John Bishop Fine Art : Podcast
The purpose of this podcast is to create a community, a conversation, between creatives in all sorts of fields at all sorts of levels. We want to discuss what we’re learning, what we’ve experienced, and whom we’ve met in our journey of running a freelance creative company.
Episodes
61 episodes
Gratitude: A Tool for Success
I was invited as a guest onto a podcast yesterday and of course, I said yes. If I have learned anything over the years, it's that anytime you have the chance to talk about your art, take it. The podcast is a Houston based production...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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19:29
5 Revenue Streams for my Art Business
I have joined the Professional Artists Association's individualized coaching program. This year-long program focuses on my professional art career, and very specific goals. My coach, Cristina, meets with me virtually via zoom, and monitors my p...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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14:14
Studio Day: John Bishop Fine Art Podcast
John shares how he has enrolled in the Professional Artist Association's accelerator program complete with online coursework, webinars, and one on one coaching. It was a significant investment, but one that hopefully will see him into the...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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12:46
6 Needs My Art Fulfills
An essential tool for sales is to know what needs your product fulfills in potential customers. So if we can apply the same measure to our art businesses, we can better approach what our collectors desire, and understand why they might bu...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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7:37
Painting Local Interest: John Bishop Fine Art
Do you paint for local interest? We recently had people come into the studio looking for artwork that represented Texas. What a missed opportunity! I do nothing that represents where I live, and there are alway people looking ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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6:06
Spring Has Sprung
Spring has sprung, and as John and Bogdan deal with everything from running a new nonprofit to planning for Comicpalooza, the season has meant a flurry of activity and challenges for the art couple. John talks about all of the exciting th...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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18:22
How to Present Yourself
There is an inherent flaw as an artist to try to be all things to all people. While it is vital that we experiment, find our style and our voice, and explore where are artistic inspiration leads, how we are perceived by potential collecto...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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21:20
We're Changing Again
After a lot of thought and discussion, we've decided to change how we're branding some of our online content. Up until now, all of Bogdan's and my content lived on my YouTube channel, and while that has been working, it doesn't really pre...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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20:24
The Nonprofit is Finished: Podcast
Well after a year of waiting, the Aripa Arte nonprofit has finally been granted 501(c)3 status by the IRS. That means that we are now a legitimate, tax exempt, public charity and can take donations, apply for grants, get huge discounts, a...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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20:13
The Romanian Art Scene
This week's podcast is all about Bogdan's current trip to Romania. He has gone to Bucharest to meet with local artists, interview them, and purchase some of their work to offer context to the inaugural gala of our new nonprofit organizati...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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19:21
It Has Started: Podcast
The new year is already proving difficult, and it's only week three. Between the polar vortex, issues with travel arrangements, and botched deliveries, our beautifully scheduled content calendar is already mixed up. That's ok though...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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19:33
New Year's Goals & Objectives
The new year has come, and the parties are over. As we turn our gaze to those end-of-the-year duties: catching up with paperwork; closing out annual processes; and looking forward to taxes, reporting, and the goals and objectives that sho...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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21:31
Building an Art Collection
John discusses the new year, and plans he and Bogdan have for the art business this year. Rosa Ana Orlando will be speaking to a group of collectors this week, on what it takes to build, maintain, and ultimately divest yourself of an art ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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22:33
Public Relations for Artists
Join John as he talks about their new direction in marketing and public relations for John Bishop Fine Art and Bogdan Foto Art. He discusses his current solo show, Earthen, on display at Silver Street Studios, part of the Sawyer Yards art...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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20:56
My Solo Show Starts Next Week!
My solo show starts next week, and I am losing my mind. Actually it's all very exciting. Join John as he discusses what he's doing to prepare for his solo exhibition in Houston, and all the other things that seem to be happening at ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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21:49
Preparing for a Solo Show
Trying a new format here for the podcast, where I only really talk about my art, and not about other aspects of what we're doing with the art business, and the new nonprofit. I have to apologize, but I did notice that I show a couple of p...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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20:08
Back from Romania: Podcast
We're back from Romania, where we met with artists and gallery owners to try to get a clearer understanding of how our new nonprofit, Aripa Arte, can best serve the needs of Romanian visual artists. It was a wonderful trip, and together w...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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19:44
I Need Your Ideas: Podcast
Podcast episode where I discuss all that Bogdan and I are doing to try to expand our revenue streams, while still getting more views and subscribers from our social media channels and YouTube content. Even when I look at all the other con...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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26:58
We Need Your Help
John and Bogdan have recently started a new nonprofit organization called Aripa Arte, with the goal of helping contemporary artists in Romania and elsewhere. If you have any ideas, input, or suggestions as to what kinds of information sho...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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22:29
Our Nonprofit is Open: Podcast
Have you heard the saying that, if you want something done, assign it to a really busy person? I hope that’s true. In addition to all of our work with creating fine art, marketing, selling, keeping open studio hours, social media, vlogging, blo...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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23:46
Starting the New Year with a Bang: Podcast
We are literally just back from our annual goals and objectives retreat, and this year it went far more smoothly than I would have suspected. Every year we take some sort of trip, or isolate ourselves in some way to spend uninterrupted ti...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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22:53
Goals & Objectives - Again: Podcast
Anyone running a small business knows that we are required to do all of the same things that larger businesses do... ourselves. Just because I'm not a large corporation does not mean that I can neglect all of the things that those larger organi...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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23:08
Holiday Season is Here!
The holiday season is here. I can't believe I'm saying that. Q4 has come, I've purchased my first bag of Halloween candy for the neighborhood kids, and it's getting darker earlier and earlier. Of course, living in south Texas,...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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19:30
What We Learned in Romania
Woo Hoo, we're back in the USA. I don't know why I sound so excited, we actually were a little bit sad to leave Romania, but it's always good to be home. We missed the cat, and she seems to have forgiven us for leaving her. Sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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28:11
Art Life: Podcast: Still in Romania
We're Still in Romana, and this seemed like a great time to update you guys on what's going on, since yesterday we completed everything we came here to do. We wanted to come to Romania, open a business here, get set up with phones and an ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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25:08
