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All About Art

All About Art

By: Alexandra Steinacker-Clark
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Hosted by American-Austrian art historian, writer, and curator Alexandra Steinacker-Clark, 'All About Art' is a podcast that is all about demystifying the professional arts sector. Through interviews with cultural practitioners, gallerists, museum directors, curators, art entrepreneurs, and more, 'All About Art' covers a wide range of professions in the sector, providing an exchange of experiences between people who have developed their professional contributions to the arts into successful careers. www.alexandrasteinacker.com @allaboutartpodcastAlexandra Steinacker-Clark Art
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  • Creating the Shopify of Auctions with Tom Best, Founder of The Auction Collective

    Creating the Shopify of Auctions with Tom Best, Founder of The Auction Collective
    Sep 10 2026

    Creating the Shopify of Auctions with Tom Best, Founder of The Auction Collective


    In this episode, I sat down with Tom Best, founder and CEO of The Auction Collective.


    Tom came up through Christie's Auction House, where he spent six years as an auctioneer and contemporary art specialist, before doing a stint in humanitarian aid and then combining those two threads into The Auction Collective.


    He started his business in 2017 as a live auction event pop-up, pivoted into online auctions during the pandemic, and has since grown into what Tom describes as the Shopify of auctions — a white-label platform that lets artists, charities, and organisations run their own auctions without having to approach a big auction house.


    In this episode, we talk about how all of that actually happened, including the iterations, the pivots, the decisions around hiring and building a team, and what it looks like to raise investment for a business sitting at the intersection of tech and the art market. We talk about what it means to take a concept like Shopify and apply it to the art world, and whether that model translates when you apply it to an industry that is as relationship- and trust-driven as the art market.


    This was such a transparent, fun, and eye-opening episode when it comes to auctions, start ups, and the art world. Thank you Tom for coming on the podcast!


    You can follow The Auction Collective on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theauctioncollective

    and find out more at https://www.theauctioncollective.com/


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    If you love what we do, support ALL ABOUT ART on PATREON! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/allaboutart⁠

    Keep up to date on Instagram @allaboutartpodcast ⁠https://www.instagram.com/allaboutartpodcast/⁠


    ABOUT THE HOST:

    I am an Austrian-American art historian, curator, and writer. I obtained my BA in History of Art at University College London and my MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths, University of London. My specializations are in contemporary art and the contemporary art market along with accessibility, engagement, and the demystification of the professional art sector.


    SOCIALS:

    • Instagram⁠ @alexandrasteinacker https://www.instagram.com/alexandrasteinacker
    • and LinkedIn at ⁠Alexandra Steinacker-Clark⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-steinacker/


    This episode is produced at Synergy https://synergy.tech/the-clubhouse/the-podcast-studio/


    COVER ART: Lisa Schrofner a.k.a Liser⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.liser-art.com/ and Luca Laurence https://www.graffitikunst.at/
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    56 mins
  • The Television Series the Art World Can’t Stop Talking About: THE BIG DEAL with Steph McGovern

