Sorry about last episode, wonky sound! We are uploading again, not AS timely, but still good info to know! You hear about art fairs like Frieze, Basel, NADA and more, but what are they exactly? Who participates, who attends, who hosts? Let's get some answers!

You hear about art fairs like Frieze, Basel, NADA and more, but what are they exactly? Who participates, who attends, who hosts? Let's get some answers!

Who better to talk about the benefits and downfalls of MFAs than someone who has one and someone who doesn't! Someone who teaches masters level students and someone who doesn't! You may be surprised on the side each host lands on, you may not be! One way to find out! LOCATE YOUR HOSTS ON THE INTERNET!! Alexis Hyde - @⁠hydeordie⁠, ⁠alexishyde.com⁠ D…

With a facelift, a tiny name change because people can't wrap their heads around the S in Practise, and we are back! Alexis and Erika talk about what they are up to now, plans going forward and some FAQs they receive! Welcome back to HYDE OR PRACTICE! LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Carlye Packer - carlyepacker.xyz/, @carlyepacker Alexis Hyde -…

If we told you how many jewels of knowledge Los Angeles based Gallerist Carlye Packer gives us in this episode, you would accuse us of exaggerating, but we aren't! She goes over her incredible career, from unsuspecting pop-ups and installations, to general advising, to finally setting up the eponymous space! We get into what her role is as a galler…

In short Alexis peer pressured Erika to talk to her about AI because she is getting very bored of all the fear mongering about it. There are real conversations to be had, but those headlines and stories are practical and a little boring and probably won't get as many clicks. LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Alexis Hyde - @hydeordie, alexishyde.c…

From the hallowed halls of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, Alexis and Erika are joined by the esteemed Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, Sarah Mackay! After running into her at a studio visit during various trips to Los Angeles, she tells us the trajectory of her career, which started off rather different…

Andrea Bastug is Director of Hamilton Selway and our hearts! She does us the MAJOR solid of starting from the very beginning! School, internships, moving, debt, cold emails, and more! She's an incredible resource and not only in regards to her career but also into the markets of editioned works and secondary markets- vital components of the Art Wor…

Did y'all know Alexis runs an artist residency program in LA? Well, did you know it just announced it's expanding to New York and the call for artists is now open? Listen up because it's true and it's HAPPENING! Deadline is coming up so please share with all of your emerging artist friends in NY! Details, FAQs, and how to apply all here! LOCATE YOU…

Guess who is back!?!?! - VANESSA PRAGER - who is even more generous with her spirit and knowledge the second time around. Prager created her current show Diane Rosenstein, (seriously if you're not familiar click through so you know what kind of genius we are talking to) while pregnant and she talked to us VERY SOON after having a baby!?! And she's …

Trying to make RAQs a thing! People have been asking things like "who gets to show at a fair?" "should I put an art fair on my cv?" "how many pieces of works should I have before a gallery will be interested?" and we tackled them in today's episode LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Alexis Hyde - @hydeordie, alexishyde.com Dr. Erika Wong; - @topra…

A lot of questions coming in for how art advisors or dealers work, how they make money, what's appropriate finders fees for getting gigs from recommendations and we decided to do a break down explainer! ENJOY! LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Alexis Hyde - @hydeordie, alexishyde.com Dr. Erika Wong; - @topractisepractice, www.topractisepractice.c…

It's impossible to find a place to start when you're trying to describe a conversation with Gabriel Kilongo - the Founder and Director of Miami's hottest gallery, Jupiter Contemporary. Geographically his story starts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and career wise it is in the kitchen of Brice Marden's studio washing dishes. Don't believe us? T…

Everyone is pretty familiar with the difference between a gallery and a museum, but where do art fairs fit in? With everyone in Miami (at the time of recording) Erika and Alexis decided to break it down - what is an art fair? Who goes? Who participates? And why are people flying all over the world and spending quite a bit of money to do it? REFEREN…

This is a fresh upload- sorry our last one was reported wonky! Our hosts Alexis and Erika talk about what surprised them most about entering into the art world, the importance of soft skills, the difficulties in networking when you're an introvert, and training yourself to engage anyway! ERIKA RECOMMENDS: Algebra of Happiness by Scott Galloway LOCA…

Mira Dancy, an incredible artist based in LA, just opened a show at Night Gallery and took the time to chat with us about SO MANY THINGS! We asked her about community and finding inputs and unpacking the male gaze and what did she think was going to be the THING to make her career, but turned out to not be? It is incredible! Enjoy! MIRA RECOMMENDS:…

In the midst of back to school, and art world season starting up, and post panini life kicking back in - scheduling is tough! That's why Alexis and Erika will be doing a few mini episodes in between the longer form interviews to keep y'all updated and filled in with the latest and greatest! DON'T FORGET If you're an artist- sign up to be a beta tes…

When we first heard about Liz Lidgett and her gallery (Liz Lidgett Gallery) we emailed her so fast so we could pick her brain about representing emerging artists! She answered ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS! From "What does a gallery even do for an artist?" to the ever important "How do I show a gallery my work?" with incredible knowledge and detail! How do …

=More questions about social media going in and we had to go to the source! Brett Park (AKA BRETTPAINT 500k followers on TikTok, NBD) talks about how he's balancing it all as a student, artist, and content creator across many platforms. What is natural, what's performative, how does he do it, and how LONG has he been doing it?! The 10-year overnigh…

Sorry for the absence, life happens, next week we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming! In the meantime if you're an artist- sign up to be a beta tester for TPP https://topractisepractice.com/ !

