Ruby began as Executive Director of CERF+ in November, 2022. A national arts leader who advocates for artists, she brings over 15 years of arts and disaster management experience. She fulfilled several roles at Americans for the Arts (AFTA) over the past six years, most recently as Vice President of Equity and Local Arts Engagement. Prior to AFTA, she served as Grants and Services Director of the Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Recent Articles
- CERF+ Appoints Ruby Lopez Harper as Executive Director
- CERF+ Receives Transformative Gift from the Windgate Foundation
- Protecting Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage: A Special Report on Cultural Recovery
- CERF+ Executive Director to Step Down in Fall 2022
- CERF+ – the Artists Safety Net Provides Testimony on Creative Economy to U.S. House Committee on Small Business
- CERF+ to Receive $100,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as Part of the American Rescue Plan
- CERF+ Welcomes 5 New Board Members
- CERF+ Creates Folk & Traditional Arts Fund to Honor Executive Director’s 25 Years of Service