Ep. 198 Lauren Tresp – Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief of Southwest Contemporary Magazine

Wes and Todd talk with Lauren Tresp, Founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of Southwest Contemporary Magazine. Lauren discusses her background and education, moving to Santa Fe, working in galleries, spirituality and religion, artificial intelligence, art criticism and writing, critical thinking, The Magazine and the genesis of Southwest Contemporary, challenges and costs of running a magazine, membership and it’s perks, workshops, readership, Southwest Contemporary’s mission, staff, the Southwest region that the magazine covers, the importance of journalism, the accomplishments of Southwest Contemporary that she’s most proud of, and the vision of Southwest Contemporary’s future.