Watching the trailer for the film, The Art of Making It, is like a trip into the FAQs hottest topic, HOW DO YOU MAKE IT?! Talking to Debi Wisch, we learned not only how she got into filmmaking, but what is interesting about this topic and why make this movie at all? Also, what did she learn making it (heh) and what can we learn from the swath of pe…

One of the #1 FAQs we get is "How do I market myself?" quickly followed by "How do I do social media?" so we went to the source! Alyssa Weyland is a freelance marketing consultant for ARTISTS! That is the specialty and the incredible info we get...it's so good! We go over the different platforms, how to adapt, mailing lists, conversion rates, even …

Listen in real time as Alexis has her mind blown when Sara Alawadhi, aka @goldendinars on TikTok >75k followers, tells her she is only 17! Erika and Alexis both found her the usual way on TT - via the FYP page - and love her combination art, memes, art history, book reviews, and tutorials! Her wide-range approach has garnered her over 5.4 Billion (…

Always a good time to talk about artists and activism, hence the re-release with the incredible Bronwyn Mauldin! THIS WEEK! ALL CAPS! We talk with Bronwyn Mauldin, Director of Research and Evaluation for Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, who is also an artist and activist and writer and zine maker and all around woman of our hearts…

Erika and Alexis hosted a Tik Tok live and recorded it! Answered questions from the audience nd covered everything from unionizing and Gallery Emailing to "what if I'm an introvert?" and advocating for yourself as an artist through goal identification! EPISODES REFERENCED Dana Unions Clara NFTs Law, disrupted NFTs Nicole Pilot Art List LOCATE YOUR …

One of our longer episodes, and every minute is FILLED TO THE BRIM! Erika and Alexis talk to Hrag Vartanian, the founder and editor in chief of Hyperallergic. A continuation of our series on motivation, Hrag discusses journalism, the art world we need to be focusing on, why Hyperallergic exists, and who’s subsidizing who! We go through who got PPPs…

Alexis and Erika speak with Camille Bien. Trained as an installation artist, Camille used her arts education and became an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. We talk about the traumas of art school, the endless "why's" in crits, and how we found coping mechanisms. Which incidentally is being part of a community and sharing our feelings. This …

BUCKLE UP GUYS THIS IS A GOOD ONE! We talk to Amani Olu, of Olu Company, IMG SRVR and Detroit Art Week and his advice on failure and hustling and money should not be ignored, I mean, look how many hats he wears! It's really incredible to talk to Olu about interacting with other humans in life and how that translates to our lives and where we can go…

To honor Stefan's new space just opened in downtown LA - here is a refresher on who this man about town is! Erika and Alexis talk to Los Angeles dealer/collector/man of many hats Stefan Simchowitz. Tune in and find out! A continuation of our series around motives and motivations! Why does Stefan do what he does and where does he think things are go…

ENTER YOUR BURNING FAQs HERE Next season is all about answering your questions! Enter in the form above and we will find the guests to answer them the best! LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Alexis Hyde - @hydeordie, alexishyde.com Dr. Erika Wong; - @topractiseapractice, www.topractisepractice.com Feedback: https://topractisepractice.com/research…

We actually recorded this episode with the incomparable Reena Devi back in Christmas 2020 but, the audio was misplaced! Reena is busy! We couldn't get her back! We mourned! THEN Alexis did some digital spring cleaning and found it - so here we go! In this INCREDIBLY nourishing episode, Reena talks about the importance of research, comprehensive con…

No joke, Natasha changed the way Alexis approaches networking. A full shift in the way she looks and approaches it, she also has a THRIVING artist community on insta called @workshowgrow where resources and advice from artists and professionals ABOUND! Tune in! NETWORKING! Erika and Alexis talk to Natasha Caruana, an incredible artist and educator …

Have you ever looked at those round ups of grants or residency or other artist opportunities and think "this isn't a lot of opportunities" or "these are all kind of whack"? So did Nathalie Quagliotto and she decided to do something about it! She started an email list (you can sign up here!) and puts together and sends out REGULARLY hundreds of oppo…

The incomparable Sue Bell Yank has just started as the Executive Director of Clockshop, an arts and culture organization that seeks to generate social change through the transformation of public space. And while there is never a bad time to revisit this great convo, we couldn't think of a better one than now! Erika and Alexis speak with Sue Bell Ya…

