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Paddy Johnson

Art Problems

A weekly Arts podcast
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Paddy Johnson

Art Problems

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You know what sucks? Feeling like you've been stuck in the same place career-wise for years on end, with no solution insight.You're tired.And you're demoralized.What if I told you I could give you a way to feel better, even if for just a sho
Heather Bhandari knows artists. She's spent her 25-plus-year career in service of helping them build their careers. She's written books, organized conferences, put together learning centers, taught classes, and helped manage legacies.And that'
Doesn't the art world drive you nuts?There are all these rules of conduct you're supposed to follow, but then you're also supposed to know all the times when those rules don't apply. It's like you need the equivalent of a degree in engineering
Are artists getting the short end of the A.I. stick? Faced with a loss of potential revenue, many artists are questioning the value of A.I. models that train on their artwork to produce artwork for users at no cost. Zero dollars from your labor
One of the great frustrations with the art world is the nonsense terms you have to interpret and apply to your practice. Are you an emerging, mid-career, or an established artist? NOBODY KNOWS. It's different for every application you fill out.
Do I really need to read ArtForum?This and other media-related questions on this episode of Art Problems.We dive into:The state of the media and how it effects you and your practice.When you should start thinking about making a catalogue
In honor of the Whitney Biennial, I'm sharing an episode of Pep Talks for Artists on how to work an opening. In this episode Podcast host and producer Amy Talluto talks with Mandy Wilson Rosen about the book "How to Work a Room" by Susan RoAne 
I am back from the LA fairs, hoo boy, do I have some impressions. There was so much to do and see relative to New York’s Frieze week, that I started to wonder if New York would continue to be the economic center for art!In this podcast I disc
I know, I know.I'm basically promising the answer to life in an eight-minute podcast!Well, it's not quite that, but this week on the Art Problems Podcast I talk about how understanding your goals and audience can give you the answer to pretty
Almost every artist will need to take an extended break from art making at some point in their career. Whether that be due to child rearing, the loss of a parent, or a significant move, the job of getting back into the game can be just as chall
In this podcastHave you ever exchanged gifts with someone and only to learn that the present you got them is waaaaay more expensive then the one they got you?Awkward!In this Valentine's Day podcast on connection and mailers, I talk about how
Making any sort of career plan often results self-discovery. In this episode, I speak to three Netvvrk members, Jon Laustsen, Karey Kessler and Arden Bendler Browning about what they've learned through the process.Jon talks about how using a t
Are you struggling to find time to do every god damn thing?Of course you are. You're an artist.That's why I started this series on goal setting.In this podcast I speak with artist and Netvvrk member Cadence Giersbach about how she sets
Have you ever launched an exhibition space and then tortured yourself over whether to include yourself in a show because you know it will look bad? Or struggled over whether to send an email to gallerist or a DM over instagram because someone f
In this episode of Art Problems, I take on a vexed topic for many artists: goal setting!Is it even worth setting goals when it's so difficult to know where your opportunities will come from?Short answer: Yes.I talk to artist and Netvvrk memb
Last year, I predicted what 2023 in the art world would look like. This week, I take a look back at those predictions, share what I got right and wrong, and make new ones for 2024.Spoiler alert: We've got big structural changes ahead. It's har
Do you have an internal ticker tape running tracking one anxiety to the next?Many of us who struggle with fears that our ambitions for our art will never align with our careers find end of year planning stressful.That's why, in this podcast,
Is conventional wisdom shifting? Many believe art fairs and artists shouldn't mix. One artist described it to me as watching your parents have sex. It's not something artists want to do!But not everyone agrees.In this episode I speak to artis
Is there a way to escape the demoralizing FOMO many artists experience during the Miami art fairs? In this episode of Art Problems, I discuss the ceiling many artists feel during this time of year, how to insert yourself into the fairs, and how
This week, I conducted an experiment: I took a survey that identified problems for standard businesses by revenue stages and examined how those problems aligned with the average artist's studio practice.Surprise! The metrics didn't line up.So
In this episode, I discuss the abundance of triggers liable to make you feel a little more sensitive about your career this time of year including the Miami art fairs, holiday sales, and an art market recession. I also discuss what you can do w
Do you really need an artist residency?You know it helps a CV, but how much?Will it help other aspects of your career?In this episode, I talk about how to determine if you need a residency and how to find the residencies best suited to your
Is your lack of tech literacy stressing you out?Are you worried you're too old to get the hang of new technology?Maybe you're not old, and reasonably tech-savvy, but still stymied by constant tech updates?Today on the podcast I invite
Is your body not working as well as it did when you were twenty? Is this affecting your studio practice? Welcome to the joys of mid-career!In this episode of Art Problems, I speak about the importance of seeking out good healthcare so you ca
In this episode, I talk to artists Barbara Nitke, Natalya Kochak, Laurence Elle Groux (goes by Elle) to talk about how they used the Netvvrk membership to help them secure their Chelsea show Mind Body and Soul—a Chashama exhibition at 320 West
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