Famous or Forgotten

On today’s episode, the team gets together to share some of their favorite takeaways from all of our guests this season. Every guest provided excellent insights but each shared something unique and exciting. We hope you enjoy this episode and we look forward to seeing you again for season two.

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In this episode, we dug into what we learned from the discussion we had with Paul Gratz at the Gratz Gallery. We highly recommend giving this a few listens because Paul gave some major gold nuggets during this episode!

Some of the topics we covered:

Art as a craft
Building a network & working with galleries
How to build a story
The impact of the internet

To learn more about Paul and the Gratz Gallery, visit: https://www.gratzgallery.com/

Here's a great book recommended to us by Paul Gratz if you are interested in learning more about the contemporary art market:
Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art by Michael Shnayerson
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-shnayerson/boom/9781610398411/?lens=publicaffairs

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Today, we had the chance to give a re-listen of the episode with Pat Stark-Feinstein.

We had a lot to cover, but some of our takeaways that we dug in on were:

Being true to yourself as an artist
The role of luck in making it as an artist
The incredible amount of work involved with putting on a show

For more information about the work that Pat is doing, visit: https://samfeinstein.com/

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In today's lively episode, we had the absolute privilege of speaking with Pat Stark Feinstein, wife of late Philadelphia artist, Sam Feinstein.

Pat was gracious enough to share the real and raw reality of what it takes to get someone's art out there.

In this wide ranging episode, we covered:

The spiritual side of art
The importance of making art that means something to you
Sam's stance on showing your work
And a WHOLE LOT more...

We hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did recording it. It was really our pleasure to learn so much from Pat.

To learn more, visit: https://samfeinstein.com/

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This week we are excited to welcome our guest, Paul Gratz, owner of the Gratz Gallery in Pennsylvania. Paul took the time to share his journey from woodworker to Gallery Owner and everything in between.

Paul had a fascinating take on many realms of the art industry and shared some incredible takeaways including:

The role of Conservation in creating a niche
The value of art related to the craft of art
The importance of Arthur B. Carles to the Philadelphia art world
The rise of Lynne Mapp Drexler
The role of the internet

We were blown away by everything Paul had to share. We hope you also got a handful of takeaways!

For more information about Paul and The Gratz Gallery visit https://www.gratzgallery.com/

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In this week's episode, the team debriefs last week's interview with Bill Valerio.

We hope you found your own highlights and ours were:

Art centers and their cultural differences
Navigating different paths in the art industry as an artist
Historical significance VS commercial validation
Creating a story around an artist

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For this episode, we had the privilege of sitting IN PERSON with Bill Valerio from The Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia. Bill shared his experience in various art museums and gave insights into the role of a museum vs. every other part of the art process.

We covered a lot of ground, but here are some of the highlights:

The role of the museum
Museums vs Galleries and how they each promote artists
Historical differences in perspective in the New York and Philadelphia art scenes
The importance of champions for artists and how they can open up opportunities

This is definitely a "listen twice" episode, so we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking with Bill.

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In this episode, the team debriefs last week’s interview with Barbara Wolanin. We always have fun digging in and unpacking what we’re learning in this journey.

In this debrief, we cover:

Location differences and physical art vs being online
Preservation of art and artist's legacies
Validation of historical significance
Rights of passage for artists

We hope you’ve also pulled your own insights from these two episodes.

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Welcome to this episode of the Famous or Forgotten Podcast.

In this episode, we are privileged to be joined by Art Curator, Barbara Wolanin. Barbara’s resume includes the US Capitol and numerous exhibits. Recently, she worked with The Woodmere Museum and has shared her expertise in the Abstract Art movement in Philadelphia specifically.

In this episode, Barbara shares her insights on:

The relationship between Philadelphia and New York
The lasting influence of Group 55
Legendary artists including Sam Feinstein and Arthur B. Carles

We hope you enjoy Barbara’s knowledge as much as we did and can apply her insights to your journey!

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In this episode the team dives in to debrief and extract some lessons from the episode with Reid Bechtle.

Some of the topics we dive into and ask questions about:

Dealing with rejection
The importance of organizing your work.
How important “Being out there” is. (We also tease out some other episodes).
The impact of any given current landscape.

A big part of the purpose of this show is to ask the question, “Why do some artists ‘make it’ while some don’t?” We feel it’s important to take a step back and extract the lessons from these episodes.

We hope you enjoyed our attempt at this and gained some valuable insights.

To learn more about C.R. Bechtle, check out his website: https://www.crbechtleart.com/

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