Dreaming Artyficially

Dealing with the perception that working in the arts is not a 'real job' is a challenge that creatives face on a regular basis. In our special season one finale, our panel discusses why art is so often seen as a trivial hobby, rather than a career. We also chat about the challenges of imposter syndrome and how these two issues are related. 

Join our international panel of former guests for a fun, honest and inspiring look at making a career in the arts today.

We're in London today at the rehearsal space of Wild Child Productions. (And right under the flight path of LCY...) We're chatting with Wild Child's founder, Adam Small about the logistics and challenges of launching a new company as well as his journey of taking his latest work, Michael Morpurgo's 'Kensuke's Kingdom' to Edinburgh Fringe. This episode is packed full of useful information for anyone looking to start their own company- don't miss it!

Author Khrys Vaughan is passionate about promoting strong female characters- and the women who write them. The result? The amazing #StrongWomenWrite program; a series of networking events, tweet chats and fight scene workshops. (Yeah I know, cool, right?) Join us as we chat to Khrys about this very important movement, what inspired her to get started and how you can get involved.

Mezzo-soprano Maria Zoi is building herself an amazing global career on the opera stage— and she's here to tell us just how she does it. Join us for this inspiring interview as we talk travel, dealing with rejection, chasing your dreams and plenty more!

Today we head to London to chat with actress Rebecca McKernan about her career in audio book narration. This episode is packed with useful advice about getting started in the world of audio. If you're an actor or an author, don't miss it!

Arts marketing expert Gillian Edwards gives us some great tips for getting your work out into the world! We talk branding, social media marketing, tapping into trends and much more!

Today we' re off to L.A. to chat with the multi-talented Howard Ho, who has built a career as a sound designer, writer and composer. Howard shares his techniques for balancing a career in multiple disciplines, discusses his Ovation Award nomination and explains how an unfortunate incident with Red Bull led him to the 'deep dive' approach to work he has now.

Ever felt reluctant to share your art with the world? Today we head to Sweden to chat with creative soprano, Anna Thunstrom about exactly that. Anna talks about the challenges of selling yourself when you really don't want to and the amazing work she's doing to bring classical music to a contemporary audience.

Today we chat with singer/songwriter Bek Chapman; lead singer of Anne of the Wolves. Bek and her band produced their first full-length album via crowdfunding and has some great tips for artists looking to launch a similar campaign. Join us as we talk music, money, burning puppets and what to do if your car ends up in Frankston...