The Best Art Podcasts To Listen to In 2023 [And Beyond]

If you want to inspire, empower & entertain yourself with some great art podcasts, then this is the right place for you.

In this post, we are going to share some of the best podcasts that are a perfect blend of art history & art future to thoroughly inspire lovers of the craft.

Starting from the season of Channel Connects to the witty talks of the famous art advocate Russell Tovey's famous Talk art, we got you all covered.

Whenever you are working late hours in the studio, tune in to one of these shows to participate in discussions. These dazzling, enlightening, genuine, marginally odd, and even out-and-out diverting podcasts are the ideal studio programs to listen to on long days.

These art-centered podcasts can be a gift to artists hoping to further their training, gain bits of knowledge into their profession or simply get some diversion from insiders who get what you are experiencing as an artist.

Channel Connects

A follow-up to the amazing first season, the 2nd season of the famous Channel Connects offers some great creative landscapes to let the audience dive into the future of art, film, music, dance, and more charming topics.

The 2nd season includes photographer Mr. Misan Harriman & the artist Kehinde Wiley unpacking the 'Myth Making' topic.

On the other hand, the musician Grimes and the actor Williams from the super famous Game of Thrones get into a deep conversation about 'Into the Metaverse'.

The artist Anicka Yi gets into a wholesome conversation with John Akomfrah, the famous filmmaker about what makes us human.

Interestingly, this brand new season of Channel Connects will introduce two separate episodes in French and Korean featuring Maimouna Doucoure. Who won the Academy Gold fellowship in the category of women for her outstanding film Cuties, and Audrey Diwan.

Audrey Diwan was the director of the film Emmanuelle and cinematographer of the Parasite movie Hong-Kyung-Pyo.

With this wide range of discussions and meetings of creative minds, disciples, and ideas, Channel Connect ends the season with the proverbial 'What will happen next?'

Hope and Dread: the Tectonic Shifts in power in art

Today, the world of art is facing several issues and challenges daily which include the demolition of monuments & the rethinking of museum model hierarchies.

As the name suggests, this particular Hope and Dread podcast is a documented series that throws crucial questions through proactive thoughtful conversations on the future of art, culture, and heritage in general.

Hosted by Charlotte Burns & Allan Schwartzman, the episodes of this podcast emphasize the perspectives and thinking of artists philanthropists, museum directors, politicians, and other social figures who are somehow related to museums and heritage.

The current episode on 'Artists: Are they Players or Pawns?' is heard from Jackson Polys, Michael Armitage, Hank Willis Thomas, Tiffany Sia & Issy Wood.

Prix Pictet's

In the third series of the podcast, the makers, creators & thinkers discuss the ideas on the relationship & responsibilities of photographers towards the world.

The show revolves around the position and importance of photography on the social side of things.

The prize of the show is positioned as a global award in the world of photography & sustainability.

The episodes’ themes are based on Power, Workplace, Oceans, Food & Regeneration which feature location-based interviews & panel discussions.

The show features the likings of Hannah Starkey, Don McCullin, Sebastiao Salgado, & Tyran Simon. The series implements an innovative idea of looking into modern-day issues through the world of art.

Are we on Air?

Discusses the topic of mystery and fascination- the real lives of artists. Music plays a great role here and is the foundation of this podcast.

The podcast is created by music maker Arman Nafeei and this podcast introduces star-studded guests from the worlds of art, music, film, science, and design.

The first and the second season introduced the thoughts and likings of Dua Lipa, Michele Lamy, and Marina Abramovic. Season 3, which is supposed to be launched in January, is meant to provide an amalgamation of an electric voice mix of Carsten Holler, Amanda Lear, and Rik Owens.

Intersection: Art Basel Podcast

Great architecture, art, fashion, design, music, and literature are the main topics of the new podcast by Art Basel.

This podcast offers access to the voices that are at the forefront of the creative industry.

Marc Spiegler, the global director of Art Basel, will be hosting the weekly episodes. The host will invite some renowned industry leaders to take a part in one of the conversations.

FOUND: OBJECTS WITH MEANING by Wallpaper

A new addition to the list, this particular podcast is created in collaboration with Vodafone Smart technology.

In this podcast, there will be six conversations with professionals from the creative industry who will be uncovering their professional as well as personal attachment to objects.

They will be talking about their favorite tools, transformative technologies, inspirational artwork & all the real meaning of some absent things.

