In today's episode we introduce you to Jule Kurbjeweit, an arts professional working in diverse areas of the Lisbon arts community, she interested in the connection between art and individual well being, as well as collective and environmental sustainability.

Jule is the founder of LAR (Lisbon Art Retreat), which features workshops and retreats that bring together artistic and wellbeing practices with a focus on developing a more conscious and sustainable lifestyle – both in terms of mental health and the way we relate to our environment. She also passionate about working with villa villa, a platform advocating for sustainability in the arts, where she contributes to research and consulting. At maat – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (Lisbon), she is an editorial and research assistant for their ext.maat.pt program in addition to managing the museum's social media.

Jule shares with us about creating artistic practices as a form of meditation and space for the imagination: slowing down with no expectations, becoming present in the moment with ourselves, allowing for space for thoughts and feelings to arise - fundamentally opening space to be inspired and discover new possibilities for ourselves, culture and the environment.

In today's episode, Federica and Andrea interview Francesca Faulin, a photographer based in Lisbon and author of the photo books "For You to Always Remember" and "A History of Water". Born in Italy, she grew up in Venice and graduated with a degree in sociology and communication. Working in digital marketing, she slowly cultivated her passion for photography that started in childhood. A year ago she began a Masters in Photography and is now developing her practice into a career.

Francesca shares with us about the complexity of piecing together generations of women in her personal history in creating self-portraits and using archive photos. She opens up about what art making gives her, challenges and coming face-to-face with self-doubt as she begins her journey in the creative field.

https://www.francescafaulin.com/

In this second episode we will introduce a new project called FLORES DE RUA By Lisbon-based artist Andrea Huber Gutierrez.

While walking through Lisboa and Sintra, the artist collected fallen flowers from the streets, calcada and jardims. These flowers were often stepped on, rained on, blown away, and stuck in between stones or dirt.

Within these artworks is a story of an artist connecting with intuition and receiving what the environment presented in the details and experience of daily life.

Hello, welcome to the The Artist Reality podcast, where we will take you on a journey into the lives of artists, the challenges they face, and their hopes and dreams.

In this first episode we had the honor of introducing our project, who we are and our link with the art world. Every month, in fact, we will have honest conversations with artists and talk with professionals who can support them.