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Weird FinanceWhy Artists Are Weird About Money with Beth PickensStay in touch and sign up for Paco’s weekly email newsletter, The Nerdletter. In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco interviews Beth Pickens, an artist consultant, about the relationship between artists and money. They discuss the challenges artists face in valuing their work, the pressure to commercialize their art, and the societal messages that undermine the worth of artists. Beth emphasizes the importance of recognizing oneself as an artist and finding a balance between the commercial and personal aspects of creative practice. She also addresses the need for artists to protect a corner of their practice tha...
2024-08-2555 min
New Visionary PodcastThe Transformative Power of Prioritizing Your Art Practice with Beth PickensArtists, are you ready to get inspired? Join us for an uplifting and empowering discussion with author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Here’s what we discuss:1. Why Beth is so passionate about providing guidance and wisdom for artists, and what motivated her to write Your Art Will Save Your Life and Make Your Art No Matter What.2. The life-changing impact that comes from prioritizing our creative work and actively carving out studio time.3. Benefits of joining an artist community and connecting with fellow creatives.About Beth:...
2023-10-0539 min
Therapy for Social Change PodcastNotes on RotLast week I listened to an interview between the arts consultant and therapist Beth Pickens, who specializes in working with artists and wrote Make Your Art No Matter What, and Austin Kleon, the author of a number of bestselling books, like Steal Like An Artist and Show Your Work. Pickens was telling Kleon about the kinds of anxieties she sees in her artist clients. She said every artist should have a death acceptance practice. This was her first slide: We will die.Then she said: Having a death acceptance practice helps us be in the living while...
2023-09-2613 min
Sagittarian MattersBETH PICKENS: Live Advice on Dating, Revenge, Asking, Volunteering, New project announcements and MORE.BETH PICKENS: Live Advice on Dating, Revenge, Asking, Volunteering, New project announcements and MORE.
We are over the moon to welcome noted Capricorn BETH PICKENS back to the show to give
Advice on Revenge, Dating, Asking for things, Working for free, Having a life, a new press, two new classes AND MORE.
Beth Pickens is the author of the books Your Art Will Save Your Life and Make Your Art No Matter What.
Today's episode was guest edited & produced by our theme song composer, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. Thank you Carolyn!
You can find Beth...
2023-07-2046 min
Mind Your PracticeYes, You're An ArtistEp 8. Yes, You’re An ArtistWelcome to Mind Your Practice. I’m Beth Pickens and in this episode, I am here to tell you that yes, you’re an artist. And yes, absolutely, you ought to keep making your work. *****Thanks for listening to Mind Your Practice and be sure to subscribe so you get all the bonus episodes coming your way. Want more homework and support for your creative practice? Join Homework Club where you’ll get monthly homework, workshops, live QnA's, and an accountability pod, hand chosen by me. Go to bethpi...
2023-04-2705 minMind Your PracticeDo Take It EasyEP 7: Do Take It EasyWelcome to Mind Your Practice. I’m Beth Pickens and in this episode, I will make a case for resting, which will only help your creative work. *****Thanks for listening to Mind Your Practice and be sure to subscribe so you get all the bonus episodes coming your way. Want more homework and support for your creative practice? Join Homework Club where you’ll get monthly homework, workshops, live QnA's, and an accountability pod, hand chosen by me. Go to bethpickens.com to learn more. You can find me on...
2023-04-2506 minMind Your PracticeYour Greatest ResourceEp. 6 Your Greatest ResourceWelcome to Mind Your Practice. I’m Beth Pickens and in this episode, I will talk about your greatest resource as an artist: your creative community. *****Thanks for listening to Mind Your Practice and be sure to subscribe so you get all the bonus episodes coming your way. Want more homework and support for your creative practice? Join Homework Club where you’ll get monthly homework, workshops, live QnA's, and an accountability pod, hand chosen by me. Go to bethpickens.com to learn more. You can find me on Instag...
2023-04-2006 minMind Your PracticeAdventures in RejectionEP 5: Adventures in RejectionWelcome to Mind Your Practice. I’m Beth Pickens and in this episode, I will talk and talk and talk about rejection and how to make friends with it. *****Thanks for listening to Mind Your Practice and be sure to subscribe so you get all the bonus episodes coming your way. Want more homework and support for your creative practice? Join Homework Club where you’ll get monthly homework, workshops, live QnA's, and an accountability pod, hand chosen by me. Go to bethpickens.com to learn more. You can find me...
2023-04-1807 minMind Your PracticeNot a Ladder but a ContinuumEp. 4 Not a Ladder but a Continuum Welcome to Mind Your Practice. I’m Beth Pickens and in this episode, we turn a ladder on its side. *****Thanks for listening to Mind Your Practice and be sure to subscribe so you get all the bonus episodes coming your way. Want more homework and support for your creative practice? Join Homework Club where you’ll get monthly homework, workshops, live QnA's, and an accountability pod, hand chosen by me. Go to bethpickens.com to learn more. You can find me on Instagram at @bethpickensconsulting. Thanks...
2023-04-1306 minMind Your PracticeIt Was Perfcet...Ep. 3 It Was Perfcet...Welcome to Mind Your Practice. I’m Beth Pickens and in this episode, I will talk about the illusion of perfection. ******Thanks for listening to Mind Your Practice and be sure to subscribe so you get all the bonus episodes coming your way. Want more homework and support for your creative practice? Join Homework Club where you’ll get monthly homework, workshops, live QnA's, and an accountability pod, hand chosen by me. Go to bethpickens.com to learn more. You can find me on Instagram at @bethpickensconsulting. Thanks for listen...
2023-04-1109 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #273-VEGAN FOOD REVIEWS with MORGAN and an Unsolicited Vegan Food Review from Beth Pickens! Vegan Poke, Bam Milk, Chocolate Covered Chickpeas, Miyokos, Meal Train Advice and MORE.Morgan is a frequent contributor to Sagittarian Matters. She is the former purveyor of Dovetail Bakery, and loves dry crunchy foods more than any earthling could understand.
