We initiate programs that reflect the fullness & interconnectedness of artists’ lives and practices. Our programming honors the inimitable Ruth DeYoung Kohler II in the way we know best: with a willingness to enter into irresolution, to be unsettled and surprised, to learn and unlearn, to always aspire for more. And to do this together.

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Ruth Arts is extending its granting initiatives into arts programming with the opening of a physical space in Milwaukee in September 2024.

Anchored in the importance of convening people, sharing and demystifying the artistic process, and platforming artists as change agents, the new space is a place for Ruth Arts collaborators and partners to explore ideas through a range of gatherings, projects, and programs.

Planning Your Visit

Inaugurating our new space this fall

GIF featuring images of new Ruth Arts space and Benny Andrews content

Making Space

detail of hands building model of Ruth Arts' new space

Rehearsing Social Choreography In Milwaukee