Painting Ground
Painting Ground is a podcast about contemporary art, creative practice, and community. Hosted by artist Jack Halford, the show features honest conversations with emerging artists, photographers, musicians, curators, educators, and cultural workers who are shaping the future of art, both online and in person. Episodes explore the process behind the work, the realities of sustaining a creative career, and how art can have a meaningful impact beyond galleries and screens. This podcast is part of the Painting Ground platform: an independent curatorial project built to support artists through curated online collections, exhibitions, and paid community workshops across the UK. Whether...
Episode 2 - Tom Robertson on Making Paint
Tom Robertson is an Artist based in Derby, he has been developing his Lead White substitute for years and in the episode he goes into a lot of detail about that and paint making, painting techniques and his opinions on the contemporary art scene. For me talking to Tom was a joy, as someone who enjoys the process of art including the making of the paint itself and substrates including the size and ground I was in my element - Jack Halford, Podcast Host.
Follow Tom: https://www.instagram.com/tomrobertson.art
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Episode 1 - Ameerah Dawood on Art, Wellbeing & Community Creativity
In the very first episode of Painting Ground, host Jack Halford meets with Ameerah Dawood at Two Queens Studio in Leicester, where both artists are based. They discuss Ameerah’s evolving artistic practice, her belief in painting as a tool for mental wellbeing, and the powerful work she does outside the studio through Pedestrian, a Leicester-based organisation that uses the arts to engage young people and communities.
Tune in to hear how Ameerah bridges personal expression and public engagement, using creativity as a way to connect, heal, and inspire—both in the studio and through socially engaged art...
Painting Ground Podcast Intro
Episode 1 – Welcome to Painting Ground
In this intro episode, artist and founder Jack Halford shares the vision behind Painting Ground, an independent curatorial platform and evolving research project rooted in the belief that art should be both visible and valuable to artists, collectors, and communities alike.
Jack talks about how Painting Ground is being built in phases, starting with curated online collections launching end of July 2025, and expanding into real-world exhibitions and artist-led community workshops across the UK.
This podcast will document the journey, while opening up conversations with artists, curators, educators, and oth...
