The Wise Fool Art Podcast
Latest Episodes
Painter + Mixed Media Artist, Shaun Richards (USA + Germany)
We discussed: - The need to build a community - The closed circles within the art world - Why go to graduate school these days - Having a studio in NYC but living elsewhere - The need for regularity in the studio
Curator, Photographer + Professor, Ângela Ferreira (Braga, Portugal)
We discuss: Photography as anthropology, Colonisation, Being an artist and curator, How curators create exhibitions, The future of the art world, The need for authenticity, Why knowledge of history influences the future,
Curator + Producer, Juste Jonutyte (Vilnius, Lithuania)
We discussed: Artist residencies, How to write a good residency application, Alternative Education program, How a curator creates an exhibition, Support for the arts in Lithuania, The issue of the same vocabulary interpreted differently in different re...
Sculptor + Professor, Andi Steele, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (NC, USA)
We discussed: Teachers love to learn, Differences between art schools and universities, Making the art is all the fun, Teaching jobs allow artists to be more creative without the pressure of sales, Site specific artwork, Legacy planning,
Paper Artist, Founder + Artistic Director of the Morgan Conservatory, Tom Balbo (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
We discuss: The fun of having a tool fetish, Their artist residency program, The benefits of Open public studios, Making handmade production paper for sale, How they built their non-profit (501c3), OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) r...
Curator + Producer, Michael Sherroid Williams, Black On Black Project (North Carolina, USA)
We discuss: - Curating people - Moral Monday marches - Black Wall Street - Wilmington massacre of 1898 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_insurrection_of_1898 - Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series - https://assets.moma.
Gallerist, Nancy Marshall, Walls Gallery (White Sulphur Springs, WV, USA)
We discuss: What makes a good painting, The importance of form and composition, Unity of surface, Art is a representation of the highest and best to which men strive, How they choose artists to represent, The need for mutual respect between a gallery a...
Paint Maker, Kate Chawula, Ruby Mountain Paint Co (Colorado, USA)
We discuss: Making paint from wildfire ash, fugitive colors, Pigments have code numbers, Her earth friendly and nontoxic practices, The relationship between paint and the paper, Choice based art education, teaching for artistic behaviour,
Museum Director, Anne Brennan, Cameron Art Museum (Wilmington, NC, USA)
We discuss: The role of an executive director at a regional museum, What kinds of people constitute a good non-profit board, grants and general operating support, How they create exhibitions, The speed of exhibition planning and coordinating,
Ceramicist + Mixed Media Artist, Gayle Tustin (Wilmington, NC, USA)
We discuss: Storing art work, How to choose a gallery, Artist Residencies, The benefits of Artist Residencies, Being the first at UNCW to graduate with an Honors degree in Art, Writing artist statements, The difficulty of titling artwork,