Baltimore, November 8, 2022 – Robert W. Deutsch Foundation welcomes Alex Ebstein to the team as Senior Program Manager for the Rubys Artist Grants.  

For more than a decade Ebstein has centered her career as an artist, curator, and spacemaker in Baltimore’s art community. She founded and co-directed three artist-run galleries between 2009 and 2021 and has focused her efforts on garnering national attention for artists working in the Baltimore area. 

Most recently, she served as the Director of Exhibitions and Curator at Goucher College. 

Avidly invested in the breadth of Baltimore’s creative output, Alex will take over the Foundation’s project grant, The Ruby’s, with a goal of expanding this essential funding opportunity for artists into a platform for professional development and a network of resources.  The Ruby’s Artist Grant will launch its next call for applications in early 2023, and a re-engagement grant for previous awardees later in the calendar year. 

After eight years of funding, during which more than 120 projects have been funded, the Ruby’s Artist Grants will increase its focus on sustaining the Baltimore arts community.  The goal of the program in its upcoming shift will be to support lasting careers and entrepreneurial endeavors of creatives, and to envision the city as a space for innovation through the arts.