Becoming the Artist: Sarah Hardacre on Following Curiosity, Creativity, and Courage

Join me on Wednesday 17 June, 7pm for *The Purposeful Pause - a free mid-year reflection and refocus session*. We’ll gently look back at the first half of the year, reconnect with what matters, and explore what you want the next six months to feel like. If you’re craving clarity, change, or a little more breathing space, I’d love you to be there. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-pu.... -- In this episode of The Purposeful Shift, Emma is joined by internationally renowned artist Sarah Hardacre for a thoughtful and honest conversation about creativity, identity, courage, and carving out your own path. Sarah shares her journey from leaving school believing that art simply "wasn't for her" to building an internationally recognised artistic career whose work has featured in collections including the British Museum and Sotheby's London. As Sarah explains, becoming an artist was never part of a grand plan. Instead, it emerged through curiosity, experimentation and a willingness to follow what interested her. Together, Emma and Sarah explore the limiting beliefs many of us carry around creativity, talent and what it means to be "good enough", and discuss how powerful it can be to find people and communities who help us believe in ourselves when we struggle to do so alone. The conversation also explores the realities that often sit behind creative careers - balancing financial pressures, navigating imposter syndrome, managing ADHD and menopause, building a portfolio career, and creating a life that feels aligned with who you are. Sarah also shares more about the themes behind her work, including women's experiences within urban spaces, hidden histories, visibility, identity, and the relationship between women's bodies and the environments around them. Sarah Hardacre is an internationally recognised contemporary artist whose work explores women's experiences within the urban built environment and the complex relationship between female bodies, architecture and space. Her work has been exhibited widely and is held in collections including the British Museum and Sotheby's London. SARAH HARDACRE Website: https://www.sarahhardacre.com/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardacre.sa... ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITIES https://www.shortsupply.org/ https://www.woodendmillstudios.co.uk/... https://www.woodendmillstudios.co.uk/... CAMPAIGNS AND MOVEMENTS DISCUSSED https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_th... https://www.dontdelete.art/ Thank you for listening to The Purposeful Shift. You can also connect with Emma on Instagram at   / thepurposefulshift