Podcasts by Pro Prac
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.
Further podcasts by Nicole Breedon & Kiera Brew Kurec
Podcast on the topic Kunst
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Pro Prac Symposium – On Artist Residencies from 2020-08-25T19:00:17
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 ...
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Pro Prac Symposium – Time And Project Management from 2020-08-18T19:00:15
Join Nicole Breedon in conversation with Anusha Kenny, Torika Bolatagici, James Nguyen as they discuss all things time and project management. The session includes: Keeping your art practice going ...
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Pro Prac Symposium – Artist As Parent from 2020-08-11T19:00:13
In this instalment of Pro Prac Symposium ‘Artist as Parent’
Ross Coulter, Lucreccia Quintanilla and Lichen Kelp discuss all things parenting in the arts, including parenting as an artist, shari...
Pro Prac Symposium – Making and Working Outside of the Gallery from 2020-08-04T19:00:46
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 pro...
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How Are You Today? Wrap Up from 2020-07-30T19:00:26
Just a quick episode out today to say thanks so much for listening to How Are You Today? and thank you to each of our amazing guests. We hope you are all doing well and staying safe and we look for...
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How Are You Today? Eugenia Lim from 2020-07-27T19:00:05
Eugenia Lim chats with us about sitting with time, working on a new project for APHIDS, the prominence of the divisions of labour within the home and across society during lockdown, and observing t...
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How Are You Today? Hayley Millar-Baker from 2020-07-22T18:59:59
Hayley Millar-Baker chats with us today about working from home,with a toddler, while pregnant; postponing exhibitions and international residencies, and re-thinking the pace and output in which ar...
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How Are You Today? Manisha Anjali from 2020-07-20T19:00
Artist and Writer Manisha Anjali joins us on the show today to chat about her public dream journal Neptune, documenting dreams of individuals around the world during the pandemic. Manisha shares ho...
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How Are You Today? Amrita Hepi from 2020-07-15T19:00:16
Amrita Hepi chats with us about postponing work, experiencing both personal and collective mourning, her frustrations in not being able to get a car licence which is hindering her access to the stu...
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How Are You Today? Laura Castagnini from 2020-07-13T19:00:14
Laura Castagnini talks with us about her time in hotel quarantine, staying with parents while in isolation, spending time throwing pottery, visiting Leigh Bowery’s grave, and apprehensions about re...
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How Are You Today? Stephen Palmer from 2020-07-08T19:00:11
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 ar...
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How Are You Today? Kevin Chin from 2020-07-06T19:00:01
Kevin Chin shares with us how coronavirus has caused him to postpone exhibitions, made future sales unpredictable, the benefits of quick response grants and learning new ways to promote and present...
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How Are You Today? Channon Goodwin from 2020-07-01T19:00:11
Artist and Arts worker Channon Goodwin talks to us about having time to reflect on "toxic aspects of normality”, Australia having a work ethic that is often unproductive, the sustainability of work...
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How Are You Today? Jake Preval from 2020-06-29T19:00:12
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, gettin...
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How Are You Today? Sophia Cai from 2020-06-24T19:00:12
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 ...
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How Are You Today? Amaara Raheem from 2020-06-22T19:00:02
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 o...
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How Are You Today? Sam Petersen from 2020-06-17T19:00:12
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 ...
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How Are You Today? Lara Chamas from 2020-06-03T19:00:17
Artist and researcher Lara Chamas joins us on the show and shares
putting her practice on pause, caring for family and questioning what art is for. We discuss why it takes a pandemic for gover...
How Are You Today? Lauren Dunn from 2020-06-01T19:00:37
Join us as we call Artist Lauren Dunn and check in with how her week has been going. Lauren chats about how her students have adapted to learn online, having major shows postponed and how she has f...
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How Are You Today? Jeremy Eaton from 2020-05-27T19:00:13
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 ...
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How Are You Today? Jessie Scott from 2020-05-25T19:00:13
Jessie Scott touches base with us and discusses a range of topics including home schooling, babysitting swaps, structuring your weeks in isolation, adapting a project and the cultural significance ...
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How Are You Today? Josephine Mead from 2020-05-20T19:00:03
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 t...
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How Are You Today? Amelia Wallin from 2020-05-18T19:00:13
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 opportuni...
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How Are You Today? Bonnie Lane from 2020-05-13T19:00:13
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 M...
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How Are You Today? Kiera & Nicole from 2020-05-11T19:00:14
How Are You Today? is a new series by Pro Prac where we check in on artists in the community and chat about how they are navigating life and their practice since the outbreak of coronavirus. In our...
