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On this episode I'm joined by Christine Kuan, President &amp; Executive Director of Creative Capital. Before joining Creative Capital, Christine Kuan was CEO/Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art-New York. With twenty years of experience in both nonprofit and commercial sectors of the art world, Kuan has expertise in art education, museums, and digital strategy across cultural institutions and the art market. She was formerly Chief Curator and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Artsy, where she oversaw the organization’s museum and institutional partnerships, digital collection strategy, open access policy, educational initiatives, and auctions.

On this episode I'm joined by Christine Kuan, President &amp; Executive Director of Creative Capital. Before joining Creative Capital, Christine Kuan was CEO/Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art-New York. With twenty years of experience in both nonprofit and commercial sectors of the art world, Kuan has expertise in art education, museums, and digital strategy across cultural institutions and the art market. She was formerly Chief Curator and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Artsy, where she oversaw the organization’s museum and institutional partnerships, digital collection strategy, open access policy, educational initiatives, and auctions.

Christine Kuan is President &amp; Executive Director of Creative Capital, a nonprofit grantmaking organization funding artists creating experimental and groundbreaking new work in the visual arts, performing arts, film, technology, literature, socially engaged, and multidisciplinary forms. Before joining Creative Capital, Kuan was CEO &amp; Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art, and held roles as Chief Curator &amp; Director of Strategic Partnerships at Artsy, Chief Curatorial Officer &amp; VP for External Affairs at Artstor, and Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Art Online/Grove Art Online at Oxford University Press. She has also worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and taught at the University of Iowa, Peking University, Rutgers University, and Stanford University Arts Leadership program. Kuan holds an MFA in Creative Writing Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a BA in Art History and English Literature from Rutgers University.  Topics Discussed In This Episode:  Intuition (0:09:49) How Creative Capital fosters the careers of multi-disciplinary artists (00:13:43) How Creative Capital supports diversity and equality within the arts (00:16:30) How Creative Capital is often the first organization to fund artists (00:21:18) The “Wild Futures” grant cycle (00:22:23) Jordan Weber’s “4 MX” project (00:25:11) Early funded projects including Lynn Hershman Leeson‘s “Women Art Revolution” (00:28:08) Christine encourages people to pursue a career in the arts (00:33:24) Creating harmony between the arts and institutions (00:36:18) Focusing our attention towards quality time and experiences (00:40:11) How artists are selected by Creative Capital (00:48:36) Christine’s advice for artists and creatives (00:58:04)  Books Referenced:  “Deep Work” by Cal Newport “The Kybalion” by The Three Initiates  People Mentioned:  James Baldwin Angela Merkel Spike Lee Jibz Cameron Titus Kaphar Cassils Jordan Weber Jesse Krimes Lynn Hershman Leeson Samora Pinderhughes Simone Leigh Lorraine O'Grady  artistdecoded.com creative-capital.org instagram.com/kuannyc

Christine Kuan is President &amp; Executive Director of Creative Capital, a nonprofit grantmaking organization funding artists creating experimental and groundbreaking new work in the visual arts, performing arts, film, technology, literature, socially engaged, and multidisciplinary forms. Before joining Creative Capital, Kuan was CEO &amp; Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art, and held roles as Chief Curator &amp; Director of Strategic Partnerships at Artsy, Chief Curatorial Officer &amp; VP for External Affairs at Artstor, and Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Art Online/Grove Art Online at Oxford University Press. She has also worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and taught at the University of Iowa, Peking University, Rutgers University, and Stanford University Arts Leadership program. Kuan holds an MFA in Creative Writing Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a BA in Art History and English Literature from Rutgers University. Topics Discussed In This Episode: <ul> <li>Intuition (0:09:49)</li> <li>How Creative Capital fosters the careers of multi-disciplinary artists (00:13:43)</li> <li>How Creative Capital supports diversity and equality within the arts (00:16:30)</li> <li>How Creative Capital is often the first organization to fund artists (00:21:18)</li> <li>The “Wild Futures” grant cycle (00:22:23)</li> <li>Jordan Weber’s “4 MX” project (00:25:11)</li> <li>Early funded projects including Lynn Hershman Leeson‘s “Women Art Revolution” (00:28:08)</li> <li>Christine encourages people to pursue a career in the arts (00:33:24)</li> <li>Creating harmony between the arts and institutions (00:36:18)</li> <li>Focusing our attention towards quality time and experiences (00:40:11)</li> <li>How artists are selected by Creative Capital (00:48:36)</li> <li>Christine’s advice for artists and creatives (00:58:04)</li> </ul> Books Referenced: <ul> <li>“Deep Work” by Cal Newport</li> <li>“The Kybalion” by The Three Initiates</li> </ul> People Mentioned: <ul> <li>James Baldwin</li> <li>Angela Merkel</li> <li>Spike Lee</li> <li>Jibz Cameron</li> <li>Titus Kaphar</li> <li>Cassils</li> <li>Jordan Weber</li> <li>Jesse Krimes</li> <li>Lynn Hershman Leeson</li> <li>Samora Pinderhughes</li> <li>Simone Leigh</li> <li>Lorraine O'Grady</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.artistdecoded.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">artistdecoded.com</a> <a href="https://creative-capital.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">creative-capital.org</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/kuannyc/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/kuannyc</a>

