The Truth In This Art is an arts-and-culture interview podcast hosted by Rob Lee. Each episode features longform conversations with artists, creative thinkers, and cultural workers — curators, gallerists, historians, museum professionals, designers, filmmakers, musicians, writers, and community builders — about how the work gets made and why it matters.

What you’ll hear
  • Process and practice: studio routines, deadlines, drafts, failures, pivots.
  • Origin stories and identity: where the work comes from and who it speaks to.
  • Impact and context: exhibitions, public art, collaboration, and the business side.
Across hundreds of episodes, guests span painting, sculpture, photography, illustration, printmaking, ceramics, textiles, installation, performance, street art and murals, graffiti, digital/new media, design, architecture, fashion, film, theater, dance, poetry, and literature.

From Baltimore and beyond, the show connects local voices with wider ideas — sharing stories that matter and connecting arts, culture, and community. If you’re looking for thoughtful artist interviews and real culture conversations, you’ll find practical insight for artists, creatives, and culture lovers.

New episodes drop regularly. Learn how arts and culture shape community, place, and everyday life — careers in art, creative resilience, collaboration, public art, exhibitions, and the broader cultural landscape.

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Have a story from Baltimore or beyond? Pitch to mtrthenetwork@gmail.com with “Pitch” in the subject line.

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