Beth Pickens is the author of the books Your Art Will Save Your Life and Make Your Art No Matter What.
Beth is an arts consultant, a CAPRICORN, and an esteemed friend to the show.
You can join her homework club RIGHT NOW at bethpickens.com .
Foods we discuss this episode:
Golden beet poke
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2023-04-091h 09Mind Your PracticeSurrendering to the SuccessWelcome to Mind Your Practice. I’m Beth Pickens and in this episode, I surmise that it’s easier for artists to get success than to enjoy it. As usual, I've included homework!*****Thanks for listening to Mind Your Practice and be sure to subscribe so you get all the bonus episodes coming your way. Want more homework and support for your creative practice? Join Homework Club where you’ll get monthly homework, workshops, live QnA's, and an accountability pod, hand chosen by me. Go to bethpickens.com to learn more. You can find me on Inst...
2023-04-0607 minMind Your PracticeAre You Too Old To...?Welcome to Mind Your Practice. I’m Beth Pickens and in this episode, I will consider the lies we are told about aging. *****Thanks for listening to Mind Your Practice and be sure to subscribe so you get all the bonus episodes coming your way. Want more homework and support for your creative practice? Join Homework Club where you’ll get monthly homework, workshops, live QnA's, and an accountability pod, hand chosen by me. Go to bethpickens.com to learn more. You can find me on Instagram at @bethpickensconsulting. Thanks for listening and keep making art.
2023-04-0407 min
Between the Worlds PodcastBTW 76: The World Needs Your Art, with arts consultant Beth PickensIn this episode, in honor of the creative magic of the Court of Cups, we speak with art consultant Beth Pickens, author of Make Your Art No Matter What, and Your Art Will Save Your Life; and host of the podcast, Mind Your Practice.. Talking with Beth inspired us to roll up our sleeves and recommit to our creative work, and we know it will for you as well. We talk about why artists are important, how to keep making work even if you're feeling depressed or anxious, and how to build a life that can support your creativity...
2023-02-101h 08
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #269-BETH PICKENS!!! Advice on jobs, estrangement, fear & MORE.We are over the moon to welcome esteemed Capricorn BETH PICKENS back to the show to answer your advice questions, AND to talk about the word Dyke and Nicole’s stories career as a sandwich artist.
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2023-02-0844 min
Everything is FineCreativity As a Balm (with Beth Pickens!)Kim's on tour this week so we're answering a few listener questions (like how Lucky magazine actually came to be!) and, afterwards, Jenn interviews author Beth Pickens all about tapping into creativity in the new year — how to start, what to do when you're stuck, forming new habits, finding realistic flow, and most of all: how to use our creative goals as a balm and not a weapon against ourselves. Beth can be found on Instagram @bethpickensconsultingHer "Homework Club" for artists and creators of all stripes can be found at bethpickens.com...
2023-01-0951 min
Forever35Replay: Episode 165: State of the Artist with Beth PickensHi Babies! We're taking a Thanksgiving break, but please enjoy this replay episode with Beth Pickens!Kate stocks her cart for the Sephora sale and Doree takes a chance on a pop-culture rec from her mom. Then, artists’ counselor and author Beth Pickens (Make Your Art No Matter What) joins them to talk about being an artist even when you’re not paid for your art, how your age shouldn’t restrict you from trying new things, and why she reminds herself that she is going to die several times a day. To leav...
2022-11-251h 03
HP Podcast Backlog 2Makin’ Art No Matter What (Beth Pickens)Our guest this week, Beth Pickens went to school to be a therapist but decided to go the unconventional path and create her own job title. She is passionate about fanning the flame within artists to “safeguard” their creative practice, grow their businesses...and make their art (no matter what)Connect with Beth Pickens: https://www.bethpickens.com/Access full show notes here: https://www.heatherparady.com/blog/050ASK A QUESTION: www.heatherparady.com/askTOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE:How do we know when we are ready to go “all in'' wi...
2022-10-2727 minForever35Replay - Episode 165: State of the Artist with Beth PickensHi Babies! We're taking a lil summer break, but please enjoy this replay episode with Beth Pickens!Kate stocks her cart for the Sephora sale and Doree takes a chance on a pop-culture rec from her mom. Then, artists’ counselor and author Beth Pickens (Make Your Art No Matter What) joins them to talk about being an artist even when you’re not paid for your art, how your age shouldn’t restrict you from trying new things, and why she reminds herself that she is going to die several times a day. To le...
2022-07-291h 03
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #260-BETH PICKENS- Advice on Art, Opportunities, Problematic Friends & MORE! Plus- vegan food reviews w DAWN RIDDLE, and Nicole mentions COVID.We are over the moon today to have honored Capricorn BETH PICKENS on the show to dole out advice on accepting opportunities and making time for your art practice. PLUS we answer a couple vintage advice questions about problematic friends and how to accept your character assets that have gone out of wack.
PLUS beverage reviews from DAWN RIDDLE & friends, and Nicole tells you how she got the novel CORONAVIRUS 19.
TUNE IN!
Beth Pickens is the author of the books Your Art Will Save Your Life and Make Your Art No...
2022-06-2837 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #251-BETH PICKENS -Advice on breakups, burnout, money, artist statements, making friends & MORE.We are over the MOON today to have esteemed Capricorn BETH PICKENS join us for a very special Beth's Birthday edition of the show.
She gave us advice about breakups, burnout, Changing your relationship with Money, artist statements, making friends and MORE.
Beth Pickens is the author of the books Your Art Will Save Your Life and Make Your Art No Matter What. Find Beth, her books & Homework club on instagram @bethpickensconsulting or at bethpickens.com.
2022-01-1738 min
Create Out Loud With Jennifer LoudenFulfilling Our Personal Responsibility To Create w/ Beth PickensBeth Pickens is one of the most practical and grounded creative coaches working today. Though she herself doesn't identify as particularly creative, Beth CHAMPIONS creative instincts and argues that when creative people don't fulfill their inner-need to create, their health, well-being, and general productivity will suffer. Need a boost? THIS is the episode for you. Jen and Beth also discuss...
