Hosted by Ekaterina Popova · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 445 episodes
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The Create! Podcast (formerly Art & Cocktails) is your space for inspiration, encouragement, and practical insight at the intersection of contemporary art, creative business, and mindset.Hosted by artist, coach, and Create! Magazine founder Ekaterina Popova, the show is designed to help you grow your art career, expand your creative vision, and build a sustainable, joyful life.Through candid conversations with artists, entrepreneurs, writers, curators, and thought leaders—as well as empowering solo episodes—you’ll find tools, ideas, and stories that remind you that life itself is your canvas, and you have the power to create a career and future that truly supports you.Find us at www.createmagazine.co/podcast — where the conversation about art and business starts.
Ekaterina Popova hosts The Create! Podcast, a arts show with 445 episodes published.
If you have ever felt like you are running a marketing agency instead of an art practice, you are not alone. In this episode, I sit down with Alex Mitow and Sharone Halevy, the dynamic duo behind Superfair, now in their
What if the missing ingredient in your creative life isn't more productivity, but more loafing? In this solo episode, Kat shares a personal update from her summer and an honest reflection on burnout, rest, and the radica
This episode is two things in one: an honest, personal check-in from Kat as we head into summer, Q&A from our community. followed by a conversation with San Diego-based Mexican painter Yahel Yan, a Create! community memb
Content creation burnout is real, and if you have ever hit a wall with showing up online, this episode is for you. Ekaterina sits down with Nicole Bedard, brand photographer, video storyteller, and strategist who special
Independent curator, cultural critic, and co-founder of ARTNOIR, Larry Ossei-Mensah, joins us for a deeply reflective dialogue on his dual identity as a high-profile champion of the arts and a dedicated ceramic artist. L
Jo Gamel is back, and this conversation covers a lot of ground. A Philadelphia-based fine artist, gallery liaison, teaching artist, science fiction writer, and member of the music project Medal of Jupiter, Jo embodies wh
There is a next-level version of you already waiting and this episode will help you step into it. Drawing on a decade of running Create! Magazine and watching hundreds of artists grow, Kat (Ekaterina Popova) lays out exa
Indira Cesarine is an artist, curator, and the founder of The Untitled Space, one of New York City's most vital independent galleries. She has built a practice that refuses to be contained by a single role, and this conv
Ekaterina Popova sits down with Liz Lidgett, gallery owner, art advisor, and author of the newly released book "Art for Everyone: How to Collect Art and Personalize Your Space on Any Budget." Liz has built a thriving gal
In this episode of the Create! Podcast, host Ekaterina Popova sits down with Amy Cavanaugh Royce , the Executive Director of Maryland Art Place (MAP) . Amy shares her journey from a professional touring cellist and recor
Ten years ago, I took the leap into full-time creative entrepreneurship with no roadmap, no guarantee, and a lot of hope. This episode is my honest look back at what actually got me here, and it is not a highlight reel.
In this episode, Kat welcomes Marina Granger back for another installment of their ongoing series . They dive deep into the nuances of identity, confidence, and a unique manifestation practice Marina has utilized since s
So much of what we hear right now is about what is changing, what is closing, what is shifting. In this solo episode, Ekaterina Popova cuts through the noise to focus on what has remained true across every platform, ever
What does it actually take to make art and make a living at the same time? This week, Ekaterina Popova sits down with Mason Currey, author of the beloved Daily Rituals series and his brand new book, Making Art and Making
If you have been going through a funk, whether it is burnout, a creative slump, seasonal blues, or just feeling stuck, this episode is for you. Kat gets real about the challenges she faced this past winter, including som
You Don't Have to Choose Between Making Art and Building a Career. James Miille Proves It. Photographic artist James Miille has shown work in New York, Paris, Miami, and Mexico City, built two companies, and never stoppe
You invest in a mentor, a course, or a new skill, and instead of feeling excited, you feel exposed. You see the artist you admire and wonder if you will ever get there. Your ego wants you to quit before you even start. S
Emily Jeffords is back on The Create! Podcast and this one is for every artist who is quietly wondering if there is a better way to do this. Emily is a painter, educator, and founder of the Making Art Work program - and
Most artists wait for the art world to invite them in. Daniel Arsham stopped waiting - and built his own gallery at 21 instead. In this episode, Kat sits down with Daniel Arsham, one of the most sought-after artists of h
What does it mean to call yourself an artist - and who gets to decide? In this episode, I sit down with multidisciplinary artist, educator, and author Lisa Solomon for a wide-ranging conversation about the blurry line be
Liz Lidgett
Founder of Liz Lidgett Gallery + Design
2 appearances on this show
Marina Granger
founder · The Artist Advisory
2 appearances on this show
Mason Currey
Author of Daily Rituals on Making Art and Making a Living
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Solomon
Founder · The Atheneum Collective
1 appearance on this show
Daisy Fancourt
Professor of Psychobiology & Epidemiology · UCL
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Potter
Celebrity Psychic Medium, Tarot Reader, and Professional Witch · Town of Chapel Hill
2 appearances on this show
Hannah Cole
artist, accountant, and tax educator · Sunlight Tax
2 appearances on this show
Carrie Schmitt
author, painter, teacher · carrieschmittdesign.com
1 appearance on this show
Emily Williams
Executive Director of The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College · Royal Fleet Auxiliary
1 appearance on this show
Chelsey Pippin Mizzi
tarot reader & Tarot for Creativity author
1 appearance on this show
Pam Grossman
writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history
2 appearances on this show
Jennifer Dasal
curator, art historian, and podcast host
2 appearances on this show
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The Create! Podcast is hosted by Ekaterina Popova. The show is categorised under arts (visual) and has published 445 episodes.
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