40 Best Contemporary Art Podcasts

1. The Jealous Curator : ART FOR YOUR EAR

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ART FOR YOUR EAR brings you stories from some of my favorite contemporary artists. When I studied Art History, the best part was, well, the gossip. I loved finding out why artists did certain things, what was going on in their personal lives, and behind-the-scenes details about other artists they knew and worked with. This podcast is exactly that ... inside-scoop stories from the artsiest people I know. You'll hear first-hand from these talented, successful, full-time artists (who also happen to be regular people with hilarious stories) BEFORE they're in the Art History books...MORE Host Danielle Krysa
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Email ****@thejealouscurator.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 723Facebook 257.6KTwitter 16.4KInstagram 497.2K Avg Length 88 min Format Long form Since May 2015 Video Podcast YouTube
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2. The Modern Art Notes Podcast

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The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a weekly, hour-long interview program featuring artists, historians, authors, curators and conservators. Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee called The MAN Podcast 'one of the great archives of the art of our time.' When the US chapter of the International Association of Art Critics gave host Tyler Green one of its inaugural awards for criticism in 2014, it included a special citation for The MAN Podcast.MORE Host Tyler Green
Email ****@manpodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 608 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Dialogues: The David Zwirner Podcast

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What we talk about when we talk about art. Exceptional makers and thinkers across art, literature, film, fashion, music, and more come together to talk about what it means to make things today.MORE Email ****@davidzwirner.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 529 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. The Week in Art

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From breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and events around the world, the team at The Art Newspaper picks apart the art world's big stories with the help of special guests. An award-winning podcast hosted by Ben Luke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Ben Luke
Producer/Network The Art Newspaper
Email ****@theartnewspaper.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Louisa Buck, Helen Strudwick
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 406Facebook 533.8KTwitter 436.8KInstagram 1.4M Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact

5. The Conversation Art Podcast

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A podcast featuring both one-on-one and three-way roundtable conversations with contemporary artists, dealers, curators, and collectors--based in Los Angeles, but reaching nationally and internationally.MORE Host Michael Shaw
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Gabrielle de la Puente, Camilla Taylor
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 326Twitter 673Instagram 3.4K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Since Feb 2012 Get Email Contact

6. Jerry Gogosian's Art Smack

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'Art Smack,' hosted by Jerry Gogosian and friends, dives headfirst into the vibrant chaos of contemporary art, the ever-twisting art market, and the insatiable enthusiasts who can't help but come back for more. With a blend of sharp wit, candid interviews, and unfiltered discussions, this podcast peels back the layers of the art world, revealing the beauty, absurdity, and raw human emotion behind the scenes. Whether you're an art aficionado or a curious newcomer, 'Art Smack' promises a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of creativity, and commerce.MORE Host Jerry Gogosian
Producer/Network Jerry Gogosian and Friends
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 228Twitter 670Instagram 145.7K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. The Art World: What If...?!

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What if we reimagined everything in culture, from painting to patronage? Tune in to The Art World: What If…?! to hear leading thinkers, creators and innovators in art rethink the system, exploring the consequences with wit, wisdom and humor. Join art journalist Charlotte Burns and world-renowned art advisor Allan Schwartzman as they exclusively interview museum leaders, collectors and artists including MoMA director Glenn Lowry, Guggenheim deputy director Naomi Beckwith, non-profit leader Kemi Ilesanmi, curator Cecilia Alemani and Sandra Jackson-Dumont, the director of the Lucas Museum of ..MORE Producer/Network Allan Schwartzman and Charlotte Burns
Email ****@allanschwartzman.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Glenn Lowry
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 213 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Bad at Sports

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Bad At Sports is a weekly podcast about contemporary art. Founded in 2005, the series focuses on presenting the practices of artists, curators, critics, dealers, various other arts professionals through an online audio format.MORE Hosts Duncan MacKenzie, Ryan Peter Miller, Brian Andrews, Dana Bassett
Producer/Network Bad at Sports
Email ****@badatsports.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Michael Hill, Ben Davis +3 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 121Facebook 3KTwitter 7KInstagram 4.4K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Since Sep 2005 Get Email Contact

9. Raw Material

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Raw Material is an arts and culture podcast from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). Each season focuses on a different topic, featuring voices of artists working in all media and exploring the inspiration and stories behind modern and contemporary art.MORE Producer/Network SFMOMA
Email ****@sfmoma.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 106Facebook 229.6KTwitter 554.4KInstagram 500.8K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2016 Get Email Contact

