Curating Conversation
We talk to interesting people leading the way in the creative industries to find out how they got there, why they do it and what other people might learn from them. From artists, curators, actors and musicians to professors, freelancers, and technicians there are so many roles that fit in with being creative. We have these conversations to understand their passions from a different perspective and hopefully come away a bit wiser than we went in! Every episode features a new guest, having a relaxed, fun chat and sharing their experiences, enjoy! These conversations are hosted (usually) by the Director of RAFIKI STUDIO, Leo Sartain.
Curating Conversation is a RAFIKI STUDIO production.
Curating Conversation
Anna Woodward, The Artists Contemporary
In this week's episode, Leo chat's to contemporary artist and curator Anna Woodward.
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Our chat covers her artistic beginnings, and the support she had to be creative in her youth, through to her time at City and Guilds ( that she calls Hogwarts for artists) and her current experiences working at The White Cube along with being a practising artist and curator in a pandemic stricken 2020.
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We discussed her art in depth, discovering where her abstract style and mythological subjects come from along with the difficulties of dyslexia. She mentioned her admiration for artists such as Flora Yukhnovich and Hieronymus Bosch and how their work informs her own.
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We spoke about the year she spent putting on exhibitions in a wine cellar alongside studying, and the learning curves that came with that. On a different note we also debated on the role of digital media in the art world, and the things we have learned ourselves, such as the importance of making real world connections and making the most of opportunities.
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We finally got onto the topic of her new podcast 'The Artists Contemporary Podcast' and all the exciting things yet to come.
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@anna_s_woodward
@the_artists_contemporary
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Thank you so much.
Leo