The Curator's Salon - The Art Podcast

In this episode my guest is Victoria Mann,the founder of AKAA art fair. This fair takes place in Paris with a focus on artists connected with Africa.

In this episode Victoria shares her backstory and how the fair came about and how it has evolved over the years. 2024 is the 9th edition of the fair and Victoria discusses what visitors can expect at the fair taking place 18-20 October 2024.

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Liz Lidgett from Liz Lidgett Gallery joins me on this episode to talk about her gallery based in Des Moines Iowa.
Liz has amassed a loyal following online and in this episode she talks about how the gallery started, her experience of working with artists, hiring and growing a team, selling worldwide and the regular launches and exhibitions offered by the gallery.

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Artist Ghia Haddad joins me on this podcast to discuss her non Euro Centric approach to textiles and mixed media art.

She shares her experience of art history with a Euro-centric viewpoint and feeling outside of this as an Arab woman.

Her work explores textiles and representation of Arab women through the lens of an Emirati woman. Ghia's art is something that invites interaction and touch. In this episode she  talks about the Western approach to idolising of art that is to be revered, while her own art takes reference from her own culture that invites interaction through more than looking and permits touch and considers this more communal and democratic.

She goes on to talk about her series I Dream In Colour which uses the bridal gown as the symbol that crosses cultures and presents it in its various ways beyond the European white bridal gown. Tap here to see the collection

Decolonizing History is another of Ghia's series which represents queens from a bygone age, again reminding us that much of our knowledge of world history is told through the European lens. Hear her talk about her reimagining Cleopatra and Zenobia. See images of the artwork here 

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Victoria Fry of Visionary Art Collective joins Gita Joshi on this episode of the podcast.

Victoria talks about her initial blog which has now developed into a community of artists around the world, a magazine, a podcast and artist mentoring.
She shares how the platform evolved during the pandemic, and providing resources for art educators  and now supporting artists to build their own practice.

In 2023 Victoria launched a gallery space, Warnes Contemporary based in Brooklyn.  In this episode she talks about finding the gallery space and the artists she exhibits.

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Gita Joshi is joined by artist Karen Turner on this episode.
Karen shares her journey through art and the the evolution of her practice and her visual language. She discusses her commitment to visibility these last few years, and being shortlisted and a finalist in art prizes, and her media coverage. She also discusses her experience of selling at art fairs and offers listeners tips of preparing for selling at an art fair.

Karen is also launching into supporting artists in their visibility as per her own journey, and details of her mentoring services can be found at the links below

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In this episode Gita Joshi talks to Marina Granger who shares details of her free training for artists seeking galleries.

In this episode we talk about how galleries find artists and how to get the attention of galleries who are not accepting submissions. Marina also shares some of her background working in NYC galleries and how she arrived at supporting artists after seeing so many turned away and given the run around by galleries. 

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Gita Joshi is joined by Mona Lerch of Women United Art Movement and they discuss the Women United Art Prize now in its fourth year. The 2024 prize jurors include Kat Popova, Danielle Krysa and Ashley Longshore.

They also discuss the importance of the artist statement and texts supporting the artist's visual work.

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My guest is Amanda Hess, who is a coach for neurodivergent brains.

In this episode she provides tips to help manage overwhelm and sooth the nervous system, to improve productivity.

She says " I spent years of my life and multiple thousands of dollars trying to “fix” what was “wrong with me”, until I realised that there actually was NOTHING wrong with me. When I started working WITH my brain, everything else in my life just fell into place. Not only did I feel way less stress & anxiety, I also began purposefully creating results that I WANTED in my life."

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In this episode I talk about how exhibitions can be the answer to getting in more art sales and growing an audience.

Planning your own exhibition can provide an opportunity for people to see your work up close, and provides a way to draw in a wider audience through the physical presentation of your art. Your own exhibitions also provide an opportunity to get much desired press and media coverage which add to. your brand amplification.

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In this episode I answer a common question from artists which is ' Should I show my art prices on my website?"

Sometimes the question arises from a lack of confidence in their pricing, sometimes it is because they see that not all galleries present prices online and it is from here they are taking their lead.
Other times there is something else related to mindset that they want to keep hidden.

In this episode I discuss mindset and the customer experience that you want to create for your potential clients.

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