Founded in 2010, Art of the Rural is a collaborative arts and culture non-profit organization that works to resource artists and culture bearers across the country to build the field, change the narrative, and bridge divides.

Throughout its nearly fifteen-year history, it has collaborated with cross-sector partners from a range of cultural and geographic backgrounds to shape programs that contribute to a more equitable and healthy future for rural America and Indian Country. Art of the Rural connects visionary people and transformative ideas towards a thriving rural culture; it broadcasts inclusive, nuanced stories and support the storytellers who share them; and it invites people to meet one another, build relationships, and work together across distance and difference.