May 25, 2026 · 25 min · 8 segments
Thanks for listening to the second episode of our new series of In Dialogue – the podcast for emerging artists. This week we’re talking feedback, with the help of contributors Annie Lowry Thomas…
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What I'm hearing is it's about gaining a level of understanding of your work and where it is you want it to go.
Letting feedback guide but not dictate your process so it remains your own and isn't hijacked into something you never wanted it to become.
I've been contemplating another thing that Jordan said about making that feedback space your own.
I think often we feel at the mercy of criticism and it can be something that's put on us and our work.
I'm not going to pretend that in some ways that's not true but just because that's how it is doesn't mean that's how it always should be.
I would love to see more early career artists start to challenge that system to take control of how they get the feedback they need and by proxy gain more control of their own work's development.
A provocation for you then.
The next time you ask for feedback consider how you can get the most out of it, what are the best questions to ask and what is it you're planning on doing with it.
And the same with whenever you're asked to give your thoughts on someone's writing or you're present at a scratch event and what would actually be helpful to the artist right now.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
What I'm hearing is it's about gaining a level of understanding of your work and where it is you want it to go.
Letting feedback guide but not dictate your process so it remains your own and isn't hijacked into something you never wanted it to become.
I've been contemplating another thing that Jordan said about making that feedback space your own.
I think often we feel at the mercy of criticism and it can be something that's put on us and our work.
I'm not going to pretend that in some ways that's not true but just because that's how it is doesn't mean that's how it always should be.
I would love to see more early career artists start to challenge that system to take control of how they get the feedback they need and by proxy gain more control of their own work's development.
A provocation for you then.
The next time you ask for feedback consider how you can get the most out of it, what are the best questions to ask and what is it you're planning on doing with it.
And the same with whenever you're asked to give your thoughts on someone's writing or you're present at a scratch event and what would actually be helpful to the artist right now.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
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