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Pro Prac Symposium! from 2020-04-14T23:00:35
We're super jazzed to announce Pro Prac Symposium, a professional practice webinar where esteemed guest panellists share their knowledge on topics which were discussed in seasons one and two of Pro...
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Christina Hayes Haley from 2019-12-17T18:00:13
On our final episode of the season, year and decade (!) we speak with Artist, Curator, Theatre Designer, Educator and New Mother Christina Hayes Haley about working with family, moving continents, ...
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End of Season Two and Special Announcement for 2020 from 2019-12-11T20:03:34
Thanks for listening to Pro Prac! We thank our guests, our listeners and have some news about what we'll be up to in 2020.
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Sibyl Kempson from 2019-12-03T15:59:38
This week we chat with New York based artist, writer, playwright, performer and director/creator of 7 Daughters of Eve Theatre & Performance Company Sibyl Kempson about growing up, mythology, non-h...
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Sara Lindsay from 2019-11-26T18:00:23
This week we talk with Artist, Curator and Educator Sara Lindsay about career, mental illness, the changes in how we talk about immigration, and everything textiles
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Kate Power from 2019-11-19T22:17:16
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
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Sarah Werkmeister from 2019-11-12T18:00:23
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 ...
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Katie West from 2019-11-05T18:41:12
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
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Karena Keys from 2019-10-22T18:00:02
This week we speak with Artist and Arts Worker Karena Keys via telephone about working in the arts, the importance of teamwork in raising a family, having an arts practice and a job, choosing your ...
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Torika Bolatagici from 2019-10-15T18:00:18
This week we speak with Mother, Artist and Educator Torika Bolatagici about Family, teaching professional practice, her early beginnings in photography, and the importance of community
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Jenna Pippett from 2019-10-08T18:00:24
This week we have our discussion with Artist and Arts Worker Jenna Pippet (live via telephone where Jenna is a volunteer at the 2019 Venice Biennale) about the weird place between emerging and mid-...
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James Nguyen from 2019-10-01T19:00:14
Welcome back to season two of Pro Prac! This week we talked with artist James Nguyen about career, getting around with institutions and being strategic with your career.
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Season 2 Trailer from 2019-09-24T19:00:16
Season Two drops next Wednesday! Listen to a little teaser of some of our hard hitting topics we'll cover this season!
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On Being an Artist: Putting Yourself Out There – ACCA panel discussion from 2019-07-30T19:00:15
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 17t...
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End of Season One Announcement from 2019-07-10T00:11:14
We are having a party to celebrate the end of Season 1 and the imminent release of Season 2! We will be hosting a panel discussion, and have some hot and cold beverages and snacks and a cake or two...
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Salote Tawale from 2019-06-18T19:00:09
In this weeks episode we talk with artist Salote Tawale about structuring your time, how to get better at writing grant applications, shaking things up by moving interstate, the influence of herita...
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Kelly Fliedner from 2019-06-11T19:00:05
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...
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Arie Rain Glorie from 2019-06-05T03:31:39
In this weeks episode with artist and curator Arie Rain Glorie we discuss routines, relationships, the importance of friends, the impact of theatre on Arie's view on visual art, festivals, communit...
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Lynda Roberts from 2019-05-28T19:00:07
In this episode, with Artist and Public Art wizard Lynda Roberts, we discuss burnout, workaholism, big pivot points, architecture and design, alternative health practices, the importance of patienc...
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Bridie Gillman from 2019-05-21T22:01:09
This week we talk with Bridie Gillman about her painting, sculpture and photography practice. We talk about what we wish we learnt in school, about separating your work/studio life, and as always, ...
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Michael Candy from 2019-05-14T20:00:19
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
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Anusha Kenny from 2019-05-07T22:43:55
In this episode we speak with independent arts writer and lawyer Anusha Kenny. Anusha talks us through how she made her way in to both the arts and the law and how she makes time to continue her wr...
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Kevin Chin from 2019-05-01T02:58:06
In this episode we speak with Kevin Chin about his experiences from art school to being represented by galleries in both Melbourne and Sydney. Kevin shares challenges he has had to and continues to...
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Yandell Walton from 2019-05-01T02:57:12
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 pursu...
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Steaphan Paton from 2019-05-01T02:55:59
In this episode we speak with artist Steaphan Paton about what informs his approach to his practice. Steaphan shares how he structures his time to be in a continual process of making. Steaphan's sh...
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Season One Trailer from 2019-04-16T22:10:34
Teaser for season one of Pro Prac, get a sneak peek of what to come as we talk to artists and arts workers about how they manage their professional practice.
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