• 059 Generosity, art and finding commonality, with Victoria Powell

  • Jul 10 2023
  • Length: 55 mins
  • Podcast

059 Generosity, art and finding commonality, with Victoria Powell

  • Summary

  • My guest on the podcast this week is the wonderful Dr Victoria Powell. Victoria is a writer and lecturer in modern and contemporary art. In 2021 she set up The Gallery Companion, a Substack publication which explores the ideas about life, culture, history and politics that you find in art. She aims to break down the perception that contemporary art is hard to understand by avoiding confusing art speak and talking about it in language that makes sense.

    In today's episode:

    • Why Victoria's teaching, writing and podcast matters in engaging discussion and debate in a respectful way

    • Finding the things we have in common to bring people together and increase understanding

    • Personal experiences of rejection and how that impacts the work

    • What you can get from art if you allow yourself to be unsure

    • How the Gallery Companion got started

    • Building your voice from starting small and imagining you're writing or speaking to one person

    • Not chasing the money and finding the value in other ways

    • Joys and opportunities of podcasting

    • Investment in each other and generosity of spirit.

    • Being okay with uncertainty

    Mentioned in the episode: The Witch Trials of JK Rowling, Megan Phelps Roper https://www.thefp.com/witchtrials

    Substack - https://substack.com

    William Kentridge https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/william-kentridge

    Victoria's links:

    https://www.thegallerycompanion.com

    https://www.twitter.com/thegallerycomp

    https://www.instagram.com/thegallerycompanion

    https://www.facebook.com/thegallerycompanion

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-victoria-powell/

    Sarah's links:

    Reach out to me on my Linked In page: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfoxcoach/

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    Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahFoxCoach

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    My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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