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Janice McDonald, Lisa Call, Alyson Stanfield

The Art Biz ep. 144: How We Run Our Art Documentary Group and What We Watch

Lisa Call, Janice McDonald, and I have met 57 times to discuss the art documentaries since the pandemic started. It’s important that we stay connected to the global art world.

In this episode I talk about where you can find art documentaries, how we stay organized, why it’s important to diversify our selections, and how our conversations work. I also mention some of my favorite films.

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10 Movies About Artists to Add to Your Queue (and 2 You Should Skip)

These are dramas I recommend with artists (who once walked this earth) as main characters – without any judgment regarding historical accuracy. You’ve probably seen most of them, but I imagine at least one or two will be new to you.

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19 Art Documentaries You Shouldn’t Miss

With so many good documentaries about art available, it’s time to update my list. Add them to your queue, watch them online when you can, or find clips on YouTube. These are too good to miss.

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Being a Woman Artist

Just found this movie mentioned on Twitter: Who Does She Think She Is? (thanks @acrawley) It seems to be about women artists and the conflicts they have as women, spouses, creatives, mothers, and functioning members of society. The trailer shows–not surprisingly, but still very discouragingly–that people can’t even name a single female artist when asked.

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Documentaries about art

Monday’s Art Marketing Action newsletter focuses on a self-guided curriculum so you continue to grow as an artist. As a preview, I want to share with you some of my favorite documentaries about art. These are just documentaries! And they’re just off the top of my head. There are so many good ones out there.

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Wisdom courtesy of a rat-chef

From the delightful new Disney movie, Ratatouille: Not everyone can become a great artist,but a great artist can come from anywhere.

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