1:00 - Taking a STAND for your art.
2:39 - Creating art isn't optional, it's essential for your health.
4:00 - Separating the practice from your profession.
12:36 - Avoiding burnout.
21:43 - Art CHANGES people.
Visit https://jenniferlouden.com/podcastkit/ to get instant access...
2021-12-0745 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #246-BETH PICKENS talks Compare & Despair! Plus- BAD ART FRIEND, Vegan Food Reviews, MICHELLE TEA and More!Today on sagittarian matters, Nicole talks reports back after reading the entirety of the internet, re: Bad Art Friend. THEN! BETH PICKENS joins us to answer your advice questions about comparing, despairing and the intersection of jealous and class rage/institutional oppression. THEN! Unsolicited Vegan Food reviews with Will Betke Brunswick, Eduardo, and Michelle Tea. TUNE IN!
2021-10-2944 min
Tierney Talks"Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles" w/ Beth PickensSend us a textWelcome back Beth Pickens! My favorite art consultant, art counselor & lesbian-feminist money coach (she's a Capricorn too!) We celebrate her new book “Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles” and discuss some of its core topics — money, time, fear, grief, isolation, education, and asking for what you want. Listen for a chance to win your own copy! Beth shares tons of tips to enhance your experience of both your art and your life. Investing time and money into yourself, distinguishing isolation from solitude, and warming up for your own crea...
2021-06-231h 42
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #239-JESSICA LANYADOO & BETH PICKENS give ADVICE on grants, hard women, bullies & more. Plus, and unsolicited food review from DAWN RIDDLE.We are over the moon to present an all advice episode with guest Capricorns JESSICA LANYADOO and BETH PICKENS. We answer questions about grants, bullies at work, being direct, giving unsolicited advice and MORE. PLUS! Nicole recommends reading the Sinead O'Connor biography, and lister/friend to the show DAWN RIDDLE calls in with some unsolicited vegan food reviews.
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2021-06-2141 min
HP Podcast Backlog 1Make Your Art No Matter What | Beth Pickens“Being willing to ask for things means you will get more.” Beth went to school to be a therapist but decided to go the unconventional path and create her own job title. She is passionate about fanning the flame within artists to “safeguard” their creative practice, grow their businesses...and make their art (no matter what) Connect with Beth: https://www.bethpickens.com/ TOPICS: How do we know when we are ready to go “all in'' with our art? Safeguarding your creative practice (finding the time, etc) Going for the ask and building y...
2021-06-1427 min
The Inspiration PlaceMake Your Art No Matter What with Beth PickensToday, I've invited Beth Pickens to The Inspiration Place Podcast and we're talking all about moving beyond creative hurdles. In this podcast, you will discover... Motivation and inspiration for you to create no matter what your circumstances are By the way, I loved her book so much that I decided to give away 10 copies to my listeners, and here's how: Just follows these steps: 1️⃣ Leave a review on Apple podcasts for The Inspiration Place Podcast before 5pm on Monday, May 17th by going to schulmanart.com/itunes 2️⃣ Take a screensh...
2021-05-1135 min
The Create! PodcastMake Your Art No Matter What With Beth PickensJoin Kat and consultant Beth Pickens on an inspiring episode during which you will hear about Beth's journey, how she found her path, what motivates her about working with artists, and her incredible new book Make Your Art No Matter What. Beth shares: Common misconceptions about finances in the art community and mindset shift to help you succeed. Why it's so important to continue making art no matter what. Tips for overcoming self-judgment. Way to create more balance and harmony in your life and art career. From Beth: ...
2021-05-1032 min
That's What She Said240: Beth Pickens talks Time, Fear, and Asking for artistsThat's What She Said welcomes back magical artist counselor Beth Pickens for the release of her new book, Make Your Art No Matter What! Two Kristen-related offers: Together has 10 spots remaining through August 2021. Join for monthly breathwork classes, access to the breathwork class archive, secret podcast episodes, and the daily breathwork practice recording! If you wanna feel lighter, less full of AGGHHHH feelings, and generally like it's *possible* to be okay in 2021, please take a look.3 Spots in KK on Tap reopen this summer! Join my biz coaching waitlist here. Hosted...
2021-05-0454 min
About Art64. Beth PickensBeth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. Since 2010 she has provided career consultation, grant writing, fundraising, and financial, project, and strategic planning services for artists and arts organizations throughout the U.S. She understands artists as people who are deeply, profoundly compelled to be creatively engaged. She is the author of Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles, published in 2021, and Your Art Will Save Your Life, published in 2018.
She and I discuss working with artists, how life is hard, having an extra soul, returning to yourself, death, God...
2021-05-0456 min
How TF Did You...?Guest Beth Pickens (author, artist consultant)In this episode, Rebecca chats with author and artist consultant, Beth Pickens. The discuss cultivating unshakable soul acceptance, the benefits of seeing possibility models around you, what a death journaling practice looks like, and more. Stay tuned for a recap of Beth's tips for confidence at the end of the episode. For the video of this episode, head to Patreon.com/HowTheFuck
2021-05-031h 01
Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)Making Your Needs Known with Beth PickensBeth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations and the author of Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles (Chronicle Books, 2021) and Your Art Will Save Your Life (Feminist Press, 2018). TRANSCRIPT: ZAK: Just saying the word...need, gives makes me hesitate a bit. Instead of coming out and telling someone, I need your help, I usually modify to, I could use your help. But, thanks to today's guest, Beth Pickens, I'm working on being more forthcoming with my needs.BETH: I think we have to always tell...
2021-04-2203 min
Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)Making Your Needs Known with Beth PickensBeth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations and the author of Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles (Chronicle Books, 2021) and Your Art Will Save Your Life (Feminist Press, 2018).
TRANSCRIPT:
ZAK: Just saying the word...need, gives makes me hesitate a bit. Instead of coming out and telling someone, I need your help, I usually modify to, I could use your help. But, thanks to today's guest, Beth Pickens, I'm working on being more forthcoming with my needs.
BETH: I think we have to always tell people everything that we need because we al...
