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Art Sisters PodcastYou Have To Be A PrincessJoin Valentine and Klara for a networking invitation and as they unpack the topic for the upcoming Safe Spaces Exhibition! YOU HAVE TO BE A PRINCESS TO BE A QUEEN. How do you feel it? Join the conversation!@safespaces.art www.safespaces.artA special shoutout to Kristi Lei for our mood-setting Art Sisters jingle!Featuring: Valentine Svihalek, Klara Siska at Vitom BrnoSupport the show2025-03-0714 min
Art Sisters PodcastTraces Of The Unseen With Andrea & IvanaJoin Valentine, Ivana, and Andrea as they dive into the evolution of SafeSpaces.Art. In this episode, they discuss its mission and introduce one of their latest projects, "Traces of The Unseen." Led by artist and art therapist Andrea Ehret and neuroscientist and photographer Ivana Dostalova, this initiative features ten women and uses body calligraphy and therapeutic photography to bring visibility to lived experiences. Join the conversation!A special shoutout to Kristi Lei for our mood-setting Art Sisters jingle.@safespaces.art www.safespaces.artFeaturing: Valentine Svihalek, Andrea Ehret, Ivana...2025-02-2832 min
Art Sisters PodcastFrom The Source With Valentine & KlaraJoin Klara and Valentine as they take you behind the scenes of the groundbreaking Safe Spaces project. They’ll share insights on the community’s incredible progress, some challenges they've faced, and what exciting next steps lie ahead. Get ready for an inspiring conversation that highlights the power of collaboration and innovation. Stay tuned as we begin to unveil www.safespaces.art! @safespaces.art@bellavalentinaartKlara Siska & Valentine Svihalekwww.safespaces.artwww.artconnectsociety.comSupport the show2025-02-2616 min
Art Sisters PodcastWOMEN NOW PANEL DISCUSSIONThis special episode of our podcast was recorded during the Safe Spaces intensive week in Brno, where our first series of events took place. We invite you to listen in to the panel discussion held on August 21, 2024, exploring the "Roles and Responsibilities of Women within the Home and Work Environment."Moderated by Valentine Svihalek, contemporary artist and founder of the Art Connect Society, this discussion aimed to empower and support women in all aspects of their lives. We were honored to feature a distinguished panel of experts:PhDr. Branislava Marvánová Vargová, head of t...2024-10-171h 17
Art Sisters PodcastSafe Spaces Project - Rosa Center For Women In CzechiaThe Safe Spaces Project continues to make strides in our mission to facilitate meaningful dialogues within circles of women, mothers, and caregivers. Our aim is to illuminate unseen scars while fostering tolerance, understanding, and solidarity. To further this cause, we've partnered with Rosa Centrum Pro Zeny to raise awareness about domestic violence and support their projects, including the Rosa women's shelter.In this episode, Valentine is joined by two remarkable activists, Branislava Vargova Marvanova and Martina Hronova from Rosa, Prague. They will share insights into their services, thoughts on the current state of women's rights, operational details...2024-04-1745 min
Art Sisters PodcastSafe Spaces Project - Art As A Catalyst For Positive ChangeWelcome to Safe Spaces, an initiative by Art Connect Society dedicated to fostering community engagement through contemporary art. Our mission is to facilitate meaningful dialogues within circles of women, mothers, and caregivers, shedding light on unseen scars while nurturing tolerance, understanding, and solidarity.A behind the scenes look, we've curated a diverse collection of voices from our community, offering insights into our shared experiences and journeys. Join us in this movement towards connectivity and empowerment. Opportunities wait for you as well! Apply for our upcoming Prague exhibition on our website, www.artconnectsociety.com. 2024-04-1221 min
Art Sisters PodcastFrom Fairytale To Reality With Leila Angelina FreiburgLeila Angelina Freiburg put her longing in a tiny box, until she realised she could break the stereotype in herself that an artist was someone who only concentrated on his/herself. The belief that being an artist meant taking the art more seriously than the needs of ones family. Realizing that taking time for her art was an essential part of meeting her basic needs, she never looked back. “I thought, I decided to become a lawyer. And, my impression of a lawyer was someone who was straight and tough and clear. Well, I am, but I a...2023-11-1650 min
Art Sisters PodcastSustainability Shifts With Ellen HollemanJoin Valentine and inspiring Dutch artist Ellen Holleman as they unpack small but mighty steps toward a more conscious practice and living.In their fun and inspiring conversation, they explore differences in environmental factors, some practical steps for making incremental sustainability shifts in the studio, the concept of doing the least harm, presenting visual narratives in a way that open dialogue from a non-judgemental wonder perspective, even the ways that how we move about the world foster different types of engagement and attitudes toward and with life and living. Take a deeper look at the m...2023-10-0454 min
Art Sisters PodcastInspire Through Example With Brandi Hofer“You can plan out success, but you have to leave room for the magic.” What is it to facilitate community and connection? Dive in to some inspiring examples of real life superheroes? Or maybe just artists putting in the work? ;) “Experiencing things is the most important thing and to learn and to know about yourself.”@artsisterspodcast @artconnectwomenwww.artconnectsociety.comSupport the show2023-09-2047 min
