The Artist’s Survival Guide alternatives: newsletters like it
24 newsletters in the NewsletterFIT index cover the same topics as The Artist’s Survival Guide (Art History, David Hockney and Photography). The closest matches are LA Insider, Live From California with Lloyd Kahn and Gianluca Nicoletti. They are ranked by how many topics they share with it, then by publicly shown subscribers.
Updated Nov 12, 2026 · ranked by shared topics, then publicly shown subscribers · methodology
About The Artist’s Survival Guide
I inspire artists and other creative people. My weekly newsletter, Art + Inspiration, is filled with culture, art, bits of nature and more. And the weekly column, The Artist's Survival Guide, features essays by artists…
- Art History
- David Hockney
- Photography
- Los Angeles Culture
- 1LA Insider27K subscribers
SubstackWeekly · last post 13 days ago
From recent posts: LA Insider publishes a weekly curated list of current and upcoming art exhibitions across Los Angeles museums and galleries. The publication focuses on contemporary art, photography, and installation works, serving art…
Likely audience: Art collectors
2 shared topics
- 2Live From California with Lloyd Kahn11K subscribers
SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 20 days ago
From recent posts: Live From California with Lloyd Kahn publishes a rotating mix of personal memoirs, investigative reporting on local issues like fishing regulations, and cultural commentary on topics ranging from skateboarding to Golden…
Likely audience: San Francisco locals
2 shared topics
- 3
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 6 days ago
From recent posts: Gianluca Nicoletti publishes a rotating mix of personal memoirs, media history, social advocacy, and science education profiles.
Likely audience: Artists
2 shared topics
- 4
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 7 days ago
From recent posts: Lina Scheynius publishes photography essays and book promotions that blend personal archives with historical art, often addressing themes of grief and the digital versus film debate. The content mixes live discussion…
Likely audience: Photographers and visual artists
2 shared topics
- 5
SubstackWeekly · last post 11 days ago
My writing and images, and Meg's art - intersections of time, place and perception. You will find ecopoetry and prose, art, photography, and travel. Some is from my past, and some so new the ink and paint are still wet…
Likely audience: Travel enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 6
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 11 days ago
memoirs about the theater of the absurd.
Likely audience: Film enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 7
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 42 days ago
Pull up a chair on the porch of 28 Barbary Lane—tales, truth, and tea from Armistead Maupin.
Likely audience: Art enthusiasts
2 shared topics
- 8
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 52 days ago
Musings of visual and literary art, Black feminist thought, and ancestral knowledge from my heart to yours.
Likely audience: Art historians
2 shared topics
- 9
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 36 days ago
how do we talk more ambitiously about the future? expressive essays on art, literature, and software˚⟡˖ ࣪from San Francisco
Likely audience: Art historians
2 shared topics
- 10
SubstackMonthly or less · last post Aug 21, 2026
Likely audience: Art historians
2 shared topics
- 11
SubstackMonthly or less · last post Sep 7, 2026
Likely audience: Visual artists
2 shared topics
- 12Gayety261K subscribers
SubstackWeekly · last post 13 days ago
A gay-owned, authentically queer editorial publication celebrating LGBTQ+ culture, entertainment, and creative work.
Likely audience: LGBTQ+ community members
1 shared topic
- 13Patti Smith252K subscribers
SubstackWeekly · last post 15 days ago
The reader is my notebook
Likely audience: Substack readers
1 shared topic
- 14The Weekly Dish191K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 12 days ago
"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - George Orwell.
Likely audience: podcast listeners
1 shared topic
- 15Cool Stories About Art 185K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 10 days ago
From recent posts: Cool Stories About Art publishes narrative nonfiction and biographical essays covering art history, specific artists like Banksy and Michelangelo, and cultural topics ranging from Renaissance sculpture to street art…
Likely audience: Art history enthusiasts
1 shared topic
- 16Katie Couric170K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 10 days ago
From recent posts: Katie Couric's publication mixes personal lifestyle recommendations on fashion, home decor, and beauty with in-depth interviews on politics, memoirs, and public figures. It serves as a hybrid platform for consumer…
Likely audience: Home cooks
1 shared topic
- 17Tripoto's Weekly Newsletter165K subscribers
Substacklast post Jul 9, 2026
From recent posts: Tripoto's Weekly Newsletter publishes practical travel guides, itineraries, and destination spotlights for solo and group travelers across India, Nepal, and Hong Kong. The publication mixes in-depth field notes on…
Likely audience: Adventure travelers
1 shared topic
- 18DrawTogether with WendyMac112K subscribers
SubstackWeekly · last post 10 days ago
Drawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative community and drawing…
Likely audience: Artists and illustrators
1 shared topic
- 19General Mix80K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 13 days ago
Moda, film e quello che mi piace dal web e non. Ogni Martedì e (ogni due) Venerdì nella tua casella email.
Likely audience: Fashion enthusiasts
1 shared topic
- 20Beauty is truth78K subscribers
SubstackWeekly · last post 13 days ago
Beauty is truth, truth beauty — that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
Likely audience: Art history enthusiasts
1 shared topic
- 21Bonner Private Research72K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 9 days ago
From recent posts: Bonner Private Research publishes a mix of personal memoirs on historical events and analytical essays on fiscal policy and political polarization. The newsletter targets readers interested in the intersection of…
Likely audience: history enthusiasts
1 shared topic
- 22The Great Women Artists64K subscribers
SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 23 days ago
Celebrating all things women artists
Likely audience: Art historians and researchers
1 shared topic
- 23The Rose Period60K subscribers
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 10 days ago
The special, unusual, and unexpected stories of the art world that you (and I) should know about.
Likely audience: Art enthusiasts
1 shared topic
- 24Art Every Day53K subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 9 days ago
The number 1 newsletter for Art Lovers This is great art - past and present - delivered to you daily. Monday to Friday
Likely audience: Art collectors
1 shared topic
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