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SUMMARY:Fall/Winter Exhibitions Opening
DESCRIPTION:Member Preview 5:00–6:00 pm\nPublic Opening 6:00–9:00 pm \nJoin us for the opening of CAM’s Fall/Winter exhibitions\, featuring Shara Hughes\, Kathy Butterly\, Farah Al Qasimi\, Lorna Simpson for Street Views\, and in the Education Galleries\, Summer Brooks presented by Teen Museum Studies\, New Art in the Neighborhood\, and LEAP Middle School Initiative. \nReservations are strongly encouraged. Walk-ins will be accommodated based on availability. \nPublic Opening Tickets
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/fall-winter-exhibitions-opening/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Exhibitions,Media & Education,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220101
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
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SUMMARY:El Sueño Americano / The American Dream: Photographs by Tom Kiefer at SLUMA
DESCRIPTION:September 3 – December 31 \, 2021 \nTom Kiefer’s exhibition El Sueño Americano /The American Dream is traveling to the Saint Louis University Museum of Art from the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles\, where it debuted on October 17\, 2019. \nTom Kiefer worked part-time as a janitor at a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility near Ajo\, Arizona\, from 2003 to 2014. There he was struck by the personal items crucial for hygiene\, protection\, comfort and emotional strength which were confiscated and thrown away by border officials\, who deemed them “potentially lethal” or “non-essential.” \nTouched by the objects he salvaged and the stories they told\, Kiefer set himself to record them through photographs that became a testament of dispossession and loss of humanity. The photographs depict wallets\, letters\, coins\, cellphones\, food\, water bottles\, medications\, toothbrushes\, soap\, blankets\, perfumes and toys. \nThe exhibition also includes recent video interviews with the artist\, as well as with individuals who have crossed the southern border as migrants. A gallery guide outlines the history of US immigration policy and connects visitors to organizations that provide legal and humanitarian aid for migrants and advocate for a more humane policy at the border.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/el-sueno-americano-the-american-dream-photographs-by-tom-kiefer-at-sluma/
LOCATION:Saint Louis University Museum of Art\, 3663 Lindell Blvd.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211220
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SUMMARY:Tom Kiefer: Pertenencias / Belongings
DESCRIPTION:Sept. 3 – Dec. 19\, 2021\nOpening reception Fri.\, Sept. 3\, 5 – 9 p.m.\nFree and open to the public \nMOCRA follows Saint Louis University’s COVID-19 prevention guidelines. The museum is currently open to both members of the SLU community and the general public. At present\, masks are required for all visitors to the museum. \nAdditional works by Tom Kiefer are on display at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art from Sept. 3 to Dec. 31\, in the exhibition El Sueño Americano / The American Dream: Photographs by Tom Kiefer. \nIn July 2003\, fine art photographer Tom Kiefer started working part-time as a janitor and groundskeeper at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility near Ajo\, Arizona. In mid-2007\, he was given permission to collect food confiscated from migrants and asylum seekers and donate it to a local food pantry. He was deeply moved at finding personal belongings in the trash bins along with the food. These items\, necessary for hygiene\, comfort and survival\, were deemed “non-essential” or “potentially lethal” and seized and discarded by officials. Kiefer began to quietly rescue what items he could\, and he resigned from his job in August 2014 to focus on photographing and documenting them in an ongoing project titled El Sueño Americano / The American Dream.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/tom-kiefer-pertenencias-belongings/
LOCATION:MOCRA – Museum of Contemporary Religious Art\, 3700 W Pine Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210902T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210902T200000
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
CREATED:20210824T144810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T145702Z
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SUMMARY:Prison Performing Art's 15th Annual Bash
DESCRIPTION:It’s our 15th Annual Bash\, and we can’t wait to be REUNITED with the PPA family! Join us at the historic Magic Chef Mansion  on Thursday\, September 2nd for an Open House style event. Enjoy socially-distanced exhibits outdoors on the beautiful grounds. All health & safety precautions will be in place\, with individually-boxed gourmet goodies from Flavor 360 . \nYou’ll experience the best of PPA’s programs: \n\nLive music from PPA youth program alum\, Bronson\nAlumni Theatre Company performances\, including a preview of Elsinore\nVisual art gallery\, featuring artwork by youth and adult PPA artists\nStories from PPA alumni and professional actors who shared character roles inside/outside prison\nHands-on art activities designed by PPA teaching artists\n\nPurchase your ticket\, and select a 30 minute block of time (between 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.) when you plan to arrive so we can ensure safe social distancing and avoid crowded exhibits.. After you tour the exhibits\, feel free to stay and mingle at your leisure. \nFREE parking is available on the street (Russell Blvd.) \n(Note: in case of inclement weather\, the event will be moved inside the Mansion.)
