Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange

• March 14, 2018

  Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange accepting new applicants

  The Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) has convened more than 130 Kentuckians from 24 counties. The Kentucky RUX network aligns people working across the arts, agriculture, community health and small business to work together toward the transformation of Kentucky’s economies, communities and sense of self. The Kentucky RUX network will showcase a new Kentucky community this…

• July 28, 2017

  Photos from RUX Bowling Green

  This weekend, the Kentucky Folklife Program was excited to serve as a regional host partner for the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX). With 65 RUX members from across the Commonwealth in attendance, this past weekend was spent learning about the history, culture, identity, and landscape of South Central Kentucky.  To learn more about KFP’s role in…

• June 24, 2017

  RUX Lexington Update

  Stumbled upon a v-notch log house on our hike at McConnell Springs, led by Gerry of @explorekentucky. #kyfolklife #kyrux2017 #vernaculararchitecture from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2tZTwED

• June 24, 2017

  RUX Lexington Update

  Good morning from #kyrux2017! We grabbed a quick cup of coffee at @thirdstreetstuff before the day’s KY RUX festivities, and we couldn’t stop swooning over all of the wonderful art around the shop. #kyfolklife #folkart from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2s73zq3

• June 23, 2017

  2017 Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange Launches

   This weekend, the 2017 Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) launches in Lexington, Kentucky.  The press release announcing this year’s cohort from the Bowling Green area is below, but you can download the press release PDF here.  We are excited to serve as a regional host partner for the Bowling Green weekend which will take place in…

• April 28, 2017

  Don’t Forget to Apply to KY RUX!

  Don’t forget, today is the last day to apply to be a part of the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange 2017 cohort! Find the link in our profile. #kyfolklife #kyrux2017

• April 7, 2017

  KFP to host Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange

  We are excited to announce that the Kentucky Folklife Program is a new regional host partner for the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange, which is coming to Bowling Green this summer! Kentucky RUX is a partnership between @artoftherural and @appalshop that brings rural and urban people together in unique community settings over three weekend-long intensives each summer.…