In our final episode of S4 we speak with Shan Turner-Carroll. Shan discusses Growing up regionally, studying overseas, metal health, the support of family and the magic of residencies. This season is supported by Creative Australia For full transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.comBy Kiera Brew Kurec & Nick Breedon

Join us this week as we speak with Sophie Penkethman-Young.Sophie chats through having an expanded practice that encompasses both her art work and her professional work, moving interstate, having a terrible time in honours, DJing at kids play centres and the joys of collaboration. This season is supported by Creative Australia For transcripts and r…

In S4 E6 we speak with Samuel Luke. Samuel discusses his move from working as a digital freelance creator to focusing more on his own practice, working across digital media and textiles and the differences between presenting his artwork online and in person.For transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.comThis season is supported by Crea…

S4E4 with Leyla Stevens is live. Leyla discusses finding video as a medium, changing living situations to continue to practice and be with her family, a pivotal experience on residency and what happens when the world isn’t ready for your practice.This season is supported by Creative AustraliaTranscripts and resources can be found at www.propracpodc…

In S4E3 Jake Preval talks us through the realities of showing with commercial galleries, what happens when sculptures break releasing litres of piss, structuring studio time and working with a variety of materials. For full transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.comThis season is supported by Creative Australia Music by Evelyn Ida Mor…

In S4 E2 Lara Chamas shares her experience of learning “hard skills”, the limitations of working from home when working with materials and protecting yourself and your art work For transcripts and resources head to www.propracpodcast.comThis season is supported by Creative Australia Music by Evelyn Ida Morris…

We are back after a short break with a new season. Kicking it off this week we speak with Christopher Bassi. Christopher talks us through creating a holistic and expansive creative practice, learning practice in different work environments, the support of your community and city in establishing your practice and loving painting.This season is suppo…

In our final episode of season 3 with Monica Rani Rudhar, Monica talks through her experience of taking time off after completing art school before embarking on her own practice, the joys and connections with working with family archives and the importance of having training in firstaid.Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.Full transcripts over at our websit…

Talia Smith shares how she balances working both as an artist and a curator, dealing with structural racism, defining success, her love for sleeping in and naps and how it’s all about the the friends we meet along the way.Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.comThis season was made possible with funding…

In this episode Abdul-Rahman Abdullah talks about his strategy when he was an emerging “mature aged” artist, the challenges W.A based artists artist face and managing family and art practice in a double artist house hold.Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.comThis season was made possible with funding …

In the episode Sarah Poulgrain discusses creating a live/work studio and gallery space, forming and nurturing community, and creating a house boat as a solution to living and gallery spaces in a time of climate crisis. Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.comThis season was made possible with funding fr…

JD Reforma talks us through his experience working in arts organisations, finding your voice and confidence as an artist, learning financial literacy, and being happy with making one good art work a year. Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.comThis season was made possible with funding from the Austral…

Hayley Millar Baker discusses what makes a successful art work, retiring her early career works, applying to residencies when you have a family and we dive into the issues with art prizes.Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.comThis season was made possible with funding from the Australian Council for t…

Tony Albert shares how working inside the institution led him to understand the kind of artist he wanted to be, taking big leaps of faith, giving back to the arts community and overcoming nerves and anxiety.Music by Evelyn Ida Morris.Full transcripts over at our website www.propracpodcast.comThis season was made possible with funding from the Austr…

Kicking off Season 3 is an episode with Katy Plummer!In this episode Katy talks us through quitting art only to be tricked back into it, not being swept onto the couch to watch from the sidelines, and the power of naps. Listen now via apple podcasts, Spotify and Soundcloud. Full transcripts over at our website. Music by Evelyn Ida MorrisThis season…

Pro Prac is back with a new season! Here's a little taste of what's to come with some soundbites of wisdom from our very special guests. LET'S GOOOOOOO!By Kiera Brew Kurec & Nick Breedon

In our final instalment of Pro Prac Symposium, Kiera chats with artist and curator Andy Butler and Executive Director of Res Artis Eliza Roberts about the benefits of undertaking both national and international residencies; the relevance of residencies in times of social media and connectedness; how to make the most out of a residency and what the …