10. About Art

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Heidi Zuckerman is a globally recognized voice in contemporary art and a passionate believer in how art can make life more better. On her podcast About Art, she has real, inspiring conversations with people she finds interesting—artists, collectors, creatives, and more—about their lives, their values, and why art matters. It's about living artfully, seeing differently, and finding joy and connection through art—wherever you are on your art journey.MORE Host Heidi Zuckerman
Email ****@ocma.art
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Katherine Bradford, Carla Fernández +1 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 94 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. The Carla Podcast

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The Carla Podcast is brought to you by Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (Carla), a quarterly print magazine and online journal dedicated to expanding critical dialogue in Los Angeles's contemporary art community. We release a new podcast every month in addition to the essays, reviews, and interviews published in the magazine and online. The podcast includes conversations with artists, curators, and creatives that make that live and work in Los Angeles.MORE Host Lindsay Preston Zappas
Producer/Network Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 59Facebook 2.1KTwitter 783Instagram 43.7K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Art Affairs

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Hosted by michael faith, Art Affairs is meant to give you a look at and into the New Contemporary Art community, featuring conversations with artists, gallerists, curators, printmakers, and more! The goal, throughout, is to continually shine a spotlight on the human side of the wonderful work they do.MORE Host Michael faith
Email ****@artaffairspodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 51Facebook 173Twitter 114Instagram 3.8K Avg Length 87 min Format Long form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

13. Tough on Art

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Tough on Art is hosted by Jen Tough, an art dealer based in Santa Fe, NM and founder of the Artist Alliance. This podcast was created with emerging, re-emerging, and mid-career artists in mind. We focus on all things contemporary art, through down to earth interviews and straight forward conversations. Our mission is to make the often opaque and exclusive art world more transparent and a little less daunting.MORE Host Jen Tough
Email ****@jentough.gallery
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 48Facebook 3.6KInstagram 25.6K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Art Monthly Talk Show

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Art Monthly's regular visual art discussion programme presented by Matt Hale and Chris McCormack broadcast by Resonance FM. Each month writers from the London-based contemporary art magazine discuss topics featured in the current issue.MORE Hosts Chris McCormack, Matt Hale
Producer/Network Art Monthly
Email ****@artmonthly.co.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Mark Prince
Apple Rating 3.4/5Apple Reviews 48Facebook 22.2KTwitter 111.9KInstagram 50.9K Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Ugh, As If! - contemporary art and culture podcast

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Lisa and Bissistant talk about contemporary art in cultural context, featuring segments on artists/art pieces, music, films and pop culture tidbits. (No reading of art wiki pages out loud into a mic here, this is not a pod for the bourgeois nitwits) lisafevral.substack.comMORE Host Lisa Fevral
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 45 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Exhibitionistas

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How do we truly engage with art? Exhibitionistas invites you to explore contemporary art with passion and a sharp critical mind. Discover a variety of episodes from immersive art travelogues, exhibition discussions with spectators, candid Q&As with insiders, to playful explorations of current and classic themes. Whether you're an experienced art lover, an art professional or just recently attuned to the curious world of contemporary visual and material creations, Exhibitionistas entertains, informs and empowers you to be in possession of your own art experience.MORE Producer/Network Joana P. R. Neves
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 37 Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Fresh Art International

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Writer/curator Cathy Byrd sparks conversations with culture makers from around the world for our podcast. Our professionally produced podcast synthesizes voices, field recordings, and rich sound effects to inform and inspire each conversation. Keeping in mind both the expert and the novice in contemporary art, we promote and support public access and awareness of the arts through our free digital archive of more than 300 episodes. Cathy and her team are committed to curating informed, balanced and diverse stories through the lens of today's art, film and design...MORE Host Cathy Byrd
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 34Facebook 2KTwitter 4.3KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2012 Get Email Contact