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Before joining Creative Capital as President and Executive Director, Christine Kuan was CEO/Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art-New York. With twenty years of experience in both nonprofit and commercial sectors of the art world, Kuan has expertise in art education, museums, and digital strategy across cultural institutions and the art market. She was formerly Chief Curator and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Artsy, where she oversaw the organization’s museum and institutional partnerships, digital collection strategy, open access policy, educational initiatives, and auctions. Prior to Artsy, Kuan was Chief Curatorial Officer and Vice President of External Affairs at Artstor, a nonprofit image library founded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Art Online/Grove Art Online at Oxford University Press, where she significantly expanded access to scholarly information on women artists and artists of color. Kuan has also worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has taught at the University of Iowa, Peking University, Rutgers University, and Stanford University’s pilot program of Arts Leadership.Kuan holds an MFA in Creative Writing Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a BA in Art History and English Literature from Rutgers University. Kuan serves on the History of Collecting Advisory Committee at the Frick Collection in New York and the Steering Committee of The Brooklyn Rail.The Jumpsuit Project by Sherrill Roland. Photo credit: Christian Carter Ross. Roland wears an orange prison jumpsuit and stands in front of the Capitol Building in Washington DC.Descent (Flying) by Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson of the ensemble Kinetic Light. Photo credit: Jay Newman/ MANCC. Sheppard and Lawson perform in wheelchairs on stage. Sheppard is on her back with Lawson balancing on her raised legs and wheels. On her belly, Lawson lifts her own wheels and arms towards the air.

Before joining Creative Capital as President and Executive Director, Christine Kuan was CEO/Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art-New York. With twenty years of experience in both nonprofit and commercial sectors of the art world, Kuan has expertise in art education, museums, and digital strategy across cultural institutions and the art market. She was formerly Chief Curator and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Artsy, where she oversaw the organization’s museum and institutional partnerships, digital collection strategy, open access policy, educational initiatives, and auctions. Prior to Artsy, Kuan was Chief Curatorial Officer and Vice President of External Affairs at Artstor, a nonprofit image library founded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Art Online/Grove Art Online at Oxford University Press, where she significantly expanded access to scholarly information on women artists and artists of color. Kuan has also worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has taught at the University of Iowa, Peking University, Rutgers University, and Stanford University’s pilot program of Arts Leadership. Kuan holds an MFA in Creative Writing Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a BA in Art History and English Literature from Rutgers University. Kuan serves on the History of Collecting Advisory Committee at the Frick Collection in New York and the Steering Committee of The Brooklyn Rail. The Jumpsuit Project by Sherrill Roland. Photo credit: Christian Carter Ross. Roland wears an orange prison jumpsuit and stands in front of the Capitol Building in Washington DC. Descent (Flying) by Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson of the ensemble Kinetic Light. Photo credit: Jay Newman/ MANCC. Sheppard and Lawson perform in wheelchairs on stage. Sheppard is on her back with Lawson balancing on her raised legs and wheels. On her belly, Lawson lifts her own wheels and arms towards the air.