Our Community — Ruth Arts

Responding to the evolving needs of our community and working across a wide spectrum of lived experiences, we aim to support those that center the unconventional and the exciting.

People

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Adrienne EdwardsNew York
Northeast
Ajay Kurian
Alex Da CortePennsylvania
Northeast
Alison Elizabeth TaylorNew York, New York
Northeast
Amy FungCanada
International
Anaïs DuplanVermont
Northeast
Andrea AnderssonLouisiana
South
Andrea ChungCalifornia
West
Angela PiehlWisconsin
Midwest
Angelik Vizcarrondo-LaboyCalifornia
West
Anna TsouhlarakisColorado
West
Anonymous
Ashwini RamaswamyMinnesota
Midwest
Azikiwe MohammedNew York
Northeast

Tending to a culture

Residents gathered around a bonfire at Skowhegan

Yes write about it if I like or anything if I like: being there there for Material Practice

Material Practice, October 4–6, 2023

Raising Kids, Raising Institutions

Anaïs Duplan. Photo: Ally Caple

A Marfa Meditation

B

Bana KattanIllinois
Midwest
Brandon SheatsGeorgia
South

Towards a world as we all want to see it

C

Candice LinCalifornia
West
Cara BenedettoVirginia
Northeast
Carolina CaycedoCalifornia
West
Carolina Maki Kitagawa FrisbyMexico
International
Chloë BassNew York
Northeast
Christine Sun KimGermany
International
Courtney McClellanGeorgia
South

Towards a world as we all want to see it

D

Dan ByersMassachusetts
Northeast
Daniel Lind-RamosPuerto Rico
Non-Continental U.S.
Daniel FullerGeorgia
South
Dasha Kelly HamiltonWisconsin
Midwest
Didier WilliamPennsylvania
Northeast
Dionne LeeOhio
Midwest
Dyani White HawkMinnesota
Midwest

Love your neighbor as yourself

Birding Tower in Winter. Photo: Daniel Fuller

Poetics of Home

POETS FROM STILL WATERS: (TOP L-R) AARON, MS. INKER SPITFIRE, DAN VAUGHN, DJ VEL, MUHIBB DYER, TINA "MS. JAZZI" NIXON (BOTTOM L -R) DASHA KELLY HAMILTON, KWABENA NIXON AND NATIONAL GUEST FEATURE THE LEGENDARY BLACK ICE.

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Fatima LasterWisconsin
Midwest

G

Gala Porras-KimCalifornia
West
Gaëtane VernaOhio
Midwest
Guadalupe MaravillaNew York
Northeast

H

Hasan ElahiMichigan
Midwest
Hayal PozantiVermont
Northeast
Heather HartNew York
Northeast
Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of BirdsOklahoma
South
Hương NgôCalifornia
West
Hồng-Ân TrươngNorth Carolina
South

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Indira AllegraCalifornia
West

J

Untitled (Roots & Culture)

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Made For Us

Mandy Harris Williams and Nikita Gale in Conversation. Photo Courtesy The Black Embodiments Studio

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Lauren HaynesNew York
Northeast
Lisa StoneWisconsin
Midwest
Lorraine O'GradyNew York
Northeast
Lynne YamamotoMassachusetts
Northeast

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Maia Cruz PalileoNew York
Northeast
Mark Thomas GibsonPennsylvania
Northeast
Martine SymsCalifornia
West
Mel ChinNorth Carolina
South
Michelle GrabnerWisconsin
Midwest

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Pao Houa HerMinnesota
Midwest

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Raven ChaconDiné/New Mexico
West
Renée StoutWashington, D.C.
Northeast
Reuben RoqueñiOregon
West
Roberto LugoPennsylvania
Northeast
Rose B. SimpsonNew Mexico
Southwest
Ryan N. DennisTexas
South

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T

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Verónica GaonaTexas
South
Victoria SungCalifornia
West

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Wanda NanibushCanada
International
Woody De OthelloCalifornia
West

Z

Yes write about it if I like or anything if I like: being there there for Material Practice

Material Practice, October 4–6, 2023

Organizations

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American Indian Cultural Center Foundation (First Americans Museum) Oklahoma City, OK
Southwest
AFRICOBRAChicago, Illinois
Midwest
AMBOSLos Angeles, California
West
Afro CharitiesBaltimore, Maryland
Northeast
All My Relations ArtsMinneapolis, Minnesota
Midwest
Alternate RootsAtlanta, Georgia
South
Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Amargosa Opera HouseDeath Valley, California
West
American Craft CouncilMinneapolis, Minnesota
Midwest
American Players Theatre of WisconsinSpring Green, Wisconsin
Midwest
AntennaNew Orleans, Louisiana
South
Anti-Eviction Mapping ProjectNational
Nationwide
AppalshopWhitesburg, Kentucky
South
Art EnablesWashington, District of Columbia
Northeast
Art FarmMarquette, Nebraska
Midwest
Art Handlxrs*San Francisco, California
West
Art OmiGhent, New York
Northeast
Art RoadLivonia, Michigan
Midwest
Art.coopUnited States
Nationwide
Artist As First ResponderOakland, California
West
Artists Working in Education Inc. (AWE)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Artists' Cooperative Residencies & Exhibitions (ACRE )Chicago, Illinois/Wisconsin
Midwest
Arts & Literature LaboratoryMadison
Midwest
Arts @ LargeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Asia Art Archive in AmericaBrooklyn, New York
Northeast
Asian American Arts AllianceNew York, New York
Northeast

