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Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists

Amanda Adams and Nicole Mueller

Beyond the Studio is a podcast about the business of being an artist, brought to you by hosts Amanda Adams and Nicole Mueller.

Episodes

20 of 151 episodes

Amanda and Nicole talk Navigating Uncertainty, Building Your Own Momentum, and Being Visible

Hear more from Amanda and Nicole on navigating the ebbs along with the flows of a creative career, building your own momentum when opportuni...

01:20:30Oct 29, 2026

Tiny Inventions talks Rebounding from Rejection, Embracing Slow Processes, and Funding Work Abroad

Hear more from Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter of Tiny Inventions on using grants and residencies in Europe to fund their animation practice, neg...

01:30:41Sep 24, 2026

BTS x Art.coop - Artists as Economy Builders

Hear more from Art.coop core organizer Sruti Suryanarayanan on how artists are building their own economies, ways artists are likely partici...

01:27:24Aug 27, 2026

Julia Halperin talks Representation in the Art World, Data as Storytelling, and the Truth about Legacy

Hear more from Julia Halperin, arts and culture journalist, on why structural progress is so slow to manifest in the art world, the sobering...

01:17:44Jul 30, 2026

Dexter Wimberly talks Persevering, Dreaming Bigger, and Turning Setbacks into Opportunity

Hear more from Dexter Wimberly on persevering through personal challenges while embracing change, making an early career pivot into the art...

01:39:25May 28, 2026

Book Club - Sharon Louden talks Longevity, Resiliency, and Being a Catalyst for Change

Hear more from Sharon Louden on her new book "Last Artist Standing: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Over 50," what we can learn about...

01:23:45Apr 30, 2026

Amanda and Nicole talk Financial Reflections: 2025

Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they recap their 2025 finances, how they're sustaining their creative practices as artists, shifting bus...

01:36:05Mar 26, 2026

Micah E. Wood talks Self-Starting, Unexpected Career Paths, and How Persistence Pays Off

Hear more from Micah E. Wood on the surprising connections that build creative careers, what self-publishing books and albums taught him abo...

01:43:25Jan 8, 2026

Cindy Cheng talks Leaving Higher Education, Making Big Career Pivots, and Embracing Change

Hear more from Cindy Cheng on the movement towards unionizing a well-known arts institution, leaving behind a full-time teaching job in purs...

01:28:44Dec 4, 2025

We'll Be Right Back!

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02:23Nov 27, 2025

Mookntaka talks Finding Joy in Challenging Times, Collaborating as a Couple, and the Importance of Play

Hear more from Mark Zlotsky and Karyn Lao of Mookntaka on making art more accessible with their larger-than-life inflatables, infusing publi...

01:37:30Oct 30, 2025

Amanda and Nicole talk Financial Therapy for Artists

Hear more from Amanda and Nicole in their most vulnerable finance episode yet, as they reflect back on their actual 2024 numbers, getting ou...

01:56:48Sep 25, 2025

Beyond the Studio Returns!

Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they catch up after a long hiatus, discuss the emotional highs and lows of putting work out there, inher...

01:34:37Aug 28, 2025

Lianne Pflug talks Patreon, Connecting Over Shared Interests, and Working with Chronic Illness

Hear more from Lianne Pflug on graduating from art school into the pandemic, how's she's built a community of engaged followers online, conn...

01:26:45Apr 25, 2024

Teri Henderson talks Carving Out Space, Creating Platforms for Community, and Balancing Creative Energy

Hear more from Teri Henderson on allowing her career to develop organically while pivoting from law school to a career as an arts writer, cu...

01:23:48Apr 11, 2024

BTS x Creatives Rebuild New York - Guaranteed Income for Artists

Hear more from Sarah Calderon and Maura Cuffie-Peterson from Creatives Rebuild New York on how they're building a movement around guaranteed...

01:16:35Mar 28, 2024

Amanda and Nicole talk Financial Transparency in the Arts

Hear more from Amanda and Nicole as they get real about their own numbers, what it costs to sustain a full-time studio practice, the importa...

01:40:41Mar 14, 2024

BTS x Inversion Art - Investing in the Future of Artists' Careers

Hear more from Inversion Art co-founders Joey Flores and Jonathan Neil, along with artist John Houck, on how they're combining the art and t...

01:27:17Feb 29, 2024

Alex Paik talks Growing a Network of Artist-Run Galleries, the Myth of Balance, and Prioritizing Relationships

Hear more from Alex Paik on the origins of Tiger Strikes Asteroid and how they're growing a network of artist-run galleries around the count...

01:27:36Feb 15, 2024

Christopher Martin talks the Importance of Environment, Power of Osmosis, and Rituals of Self-Care

Hear more from Christopher Martin on the importance of proximity and the power of showing up, finding the people and places that will lead t...

01:43:53Feb 1, 2024