Artisans & Trade

A&T Talks is a mini-series featuring casual chats (5-30min) with noteworthy individuals. The topics covered aim to provide clear guides, lessons, and resourceful information necessary to help you dev…

A&T Talks is a mini-series featuring casual chats (5-30min) with noteworthy individuals. The topics covered aim to provide clear guides, lessons, and resourceful information necessary to help you dev…

John Free is a street and social documentary photographer based in Los Angeles, California. His photographic works range from social documentary explorations to automobile abstracts to London and Par…

Si Golraine is a multidisciplinary artist whose crafts range from painting to classical music. Based in New York City, she is forging a formidable career with a quickly expanding breadth of work. In …

Violeta Palchik is the Director of Folklife at a grassroots arts collective and organization. Her work is dedicated to creating programs that arise from the needs of community groups she is often wor…

Welcome to Artisans & Trade, a podcast delivering practical advice and insight for your creative journey. Tune into resource driven conversations peering into the lives of creatives & entrepreneurs a…

Zachary Lombardi is a sculptor, designer, motorcycle enthusiast, and visual arts teacher. As an artist, he is quickly bringing his unique vision for furniture design as sculptures and elements of env…

Viktor Baltus is a type and graphic designer. From his Netherlands design studio, he works with brands all over the world to craft brand stories with illustrations and lettering that reflect history,…

Brad Swartz is an award-winning architect whose namesake architecture firm specializes in bespoke residential and commercial projects. His Australia-based firm is quickly redefining the possibilities…

Dominique Christina is an award-winning poet and writer, author, actor, educator, and social agitator. Her “soul work”, as she often refers to it, is influenced by her family's lineage and legacy in …

David Givens is a filmmaker, producer, and emerging Director of Photography. His work spans documentaries, branded content, TV, and Commercials for clients such as Conde Nast, Def Jam Recordings, and…

Tongo Eisen-Martin is a poet, writer, educator, and movement worker. His work centers on issues of mass incarceration, extrajudicial killings of Black people, and human rights. He is the author of So…

Ifanyi Bell is a producer, writer, and filmmaker. His Emmy-nominated work as a producer for various NPR and PBS stations spans subject matter ranging from education and science to arts and culture. H…

Mona Oman is a New York City-based artist located in the Staten Island borough. She is a painter and illustrator, among other things, and has slowly built up a career for herself with clients such as…

Daniel Milnor is a self-proclaimed reformed-journalist, photographer, and writer. He’s had an extensive career as a working photojournalist and is currently the "Creative Evangelist" for Blurb, the w…

Eric Kim is an international street photographer who wants to teach people how to be more courageous as photographers, independent as creators, and ultimately free as an entrepreneur. He quickly buil…

Michael Stipkala is an Ohio-born multidisciplinary artist, illustrator, and peer-specialist counselor currently based in Staten Island, New York City. He utilizes art as a tool for building community…

A renaissance woman of sorts, Annette Mae is a New York City-based classically trained singer, writer, orator, and local radio show host. Three years ago, she kickstarted Classical-ish with Nutmeg, a…

Robert Mosci is a New York City-based singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has recorded several albums that span a range of genres and has devoted more than 20 years to his musical craft, playing at s…

Sarah Yuster is a painter known for her insightful portraits and urban landscapes that explore the universality of the local and the nuance of home. In this episode, she talks about sacrifice, surviv…