Join Nick Breedon in conversation with Anusha Kenny, Torika Bolatagici, James Nguyen as they discuss all things time and project management. The session includes: Keeping your art practice going while working demanding jobs, raising children and participating in your community, how to deliver projects on deadlines, and managing your time to maintai…

In this instalment of Pro Prac Symposium ‘Artist as Parent’Ross Coulter, Lucreccia Quintanilla and Lichen Kelp discuss all things parenting in the arts, including parenting as an artist, sharing care, managing your practice with your parenting and work responsibilities, and undertaking international opportunities with children.Pro Prac Symposium wa…

We are super excited to share with you recordings of Pro Prac Symposium! This week’s episode is Making and Working Outside of the Gallery with artist and curator Arie Rain Glorie and artist and program manager of Art in Public Space at RMIT Fiona Hillary.Join Arie and Fiona as they discuss benefits, pitfalls and everything in-between when creating …

Just a quick episode out today to say thanks so much for listening to How Are You Today? and thank you to each of our amazing guests. We hope you are all doing well and staying safe and we look forward to being in a gallery again with you soon.How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.…

Eugenia Lim chats with us about sitting with time, working on a new project for APHIDS, the prominence of the divisions of labour within the home and across society during lockdown, and observing the community reassessing priorities. Eugenia shares her worries about about hard right politicians using this time to utilise xenophobia and racism to so…

Hayley Millar-Baker chats with us today about working from home,with a toddler, while pregnant; postponing exhibitions and international residencies, and re-thinking the pace and output in which artists are expected to work and produce. Hayley shares with us her concerns about the state of the world, keeping family safe, and creating safety for her…

Artist and Writer Manisha Anjali joins us on the show today to chat about her public dream journal Neptune, documenting dreams of individuals around the world during the pandemic. Manisha shares how they are finding hope in love, and imagination being the place in which we envision and create change as we go forth. How Are You Today? is generously …

Amrita Hepi chats with us about postponing work, experiencing both personal and collective mourning, her frustrations in not being able to get a car licence which is hindering her access to the studio, and projects including ACCA Open, Soothsayer Serenades, and Kaldor Public Art Projects Do It Australia. Amrita shares her concerns that society will…

Laura Castagnini talks with us about her time in hotel quarantine, staying with parents while in isolation, spending time throwing pottery, visiting Leigh Bowery’s grave, and apprehensions about returning to London, where she works as an Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary British Art at Tate.How Are You Today? is generously supported by the…

Stephen Palmer joins us on the line and shares the changes to his day to day life, the frustrating and rewarding aspects of home schooling, his work creating a new artist union, how his students are adapting to change, not knowing how to feel in these unclear times and finding hope in seeing the support across community. This episode was recorded o…

Kevin Chin shares with us how coronavirus has caused him to postpone exhibitions, made future sales unpredictable, the benefits of quick response grants and learning new ways to promote and present your work online. Kevin shares his worries about the state of the world and his hopes for the continued spotlight on Black Lives Matter movement both In…

Artist and Arts worker Channon Goodwin talks to us about having time to reflect on "toxic aspects of normality”, Australia having a work ethic that is often unproductive, the sustainability of working in the arts and acknowledging support networks and privilege. Channon shares how Bus Projects has been affected by Covid-19 and lets us know about hi…

Jake Preval joins us today to share how he’s spending his time in isolation including learning to play the harp and making feijoa jam. We discuss mental health, not saying yes to everything, getting excited about going to galleries again and radical reimagining of what kind of society we want to return to. This episode was recorded on Friday the 29…

Curator and Writer Sophia Cai joins us on the podcast and talks to us about her challenges with motivation, how she is rethinking productivity, and the unrealistic expectations and outcomes placed on artists and arts workers. Sophia talks about a holistic approach in addressing global issues which affect the arts and imagining what kind of arts ind…

Dance Artist Amaara Raheem talks to us today about online workshops and a residency at Blindside she has been undertaking during isolation. Amaara shares with us her concerns about the increasing of costs for arts degrees and how this will affect who can access education, and shares where she is finding hope and healing in the Black Lives Matter mo…

Sam Petersen joins us to discuss her worries about being in hospital without access to PPE and familiar support workers, and the visibility of people with a disability. Sam shares current projects she is working on at home exploring themes of slow violence.How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.…

