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
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
Sunday Mar 03, 2019
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Rone to discuss his new exhibition Empire. With this exhibition Rone took over a whole mansion in the Dandenong Ranges outside of Melbourne.
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Bench Talk is back. This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Shawn Lu. We discuss the highly detailed work Shawn creates and his work with Q Bank Gallery.
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
This week I catch up with American artist Lauren YS. We discuss her art career, the travel she does for her art and her recent exhibition in Melbourne.
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
This week I catch up with American artist Thomas Campbell. We discuss the many different mediums he works with and coming up in the art world along side artists such as Barry McGee and Ed Templeton.
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
This week I catch up with American artist Elle. We discuss her introduction to graffiti and streetart, her move to Australia and her up and coming Melbourne exhibition.
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Tom Adair. We discuss how he approaches his art from a commercial view and how quitting his job to go full time with his art has changed his life.
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Heesco. We discuss his Mongolian heritage and how it plays into his up and coming exhibition.
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
This week I catch up with American artist Lisa Congdon. We discuss the benefits of starting an art career after having several careers and having self belief.
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
This week I catch up with Sydney based multi disciplinary artist Andrew Dennis. We discuss juggling an art career alongside a job and a family, colour palettes and setting boundaries with clients.
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
This week Tom talks with Claire Bradshaw about slowing down to increase creativity.