On April 22, the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) announced the 13 artists selected for the inaugural Rubys Artist Project Grants. Awards from $2,000 to $10,000 were made to support artists that reflect a diversity of talent and creativity for projects including immersive theater, interactive media experiences, documentary film and musical composition. We were thrilled to see two Creative Capital Artists among the roster: Eric Dyer and Matthew Porterfield, both 2012 Film/Video awardees.
With a vision and initial funding provided by the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, the Rubys Artist Projects Grant program was established by GBCA in 2013 to support the region’s gems—the local creative community of performing, visual, media and literary artists. The Rubys were inspired in part by Creative Capital’s own Ruby Lerner, and the name pays homage to Ruby as a visionary leader in the realm of arts funding. We could not be more proud of this tribute and the fact that the Rubys grant program is already benefiting Creative Capital artists!
The next round of Rubys grants focuses on the Visual Arts and Literary Arts and opens for applications on May 1, 2014. Details on the application process as well as downloadable grant guidelines are available at http://baltimoreculture.org/programs/rubys.