34 Best Contemporary Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

The Art Career is a space breaking barriers by letting you sit in on candid, straightforward conversations with leaders in visual arts, writing, music, theater and film. Join New York based advisor, curator, and overall artist advocate, Emily McElwreath, for authentic conversations with icons of our generation like #1 New York Times best selling author Cheryl Strayed, senior art critic for New York Magazine, Jerry Saltz, and world renowned artist, Marilyn Minter. Emily dives deep into topics like self development, career trajectories, mental health, and social justice. more

Bad At Sports is a weekly podcast about contemporary art. Founded in 2005, the series focuses on presenting the practices of artists, curators, critics, dealers, various other arts professionals through an online audio format. more

Heidi Zuckerman is a globally recognized voice in contemporary art and a passionate believer in how art can make life more better. On her podcast About Art, she has real, inspiring conversations with people she finds interesting—artists, collectors, creatives, and more—about their lives, their values, and why art matters. It's about living artfully, seeing differently, and finding joy and connection through art—wherever you are on your art journey. more

Artist and Whitehot Magazine publisher Noah Becker and guests discuss contemporary art. We are in the top 20 art podcasts list on Feedspot! https://blog.feedspot.com/contemporary_art_podcasts/ARTISTS WE LIKE: Andy Warhol, Alice Neel, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paul McCarthy, Keith Haring, Marina Abramovic, Takashi Murakami, Jeff Koons, Noah Becker, Roni Horn, Elizabeth Peyton and art dealers like David Zwirner, Larry Gagosian, Pace Gallery, Hauser & Wirth and many others...Visit www.whitehotmagazine.com @whitehotmagazine on Instagram@newyorkbecker on Instagram more

Two art nerds Amitha Raman and Will Palley host Art from the Outside, a podcast for anyone who wants an outside in look at the art world. They feature exclusive interviews with leading artists, curators, collectors, and gallerists to help unravel the arts. Follow the official Instagram @Artfromtheoutsidepodcast for images of artworks discussed in each episode and to peek behind the scenes! more

This Podcast is about my personal and a lot of other peoples enthusiasm for art. What we have in common is our love for art and our life with art. Art will be at the center of all our talks. As art touches on all parts of life - we talk all parts of life! I hope to get you on board, to inspire you and to tell you interesting stories you enjoy listening to. Languages english or german. Subtitles available on our YouTube channel @vanhorngallery New Episodes bi-weekly or monthly. Instagram @voicesonart and @van_horn_duesseldorf website van-horn.net more

BOX Pod produceras av Galleri BOX och är ett forum för samtal i podformat knutna till galleriets verksamhet. Galleri BOX är ett konstnärsdrivet galleri för samtidskonst i Göteborg. / BOX Pod is produced by Galleri BOX and is a forum for conversations in pod format connected to the gallery's activities. Gallery BOX is an artist-run gallery for contemporary art in Gothenburg. | ****@galleribox.se | www.galleribox.se more

For more than 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast. Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. more

Brian Alfred sits down with artists and musicians to discuss their process and inspiration in their creative life. more

The Create! Podcast (formerly Art & Cocktails) is your space for inspiration, encouragement, and practical insight at the intersection of contemporary art, creative business, and mindset. Hosted by artist, coach, and Create! Magazine founder Ekaterina Popova, the show is designed to help you grow your art career, expand your creative vision, and build a sustainable, joyful life. Through candid conversations with artists, entrepreneurs, writers, curators, and thought leaders—as well as empowering solo episodes—you'll find tools, ideas, and stories that remind you that life itself is your canvas, and you have the power to create a career and future that truly supports you. Find us at www.createmagazine.co/podcast — where the conversation about art and business starts. more

A brush with..., sponsored by Bloomberg Connects, is a podcast by The Art Newspaper that features in-depth conversations with leading international artists. Host Ben Luke asks the questions you've always wanted to: who are the artists, historical and contemporary, they most admire? Which are the museums they return to? What are the books, music and other media that most inspire them? What do they get up to in the studio every day? And what is art for, anyway?The podcast offers a fascinating insight into the inspirations, the preoccupations and the working lives of some of the most prominent artists today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Visual Artists! You are not alone! IAP gives voice to the working artist. Inspirational and entertaining conversations with successful road show artists. Every story delves into the process of self-discovery behind the work and the career path that creates financial success. Douglas Sigwarth is a glassblower, and Will Armstrong is a mixed-media artist. Both have been working as independent artists for over 20 years on the art fair circuit. As cohosts, their contrasting experiences and styles make for comical and relatable talks that affect today's contemporary artists. more

FranceFineArt revue culturelle sur le Web, reportages photographiques, articles, vidéo, son, interviews, expositions galeries et musées. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations. more