2021-04-2202 minWeirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)Re-Entering a Project with Beth PickensBeth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations and the author of Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles (Chronicle Books, 2021) and Your Art Will Save Your Life (Feminist Press, 2018). To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BESTTRANSCRIPT: ZAK: I love a specialist. That's how I'd describe Beth Pickens.BETH: So, I essentially counsel artists. I went to school to be a therapist. I only work with artists and I've been talking recently with artists about how to re-enter a project or somet...
2021-04-2105 minWeirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)Re-Entering a Project with Beth PickensBeth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations and the author of Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles (Chronicle Books, 2021) and Your Art Will Save Your Life (Feminist Press, 2018).
To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BEST
TRANSCRIPT:
ZAK: I love a specialist. That's how I'd describe Beth Pickens.
BETH: So, I essentially counsel artists. I went to school to be a therapist. I only work with artists and I've been talking recently with artists about how to re-enter a project or something that you have been avoiding for a long time...
2021-04-2104 min
A Mighty Practice24. Should I Keep Going? with BETH PICKENSToday on the podcast we have BETH PICKENS, the author of Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles (Chronicle Books, 2021). Beth is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. She earned her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri. Since 2010, she has provided career consultation, grant writing, fundraising, and financial, project, and strategic planning services for artists and arts organizations throughout the U.S. She team-teaches an entrepreneurship course at the California Institute of the Arts School of Theater and teaches workshops at universities, companies, and art spaces throughout the co...
2021-04-1642 min
Forever35Ep 165: State of the Artist with Beth PickensKate stocks her cart for the Sephora sale and Doree takes a chance on a pop-culture rec from her mom. Then, artists' counselor and author Beth Pickens (Make Your Art No Matter What) joins them to talk about being an artist even when you’re not paid for your art, how your age shouldn’t restrict you from trying new things, and why she reminds herself that she is going to die several times a day. To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach us at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podca...
2021-04-141h 03Mind Your PracticeLove Letter: Love for the Long HaulBeth's new book, Make Your Art No Matter What enters the world on this special day! The book is a Love Letter to artists, and so is this bonus episode! ---Looking for strategies and support to build your projects and practice?Join Join Homework Club at www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: beautiful handouts to get/keep your project on trackbonus audio contentcreative prompts from practicing artistsa...
2021-04-0602 min
Skylight Books Podcast SeriesSKYLIT: Beth Pickens, "MAKE YOUR ART NO MATTER WHAT"If you are an artist, you need to make your art. That's not an overstatement—it's a fact; if you stop doing your creative work, your quality of life is diminished. But what do you do when life gets in the way? In Make Your Art No Matter What experienced artist coach Beth Pickens offers practical advice for developing a lasting and meaningful artistic practice in the face of life's inevitable obstacles and distractions. This thoughtful volume suggests creative ways to address the challenges all artists must overcome—from making decisions about time, money, and education, to grappling with isolation, fear...
2021-04-0344 minMind Your PracticeYou Can't French Braid Your Own Hair: a very special crossover episode with Nicole J. Georges of Sagittarian MattersA *very special* crossover episode with Nicole J. Georges and her podcast Sagittarian Matters! Questions asked and answered! Foot Stuff! Beth makes a disturbing confession! And a reminder to pick up Beth's upcoming book, Make Your Art No Matter What (available April 6!). NICOLE LINKS:NicoleJGeorges.com instagram.com/nicolejgeorgesListen to her new podcast, RELATIVE FICTION: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relative-fiction/id1557300926Sagittarian Matters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sagittarian-matters/id1084188765---------Looking for strategies and support to build your proje...
2021-03-301h 02
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #233-BETH PICKENS!!! Capricorn Matters/Mind Your Practice CROSSOVER EPISODE!!!We are over the moon to welcome highly honored BETH PICKENS for a very special CROSSOVER EPISODE of her podcast, Mind Your Practice, with our podcast, Sagittarian-nay-CAPRICORN Matters!
In honor of Beth's upcoming book, MAKE YOUR ART NO MATTER WHAT, we practice "the french braid effect" and answer each-other's questions about book publicity, sales, accomplishment vs. success AND MORE. Tune in!
Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs has even created a new theme song!!!
2021-03-291h 04Mind Your Practice3 Lessons I Learned: Make Your Art No Matter WhatBeth shares 3 lessons she learned while writing her upcoming book, Make Your Art No Matter What (available April 6!). Looking for strategies and support to build your projects and practice?Join Join Homework Club at www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: beautiful handouts to get/keep your project on trackbonus audio contentcreative prompts from practicing artistsaccess to a private members-only IG accountoptional accountability pods made up of other artists...
2021-03-1706 minMind Your PracticeBeth Loves You: A Love Letter to ArtistsBeth shares a Love Letter to Artists.Looking for strategies and support to build your projects and practice?Join Join Homework Club at www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: beautiful handouts to get/keep your project on trackbonus audio contentcreative prompts from practicing artistsaccess to a private members-only IG accountoptional accountability pods made up of other artists and writersa webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens.Just $...
2021-03-1002 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #229-BETH PICKENS, MORGAN & KAIA WILSON with Vegan food reviews, Amazing Race, femmes & dog advice!Today we are over the moon to serve you up a CLIPS SHOW. These are never-before-heard clips of some of our favorite regulars, rescued from the cutting room floor.
MORGAN taste tests chocolate tahini spread & oatley yogurt, BETH PICKENS talks about the time we applied to the Amazing Race as queer femme friends, and KAIA WILSON gives advice on reactive dogs & new homes.
You can find Beth Pickens and her new book, Make Your Art No Matter What at bethpickens.com, &
Kaia Wilson (starting in March) will be offering remot...
2021-02-2231 minMind Your PracticeLover Letter: Valentine's DayBeth shares a Valentine's Day Love Letter to Artists.Looking for strategies and support to build your projects and practice?Join Join Homework Club at www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: beautiful handouts to get/keep your project on trackbonus audio contentcreative prompts from practicing artistsaccess to a private members-only IG accountoptional accountability pods made up of other artists and writersa webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Picken...