Artist and researcher Lara Chamas joins us on the show and shares putting her practice on pause, caring for family and questioning what art is for. We discuss why it takes a pandemic for government to take note and express care for vulnerable communities; and how as artists we don’t want to work in competition against each other, but support each o…

Join us as we call Artist Lauren Dunn and check in with how her week has been going. Lauren chats about how her students have adapted to learn online, having major shows postponed and how she has found herself with more time to experiment and be proactive within her practice. Lauren speaks about how doubt can be constructive in re-evaluating our in…

Jeremy Eaton joins us on the line to chat about where he is finding himself in the midst of easing restrictions and what life is looking like as we emerge from isolation. We all share our concerns about the difficulties emerging artists are going to face over the coming year and Jeremy shares how he is finding hope in maintaining and supporting fri…

Jessie Scott touches base with us and discusses a range of topics including home schooling, babysitting swaps, structuring your weeks in isolation, adapting a project and the cultural significance of sourdough at this time. Jessie shares how being in lockdown has affected her PHD studies, adjusted her expectations of public outcomes and how the glo…

Artist Josephine Mead talks us through her decision to leave Berlin mid residency to return to Melbourne. Josephine shares projects and artists that are providing her with inspiration during this time and discusses her new drawing project and research project which she has been creating throughout her time isolating in Melbourne. How Are You Today?…

In this episode we speak with mother and arts worker Amelia Wallin about working from home with her young child, directing West Space through the pandemic, preparing for and providing new opportunities for artists and having a time of pause to pull back to reflect on what our arts community needs in this time. How Are You Today? is generously suppo…

In today’s show we chat with artist Bonnie Lane about how she is navigating working and creating during the Coronavirus crisis. Bonnie talks to us about how she had to quickly decide to return to Melbourne, leaving her home and work in New York. Bonnie continues to teach art to school children in New York from her current location in Melbourne and …

How Are You Today? is a new series by Pro Prac where we check in on artists in the community and chat about how they are navigating life and their practice since the outbreak of coronavirus. In our first episode of the series we chat about where we are at and our hopes for the future. How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbou…

We're super jazzed to announce Pro Prac Symposium, a professional practice webinar where esteemed guest panellists share their knowledge on topics which were discussed in seasons one and two of Pro Prac podcast. Sessions will be held covering artists as parents, time and project management, exhibiting outside of the gallery system and residencies.S…

On our final episode of the season, year and decade (!) we speak with Artist, Curator, Theatre Designer, Educator and New Mother Christina Hayes Haley about working with family, moving continents, working across disciplines, womens health, and resources, resources, resources.thesistershayes.comglasstire.comPainting and Reality – Étienne GilsonThe C…

Thanks for listening to Pro Prac! We thank our guests, our listeners and have some news about what we'll be up to in 2020.By Kiera Brew Kurec & Nick Breedon

This week we chat with New York based artist, writer, playwright, performer and director/creator of 7 Daughters of Eve Theatre & Performance Company Sibyl Kempson about growing up, mythology, non-hierarchical collaboration, prioritising your to do list to reflect your life goals, and Louise Hay (a lot)www.7daughtersofeve.com…

This week we talk with Artist, Curator and Educator Sara Lindsay about career, mental illness, the changes in how we talk about immigration, and everything textilesBy Kiera Brew Kurec & Nick Breedon

This week we talk to Artist and Art Writer Kate Power about imagination, drinking and dancing as a resource, swimming, studio time and going at your own pacehttp://www.katepowerartist.com/By Kiera Brew Kurec & Nick Breedon

This week we do a deep dive with Arts Writer (Radio Presenter? Bookbinder? Cheesemaker? Zine Producer?) Sarah Werkmeister about rage as a resource, QLD politics and the challenge of working in the industry with an ongoing medical conditionhttps://cargocollective.com/sarahwerkmeisterBy Kiera Brew Kurec & Nick Breedon

This week we talk to with Artist Katie West about collaboration, processes and workspaces and how to think about utilising diminishing resources in your practicehttps://katiewularniwest.comBy Kiera Brew Kurec & Nick Breedon

This week we speak with Artist and Arts Worker Karena Keys via telephone about working in the arts, the importance of teamwork in raising a family, having an arts practice and a job, choosing your friends and finding your peoplehttp://www.karenakeys.netBy Kiera Brew Kurec & Nick Breedon