Episodes

  • Exploring Artistic Value in Still Life: A discussion with Charlotte Aimee-Smith
    Jun 9 2024

    Today Avi Efrat is joined by Charlotte Aimee-Smith, the talented and New Zealand born oil painting artist to discuss the unique ability of capturing the essence of the everyday in her work. Charlotte and Avi also take this opportunity to explore the importance of charity work within the artist community as she shares her firsthand accounts of how art can be a powerful tool for social change and connection.

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    51 mins
  • Growing your business: Understanding the right strategy and operations to put in place with John Halias
    Apr 7 2024

    In this week’s episode, Avi welcomes business owner John Halias for an episode packed with business operations, strategy and growth. John provides fantastic advice for new business owners. They narrow in on the art of business, and how the artist is able to navigate its profitable market.

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    45 mins
  • Creating meaningful connections in the art world and navigating your path with Laura Brandon
    Mar 31 2024

    In today’s episode Avi is joined by art consultant, artist mentor, arts writer & art archivist Laura Brandon. They discuss the multifaceted art industry and how Laura applies her years of experience to supporting and advising emerging artists.

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    58 mins
  • Transforming Creative Dreams into Profitable Realities with Ros Gervay
    Mar 12 2024

    Delve into the world of botanical art with Avi Efrat, as he speaks to Ros Gervay, a talented artist and transformative coach based in Sydney. In this episode, Ros shares her remarkable evolution as an artist, tracing her path from a creative teenager to a dedicated full-time artist. With a wealth of experience as an educator in the art community, she serves as a beacon of inspiration and guidance for aspiring artists. Tune in for valuable insights on nurturing creativity in today’s art scene.

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    48 mins
  • Discussing all things art, creativity and business with Lara Scolari
    Mar 3 2024

    In this episode, Avi chats with abstract expressionist artist, Lara Scolari. Lara speaks about what impact her family's passion for art had on her growing up, and her experiences of travelling for her art. This episode will help to reignite your passion as Lara speaks so beautifully around her calling to be creative and the motivation to do what you love.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Kickstarting with a strong e-commerce outlook for 2024 with Andre Marciniak
    Feb 4 2024

    To bring in the new year, Avi is joined today by Andre Marciniak, Director of Artizone. This episode is full of tips and tricks for aspiring entrepreneurs, and Andre is the perfect person to give them as he as accomplished so much from a very young age. He speaks about his educational journey and the struggles he had figuring out where he belonged and what his strengths were, as well as his personal struggles dealing with his own mental health. Now with a successful e-commerce business, Andre has found his calling and identified his strengths in business.

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    53 mins
  • Beauty & Chaos: Finding the Balance with Matt Cauchi
    Jan 1 2024

    In this episode, Avi Efrat dives a little deeper as he speaks with Mixed Media abstract artist Matt Cauchi. Matt speaks to his journey, his upbringing and how he came to the decision to shut down 3 of his cafes to become an artist. An episode for those wanting to reignite their passion and take in some advice from someone in a similar situation.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Scott Marsh: How Australia's 'Banksy' found his passion
    Dec 17 2023

    Today Avi Efrat is joined by one of Australia's most iconic street artists, Scott Marsh. Scott's art is focused a lot around social commentary and political satire, which comes with its controversies. An interesting episode as Scott explains how he went from a graffiti artist to an Archibald Prize finalist, and all the challenges along the way.

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    46 mins