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Welcome to Bench Talk — the podcast where I dive into real, honest conversations with inspiring artists, to reveal what it really takes to build a thriving creative career. I’m your host, Tom Gerrard — an international artist from Australia and Co-Founder of The Art Career Academy, an online school dedicated to helping visual artists rise up and go pro. I kicked off this podcast back in 2016, when I was dreaming of going full-time with my art. And through these chats, I found the path and walked it.

BENCH TALK Podcast #216 | Elliott Routledge

50 mins; March 31, 2026

BENCH TALK Podcast #215 | ACA - When Art Advice Derails You: How to Protect Your Creative Vision

23 mins; March 17, 2026

BENCH TALK Podcast #214 | BYRON BOWMAN KEHOE

69 hours 19 mins; March 03, 2026

BENCH TALK Podcast #213: ACA Q&A | Commissions

28 mins; February 19, 2026

BENCH TALK Podcast #212 | Jasmine Mansbridge on creating Art From Dreams, Geometry & Stillness

69 hours 16 mins; February 03, 2026

BENCHTALK Podcast #211 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - Reflecting on 2025 & Planning Your Sustainable Art Career in 2026

38 mins; January 20, 2026

BENCH TALK Podcast #210 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - What’s Really Shaping the Art World in 2026 (Artists, AI & Opportunity)

47 mins; January 14, 2026

BENCHTALK Podcast #209 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - How to Run a Stress-Free, Career-Building Art Exhibition

28 mins; November 10, 2025

BENCH TALK Podcast #208 | SARAH HOOK - How Artists Can Work with Collectors, Designers & Dealers

35 mins; October 20, 2025

BENCH TALK Podcast #207 | ART CAREER ACADEMY -The 3 Pillars of Artist Visibility: How to Get Seen

26 mins; October 06, 2025

BENCHTALK Podcast #206 | LORIBELLE SPIROVSKI - Sydney Contemporary 2025: Highlights

42 mins; September 23, 2025

BENCHTALK Podcast #205 | CTO - From Psychedelic Highs to Mural Heights

65 hours 20 mins; September 08, 2025

BENCH TALK Podcast #204 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - 3 Common Mistakes Made By Career Artists

25 mins; August 25, 2025

BENCH TALK Podcast #203 | TOM ADAIR

54 mins; August 21, 2025

BENCH TALK Podcast #202 | [Q&A] Pricing, Prints & Unsold Work

20 mins; August 05, 2025

BENCH TALK #201 | [ARTSURDITY] Celebrity Artists: Are They Legit or Just Rich Hobbyists?

38 mins; July 28, 2025

200 - What I learnt in 9 years of podcasting

26 mins; July 08, 2025

BENCH TALK #199 | DREZ - Art, Music & Staying Human in a Digital World

54 mins; June 16, 2025

Bench Talk - 198 - Artsurdity

29 mins; June 03, 2025

197 - Hoxxoh - The artist who paints with sound waves

63 hours 18 mins; May 20, 2025

196 - Jasmine Crisp

68 hours 5 mins; May 06, 2025

195 - Q&A: Balancing Creativity and Business

18 mins; April 21, 2025

194 - Jason Jagel (Classic episode)

47 mins; April 08, 2025

193 - John Murray

60 hours 42 mins; March 24, 2025

192 - Sandrew - The Outsiders

64 hours 40 mins; March 03, 2025

191 - Q&A: Finding Collectors, Selling Your Art & Exhibition Doubts

16 mins; February 11, 2025

190 - Saxon Quinn

66 hours 43 mins; February 04, 2025

188 - Art Career 2025 Vision and Planning

26 mins; January 14, 2025

188 - David Henry Nobody Jr

97 hours 18 mins; December 10, 2024

187 - Art Career Q&A #3

28 mins; November 25, 2024

186 - HuskMitNavn (classic ep)

56 mins; November 12, 2024

185 - Shaun Hossack

61 hours 55 mins; October 15, 2024

184 - Art Career Q&A #2

30 mins; September 26, 2024

183 - Christopher Zanko

60 hours 2 mins; September 09, 2024

182 - Rhys Lee

58 mins; August 27, 2024

181 - D*Face (Classic episode)

