Thanks to Americans for the Arts for this feature! 💛

Calling all Kentucky artists! We invite proposals for arts-based projects bridging rural & urban Kentucky. Applications are due in just 2 weeks on July 22. Learn more & apply today: tinyurl.com/ArtistsRespond…

It's time to #ReadWithRUX! Learn along with the cohort with these resources from the 2024 Community Intensive regions. kyrux.org/blog/read-with…

Have you applied yet? 🧐 Applications are due in just 1 week! tinyurl.com/ArtistsRespond…

Third Weekend is here! 🥳 This weekend, the RUX network gathers to explore Carter Caves State Resort Park & Morehead while building new collaborations & celebrating 10 years of RUX! Let’s all give a big THANK YOU you to the RUX Alumni Committee for organizing this gathering.

Applications are now OPEN! 🥳 The Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX)’s 2024 Intercultural Microgrant Program invites the RUX alumni & members to submit project proposals for up to $2,000! Learn more & apply by Sept 2: kyrux.org/microgrants

Want to get involved in opportunities that Kentucky RUX has to offer - including the 2024 Intercultural Microgrant Program? Want to sustain our work into a second decade while enjoying great perks? Join the new RUX Membership Program today! kyrux.org/membership

Congratulations to the KY RUX Artists Respond grant cohort! 🎉 These grantees' projects will take place in every corner of Kentucky, using creativity to foster rural-urban connection and solidarity. Meet the grantees: kyrux.org/blog/artists-r…

📢 Exciting update about RUX’s Intercultural Microgrant Program! Our 2024 Intercultural Microgrant Program is now open to all Kentuckians! The deadline to apply is next Tuesday, September 10 at 11:59pm Central. ⏰ Learn more & apply today: applykyrux.org/microgrants

Celebrate 10 years of the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) at The Golden Thread! Join us Saturday, October 19, 3-6pm at The Kentucky Center (The Kentucky Center) in Louisville. Tickets are on sale now - save your seat today! kyrux.org/golden-thread #KYRUX2024 #RUXat10

Congratulations to the Rural-Urban Solidarity Project "Ghosts of a Lost Cause" documentary film team on launching their IDEAS grants! We're honored to be among the grantees of this inaugural program. Learn more & attend the 9/24 screening in Nashville: ghostsofalostcause.com

Will we see you next weekend?! 👀

Announcing our 2024 Intercultural Microgrant recipients! 🎉 RUX awarded over $30,000 to creative leaders across Kentucky. Combined with our Artists Respond grant cycle, RUX has granted over $65,000 to Kentuckians since just this August. Meet the grantees: kyrux.org/blog/2024-inte…

With the election just a week away, we’re grateful to NYT Learning Network for featuring this summer’s article about the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange in this resource list for teaching the election, amplifying the complexity & care required in bridging divides: nytimes.com/2024/08/22/lea…

Do you have a plan to vote next Tuesday, November 5th? 🗳️ Be sure to check your voter registration & your polling place and preview your local ballot! Visit vote.gov for help!

Today, Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) Co-Founder Savannah Barrett is discussing RUX’s approach & impact at The Well (New Profit) in Baltimore during the plenary “Unified, Not Uniform: A New Narrative to Drive an American Evolution.” Learn more at thewellnewprofit.org

Catch our Executive Director Matthew Fluharty on the latest episode of UNCSA Art Restart podcast! He discusses the connections between rural & urban communities, challenging the idea of a divide and amplifying collaboration & cultural exchange. uncsa.edu/kenan/art-rest…