The Curator's Salon - The Art Podcast

Michael Petry is the guest on this episode of the podcast. He talks about his new book The Word is Art published by Thames and Hudson in 2018. Alongside each of his books, Michael produces an exhibition and in this episode he discusses the issues he is facing given the current situation with Brexit in the UK. The political negotiations around Brexit appear to have excluded the creative industries...

I talk to Alex Gallagher in this episode. Alex is a collage artist based in the north of England who has gained much popularity through social media and found it an easy way to connect to galleries and find opportunities. Alex is a huge fan of social media as it allows her to connect to international audiences. Through showing her work consistently online she is now showing with galleries in Austr...

The Jaunt is a project that lets artists pre sell art work to fund a trip - or go on a jaunt- where they can be inspired by their new surroundings to create art work. It is a simple concept of art patronage that allows the artist to explore new creative territory, and patrons to be a part of that journey. Art buyers purchase work that will be produced as a result of the Jaunt. The art work they wi...

Paul Catherall is a London based printmaker known for his bold linocuts of architectural landmarks. His work is instantly recognisable, and in this episode he talks about his career and process. After training in illustration Paul found himself working from project to project until one came along that asked him to produce work that he recognised from early British Rail posters. Coupled with a trip...

Barbara Segal is a contemporary stone sculptor working in New York. In this episode of the podcast she talks about her training at the Ecole des Beaux Art, followed by training in Pietra Santa and Carrarra, and returning to New York. In the 1980s Barbara started producing sculptures that referenced clothing from her mothers wardrobe, using inlaying and lamination to create the designs on the fabri...

Sebastian Martorana talks about his work as a stone sculptor. Often considered memorial makers, stone sculptors face a common issue of viewers not being able to see past the difficulty of the material to the concept of the work. In this episode Sebastian gives a great analogy to understand the different types of stone by comparing them to photography (around 5mins). The artist talks about his trai...

Andrea Tyrimos is an artist who works in an oil tradition that she takes to the streets of London. Her work appears on telephone boxes, utility boxes as well as murals. Alongside this she has a project called Bipolar Picasso which highlights mental health issues in society. In this episode she talks about continuing her work for the Bipolar Picasso project, her interest in art projects that relate...

Mark Pearson is an artist who works from his studio in the Bussey Building in Peckham, South London. His paintings are often built from studies from life and he is regularly seen on the streets of Peckham and around the station, drawing and taking photographs. In this episode he talks about his work as a record of change in the area, his fascination with Peckham Rye station, and his art school tha...

Remi is an abstract artist whose work is shown around the world. Remi is an abstract artist whose work is shown around the world. He takes part in festivals, fairs and is often asked to deliver commissioned work in the form of murals, and art work in the public domain. Alongside this he has a studio practice producing paintings shown in galleries and smaller works that he sells directly to his gro...

Sarah Needham is an artist whose work is based on research of shipping records from the 1700s. There she looks for records of pigments in the ships' cargo, which she then sources to create her own spatial abstract work. Her time is spent both researching and painting. Sarah believes that returning to art after a period, raising her children, has given her a determined and resilient outlook she mig...

Patricia Volk is a sculptor from Northern Ireland who now works from her studio in the West Country. She was determined to get an art school education and began doing a series of adult education classes. Despite her flailing confidence she pursued a Foundation course which was promptly followed by an art degree and before graduating she had secured studio space locally to continue this path. Websi...

In this episode of the podcast I talk to Debbie Carne of Ali Joe Designs. Debbie's art work uses vintage plates on which she applies her designs sourced from old image libraries. We talk about the positioning of her work which straddles both art and design, and her move into the fine art space with her work. Debbie has taken part in arts and crafts markets, West Elm pop ups as well having an exhib...

I met up with Snowden Flood at her shop at the Oxo Tower, on London's South Bank. Surrounded by her work, we discussed show she arrived here. Snowden trained in the UK and in New York and found herself working in the luxury interiors business while based in the US and travelling the world. She developed a keen eye for technical textiles, and recognised how much she enjoyed working with both design...

In this episode I talk to Sam Peacock, an artist who works with multiple galleries and is often commissioned by clients to produce site specific art work. We discuss Sam's abstract landscape art , how he works with various galleries around the world and why he prefers working with galleries . Then we discuss his commissioned artwork, how he manages the briefs, the pricing and working with clients...

Episode 8 of the podcast is about taking part in artists' fairs so that artists have a place to show, build their exhibiting cv, meet buyers, curators, and visitors directly to sell their work Roy Tyson is a driven artist who enjoyed the thrill of taking part in artists' fairs where he could learn from his visitors and sell his fine art photography. It led him to set up his own art fair in 2017 an...

Episode 7 of the podcast is all about licensing art which allows the artist to create another revenue stream from their work. My guest is Jehane Boden Spiers who is an art consultant, helping artists license their art and designs. Art licensing is a many layered industry and Jehane talks about the different contract types which cover timeframes, commissioned vs existing art work, when it is best t...

In this episode of the podcast I talk to business strategist and coach, Nicole Liloia.  She explains business karma which might be holding back your success. Nicole talks about being responsive to other people, requests, emails and the like, if you are finding that people are not following up and responding to you. Then she talks about engagement. If you are finding you are not getting the engagem...

In this episode I talk to Rachel Gluyas from Dulwich Festival Artists' Open House.  Rachel organises the artists' open house much like I do for Camberwell Arts, and in this conversation we were able to get into the aspects of our roles that are little seen by the artists we support. We talk about how the event has grown, what it means to the community and why the planning can take six months.  Rac...

Gita Joshi talks to artist Liz Atkin who is an artist that uses her art practice to control her skin picking compulsion. In this episode we talk about the impact of art on mental health and how Liz came to find her medium of choice, charcoal. She talks about the type of work that has come her way as an artist, since facing her skin picking compulsion head on. Liz also hosts workshops with organisa...

In this episode we talk about arts markets and craft fairs where artists and makers can sell directly to the public. My guest is Debbie Allen who organises the Camberwell Arts Market and we discuss how people can make a strong application, the best image types to use for your promotion, how they can improve their experience of the market by promoting to their audience. We discuss the the benefits...

In this episode I talk to artist and designer Sarah Hamilton about the Just A Card campaign which encourages people to buy from independent shops and makers. Sarah talks about what inspired her to start the campaign and how she grew her volunteer team to help support the project. Twitter @justacard1 Twitter @empower_artists Instagram @justacard Instagram @orsomajorart Instagram @thegitajoshi Follo...

Gita Joshi and Sarah Hamilton discuss social media for artists and designers. We talk about why artists should build their own audience and how this can help them reach buyers, stockists, curators and galleries. Sarah Hamilton is a designer and artist, she is also the founder of the Just A Card campaign. Gita Joshi is an art dealer, curator and producer for Artists' Open Studios Instagram @justaca...