Ruth Carter has recently been hailed for her designs for Black Panther. But she has had a long, disciplined career. In this interview, live from the Story Gathering, we explore her integral role in the rise of African American filmmaking and the path that led her to design one of 2018’s hit films.

How many times have you said it (or have heard others say it)? “It’s hard to make a living as an artist in this town.” The truth is, it’s hard to make a living as an artist PERIOD… regardless of what town you live in. So how do we reframe things to set us on a course for success?

“A miserable journey leads to a miserable destination.” An incredible insight in this interview with “Hello Dolly” actress, Analisa Leaming. In this interview we explore what it means to find fulfillment as an artist. How do we gain perspective along the journey that helps us thrive in the long term?

You can find Analisa at https://www.analisaleaming.com/

When we slow down and take account of the things we’re thankful for, it can really help us along the way of building our creative careers.

Artists are often visionary — looking ahead and thinking of the next thing. But growing as an artist and as a person means taking time to look back. In this episode, we discover how moving forward in your creative career is rooted in looking back.

Halloween has some things to teach us about being an artist. Here are 4 things we can take away from Halloween to help make our creative career even stronger!

Building a creative career means creating a culture and community around your work. How do we create a culture? Through the content we produce. In this two-parter, we explore the first half this idea — how creating and releasing quality content on the regular helps you build a culture around your work.

In previous episodes, we’ve talked about the importance of honestly asking “what do I want?” In this episode, we address another question, “what do I need?” Both of these questions are important as we work to make creativity our career.

We talk about a lot of ideas here on this podcast. But I truly want us to take action. That’s how we build a creative career. So in this episode, I’m going to ask you some questions. Wherever you are, take time to answer them. Let’s get your creative career to the next level!

Opportunities present themselves on a regular basis, but we have to be ready for them when they come. On this episode, we talk about 4 ways you can be ready to seize opportunities when they come your way.