RAC

Flyover This: Local "advocates" shell out to ship in writers to fawn over SLAM's new addition

Regional Arts Commission Conducting First-Ever Census of St. Louis Artists

Calling all St. Louis creatives: The Regional Arts Commission wants to know your needs and challenges. And the organization hopes to reach everyone out there -- be they a full-time pursuer of the arts or a weekend dabbler."If you call yourself an artist, then we want to hear more about you," says Ji ... More >>

The Time Has Finally Come for ArtSpace to Leave Crestwood Court -- For Now

Crestwood Court is returning to its original function: A space to shop.​They all knew it was coming -- but now it's finally official. Tenants at ArtSpace at Crestwood Court mall have received notice that their leases will be up at the end of February and that they'll have to leave to make way ... More >>

Artists at Crestwood Court Need to Find New Space, But When?

ArtSpace at Crestwood Court was an experiment never meant to last.​It was never meant to last forever. And already it's gone on a year longer than expected. That said, the end is on the horizon for the dozens of arts organizations that have made Crestwood Court their home for the past three years. ... More >>

Today's Board of Aldermen Meeting: A Plea for Public Art

photo by Keegan HamiltonAntonio French chats with the members of the Regional Arts Commission​The St. Louis arts community was out in force this morning to show their support for the proposed "Public Art Trust Fund" being considered by the Board of Aldermen. About a dozen artists and representativ ... More >>

Eleventh Annual Black Gay Pride Festival This Weekend

​Tonight's the kickoff for the eleventh annual St. Louis Black Pride festival, a celebration of and for black folks in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."It's just another way of celebrating and acknowledging the diversity we have in St. Louis," says Erise Williams, president of ... More >>

Unframable

Screwed Again: Nine Local Artists Paint and Party at the Regional Arts Commission

photo by Keegan HamiltonArtists Chris Burch, Justin Tolentino, Bryan Walsh and Kris Mosby and friends outside the RAC.​For the past eleven days, nine St. Louis artists and their friends have been holed up in the Regional Arts Commission, located just down the street from RFT world headquarters in ... More >>

Aldermen Considering A "Public Art Trust Fund" For St. Louis

Image sourceThe face of Citygarden​From Citygarden to the colorfully painted parking pots on South Grand, St. Louis already has its share of public art. The problem, some elected officials and activists believe, is that the vast majority of the city's public art is concentrated in already-bustling ... More >>

Still Beat After All These Years

Fade to Black: Just as the cameras began to roll on a major city film project, the plug is pulled

Start Talking

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

The Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center becomes a nonprofit.

Letters Column

Week of September 14, 2005

Letters

Week of August 31, 2005

Fab Fabrics

Material Art

Chicago Style

The Contemporary Women Artist Exhibition

Coalition of the Hopeful

Peace Out! shouts back

A Child Shall Lead Them

A lesson in how to wake up St. Louis to its trove of public art

No Dancing

The climate for modern dance in St. Louis is especially chill

Year-End Specials

In 2001, the cultural events that mattered proved exceptions to the rules

If We Make It Through December

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra passes its first financial hurdle

Get a Room

Lodging revenues are down since Sept. 11, and that could mean trouble for the arts

Getting Stiffed

Public art comes at a price, whether it's wooden mannequins or metal gates

Tedious People

The People Project only gets worse

Street People

The People Project exposes the dysfunctions of the region

Peanuts Gallery

The stories of St. Louis resemble the motifs of the late Charles Schulz

Nothin' Could Be Fina Than to Be in the Medinah

Grand Center dishes out some not-so-grand treatment to local arts groups

People Persons

The people behind the people of the People Project

People Who Need People

St. Louis ain't no cow town but it still produces its share of BS

Art-To-Art Talk

What people talk about when they talk about art

QUEEN BEEJ

Beej Nierengarten-Smith runs Laumeier Sculpture Park like her personal fiefdom. Despite the damage she's done, powerful allies keep her in charge.

Public Exchange

Artist Mary Miss' plan for the space next to the new Federal Courthouse is vastly different from the statues and monolithic sculptures of the past. It's public art that actually keeps the public in mind.

Grand Illusion

Ten years ago, Grand Center Inc. set out to create the region's "premier arts, entertainment and education district." They fixed the sidewalks and brought in the lights. It's a nice place to visit, but nobody stays.