This is the second edition of the Ruth Awards, in which five contemporary artists are awarded an unrestricted prize of $100,000.
“Through the many challenges and ongoing complexities of sustaining a creative practice, there are countless artists who endure, who work with exceptional generosity, who are teachers and mentors for each other and for the next generation, who see art as a vehicle for social transformation. The awarded artists embody these values deeply, for not only their investment in their practices but their commitment to others—and we continue to learn from them each day.”
–Kim Nguyen, Program Director, Ruth Foundation for the Arts