2021-02-1402 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #225-BETH PICKENS!!! Fear, Selling Art, Difficult People, Teecinno & MORE.We are over the moon to welcome back fan favorite Capricorn to the show BETH PICKENS!!!
Beth tries a new flavor of teecinno & gives listeners advice on Fear, Difficult People, & strategies for selling your art and accepting money (and love) online and irl.
Tune in!
Beth Pickens is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life. Her forthcoming
Book, Make Your Art No Matter What is available for preorder RIGHT NOW!!!
She has a podcast for artists called Mind You...
2021-01-2543 minMind Your PracticeYour Practice in a New Year Welcome to a new year. It probably doesn’t feel much different than the last one and that’s ok. Let’s not put a ton of pressure there. You can have lots of new years, this is just one.I don’t suggest resolutions but I do love all things lists. So here is my list for 2021: my Top Five Reminders to Strengthen Your Practice in a New Year.Looking for strategies and support to build your projects and practice?Join Join Homework Club at www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every cre...
2021-01-0105 minMind Your PracticeExtra Credit! Ghosts of Projects PastTo celebrate the end of endless 2020, we share an "extra credit" episode made for our beloved Homework Club Members in early December. Homework Club offers creative people a framework for keeping their projects and practices a priority. beautiful worksheetsbonus audio content“extra credit” creative prompts + tips from practicing artistsaccess to a private members-only IG accountaccountability pods (optional)and a monthly webinar led by Beth Pickens!All for $12/month for those who sign up before January 6th! For more information on Homework Club, visit MindYourPractice.com.This month, your extra credit creative prompt...
2020-12-3003 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #221-BETH PICKENS!!! Advice on art, connection, roommates, PDA, business, Romance and MORE.We are over the moon to have esteemed CAPRICORN BETH PICKENS join us this week to answer YOUR advice questions about roommates, PDA, connecting with other artists, getting hyped for zoom, how to navigate December of 2020 and MORE.
Beth Pickens is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life. Her forthcoming survival book for artists will be out with Chronicle Books in Spring of 2021.
Beth is an arts consultant, a CAPRICORN, and an esteemed friend to the show.
She has a podcast for artists called Mind Your Practice, and you can join her...
2020-12-0741 minMind Your PracticeA Note from BethGet more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: nice lookin' homework handoutsbonus audio contentcreative promptsaccess to a private members-only IG accounta webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:Let yourself off the hook. Mind Your Practice is produced by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs. You can find o...
2020-11-1604 min
The Academic LifeHow to Maintain Your Artistic Practice After GraduationWelcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you’re not an island, and neither are we. So, we are reaching across our own contacts – and beyond - to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Want to hear a particular expert or topic? Email your ideas to cgessler@gmail.com or dr.danamalone@gmail.com. Find us on Twitter @AcademicLifeNBN.In this episode you’ll hear: author Beth Pickens discuss Your Art Will Save Your Life, and wisdom on why you need t...
2020-11-0657 min
SLC Performance LabEpisode 01.13 SLC Performance Lab With Beth PickensProduced by ContemporaryPerformance.com and the Sarah Lawrence College MFA Theatre Program, the SLC Performance lab interviews visiting artists to the MFA Theatre Program's Grad Lab, one of the core classes of the program where grads work with guest artists and develop group generated performance pieces monthly.
Beth Pickens Consultant for artists and arts organizations Beth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. She is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life (Feminist Press, 2018) and the pamphlets Making Art During Fascism and On Artists and Hopelessness. She provides career consultation, grant writing...
2020-11-0321 minMind Your PracticeWorkshop Announcement: Your Practice in Perilous TimesAnnouncing Your Practice in Perilous Times:This Election Day is going to be stressful, to say the least. No matter how that day goes, I know this - you, artist, have to keep making your work. And that’s going to be weird and hard. I know this from the 2016 election. I wrote a whole book about it.So, to help you stay focused and maybe take your mind off our grim presidential candidates, I’m offering an Election Day workshop for artists. It’s called “Your Practice in Perilous Times”, it’s on zoom at 4pm PST...
2020-10-2701 minMind Your PracticeWhat If You're Lost?Get more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: homework handouts, bonus audio content, access to a private members-only IG account, and a webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:Ok, let’s talk about your homework. Complicated times call for uncomplicated solutions so it’s a pretty simple two part process. Part...
2020-10-2106 minMind Your PracticeOh, The Pain of Life!Get more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: homework handouts, bonus audio content, access to a private members-only IG account, and a webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:Ok, let’s talk about your homework. Whether you need a break from some of your feelings or want a little help accessi...
2020-10-2107 minMind Your PracticeDoes My Art Really Matter?Get more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: homework handouts, bonus audio content, access to a private members-only IG account, and a webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:This episode’s homework is about living the principle that your art matters.In the next week, I want you to writ...
2020-10-2107 minMind Your PracticeArtists' Three Basic NeedsGet more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: homework handouts, bonus audio content, access to a private members-only IG account, and a webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:Ok, let’s talk about your homework. I want you to think about these three basic needs for artists in your own life. H...
2020-10-2106 minMind Your PracticeHELPGet more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: homework handouts, bonus audio content, access to a private members-only IG account, and a webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:Ok, let’s talk about your homework. First, honestly assess your relationship to asking for help, receiving it, and giving it out. Where i...
2020-10-2106 minMind Your PracticeStart AgainGet more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: homework handouts, bonus audio content, access to a private members-only IG account, and a webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:This episode’s homework is about living the principle that your art matters.In the next week, I want you to writ...
2020-10-2106 minMind Your PracticeFocus + ProductivityGet more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: homework handouts, bonus audio content, access to a private members-only IG account, and a webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:Ok, let’s talk about your homework. This episode’s homework sounds paradoxical but conflicting ideas can coexist at the same time. First...
