Hi there, Sarah here.
Thank you for joining me on my new writing experiment: Art Date.
What is Art Date?
Art Date is a blog, newsletter, and occasional podcast about art, belonging, living in Los Angeles, and finding inspiration wherever it may come, all delivered at lunchtime.
Inspired by Julia Cameron weekly art date as part of the Artist’s Way regimen, Art Date was created to generate inspiration, the fun of art-making and what might hold us back from finding the first two.
In addition to first-person essays, I will share interviews with artists and other creative people to see what they have to say about trying to light a fire without a spark. (From what I gather, it does not go well.)
I am also the Host and Creator of The Side Woo podcast which blends my interest in mental health topics, metaphysics and the complex, uncertain life of a creative person. I will be sharing thoughts about our weekly episodes (released on Thursday) in addition to a weekly post about what’s going on in my life, and the occasional Substack note.
How to support Art Date & The Side Woo podcast
Both Art Date and The Side Woo have been heart-opening endeavors that offer me a platform to say the things in the deepest, and often darkest recesses of my soul. Through the podcast, I have been able to have some really wild and inspiring conversations with so many interesting people, and still counting. It fills me with great joy to be surrounded by such an engaging, wild community who share these interests.
As a result, I have created more ways to engage with the woo-meets-art therapy-style content.
Starting in 2024 I am launch a new subscription rate which means I will be offering more bonus content, including special tarot readings and access to live events here in LA. The paid subscriptions are now set to $10/month or $100/year.
The paid content will include:
Tarot Quickie weekly readings for your creative life sent to you via Substack paid chats
New Wheel of the Year readings at the beginning of each month focused on creativity and career
Ability to participate in discussions via Substack threads and comments
Discounts on art and tarot workshops both in-person and online
Free access to weekly plein air painting meet-ups on Saturdays here in LA. BYO supplies (materials are an additional $25 a session)
Access to all other regular content, aka fun personal essays and studio updates
For contributions of $250 or more
As a “Founding Member,” you get access to all subscriber benefits, free access to any live events, and a limited edition 36 x 24-inch print of the painting, For Beginnings and Endings (2021), that I made as a way to celebrate and honor all the changes that were happening during the heart of the pandemic.
About Sarah Thibault
Sarah Thibault is an artist and writer based in Los Angeles, CA. Her work is inspired by painting’s history as well as autobiographical experiences to create works that center the female perspective and prioritize a mystical view of the world. Thibault’s paintings mine her personal photographic archive, art history, and imagery from meditations to investigate themes of death, renewal, and the unseen forces that shape our world.
Selected exhibitions include an upcoming solo show with The Pit in Los Angeles, and past shows with Dreamsong Gallery in Minneapolis, MN, Fahrenheit Madrid in Spain, and Casa Lu in Mexico City. Thibault and her work has been featured in W Magazine, Artsy, ArtMaze Magazine, CARLA, The San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, SFAQ, and The Huffington Post. She was a Charter Resident of the Minnesota Street Project studios in San Francisco, CA from 2016-2023. She is the Creator and host of The Side Woo podcast about the intersection of mental health and metaphysical practices through the lens of artists.
Previous projects include acting as Co-Director of the Royal NoneSuch Gallery in Oakland, CA, which was named as one of Artsy’s Best Bay Area Artist-Run Spaces, and Co-Director of The Painting Salon, a nomadic lecture series. She holds an MFA from the California College of the Arts and a BA from the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