A Marfa Meditation

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BUSH GallerySecwépemc Nation
West
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa IndiansOdanah
Midwest
BalletXPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Northeast
Ballroom MarfaMarfa, Texas
South
Baxter St. Camera Club of New YorkNew York, New York
Northeast
Bembé Drum & DanceMilwaukee
Midwest
Bemis Center for Contemporary ArtsOmaha, Nebraska
Midwest
Benny Andrews EstateBrooklyn, New York
Northeast
Beta-LocalSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Territory
Big Car CollaborativeIndianapolis, Indiana
Midwest
Black Art LibraryDetroit, Michigan
Midwest
Black Artists of DCWashington, DC
East
Black Arts MKEMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Black Cube Nomadic MuseumDenver, Colorado
West
Black Image CenterLos Angeles. California
West
Black Image CenterLos Angeles, CA
West
Black Lunch TableChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Black Mountain College Museum and Art CenterAsheville, North Carolina
South
Black Quantum FuturismLos Angeles, California
West
BlackStarPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Northeast
Bread and Puppet TheaterGlover, Vermont
Northeast
Brew and ForgeAmherst, Massachusetts
East
Brooklyn RailBrooklyn, New York
Northeast
BurnawayAtlanta, Georgia
South

A Marfa Meditation

Benny Andrews: Trouble

Towards a world as we all want to see it

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CAM Summer FellowshipMemphis, Tennessee
South
COUSIN CollectiveRiverside, California
West
Cactus+Milwaukee
Midwest
Cassandra PressLos Angeles, California
West
Center for Contemporary Arts Santa FeSanta Fe, New Mexico
West
Center for Hmong Arts and TalentSt. Paul, Minnesota
Midwest
Center for Land Use InterpretationCulver City, California
West
Center for Native FuturesChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW)Kingston, New York
Northeast
Charlotte Street FoundationKansas City, Missouri
South
Chevelon MusicEau Claire
Midwest
Chicago Artists CoalitionChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Children's Art CarnivalNew York, New York
Northeast
Children's Museum of the Arts New YorkNew York, New York
Northeast
Chinatown Art BrigadeNew York, New York
East
Cog•nate CollectiveNational City, California
West
Coleman Center for the ArtsYork, Alabama
South
Contemporary Art LibraryLos Angeles, California
West
Cooperation RacineChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Corita Art CenterLos Angeles, California
West
Create WisconsinMadison, Wisconsin
Midwest
Creative Artist AssociationChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Creative GrowthOakland, California
West
Crow's Shadow Institute of the ArtsPendleton, Oregon
West
Culture PushNew York, New York
Northeast

A Marfa Meditation

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Dark NoiseNational
Nationwide
Deaf SpotlightSeattle, Washington
West
Delfina FoundationLondon, United Kingdom
International
Denniston HillGlen Wild, New York
Northeast
Dirt PalaceProvidence, Rhode Island
Northeast
DiverseWorksHouston, Texas
South
Doll Museum ForwardPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Northeast
Dox Thrash Art ProjectPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Northeast
Dr. James W. Washington Jr. and Mrs. Janie Roggua Washington FoundationSeattle, Washington
West

Yes write about it if I like or anything if I like: being there there for Material Practice

Material Practice, October 4–6, 2023

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Elsewhere MuseumGreensboro, North Carolina
South
Experimental Sound StudioChicago, Illinois
Midwest

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Feel the BeatDenver, Colorado
West
First Light AlaskaAnchorage, Alaska
Pacific
First Peoples FundRapid City, South Dakota
Midwest
Floating MuseumChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Fogo Island ArtsFogo Island, Canada
International
For the Birds Trapped in AirportsLos Angeles, CA
West
Franklin FurnaceBrooklyn, New York
Northeast
Fusebox FestivalAustin, Texas
South

Yes write about it if I like or anything if I like: being there there for Material Practice

Material Practice, October 4–6, 2023

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GEEXMadison
Midwest
GYOPOLos Angeles, California
West
GrandviewHollandale, Wisconsin
Midwest
Greetings from South-CentralLos Angeles, California
West

