Art with Authority: Integrating Fine Art into Your Design Process with Sarah Hurt

Season 8 of The Interior Collective Podcast is brought to you by Loloi.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Dezign Assist.

Today we’re talking about one of the most intimidating and misunderstood layers of an interior design project: art.

My guest is Sarah Hurt, founder of Seattle Art Source, an art advisory that has worked alongside interior designers across the Pacific Northwest since 2017. Sarah’s entire business exists to remove the hesitation designers often feel around specifying art, and to help them position it not as an afterthought, but as a strategic and emotional anchor within a home.

In this episode, we’re getting practical. We’re talking about when to introduce art into the project timeline, how to speak about it with authority, what your role is versus an art advisor’s role, and how art can actually elevate your client experience while protecting their financial investment.

If art has ever felt like the most mysterious line item in your design proposal, this one is for you.