The Art Career
The Art Career is a space breaking barriers by letting you sit in on candid, straightforward conversations with leaders in visual arts, writing, music, theater and film. Join New York based advisor, curator, and overall artist advocate, Emily McElwreath, for authentic conversations with icons of our generation like #1 New York Times best selling author Cheryl Strayed, senior art critic for New York Magazine, Jerry Saltz, and world renowned artist, Marilyn Minter. Emily dives deep into topics like self development, career trajectories, mental health, and social justice.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 91
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Jeffrey Seller - Producing Broadway History: From Rent to Hamilton (and the Memoir Behind It)
In this landmark episode, Emily sits down with one of the most influential figures in modern theater—Jeffrey Seller, the Broadway producer behind Rent, Hamilton, Avenue Q, and In the Heights.
Recorded…
Melissa Auf der Maur: Rock Icon and Cultural Visionary
In this episode of The Art Career, Emily sits down with the incomparable Melissa Auf der Maur — musician, visual artist, filmmaker, and co-founder of the multidisciplinary arts center Basilica Hudson…
Jemima Kirke: Movies, Sex and Bukowski (Redux)
In this candid and richly layered episode, Emily sits down with artist and actress Jemima Kirke for a conversation that unfolds with wit, depth, and honesty. Best known for her role as Jessa in HBO’s…
Jemma Rose Brown: Where Audio Meets Art
Jemma Rose Brown is an artist, strategist and curator of cultural programs raised & based in NYC. Her approach is shaped by a decade+ career in podcasts and the audio industry. Jemma is the General M…
Introducing Cultural Icons—A New Standard in Cultural Journalism
Cultural Icons is here. A new editorial series by Emily McElwreath, spotlighting the spaces, brands, and experiences shaping today’s creative landscape.
As a curator, art advisor, and cultural journal…
Mary Sabbatino: Galerie Lelong & Co., Championing Artists, & A Surprise Visit from Yoko Ono
In this episode of The Art Career, Emily travels to Galerie Lelong & Co in Chelsea to sit down with gallerist Mary Sabbatino.
Mary Sabbatino is Vice President and Partner of Galerie Lelong & Co., New…
Art21 x The Art Career: Behind the Lens - Ian Forster
Welcome to episode 2 of Art21 x The Art Career: Behind the Lens—a series dedicated to the curators and filmmakers who create the magic behind Art21’s iconic documentaries and publications. Art21 is t…
Brianna Capozzi's Lens: Lawless Fashion and Grit
On season 7, Episode 3 of The Art Career Podcast, Emily sits down with fashion photograher and director Brianna Capozzi in her Brooklyn, NY apartment.
First published in 2014, Brianna Capozzi has been…
KINLAW: Navigating Sound, Space, and Performance
🎙️Season 7, Episode 2 of The Art Career Podcast – Emily McElwreath sits down with the incredible performance artistKinlaw in Chinatown, NYC.
Kinlaw is an audio composer, choreographer, and sculptor wh…
Art21 x The Art Career: Behind the Lens - Episode 1: Artists and the Unknown with Jurrell Lewis
We’re launching Season 7 of The Art Career Podcast with a special collaboration, Art21 x The Art Career: Behind the Lens—a series dedicated to the curators and filmmakers who create the magic behind …
Molly Gochman: the Universal Act of Caregiving
Known for her large-scale, participatory installations, Molly Gochman speaks to Emily in this all new episode about caregiving, motherhood, artmaking, and monuments. This episode follows the recent r…
Department of Homeless Services, NYC - Holiday Art Supply Drive
This holiday season, the team at The Art Career Podcast is collecting art supplies for children and adults served by the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS). While food and shelter ar…
Feminism and Body Freedom: Live at The Neuberger Museum of Art with Marilyn Minter and Jasmine Wahi
Emily McElwreath, Host of the Art Career Podcast, in conversation with Marilyn Minter and Jasmin Wahi at the Neuburger Museum at Purchase College. Now, more than ever, our work as artists, activists,…
Alannah Farrell: Portraiture, Psyche, and the Trans Experience in a Shifting World
The Art Career is honored to share a conversation with Alannah Farrell, recorded on November 8th, 2024, in their Chinatown apartment. Releasing this episode during Trans Awareness Week feels especial…
Into the Shadows: The Dark Origins of Norwegian Black Metal
Join us for a spine-chilling dive into the dark, haunting world of Norwegian black metal. In this Halloween special, we explore the shadowy history and intense controversies surrounding this extreme …
Nick Doyle: A Conversation in a Friendly Neighborhood Kink Bar
On an all new episode of The Art Career, Emily sits down with artist, Nick Doyle, in his Ridgewood studio where his recent installation, Human Resources, a friendly neighbourhood kink bar, is situate…
Mathew Tully Dugan: Caviar, Vampires, and Warhol
With the Halloween season upon us, we're looking back to one of our favourite episodes recorded on a beautiful fall day in Chinatown with Mathew Tully Dugan. Before we sat down for our interview, art…
Inside an Artist Residency: Ucross Foundation
Recently, Emily was invited to spend 2 weeks of uninterrupted time to conceptualise a show that will open at UCROSS Art Gallery in June, 2025. In this episode we go behind the scenes with Emily on th…
Eileen Myles: New York, Meditation, and Cigarettes
This week on The Art Career we are bringing back a crowd favorite: Eileen Myles. As Emily embarks on her UCROSS Foundation residency in Wyoming we have taken a week off to plan for our residency epis…
Laurie Simmons: Artists Supporting Artists
In this special episode Emily sits down with Laurie Simmons on a Monday morning in Chinatown at, DEEP PHOTOS / IN THE BEGINNING, the artists' second solo show at 56 Henry.
Laurie Simmons is an inter…