MASS MoCA Art Futures Award

May 2025, MASS MoCA

MASS MoCA, 2025

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Ruby Lerner and Heather Bhandari Discuss the Life and Times of Ruby Lerner in two parts

2023

2023

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Informer Podcast with Roddy Schrock

2023

2023

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From the episode webpage:

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Having worked in the arts in NYC for about 15 years now, a constant inspiration has been Ruby Lerner. I have found her profound commitment to the importance of artists in building a more imaginative and rich culture in this country to be the gold standard in designing rational approaches to arts funding.

If you are an artist, or someone who cares about the health and wellbeing of the arts in the United States, I think you will find this conversation to be both insightful and inspirational. There's only one Ruby and I am honored to be able to work with her through my directorship at Eyebeam, where she serves on the board. It was a pleasure to dig into the shifts since the meltdown of the NEA in the 90's to the current version of the culture wars we are experiencing now, from her perspective, as an arts executive since the 80's.

As she finalizes a new archive and website of her work and the artists that she has engaged with, this was a fine moment to capture conversations that we typically have offline.

From informerpodcast.com:

Informer invites audiences behind the screen to meet the people sketching, hacking, and imagining the next versions of our world.

Hosted by Roddy Schrock, Informer spotlights creative minds grappling with a changing world through art, technology, or both. Schrock connects with friends in lively, critical dialogue to learn more about what sparks their imagination.

Roddy Schrock is an arts organizer and curator, currently Executive Director of Eyebeam in New York, with a career in digital art and production spanning over two decades and three continents.

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Beyond The Studio: Ruby Lerner

2023

Beyond The Studio Podcast, 2023

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“New episode with Ruby Lerner is live.

This week's episode of Beyond the Studio is a special one—we had the enormous privilege of sitting down to interview none other than Ruby Lerner, founding Executive Director of Creative Capital! If you're not already familiar with Ruby's work, she has devoted her career to supporting artists as a fierce advocate for professional development (Beyond the Studio exists thanks to her legacy!), and we were thrilled to speak with her as she is nearing her 75th birthday and the launch of her new website and online archive.

Hear more from Ruby as she reflects back on her 40 year career advocating for the arts and artists, her advice for emerging arts leaders today, the importance of archiving and personal finance, what it would take to build a nationwide infrastructure of support for artists, and why she remains optimistic about the future.”

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Some Thoughts on Making a Life in the Arts

2023

March 2023

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Museum As Stakeholder: How To Retool the Funding Landscape and Invest in a Social Change Ecosystem

2022, Museum Metomorphosis: Cultivating Change Through Cultural Citizenship

Museum Metomorphasis: Cultivating Change Through Cultural Citizenship, 2022

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Women’s Congress: Game On!

September 2017

Unpublished proposal, September 2017

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Building the Next America: Foresight is 20/20

January 2017

Unpublished proposal, January 2017

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Maryland Institute College of Art Commencement Address

Summer 2016, MICA

MICA, Summer 2016

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Maine College of Art Commencement Address

2016, Maine College of Art

Maine College of Art, 2016

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ArtTable Luncheon Keynote: Towards A Generous System

April 2001

April 2001

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An Open Letter

January 1997, The Independent Film and Video Monthly

The Independent Film and Video Monthly, January 1997

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What Is To Be Done?

August 1995, Village Voice

Village Voice, August 1995

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On Culture and Power

June 1995, The Independent Film and Video Monthly

The Independent Film and Video Monthly, June 1995

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NEA Cuts Reaction

Jan/Feb 1995, The Independent Film and Video Monthly

The Independent Film and Video Monthly, January/February 1995

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Community Arts Leadership Institute Alabama Arts Council

September 1994, Alabama Arts Council

Alabama Arts Council, September 1994

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Back To The Future

June 1994, The Independent Film and Video Monthly

The Independent Film and Video Monthly, June 1994

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Break On Through To the Other Side

1990s

1990s

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Towards A Comprehensive Support System For Midwestern Visual Artists

1988, Arts Midwest; Report to Arts Midwest on Visual Arts Focus Groups

Arts Midwest, 1988

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League of Chicago Theaters: Midwinter Retreat

1988, League of Chicago Theaters

League of Chicago Theaters, 1988

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