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Harlem StageNew York, New York
Northeast
Hawaiʻi International Film FestivalHonolulu, Hawaiʻi
Pacific
Haystack Mountain School of CraftsDeer Isle, Maine
Northeast
Headlands Center for the ArtsSausalito, California
West
High Concept LabsChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Hmong American CenterWausau
Midwest
Ho-Chunk NationBlack River Falls
Midwest
Hoʻomau Nā Maka o ka ʻĀinaKāʻū, Hawaiʻi
Pacific
Human ResourcesLos Angeles, California
West

A Marfa Meditation

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A Marfa Meditation

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Kamoinge CollectiveNew York, New York
East
Kenkeleba HouseNew York, New York
Northeast
Kinetic LightNational
Nationwide

L

L.V. Hull Legacy CenterKosciusko, Mississippi
Northeast
La Casa de Arte y Cultura De la Playa de Ponce, Inc.Ponce, Puerto Rico
Territory
La ImpresoraIsabela, Puerto Rico
Territory
La La Lil JidarPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
East
Lakeshore ChoraleSheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Midwest
Las Fotos ProjectLos Angeles, California
West
Las Nietas de NonóCarolina, Puerto Rico
Non-Continental U.S.
Lauren Edson Dance IncorporatedBoise, Idaho
West
Leap Arts in EducationSan Francisco, California
West
Lenni Lenapexkweyok 5 diasporic Lenape Nations (in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Ontario)
Midwest
Locust ProjectsMiami, Florida
South
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Inc. (LACE)Los Angeles, California
West
Los Angeles Visual Arts CoalitionPasadena, California
West
Lump GalleryChapel Hill, North Carolina
South
Lynden Sculpture GardenRiver Hills, WI
Midwest

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MARSH STLSt. Louis, Missouri
Midwest
Macro WavesSan Francisco, California
West
Marble House ProjectDorset, Vermont
Northeast
Materials for the ArtsLong Island. City, New York
Northeast
Maude Kerns Art CenterEugene, Oregon
West
Ma’s House & BIPOC Art StudioSouthampton, New York
Northeast
Mecikalski Stovewood Buildings FoundationPelican Lake, Wisconsin
Midwest
Midway Contemporary ArtMinneapolis, Minnesota
Midwest
Milwaukee Ballet CompanyMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Milwaukee FilmMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Milwaukee Repertory TheaterMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Movement ResearchNew York, New York
Northeast
Museum of Jurassic TechnologyCulver City, California
West

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NIAD Art CenterRichmond, California
West
NXTHVNNew Haven, Connecticut
Northeast
Nancy Graves FoundationLong Island. City, New York
Northeast
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)Boulder, Colorado
West
Native Arts and Cultures FoundationPortland, Oregon
West
New CritsVirtual
Nationwide
New Red OrderOjibway/Tlingit (National)
Nationwide
Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert MuseumCulver City, California
West
Northern Clay CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota
Midwest

Tending to a culture

Residents gathered around a bonfire at Skowhegan

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Para SiteHong Kong
International
PasaquanBuena Vista, Georgia
South
Pearl Fryar Topiary GardenRaleigh, South Carolina
South
Penland School of CraftBakersville, North Carolina
South
Penumbra FoundationNew York, New York
Northeast
People's Kitchen CollectiveOakland, California
West
Performance SpaceNew York, New York
Performance SpaceNew York, New York
Northeast
Pike School of ArtSummit, Mississippi
South
Pink Umbrella Theater CompanyMilwaukee
Midwest
Plataforma EjePuerto Rico
Non-Continental U.S.
Plymouth Art MuseumPlymouth, Wisconsin
Midwest
Poeh Cultural CenterSanta Fe, New Mexico
West
Pot LALos Angeles, California
West
Prairie Moon Sculpture Garden and MuseumFountain City, Wisconsin
Midwest
Press PressBaltimore, Maryland
East
Project EATSNew York, New York
Northeast
Project OnwardChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Project Row HousesHouston, Texas
South
Project for Empty SpaceNewark, New Jersey
Northeast
Puʻuhonua SocietyHonolulu, Hawaiʻi
Pacific
Pública Espacio CulturalSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Territory

Yes write about it if I like or anything if I like: being there there for Material Practice

Material Practice, October 4–6, 2023

A Marfa Meditation

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R

Yes write about it if I like or anything if I like: being there there for Material Practice

Material Practice, October 4–6, 2023

A Marfa Meditation

Untitled (Roots & Culture)

