059 Generosity, art and finding commonality, with Victoria Powell Do good and Do Well

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/
 
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