Ruby C. Williams

On the first Saturday in November, Ruby Williams invites hundreds of people to her folk art environment in Bealsville, Florida to celebrate the anniversary of “Ruby’s Walk-in Gallery.” Afterwards, she invites everyone to a feast of her homegrown produce and barbecued chicken and ribs. Everyone is fed with food, inspiration, and aesthetic enjoyment.

Below you may view pictures, videos, and music from Ruby's Walk-in Gallery Anniversaries and other events....

Florida Folk Festival 2006: Agriculture
May 26-28, 2006 - White Springs, FL

Ruby's Walk-In Gallery 9th Anniversary
November 5th, 2005

Ruby Williams Wins 2005
Florida Folk Heritage Award!!

Ruby's Artwork selected for Anacostia Museum Exhibit, On Their Own: Selected Works by Self-taught Artists

Ruby Williams
Hosts Teachers
July 14, 2004

Ruby Williams'
Website Opening
January 17, 2004

Ruby Williams'
Walk-In Gallery
7th Anniversary

Florida Folk Festival 2006: Agriculture

May 26-28, 2006 - White Springs, FL

The 54th annual Florida Folk Fest's theme was Agriculture.

View pictures of Ruby Williams' stand at the Florida Folk Festival.

FFF Slide Show

Ruby's Walk-In Gallery 9th Anniversary

November 5, 2005

PROGRAM

Opening Song - Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross
Prayer - Pastor J.H. Williams
Scripture (Psalm 27) - Evang. Ruby Williams
Welcome - Colleen Curry
Song (Brown Baby) - Winifred Williams
Musical Selection (God Bless America) - Ruth King
Reading (Bus Stop- Rosa Parks) - Kimberly Bender
Silent Prayer for the Deceased - Families
Introduction of Speaker - Jeanine Taylor
Speaker - Evang. Ruby Williams
Remarks - Prof. Kristin Congdon ("Person of the Year")
University of Central Florida and Others

Slide Show

View pictures from the event.

Video Clip: Meredith Moody and Kristin Congdon visit the exhibit and talk about Williams' art

On Their Own: Selected Works by Self-Taught Artists

January 31 -June 12, 2005 - Anacostia Museum - Washington, DC

Ruby Williams was selected to exhibit her work in the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum & Center for African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. As part of the exhibit On Their Own: Selected Works by Self-Taught Artists, ten of Ruby's paintings hung with her words. The museum featured Piano Playing Cow on signs and books promoting the show.

Ruby Williams Wins a 2005 Florida Folk Heritage Award!

2005 Florida Folk Heritage Award Letter
Read her letter of congratulations! (PDF)
See the Award Gala Invitation! (PDF)

Video Clip: Watch Williams Accept the Award!

Ruby Williams Hosts Teachers

July 14, 2004 - Bealsville Recreation Center

A group of exceptional Florida teachers visited Ruby Williams on July 14, 2004, as part of a weeklong Florida Humanities Council seminar they were taking. Titled “Art and Culture,” the seminar posed questions such as “what is art,” “what is art’s cultural landscape,” and “how does it function.” Seminar leader Kristin Congdon, from the University of Central Florida, facilitated the discussion and Ruby Williams provided her wisdom.