THE CREATIVE PROCESS
podcastS & Exhibitions
Inspiring Students · Encouraging Creativity
Connecting through Stories
Interviews & Portraits of Notable Writers, Artists & Creative Thinkers
We all connect through stories. This is our story – helping people connect, create & collaborate.
The Creative Process Podcast, International Educational Initiative, and Exhibition was launched at the Sorbonne and is traveling to leading universities around the world. The podcast and exhibition consist of interviews* and painted portraits of esteemed artists, writers, and creative thinkers across the arts and STEM disciplines.
Participants include Neil Gaiman, Roxane Gay, Yuval Noah Harari, Laurent Le Bon (Centre Pompidou, Fmr. Musée Picasso), David Rubin (Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences), Neil Patrick Harris, George Pelecanos, Dwandalyn Reece (Smithsonian Nat’l Museum of African American History & Culture), George Saunders, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Jericho Brown, Chris Dercon (Grand Palais), Mechtild Rössler (UNESCO World Heritage Centre), Dimitrios Pandermalis (Acropolis Museum), Marilyn Minter, Ian Wardropper (The Frick Collection), Hans-Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Galleries)...+ See more
Thanks to our dedicated audience, The Creative Process podcast channels receive over 2 million active listens a month and has a global ranking in the top 1% of podcasts (Listen Notes - Podcast “Nielsen” Ratings). We’ve also been named one of the 20 Best University Podcasts, Best Creativity Podcasts, Top 15 Women Artists Podcasts. (Ranked by Player FM, Feedspot, Crunchbase, Semrush, Ahrefs).
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Our podcasts are just as relevant in the U.S. and Europe as they are in Asia and Africa.
24 CHANNELS · SHARED STORIES · 100% SOCIALLY ENGAGED
A big thanks to all the creative thinkers interviewed for The Creative Process
Created with kind support from Fondation Jan Michalski
EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS
The Creative Process collaborates with faculty, students, and experiential learning programs of 100+ major universities >
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We’re delighted that our shows reach listeners across the Global North and the Global South. Our 24 channels chart in a number of countries and categories, including Top Shows/All Podcasts, Arts, Education, Science, TV & Film, Society & Culture, Earth Sciences, Books, Documentary, Technology, Music, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, among others. (Daily metrics: Apple Podcasts/Chartable).
Amplifying Voices with Climate-Positive Stories
One Planet is a space to empower the next generation to effect change. We provide students with an environment that inspires discussion, and hands-on exploration so that they can make meaningful connections and shareable solutions that help create impactful change.
Libraries are Community Builders and the Keepers of Humanities Knowledge
We celebrate libraries and say THANK YOU to librarians and teachers for advancing knowledge and helping communities read their way to a better future. Submit your library story.
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Climate Change is our biggest challenge this Century. One Planet brings together policymakers, thought leaders, scientists, academics, activists, and NGOs, driving progress and communicating transformative solutions for a sustainable and clean energy future.
Guests include Kathleen Rogers, EARTHDAY.ORG, Jennifer Morgan (Greenpeace), Jeffrey Sachs (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network), Paula Pinho (Just Transition, European Commission DG for Energy), PETA, 350.org, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Defense Fund, European Environment Agency, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, The Nature Conservancy, FullCycle, Earth System Governance Project, Global Witness, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, (Energy Watch Group), Richard Wolff (Democracy at Work), Bill Hare (Climate Analytics), William McDonough, David Simon, Bill McKibben, Fred Krupp, Rob Bilott, Rob Nixon (Humanities & the Environment, Princeton), Peter Singer, Yolanda Kakabadse, IUCN World Conservation Congress, Susan Simard (The Mother Tree Project), Anders Levermann (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development & Public Leadership, Marine Stewardship Council, Farhana Sultana, (Department of Geography & the Environment, Syracuse University), One Tree Planted, and Earthlife Africa, among others.
OUR PARTNERS
International Voices - Exhibitions are augmented with projection elements by contributors from over 70 countries...+
Celebrating the Invisible Arts We celebrate dedicated teachers, curators, editors, translators, producers, librarians, artistic directors...who work tirelessly behind the scenes and are not acknowledged enough for their exceptional contributions to the social fabric of our culture.
* Over 100 interviews with writers, artists, and creative thinkers per event. As the exhibition travels it changes, celebrating the creative community of each region alongside international voices.
Participating universities, institutions, and publications · The Creative Process could not be the constantly evolving traveling exhibition that it is without regional team members and participating students and faculty from...+
EDUCATING VIA AN EXHIBITION & Podcasts
Notable People Tell Their Stories · Our process always starts with people. We love powerful stories about meaningful life experiences and moving personal narratives that make a difference to the way we live. We create exhibitions that empower, engage, and inspire imaginative inquiry, combining bold and meaningful ideas with striking visuals to create memorable experiences.
The Creative Process is a podcast and international educational initiative. Its sister program One Planet Podcast focuses on the environment and issues facing people and the planet.
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The traveling exhibition takes the form of a large, hand-embellished, loose-leaf folio edition, making it ideal to exhibit on walls, stands, or display cabinets. The aim of the exhibition is to foster discussions among students and visitors about literature, the creative process, and the importance of the humanities. In these insightful interviews, artists, writers, and creative thinkers discuss their work and themes, touching upon issues of greatest importance to us today.
Participating universities are gifted their own hand-embellished, limited edition for their archives.* Literature, Humanities, and STEM departments are invited to participate in interviews and contribute text to the forward of their edition so that every exhibition is a unique representation of the creative contributions of each university and their region. Projection elements further expand the scope of the exhibition, document various educational initiatives, and make The Creative Process adaptable to any exhibition space.
* Optional A3, A2, Ledger, or ANSI C formats
INAUGURAL EXHIBITION AT THE SORBONNE 1 - PANTHÉON
The Creative Process has been shown at leading universities and venues, including University Library of Leuven, Flanders, Belgium for the European Conference for the Humanities, University of Salamanca for the 800th Anniversary, Byzantine & Christian Museum, Athens, Sorbonne among others. We also have ongoing exchanges, collaborations and podcasts celebrating of the artists of the Cité Internationale des Arts, Beaux Arts de Paris, Guild Hall of East Hampton, and other international arts organizations.
Mia Funk is an artist, podcast host, and creative educator. Founder of The Creative Process international educational initiative, podcast, and traveling exhibition. Her varied work sees her leading workshops and mentoring students around creativity, critical thinking, environmental ethics, arts and humanities disciplines. Her work appears in public and private collections, including the U.S. Library of Congress, Dublin Writers Museum, Office of Public Works, and other museums and culture centers. She has received awards and honors, including the Prix de Peinture from the Salon d’Automne and exhibited in the Grand Palais. Her paintings of Francis Bacon have won prizes and were exhibited in Paris and Brussels for Bacon’s centenary. As a writer and interviewer, she contributes to various national publications. Funk served on the National Advisory Council of the American Writers Museum and serves on the advisory board of the European Conference for the Humanities.
If you’d like to take part in this celebration of creativity and the humanities, please contact us.
The portraits and artworks for The Creative Process are paintings executed in oil, watercolor, pastel, encre de Chine and other mediums. The black and white photographs on this page are for illustrative purposes only and are not the copyright of Mia Funk.
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