← Art, Death & Taxes

Season 1

8 episodes · 2020

  1. 1The Complicated Topic of Business

    13 Mar 2020 · 6 min

    Celebrated illustrator, visual artist, and educator Anita Kunz uses a rejected New Yorker cover to examine what artists should consider when pricing their work.

  2. 2Levelling Up

    13 Mar 2020 · 6 min

    After completing his largest architectural sculpture to date, “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE,” visionary Lego sculptor Ekow Nimako reflects on the tension between levelling up and staying true to your vision.

  3. 3Cash or Credit

    13 Mar 2020 · 6 min

    Meg Remy, the multi-dimensional musician behind U.S. Girls, reflects on two very different tours: a solo excursion by Greyhound bus and a trek across Europe with a nine-piece band.

  4. 4The Art of Collaboration

    13 Mar 2020 · 6 min

    In a surprise even to herself, Sanaz Mazinani found herself managing a global supply chain to create her eye-popping lenticular prints. Turns out: pros and cons!

  5. 5No Buffer

    13 Mar 2020 · 6 min

    Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken, the dynamic duo of devised physical theatre, open up about how they produced their smash hit play “Mouthpiece” - for only $8,000

  6. 6Moving Beyond Bankruptcy

    13 Mar 2020 · 7 min

    Meghan McKnight tells the story of her first solo show and discusses the financial risks that she took on to sustain her practice, eventually leading her to file for bankruptcy.

  7. 7Giving Back

    13 Mar 2020 · 6 min

    Victoria Mata explores how she and her team prioritized ethical engagement with collaborators in the process of mounting “Cacao: A Venezuelan Lament,” the biggest production of her career as a choreographer.

  8. 8The Trials of Self-Publishingfinale

    13 Mar 2020 · 6 min

    Toronto cartoonist and illustrator Eric Kostiuk Williams talks about self-publishing his debut comic series “Hungry Bottom Comics,” and the compromises he’s made to do what he loves.