
Artistic Finance provides theatre makers with honest, no-pretension insights into managing money in the entertainment industry. Hosted by lighting designer Ethan Steimel, this podcast delves into the personal finance challenges and business realities of show business, offering candid advice and practical tools tailored to creatives working behind the scenes. www.artisticfinance.com/
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 232 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Performing ArtsArts | |||

Jessica Ryan, Founder of Broadway Unlocked and CEO of All Together Now a production company for scaleable in-person and digital live experiences joins the show to discuss realities of Broadway's unhealthy producing model.
Topics:
⭐️ Cats: The Jelli... more
Christopher Kriz, a composer and sound designer based in Chicago, talks about sustaining a freelance theatre career.
Topics:
⭐️ Opening a ROTH IRA
⭐️ Filing taxes on your own
⭐️ Saying yes to everything
⭐️ Our actual fees on a recent gig
⭐️ Tal... more
Performing arts consultant and producer Matthew Principe talks about producing opera, theatre, and multimedia content.
Topics:
⭐️ The Performing Arts Industrial Complex
⭐️ Hiring a qualified person to file your taxes
⭐️ Taking the emotion out of ... more
LinkedIn posts on arts and capitalism. Plus Al Heartley's article on the departure from Arena Stage of artistic director Hana Sharif.
Topics:
⭐️ Artists are people too
⭐️ Theatre education is versatile
⭐️ Capitalism, good, bad, and ugly
⭐️ The r... more
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Really great inside industry interviews. Lots of helpful info for theater artists
Thrilled I discovered this podcast. Fascinating insight into financial lives of working artists.
Love the diversity of topics and guests. I quite enjoy the occasional off topic conversation that really lets us know the speaker on a more personal level.
Ethan talks about really great subjects in this podcast and has knowledgeable guests. He talks about all the things I wish I had been taught before I had to learn the hard way.
The Paul Tazewell interview was yet another excellent and successful episode. They keep getting better and better.
ARTISTIC FINANCE interviews with such successful designers like Paul makes it clear how important it is for young designers to really understand the BUSINESS of “Show Business”!
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A practical, mentor-leaning show that helps theatre professionals navigate the financial realities of freelancing and behind-the-scenes work. Episodes center on independent contracting, pay equity, retirement planning for designers and technicians, and strategies to balance art with a sustainable income. Guests bring real-world experiences from lighting, projection, choreography, costume design, and tax expertise, offering actionable tips, templates, and cautionary tales. The tone tends to be candid and supportive, with a focus on demystifying money in the arts, negotiating pay, and building long-term financial literacy for creative careers.
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Artistic Finance launched 6 years ago and published 232 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Artistic Finance include:
1. Christopher Kriz
2. Matthew Principe
3. Jesse Alford
4. Rayme Cornell
5. CeCe Ortiz-Barnett
6. Carl Faber
7. Wendall Harrington
8. Zak Borovay
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