Roddy Schrock

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My work is about taking ambitious, creative ideas and translating them into action.

For a decade, I served as the Executive Director of the art and technology center Eyebeam and led a comprehensive strategic pivot to rewire the fundamental flow of capital and support to match what artists actually needed. It was a massive undertaking, but we amplified our direct support to artists by over 500%.

My approach to cultural strategy is deeply informed by my own artistic background. I have lived and worked internationally, including in Japan and the Netherlands, and my work as a digital and sound artist has been commissioned by organizations like the American Music Center. I hold an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College and have served as an instructor in SVA's Curatorial Practice M.A. program and lectured at institutions like NYU’s ITP and California College of the Arts. During the systemic shock of the pandemic, I created the Informer podcast to actively map our shifting reality in conversation with leading artists and thinkers.

Today, I continue to volunteer with organizations I care deeply about, serving on the Netherlands-America Foundation Cultural Committee and the advisory board of OPEN.

I split my time between New York, and a historic home near Providence, Rhode Island, which I share with my partner, the writer Joon Oluchi Lee, and our two moderately well-behaved dogs.

For inquiries or to say hello, please email.

Roddy Schrock speaking at an art event in Brooklyn.

Photo by Whitney Legge.

“The work you've done has meant so much to me and countless other artists, and I'm deeply grateful.”
_{Lauren Lee McCarthy, artist}

“Your leadership has shaped such an important space for artists, thinkers, and makers—all of which will undoubtedly continue because of the work you’ve done.”
_{Jamie Allen, artist-researcher and organizer}

“Eyebeam has been such a force under your leadership.”
_{Angelo Plessas, artist}

“The opportunities you offered and the doors you opened still mean a lot.”
_{Laura Welzenbach, Ars Electronica}