Ep. 264: Art 101 with Liz Lidgett

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

We are so excited to be joined today by Des Moines based art advisor and gallery owner Liz Lidgett. Liz works with clients in more than 45 states and 7 countries. She has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Business Insider, and Forbes. Part of what makes Liz’s business so successful is her accessible approach to art. For Liz, art is for everyone. We talk about all the ins and outs of how to feel good about your art investment, how to release the fear and intimidation around art galleries, and much more! What You’ll Hear on This Episode: How being based in the Midwest impacts Liz’s view on art as well as her business. Liz’s philosophy that “art is for everyone” is intricate to her design. Art and art galleries are for everyone; no one should ever feel like they don’t belong. How do you buy art if you don’t know anything about it? Why it’s important to know more about the artists behind their work. What to do when your taste varies greatly from your partner’s. How does Liz suggest buying art online or sight unseen? Liz tells us more about price levels and how they are determined. Why Liz loves commissioned pieces. All about framing; when to frame, when it’s included, what to choose, etc. Tips on how and where to hang art. When should you light artwork? What are Liz’s tips for artists to get their work in a gallery? Mentioned in This Episode: Liz Lidgett Gallery + Design Liz Lidgett Gallery on Instagram Liz Lidgett on Instagram

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0:00.0	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:08.7	Each week will help you unleash your inner decorator.
0:11.6	I'm Caroline, and I'm on the marketing team.
0:13.7	And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.
0:15.8	And I'm Liz.
0:16.5	I head up the Ballard creative team.
0:18.2	We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs
0:21.6	for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world.
0:25.9	Plus, we'll answer our listener question at the end of each show. So don't forget to send them to
0:30.0	podcast of Ballarddesigns.net. Yes, we love answering them. Now on with the show.
0:35.9	All right. So today we have an exciting guest for you. Her name is Liz Lichitz. She is an art
0:41.5	advisor and gallery owner based in Des Moines, Iowa. Liz works with clients in more than 45 states and
0:47.2	seven countries, and she's been featured in better homes and gardens, business insider, and
0:51.5	Forbes. Part of what makes Liz's business so special is her accessible
0:55.6	approach to art. To Liz, art is for everyone. And we're going to talk through all the
0:59.8	ins and outs that you can make to feel good about your art investment. So Liz, welcome to the show.
1:05.6	Thanks for joining us. Thank you so much for having me. This is going to be fun. Well, I'm excited
1:09.6	because I've been following you on social media like long before this and actually following a lot of your artists too. So thank you. Yeah, it's amazing. We have almost 50 artists from around the world now in the gallery. I think people are always surprised that this whole production is happening in Des Moines, but we love
1:29.5	the Midwest and we love Des Moines. And so this is where we want to be. And the way the internet
1:34.4	has kind of democratized where people can live and work, we get to do all of this from exactly
1:39.8	where we want to be now, which is awesome. Totally. Yeah. Let's talk about the Midwest because that's not your typical art hub.
1:46.9	Yeah.
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