18. Art World: Whitehot Magazine with Noah Becker

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Artist and Whitehot Magazine publisher Noah Becker and guests discuss contemporary art. We are in the top 20 art podcasts list on Feedspot! https://blog.feedspot.com/contemporary_art_podcasts/ARTISTS WE LIKE: Andy Warhol, Alice Neel, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paul McCarthy, Keith Haring, Marina Abramovic, Takashi Murakami, Jeff Koons, Noah Becker, Roni Horn, Elizabeth Peyton and art dealers like David Zwirner, Larry Gagosian, Pace Gallery, Hauser & Wirth and many others...Visit www.whitehotmagazine.com @whitehotmagazine on Instagram@newyorkbecker on InstagramMORE Host Noah Becker
Email ****@whitehotmagazine.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 25Twitter 14.8KInstagram 60.4K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

19. Latitudes Podcast

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Latitudes Podcast is the voice of art from Africa. Hosted by Refiloe Mpakanyane, the podcast explores new ways of accessing and thinking about the contemporary visual arts from Africa, while also seeking to build strong community and a robust archive of thought leadership. The Latitudes Podcast is sponsored by iTOO Artinsure and is brought to you by Latitudes Online, the world's leading marketplace for art from Africa.MORE Producer/Network Latitudes Online
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. ARTdacity

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Welcome to ARTdacity—a podcast dedicated to contemporary African art. I'm Jo-Ann Strauss, a media professional from Cape Town, and this is my love letter to art and its power to shape our lives.MORE Producer/Network All Ears FM
Email ****@allears.fm
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Liza Essers
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

21. ACCA Podcast

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Conversations and events from Melbourne's flagship contemporary art space
Producer/Network ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art)
Email ****@accaonline.org.au
Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

22. Secession Podcast

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Secession Podcast is a digital series created by the Secession in 2022. In conversations with artists, curators, and theorists, the podcast series offers interesting insights into the Secession's exhibition programme of twelve to fifteen contemporary art shows every year. The program also features discussions on current issues, as well as experimental sound formats and creating an oral history archive conversations between members of the Association of Visual Artists, who share their personal recollections and reflect on the 125-year history of this unique artist-run institution.MORE Producer/Network Vienna Secession
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

23. Untitled Art Podcast

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The Untitled Art Podcast, presented in conjunction with the Untitled Art fairs in Miami Beach and Houston, explores all things related to contemporary art.
Host Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas
Producer/Network Untitled Art Podcast
Email ****@untitledartfairs.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

24. What are you looking at?

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Examining exhibitions, ideas and the critical dialogues shaping contemporary art. Produced by Sharifah Emalia Al-Gadrie for Contemporary Art Tasmania.
Producer/Network What are you looking at?
Email ****@contemporaryart.org.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

25. Fermynwoods Contemporary Art Podcast

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Fermynwoods Contemporary Art is an educational charity and arts organisation that supports life through art. We commission innovative and meaningful ways for visual artists to engage with audiences, in public spaces across Northamptonshire and online.Our podcast is an experimental space for the display and creation of contemporary art which is fully accessible from people's homes, featuring original sound art, artist discussions, audio essays, video content and more.MORE Producer/Network Fermynwoods Contemporary Art
Email ****@fermynwoods.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 805Twitter 1.6KInstagram 1.8K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

26. Previously Unknown

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Previously Unknown, a podcast from Independent that reframes and reevaluates what we think we know about contemporary art.If you'd like to support the show, you can visit our website and follow us on social media:Website: independenthq.comInstagram: @independenthqMORE Producer/Network Independent
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Maureen Paley, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

27. Hooked on Art Podcast

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My goal with this project is to expand on our understanding of art, emotion and life. This art podcast captures personal stories about art, the business of art, art collecting, and everything else that comes with being an artist or loving the arts. This podcast is available in a video format on YouTube: https://youtube.com/veronicasart Host: Veronica Winters, M.F.A. | https://VeronicasArt.com | https://www.instagram.com/veronicawintersartMORE Producer/Network Veronica Winters
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 12KInstagram 5.8K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

28. Artalaap

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Delve into the discourse around the aesthetics, politics, and infrastructure of visual art. Artalaap is a podcast on visual culture focusing on modern & contemporary art from the South Asian subcontinent. Art critic Kamayani Sharma interviews artists, curators, writers, researchers, arts organisation professionals, and culture workers. Come for the images, stay for the insights!MORE Producer/Network Artalaap
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 5Twitter 210Instagram 1.2K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Video Podcast YouTube
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29. DUCKblind

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DUCKblind: An inside preview of each upcoming exhibition at grayDUCK Gallery. Chatting with each artist, curator or collaborators to get a hint of the artwork that will be on display at the gallery. grayDUCK is a contemporary art gallery established in Austin in 2010.MORE Producer/Network grayDUCK Gallery
Email ****@grayduckgallery.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Twitter 2.2K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

