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What Makes A Legacy: The Urgency of History
Biography, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Speech
What Makes A Legacy: The Urgency of History
Biography, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Speech

June 2026, Legacy Lab New Mexico

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Biography, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Speech
Art & Money Need Not Be Strange Bedfellows
Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future
Interview
Art & Money Need Not Be Strange Bedfellows
Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future
Interview

May 2026, Tête-à-Tech @ Macktez

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Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future
Interview
MASS MoCA Art Futures Award
Vision For The Future, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Advocacy for Change
Speech
MASS MoCA Art Futures Award
Vision For The Future, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Advocacy for Change
Speech

May 2025, MASS MoCA

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Vision For The Future, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Advocacy for Change
Speech
RESET: 2025
Marketing, Building Systems, Vision For The Future, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Speech
RESET: 2025
Marketing, Building Systems, Vision For The Future, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Speech

December 2024, VIA/WAGNER Incubator Gathering

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Marketing, Building Systems, Vision For The Future, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Speech
International Women’s Day 2024
Just Say No To The Status Quo, Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing
International Women’s Day 2024
Just Say No To The Status Quo, Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing

2024, Letter to Friends

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Just Say No To The Status Quo, Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing
Joyful Generosity
Advocacy for Change, Artist Education and Professional Development, Building Systems, Marketing
Speech
Joyful Generosity
Advocacy for Change, Artist Education and Professional Development, Building Systems, Marketing
Speech

April 2024, Brown University

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Advocacy for Change, Artist Education and Professional Development, Building Systems, Marketing
Speech
Ruby’s 75th Birthday Speeches
Biography
Speech
Ruby’s 75th Birthday Speeches
Biography
Speech

2023, Penny Farthing NYC

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Biography
Speech
Conversation with Ruby Lerner and Leslie Singer
Creative Capital
Video
Conversation with Ruby Lerner and Leslie Singer
Creative Capital
Video

2023

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Creative Capital
Video
Ruby Lerner and Heather Bhandari Discuss the Life and Times of Ruby Lerner in two parts
Biography, Creative Capital, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Video
Ruby Lerner and Heather Bhandari Discuss the Life and Times of Ruby Lerner in two parts
Biography, Creative Capital, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Video

2023

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Biography, Creative Capital, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Video
Informer Podcast with Roddy Schrock
Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Audio
Informer Podcast with Roddy Schrock
Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Audio

2023

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Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Audio
Arch Gilles, Ruby Lerner, and Heather Bhandari Discussion
Creative Capital
Video
Arch Gilles, Ruby Lerner, and Heather Bhandari Discussion
Creative Capital
Video

2023

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Creative Capital
Video
Beyond The Studio: Ruby Lerner
Artist Education and Professional Development, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Audio
Beyond The Studio: Ruby Lerner
Artist Education and Professional Development, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Audio

2023

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Artist Education and Professional Development, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Audio
Some Thoughts on Making a Life in the Arts
Artist Education and Professional Development, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing
Some Thoughts on Making a Life in the Arts
Artist Education and Professional Development, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing

2023

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Artist Education and Professional Development, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing
The Business of You: Time, Treasure, Throng, Trajectory (Abridged)
Artist Education and Professional Development
Speech, Workshop
The Business of You: Time, Treasure, Throng, Trajectory (Abridged)
Artist Education and Professional Development
Speech, Workshop

2023, Abridged From Multiple Workshops

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Artist Education and Professional Development
Speech, Workshop
Museum As Stakeholder: How To Retool the Funding Landscape and Invest in a Social Change Ecosystem
Creative Capital, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Interview
Museum As Stakeholder: How To Retool the Funding Landscape and Invest in a Social Change Ecosystem
Creative Capital, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Interview

2022, Museum Metomorphosis: Cultivating Change Through Cultural Citizenship

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Creative Capital, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Interview
Fierce, Feisty, Fearless
Political Writing, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal
Fierce, Feisty, Fearless
Political Writing, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal

2021

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Political Writing, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal
INVINCIBLE ARTISTS: A Cultural Hub Inspired by the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Vision For The Future, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal
INVINCIBLE ARTISTS: A Cultural Hub Inspired by the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Vision For The Future, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal

2021

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Vision For The Future, Building Systems, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal
National Artist in Residence Program at Community Colleges throughout the US
Political Writing, Advocacy for Change, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal
National Artist in Residence Program at Community Colleges throughout the US
Political Writing, Advocacy for Change, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal

2021

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Political Writing, Advocacy for Change, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal
Art and Justice with Ruby Lerner
Advocacy for Change
Audio
Art and Justice with Ruby Lerner
Advocacy for Change
Audio

February 26, 2021; Art Shouts Podcast | Artsxchange

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Advocacy for Change
Audio
Radical Creativity: Why It Matters, What It Takes Inventing Creative Capital
Creative Capital, Building Systems
Speech
Radical Creativity: Why It Matters, What It Takes Inventing Creative Capital
Creative Capital, Building Systems
Speech

February 2021, University of Southern California Roski

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Creative Capital, Building Systems
Speech
Moore College Commencement Address
Artist Education and Professional Development, Biography
Speech
Moore College Commencement Address
Artist Education and Professional Development, Biography
Speech

May 2020, Moore College of Art

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Artist Education and Professional Development, Biography
Speech
Syllabus: Performing Arts Strategies for the Future
Artist Education and Professional Development, Marketing
Syllabus
Syllabus: Performing Arts Strategies for the Future
Artist Education and Professional Development, Marketing
Syllabus

2020, The New School

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Artist Education and Professional Development, Marketing
Syllabus
Matrix of Bullshit
Political Writing, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal
Matrix of Bullshit
Political Writing, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal

2019

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Political Writing, Just Say No To The Status Quo
Proposal
Taxonomy of Artist Supports
Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing
Taxonomy of Artist Supports
Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing

2017

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Advocacy for Change, Vision For The Future
Unpublished Writing
Women’s Congress: Game On!
Political Writing, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Proposal
Women’s Congress: Game On!
Political Writing, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Proposal

September 2017

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Political Writing, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Proposal
Radical Creativity as a Lever for Social Change: Why It Matters, What It Takes
Creative Capital, Advocacy for Change, Building Systems
Book Chapter
Radical Creativity as a Lever for Social Change: Why It Matters, What It Takes
Creative Capital, Advocacy for Change, Building Systems
Book Chapter

2017; Theatre, Performance and Change

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Creative Capital, Advocacy for Change, Building Systems
Book Chapter
Building the Next America: Foresight is 20/20
Political Writing, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Proposal
Building the Next America: Foresight is 20/20
Political Writing, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Proposal

January 2017

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Political Writing, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Vision For The Future
Proposal
Draft of Marbury Report Article On Retirement
Biography
Published Writing
Draft of Marbury Report Article On Retirement
Biography
Published Writing

August 2016, Marbury Report

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Biography
Published Writing
Baltimore Contemporary Artist Retreat, Keynote
Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future, Building Systems
Speech
Baltimore Contemporary Artist Retreat, Keynote
Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future, Building Systems
Speech

August 2016, Outside Baltimore

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Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future, Building Systems
Speech
Maryland Institute College of Art Commencement Address
Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Building Systems, Biography
Speech
Maryland Institute College of Art Commencement Address
Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Building Systems, Biography
Speech

Summer 2016, MICA

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Artist Education and Professional Development, Vision For The Future, Call To Action: Leading In Crisis, Building Systems, Biography
Speech