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/prison-performing-arts-15th-annual-bash/
LOCATION:Prison Performing Arts\, 3547 Olive St #250\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Family-Friendly,Food & Drink,Media & Education,Theatre & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210829T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210829T150000
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
CREATED:20210825T152722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T171355Z
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SUMMARY:Missouri Watercolor Society 2021 International Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Missouri Watercolor Society 2021 International Exhibition!  \nAwards Ceremony & Reception \nSunday\, August 29 1 – 3pm \nAt the MOWS Gallery \n3529 Washington Avenue Suite #300 \nRSVP encouraged but not required. \n  \nThe Missouri Watercolor Society is one of the premier watercolor societies in the US – and there are about 100 total.  Awards this year total $13\,000.  Last year they totaled $25\,000.  International selected artists this year hail from Greece\, Malaysia and China (6).  We have just under 500 members from around the US and world. \nAs the invite states – the Reception and Awards Ceremony is this Sunday from 1 to 3 (or slightly later.  An RSVP is appreciated but not required.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/missouri-watercolor-society-2021-international-exhibition/
LOCATION:Grand Center Arts District\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Family-Friendly,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210731
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
CREATED:20210615T160711Z
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SUMMARY:Audition Intensive: A Musical Theatre Audition Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Audition Intensive: A Musical Theatre Audition Workshop \n  \nAre you prepared for your next big audition?  Become a quadruple threat by learning how to audition like a Broadway pro! \nThis five-day musical theatre audition intensive is for intermediate level performers ages 14 -19.  The intensive will be led by Tony Parise Broadway performer and an original cast member of 42nd Street and the National Tour of A Chorus Line.  He will be joined by music director Steve Neale award-winning composer\, conductor\, and pianist. Together they will give you the tools needed to nail your next audition. The week culminates with a Broadway-style audition conducted by St. Louis’ top theatre professionals. \n  \nFor more information visit the Foundation’s website: https://www.foxpacf.org/programs/audition-workshop-summer-intensive/ \n  \nRegistration form: https://forms.gle/tJ9CiWtgEKp9ep6E9 \n  \nYouTube Link: https://youtu.be/AZ2NnzjS2s8 \n  \nLocation: \nThe Kranzberg \n501 N. Grand Blvd \nSt. Louis\, MO 63103 \n(FREE parking will be provided in the Fox Club Lot) \n  \nSchedule: \nJuly 26-30; 9:00 am – 3:30 pm daily \n  \nCost: \n$250
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/audition-intensive-a-musical-theatre-audition-workshop/
LOCATION:The Kranzberg\, 501 N Grand Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Family-Friendly,Theatre & Dance,Workshops & Classes
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211017
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
CREATED:20210630T165227Z
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SUMMARY:Camera Work
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to be able to present a selection of plates from Camera Work\, highlighting portraits\, landscape studies and illustrations contained in editions issued from 1905-1913. Stieglitz’s perseverance and dedication to championing innovative photographic work opened the door for the acceptance of the medium—especially in America—as a valid creative tool. Although the aesthetics of pictorial photography began to wane in the 1920s\, the ability of thought-provoking images to move us has continued to the present day.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/camera-work/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210626T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210626T170000
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
CREATED:20210607T155435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T155435Z
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SUMMARY:Urban Streets Fashion Show
DESCRIPTION:A street level entrance is available\, with an elevator to the 2nd\, 3rd and 4th floors of the building. \nContact The Sheldon in advance to reserve an accessible parking spot on The Sheldon’s west parking lot. 314.533.9900 \nCONCERT HALL: The Sheldon balcony is NOT wheelchair accessible. Accessible seating is located at the rear of the Orchestra level. \n\nFor events with General Admission (open) seating\, please see an usher or the box office when you arrive at The Sheldon to arrange for a seating location\, or call The Sheldon at 314-533-9900 to reserve an accessible location in advance.\n\n\nOnline purchases for wheelchair accessible seating in the Concert Hall are limited to two tickets (wheelchair + companion). Patrons with more specific needs or who need more than two tickets in an accessible area should contact The Sheldon at 314-533-9900.\n\nBALLROOM & LOUIS SPIERING ROOM: These spaces are accessible via elevator and do not generally require special ticketing\, unless specifically noted.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/urban-streets-fashion-show/
