In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with Dame Julia Peyton-Jones, famous British curator and gallery director. She leads an awesome discussion on mentorship and the necessity of fundraising for the arts. With cheeky tips like, you meet successful, interesting people through fundraising, and what a perfect way to find a mentor! Get yourself into those circles. Listen for more cheeky tips!
“If you’re persistent you’ll find the answer to your question." - Dame Julia Peyton-Jones
Guest: Julia Peyton Jones is a British curator and gallery director, currently Senior Global Director at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in London, Paris and Salzburg. She was formerly Director of the Serpentine Galleries in London. Obtaining an MA from the Painting School of the Royal College of Art, she worked as a practising artist and lectured in Fine Art at Edinburgh College of Art. Appointed Dame Commander of The Order of The British Empire in 2016, she serves on the boards including The Courtauld Institute of Art and is an advisor to the Naomi Milgrom Foundation. She is MA in honoris causa of the University for the Creative Arts; Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Zoological Society.
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