The Thriving Artist™ Podcast
Insights into the Business of Art
ABOUT THE SHOW: The Thriving Artist TM podcast features insightful interviews with artists, collectors, gallerists, and other leading experts on visual art as a business and the business of visual artists with host Daniel DiGriz. The series employs a highly digestible podcast format to provide an informal business learning course built around each guest's knowledge and experiences. A production of The Clark Hulings Foundation, the show is available here and on your favorite audio platforms:
- All
- Brand Story & Marketing
- Career Blueprint
- Financial
- Legal & Logistics
- Peer Networks
- Pivotal Projects
- Sales Conversations
- Sales Strategy
- Technology
Serious Business: Marketing Your Art in a Flat World – Bette Ridgeway & Sue Roderick
Being serious about your business as an artist is more than paperwork; it’s also mindset.
More Wall Space: The Collector’s Journey To Connoisseurship – Stephen Zimmerman
“Anyone with a genuine interest at any economic level can acquire a collection.”
Stripping Down to Your Soul and Selling Art Like Hotcakes – Jane Robinson
Building your brand without sacrificing your craft requires both finding your public and going deep into the artist.
Art Curation and Curriculum – Frank Juliano
Frank makes it his mission to bring innovation and community building to all aspects of the Arboretum’s programming and operation.
Planning the Future of Your Art – Kristin Gary
Waiting until the future to think about the future is a mistake.
The Enviable Lifestyle of the Working Artist – Carolyn Edlund
Carolyn’s emphasis on the lifestyle of the artist as one of glamour and freedom is insightful and balanced by the call for creating a skill set to further one’s deepest professional aspirations.
Funding the Well Defined Art Project – Tim Kennedy
Tim helps us understand what it’s like being a visual artist in a photographic world and how to leverage relationships and write effective grant proposals to obtain funding.
“Making It” as an Artist in Business – Brandon Kralik
Brandon helps us understand how, exactly, one “makes it” in business as an artist.

