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Juggling Act
Apr 13, 2026
1h 04m 55s
Manifestation of the Soul/ Nathalia Toledo Barcia
Mar 9, 2026
1h 48m 31s
Art That Speaks to This Moment/ Erin Curry
Feb 9, 2026
1h 59m 29s
Switching Gears in '26
Jan 19, 2026
1h 14m 08s
Am I the Artist, or Am I the Art?/ Elissa Brown
Dec 15, 2025
1h 45m 53s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 4/13/26 |  Juggling Act | Welcome to The Independent Artist Podcast with your hosts Douglas and Will — the show where we pull back the curtain on the real life of working artists. As spring show season ramps up, co-hosts Douglas Sigwarth and Will Armstrong dive into the real-life balancing act of being a working artist on the road. Fresh off a demanding Florida circuit and gearing up for a run of Texas art festivals, they unpack what it takes to juggle family life, studio production, and the nonstop pace of trav... | 1h 04m 55s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  Manifestation of the Soul/ Nathalia Toledo Barcia | Welcome to The Independent Artist Podcast with your hosts Douglas and Will — the show where we pull back the curtain on the real life of working artists. Fresh off winning Best in Show at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Ecuadorian artist Nathalia Toledo Barcia joins us for a deeply moving conversation about culture, soul, and the stories embedded in her work. Nathalia’s art lives at the intersection of painting and porcelain—where delicate surfaces become artifacts of memory and identi... | 1h 48m 31s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  Art That Speaks to This Moment/ Erin Curry | Welcome to The Independent Artist Podcast with your hosts Douglas and Will — the show where we pull back the curtain on the real life of working artists. Visual artists Douglas Sigwarth (https://www.sigwarthglass.com/) and Will Armstrong (http://www.willarmstrongart.com/) co-host and discuss topics affecting working artists. In this episode, we sit down with Erin Curry (https://erincurryart.storenvy.com/), an artist whose work is deeply informed by both science and lived experience. Wit... | 1h 59m 29s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 |  Switching Gears in '26 | Welcome to The Independent Artist Podcast with your hosts Douglas and Will — the show where we pull back the curtain on the real life of working artists. Visual artists Douglas Sigwarth (https://www.sigwarthglass.com/) and Will Armstrong (http://www.willarmstrongart.com/) co-host and discuss topics affecting working artists. Switching Gears in '26 is a candid conversation about what it means to keep making work when the ground feels uncertain. We talk about the influence of legendary gl... | 1h 14m 08s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 |  Am I the Artist, or Am I the Art?/ Elissa Brown | Welcome to The Independent Artist Podcast with your hosts Douglas and Will — the show where we pull back the curtain on the real life of working artists. Before we dive into today’s conversation, Will and Douglas kick things off by talking about the whirlwind of doing the One of a Kind Show—the highs, the hustle, and what it takes to say yes to an opportunity before it slips away. They reflect on the importance of moving quickly when the window opens, trusting your instincts, and learning to ... | 1h 45m 53s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 |  Picking Up the Pieces/ Janine DeCresenzo | Welcome to The Independent Artist Podcast with your hosts Douglas and Will — the show where we pull back the curtain on the real life of working artists. In the intro of this episode, we’re talking about what it means to recharge your creative batteries after a long, exhausting season of art shows. We’ll share how we find inspiration and motivation when burnout creeps in, and tell a story about serendipity — one of those unexpected moments that reminds us why we chose this path in the first p... | 1h 08m 32s | ||||||
| 10/20/25 |  Art Cop | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. When the art show season wraps up, the podcast season renews! Back on their mics, Will and Douglas catch up over topics from this year's art fairs. Somehow, these guys incorporate the following topics together into a conversation that only art fair artists can: Booth shots, food poisoning, reproductions, Plaza Art Fair, artist "collaborators," taxes, Devo, tricky inst... | 55m 50s | ||||||
| 5/27/25 |  Where Ya Been? | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. We are thrilled to return to the mics to record our podcast conversations, and we are touched by the love and encouragement from our listeners. With all the chaos that surrounds us, we hope to continue to share the conversations that inspire us and make us laugh. But ultimately, we hope to foster meaningful connections with fellow members of our artist community. Plea... | 1h 08m 46s | ||||||
| 5/26/25 | Season 5 Trailer | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Visual artists Douglas Sigwarth (https://www.sigwarthglass.com/) and Will Armstrong (http://www.willarmstrongart.com/) co-host and discuss topics affecting working artists. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram https://www.instagram.com/independentartistpodcast/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/independentartistpodcast Website https://independentartistpodcast.buzzs... | 1m 53s | ||||||
| 12/30/24 |  Nurturing a Gift/ Marina Terauds | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Marina Terauds (https://www.marinaterauds.com/) has always loved to draw. When she was a child, her parents would sneak her sketchpad, and while she slept, they created drawings for her to find when she awoke. She enrolled in an arts academy in 5th grade and continued her art education, earning a master's in printmaking at The Latvian Academy of Arts. She worked as a... | 1h 11m 22s | ||||||
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| 12/16/24 |  How I See The World/ Cali Hobgood | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Cali Hobgood (https://www.photographsbycali.com/) is a traditional photographer who uses 35mm film and develops her black-and-white images in a darkroom. She finishes her work using oil paints to add color. Her imagery reflects the sensory pictures she sees in her mind's eye that depict beautiful memories from her life. These images celebrate their essential, ordinar... | 1h 27m 42s | ||||||