The major guest of the podcast is our favorite legendary musician Nile Rodgers. He will have a conversation with Jonathan Bell, the Wallpaper's transport & technology director.

Rodger has traveled through almost every path in modern musical areas and he is one of the greatest American hit makers, composers, players & producers we have ever witnessed.

Mirror with a Memory

As interesting as the name suggest, this podcast is hosted by the American renowned artist Martine Syms.

The memory podcast discusses the meeting points of photography, artificial intelligence, and surveillance.

The series features some notable guests, including the likes of Lynn Hershman Leeson, Sondra Perry, Eyal Weizman, Simone Browne, and a few other personalities from different fields of art and science.

This six-episode podcast discusses everything about biometrics, covert surveillance operations, racial biases, the environmental impact of Artificial intelligence, and some other important issues the world is facing today. 

Beyond the Studio - A Podcast for Artists

 

Beyond the Studio is a webcast that spotlights the off-camera work of visual artists—how they're supporting and continuing themselves and their inventive work. It highlights authentic discussions about their strategic approaches, time on the board, and money-related issues.

Artists are characteristically ingenious, strong, and aspiring, with a one-of-a-kind and different arrangement of aptitudes.

Artists Helping Artists

 

Leslie Saeta examines a particular subject that delivers how to sell more art online, alongside connecting with artists, gallerists, and others sharing their insight into the business side of workmanship.

Leslie Saeta is an artist who paints with a palette blade to make energetic, bright artwork.

ArtCurious

 

The ArtCurious Podcast is composed, delivered, and facilitated by Jennifer Dasal, a contemporary artist with about twenty years of authentic art experience.

In every scene, Jennifer talks about different art themes throughout art history that will make you ponder what you've been educated about.

Art Biz Success 

 

The host of Art Biz Success is Alyson Stanfield. With more than 20 years of involvement in the art space, her most recent scenes offer handy tips for artists attempting to succeed—like setting up numerous pay streams.

In case you're searching for somebody who's been there, done that in the art world, Alyson's your lady.

Dr. Great Art! Short, Fun Art History Artecdotes!

 

Dr. Mark Staff Brandl takes listeners inside visual art and art history. Entertainingly, yet instructively and esthetically he displays and examines animating goodies of information from art history.

The Modern Art Notes Podcast 

 

The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a week-after-week, generally hour-long meeting that highlights artists, students, designers, and conservators.

While the program is ordinarily studio-based, it has taped live-group of spectators scenes at almost twelve American art galleries, for example, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Nasher Sculpture Center. The program has distributed new scenes every Thursday since 2011.

The Renaissance: A History of Renaissance Art

 

The show handles the history of the renaissance and the artist of the time period. Byrd offers logical history and instructive takes on how art was made at the time. While it's not totally necessary, we recommend starting with scene one, "The Rise of the Medici – The Renaissance: A History of Renaissance Art." 

The Vantage Point Radio

 

Vantage Point is a month-to-month podcast facilitated by James 'JB' Bullough and Tom Auto. Every scene includes a setup artist or gathering of artists in the post-spray painting/urban art/contemporary art scene.

The Sculptor's Funeral

 

The Sculptor's Funeral is committed to art history, technical sculptural discussions, art news, and artist interviews focused on the Western European custom of sculptures.

Art NXT Level 

 

Established by artist and business visionary Sergio Gomez and psychologist and gallerist Yanina Gomez, these illuminating podcasts are immaculate to listen to while you work in the studio.

Suggested Donation 

 

Suggested Donation is hosted by two contemporary painters, Tony Curanaj and Edward Minoff, and their conversations give an insight into their inventive personalities.

The Abundant Artist

 

Cory Huff is focused on dispelling the fantasy of the starving artist and has brilliant podcasts on the subject. He features interviews with successful artists who impart important exhortation on the business of art.

Plein Air Art Podcast

 

PleinAir Magazine distributer Eric Rhoads digs into the universe of Plein air painting and incorporates an extraordinary fragment for artists called the Marketing Minute.

The Artist Next Level with Sergio Gomez

The Artist Next Level podcast highlights interviews with fruitful artists, art experts, and gives useful guidance to take your art profession to the highest level.

Conclusion

All the podcasts mentioned above are not only about art and culture but also involve several other important aspects of the world we are living in.