Hayley Millar Baker discusses what makes a successful art work, retiring her early career works, applying to residencies when you have a family and we dive into the issues with art prizes.

Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.
Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.com
This season was made possible with funding from the Australian Council for the Arts.

Hayley Millar Baker

JD Reforma talks us through his experience working in arts organisations, finding your voice and confidence as an artist, learning financial literacy, and being happy with making one good art work a year. 

Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.
Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.com
This season was made possible with funding from the Australian Council for the Arts.

JD Reforma

In the episode Sarah Poulgrain discusses creating a live/work studio and gallery space, forming and nurturing community, and creating a house boat as a solution to living and gallery spaces in a time of climate crisis. 
Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.
Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.com
This season was made possible with funding from the Australian Council for the Arts.

Sarah Poulgrain

In this episode Abdul-Rahman Abdullah talks about his strategy when he was an emerging “mature aged” artist, the challenges W.A based artists artist face and managing family and art practice in a double artist house hold.
Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.
Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.com
This season was made possible with funding from the Australian Council for the Arts.

Abdul-Rahman Abdullah

Talia Smith shares how she balances working both as an artist and a curator, dealing with structural racism, defining success, her love for sleeping in and naps and how it’s all about the the friends we meet along the way.
Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.
Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.com
This season was made possible with funding from the Australian Council for the Arts.

Talia Smith

In our final episode of season 3 with Monica Rani Rudhar, Monica talks through her experience of taking time off after completing art school before embarking on her own practice, the joys and connections with working with family archives and the importance of having training in firstaid.

Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.

Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.com

This season was made possible with funding from the Australian Council for the Arts.

Monica Rani Rudhar

We are back after a short break with a new season. Kicking it off this week we speak with Christopher Bassi. Christopher talks us through creating a holistic and expansive creative practice, learning practice in different work environments, the support of your community and city in establishing your practice and loving painting.
This season is supported by Creative Australia
Our music is created by Evelyn Ida Morris 
For transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.com

Christopher Bassi

In S4 E2  Lara Chamas shares her experience of learning “hard skills”, the limitations of working from home when working with materials and protecting yourself and your art work 

For transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.com

This season is supported by Creative Australia 

Music by Evelyn Ida Morris

Lara Chamas

In S4 E6 we speak with Samuel Luke. Samuel discusses his move from working as a digital freelance creator to focusing more on his own practice, working across digital media and textiles and the differences between presenting his artwork online and in person.

For transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.com

This season is supported by Creative Australia 

Music by Evelyn Ida Morris

Samuel Luke

In S4E3 Jake Preval talks us through the realities of showing with commercial galleries,  what happens when sculptures break releasing litres of piss, structuring studio time and working with a variety of materials. 

For full transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.com

This season is supported by Creative Australia 

Music by Evelyn Ida Morris

Jake Preval

S4E4 with Leyla Stevens is live. Leyla discusses finding video as a medium, changing living situations to continue to practice and be with her family, a pivotal experience on residency and what happens when the world isn’t ready for your practice.

This season is supported by Creative Australia

Transcripts and resources can be found at www.propracpodcast.com

Leyla Stevens

Join us this week as we speak with Sophie Penkethman-Young.
Sophie chats through having an expanded practice that encompasses both her art work and her professional work, moving interstate, having a terrible time in honours, DJing at kids play centres and the joys of collaboration. 

This season is supported by Creative Australia 

For transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.com

Sophie Penkethman-Young

In our final episode of S4 we speak with Shan Turner-Carroll. Shan discusses Growing up regionally, studying overseas, metal health, the support of family and the magic of residencies. 

This season is supported by Creative Australia 

For full transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.com

Shan Turner-Carroll

In this episode we speak with Yandell Walton about her journey into working with digital media both within and outside of the gallery. Yandell shares stories of being driven and relentless to pursue your career and constantly innovate in your practice. 

Shifting Surrounds is Yandell's current solo exhibition opening Saturday the 4th as part of Art + Climate = Change Festival.

See more of Yandell's work at http://www.yandellwalton.com

Yandell Walton

In this weeks episode with Michael Candy we discuss the practicalities of creating while traveling, avoiding your practice being pigeonholed by labels, and time/money balance

Michael Candy

In this week's episode we speak with writer and curator Kelly Fliedner about how showing up,  being nice to people and not instrumentalising relationships goes a long way; about not being strategic, and the pros and cons of an early (nighttime!) start to the day.