| 12/2/24 |  It's a Great Drug/ Su Abbott | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Settle in and get to know Su Abbott (https://www.susustudios.com/), an abstract painter currently residing in Atlanta, GA. She grew up in a military family and developed her sense of humor to adapt socially to that transient life. She even parlayed those talents into a career as a stand-up comic before she picked up a paintbrush. Su describes her entry into being a f... | 1h 03m 59s | ||||||
| 11/18/24 |  Brick-and-Mortar/ Chris Jackson and Laura Junge | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Have you ever dreamed of opening a brick-and-mortar gallery location to offset your time on the road? Today's guests, Chris Jackson and Laura Junge (https://lleejunge.com/), did just that when they opened the Jackson Junge Gallery (https://j2gallery.com/) in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago. In this conversation, they talk about how the gallery allows Laura th... | 1h 05m 29s | ||||||
| 11/4/24 |  Would Ya Like a Lollipop? | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Do you ever feel like that creepy, awkward person trying to "break the ice" with a potential collector? When you're off your game, you just are! In this episode, Douglas and Will deliver their take on the most recent art fair "hot topics." They discuss Memphis, being a civilian, doing a show during the week of an election, creative ways to clean your tent and m... | 1h 02m 02s | ||||||
| 10/21/24 |  There Are No Friends At Breakdown | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Just like there is no crying in baseball, every art fair artist knows there are NO friends at breakdown. In this episode, Douglas and Will deliver their take on the most recent art fair "hot topics." They review their most recent shows, including Armonk, Cottonwood, and Bayou City. Other conversations include challenging collectors, losing a big sale, and talki... | 58m 27s | ||||||
| 9/30/24 |  Just Keep Swimming! | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. When times are tough, Kina Crow https://www.instagram.com/kinacrow/ says, "Just Keep Swimming!" We welcome Kina back from season 1 as our guest cohost this week. Hear all about the fabulous Birthday party/ private showing her collectors are throwing for her in Witchita. We also talk about the Plaza Art Fair and Arts Beats and Eats. Other topics include weirdos, polit... | 1h 23m 39s | ||||||
| 9/16/24 |  Soaking Up The Gratitude | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Making a living from our artwork comes with its unique set of challenges. For art fair artists, this involves venturing out of our solitary studios and hitting the road, searching for our audience. We risk physical and financial security, and if we can't maintain a positive attitude during adversity, that dark spiral can cycle us downward and act as a barrier to conn... | 1h 04m 59s | ||||||
| 8/26/24 |  I Check My Ego At The Door/ Sarah Umlauf | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. When asked about her choice to network with other show directors in order to make her show better, Sarah Umlauf says, “I’m not afraid to ask for help…….I check my ego at the door.” Sarah became the Executive Director for the St. Louis Art Fair https://www.saintlouisartfair.com/ in Clayton, MO in 2019, right before the global pandemic shut things down. In this c... | 1h 13m 33s | ||||||
| 8/12/24 |  Stroke of Genius | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. How are YOU handling the pressure these days? Are the struggles with road life getting in the way of your creative process? What is the right balance of studio time versus art show time for your bottom line? Are you prepared for fluctuations in buying energy due to the economy or elections? Is your baller schedule NOT so baller because the sales are off? Or are unfor... | 53m 54s | ||||||
| 7/29/24 |  Beauty From Imperfection/ Carol Greiwe | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. "Perfectly imperfect" is the motto Carol Greiwe posted to her workbench as a reminder that she was given a second chance at life. After her near-fatal brain hemorrhage, followed by the theft of all her raw materials from her studio safe, Carol found the strength to rebound from these traumatic experiences. In this conversation, she describes the vulnerability of bein... | 1h 21m 25s | ||||||
| 7/15/24 |  Defining Your Path/ Chris Dahlquist | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Are you working reactively or proactively in your art practice? Do you wear the term "starving artist" like a cape? Do you remain a sole proprietor or become an LLC? How do I begin to determine my goals and chart a path toward financial stability through multiple revenue streams? These are just some of the topics that artist and career mentor, Chris Dahlquist shares ... | 1h 01m 23s | ||||||
| 7/1/24 |  Hen Peckin' Party | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Remember those critiques in art school, where the students would start pecking at each other at the first sign of blood in an attempt to impress the professor? We look back on those comments that, perhaps, stopped us from pursuing a particular body of work. And, right now, all of us artists are under so much pressure! We discuss these various struggles we all find ou... | 59m 53s | ||||||
| 6/17/24 |  Sharing Your Authentic Voice/ Clifton Henri | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. A radio show just for art fair artists! Photographer Clifton Henri (https://www.cliftonhenri.com/) describes his entry into the art show world from his background in graphic design and art management. His journey to find his voice centered around his desire to see images he didn't see growing up. He chose to flip the script on traditional themes which highlight posit... | 1h 00m 18s | ||||||
| 6/3/24 |  Preserving the Mystery/ Darryl Cox | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. A radio show just for art fair artists! When Darryl Cox's contorted filbert did not survive, he carried around its unique limbs for years. He carved into the branches, which ultimately led to the birth of his body of work. Darryl describes his Fusion Frames as similar materials that took a different path. He shares his unique entry into the art show world, how he mad... | 1h 06m 23s | ||||||
| 5/20/24 |  Need Not Apply | Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. A radio show just for art fair artists! Tune in this week as Douglas and Will discuss their take on topics like academics on the jury, the line between technology vs handmade, working with designers, and a review of Artisphere! It's an entire episode of nauseating banter, but we promise we'll have a guest in the next episode! EPISODE NAME DROPS @bethradtke_ @k... | 59m 22s | ||||||
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