In this episode, the curator, writer and founder Mariana Baião Santos gives us a tour through her amazing professional career in the Art World and how her entrepreneurship has helped build two businesses from the ground up focused on supporting emerging and established artists. Mariana discusses the difficulties in building a career in the Art World and how showing initiative can impact your next opportunities. In this episode, you will find valuable insight on how to properly showcase your work online, the do’s and don’ts of connecting with galleries, and the core principles of networking for artists.

NOTE: This episode was recorded at the beginning of 2024.

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@marianabaiaosantos

@coletivo.correntedear

@superficial_______

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@not.just.an.artist

In this episode, we interviewed the establishing artist Francisco Timóteo and we dived deep into themes surrounding making money as an emerging artist, sustaining your artistic practice and actionable advice on what impactful steps you can take in your career, such as organising exhibitions and networking.

NOTE: This episode was recorded at the beginning of 2024, so some information about Francisco’s journey may not be up to date.

We also experienced a few technical issues with sound so apologies in advance.

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@f_timoteoart

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Welcome to the first ever episode of the podcast Not Just an Artist hosted by the artist Margarida Pinheiro.

This podcast has the aim of uncovering the journey of established and ‘establishing’ artists in the contemporary artscene, and exploring the variety of possible paths one can take to become a successful full-time artist. Providing you, the listener, with a wide range of different examples of journeys and realities and how these people balance their studio-practice and life.

In this 20min episode you will learn a bit more about your host and her own backstory - why she decided to start this podcast and what you can expect in future episodes.

Happy listenings!