Ruby City

Name

Ruby City

Legal name

Ruby City

Website

https://rubycity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Support: Ruby City is operated by the Linda Pace Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Revenue is derived from foundation funding, donations, and charitable support rather than commercial sales. The institution is free and open to the public.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ruby City is a nonprofit contemporary art center in San Antonio, Texas, operated by the Linda Pace Foundation. It presents exhibitions drawn from the Linda Pace Foundation Collection of more than 1,400 paintings, sculptures, installations, and video works across three campus spaces: the main Ruby City building (designed by Sir David Adjaye), Chris Park (a one-acre public green space), and Studio (an auxiliary exhibition space). Admission and public programs are free and open to the public.

Product overview

Ruby City is a contemporary art center in San Antonio, TX, operated by the Linda Pace Foundation. The organization offers a unified portfolio of spaces and programs: Ruby City (the main 14,472-square-foot building designed by Sir David Adjaye with three gallery spaces), Chris Park (a one-acre public green space with art installations), and Studio (a 2,200-square-foot auxiliary exhibition space). The institution presents works from the Linda Pace Foundation Collection of more than 1,400 contemporary paintings, sculptures, installations, and video works, with exhibitions that rotate throughout the year. Public programs include free events, meditation sessions, music performances, workshops, and artist talks. Additionally, the affiliated Artpace San Antonio residency program supports artists through fellowships. All exhibitions and core spaces are free and open to the public.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ruby City (Main Building) A 14,472-square-foot contemporary art center building at 150 Camp Street, San Antonio, featuring three gallery spaces presenting rotating exhibitions from the Linda Pace Foundation Collection of more than 1,400 works. Open free to the public Thursday through Sunday, 10AM-6PM.
• Chris Park A one-acre public green space at 111 Camp Street, San Antonio, featuring lush foliage, walkways, areas of repose, play areas, and site-specific art installations by Teresita Fernández including Starfield, Journal Benches, and Wednesday's Child. Hosts free public events such as Music in the Park.
• Studio A 2,200-square-foot auxiliary exhibition space located inside Chris Park presenting curated shows and programming throughout the year, including solo exhibitions and site-specific installations.
• Linda Pace Foundation Collection A permanent collection of more than 1,400 paintings, sculptures, installations, and video works stewarded by the Linda Pace Foundation, featuring works by local and internationally-acclaimed artists with a feminist perspective engaging social issues, spirituality, and beauty.
• Public Programs & Events Free public programming including Monthly Meditation sessions, Music in the Park live music series with Trinity University KRTU, Dreamwork Workshops, exhibition walkthroughs, receptions, Family Day events, and artist talks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ruby City has presented exhibitions from its opening in October 2019 with ongoing programming

Named customers2 records

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Artpace San AntoniocoreOthers · 1 January 1993Artpace San Antonio was founded by Linda Pace in 1993 as a nonprofit residency program supporting regional, national and international artists. While not a formal partnership, Artpace represents Linda Pace's legacy of artist support that continues through Ruby City.
• Trinity University KRTUminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Music in the Park series featuring live music performances at Chris Park. Ruby City and Trinity University's radio station KRTU collaborate on this ongoing program bringing free live music to the public.
• San Antonio River AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRuby City serves as an anchor of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park, a linear park managed by the San Antonio River Authority. The partnership integrates Ruby City into the Culture Park's design with pathways, landscaping, and public art commissioned by the River Authority along with Bexar County.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• San Antonio Museum of Art: The major art museum in San Antonio operating a permanent collection and rotating exhibitions. Comparable as a city-anchored art museum competing for the same local audience and donor base.
• The Contemporary Austin: A Texas-based contemporary art institution with multiple sites (Jones Center and Laguna Gloria). Closely comparable in mission, focus on contemporary art, and free/low-cost public programming model.
• Aspen Art Museum: A free-admission contemporary art museum serving a single regional market with architecturally significant facilities. Comparable as a nonprofit contemporary art institution in a non-coastal location.
• SITE Santa Fe: A contemporary art institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico focused on contemporary exhibitions and artist-driven programming. Comparable in scale, mission, and reliance on a single regional market.
• The Menil Collection: A free-admission Houston art museum focused on modern and contemporary masters from a private collection. Highly comparable in free public access model, private-foundation backing, and architecturally significant campus.
• Institute of Contemporary Art Boston: A free-admission contemporary art museum with rotating exhibitions and a focus on emerging and established contemporary artists. Directly comparable in free public access and contemporary-only focus.
• The McNay Art Museum: A San Antonio-based art museum with a focus on modern and contemporary art. Direct geographic and curatorial peer to Ruby City, both serving the same city with overlapping audiences and free-admission components.

Broad incumbents

• The Broad: A free-admission contemporary art museum in Los Angeles with a major permanent collection and destination architecture. Comparable in free-admission model, contemporary focus, and architectural-signature appeal.
• Pérez Art Museum Miami: A larger contemporary art museum in Miami with significant permanent collection holdings and architectural pedigree. Comparable as a free-or-low-cost contemporary art institution anchored in a single city with civic-cultural ambitions.
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: A free-admission art museum in Bentonville, Arkansas with significant collection holdings and broad public programming. Comparable in free-access model, foundation backing, and architectural destination status.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RubyCityArt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC86xUE87SV-OAc9fXp-ruCA
• Facebookfacebook.com/RubyCityArt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ruby-city
• Instagraminstagram.com/rubycity
• TikToktiktok.com/@rubycityart

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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