CHANEL Connects, the flagship arts and culture podcast, returns with a series of conversations recorded live around the world. From LACMA in Los Angeles to Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof and Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Season 6 connects pioneers across cities and disciplines to discuss what inspires them today and excites them about tomorrow. The new season features Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter alongside globally renowned artists Sarah Sze, Julie Mehretu, David Salle, and Linder Sterling, as well as some of the most exciting names emerging today: choreographer Andrea Peña, designer Bárbara Sánchez-Kane, and artists Ayoung Kim, Emeka Ogboh, and Pol Taburet—all winners of the CHANEL Next Prize. Presented by Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL, new episodes are released weekly from July 14. more

ドイツ⇄日本で活動中の現代美術家のMasaki Haginoが、アートにまつわる話を自身の思考や経験を通していろいろ話していきます。 トーク内容はブログ「絵を描いて生きる-Life of Art-」(http://mskham.com)と連動しています。感想・テーマリクエストなど大募集中です。note（https://note.com/masakihagino_）メンバーシップもありますのでチェックしてみてください。Masaki HaginoContemporary painting artist based and working in Germany and Japan. http://linktr.ee/masakihaginoWeb : http://masakihagino.comInstagram : @masakihagino_arttwitter : @masakihaginoart#ART #アート #ドイツ #オランダ #画家 #アーティスト #artist #現代美術Logo Design : FrenzyBeach (フレンジー・ビーチ)
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SAM Talks is a podcast series presented by our exhibition and engagement staff, exploring contemporary topics and issues that connect us across Australia. Join the conversation at www.sheppartonartmuseum.com.au or @sam_shepparton on Instagram.  more

The Untitled Art Podcast, presented in conjunction with the Untitled Art fairs in Miami Beach and Houston, explores all things related to contemporary art. more

The Frieze Masters Podcast is back for 2025, bringing you seven conversations across art history curated by Arturo Galansino (Director General of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence). Entitled 'Woven Histories' and recorded live at Frieze Masters 2025, this year's series features artists, curators and thinkers, whose conversations weave together geographies and chronologies, and challenge us to look at history in new and unexpected ways. Topics range from the evolving relationship between fashion and art to the role of the archive in Black history, the last Mughals and their cultural influence in India and the enduring inspiration of the old masters and renaissance art on contemporary making. Speakers include artists Tracey Emin, Glenn Brown and Antony Gormley, museum directors and curators Nicholas Cullinan, Émilie Hammen, Elizabeth Way and Carl Strehlke, and writers Edward George, Matthew Harle, Christopher Rothko and William Dalrymple. The Frieze Masters Talks programme and the Frieze Masters Podcast are brought to you by Frieze in collaboration with dunhill. About Frieze Frieze is a leading global contemporary art organization, recognized for its art fairs, publications and digital presence. Founded in 1991 with the launch of frieze magazine, the brand has grown to encompass seven of the most significant art fairs worldwide in cities including Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York and Seoul. These events attract leading artists, galleries and collectors, fostering innovative dialogues and practices within the art community. frieze magazine continues to set the benchmark for insightful art criticism and commentary, while frieze.com serves as a vital online resource. Committed to expanding the reach and understanding of contemporary art, Frieze also hosts year-round curated programs and associated initiatives, such as No.9 Cork Street, Frieze House Seoul and Frieze Connect, that enrich the cultural landscape. With a dedicated team passionate about the arts, Frieze remains at the forefront of artistic exploration and cultural discourse, connecting diverse audiences with groundbreaking artists and their work. Frieze is part of the MARI network. www.frieze.com instagram.com/friezeofficial Main image credit: Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), c. 1490 - 1500. ©Photographic Archive Museo Nacional del Prado more

由两位不务正业的艺术圈人士主持的读书跑题节目官方微博：艺术有读微信公号：� �术有读 artispoison联系邮箱：****@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Vantage Point is a monthly show hosted by James 'JB' Bullough and Tom Auto64. Each episode will feature an established Local and International artists working in the Graffiti, Post Graffiti, Street Art, Urban art and Contemporary art scene and will bridge the gap between the artwork hanging on gallery walls around the world, and the artists who create that work. more

Conversations with some of the most engaged artists and thinkers working today.

