seema and Caira truly peel the layers off the core of the fin...

In Conversation with Isadora Capraro 18.08.2023

This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Caira sits down with Argentinean artist Isadora Capraro. Isadora Capraro is a Southampton, New York-based figurative painter. The boundaries between both abstraction and intention are experimented with in Isadora's paintings, creating an optical illusion in which the observer can discover human attributes, living things, and symbols veiled within the colors...

In conversation with Traci Johnson 11.08.2023

Traci Johnson, an artist who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, joins Caira this week on The Curatorial Blonde. Johnson is an expert in sculpture, installations, and textile design explores mental health, experience, and the joy of color.  Follow here: https://www.instagram.com/kailuaa/

Akshita Gandhi: The impact of covid on an artist and the importance of representation 12.10.2022

Caira sits down with Artist Akshita Gandhi, a Mumbai-based photographer, and multimedia artist. Gandhi examines the concepts of home and belonging while addressing colonialism, as well as the social and aesthetic effects of India's conflicting capitalist system. Her pictures, which primarily focus on metropolitan landscapes and places, emphasize architectural details through repetition and distort...

Should you be buying art? The intersection of fine art and the recession 23.08.2022

This week Caira talks about the impact of these recessions and prior recessions on the art market and if you should be buying art as money gets strained.

Roe V. Wade in the midst of the Black Arts Movement 01.08.2022

This week on Happy Little Accidents Caira speaks on how Roe V. Wade has brought to light not only human rights but the rights of women of color. Caira sheds light on the relevant of a movement over 50 years old and how it can be used as a reference point during this time in America.

The issue with Art Education... 24.06.2022

This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira explains the importance of art education and the current status of art education in the American school system.

What makes good art? 06.06.2022

Art is defined as any action or product created by people for a communicative or aesthetic purpose—something that expresses an idea, an emotion, or, more broadly, a point of view. It is a cultural element whose design reflects economic and social contexts. This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira explores what makes good art.

Slow Clap, Blackness, and Athleticism 22.03.2022

This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira talks about Jake Troyli's latest show at Monique Meloche Gallery in Chicago. She ties in his concept of being a former athlete and a Black man with the larger conversation of being Black in Sports. 

In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the art world has responded 15.03.2022

The art world has reacted to the shocking news from Ukraine by vocally opposing the ongoing onslaught. Despite the possibility that they could face penalties, a number of Russian artists have publicly expressed their displeasure with their government's policies. This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira explores the current changes in the art world due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and gives...

The Importance of the Secondary Market and how Resale in Fashion and Art is Expanding 21.01.2022

This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira is talking about the impact of the secondary market in regardless to the fashion industry and the Art World.

Bottega Green 26.10.2021

The color of the season: Bottega Green. Caira this week dives into the influence of the color of the season and how green has always been a staple in humanity.

How do we see Fair use play out in the media: Shepard Fairey V. The Associated Press 23.07.2021

This week Caira explores The iconic HOPE poster that was seen all over during Obama's presidential campaign. Mr. Fairey, who sued The Associated Press in 2009 after it accused him of copyright infringement for using one of its pictures as the foundation for the poster, claimed that he did not steal any copyrightable content and that his use of the photograph was not unauthorized. This week, we'll...

The art of appropriation as "transformative" may be protected: Blanch V. Koons 16.07.2021

This week on Happy Little Accidents Caira explore the case of Blanch V Koons. Blanch filed a lawsuit against Koons for copyright infringement. Blanch testified that the use of her picture by Koons did not affect her career, nor that she had ever authorized her pictures for artists to use.

How does the government interact with art? Looking at regulators and patrons 02.07.2021

Art is all around us. This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira takes a look at how the government plays a role in art and the historical role of patronage from the Italian Renaissance to present-day practices. 

The California Resale Royalty Act 04.06.2021

On this week of Happy Little Accidents, Caira dives into the California Resale Royalty Act and how that impacted the art world. She also explores the broader idea of the international art market as it pertains to legality. 

The Issue Between Copyright and Appropriation Art 21.05.2021

This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira dives into the gray area of copyright infringement and appropriation art. She discuss case-law example, which diving into the legal definitions and situations that occur during this gray area of the art world. 

The Umbrella of Art law in an "unregulated" market 14.05.2021

This week on Happy Little Accidents, our host Caira dives into what on earth the term art law means. From the branches of law that exist under it to the legal issues currently going on in the art world hold tight for a reality check of the gray art of the art world and why this sector of law is so crucial. 

The Exotic: Defining otherness through Picasso, Matisse, and Bumble 05.03.2021

In this episode of Happy Little Accidents our host, Caira explores the term exotic. From the current fad of using the word as a compliment to the art historical narrative of the word.

Confronting American Beauty Standards, Dating in your 20s, and how art fits into it 12.02.2021

This week our host Caira welcomes us into 2021 by questioning the beauty standards that our society thinks too often about. While it is a new year we have the same expectations that negatively impact our society on a daily emotional basis. From exploring her own experiences in how she fits into the American Beauty canon, Caira looks at facts and fiction to get one step closer to clarity. 

So what do you know about Post-Blackness anyway 09.12.2020

This episode explores the influence of post-blackness. As the main research point in her writing, she breaks down where post-blackness comes from and what it means in 2020. 

Fact check: Trump’s policies for Black and Brown Americans 03.11.2020

This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira takes her final opinion before the 2020 election. Donald Trump has continued to say that he is doing the most for Black and Brown Americans, but is that really true? Caira explores all of his public statements and policies that you might know be privy to or overlooked. 

How can we stop Period Poverty? 23.10.2020

Period Poverty is a global issue impacting females across the world, but what do you actually know about this? On this episode of Happy Little Accidents, Caira explores how Period Poverty is impacting our communities and challenging the stigmas associated with menstration. 

Lets talk about Amy Coney Barrett 12.10.2020

This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira kicks off Season 3 with talking about Trump's supreme court pick and what she is all about. 

Season 3 Trailer 03.10.2020

One more time for the people in the back! It is season 3 of Happy Little Accidents and we are going to explore, question, and grasp what this year has to offer!

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