by Ceri Hand
<p dir="ltr">Extraordinary Creatives: The Premier Art Podcast</p> <p dir="ltr">Welcome to the Extraordinary Creatives podcast, your gateway to the world of exceptional artists and creative leaders who have defied the odds to make a significant impact in the arts and beyond.</p> <p dir="ltr">Hosted by Ceri Hand, creative coach, curator, and seasoned arts and business insider, this podcast offers a wealth of insights into art and creativity through in-depth interviews. Ceri’s extensive experience and genuine passion for the arts make every episode a treasure trove of inspiration and practical advice.</p> <p dir="ltr">At the heart of Extraordinary Creatives is the belief that creativity is essential for success. However, it is the courage, confidence, and resilience to dare to be different that truly transforms the world. With her warm, playful, and straight-talking style, Ceri delves into the ideas, processes, mindsets, victories, and challenges of trailblazers who have paved the way in the arts.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ceri’s mission is to support 100,000 artists and arts leaders by 2025 by providing exclusive access to information, inspiration, and expertise. Discover the transformative power of art with Extraordinary Creatives. Tune in and follow so you don’t miss an episode!</p>
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April 20, 2025
<p>Ceri speaks with Chantelle Purcell, a curator, producer, and visual artist who co-founded Hive Curates and Other Landz. Chantelle shares her experiences, from grassroots creative spaces to large public art projects, discussing how she manages the balance between community engagement, inclusive spaces and the art. With a passion for creating inclusive spaces and championing culturally diverse artists, Chantelle discusses her approach to curating with care at its centre. Ceri and Chantelle also discuss securing funding, building meaningful collaborations and creating a lasting legacy in public spaces.</p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Creating inclusive environments in the arts means challenging traditional models, through initiatives like Other Landz and Hive Curates, Chantelle builds platforms that specifically support culturally diverse artists and those who haven't had opportunities to create work in public spaces.</li> <li>The power of 'meanwhile spaces' lies in their flexibility and community impact, Chantelle's BroadWorks project transformed a disused building in Liverpool Street into a vibrant cultural hub, supporting over 300 creatives and attracting more than 10,000 visitors in 18 months.</li> <li>The etymology of curate is rooted in care, which should extend to artist development, community engagement and creating accessible spaces that honour local contexts and heritage.</li> <li>Chantelle's work with Enfield Winter Lights and Light Up Kilburn shows how Light festivals can create community engagement. These types of events can change perceptions of public spaces and create platforms for showcasing underrepresented artists.</li> <li>Building relationships with local authorities and developers requires understanding their priorities. You should research cultural policies, understand community demographics and begin engagement 6-9 months before events to build meaningful connections.</li> <li>The role of curator includes both curation and production. Beyond selecting artworks, curators must understand fabrication, planning permissions, community engagement and the entire ecosystem of networks that support public art projects.</li> <li>Chantelle shares that project management fees typically run about 20-25% of total budgets, with artist fees guided by industry standards, ensuring resources flow back into local communities.</li> <li>Chantelle began with a passion project that evolved into a sustainable business, demonstrating how creatives can test concepts, iterate, and develop their unique approach over time and create their own opportunities.</li> </ul> <p><strong>BEST MOMENTS</strong></p> <p>"I was always passionate about creativity from a really early age. I was lucky that I had the support of my mum, I was raised by a single parent, but she always encouraged fine art and creativity." </p> <p>"Often we don't think of curation as being about care, if you think about the etymology of the words and the idea of care, I think we often forget this." </p> <p>"For me, curation has evolved. It's changed. When I was working in a commercial context, it was more about curating a body of works for an exhibition. Now it's really about creating legacy and working with local communities." </p> <p>"We realised that the physical interaction or encounter could happen in the public realm and so that's when we started to pivot." </p> <p>"My idea of curation is challenged by the context in which I'm working in." </p> <p>"It's being able to work with an artist, to give them all of the funding, perhaps the tools that they need to fabricate something that they have never fabricated before, to be part of that process</p> <p><strong>EPISODE RESOURCES</strong></p> <p>https://www.chantellempurcell.com/about</p> <p><strong>PODCAST HOST BIO</strong></p> <p>With over 30 years in the art world, Ceri has worked closely with leading artists and arts professionals, managed public and private galleries and charities, and curated more than 250 exhibitions and events. She sold artworks to major museums and private collectors and commissioned thousands of works across diverse media, from renowned artists such as John Akomfrah, Pipilotti Rist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Vito Acconci. Now, she wants to share her extensive knowledge with you, so you can excel and achieve your goals.