Established in 2022, this unique program is guided by an artist-driven nomination process, which gathers input and contributions from artists in all disciplines and at all stages of their careers to recommend organizations that have deeply influenced their own creative practices and contributed to the ecosystem of artmaking and community connections.

Artist Choice grants are awarded annually each spring. The program was designed to center artists in the grantmaking process, a core tenet of Ruth Arts’ mission, and a reflection of the integral role they play in shaping understanding of our world. The group of nominating artists changes each year, but is curated to reflect a wide range of artistic and cultural experience, providing an opportunity for artists to speak directly to and for their own communities, uplift each other’s practices, and determine how they want their work to be made, presented, and supported.