# Art Prizes with Maria Stoljar

An episode of [The Creative Kind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1738378716), 22 Jul 2025, 1 h 03 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65ea264c7be818001879e3ed/e/687726b612713a20e12a22c9/media.mp3

In this episode I chat to Maria Stoljar, a painter, YouTuber & host of the acclaimed Talking with Painters podcast. We discuss Maria’s experience with interviewing hundreds of art prize winners, and also as a painter herself having been an entrant and a judge. We talk about the significance of art prizes in an artist's career and Maria shares her insights on the motivations behind entering art prizes, the benefits of being shortlisted, and the importance of exposure. We also discuss the role that art prizes play in elevating artists' profiles, the impact of social media, and how to handle rejection. We also chat about the balance between authentic creation and catering to judges, gender balance in the art scene, and the broader implications of art prizes for the art community. If you want to find out more about Maria Stoljar & Talking with Painters, go and check out: her instagram or website Podcast on apple, spotify (plus all the others)And her You Tube channel Discussed in the podcast: art-prizes.com The National Emerging Art Prize & Amber Cresswell Bell Countess Report Ross Jones episode on Creative Conversations podcast John McDonald’s : Everything the Art World Doesn’t Want You To Know Talking with Painters episodes: Every episode seemed relevant to this chat! But I had to limit it to those we referenced! Ep 115: The Archibald Winners Ep 120: Robert Malherbe Ep 110: Robin Eley Ep 65: Nicholas Harding Ep 80 : Ben Quilty Ep 45 : Wendy Sharpe Ep 41: Megan Seres Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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