This week we talk with Long Beach Museum's Paul Loya! He's a curator, with an incredible multifaceted history across LA and the US and it is so wonderful to pick his brain about all things art, museums, programming, curating for your community and more! We also really get into the power of just ONE exhibition that can change your life and how impor…

Alexis and Erika speak with Art World Recruiter Sarah Murkett, founder of Murk & Co, this week. Sarah is super generous with her knowledge! Going over what she does, what she looks for, what her clients look for and how to get your best foot through the door! We cover everything from references to resumes and professionalism to learning curves! Wha…

We have an INCREDIBLE episode for you! Melissa Lee, Director of Education and Public Programs at Vancouver Art Gallery, is here to talk to us about all things programming during a pandemic, the difference between Hong Kong and Vancouver, cooking in the museum and what is a Social Practice Curator! What is that? We didn't know and we get into it, it…

ENCORE EPISODE! We get so many questions re: legal art stuff so we thought it was a good idea to release this ep with, no joke, one of the world's preeminent art ligitagors! Don't believe us? Google him. Erika and Alexis speak with Luke Nikas, a partner at Quinn Emanuel's NY office and Co-Chair of the firm's Art Litigation and Disputes Practice. He…

Heads up, a few little audio glitches but that is the price to pay for podding on the internet! Thanks for your patience and understanding! Suzana Poghosyan looked at the art world and thought, "some of this is broken", and instead of moving on decided to do something about it! She co-founded The Honey Pump, a visual arts agency that would connect …

Strap in guys, we have an incredible interview with multimedia artist and disability activist Sharona Franklin! We'll get it out of the way and say yes, we do talk about how she (one artist, disabled body, in Canada) is taking on Gucci! We also talk about community, support, teachers, education in general, access and a whole mess of incredible topi…

This week Alexis and Erika speak with Verona Zeng the Global VIP Manager from Art Basel! Fresh off Art Basel Miami, she generously shares with us the importance of pivoting and being nimble in the face of adjustments, the constant nature of the art fair business and how instagram impacts her mental health! A truly global participant in the art worl…

This week Alexis and Erika speak with Arts Professional Jane McCarthy and it is a PLEASURE! Jane has a Masters, has worked with museums, galleries, artists, now at UCLA, like...could you ask for a more well-rounded and seasoned interviewee to round out Season 3? It would be a TOUGH JOB! She is eloquent and her advice is SOUND and she is in Hawaii r…

Daniel Chen, co-owner of Chambers Fine Art, spoke to Alexis and Erika about all things gallery/art/music in times of cov!d! Trained as a musician and owning a gallery gives Chen incredible insight into both sides of the art world: as a creator and the infrastructure for sales. The gallery had some interesting and productive changes and Daniel was a…

This week we look back on our interview with curator AJ Girard! If you missed his debut exhibition Shattered Glass In LA or in Miami, don't worry! The New York Times covered it here! Alexis and Erika spoke with curator AJ Girard this week about finding a place in the art world and what that means to him and how that journey is continuing. Why is it…

This one is a little different for us, but the applicable thoughts Cissie Fu drops on us are the the types of gems we will be revisiting for years. Erika told Alexis Cissie is one of the smartest person she has ever met, and was she ever right! She goes over the learnings of covid and the processing And internalization and you know what...you have …

It's time to start thinking about getting an accountant for your 2021 taxes so it's a GOOD TIME to have a refresher on what that can look like for you as an artist/creative! We are hitting y'all up with some more EXCITING ACCOUNTING INFO! Why? Because you can never have enough, and that isn't an exaggeration. This week we talk to Nick Maynard, who …

After a minor hiatus of Thanksgiving and NY Times hecticness - WE ARE BACK! Boy are we ever! We talk to Elise Barclay this week who not only curates a corporate collection (too cool) but also is a few hoops away from being a certified functional health coach and we get INTO IT! Alexis cries. In a good way, but like, we take it there! Our bodies and…

Y'ALL!!! We chatted with the incredible Hall Rockefeller, founder of Less Than Half, about expanding our knowledge, learnings from COVID times, and confidently pivoting! We all know how hard it is to get going on a project only to find something new and think "Oh no, do I have to change direction?" well, that is a feeling Rockefeller knows ALL TOO …

Alexis and Erika speak with PR wiz Jessie Cohen about how PR works in the arts/creative industries! What does it mean to be resilient, can you become more resilient (spoiler alert: yes!), how to pitch your projects and how to write an email! Understanding the big, bad, media machine we are all working around or within is vital to your practice and …

Alexis and Erika speak with PR wiz Jessie Cohen about how PR works in the arts/creative industries! What does it mean to be resilient, can you become more resilient (spoiler alert: yes!), how to pitch your projects and how to write an email! Understanding the big, bad, media machine we are all working around or within is vital to your practice and …