2020-10-2109 minMind Your PracticeShowing + Sharing YourselfGet more advice on IG: @bethpickensconsultingJoin the Mind Your Practice Homework Club: www.mindyourpractice.comHomework Club is for every creative person who wants deadlines and accountability! I mean, who doesn’t want that? Each month you’ll get: homework handouts, bonus audio content, access to a private members-only IG account, and a webinar led by author and arts consultant Beth Pickens. Just $12/month through 2020. THIS EPISODE'S HOMEWORK:Ok, let’s talk about your homework. First, think about yourself in terms of showing yourself and sharing your work. Is this somethi...
2020-10-2106 minMind Your PracticeMind Your Practice - TrailerMind Your Practice is a podcast for artists navigating the complexities of the modern world, hosted by professional arts consultant Beth Pickens.
This season we'll tackle the question: Does my art even matter? We'll discuss strategies for focus and productivity, how to ask for help, why and how to show up and share your art, and so much more.
2020-10-1500 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #214-BETH PICKENS!!! Fan mail, gay stuff, advice, self esteem, coworkers AND MORE.Today on Sagittarian Matters, honored Capricorn BETH PICKENS Beth joins Producer Ponyo and I to read listener mail, discuss why she likes watching straight men play gay, answer your advice questions about self esteem and neurotic coworkers.
Beth Pickens is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life. Her forthcoming survival book for artists will be out with Chronicle Books in Spring of 2021.
Beth is an arts consultant, a CAPRICORN, and an esteemed friend to the show.
2020-10-1230 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #212-BETH PICKENS!!! Advice on attachment, activism & making art during fascismWe are over the moon to welcome back Honored Capricorn BETH PICKENS back to the show to answer your questions about neurotic coworkers, attachment styles, cohabitation, avoiding activist burnout and MAKING ART DURING FASCISM.
You can sign up for Beth's mailing list RIGHT NOW at bethpickens.com. She will be announcing TWO new secret projects in October, and it will behoove you to get in on the ground floor. So go! Bethpickens.com
In this episode we also mention TheLovelandFoundation.org and https://postcardstoswingstates.com/.
xoxoxoxo
2020-09-2837 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #209-BETH PICKENS!!!! Advice on money, judgment, other people’s vibes, plastic surgery and MOREWe are over the moon to welcome back Honored Capricorn and MVP BETH PICKENS!!!
Beth Pickens is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life. Her forthcoming survival book for artists will be out with Chronicle Books in Spring of 2021.
Beth is an arts consultant, a CAPRICORN, and an esteemed friend to the show.
Beth joined Producer Ponyo and I via zoom to answer YOUR advice questions on judgment, corona-kosher, writing & racism, other people’s vibes, plastic surgery, money and MORE.
Sagittar...
2020-09-0143 min
New Books in ArtBeth Pickens, "Your Art Will Save Your Life" (The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2018)As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has dedicated her life to empowering working artists. Intimate yet practical, Your Art Will Save Your Life (The Feminist Press at CUNY) helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs, residencies, and institutional funding.Beth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. She provides career consultation, grant writing, fundraising, and financial, project, and strategic planning services for clients across the US. Before relocating to Los Angeles in 2014, Pickens was ba...
2020-08-2157 min
New Books in EducationBeth Pickens, "Your Art Will Save Your Life" (The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2018)As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has dedicated her life to empowering working artists. Intimate yet practical, Your Art Will Save Your Life (The Feminist Press at CUNY) helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs, residencies, and institutional funding.Beth Pickens is a Los Angeles-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. She provides career consultation, grant writing, fundraising, and financial, project, and strategic planning services for clients across the US. Before relocating to Los Angeles in 2014, Pickens was ba...
2020-08-2157 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #205-AMINATOU SOU, ANN FRIEDMAN & BETH PICKENS talk Big Friendship!!!We are over the moon to welcome Call Your Girlfriend's Aminatou Sou and Ann Friedman to the studio to talk about their new book, BIG FRIENDSHIP.
Resident Capricorn and highly favored contributor Beth Pickens joined NJG for this very special occasion.
Big Friendship is a book about friendship & feminism. It is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity. Actively choose them. And, sometimes, fight for them.
We talked about Shine Theory, couples counseling, Metallica navigating interracial friendships, the queerness of chosen family and MORE. ...
2020-07-2132 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #204-BETH PICKENS!!! Advice on advice, activism, the pandemic, advanced degrees and MORE. Plus! CARRIE BRADSHAW'S WORST BOYFRIENDS- RANKED!Today we welcome back VERY special guest and resident Esteemed Capricorn BETH PICKENS (Your Art Will Save Your Life) to answer your advice questions about coffee, advanced degrees, the pandemic, unsolicited advice, activism, Today's Special & MORE. Also! Nicole starts the show by telling you about Carrie Bradshaw's worst boyfriends!
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2020-07-1040 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #198-Capricorn Matters with Beth Pickens!!Today we are thrilled to welcome back Highly Favored Frequent Contributor BETH PICKENS to the show for a special CAPRICORN MATTERS edition.
Beth & I answered your ADVICE questions & talked about making art during quarantine, the ancient sadness of the Capricorn, money management, getting mad at inanimate objects, vegan food fails and MORE.
p.s. THANK YOU to Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs
2020-05-1556 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #192-MICHELLE TEA! BETH PICKENS! CAROLYN PENNYPACKER RIGGS! CHRIS SUTTON! On a special LIVE from Quarantine Edition.Today we joined some Sagittarian Matters MVPs together for a LIVE episode on Zoom!
Michelle Tea & Beth Pickens answer your advice questions about cohabitating under quarantine, flirting, dating, avoiding burnout, how to handle your family and MORE. Producer Chris is here to say hi and tell us how life is doing under Covid, and Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs joins us with a very special live variation on our THEME SONG!!!
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2020-04-0355 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #191-BETH PICKENS! Orphan BABY SQUIRREL! Quarantine Advice & More!On today’s episode not only do we have Fan Favorite & Resident Capricorn BETH PICKENS, but we also have the tale of the ORPHAN SQUIRREL. Beth Pickens talks to us about strategies for surviving quarantine, being of service, and staying mentally well during these tough times. You can get her wonderful book, “Your Art Will Save Your Life” NOW through Feminist Press.