    The Television Series the Art World Can’t Stop Talking About: THE BIG DEAL with Steph McGovern
    Aug 20 2026
    📺 The Television Series the Art World Can’t Stop Talking About: THE BIG DEAL with Steph McGovern A new television series has come out this month, and the Art World™️ has been TALKING about it! 👇👇👇“The Big Deal is a high-stakes, six-part competition where seven pairs of amateur, aspiring art dealers battle to spot talent, pitch to buyers, and turn a profit in the contemporary art market to win £50,000 in British art.”Some felt as though the BBC had brought many negative sides of the art world into the spotlight, and some felt like it was great to have the art world represented on such a big, mainstream stage. (A lot of discussion happening over on Jeff Magid’s and Carrie Scott’s Instagram pages if you want to have a look for yourself). So, naturally, when I got the chance to interview the HOST of the show, Steph Mcgovern, I jumped at the chance. Steph is someone who has spent her career making complex, often intimidating subjects accessible to everyone - she started out as an economics journalist, spent eight years on BBC Breakfast, presented over 250 episodes of Steph’s Packed Lunch on Channel 4, and now co-hosts The Rest Is Money Podcast with Robert Peston.In this episode, we talk about the show, what Steph learned from making it, and what surprised her most about the art market when she dove a little deeper. We also talk about her dad’s career as a sculptor, the art she collects herself, and what it looks like to move across formats and industries over the course of a long career in television. We get into what it takes to feel at home in front of a camera, and what Steph would tell anyone who wants to build that kind of confidence for themselves. And we talk about what it means to walk into a world - whether that’s the media industry or the art market - feeling like an outsider, and how you can navigate it to the best of your ability.The book recommendation from Steph: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/200740797-the-final-act-of-juliette-willoughby- - - - - If you love what we do, support ALL ABOUT ART on PATREON! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/allaboutart⁠Keep up to date on Instagram @allaboutartpodcast ⁠https://www.instagram.com/allaboutartpodcast/⁠ ABOUT THE HOST:I am an Austrian-American art historian, curator, and writer. I obtained my BA in History of Art at University College London and my MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths, University of London. My specializations are in contemporary art and the contemporary art market along with accessibility, engagement, and the demystification of the professional art sector.SOCIALS: Instagram⁠ @alexandrasteinacker https://www.instagram.com/alexandrasteinackerand LinkedIn at ⁠Alexandra Steinacker-Clark⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-steinacker/This episode is produced at Synergy https://synergy.tech/the-clubhouse/the-podcast-studio/ COVER ART: Lisa Schrofner a.k.a Liser⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.liser-art.com/ and Luca Laurence https://www.graffitikunst.at/
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    45 mins
  • Career Cheat Codes and Building a Personal Brand: ART WORLD EDITION with Courtney Johnson

    Career Cheat Codes and Building a Personal Brand: ART WORLD EDITION with Courtney Johnson
    Aug 13 2026

    In this episode, I sat down with Courtney Johnson, career strategist, social media expert, and author of ⁠Career Cheat Codes.⁠


    Courtney is someone who built an audience of millions by loudly and openly sharing some hard truths about career advice:

    • Working hard in silence is not a strategy, and it won’t get you extra “humility” points.

    • Visibility is a skill.

    • Knowing how to make the right people aware of what you do is just as important as doing it well.

    Her “Problematic Career Cheat Codes” series went viral on TikTok before becoming a book, which is itself a masterclass in the very principles she writes about.

    In this episode, we talk about what personal brand actually means for people who would never describe themselves as content creators and about how the art world might be one of the industries that needs this conversation most urgently. We get into the unspoken rules of competitive, gatekept industries, how to convert visibility into opportunity, and what it looks like to build a career with intention rather than just accumulating experience and hoping someone notices. We also compare notes as two authors who have recently released books on career-building in very different worlds, which made for a conversation I found incredibly useful not only for listeners but also for my own thinking and growth.

    I think this episode will resonate whether you work in the arts or not, and if you do work in the arts, it might reframe a few things you’ve been told in terms of what it means to go down predetermined paths or what it means to create your own from scratch.

    Thank you Courtney for coming on the podcast!


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    If you love what we do, support ALL ABOUT ART on PATREON! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/allaboutart⁠


    Keep up to date on Instagram @allaboutartpodcast ⁠https://www.instagram.com/allaboutartpodcast/⁠


    ABOUT THE HOST:

    I am an Austrian-American art historian, curator, and writer. I obtained my BA in History of Art at University College London and my MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths, University of London. My specializations are in contemporary art and the contemporary art market along with accessibility, engagement, and the demystification of the professional art sector.

    SOCIALS:

    • Instagram⁠ @alexandrasteinacker https://www.instagram.com/alexandrasteinacker
    • and LinkedIn at ⁠Alexandra Steinacker-Clark⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-steinacker/


    This episode is produced at Synergy https://synergy.tech/the-clubhouse/the-podcast-studio/

    COVER ART: Lisa Schrofner a.k.a Liser⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.liser-art.com/ and Luca Laurence https://www.graffitikunst.at/
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    37 mins
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