What if art were less about goals and more about living? The Art Life is a podcast and emerging philosophy exploring what it means to be an artist.
Each episode questions what art has to do with life: from nature to notebooks, from happiness to home renovations.
Your host Grace Gordon shares stories of how art weaves meaning into all that we do. 'Being an artist' can be a job, but also an identity, a lifestyle, and a reminder to spend time away from screens.
In conversation, The Art Life redefines ‘art’ as expansive, inclusive, and grounding.
This show is for everyone because everyone can be an artist. Tune in for art chats and interviews. We hope you’re inspired to adopt an art life of your own.
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Do you ask your friends to support your art? Do you struggle with authentic self-promotion? In Episode 87, Grace and Xandra discuss strategies for sharing your work, involving your friends, and coping with post-project vulnerability. As your hosts recount their friendship origin story, they're reminded: the art life is the friends we make along the way.
What's the most surprising thing about achieving your dreams? Is it "lonely at the top"? After a two year hiatus (and many creative milestones) hosts Xandra and Grace are BACK to celebrate their recent dream projects, and reunite The Art Life. We missed you, too!
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Choose Your Own Love Story with Xandra Robinson-Burns
Episode 77
Friday, April 8, 2022 • Duration 51:29
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
What are your favorite love stories? What fictional couples inspire you?
In this feel-good episode, host Xandra Robinson-Burns returns to talk with Grace all about favorite love stories, the power of sincerity, and desire for slow-burning love in a fast-paced world. Create the romance you wish to see in the world.
Finding Your Audience and Facing Your Fears (with Alan Lastufka)
Episode 76
Friday, March 18, 2022 • Duration 53:58
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Alan Lastufka (he/him) is one of the founders of DFTBA Records, a multimedia content creator, and the author of debut horror novel FACE THE NIGHT.
In Episode 76, Grace and Alan discuss self-publishing, learning from role models and collaborators, and life-changing leaps of faith. What would you create if you weren't afraid?
Why is it important for artists to tell their own stories? What stories are lost when a biographer compiles an artists' life? What depth is lost when an artist removes unglamorous and embarrassing stories from their memoirs?
In Episode 75, Grace shares a long list of the best artist memoirs, recommended by listeners and guests of the show. Bring your library card!
Who decides what plays and literature are "classics"? What stories will enrich the lives of a modern audience? And... is Shakespeare truly universal?
Shaun Leisher (he/him) is a dramaturg and "new play doula". This week, we discuss championing new writers, challenging status quo, and how curiosity will save the arts.
Crimson Minx (she/her) is the founder of Minx + Muse, a fiercely feminine playhouse that helps people awaken their innate magick through dance, movement, and witchcraft. In this episode, Grace and Crimson discuss manifestation, intention, magick, and art: and how they're all the same thing!
"Integrity is the practice and acknowledgement of your wholeness. It is a commitment to expressing yourself as whole."
In this much-anticipated episode, Grace interviews Reverend Brig Feltus (she/her) about artistic integrity, alignment with truth, and creating art in service of humanity's highest good.
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com
124 Years 100 Movies
Episode 70
Friday, October 8, 2021 • Duration 41:42
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Grace just completed watching every film on AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies list.
In this listener-requested episode, she discusses lifting marginalized voices, censorship and accountability, and Hollywood's power to affirm and soothe its audiences.
Films Mentioned that Grace Loved: Spartacus, The Deer Hunter, The Sixth Sense, Do the Right Thing, Modern Times, City Lights, The General, Casablanca, Sunset Boulevard, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 12 Angry Men, King Kong, The Shawshank Redemption, Sullivan's Travels, All About Eve, The Gold Rush, Easy Rider
Films Mentioned that Grace Did Not Love: Intolerance, Swing Time, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Nashville, MASH, American Graffiti, Ben-Hur, Shane
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