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Building a Powerful Artist Community Through Conversation & Critique with Ruth Lantz
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S1 E33. Ruth Lantz, a visual artist, educator and founder of Crit Connection, shares her perspective on cultivating community amongst artists. We highlight the importance of connecting with fellow creatives to engage in meaningful discussion, as well as the benefits of building organic relationships within the art world. Here’s what we discuss:
1. Why Ruth is interested in exploring space as it relates to landscape, and the current shift that is happening in the way we experience the world and visual imagery as technology continues to rise.
2. Ruth’s work as an educator, and how it’s impacted her artistic practice.
3. What inspired Ruth to launch Crit Connection, a platform that provides artists with the opportunity to grow their network and build powerful relationships.
About Ruth:
Ruth Lantz, an Illinois-based artist, received her Masters in Visual Studies from the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) in Portland, OR in 2010. Her work has been featured nationally at numerous galleries and institutions, including the Rockford Art Museum (Rockford, IL), Russo Lee Gallery (Portland, OR), Washington State University Vancouver (Vancouver, WA), Governors State University (University Park, IL), St. Louis Artist’s Guild (St. Louis, MO), Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, IL) and Indianapolis Art Center (Indianapolis, IN). Her work was showcased at the Portland International Airport and at the Fringe Festival at Southern Oregon University and she was a presenter in the “Making a Better Painting” Symposium at the Hoffman Gallery at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR. Lantz is the founder of Crit Connection, a project providing networking opportunities and resources to emerging and mid-career artists. She currently teaches at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Portland Community College.
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Website + email: ruthlantz.com + critconnection@gmail.com
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