ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #17: Building Community in the Arts. Many behaviours that we’ve been taught as artists are toxic to ourselves and others. We can have healthy, inclusive spaces of joy and excellence. Flossie discusses how our work and our world can only get better when we work together.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #10: Art and Power Most artists learn to live in a perpetual sense of hope and learned helplessness. Flossie discusses how power influences art at the personal, community and societal level and how our sense of our own power can have an effect.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #9: Art vs. Oppression, Who Wins? For many artists it can feel like the work we create has no impact due to the ways many who do not have privilege in society are silenced or ignored. Flossie discusses the powerful ways we as artists can counter and even defeat oppression.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #8: Theory, the Tie That Binds Many people think great arts practice is devoid of theory, while other believe no legitimate arts work is created without it. Flossie discusses what theory is to the practice of art and how it can help or hurt our outcomes.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #7: 13 Essential Tools for Artists The world and arts work have drastically changed. Traditional understandings of arts practice and scholarship are no longer of service. Flossie discusses the 13 Essential Skills artists should master to empower themselves.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #6: Art, The Glorious Struggle? The life of an artist is often challenging, especially if you don’t have white privilege. Flossie discusses how inclusion has made arts work temporarily more complex, but in the long term more extraordinary for everyone.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #5: Art as Knowledge Creation Art isn’t just pretty or interesting, it’s a form of knowledge creation. Flossie discusses the value of artistic outcomes in helping us understand the dynamic ecology of human experience.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #4: Use of Context in Arts Work and Scholarship Knowing the working parts of our arts work and scholarship can help us avoid stepping into the traps of appropriation, colonialism, and exploitation. Flossie discusses the benefits of understanding the material, social, political, economic and cultural components of our selves, our work and our world.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #3: Judgmentalism in Arts Workplaces and Classrooms Many of us feel severe judgement of our selves, and not assessment of our work in arts workplaces and classrooms. Flossie discusses about how this is harmful and outlines some positive tools for change and further excellence in our work and scholarship.

ArtResistanceSurvival The Podcast #2: Creating A Culture of Respect in Arts Workplaces and Classrooms Creating a healthy, inclusive arts workplace and classroom is easier than you think. Flossie discusses how most of us already know how, we just need new and better information about how to do it for the best outcomes.