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Artwork for Extraordinary Creatives

Extraordinary Creatives

Ceri Hand
Creativity
Art
Creative Process
Networking
Public Art
Mental Health
Collaboration
Contemporary Art
Community Engagement
Artist Mastermind Circle
Art Education
Art Exhibitions
Community Building
Sculpture
Grief
Motherhood
Self-Doubt
Social Justice
Confidence
Art Market

Extraordinary Creatives: The Premier Art Podcast Welcome to the Extraordinary Creatives podcast, your gateway to the world of exceptional artists and creative leaders who have defied the odds to make a significant impact in the arts and beyond. Hosted by Ceri Hand, creative coach, curator, and seasoned arts and business insider, this podcast offers a wealth of insights into art and creativity thro... more

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Somewhere inside a mountain in the West Texas desert, a clock is being built to keep time for ten thousand years. All mechanical. Wound by whoever makes the day-long hike to reach it. Designed so it´s chimes never ring the same sequence twice.

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I'm Ceri Hand, and this is Extraordinary Creatives. Thirty-five years in the contemporary art world as a gallerist, curator, commissioner of public art, institutional director, and now coaching artists and creative leaders worldwide to make a bigger ... more

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The art world runs on storytelling. The story of the artwork. The story of the artist. And one of the most seductive stories of all, the one that says if you got your toe over the line out of art school, your career goes onwards and upwards from ther... more

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Artists – most of you who take your first public art commission lose money on it. Not because the budget was bad, but because nobody told you a public commission is not a bigger version of a private one. It is a different job, with a different shape,... more

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Recent Guests

Phoebe Boswell
Kenyan-British visual artist and writer; multidisciplinary practitioner
Independent artist
Episode: We Move Through Scales of Blue: Making Art That Holds More Than One Truth with Phoebe Boswell
Luke Jerram
Artist known for Museum of the Moon, Sky Orchestra, Glass Microbiology
Independent Artist
Episode: Building a Sustainable Truly Creative Practice Without Selling Out - with Luke Jerram
Lucia Pietroiusti
Italian-British curator at Hartwig Museum; former Serpentine curator; founder of General Ecology
Hartwig Art Foundation; Serpentine
Episode: The Work That Lasts Speaks To What Is Stuck, Not What Is Comfortable with Lucia Pietroiusti
Amartey Golding
Artist and filmmaker featured in the episode
Episode: Trust Discomfort As Part of Your Creative Language with Amartey Golding
Ian Giles
Artist-curator focusing on LGBTQI+ histories through archives
Independent artist
Episode: Don't Wait For Permission To Build The World You Want To Live In with Ian Giles and David Shenton
David Shenton
Queer cartoonist and author of 40 Lies, with a long history illustrating LGBTQ life in UK media
Self-employed artist
Episode: Don't Wait For Permission To Build The World You Want To Live In with Ian Giles and David Shenton
Alexis Soul-Gray
British painter examining memory, loss and maternal lineage
Episode: Grief, Caregiving and Work That Shines Through It All with Alexis Soul-Gray
Tiffany Anders
Music supervisor for film, television, and advertising
Independent music supervision professional
Episode: When Music Meets Image: Crafting Emotional Worlds On Screen with Tiffany Anders
Joe Hill
Director and Chief Executive of Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Episode: Great Institutions Aren’t Built On Perfection—They’re Built On Permission with Joe Hill

Host

Ceri Hand
Host of Extraordinary Creatives

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 246 ratings
  • Feeling like I have found my people

    This podcast is so generous and so heart centred. Ceri is authentically herself, and brings out the very best from the artists and creative minds she has conversations with. I feel encouraged by this podcast and I highly regard it. Thank you Ceri ! And thank you to all your guests. Thank you Charmaine for this particular episode it went beyond and really helped me.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    heartcentred
    Ireland2 months ago
  • Conversation with Julia Cameron

    I have recently discovered this nourishing and helpful podcast.

    I’ve just had a fantastic hour listening to Ceri interview one of my long term icons, Julia Cameron, so brilliant to hear an up to date interview.

    I never tire of listening to her calm energy, humour and wisdom.