2020-03-2857 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #188-BETH PICKENS!!! Advice on leaving academia, inappropriate emails, clapping back and MORE.Today we welcome back Friend to the Show, Fan Favorite & Frequent Contributor BETH PICKENS to help us answer your ADVICE questions.
Tune in to hear about responding to inappropriate proclamations of love, boundaries with family, supporting partners with addiction, clapping back, surviving the election cycle and MORE.
PLUS- New potential segment- "Life Lessons With Beth".
MOVE THE STAPLE, PEOPLE.
2020-02-2843 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #182-BETH PICKENS!!! How to Quit Your Job, Get Grants & Agents, Survive This Political Time & More. Plus: Vegan Food Reviews!!Today we are BACK with Capricorn friend to show and frequent contributor BETH PICKENS, who joined us on her BIRTHDAY to give advice to listeners, talk about a celebrity sighting and review By Chloe's new "Chicky" with Nicole!
We answer questions about how to survive during this hard political time, Quitting your job in favor of art, getting an agent, troubleshooting grants, sliding into irrelevancy and MORE.
PLUS, Nicole talks about a high school crush, a chat-n-cut, and how you can help Australia.
2020-01-1744 min
Tierney TalksBeth Pickens - More Money 2020Send us a textBeth Pickens helps artists. She invented her own job, combining counseling and arts management, and now works as a consultant for artists and arts organizations in L.A. She is also the author of "Your Art Will Save Your Life" and the host of Getting Real About Money workshops. Beth is a Capricorn, like me, and we meet on the first day of Capricorn season for a powerful conversation about working from home, working with other people and working on our relationship to money. LISTEN TO HEAR HOW YOU CA...
2020-01-051h 06
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #164-MICHELLE TEA & BETH PICKENS: How to Make Something Out of Nothing!!Today on the show we have authors Michelle Tea & Beth Pickens join NJG to talk about creating new spaces and community. We talk about tours, money, how to choose where to put your energy, flossing, self promotion and MORE.
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2019-07-0638 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #161-BETH PICKENS DOES PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, plus ADVICE WITH MORGAN!!!Today on Sagittarian Matters, friend to the show Beth Pickens and I discuss our queerest obsession, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, in a very special Pride Month edition.
PLUS! Fan Favorite Morgan joins me to answer listener advice questions on gender Etiquette, Making Friends as an Adult, Partnership,Finding a job & MORE.
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2019-06-1456 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #154-CHICKPEA ICE CREAM & ARTIST ADVICE! with Morgan & BETH PICKENS!!Today on the show, fan favorite MORGAN joins us to taste CHICKPEA ICE CREAM at Little Bean in Portland, Oregon. Then, Friend-to-the-Show BETH PICKENS jumps in the mix to help an artist who is having an emergency as their artist residency.
Find Little Bean at littlebean.com, and Beth Pickens at bethpickens.com or buy her book, Your Art Will Save Your Life, from Feminist Press.
2019-04-1221 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #149-BETH PICKENS Art, Advice, Crying, Pets & Grief!Today on Sagittarian Matters, we talk about art, making art during depression, pets, saying goodbye, supporting friends through grief and MORE with frequent contributor BETH PICKENS. Plus! In a Sagittarian Matters first, both host and guest openly cry at the same time.
Don't skip it!
2019-03-0137 minSkylight Books Podcast SeriesBrontez Purnell, "THE NIGHTLIFE OF JACUZZI GASKET" w/ Beth PickensWhiting Award-winning author Brontez Purnell’s first children’s book tells the story of a child charged with caring for his baby brother when his mom is out at night.
In The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskett, 11-year-old Jacuzzi is an introspective and imaginative child who loves taking care of his 11-month-old baby brother. When their mom goes out for a date with her boyfriend, he watches his sibling and entertains himself. Readers are taken inside Jacuzzi Gaskett’s precocious mind, where he thinks about the classmates who don’t get him, all the books that have taken him to fa...
2019-02-2240 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #146-BETH PICKENS gives ADVICE on making art during grief, while getting an MFA, applying for grants & MORE!!We are delighted to welcome back Tier 1 Friend-to-the-Show BETH PICKENS, author of "Your Art Will Save Your Life", to answer listener questions on what to do if you are disgruntled with your MFA Program, how to make art during grief, how to support grieving friends, applying for grants and MORE. Bonus: Beth lets us in on her controversial system of putting her friends into tiers, including the dreaded "Acquaintance Radius". You will not want to miss this!!
2019-02-0137 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #140-BETH PICKENS Holiday Survival Guide Special!!!Today on the show we answer the question HOW CAN I SURVIVE A VISIT WITH MY FAMILY with Friend To The Podcast & Capricorn expert, Beth Pickens.
We talk being queer, vegan, political, boundaried and MORE.
Find Beth at @bethpickensconsulting on instagram, or take her Getting Real With Money workshop at https://womenscenterforcreativework.com/events/getting-real-with-money-in-2019/
2018-12-1421 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #139-BETH PICKENS & ARIEL SCHRAG: Glasses, Neuroses & Money!!On today's show we talk (again???) about GLASSES, attitudes about money and aging, self worth, neuroses, and MORE with my guests Beth Pickens (Your Art Will Save Your Life) and Ariel Schrag (Part of It).
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2018-12-0739 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentYour Art Will Save Your Life by Beth PickensPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346037to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Your Art Will Save Your Life
Author: Beth Pickens
Narrator: Beth Pickens
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes
Release date: November 20, 2018
Genres: Arts & Entertainment
Publisher's Summary:
As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has worked as a consultant empowering artists. Intimate yet practical, Your Art Will Save Your Life helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs, residencies, and institutional funding.
2018-11-202h 23
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentYour Art Will Save Your Life by Beth PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346037 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Your Art Will Save Your Life Author: Beth Pickens Narrator: Beth Pickens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 20, 2018 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has worked as a consultant empowering artists. Intimate yet practical, Your Art Will Save Your Life helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs, residencies, and institutional funding.
