Virginia Beach Arts Commission Awards 2019 Champion for the Arts
VBGov, November, 2019
The City of Virginia Beach Arts & Humanities Commission is proud to announce that Meredith and Brother Rutter have been selected as recipients of the City's 2019 Champion for the Arts Award. As highly respected philanthropists, arts administrators, board members and advocates for art and education, Meredith and Brother Rutter have been ardent supporters of the arts in Virginia Beach and throughout Hampton Roads for many years. Read article here
Norfolk Attorney Brother Rutter Shares an Artful Perspective on Life, Law and Legacy
CoVa Biz Magazine, Jan 10, 2018.
Throughout their marriage, the Rutters have meticulously assembled their 150-piece collection using a very personal and stringent timeline. With the exception of only two pieces, they solely collect contemporary works created during their lifetimes or, as Rutter puts it, 1963 forward. For the Rutters, art functions very much in the same way as a family album. Read article here
Oh Brother, Where ART Thou
CoVa Biz Magazine, Fall 2017
Brother and Meredith Rutter immerse themselves in the global creative community of contemporary art, establishing a foundation for great ideas.
The Healing Power of Art
Kidstuff, Fall 2017
Brother and Meredith Rutter of Virginia Beach have been influential patrons of the arts for many years. Recently, they discovered a way to combine their shared loved for contemporary art with a commitment to support and inspire local children at CHKD. Read Article Here
Brother and Meredith Rutter (from Left) shown here with artist Ryan McGinness, his wife, Trish, and Larissa Trinder of CHKD to celebrate "Energy," a mural designed by Ryan and installed at the CHKD Health Center at Landstown. (photography: Liz McDougall)
Commune and Rutter Family Art Foundation to Combine Forces at Work Release
AltDaily, March 10, 2017
It is a mouth watering combination of great art and great food, a marriage between one of the strongest brands in the NEON with one of the strongest brands in the ViBe Creative District. Read article here
Rutters and Fraim honored by Downtown Norfolk Council
Inside Business, June 15, 2016.
The Downtown Norfolk Council (DNC) honors Brother and Meredith Rutter as the 2016 Peter G. Decker, Jr. Downtowners of the Year (#DowntownerOfTheYear) for their efforts as a catalyst for the NEON Arts District with Work|Release. Work|Release is an arts venue, exhibition and events space located in the historic Texaco building in the NEON District in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Read Article Here
Alli Award for promoting Hampton Roads arts
Virginian Pilot, November 13, 2016
The Alliance presented its arts partner award to Meredith and Arthur "Brother" Rutter, who founded the Rutter Family Art Foundation in Norfolk's Neon arts district. The nonprofit foundation features modern and contemporary art of the highest quality for the region. The Rutters also established an annual Curatorial Fellowship for a college or graduate student pursuing curatorial studies. Read article here.
Second NEON Festival, a dayslong burgeoning artistic extravaganza, begins this week
Virginian Pilot, Sep 14, 2016.
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Thé N. Pham | The Virginian-Pilot
What it Means to Be Here: “Native” Opens at Work | Release
VCUarts gives a shout out to RFAF's latest show DOPPELGÄNGING
Curated by George Terry, BFA alumnus, DOPPELGÄNGING features video works by artists working with themes of alter ego and performance. Read article here.
Epicenter of the Arts District: Attorney, philanthropist and collector Brother Rutter talks art.
Veer Magazine, November 2015
The Rutters have an illuminating story to share about their passion for contemporary art and a means to expose a wider audience to it. Read article here.
Brian Bress visits WORK | RELEASE and discusses his past, present, and future works
MOCAtv
We are excited to welcome this Norfolk native back into the NEON District and showcase his work in the DOPPELGANGING exhibition.
Norfolk studio hosts second large exhibition with nod to the history of graffiti art
HamptonRoads.com, June 15, 2015
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Norfolk Art District Goes Neon
Inside Business, March 6, 2015
The New Energy of Norfolk - or NEON - District branding launch coincides with the April 3 opening exhibition of Work | Release, a multipurpose art, exhibition and event space on the first floor of the former Texaco building on the corner of Granby Street and Olney Road. Read article here
New spot offers bold statement to city's arts district
The Virginian Pilot, April 3, 2015
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