</p> <p>****</p> <p><strong>Ceri Hand Coaching Membership: </strong>Group coaching, live art surgeries, exclusive masterclasses, portfolio reviews, weekly challenges. Access our library of content and resource hub anytime and enjoy special discounts within a vibrant community of peers and professionals. Ready to transform your art career? Join today! </p> <p><a href="https://cerihand.com/membership/">https://cerihand.com/membership/</a> </p> <p><strong>****</strong></p> <p><strong>Build Relationships The Easy Way<br></strong>Our self-study video course, "Unlock Your Artworld Network," offers a straightforward 5-step framework to help you build valuable relationships effortlessly. Gain the tools and confidence you need to create new opportunities and thrive in the art world today.</p> <p><a href="https://cerihand.com/courses/unlock_your_artworld_network/">https://cerihand.com/courses/unlock_your_artworld_network/</a><br><br>****</p> <p><strong>Book a Discovery Call Today</strong> <br>To schedule a personalised 1-2-1 coaching session with Ceri or explore our group coaching options, simply email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>****</p> <p><strong>Discover Your Extraordinary Creativity <br></strong>Visit<a href="http://www.cerihand.com/"> www.cerihand.com</a> to learn how we can help you become an extraordinary creative.</p>
April 16, 2025
<p>In this solo episode, Ceri talks about how museums decide what art to collect and how you can get your work chosen. She reveals the strategic thinking behind how museums select artwork, from collection policies to board decisions and gives advice for artists looking to get their work into prestigious collections. Ceri explains that successful museum acquisitions happen when artists help institutions understand the storytelling within their work and shares why building authentic relationships is the foundation of a sustainable creative career.</p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Museum curators follow collecting policies approved by the institution and board, focusing on works that connect past collections with contemporary dialogues, unlock new stories, and address current social issues like climate justice.</li> <li>Successful museum acquisitions require artworks with multiple layers of storytelling that can work across various platforms, like exhibition spaces, press materials and learning resources.</li> <li>Artists should provide ’jumping off points’ rather than interpretations for their work, giving audiences different entry levels through Q&As, videos, quotes, or other ways that reveal process and motivation.</li> <li>Museums typically request a 20-25% discount when acquiring work due to the significant long term costs of preservation, storage, insurance and potential technological updates for digital works.</li> <li>Building your network effectively means focusing on 10-15 core champions rather than spreading yourself too thin, as quality relationships matter more than quantity.</li> <li>When reaching out to curators or artists you admire, reflect their work back to them first, show genuine enthusiasm and avoid tentative language, be direct about what you're proposing.</li> <li>For networking across multiple art worlds (animation, galleries, street art, etc.), start with one area, research and chunk your approach into manageable pieces rather than trying to tackle everything at once.</li> <li>Everyone in the art world regardless of their success level, experiences doubt and appreciates genuine recognition so sharing specific observations about what you value in someone's work creates a meaningful connection.</li> </ul> <p><strong>BEST MOMENTS</strong></p> <p>"Museums are the custodians of art for future generations and for the zeitgeist, they're thinking about how to share ideas of our time with future generations and unlock stories in the existing collection."</p> <p>"The works that generally get bought are works that have multiple layers of storytelling, not just within the process, but within the image itself, because that image then gets distributed across press, archives, internal communications."</p> <p>"Don't be shy and distant and aloof and just hope that the work does all the magic for you because that's putting a lot of responsibility on the artwork and assuming that everybody is literate in your language."</p> <p>"It only takes 10 to 15 core champions in order to have a sustainable, creative career. So when we think about less is more, it's better to go deep with a few people than to try and hit a ton of people all at the same time."</p> <p>"When we hesitate, it gives people an out. Instead, say 'I know we would have a brilliant conversation because I know there are amazing people not just in my network, but I know that you would resonate with some of the things that I'm thinking about.'"</p> <p>"Sometimes a curator and an artist work magic together and together they do extraordinary things. They come up with new ideas, so it doesn't look like the same curator and art partnership because they bring out the best in each other."</p> <p><strong>EPISODE RESOURCES</strong></p> <p><a href="http://cerihand.com/courses">cerihand.com/courses</a></p> <p><strong>PODCAST HOST BIO</strong></p> <p>With over 30 years in the art world, Ceri has worked closely with leading artists and arts professionals, managed public and private galleries and charities, and curated more than 250 exhibitions and events. She sold artworks to major museums and private collectors and commissioned thousands of works across diverse media, from renowned artists such as John Akomfrah, Pipilotti Rist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Vito Acconci. Now, she wants to share her extensive knowledge with you, so you can excel and achieve your goals.