Art, Community, and Creating Change with Art By Fitz

Conversation Piece with Patrick Armstrong

On this week's episode of Conversation Piece, Shane Young bka Art By Fitz comes through to talk about his journey from basketball player to renowned Indianapolis artist and how his lived experiences and emotions inform his community-centered artwork. Fitz shares insights about the evolution of Indianapolis' art scene and the importance of building genuine offline communities. He also emphasizes the need for artists to understand their purpose, create platforms for themselves, and lead positive change in their communities.

Learn more about Fitz: https://www.artbyfitz.org/
Connect with Fitz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artbyfitz

Shout out to Dai, whose art is featured in this episode! Dai (pronounced like 'Day') is a local abstract artist here in Indianapolis. Their pieces "All These Feelings" & "I Trusted You" are from their series "A Story Like Mine." Both pieces are for sale and available for purchase via their website: https://daigallerie.square.site

Shout out to Frida's Flowers for sponsoring the show! Elevate your next event (or your living room) with some of Madeline's incredible work: fridasflowersindy.com/

This week’s Give Em Their Flowers shout out: the City of Indianapolis, including but not limited to: Maxie, Amaya Mims, by Michaelangelo, and GangGang

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Produced and hosted by: Patrick Armstrong

Filmed and edited by: Mike Lee Productions

Engineered and mixed by: Popular Rapture

Music by: original_soundtrack