LOCATION:Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries\, 3648 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Spaces,Exhibitions,Festivals,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220117
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SUMMARY:Hannah Wilke: Art for Life’s Sake
DESCRIPTION:Experience the exhibition by reserving free\, timed-entry tickets here; walk-ins are welcome. \nHannah Wilke (1940–1993) developed an unabashed\, boundary-crossing art practice that included sculpture\, photography\, video\, and works on paper. One of the foremost American artists to emerge in the 1960s\, her experimental techniques and provocative new forms express the vitality and pleasures of the body. She applied a feminist critique to her era’s repressive norms of gender and sexuality to create work that affirms life. “I have always used my art to have life around me\,” Wilke proclaimed. “Art is for life’s sake.” \nHannah Wilke: Art for Life’s Sake is the first major presentation of Wilke’s groundbreaking work in over a decade. This career-spanning exhibition encompasses the full arc of Wilke’s practice from the 1960s to her untimely death in 1993. It features some of the artist’s most iconic works in addition to some that have rarely been shown. This selection of nearly 120 works demonstrates Wilke’s versatility and innovative approach to materials. The exhibition offers new perspectives on this influential artist\, revealing her to be a trailblazer who was as invested in advancing the position of women in society as she was in developing a unique artistic practice.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/hannah-wilke-art-for-lifes-sake/
LOCATION:Pulitzer Arts Foundation\, 3716 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211101
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
CREATED:20210414T135455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T135455Z
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SUMMARY:Chloë Bass: Wayfinding
DESCRIPTION:Chloë Bass: Wayfinding is an installation of sculptures that takes inspiration from public wayfinding signage. Artist Chloë Bass (b. 1984) wrote the texts and sourced the edited archival images presented on more than thirty sculptures that will be installed across the Pulitzer’s outdoor spaces. The works comprising the exhibition are organized into four “strands\,” each anchored by a billboard that poses a question by the artist concerning human emotions\, from intimacy and desire to anxiety and loss. Accompanying sculptures include related images and statements that encourage private reflection in public space\, intensifying everyday moments. In addition to the sculptures\, Wayfinding includes a site-specific audio artwork which will be accessible by phone via a call-in number. The audio artwork is narrated by Bass; artist Damon Davis; poet\, storyteller\, and podcaster Cheeraz Gormon; and theatre artist Ron Himes. \nChloë Bass is a New York-based artist who works in performance\, publications\, installation\, and social spaces\, using daily life as a subject for deep research into scales of human intimacy. Wayfinding is a sub-project of Obligation to Others Holds Me in My Place\, a poetic investigation of intimacy within the immediate family. \nWayfinding was originally commissioned by The Studio Museum in Harlem\, in New York City\, and exhibited at the nearby St. Nicholas Park from 2019–20. Bass is working with community partners to expand the commission and revise components of the project for its St. Louis presentation.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/chloe%cc%88-bass-wayfinding/
LOCATION:Pulitzer Arts Foundation\, 3716 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210312
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210816
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
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SUMMARY:Stories of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Stories of Resistance explores artistic forms of resistance from across the world. Through visual narratives\, artists amplify and bring to focus the multitude of conditions that ignite and inspire people to resist. The exhibition will activate the entire museum space\, inside and out\, with video\, photography\, drawing\, sculpture\, painting\, and installation. Presenting narratives from many social\, political\, and geographical spaces\, the artists include: Bani Abidi\, Andrea Bowers\, Banu Cennetoğlu\, Torkwase Dyson\, Emily Jacir\, Glenn Kaino\, Bouchra Khalili\, Candice Lin\, Jen Liu\, Guadalupe Maravilla\, Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn\, Trevor Paglen\, PSA:\, Wendy Red Star\, Dread Scott\, Kemang Wa Lehulere\, and Wide Awakes (Maryam Parwana\, Combo\, Otherward). \nSt. Louis serves as an ideal platform for Stories of Resistance. Resistance movements that have arisen here\, most