    I’ve been doing the morning pages, as often as I can, for well over ten years after doing the Artists Way Course soon after my father went into a care home, I had been spending a lot of my spare time looking after him and ha... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Raking the leaves
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • Nourishing listening!

    Really enjoyjng Ceri’s content and coaching through these podcasts and the membership network. It’s so freeing and nourishing to be able to hear all the things that go on in my head unpicked and made more rational. I don’t feel so alone in my studio and feel really empowered in my decisions and making. Wish this had existed 15 years ago!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cloudsartist
    United Kingdom5 months ago
  • Warm, supportive and expert

    I really value the warmth and generosity Ceri brings in this series. The interviews are insightful and full of useful information. The ‘how to’s’ invaluable and full of learning. I particularly value the understanding, acceptance and practical advice in dealing with the emotional aspects of maintaining an artistic practice. Boy oh boy does Ceri understand the self-doubt! Highly recommend this to any artist and I have shared some episodes with friends in other creative fields as the advice often ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Daylightdreaming
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Predictable and long winded

    The repetitious interview structure is long winded and frustrating- so often asking interviewee to grind through their linear biography from childhood to present…!

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Jorgensensorious
    United Kingdoma year ago

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Some listeners find the episode structure predictable or long-form at times.
Episodes routinely offer practical, actionable guidance for artists.
The coaching angle helps artists translate ideas into real-world steps.
Listeners praise the host's warm, insightful interviewing style.

Chart Rankings

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#140
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#7
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#14
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#82
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#225
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#67
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

The Work That Lasts Speaks To What Is Stuck, Not What Is Comfortable with Lucia Pietroiusti
Q: What does it take to sustain a project like Sun & Sea over months in a place like Venice?
Sustaining the project required deep collaboration, flexibility with venue and logistics, funding advocacy, and a supportive institutional network. It also demanded a willingness to be honest about financial realities, to mobilize private support, and to adapt the piece through touring while maintaining its core ecological and ethical commitments.
The Work That Lasts Speaks To What Is Stuck, Not What Is Comfortable with Lucia Pietroiusti
Q: How did Sun & Sea come into being and why did you choose Venice as its home?
It was a collaboration among Viva Granita, Rugile Bergiuccaite, and Lina Lapelyte, combining writing, staging, and music to create an opera-like piece that could be staged indoors as a beach. The piece evolved through close collaboration, translation, and site-specific adaptation for Venice, where the city's institutions and audience dynamics shaped its presentation and longevity.
Building a Sustainable Truly Creative Practice Without Selling Out - with Luke Jerram
Q: When did you decide to keep touring your works and bring in others to help you scale your practice?
He describes transitioning from solo work to building a team, the Street Piano program expanding into a global venture, and how touring enabled refinement, systematization, and the ability to fund new, riskier works.
Building a Sustainable Truly Creative Practice Without Selling Out - with Luke Jerram
Q: What gave you the inkling that you had creativity in you, and how did you pursue it?
He explains a lifelong enjoyment of drawing and making things, the preference for art over more traditional subjects during schooling, and how art offered feedback and a natural fit, steering him toward a career as an artist.
Building a Sustainable Truly Creative Practice Without Selling Out - with Luke Jerram
Q: Luke, it's brilliant to have you here. Could you introduce yourself and say where you're based and describe what you do in your own words?
Luke discusses being based in Bristol, leading a diverse practice that spans public installations, sculptures, and time-based works, with ongoing tours across the UK and internationally.

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A culture-leaning show centered on practical creativity and sustained artistic practice, featuring deep-dive conversations with artists, designers, and arts leaders. Episodes blend hands-on frameworks for gaining press, navigating public art projects, developing long-term creative careers, and managing the emotional and logistical aspects of making art. A standout trait is the host's coaching background, which shapes interviews into actionable guidance, practical tips, and mindset strategies that listeners can apply to their own studios and careers. The mix of guests—from visual artists to public art leaders—offers diverse perspectives on process, collaboration, and resilience in the arts scene.

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1. Phoebe Boswell
2. Luke Jerram
3. Lucia Pietroiusti
4. Amartey Golding
5. Ian Giles
6. David Shenton
7. Alexis Soul-Gray
8. Tiffany Anders

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