Bench Talk
Welcome to Bench Talk — the podcast where I dive into real, honest conversations with inspiring artists, to reveal what it really takes to build a thriving creative career.
I’m your host, Tom Gerrard — an international artist from Australia and Co-Founder of The Art Career Academy, an online school dedicated to helping visual artists rise up and go pro. I kicked off this podcast back in 2016, when I was dreaming of going full-time with my art. And through these chats, I found the path and walked it.
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Episodes
Feb 28, 2017
Feb 28, 2017
56 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Melissa Grisancich. We discuss her introduction to art, her art practise and her up and coming exhibition in San francisco. To see more go Melissa's art. Follow her on Instagram @melgrisa
Feb 21, 2017
Feb 12, 2017
Feb 12, 2017
1 hr 1 min
This week the tables are turned. Rone takes the place of interviewer and interviews Tom Gerrard & Aeon. We discuss being one person exhibiting as two different artists, dangerous travel experiences and his up and coming exhibition at RVCA gallery.
Feb 5, 2017
Feb 5, 2017
54 min
This week I catch up with Tant and Unga of the Broken Fingaz crew. We discuss building an international art career from Israel, working as a crew and their individual art careers. To find out more about Broken Fingaz, go to brokenfingaz.com
Jan 29, 2017
Jan 29, 2017
1 hr 47 sec
This week I catch up with Perth based Dutch artist Amok Island. We chat about his move to Australia, his love of nature and his work with painting and sculpture. To see more of Amok Island's work go to amokisland.com
Jan 22, 2017
Jan 22, 2017
1 hr 9 min
This week I catch up with LA based Australian artists Dabs and Myla. We discuss their career, setting up life in LA and turning your exhibitions into more than just a few paintings hung on a wall. To see more of their art go to dabsmyla.com
Jan 15, 2017
Jan 15, 2017
1 hr 9 min
Bench Talk is back. The first guest for 2017 is Melbourne based musician and producer Plutonic Lab. We discuss his career, living off making music and the wide variety of projects he's worked on. To find out more about Plutonic Lab, go to http://www.plutoniclab.com
Dec 17, 2016
Dec 17, 2016
59 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist and illustrator, Sean Morris. We discuss his art career, generating clients as an illustrator and life as a creative. To see more of Sean's work go to sean-morris.net
Dec 11, 2016
Dec 11, 2016
50 min
This week I catch up with UK based artist 45RPM. We discuss his recent trip to Australia, life in Bristol and his art career. You can see more of his art at https://www.instagram.com/45rpmwhat/
Dec 4, 2016
Dec 4, 2016
1 hr 14 min
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist and graphic designer Steve Leadbeater. We talk about his latest project '365 days of Leadbeater' where he is creating a piece of art each day for 365 days and posting it on instagram. Follow him @leadbeater to see what he's been up to.