30. Institute of Modern Art

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Founded in 1975, the IMA is the longest-running contemporary art space of its kind in Australia. As one of the country's first non-collecting public galleries, the IMA has played an integral role in developing contemporary art in Queensland, Australia, and internationally.MORE Producer/Network Institute of Modern Art
Email ****@ima.org.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 4Facebook 13.2KInstagram 19.4K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Since Mar 2016 Get Email Contact

31. Art Fix

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Art Fix uncovers the insider stories and secrets of the contemporary art world through episodes, stories and podcasts.
Producer/Network Art Fix
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

32. ON ART

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Talks and discussions that follow the lead of contemporary art, from the Samstag Museum of Art at the University of South Australia.
Producer/Network Samstag Museum of Art
Email ****@unisa.edu.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Molly Reynolds
Apple Reviews 1Facebook 5.3KTwitter 1KInstagram 8.6K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

33. CCA Derry~Londonderry | Audio

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Audio from the Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry, including artworks and artists in conversation.
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

34. Art Unquoted

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Art Unquoted is a podcast about contemporary art hosted by Charlotte Desaga and Esenija Bannan. Both bring decades of professional experience working with artists, museums, and galleries internationally. Each episode begins with a quote from an art world protagonist. From there, the hosts explore what lies beneath: the philosophy, the assumptions, the deeper questions. What distinguishes Art Unquoted is the conversation itself. Grounded in real experience, the hosts bring both enthusiasm and critical thinking. They don't explain art, they explore it.New episodes every other week.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

35. Friday Heaters Podcast

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The art podcast you didn't know you needed. We dive into the contemporary art world of LA and beyond, for listeners both inside and outside the scene. From artists and curators to gallerists and collectors, we sit down with the creators and tastemakers shaping today's art landscape. Never stuffy, never basic, always scouting heaters and spreading the love of contemporary art 🔥🎨🔥MORE Recent Guest Alex Rojas
Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

36. Africa Basel Conversations

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The official video podcast of Africa Basel. Join artists, curators, writers and cultural thinkers in panel discussions and one-to-one conversations exploring contemporary African and diasporic art. Recorded at the fair and beyond, each episode offers fresh perspectives on the ideas shaping today's art world. New episodes drop during the fair and throughout the year. Subscribe to stay connected.MORE Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

37. The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero

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The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero is a broadcast of artist talks, sound art and discussion from our community. Dedicated to developing and promoting contemporary art and critical discourse in Aotearoa, The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero stems from our exhibition programming. Tune in every third Friday of the month. You can visit The Physics Room at 301 Montreal Street, The Arts Centre Registry Additions Building (access from The Market Square), Christchurch, New Zealand. We're open 10am-5pm from Tuesday to Friday, and 11am-4pm on weekends, and entry is free to all.MORE Email ****@plainsfm.org.nz
Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

38. ICA San Diego Podcast

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Listen to Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) San Diego's first-ever podcast! We will feature artist-curated playlists, conversations, interviews with exhibiting artists--and more! ICA San Diego is a living laboratory for expanding the transformational power of art to build vibrant communities. • Open THU-SUN 12-5 pm • Complimentary admission • Keep up with ICA San Diego on ⁠IG @icasandiego⁠ & icasandiego.org for more info!MORE Get Email Contact

39. Art Related Noise by Enter Gallery

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Ever wondered why contemporary art is considered art at all? Or stood in a gallery pondering the story behind a famous artist's life or the meaning of their piece de resistance? Think all art is nonsense? Then let us debunk some artistic myths and weave you some stories as we discuss a whole lot of art-related nonsense with the people who make creativity their life's work artists (in case that wasn't clear!)MORE Email ****@Kirbyamour.com
Facebook 25.7KTwitter 6.3KInstagram 4.8K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since May 2018 Get Email Contact

40. To the Point - Collecting Contemporary Art

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To the Point aims to explore various dimensions of collecting contemporary art through conversations with collectors, curators and advisors. Hosted by Vivienne Roberts, founder of Aleph Contemporary, London based contemporary art gallery with an international roster of established and emerging artists.MORE Producer/Network Aleph Contemporary
Email ****@alephcontemporary.com
Facebook 702Twitter 336 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact