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.

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

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Latest Episodes

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You know those moments when a photograph or film clip feels like it’s speaking hidden truths? New School professor and interdisciplinary artist Isaiah Winters returns ...

#29 – How to Bring Portraits to Life on Canvas | Monica Ikegwu

You know that moment when a painting feels so real you swear the subject might blink? Hyper-realist portraitist Monica Ikegwu returns to reveal the behind-the-scenes r...

#28 – How Do You Bring Art to the People? | Ky Vassor

You’ve probably admired one of Ky Vassor’s murals without even knowing it—now she’s back to pull back the curtain on how those vibrant public artworks, pop-up workshop...

#27 – How to Master Moving People Through Music | DJ James Nasty

Baltimore’s own DJ and producer James Nasty returns to share how stepping away from substances sparked new clarity, how he built Ecstatic Dance Baltimore into an inclu...

#26 - How Does Art Turn Pain Into Power? | Ayiana Viviana

Abstract neurographic artist Ayiana Viviana shares how reconnecting with Puerto Rico, battling inner struggles, and choosing self-trust transformed her art—and her lif...

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