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S.O.U.R.C.E. StudioBurnsville, North Carolina
South
S.P. Dinsmoor's Garden of EdenLucas, Kansas
Midwest
SPACESCleveland, Ohio
Midwest
Safe Harbors NYCNew York, New York
East
Sala DiazSan Antonio, Texas
South
Salvation MountainCalipatria, California
West
Sari SariNew York, New York
East
Seattle Asian American Film FestivalSeattle, Washington
West
Self-Help Graphics and ArtsLos Angeles, California
West
Sheboygan Symphony OrchestraSheboygan, Wisconsin
Midwest
Sheboygan Theater CompanySheboygan, Wisconsin
Midwest
Side Street ProjectsPasadena, California
West
Sixty Inches From CenterChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Skowhegan School of Painting & SculptureSkowhegan, Maine
Northeast
Sky City Cultural Center and Acoma PuebloAcoma Pueblo, New Mexico
West
Slanguage StudioWilmington, California
West
Smack MellonBrooklyn, New York
Northeast
Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachussets
Northeast
Smoke School of ArtAtlanta, Georgia
South
South Side Community Art CenterChicago, Illinois
Midwest
Spiderwoman TheaterNew York, New York
East
Storefront for Art and ArchitectureNew York, New York
Northeast
Studio Arts BoulderBoulder, Colorado
West
Studio K FlamencoMilwaukee
Midwest
Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling (SHCMAS)New York, New York
Northeast

Tending to a culture

Residents gathered around a bonfire at Skowhegan

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TRADES A.I.R.Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Pacific
Taller PuertorriqueñoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Northeast
Tamir Rice FoundationCleveland, Ohio
Midwest
Teatro Experimental YerbabrujaBay Shore, New York
Northeast
Ten ChimneysWaukesha, Wisconsin
Midwest
The Alice Austen HouseStaten Island, New York
Northeast
The Arts of LifeChicago, Illinois
Midwest
The Black Embodiments StudioSeattle, Washington
West
The Black Painters AcademyNew York, New York
Northeast
The Black SchoolNew Orleans, Louisiana
South
The Center for Afrofuturist StudiesIowa City, Iowa
Midwest
The Chauvin Sculpture GardenChauvin, Louisiana
South
The Clay StudioPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Northeast
The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists NetworkNational
Nationwide
The Great NorthernMinneapolis, Minnesota
Midwest
The Griot Museum of Black HistorySt. Louis, Missouri
Midwest
The Hartman Rock GardenSpringfield, Ohio
Midwest
The Heidelberg ProjectDetroit, Michigan
Midwest
The Jazz GalleryNew York, New York
Northeast
The KitchenNew York, New York
Northeast
The LabSan Francisco, California
West
The Langlais Art PreserveRockland, Maine
Northeast
The Last Resort Artist RetreatBaltimore, Maryland
Northeast
The Laundromat ProjectBrooklyn, New York
Northeast
The Leather Archives and MuseumChicago, Illinois
Midwest
The LuminarySt. Louis, Missouri
Midwest
The Marsha P. Johnson InstituteNew York, New York
West
The Open FundWisconsin
Midwest
The Painted ForestValton, Wisconsin
Midwest
The Paul and Matilda Wegner GrottoSparta, Wisconsin
Midwest
The Propeller GroupInternational
International
The Stephanie H. Weill Center for the Performing ArtsSheboygan, Wisconsin
Midwest
The Union for Contemporary ArtOmaha, Nebraska
Midwest
The W.O.W. ProjectNew York, New York
Northeast
The Wisconsin Concrete ParkPhillips, Wisconsin
Midwest
The World StageLos Angeles, California
West
Theater For Young AudiencesSheboygan, Wisconsin
Midwest
Toshiko Takaezu FoundationQuakertown, New Jersey
Northeast
Tropic EditionsHonolulu, Hawaiʻi
Pacific
Tuesday Night ProjectLos Angeles. California
West
Twelve Gates ArtsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Northeast

Made For Us

Mandy Harris Williams and Nikita Gale in Conversation. Photo Courtesy The Black Embodiments Studio

A Marfa Meditation

Raising Kids, Raising Institutions

Anaïs Duplan. Photo: Ally Caple

Yes write about it if I like or anything if I like: being there there for Material Practice

Material Practice, October 4–6, 2023

Letters to Toshiko

sepia toned photgraph of Toshiko Takezu seated next to a large bell outdoors

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Voces CiudadanasBrooklyn, New York
Northeast
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park and MuseumWilson, North Carolina
South

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Wa Na WariSeattle, Washington
West
Walker Art CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota
Midwest
Walker's Point Center for the ArtsMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Wave HillBronx, New York
Northeast
White ColumnsNew York, New York
Northeast
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & LettersMadison, Wisconsin
Midwest
Wisconsin Historical FoundationMadison, Wisconsin
Midwest
Women PhotographNational
Women's Studio WorkshopRosendale, New York
Northeast
Woodland PatternMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Midwest
Wormfarm InstituteReedsburg, Wisconsin
Midwest

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YAYA/Young Artists Young AspirationsNew Orleans, Louisiana
South
YaddoSaratoga Springs, New York
Northeast