</p> <p>****</p> <p><strong>Ceri Hand Coaching Membership: </strong>Group coaching, live art surgeries, exclusive masterclasses, portfolio reviews, weekly challenges. Access our library of content and resource hub anytime and enjoy special discounts within a vibrant community of peers and professionals. Ready to transform your art career? Join today! </p> <p><a href="https://cerihand.com/membership/">https://cerihand.com/membership/</a> </p> <p><strong>****</strong></p> <p><strong>Build Relationships The Easy Way<br></strong>Our self-study video course, "Unlock Your Artworld Network," offers a straightforward 5-step framework to help you build valuable relationships effortlessly. Gain the tools and confidence you need to create new opportunities and thrive in the art world today.</p> <p><a href="https://cerihand.com/courses/unlock_your_artworld_network/">https://cerihand.com/courses/unlock_your_artworld_network/</a><br><br>****</p> <p><strong>Book a Discovery Call Today</strong> <br>To schedule a personalised 1-2-1 coaching session with Ceri or explore our group coaching options, simply email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>****</p> <p><strong>Discover Your Extraordinary Creativity <br></strong>Visit<a href="http://www.cerihand.com/"> www.cerihand.com</a> to learn how we can help you become an extraordinary creative.</p>
April 13, 2025
<p>Ceri is joined by Richard Malone, a groundbreaking Irish artist whose work has been commissioned for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Permanent Collection and is held in MoMA. Coming from a working class background in Ireland, Malone talks about forging a unique creative path, rejecting conventional systems, embracing being an outsider and keeping artistic integrity despite opportunities for commercial success.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <ul> <li>The colours and materials in Richard's work connect directly to his experiences on building sites and his grandmother's textile work.</li> <li>Despite not following traditional paths, Richard's commitment to making work on his own terms has led to significant recognition, including being the first Irish artist commissioned for the Metropolitan Museum's Permanent Collection.</li> <li>Richard believes in maintaining complete creative control, rejecting commercial opportunities (including creative director positions) that would compromise his artistic integrity.</li> <li>For Richard, success means having the daily privilege to create in his studio rather than external validation, fame, or financial reward, which helps him maintain perspective.</li> <li>Richard views trust as essential to the creative process, crediting collaborators who created psychological safety for his most successful projects, including his Royal Academy installation.</li> <li>Coming from a working class background in Ireland has given Richard a different perspective on institutions like the Royal Academy, allowing him to approach them with both respect and necessary irreverence.</li> <li>Richard believes artists need to become comfortable with failure and rejection and accept things when they don’t happen the way you would like or expect.</li> </ul> <p><strong>BEST MOMENTS</strong></p> <p>"The further that you get from where you started, the more you realise the importance of those things in constructing who you end up becoming." </p> <p>"I think there is a part of me that really resists that art market in the way that I resisted the fashion system because it doesn't feel right to me.”</p> <p>"The real luxury and the real joy, which I don't think a lot of people understand now, is that I get to come and sit in a studio and make whatever I want in a day. That is unbelievable to me from where I have come from."</p> <p>"Like it reads immaculately, award, award, award, show, show, show, institution, institution, institution. But like, none of that was planned. And there's so much shit that's in between." </p> <p>"I've been rejected for everything at least once. And I think now when I get rejected for something, it means nothing. It means absolutely nothing to me. I'm just like, oh, it's just not in my path.”</p> <p>"Get off social media. It's not real and stop looking sideways."</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>EPISODE RESOURCES</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>PODCAST HOST BIO</strong></p> <p>With over 30 years in the art world, Ceri has worked closely with leading artists and arts professionals, managed public and private galleries and charities, and curated more than 250 exhibitions and events. She sold artworks to major museums and private collectors and commissioned thousands of works across diverse media, from renowned artists such as John Akomfrah, Pipilotti Rist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Vito Acconci. Now, she wants to share her extensive knowledge with you, so you can excel and achieve your goals.</p> <p>****</p> <p><strong>Ceri Hand Coaching Membership: </strong>Group coaching, live art surgeries, exclusive masterclasses, portfolio reviews, weekly challenges. Access our library of content and resource hub anytime and enjoy special discounts within a vibrant community of peers and professionals. Ready to transform your art career? Join today! </p> <p><a href="https://cerihand.com/membership/">https://cerihand.com/membership/</a> </p> <p><strong>****</strong></p> <p><strong>Build Relationships The Easy Way<br></strong>Our self-study video course, "Unlock Your Artworld Network," offers a straightforward 5-step framework to help you build valuable relationships effortlessly. Gain the tools and confidence you need to create new opportunities and thrive in the art world today.</p> <p><a href="https://cerihand.com/courses/unlock_your_artworld_network/">https://cerihand.com/courses/unlock_your_artworld_network/</a><br><br>****</p> <p><strong>Book a Discovery Call Today</strong> <br>To schedule a personalised 1-2-1 coaching session with Ceri or explore our group coaching options, simply email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>****</p> <p><strong>Discover Your Extraordinary Creativity <br></strong>Visit<a href="http://www.cerihand.com/"> www.cerihand.com</a> to learn how we can help you become an extraordinary creative.</p>
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