Episode 2: The Myth of the Starving Artist

Many artists are able to support themselves with their art yet the myth that art is not a viable career choice still exists. Host Doug Kacena sits down with Nina Tichava and Carl Ortman, two artists who hustle hard to make art a full-time career. Listen in as they share the ups and downs of making art into a career, their battles with misconception of the starving artist, and what they believe is necessary to get our culture to truly value the arts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What happens when you pair two different visual artists/creatives with unique viewpoints and juxtapose their experiences in conversation? You get spontaneous unscripted talk of lessons learned, peer-to-peer tips and techniques, and the real life highs and lows of life as an artist. Hosted by artist and gallery owner Doug Kacena, each episode is a provocative and intimate conversation with a different set of artists, all fully armed with opinions, life-stories, insight, practical advice and humor.