The arts are encroaching one upon another, and from a proper use of this encroachment will rise the art that is truly monumental. 

Wassily Kandinsky

EXHIBITIONS

     ON PAUSE DUE TO CORONA VIRUS. Please check back for new content. Future exhibitions and public events will be posted here.

SCREAMING & SHOUTING

READ MORE in the press about The Rutter Family Art Foundation, the creative community of contemporary art and great ideas.

curatorial fellowships

CALL TO ARTISTS On pause due to the Corona Virus. Please check back for updates for emerging curators and artists from the Rutter Family Art Foundation.

arts district

THE NEON DISTRICT hopes to harness the new energy of Norfolk's first arts district by providing local and touring artists and musicians a place to burn bright. 

texaco bldg

THE TEXACO BLDG IS THE FOUNDATION of our foundation, a place where we could share our collection and our passion with others in the community. Built in 1917...

foundation

THE RUTTER FAMILY ART FOUNDATION headed by Brother and Meredith Rutter has found a new home and an anchor for the resurgence of contemporary art in Norfolk's new arts district.

Support The New Face of Contemporary Art in Norfolk

The Rutter Family Art Foundation exists to support nonprofit arts organizations in Hampton Roads and to bring contemporary art to the widest possible audience.  The Foundation operates from the historic Texaco Building on Granby Street in the heart of Norfolk's NEON Arts District. Along with gallery space, apartments for visiting artists and curatorial fellows, the building also has a first floor space venue, originally called Work | Release. Today, the first floor is the home of Commune Norfolk, a gathering place offering a local farm to table menu as well as space for art exhibitions and private events. Group and solo shows, lectures, performance art, artist workshops, curatorial fellowships and juried, invitational and open exhibitions take place in this space throughout the year and are funded by the Foundation. 

The Rutter Family Art Foundation is committed to providing the vehicle for this level of programming. We need your help in advancing the conversation with the art community here in Hampton Roads and beyond. Thank you for learning more about what we do and considering a donation of support.