Artists in Offices

A podcast that explores, through interviews with artists, the idea that the work you do for pay supports the work you do for love.

Lennon Michelle Wolcott Hernandez - a Boston-based interdisciplinary artist who works in graduate admissions. 10/17/2019

Lennon Michelle Wolcott Hernandez - a Boston-based interdisciplinary artist who works in graduate admissions. In this bonus episode between seasons, I talk to Lennon Michelle Wolcott Hernandez, a Boston-based interdisciplinary artist who works in graduate admissions. Lennon received her BFA from Michigan State University, then attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University for the Post-Bac and MFA programs. In recent work, Lennon explores how having a full-time job impacts artists’ time for creativity and practice. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/11684486

Laura Torres - a bonus ep after she quit her day job! 07/26/2019

Laura Torres - a bonus ep after she quit her day job! In this bonus episode, I speak with S1:E2 artist Laura Torres about her decision to quit her full-time day job in higher education fundraising in order to spend more time on her circus arts training and everything else that supports her creative practice. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/10671287

Elizabeth Amento - follow-up episode after moving from SF to NYC. 07/12/2019

Elizabeth Amento - follow-up episode after moving from SF to NYC. In this bonus episode, I speak with S1:E1 artist Elizabeth Amento about her decision to quit her day job in San Francisco and move to New York City. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/10491701

Mike Rothfeld - a Sculptor and Arts Administrator living and working in Oakland & San Francisco 06/05/2019

Mike Rothfeld - a Sculptor and Arts Administrator living and working in Oakland & San Francisco In the final episode of the podcast, I speak with artist & arts administrator Mike Rothfeld, who lives and works in Oakland & San Francisco. Mike serves as Director of Academic Administration for the Humanities & Sciences Division at CCA, where he also received his graduate degrees in 2014. Mike has exhibited broadly, notably at the Contemporary Jewish Museum and as part of YBCA's 'Bay Area Now 7'. We discuss how he juggles an increasingly demanding career with a dedicated studio practice. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/10051910

Nicole Kita - a NorCal Artist who works as an Educator and Advocate for Artists with Developmental Disabilities 05/29/2019

Nicole Kita - a NorCal Artist who works as an Educator and Advocate for Artists with Developmental Disabilities In episode 9, I speak with NorCal artist Nicole Kita, who works as an educator and advocate for artists with developmental disabilities. Born in Canada and raised in Florida, Nicole moved to Boston for grad school, graduating into the economic recession. Eventually she relocated to a rural part of California near Eureka, by way of Chicago, where she returns from time to time to print at Crosshair Studio during a sort of art vacation and self-designed residency. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9958469

Em Meine - an Oakland-based Artist who works in Art & Design Higher Ed 05/22/2019

Em Meine - an Oakland-based Artist who works in Art & Design Higher Ed In episode 8, I speak with Oakland-based artist Em Meine, who works in faculty affairs at California College of the Arts. With a BFA from MICA and an MFA from CCA, Em has previously worked as a studio assistant and in production and operations at a creative business in NY. We talk a lot about professional development in formal training as an artist, and the relationship between the work she does for pay and her creative output. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9871175

Gabriel Martinez - a Berkeley-based Visual Designer 05/15/2019

Gabriel Martinez - a Berkeley-based Visual Designer In episode 7, I speak with Berkeley-based visual designer Gabriel Martinez, who shifted careers a decade ago so that his paid work would also be in the realm of graphic design within a creative setting. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9779330

A Bonus Episode with Christopher Thomas Ford about the Post-Bac Program at SMFA 05/08/2019

A Bonus Episode with Christopher Thomas Ford about the Post-Bac Program at SMFA In this mini bonus episode, Los Angeles area artist & museum preparator's assistant Christopher Thomas Ford discusses the decision to attend the Museum School's post-baccalaureate program before pursuing his Master of Fine Arts degree. If you'd like to hear our full conversation, look for episode 6 of this podcast. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9692036

Christopher Thomas Ford - A Long Beach Artist & Museum Preparator's Assistant 05/08/2019

Christopher Thomas Ford - A Long Beach Artist & Museum Preparator's Assistant In episode 6, I speak with Christopher Thomas Ford, an interdisciplinary artist from the Boston area who relocated to Los Angeles in 2016. In addition to maintaining an active studio practice, Christopher works as a Preparator’s Assistant at a contemporary art museum in southern California. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9691859

Bonus Ep with Janine Biunno - The MLS vs MFA Degrees 05/01/2019

Bonus Ep with Janine Biunno - The MLS vs MFA Degrees In this mini bonus episode, S1:E5 artist & archivist Janine Biunno discusses her decision to return to grad school, having previously attended for art, to obtain a Master’s degree in Library Science. Janine and I discuss her experiences the second time around, the similarities and differences between the MLS and the MFA degrees, and how adding a full course-load affected her studio practice while also working full-time. If you'd like to hear our full conversation, look for episode 5 of this podcast. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9594965

Janine Biunno - A Brooklyn-based Artist & Archivist 05/01/2019

Janine Biunno - A Brooklyn-based Artist & Archivist In episode five, I speak with Janine Biunno, a Brooklyn-based visual artist whose work as a museum archivist is well-aligned with her creative interests, focused as it is on research and collections at the intersection of art, architecture, and design. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9594659

Helena Hsieh - A Los Angeles area Artist and Educator 05/01/2019

Helena Hsieh - A Los Angeles area Artist and Educator In episode four, I speak with Helena Hsieh, a Long Beach based painter who juggles her studio practice with both adjunct teaching and part-time museum work. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9594338

Lisa Jonas Taylor - A San Francisco-based artist who works in art & design higher education 05/01/2019

Lisa Jonas Taylor - A San Francisco-based artist who works in art & design higher education In this episode, I talk to San Francisco-based artist Lisa Jonas Taylor, whose studio practice is grounded in various mediums, primarily painting, sculpture, and installation, as well as project-based collaborative work. Her day job in art & design higher education allows her to integrate some aspects of how she interacts with her creative community as an artist outside her studio work within the work she does for pay. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9593297

Laura Torres, interdisciplinary artist, tightwire performer, and nonprofit fundraiser 05/01/2019

Laura Torres, interdisciplinary artist, tightwire performer, and nonprofit fundraiser In episode two, I speak with Laura Torres, a Chicago-based multi-disciplinary artist who currently focuses on tightwire training, performing, and coaching beginning wirewalkers. At the time of our interview, Laura was working in non-profit fundraising in the field of art and design higher education. She has since quit that day job in order to focus more time on her creative practice. Look for a bonus episode later in summer 2019. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9592457

Elizabeth Amento, a self-described Artist with a Day Job 05/01/2019

Elizabeth Amento, a self-described Artist with a Day Job In this episode, I speak with Elizabeth Amento. At the time of our interview, in November 2018, Elizabeth was working full-time in an accounting firm in San Francisco, making her work in the evenings and on the weekends. Elizabeth has since quit her day job in San Francisco and moved to New York. Look for a bonus episode with Elizabeth in summer 2019. /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9591977

Artists in Offices - Season 1 Trailer 04/29/2019

Artists in Offices - Season 1 Trailer Artists in Offices is a podcast about artists and their day jobs. Over the course of 10 interviews, plus a couple of bonus episodes, the podcast explores the idea that "the work you do for pay supports the work you do for love"...or does it? /episode/index/show/artistsinoffices/id/9524714

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