The Creative Practitioner Podcast
Season 2, Episode 1
In this first episode of the new season, Paul and Jonathan discuss the nature of starting a new business in the arts. There are various challenges people face when transitioning into the arts industry, and it can be difficult to know what to do on a day-to-day basis.
One of the big themes of this episode is how important it can be to ask introspective questions as a means to answer practical questions surrounding products, services, customers, and the nature of running a business itself.
The Creative Practitioner: A Guide to Working int he Arts is availble now worldwide physically, digitally, and on Kindle.
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Episode 8 - Running a Business in the Arts: Part 3
The conversation continues on the topic of being in business in the arts. Jon and Paul ruminate on their own experiences, and draw on practical examples of professionalism and social interaction within the creative industry.
The Creative Practitioner is out now as a paperback, digital pdf, and Kindle edition.
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The Creative Practitioner
Episode 7 - Running a Business in the Arts: Part 2
Paul and Jon continue their deep-dive look at the realities of running a small business in the creative industries.
The Creative Practitioner is available now as a paperback, digital pdf, and Kindle edition.
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The Creative Practitioner
Episode 6 - Running a Business in the Arts: Part 1
Join Jon and Paul as they discuss the realities of running a business in the creative industries.
This episode makes up the first of a three-part run of conversations on this topic. As there are no simple solutions to the problems many artists face, these episodes cover the day-to-day realities of business, the aspect of money and sustainability, and the idea of professionalisation within an artform.
The Creative Practitioner is available now as a paperback, digital pdf, and Kindle edition.
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Episode 5 - Performing Within the Arts
Performing and the act of creating within an artform is a hugely subjective act. In this episode, Paul and Jonathan discuss the nature of performance preparation, subject knowledge, depth of learning, and professionalisation with respect to the wider industry.
The Creative Pracitioner book is available now, physically, digitally, and on Kindle.
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Episode 4 - Assessment Within the Arts
In this episode, Paul and Jonathan discuss the relative merits of assessments within the arts. For many disciplines like learning a musical instrument, dancing, and drama, as well as various courses through colleges and universities, assessments and grades are part of the process. However, this can lead students down a path focused on attaining certificates, which can be a distraction.
However, assessments provide much needed accountability to those tasked with giving and providing the instruction, and graded pathways can help structure a journey through a labarynthine artform.
The Creative Practitioner book is available now, physically, digitally, and on Kindle.
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Teaching in the Arts
In this episode, Paul and Jonathan discuss the teaching pathway within the creative industries. Teaching, education, and pedagogy form an integral part of a career within the arts, and the ideas of professionalisation and professional develop are important parts of a teaching practice.
The Creative Practitioner book is available now worldwide, digitally, and on Kindle.
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Portfolio Careers in the Arts
In this episode, Paul and Jonathan discuss the concept of portfolio careers as a means of sustainability within the creative industries.
The modern creative professional can diversify their skills to offer a balanced portfolio of products and services, and this can in turn further their own professional development and business prospects.
The Creative Practitioner textbook is available now worldwide, digitally, and on Kindle: www.jonathancurtis.co.uk/creativepractitioner
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The Creative Practioner: A Guide to Working in the Arts
Paul Hose and Jonathan Curtis
Welcome to the Creative Practitioner Podcast. In this series, we will explore the realities, concepts, and pitfalls of working in the creative industries, basing our discussions on the textbook of the same name.
Join our conversation as we discuss professionalisation, academic rigour, performance, creating, teaching, and a running a business within the arts.
The Creative Practitioner is available now physically, digitally, and on kindle. See www.JonathanCurtis.co.uk for more information.
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