The Curator&#x27;s Salon - The Art Podcast – Details, episodes &amp; analysis

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

Resources for Artists

https://www.karenturnerfineart.com/

Read moreCollapse

Karen Turner

Episode 105

Friday, July 12, 2024 • Duration 23:46

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

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/karen_turner_artist/

Karen's website

Mentoring and programs

https://www.go-large.com/info

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

https://www.thecuratorssalon.com/income-expansion

Resources for Artists

Artists Income Expansion

Episode 97

Monday, October 9, 2023 • Duration 15:50

In this episode I talk about additional revenue streams for artists, whether it be ad - hoc for a cash injection, seasonally as suits their schedule or something that they offer all year round.
There is no reason to have art sales as the only income stream for artists and I invite listeners to explore their experience, resources, skills and more for untapped income opportunities which can support their art business alongside art sales.

The program starts Monday 30th October at 6pm UK time

The link mentioned in this episode is here

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

Resources for Artists

Read moreCollapse

Arts Markets and Craft Fairs

Episode 3

Thursday, January 4, 2018 • Duration 30:26

In this episode we talk about arts markets and craft fairs where artists and makers can sell directly to the public.
My guest is Debbie Allen who organises the Camberwell Arts Market and we discuss how people can make a strong application, the best image types to use for your promotion, how they can improve their experience of the market by promoting to their audience.

We discuss the the benefits of trading at arts markets so artists and makers can meet their customers directly, sell without commission, meet other makers and artists and build their network.

Then we move onto the practicalities of finding the right market for you and the questions you should consider when choosing a market to trade at.
Next we discuss the preparation you can do in order to have a successful days trading.

Instagram @thegitajoshi @camberwellartsfestival

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

Resources for Artists

Just A Card

Episode 2

Friday, December 15, 2017 • Duration 17:15

In this episode I talk to artist and designer Sarah Hamilton about the Just A Card campaign which encourages people to buy from independent shops and makers.
Sarah talks about what inspired her to start the campaign and how she grew her volunteer team to help support the project.

Twitter @justacard1
Twitter @empower_artists

Instagram @justacard
Instagram @orsomajorart
Instagram @thegitajoshi

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

Resources for Artists

Read moreCollapse

Social Media for Artists and Designers

Episode 1

Monday, December 4, 2017 • Duration 16:54

Gita Joshi and Sarah Hamilton discuss social media for artists and designers.

We talk about why artists should build their own audience and how this can help them reach buyers, stockists, curators and galleries.
Sarah Hamilton is a designer and artist, she is also the founder of the Just A Card campaign.
Gita Joshi is an art dealer, curator and producer for Artists' Open Studios

Instagram @justacard @orsomajorart

Twitter @empower_artists @orsomajorart @sarahhamiltonps @justacard1

Facebook Empowering Artists Just A Card

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

Resources for Artists

Read moreCollapse

The fear of self promotion

Episode 96

Friday, July 7, 2023 • Duration 24:42

In this episode I talk about something so many artists face - the fear of self promotion.

I share how this holds up your career, visibility and sales, and what steps you can take to become comfortable promoting yourself as a self representing artist.

In this episode, I mention a few of my programs and you can see them below

Clearing the Artists way https://www.thecuratorssalon.com/clearing-artists-way

Elevate Your Insta Game https://www.thecuratorssalon.com/elevate-your-insta-game

My artists membership is called the Show Your Art Membership, Becoming your own gallerist. Details here

My Three Month artists group coaching program details are here

My book is called Show Your Art and you can find it on Amazon here

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

Art Seen Magazine and submissions

Episode 95

Wednesday, July 5, 2023 • Duration 23:21

I talk about going through the submissions from artists for Art Seen magazine, common errors, what I see that shouts 'amateur hour' and how to leverage your inclusion in the magazine to work for your goals.

Buy Art Seen here

Submit to Art Seen here https://www.thecuratorssalon.com/submissions

See details for my three month group coaching program here

And details for my artist membership can be found here

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

Resources for Artists

https://www.young-masters.co.uk/

Cynthia Corbett and Young Masters Art Prize

Episode 94

Monday, June 26, 2023 • Duration 23:53

I am joined by Cynthia Corbett to discuss the Young Masters Art Prize which she founded in 2009.

In this podcast, Cynthia explains how the prize started and has grown over the years. She discusses the exhibitions that are scheduled for this years winners later in the fall and how the YMAP continues to exhibit outside of the prize years.

The prize has previously served as a launch pad for many artists which Cynthia shares on this episode, and is currently open for submissions from artists based anywhere in the world. She is keen to emphasise that Young Masters is a play on Old Masters. Young referring to living artists of any age practicing today - there is no upper age limit . And Masters refers to referencing art history in their work.

Living artists are encouraged to apply from anywhere in the world. Deadline to submit is 9 July 2023.

https://www.thecynthiacorbettgallery.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cynthiacorbettgallery/

@thegitajoshi

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

The Creative Business Handbook

Episode 93

Friday, June 23, 2023 • Duration 23:50

Ekaterina Popova and Alicia Puig talk about their new book, The Creative Business Handbook, with Gita Joshi.

We discuss creative businesses which are often born out of creative passions and in this episode, the authors talk about some of the challenges that are faced by creatives as they enter their entrepreneurial journey. We talk about adopting a CEO mindset and creativity in the running of the business itself.

You can get your hands on the book here https://amzn.to/3Xmexby

Learn more about Alicia and Ekaterina here at https://www.createmagazine.com/

Art Queens website https://www.theartqueens.com/membership

Follow me on Instagram

Follow me on Substack https://substack.com/@thegitajoshi

Follow me on TikTok

Visit the website

Resources for Artists