Art Sisters PodcastPositive Impact With Kat FurtadoJoin us for this incredibly fun and inspiring conversation with KAT FURTADO! Valentine connects with Kat, a dynamic multidimensional contemporary mixed-media artist from San Diego, California. Furtado is a certified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) with a Master's of Art in Communication Science and Disorders. Her background as an SLP informs her work as an artist. Storytelling, emotions, and recurrent themes of humanity are woven with care into her ethereal, abstract artwork. She shares about how community supported her in clarifying her work and vision. We discuss micro-adjustments that can help you connect with collectors, make a positive impact...2023-05-1652 min
Art Sisters PodcastBehind The Huts Magazine With Matilda & CatherineWhat led these two hardworking striving artists, sisters in Nigeria to found an international art magazine? What was the best bit of advice given by a MOMA consultant during Matilda's artist residency? Let's dig into the raw behind the scenes. We battled a power outage during the recording, nevertheless persisted and are delighted to share this honest and open conversation with you all.www.artconnectsociety.comwww.thehutsmagazine.com@artconnectsociety@artconnectwomen@thehutsmagazineSupport the show2023-05-0651 min
Art Sisters PodcastWisdom Within Featuring Klara SiskaValentine, Kristi, and multidisciplinary visual artist Klara Siska sat down for a warm, connected conversation highlighting the critical need for each of us to trust and lean in to our gut, try new things, and cooperate openly within safe spaces. Klara, has been an instrumental founding member of the Art Connect Society community since its inception as the Mama Create Collective, co-organizing and taking part in many exhibitions, workshops, and collaborations over the years.In this episode, we unpack the dynamic and freeflowing creative journey Klara embarked on in the Czech Republic that includes a painting practice...2023-03-2145 min
Art Sisters PodcastTaking The Pressure Off With Jess BurchettValentine and Kristi sit down with Jess Burchett, American singer-songwriter and mastering engineer. They talk through the process of building up your career around your passion. Jess walks us through the engineering side of music and how this aspect of music making has combined with her passion for writing songs. The three women discuss the importance of collaboration, criticism, and the boundary between work and self. You might even learn a thing or two about sound engineering spa treatments! Get inspired to accurately and honestly express your true artistic style. www.jessburchett.comwww.artconnectsociety.c...2023-02-1635 min
Colour Me Happy!There are no limits when you find YOUR Community!! - With Artist and Community Founder Valentine SvihalekWe are Women filled with compassion and love and empathy, and that is power. Join us this week with Community Connector Valentine Svihalek founder of Art Connect Women and Art Connect Society.
That is a beautiful power, a power that can heal our world.
I recall laying in the foetal position on the shag carpet of our living room. Clutching my swollen, pregnant belly and weeping; the baby would not stop stirring. How could this baby deal with the intense amount of emotion and grief? I felt like I could never recover...2023-02-111h 00
Art Sisters PodcastFreedom Fighter With Oleksandra YelnikTake a listen to this special episode with inspiring Ukrainian artist and mother of two, Oleksandra! With some laughs and tears, we dive into her art journey following the start of the war and her new relationship with art in her temporary home in Sweden. She was awarded an artist residency through the SWAN residency network, specifically the Artists At Risk Network, who provide emergency residencies for artists displaced by war. Her strength is unrelenting as she seeks ways to seize her power, channel her anger, and support the war effort. We discuss the core emotions behind ones' art...2023-02-0651 min
Art Sisters PodcastCreating Your Village: From Ecuador To NorwayJoin Kristi, Valentine, and Ecuadorian figurative painter, lawyer, founder of Female Artists Oslo and Female Artists Nordic, and mother of three, Paulina Ree. The women discuss and share deeply personal examples of doing the hard internal work in order to prioritize your art practice, family, and mental health. Join us in unpacking self-advocacy, boundary setting, and the role villages play as we dive into the messiness of life, creativity, and inspiration.Support the show2023-01-2459 min
Art Sisters PodcastHealthy Boundaries With Camille MylesCamille Myles is an inspiring multi-disciplinary contemporary artist and creator of public art working and living in Tiny, Ontario. She's a conservation activist and brings this perspective to all her projects. Camille joins the Art Sisters to unpack what it looks like when we trust our value and acknowledge the importance of priorities in order to set healthy boundaries in our art practice and business. They share lots of practical tips as they dive through burn out, developing a gratitude practice, financial planning, and more!www.camillemylesart.comwww.artconnectsociety.com@artsisterspodcast@camillemylesart...2023-01-131h 18
Art Sisters PodcastYour Creative Sweet Spot With Ellen BurginValentine interviews talented San Francisco based painter and dear friend Ellen Burgin. Ellen talks about the impact of growing up in the South and how it has been woven into the fabric of her life, the importance of her daily practice- even in the so called quieter periods of her life, the role of community and tips for identifying and settling in to your creative sweet spot. Ellen Burgin is an abstract artist who works in a variety of mediums on paper and canvas. Burgin’s paintings can be found in the permanent collections of two museums: The...2022-12-2351 min