Podcast Episodes

Thriving as an Introvert in the Art World: Openings, Exhibitions & Networking on Your Terms

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, awkward, or drained by art openings or networking events, this episode is for you. Host Ekaterina Popova (Kat) share…

1 year, 2 months ago

Thriving as an Introvert in the Art World: Openings, Exhibitions & Networking on Your Terms

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, awkward, or drained by art openings or networking events, this episode is for you. Host Ekaterina Popova (Kat) share…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Hidden Work of Art Handling, Installation, and Building a Creative Career from the Ground Up — with Orlando Saverino-Loeb

In this episode of Art & Cocktails, host Ekaterina Popova meets with artist and art handler Orlando Saverino-Loeb to uncover the hidden labor behind …

1 year, 2 months ago

When It All Feels Like Too Much: Art, Survival, and Reinvention

In this episode, I’m sharing the real story behind my recent trip to Spain—a trip that was both beautiful and unbelievably stressful, because polarit…

1 year, 2 months ago

Ask Me Anything: Real Talk on Overcoming Negative Self-Talk, Pricing, Finding Collectors, and More

with me, Kat Popova – artist, coach, and founder of Create! Magazine and CreateU

In this Q&A episode, I’m answering your real questions about what it …

1 year, 3 months ago

Make It Weirder: Maggie Smith on Poetry, Success, and Creative Survival in the Age of AI

This episode is a dream come true. I sit down with bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith, whose viral poem Good Bones captured hearts around the w…

1 year, 3 months ago

Make It Weirder: Poet Maggie Smith on Success, Vulnerability & Creating Through Uncertainty

This episode is a dream come true. Kat sits down with the extraordinary Maggie Smith —poet, bestselling author, and creative soul behind the viral po…

1 year, 3 months ago

Let the Place Speak: On Art, Life After Academia, Building a Practice on Our Own Terms, and Starting Again with Cheryl Agulnick Hochberg

In this heartfelt and grounding conversation, Kat reconnects with her former professor, artist and printmaker Cheryl Agulnick Hochberg, to explore wh…

1 year, 3 months ago

Beyond Trends: Tatum Dooley on Making the Art World More Interesting, Accessible, and Artist-Driven

In this episode of Art & Cocktails, host Ekaterina Popova speaks with Tatum Dooley—writer, brand strategist, and founder of Art Forecast. Tatum share…

1 year, 3 months ago

The Creative Business Audit: Maximize Your Profit, Reclaim Your Time, and Make Space for What Matters

Feeling overwhelmed in your creative business? In this solo episode, Ekaterina Popova (Kat) walks you through how to do a Creative Business Audit—a p…

1 year, 3 months ago