Artrepreneur from the Creative City Project

Cole NeSmith

Helping you make your creativity a career. Creativity and entrepreneurship are both integral to seeing that happen. In each episode, we hone our skills to win the day.

  • 2 minutes 12 seconds
    Take time to reevaluate

    Following our passions, chasing our dreams, these things are such a gift. So let’s engage in the process of building and evaluating. That’s this week on the podcast!

    15 March 2023, 11:00 am
  • 9 minutes 28 seconds
    Feeling aimless? Ask this essential question...

    In life, we’re taught to listen to other people’s opinions. We’re taught to consider society’s expectations. And we often neglect the question, “What do I want?” This week, take hold of your present and your future by asking this essential question!

    8 March 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 12 seconds
    Developing our ability to be inspired

    Being inspired is a talent. Like our artistic craft, being inspired is something we can work toward. Sometimes the way we learn to approach art in general robs us of inspiration. This week, we talk about how to get it back!

    1 March 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 40 seconds
    Experiencing spring as an artist

    Spring is right around the corner. Full of new life, growth and joy… how can we bring these things into our creative process? That’s this week on the Artrepreneur Podcast!

    22 February 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 20 seconds
    Artists aren't people pleasers

    There are endless opinions about Rihanna’s performance at the Super Bowl and Sam Smith’s performance at the Grammys. It can be tempting to fall into the idea that our role as artists is to please people. But it’s much bigger. This week we explore some meaningful foundations for our creativity.

    15 February 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 38 seconds
    The key to creativity... Grace

    It might sound like a religious term. But grace is the willingness to give ourselves room to try — without fear of failing. Isn’t that exactly what every artist needs? That’s what we’re talking about this week on the Artrepreneur Podcast!

    8 February 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 44 seconds
    Just keep swimming… the value of consistency

    One of the most helpful things for us as artists - is consistency. This week, we talk about some of the values of staying consistent and how to position ourselves to keep at it.

    1 February 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 44 seconds
    Keeping joy at the center of the process

    it’s not that everything we make is “joyful.” It’s that making art brings us life. It does something inside us. So how can we make sure we keep joy at the center of our creative process? That’s what we talk about this week.

    25 January 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 4 seconds
    What’s the point of art, anyway?

    It’s helpful to take some time for us to explore what it is we’re doing as artists. This week, we talk about art like this : Art is the authentic expression of real life manifested in nuanced creativity. How can we create authentically, and why is it important? And how do we make sure our artform doesn’t get in the way?

    18 January 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 42 seconds
    Incredible art advice... from an AI

    There has been a lot of talk about the impact of AI on artists lately. But this week, we asked an AI to give us some advice on how to have a successful art career. The response was surprising!

    11 January 2023, 12:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 56 seconds
    How to avoid imposter syndrome and value yourself

    We get to see behind the curtain… sometimes, we even make the curtain. Because we’re so close to our creative work, it can feel like our art just isn’t magical. It can feel like we’re faking it. This week, we talk about defeating that feeling and embracing who we are.

    4 January 2023, 12:00 pm
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