Guest Post: Cheryl Strayed: Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty
"With each episode our mission is to empower you, expanding your journey through the arts." - The Art Career With Emily McElwreath
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Today I’m sharing a delightful and heartwarming podcast episode of The Art Career Podcast titled “Cheryl Strayed: Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty,” which you can also listen to here. The Art Career is hosted by the brilliant and gracious adviser, curator, art educator, and artist advocate Emily McElwreath. On the second season finale of The Art Career Emily has a heart-to-heart conversation with Cheryl Strayed, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, who is also so personable and an absolute inspiration.
Welcome to The Art Career Podcast—a space breaking barriers by letting you sit in on candid, straightforward conversations with leading art professionals. Join New York-based advisor, curator, and overall artist advocate, Emily McElwreath, for real, raw and inspirational conversations with icons of our generation. We dive deep into topics like self-development, career trajectories, mental health, social justice and the artists that have changed our lives. With each episode our mission is to empower you, expanding your journey through the arts.
Emily McElwreath is equipped with over seventeen years of experience as an adviser, independent curator and art educator; she also boasts a background in sales. Thanks to her time as Director of Communications and Education at the Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Emily demonstrates the unique ability to understand the art world from both the point of view of the artist and the audience. This skill is continually perfected through extensive involvement in art education: throughout her career, Emily has organized multiple programs, lectures, and panels, featuring distinguished artists, on university campuses and leading NYC venues, in addition to lecturing herself at Sotheby’s Education. Emily has worked on blockbuster exhibitions including Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel and Nate Lowman at The Brant Foundation, as well as lecturing at top NYC museums including The Whitney and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Most recently, Emily has curated multiple exhibitions with leading emerging artists and is now host and CEO of The Art Career Podcast. Building relationships with artists continues to be Emily’s main focus, frequenting studio visits, connecting artists with collectors, and building partnerships within the art community. With an MA from Purchase College in Art History with a Concentration in Contemporary Art Criticism and an Art Business Certification from Christie’s Education, Emily McElwreath possesses diverse, real-world experience and formal academic training.
On the Season 2 Finale of The Art Career Podcast, Emily McElwreath interviews acclaimed author Cheryl Strayed. Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide and was made into an Oscar-nominated major motion picture. Her bestselling book Tiny Beautiful Things is currently being adapted for a Hulu television show that will be released in early 2023. In 2016, Tiny Beautiful Things was adapted as a play that has been staged in theaters around the world. Strayed is also the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel, Torch, and the bestselling collection Brave Enough, which brings together more than one hundred of her inspiring quotes. Her award-winning essays and short stories have been published in The Best American Essays, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, Salon, and elsewhere. She has hosted two hit podcasts, Sugar Calling and Dear Sugars. Cheryl lives in Portland, Oregon.
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