The top art podcasts to listen to

Listen up: we've got your commute covered

If you’re looking for an art-y listen for your commute or for a walk in the park, we’ve selected a whole bunch of art podcasts on a variety of topics so you can pick the ones that most appeal to you. We’ve split them into handy categories so you can easily find the one that works best for you.

And we’ll be regularly updating this list - and resharing on Notes or Chat when we do - so our paid subscribers can check back in whenever we have a new recommendation.

Interviewing artists

Most art podcasts revolve around interviewing artists and there are some top notch ones. Bob Chaundy’s Considering Art is a well researched podcast where he focuses on some great mid-career artists, while Ministry of Arts has a mix of emerging and established artists - plus host Gary Mansfield has an amazing story of turning from criminal to artist after discovering art in prison.

One of the biggest art podcasts is

Katy Hessel

’s The Great Women Artists where she interviews exclusively female artists, or for those who are no longer alive, an expert on that artist. Its friendly rival is Talk Art, fronted by actor Russell Tovey and Robert Diament, also featuring relaxed chats with (primarily) artists.

A brush with … is The Art Newspaper’s podcast hosted by fellow art critic Ben Luke as he delves into the practice of established artists, and there are some great conversations with artists at past Frieze Art Fairs that are now available to listen to on the Frieze Masters podcast.