2018-11-2003 minThat's What She Said178: Beth Pickens knows Your Art Will Save Your Life.Author and artist consultant Beth Pickens pops in to talk about her FUCKING AMAZING book, Your Art Will Save Your Life, and her other works, like Making Art During Fascism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-11-1348 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #131-Fighting Hopelessness with BETH PICKENS! SABRINA JALEES! and MORGAN'S MERMAID ICE CREAM!!On today's show, regular guest Beth Pickens joins us for some advice on self promotion and hopelessness for artists. Comedian Sabrina Jalees answers advice questions on dogs & bisexuality, and friend to the show Morgan guides Nicole in trying her favorite ice cream flavor: Mermaid.
Fact: We talk about 4 different vegan ice cream flavors and places in this episode.
2018-10-0536 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #130-DONUT PRUNE SALAD!!! Plus Black Sesame Butter, Beth Pickens, Morgan & MORE!!Today on the show, Morgan joins us to try a nightmare recipe from the 1950s called Donut Prune Salad. PLUS, Beth Pickens (Your Art Will Save Your Life) introduces us to black sesame butter & Nicole makes a fatal mistake & tries to redeem herself all in one episode! TUNE IN.
2018-09-2843 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #121-BETH PICKENS & How To Break Up With Your Phone!!Today on the show, podcast regular Beth Pickens gives us an instructional book report on "How to Break Up With Your Phone" by Catherine Price.
2018-07-2024 minSkylight Books Podcast SeriesBeth Pickens, "ART WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE"As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has dedicated her life to empowering working artists. Intimate yet practical, Your Art Will Save Your Life helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs, residencies, and institutional funding.
Pickens is joined in conversation by Ali Liebegott (The Beautifully Worthless, The IHOP Papers, Cha-Ching!) and Michelle Tea (Valencia, How to Grow Up, Black Wave).
2018-07-1636 min
ArtgasmYour Art Will Save Your Life with Beth PickensWe love LA! Arts consultant and author Beth Pickens joins Allison to discuss the practicalities of being an artist. We talk about living in cities, the importance of community for artists, making art during fascism, how to keep your art practice from destroying your mental health, the queer legacies in art, and so much more. More topics: Nostalgia | Protestant work ethic | Internalized ableism | Wealth Disparity | Bootstrap Myth | Expanses of time as anathema to the creative process | LA is a cookie jar | The value of creative skills | Failure as liberation | Politicized bodies | Mi...
2018-05-291h 12
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #113-BETH PICKENS Live!!!!Today is a recording from our LIVE conversation with Beth Pickens (Your Art Will Save Your Life) at Floating World Comics in Portland, Oregon. We answered advice & talked about day-jobs, fascism, social media, capitalism and MORE!
2018-05-1839 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #111-Beth Pickens Advice Special plus Erma Blood!!!Today we have advice on sex, death, and boundaries with "Your Art Will Save Your Life" author Beth Pickens, and an interview about Grab Back Comics with Erma Blood. Stay tuned.
2018-05-0430 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #97-LAGUSTA YEARWOOD & BETH PICKENS!!! Part 2 of 2
Today we talk money, feminist mentors, anarchist business practices and MORE with arts consultant Beth Pickens and vegan chocolatier Lagusta Yearwood. PLUS! Nicole's top lesbian foods of 2018. Tune in.
2018-01-2654 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #80-BETH PICKENS & VEGAN (punishment)FOOD REVIEWS!Arts consultant Beth Pickens joins NJG for advice about activism, social media, art, support, and life during fascism. (@bethpickensconsulting)
Then series regular Morgan returns with vegan food bars for a taste test extravaganza!!' Tune in.
2017-09-1546 min
Make/Work: A Rumpus PodcastEpisode #38: Beth PickensBeth Pickens is an LA-based consultant for artists and arts organizations. Pickens's background is in Counseling Psychology and she applies those skills to her work, specializing in supporting queer and trans artists, women, and artists of color. After the election Pickens wrote the how-to guide—Making Art During Fascism—and started running a free weekly drop-in workshop at the Women's Center for Creative Work in LA. The workshop recently finished up, but Pickens is expanding the pamphlet into a book, which will be published by The Feminist Press as part of the Feminist Survival Series that author Michel...
2017-04-1923 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #56-Prunes, Teaccino, LA Food & Advice! With Beth Pickens, Katy Davidson & Rocco KayiatosIt's prune time! This week we try many beverages, talk LA vegan restaurants, give advice on life & send back food with Rocco Kayiatos, Beth Pickens, and Katy Davidson.
2017-03-0353 min
Sagittarian MattersEpisode #45-Making Art During Fascism with Beth Pickens!!!Arts consultant Beth Pickens joins me to discuss practical tips & survival techniques for artists during these harsh political times. Bonus: she weighs in on cartoonists, negotiating your worth and MORE.
2016-12-0959 min
Porchlight Storytelling SeriesDouble Dare: Two Storytellers, One StoryAdventures and escapades with friends and lovers. The do's and dont's of vacationing with your S.O (platonic or romantic), including what to say when a Guatemalan judge asks you, "Do you know Michael Jordan?" Also, helpful notes for finding love in a bar in San Francisco or on a street corner in New Orleans.
Stories from: Law partners--Whitney Leigh & Matt Gonzalez, Bloggers, columnists, and fabulous gals about town--Melissa Griffen & Beth Spotswood, Artists and lovers--Danny Levesque & Joel Casey, and Queens of the SF literary empire, Radar Productions--Ali Liebegott & Beth Pickens.
Hosted by...
2013-09-211h 08
Porchlight Storytelling SeriesPart Two of Porchlight's 10th Anniversary Show Extravaganza
Part Two of our four part anniversary show extravaganza!
Stories from the founder of the San Francisco Food Adventure Club BETH PICKENS, rocker and skater ERIC SHEA, filmmaker VERO MAJANO, author, publisher and California Native American and Bay Area history expert MALCOLM MARGOLIN, and spoken word legend BUCKY SINISTER.
Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte. Produced by Briana Breen. From July 12, 2012 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.
2012-08-1800 min