58 mins; August 14, 2024

180 - Art Career Q&A #1

25 mins; July 30, 2024

179 - Ben Frost

73 hours 54 mins; July 15, 2024

178 - Roger Gastman

44 mins; July 03, 2024

177 - Lauren YS (classic episode)

59 mins; June 24, 2024

176 - Rhys John Kaye

70 hours 39 mins; April 30, 2024

175 - Max Berry

53 mins; April 17, 2024

174 - RUFFMERCY

73 hours 29 mins; April 01, 2024

173 - George Goodnow

55 mins; March 19, 2024

172 - Steve Leadbeater

64 hours 11 mins; March 04, 2024

171 - Felipe Pantone

56 mins; February 21, 2024

170 - Otis Hope Carey

41 mins; February 12, 2024

#169 - Loribelle Spirovski

54 mins; January 29, 2024

#155 - Discover your artistic identity - ACA Part 1

31 mins; January 24, 2024

#168. How I built my art career

47 mins; January 22, 2024

#167 Finsta

61 hours 18 mins; January 11, 2024

#166 - Daniel O’Toole

61 hours 1 min; October 22, 2023

#165 - Evolve your art - ACA Part 4

22 mins; October 10, 2023

#164 - Nathalia Suizu

50 mins; September 18, 2023

#163 - Scott Marsh

52 mins; August 29, 2023

#162 Jonny Scholes

64 hours 5 mins; August 15, 2023

#161 - Dave Kinsey

68 hours 25 mins; July 17, 2023

#160 - Tom O’Hern

53 mins; June 26, 2023

#159 - Kit Webster

60 hours 8 mins; June 12, 2023

#158 - Carlos Barrios

80 hours 36 mins; May 31, 2023

#157 - Speak your Art - ACA Part 3

14 mins; May 15, 2023

#156 - From vision to masterpiece - ACA Part 2

25 mins; May 01, 2023

#154 - Ozzie Wright

43 mins; April 04, 2023

#153 - Brendan Kelly

1 min; March 20, 2023

#152 - Dave Court

41 mins; April 28, 2022

#151 - Matt Gondek

48 mins; April 07, 2021

#150 - Rus Kitchin

55 mins; March 07, 2021

#149 - Graeme Heckels

51 mins; January 27, 2021

#148 - Home Art School

27 mins; December 13, 2020

#147 - Rune Christensen

65 hours 0 mins; August 03, 2020

#146 - Bilos

60 hours 0 mins; July 06, 2020

#145 - Wayne Horse

60 hours 0 mins; June 08, 2020

#144 - French

106 hours 0 mins; May 18, 2020

#143 - Richt

82 hours 22 mins; March 29, 2020

#142 - Scott Marsh

60 hours 50 mins; March 03, 2020

#141 - Kyle Hughes Odgers

50 mins; January 28, 2020

#140 - Selina Miles

55 mins; December 04, 2019

#139 - Mark Chu

55 mins; November 18, 2019

#138 - Mike Makatron

55 mins; November 05, 2019

#137 - Haser

63 hours 0 mins; October 20, 2019

#136 - Dmote

54 mins; October 08, 2019

#135 - Mathew Fortrose

55 mins; September 24, 2019

#134 - Shannyn Higgins

55 mins; September 04, 2019

#133 - Doing the Work

26 mins; July 14, 2019

#132 - Neryl Walker

55 mins; June 30, 2019

#131 - Nicole Reed and James Scullin

42 mins; June 18, 2019

#130 - Paul McNeil

52 mins; June 03, 2019

#129 - Suzie Blake

42 mins; May 23, 2019

#128 - Mysterious Al

31 mins; May 12, 2019

#127 - Darren Henderson

49 mins; April 28, 2019

#126 - Nadia Hernandez

61 hours 12 mins; April 21, 2019

#125 - D*Face

57 mins; April 14, 2019

#124 - Minna Leunig

35 mins; April 07, 2019

#123 - Leans

58 mins; March 31, 2019

#122 - Georgia Hill

53 mins; March 23, 2019

#121 - Duet

78 hours 0 mins; March 17, 2019

#120 - Ellie Hannon

34 mins; March 09, 2019

#119 - Rone - Empire

37 mins; March 03, 2019

#118 - Shawn Lu

67 hours 50 mins; February 24, 2019

#117 - Lauren YS

60 hours 0 mins; December 09, 2018

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