Kelly Fliedner

This episode is a live recording from the panel discussion "On Being an Artist: Putting Yourself Out There" with guests Charlie Sofo, Jessie Scott and Kevin Chin. The discussion was held on the 17th of July '19 and was held in conjunction with the exhibition "On Vulnerability and Doubt" currently on show at ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art).

https://acca.melbourne/program/on-being-an-artist/
https://acca.melbourne/exhibition/on-vulnerability-and-doubt/

On Being an Artist: Putting Yourself Out There – ACCA panel discussion

This week we talk to with Artist Katie West about collaboration, processes and workspaces and how to think about utilising diminishing resources in your practice

https://katiewularniwest.com

Katie West

This week we do a deep dive with Arts Writer (Radio Presenter? Bookbinder? Cheesemaker? Zine Producer?) Sarah Werkmeister about rage as a resource, QLD politics and the challenge of working in the industry with an ongoing medical condition

https://cargocollective.com/sarahwerkmeister

Sarah Werkmeister

This week we talk to Artist and Art Writer Kate Power about imagination, drinking and dancing as a resource, swimming, studio time and going at your own pace

http://www.katepowerartist.com/

Kate Power

In today’s show we chat with artist Bonnie Lane about how she is navigating working and creating during the Coronavirus crisis. Bonnie talks to us about how she had to quickly decide to return to Melbourne, leaving her home and work in New York. Bonnie continues to teach art to school children in New York from her current location in Melbourne and is settling into a new studio as she prepares for a solo performance.
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Bonnie Lane

In this episode we speak with mother and arts worker Amelia Wallin about working from home with her young child, directing West Space through the pandemic, preparing for and providing new opportunities for artists and having a time of pause to pull back to reflect on what our arts community needs in this time. 
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Amelia Wallin

Artist Josephine Mead talks us through her decision to leave Berlin mid residency to return to Melbourne. Josephine shares projects and artists that are providing her with inspiration during this time and discusses her new drawing project and research project which she has been creating throughout her time isolating in Melbourne. 
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Josephine Mead

Jeremy Eaton joins us on the line to chat about where he is finding himself in the midst of easing restrictions and what life is looking like as we emerge from isolation. We all share our concerns about the difficulties emerging artists are going to face over the coming year and Jeremy shares how he is finding hope in maintaining and supporting friends and our arts community.
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Jeremy Eaton

Sam Petersen joins us to discuss her worries about being in hospital without access to PPE and familiar support workers, and the visibility of people with a disability. Sam shares current projects she is working on at home exploring themes of slow violence.
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Sam Petersen

Dance Artist Amaara Raheem talks to us today about online workshops and a residency at Blindside she has been undertaking during isolation. Amaara shares with us her concerns about the increasing of costs for arts degrees and how this will affect who can access education, and shares where she is finding hope and healing in the Black Lives Matter movement.
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Amaara Raheem

Curator and Writer Sophia Cai joins us on the podcast and talks to us about her challenges with motivation, how she is rethinking productivity, and the unrealistic expectations and outcomes placed on artists and arts workers. Sophia talks about a holistic approach in addressing global issues which affect the arts and imagining what kind of arts industry she wants to be part of in the future.
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Sophia Cai

Jake Preval joins us today to share how he’s spending his time in isolation including learning to play the harp and making feijoa jam. We discuss mental health, not saying yes to everything, getting excited about going to galleries again and radical reimagining of what kind of society we want to return to. This episode was recorded on Friday the 29th of May.
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Jake Preval

Stephen Palmer joins us on the line and shares the changes to his day to day life, the frustrating and rewarding aspects of home schooling, his work creating a new artist union, how his students are adapting to change, not knowing how to feel in these unclear times and finding hope in seeing the support across community. 
This episode was recorded on Friday 12th of June. 
How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

How Are You Today? Stephen Palmer

We are super excited to share with you recordings of Pro Prac Symposium! This week’s episode is Making and Working Outside of the Gallery with artist and curator Arie Rain Glorie and artist and program manager of Art in Public Space at RMIT Fiona Hillary.
Join Arie and Fiona as they discuss benefits, pitfalls and everything in-between when creating work and exhibiting outside of traditional gallery models. 
Pro Prac Symposium was recorded on Saturday 2nd of May and was made possible through the support of City of Melbourne Annual Arts Grants.

Pro Prac Symposium – Making and Working Outside of the Gallery

In our final instalment of Pro Prac Symposium, Kiera chats with artist and curator Andy Butler and Executive Director of Res Artis Eliza Roberts about the benefits of undertaking both national and international residencies; the relevance of residencies in times of social media and connectedness; how to make the most out of a residency and what the future of residencies look like in light of Covid-19.

Pro Prac Symposium was recorded on Saturday 2nd of May and was made possible through the support of City of Melbourne Annual Arts Grants.

Pro Prac Symposium – On Artist Residencies

The talk behind the artist talk. Pro Prac is an interview podcast about the professional practice of artists. We discuss money, studio life, productivity, success, acceptance and belonging, family, relationships, lifestyle, health and wellbeing with a wide array of artists working in many different mediums, sectors and spheres of the art world.

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