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Meet our 2025 Intercultural Microgrant recipients!
Sep 25, 2025
Meet our 2025 Intercultural Microgrant recipients!
Sep 25, 2025

This year, we funded 16 teams across Kentucky, with supporting totaling over $23,000.

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Sep 25, 2025
RUXers new & old gather at Pennyrile for Third Weekend
Aug 25, 2025
RUXers new & old gather at Pennyrile for Third Weekend
Aug 25, 2025

The weekend featured local excursions and a variety of alumni-led activities.

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Aug 25, 2025
Get your tickets now for The Golden Thread 2025!
Aug 22, 2025
Get your tickets now for The Golden Thread 2025!
Aug 22, 2025

Join us for this visionary forum of Kentucky’s finest arts and ideas!

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Aug 22, 2025


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RUX featured in The New York Times
RUX featured in The New York Times

RUX was featured in The New York Times, featuring our commitment to bridging divides.

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News Updates, PressKYRUXJune 21, 2024
RUX announces Artists Respond: Community, Culture, and Commonality in the Commonwealth grant opportunity
RUX announces Artists Respond: Community, Culture, and Commonality in the Commonwealth grant opportunity

This new grant opportunity supports KY artists addressing rural-urban connection.

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MicrograntsKYRUXJune 21, 2024
RUX kicks off the 2024 Community Intensive season in Campbellsville & Taylor County
RUX kicks off the 2024 Community Intensive season in Campbellsville & Taylor County
Cohort, News UpdatesKYRUXMay 23, 2024
RUX announces the 2024 cohort
RUX announces the 2024 cohort

Meet the rising cohort of statewide leaders.

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Cohort, News UpdatesKYRUXMay 2, 2024
Bluegrass Sojourn – What does Kentucky sound like?
Bluegrass Sojourn – What does Kentucky sound like?

Bluegrass meets hip-hop as seven musicians came together from across KY as part of an Intercultural Microgrant project.

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Microgrants, ICM 2023KYRUXApril 4, 2024
High schoolers come together for a cross-county poetry slam
High schoolers come together for a cross-county poetry slam

Two RUX alumni brought together Jefferson County and Estill County sophomores.

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Microgrants, ICM 2023KYRUXApril 4, 2024
Dyeing & dancing at Cowan Community Center in Whitesburg
Dyeing & dancing at Cowan Community Center in Whitesburg

RUX alumni organized a silk flag dyeing and dancing workshop with the local community.

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Microgrants, ICM 2023KYRUXMarch 20, 2024
Learning about Kentucky fibers at Yeiser Art Center in Paducah
Learning about Kentucky fibers at Yeiser Art Center in Paducah

Three RUX alumni share their individual and collective expertise & experience in the field of textiles in a Paducah workshop.

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ICM 2023, MicrograntsKYRUXMarch 13, 2024
Uncovering hidden histories of enslaved people in Campbellsville, KY
Uncovering hidden histories of enslaved people in Campbellsville, KY

RUX alumni organize the EPoCH Legacy Project with RUX microgrant support.

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ICM 2023, MicrograntsKYRUXMarch 6, 2024
Meet the 2024 RUX Steering Committee›
Meet the 2024 RUX Steering Committee›

Meet the creative leaders committed to bridging divides in our Commonwealth.

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Member Spotlight, News UpdatesKYRUXFebruary 20, 2024
Applications for the 2024-25 RUX cohort are open!
Applications for the 2024-25 RUX cohort are open!

Apply to join this one-of-a-kind, statewide, creative leadership program by March 11.

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Cohort, News UpdatesKYRUXFebruary 12, 2024
KY RUX tapped for Building Trust and Belonging Cohort
KY RUX tapped for Building Trust and Belonging Cohort

The grant is part of GCF’s new Building Trust and Belonging initiative.

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News UpdatesKYRUXJanuary 31, 2024
Intercultural Microgrant Projects bring together creative leaders
Intercultural Microgrant Projects bring together creative leaders

KY RUX funded five microgrant projects from intercultural teams across the state.

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ICM 2023, MicrograntsKYRUXJanuary 4, 2024
RUX Now More Than Ever!
RUX Now More Than Ever!

RUX Alum Judith Jennings recalls her experiences over the years and reminds us of RUX’s power today.

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Member SpotlightKYRUXDecember 27, 2023
Minnesota RUX closes out its second year
Minnesota RUX closes out its second year

The Minnesota Rural-Urban Exchange completes its second year.

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News UpdatesKYRUXDecember 18, 2023
 Here's to 2023!
Here's to 2023!

Check out our Year in Review.

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News UpdatesKYRUXDecember 15, 2023
Stay Gold, Kentucky! (The Golden Thread 2023)
Stay Gold, Kentucky! (The Golden Thread 2023)

Thank you for kicking off 10 years of RUX with us at The Golden Thread.

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Golden Thread, News UpdatesKYRUXDecember 7, 2023Golden Thread Recap
Celebrate 10 Years of Rural-Urban Exchange With Us!
Celebrate 10 Years of Rural-Urban Exchange With Us!

RUX celebrates 10 years at The Golden Thread gala in Louisville. Sponsor and save your seat today!

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Golden Thread, News UpdatesKYRUXOctober 16, 2023
RUX Returns to Estill County for our Third and Final 2023 Community Intensive
RUX Returns to Estill County for our Third and Final 2023 Community Intensive

The Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange returned to Estill County and learned about local history, youth, and community initiatives.

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Cohort, News UpdatesKYRUXOctober 5, 2023
Owensboro Welcomes RUX for our Second 2023 Community Intensive
Owensboro Welcomes RUX for our Second 2023 Community Intensive
Cohort, News UpdatesKYRUXAugust 9, 2023
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