Shockoe Artspeak

While many of us are comfortable with the idea of grants, very few of us are experts when it comes to building a proposal or thinking through a project in a way that will be attractive to a grant committee. The world of grant writing feels foreign and impermeable. And with so much emphasis put ...

While many of us are comfortable with the idea of grants, very few of us are experts when it comes to building a proposal or thinking through a project in a way that will be attractive to a grant committee. The world of grant writing feels foreign and impermeable. And with so much emphasis put ...

It’s been a year to remember, and despite all the things we have all had to endure in 2020, there are so many things to be grateful for and look back on with joy as we go through the holidays and transition in 2021. Here at Shockoe Artspeak we had a slew of new guests, ...

It’s been a strange year, and it may be the most fitting thing ever to begin to wrap up 2020 with another visit from our good friend Ken Gilbertson. Shockoe Artspace recently partnered with Ken to help make a holiday album called That’s a Wrap: Something You Can Ride To, Volume 2. This four track ...

We grew up wanting to be the hero. The person who slayed the evil beast or rescued the people trapped behind enemy lines. Because heroes are cool, and the idea of a hero is woven into the stories we grow up reading and watching; heroes are the vibrant strands that permeate our cultural tapestry. But ...

Many of us struggle with the reality that the work we do does not fit neatly into a disciplinary box. Art schools and universities exist with single tracks designed to increase ability in a limited skill set. But, more and more, we are finding that this strict adherence to one medium, form, or discipline can ...

While many of us are comfortable with the idea of grants, very few of us are experts when it comes to building a proposal or thinking through a project in a way that will be attractive to a grant committee. The world of grant writing feels foreign and impermeable. And with so much emphasis put ...

In so many ways, we eagerly dive into the mediation the modern world passes over to us with open hands. Whether it is soulless screens or myopic conceptualism, we are greeted every day with a normalized world of subsidiary ideas and secondary experiences. Art gives us a chance to reconnect in real ways, but where ...

When we talk about space, we usually think of space as a limiting feature of the work we do: the panel isn’t large enough, the page count isn’t long enough, the studio isn’t spacious enough. We limit ourselves with the belief that the things we need outweigh the things we have. While our circumstances are ...

Most institutional art training pushes us to focus and to specialize. In order to excel, we are told, we have to push aside tertiary interests and give our creative practice our wholehearted attention. Something about this always feels off, though. While deep skillsets are necessary in the arts, there is a nagging feeling that there ...

Literally everything you do involves space, but how often do we really think about the area we occupy? Take it a step further, how often do you consider the space that your work occupies or the implications of space on the work you make. Sure, we give it a bit of thought every once and ...

It may not have always been this way, but it seems that grants and other sources of funding are the norm for artists and designers. From public arts grants to student grants to professional grants, there is an expectation that we write and receive grants for the projects we undertake. But how many of us ...

It has been nearly a year since Shockoe Artspace held an opening. Since then we have had cancelled events, shutdown spaces, and a lot of time separated from each other. Earlier this month we were able to open the space once more to have people come in a benefit from viewing art and sharing in ...

We all love to make things; it is the only thing that all of us artists and designers can agree upon. Some of us like the planning, some like the finishing, and some like the thrill of opening night, but we all love to make. On second thought, maybe there is more than one thing ...

Almost every practicing artist or designer can tell you that what we do is more than just a job or a series of mindless tasks. Regardless of why we do what we do, there is a shared sentiment that art and design does something in the world around us. Despite this, the assumption still remains ...

Shockoe Artspace made a documentary last year about an unlikely art collector and the community of artists, collectors, and curators that surround him. We recently started the screening and festival circuit, so we figured this week’s episode would be a great time to introduce everyone to our co-directors and discuss the film. This week Ryan ...

We couldn’t have made it this far without each and every one of our fantastic listeners, so thank you so much for helping us make this podcast what it is today. It has been a crazy 18 months. We wouldn’t have believed you if you had told us everything that has taken place in the ...

A whole lot of artists and designers have found a renewed sense and desire to engage more deeply with their work since the world began quarantine earlier this year. Sheltering in place and working from home may have its ups and downs, but many artists have found that the stress of the outside world and ...

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With the start of a new semester on the horizon, a lot of thoughts turn to school and all the things that define art school. Whether you are a teacher, an artist who has gone through art school, or a student currently hip deep in it, we all have been a part of critiques. And ...