Not as Interesting as We Think

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Julie and Dave are two seasoned art professionals sharing perspectives and opinions on a mish-mash of creative business topics. • Dave Conrey is an artist and designer and the founder of The Hungry, a weekly newsletter on creative business. • Julie Prichard is an Abstract Artist, Author, and Instructor who has been delighting viewers online since 2009.

Episodes

  1. 03/22/2024

    If you had to start your art business from scratch...?

    Welcome to Episode 5. This time, we're talking about finding our path in this creative space, defining the core demographic, and asking important questions like what happens if someone torches our studio and hijacks our social media accounts—what next? Want the audio version of the show instead? https://open.spotify.com/show/7jkHKXynzEBFAUJNdFEfiS?si=ap7BxWDdSSSMSEkfyLfk1Q Find Julie - Website: https://julieprichard.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/julie.prichard Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard Find Dave - Website: https://thehungry.art/newsletter Instagram: https://instagram.com/daveconrey Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey

    39 min

  2. 03/01/2024

    How to Balance Creativity and Business

    In this episode: • Tech Failures • What defines and art business • How to balance your creative and commercial sides. • Why throwing pie at the Mona Lisa will never work. Want the video version of the show instead? https://youtu.be/BpcBtj7OP2g Find Julie: Website: https://julieprichard.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/julie.prichard Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard Find Dave: Website: https://thehungry.art/newsletter Instagram: https://instagram.com/daveconrey Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey Chapters - 00:00 - Intro and housekeeping 02:44 - Lifestyle basics 05:48 - Is GenX the last great generation? 10:23 - What defines your business? 15:01 - Professional vs. Professionalism 20:44 - Changing to fit the market 30:07 - Does vandal-activism work? 37:12 - Question of the day 38:16 - What Julie Knows 39:24 - Check in with yourself.

    41 min

  3. 02/16/2024

    Do not fall for these art industry schemes

    Not as Interesting as We Think, Episode 3 This time, it's about avoiding becoming a victim of pay-to-play schemes, how to turn free content into products, and if mimicking the process of others can make you a better artist. Find Julie - Website: https://julieprichard.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/julie.prichard Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard Find Dave - Website: https://thehungry.art/newsletter Instagram: https://instagram.com/daveconrey Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey Chapters: 00:00 - Lifestyle Basics 07:50 - Schemes to avoid 20:04 - Turning free content into $$$ 28:08 - Are we all sellouts? 37:09 - Mimicking success 41:42 - Art in the news 50:16 - "What I know, with Julie." 51:47 - Dave d'Jour (working title)

    56 min

  4. 02/02/2024

    Is this the perfect art business model?

    Not as Interesting as We Think, Episode 2 This time we're talking about art business models, whether to sell merchandise or not, how to run your first online course, and we try not to float away during a torrential storm. Find Julie - Website: https://julieprichard.com Instagram:   / julie.prichard   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard Find Dave - Website: https://thehungry.art Instagram:   / daveconrey   Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey Chapters: 00:00 - Lifestyle Basics 05:25 - We're not hustle bros 06:06 - Let's talk about online courses 15:44 - Using tech just for tech's sake 27:28 - Sharing business models 31:19 - Should artists make merchandise? 38:17 - Dave doesn't sell art 41:10 - There is no one correct plan, but there are paths

    45 min
  5. These two art professionals think they know everything!

    01/19/2024

    These two art professionals think they know everything!

    Welcome to Not as Interesting as We Think, featuring Julie Prichard and Dave Conrey, two seasoned art professionals sharing perspectives and opinions on a mishmash of creative business topics. Find Julie - Website: https://julieprichard.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/julie.prichard Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard Find Dave - Website: https://thehungry.art Instagram: https://instagram.com/daveconrey Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:34 Who are we? 07:16 Podcast wasn't on the bingo card 12:50 Not sponsored by Golden...YET 14:45 January was a slow month 20:09 Gordon Ramsey's essential advice 28:53 The Importance of consistency in engagement 34:26 Threads engagement? 37:02 Julie's IG Strategy 49:16 The changing view of selling art

    59 min
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Julie and Dave are two seasoned art professionals sharing perspectives and opinions on a mish-mash of creative business topics. • Dave Conrey is an artist and designer and the founder of The Hungry, a weekly newsletter on creative business. • Julie Prichard is an Abstract Artist, Author, and Instructor who has been delighting viewers online since 2009.

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