{"podcast":{"title":"Artist Academy","slug":"artist-academy-418381","podcast_index_feed_id":418381,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147668982/feed","website_url":"https://www.artistacademy.co/podcasts/artist-academy-2","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/site/46941/podcasts/fdf38c25-af09-4bc0-839e-6191fa38c006.jpg","author":"Andrea Ehrhardt","episode_count":453,"summary":"The Artist Academy Podcast hosted by Andrea Ehrhardt. The purpose of this series is to show aspiring painters that it's completely possible to make a great career in the arts. We focus on the business side of art to help you attract more customers, increase profits, and ultimately live a life of creativity and financial freedom. www.ArtistAcademy.co","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:19:36.162493+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/artist-academy-418381"},"episode":{"title":"442. Cat Dean - Australia - May Mural Month","slug":"442-cat-dean-australia-may-mural-month","published_at":"2026-05-18T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/artist-academy-418381/442-cat-dean-australia-may-mural-month","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/artist-academy-418381","url":"https://www.artistacademy.co/podcasts/artist-academy-2/episodes/2149206706","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149206706.mp3","summary":"This week on the   Artist Academy Podcast , I’m chatting with Australian muralist   Cat Dean   for another May Mural Month episode! Cat shares her journey from selling drawings at markets to building a full time mural career while raising two daughters along the way. Today she paints murals for schools, businesses, hospitals, and government spaces across Australia. We talk about developing a signature style, pricing mural projects, balancing motherhood with business ownership, navigating burnout, and learning how to confidently take on bigger opportunities before feeling fully ready. Cat also shares how her detailed optical illusion murals helped set her apart as an artist. Plus, we dive into the differences between muraling in Australia and the U.S., from paint brands and materials to marketing and client communication. If you’re looking for encouragement to grow your mural business, trust yourself more, and keep learning as you go, this episode is for you.","meta_description":"This week on the Artist Academy Podcast , I’m chatting with Australian muralist Cat Dean for another May Mural Month episode! Cat sha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2296,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/artist-academy-418381/episodes/442-cat-dean-australia-may-mural-month/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/artist-academy-418381/442-cat-dean-australia-may-mural-month.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}