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What degree does a Director need?: Shane Prada

What degree does a Director need?: Shane Prada

Sarah Rachel Brown
Advice for Artists, Arts, Interview, Podcast, podcast for artists, Visual Arts

In the 17th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown travels to Baltimore, MD for the JV Collective's opening reception of Sirens taking place in the Baltimore Jewelry Center's Gallery. Much like Munich Jewellery Week, Sarah is set up in the gallery with her microphones and spends the evening interviewing staff members and artists with close ties to the BJC.

For her first interview, Sarah sits down with the Director of the Baltimore Jewelry Center, Shane Prada. The two women discuss what it's like to start a charter school, how Shane came to be involved with the BJC, and what a director of a nonprofit actually does.

Did America Kick You Out?: Aurélie Guillaume

Did America Kick You Out?: Aurélie Guillaume

Sarah Rachel Brown
Advice for Artists, Arts, Interview, Podcast, podcast for artists, Visual Arts

In the 15th episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with French Canadian jeweler, enamelist, and illustrator Aurélie Guillaume. The two jewelers are currently in Munich, German for Munich Jewellery Week and recorded this interview in the JV Collective's exhibition space during gallery hours while visitors looked on. The two women discuss the complications of international artist residencies, how many hours it takes to make a piece, and Sarah finally learns how to pronounce Aurélie correctly!

Napoleon - It's named after the size: Marianne Dages

Napoleon - It's named after the size: Marianne Dages

Sarah Rachel Brown
Advice for Artists, Arts, Interview, Podcast, podcast for artists, Visual Arts

In the thirteenth episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with artist Marianne Dages, printmaker and member of the collectively-run project space Napoleon. The two women discuss their common connections, how Marianne ended up in Philadelphia, and Marianne's experience as a member of the Napoleon collective the past four years. 

I'm an artist/arts administrator: Nick Deford from Arrowmont

I'm an artist/arts administrator: Nick Deford from Arrowmont

Sarah Rachel Brown
Advice for Artists, Arts, Interview, Podcast, podcast for artists, Visual Arts

In the eleventh episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with the Programs Director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Nick Deford. This is the second installment of a series of interviews Sarah conducted during Arrowmont's Pentaculum this past January. The two artists sit down to discuss what a programs director does, how an artist juggles their studio practice with their arts administration job, and are student loans like the boogie man?