Designed for curious minds, 'What's Contemporary Now?' engages various thought leaders across cultural industries taking in their broad, compelling perspectives and unveiling their common threads. Hosted by Christopher Michael Produced by Sasha Grinblat more

Art Monthly's regular visual art discussion programme presented by Matt Hale and Chris McCormack broadcast by Resonance FM. Each month writers from the London-based contemporary art magazine discuss topics featured in the current issue. more

Amplifying narratives of intersection, solidarity, contradiction & inspiration in the Arts. Broken Boxes shares the lived experiences and world building strategies of contemporary Artists in order to archive collective strength while considering how Art and imagining may unbind us from collective social trauma. This independent artist run long-form interview podcast reflects the vulnerability and strength of the Artist while acknowledging the many variations of an Artists practiced values including those of the activist, advocate, disruptor or culture activator.  more

EMPIRE LINES uncovers the unexpected, often two-way, flows of empires through art. Interdisciplinary thinkers use individual artworks as artefacts of imperial exchange, revealing the how and why of the monolith 'empire'. Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: instagram.com/empirelinespodcast Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: patreon.com/empirelines TRANSCRIPTS: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-pwfn4U_P1o2oT2Zfb7CoCWadZ3-pO4C?usp=sharing MUSIC: Combinación // The Dubbstyle PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic EMPIRE LINES is a project within the ecosystem of Radical Ecology (2026-2027). more

Studio Visit est un podcast d'art contemporain.Chaque épisode, je rends visite à un artiste pour décrypter et comprendre son art, sa démarche et son engagement.Un univers à parcourir ensemble pour atteindre l'essence même de leur créativité. Pourquoi cette couleur ? Que dit cette sculpture ? Que veut dire l'artiste ? Avec Studio Visit, je souhaite transmettre l'émotion que l'on peut ressentir devant une œuvre. Je vous emmène avec moi, visiter les studios de mes talentueux invités et découvrir ces personnalités sensibles. more

°° C'est une collection de brefs épisodes pour découvrir l'art contemporain avec curiosité et légèreté.°° C'est un rendez-vous avec une œuvre d'art contemporain suisse, regardée, expertisée et questionnée par des jeunes, auxquels répondent à leur façon les artistes qui ont réalisé les œuvres.°° C'est des invitations à des rencontres, parfois inattendues, entre des œuvres exposées en Suisse… et vous! more

AVEC CINQ Z, RADIO BZZZZZH EST LA RADIO DU FRAC BRETAGNE. LIBRE COMME MAX, ELLE ENTEND DES VOIX, LE PLUS SOUVENT CELLES DES ARTISTES, DES CRITIQUES, DES ÉLÈVES, DES ÉTUDIANTS, DES HABITANTS. ELLE AIME AUSSI PLONGER L'ART CONTEMPORAIN DANS LE BAIN DES MUSIQUES ACTUELLES. ÉCOUTEZ BZZZZZH ! more

Kazi Society and the Saint Louis Art Museum present That's Art, a podcast discussing hip hop's influence on contemporary art and society and how hip-hop culture has become a mainstream phenomenon. Hosted by music industry veteran Boogie D with special guest Andrea Purnell, Manager of Audience Development for the Saint Louis Art Museum and co-curator of The CultureThat's Art can end with a question mark or an exclamation point, but by the time you've seen the exhibition The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, That's Art will end with a period. more

DUCKblind: An inside preview of each upcoming exhibition at grayDUCK Gallery. Chatting with each artist, curator or collaborators to get a hint of the artwork that will be on display at the gallery. grayDUCK is a contemporary art gallery established in Austin in 2010. more

Irrupciones en el MAC es un espacio de conversación que profundiza en los cruces entre arte, ciencia, tecnología y sociedad producido por MediaMAC/Anilla, unidad del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de la Universidad de Chile especializada en la producción artística con nuevos medios a partir de un enfoque interdisciplinar. A través de un diálogo multifocal y distendido buscamos reflexionar sobre las transformaciones que las crisis sociopolíticas y culturales, en pleno desarrollo, están implicando para la producción artística con tecnologías, la expansión de los lenguajes artísticos, sus prácticas y formatos, así como tensiones en torno a las nociones de territorios, cuerpo, afectividad, naturaleza, post humanismos, entre otras exploraciones propias de este campo híbrido y multifacético. Su objetivo es constituirse es una plataforma reflexiva sobre la actualidad de las artes mediales y el cambio cultural en el que ellas participan tanto para la producción, como para la circulación, archivo, investigación y acervo.También se propone rescatar el espíritu y la experiencia anterior del museo, cuando entre 1999 y 2004 mantuvo al aire semanalmente el programa Irrupciones. Artes visuales en la radio, transmitido por Radio Universidad de Chile. Vincular, desde la actualización de la memoria, ambas iniciativas permite trazar un arco histórico del MAC de los últimos 20 años. more

Welcome to 'Barbara London Calling.' Join curator and author Barbara London as she explores the most innovative art of our time. Each episode features a conversation with a groundbreaking artist working at the forefront of technology and creativity. more

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Immaterial Voices is the podcast of Immaterial Books, an independent publisher of contemporary art and literature on photo media and its practice. Hosted by photographer, writer, and sociologist Brian O'Neill, the show consists of interviews with artists, scholars, and practitioners about contemporary image making, theory, and history. more