especially the rise of Black Lives Matter in response to the police killing of Michael Brown\, have incited global actions against racism and injustice. By looking through a local lens\, the exhibition draws connections worldwide\, revealing profound influences that traverse borders and cultures. With this in mind\, Radio Resistance\, an integral component of the exhibition\, will broadcast conversations between exhibiting artists and artists\, activists\, scholars\, and others with a deep knowledge and experience of St. Louis. Because of radio’s legacy as a tool for dissent\, it serves as the medium for dialogue between intersecting local and global agents of change. \nAlongside the exhibition and radio program\, a CAM publication will include images of works in the exhibition and writings that further explore and expand on the ideas and themes of Stories of Resistance. \nStories of Resistance is organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Wassan Al-Khudhairi\, Chief Curator\, with Misa Jeffereis\, Assistant Curator. Radio Resistance is co-produced by Michelle Dezember\, Director of Learning and Engagement\, Al-Khudhairi\, and Jeffereis.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/stories-of-resistance/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201112T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201112T183000
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Ebony G. Patterson
DESCRIPTION:Ebony G. Patterson blurs lines between painting\, photography\, sculpture\, and collage\, emphasizing the artworks’ materiality. She discusses her meanings and methods with CAM Chief Curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi. Please note this event is online only. \nFREE
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/artist-talk-ebony-g-patterson-2/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210131
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
CREATED:20201009T162211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210107T205355Z
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SUMMARY:Sheldon Fall Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening of seven new exhibitions at the Sheldon Art Galleries from Noon – 9 p.m. \nVisitor capacity for the opening will be limited to 10 visitors per 15-minute time slot. Advanced registration is required. Registration ends at 10 a.m. on November 6. \nExhibits run through January 30\, 2021. Click for more information on exhibitions! \nCarlie Trosclair – All Roads Leave/Lead Home\nBellwether Gallery of St. Louis Artists \nSarah Frost – Relief\nGallery of Photography (Room 1) \nJenn Everett – New Arrangements\nGallery of Photography (Room 2) \nSt. Louis\, A Musical Gateway: The Far East and Oceania\nGallery of Music \nJoshua Newth – Acts\, Elements\, Objects and Unreason\nBernoudy Gallery of Architecture \nMelodies from Mozambique\nAT&T Gallery of Children’s Art \nThe Work of Three Artists: Kit Keith\, Sandra Marchewa and Fred Stivers\nNancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery \nBy attending the Fall Gallery Opening\,  you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By entering The Sheldon\, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold the Sheldon Arts Foundation\, or any of their affiliates\, directors\, officers\, employees\, agents\, contractors\, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/sheldon-fall-gallery/
LOCATION:Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries\, 3648 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210208
DTSTAMP:20261112T184741
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SUMMARY:Terry Adkins: Resounding
DESCRIPTION:The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is currently open to the public by reservation only. Book your reservation here. \nOver more than three decades\, American artist Terry Adkins (1953-2014) created a pioneering body of work that blends sculpture\, sound\, performance\, video\, and printmaking. Combining deep interests in history\, language\, and music\, he devoted his practice to upholding the legacies of larger-than-life figures\, often from the canon of African American culture. Mining historical and industrial sites\, archives\, and his own neighborhood\, Adkins would collect what others might consider detritus and carefully transform these materials into artworks of great ambition and imagination. \nTerry Adkins: Resounding brings together more than forty works from across the artist’s career\, from rarely-exhibited examples of Adkins’s early practice to some of his most celebrated works\, with selections from several acclaimed installations on view for the first time since their original debuts. The exhibition also includes selections from the artist’s personal collection\, including books\, musical instruments\, and objects from a diversity of artistic traditions\, offering new insight into the breadth of Adkins’s literary\, musical\, and visual influences.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/terry-adkins-resounding/
LOCATION:Pulitzer Arts Foundation\, 3716 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201116
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SUMMARY:R is for Racism
DESCRIPTION:“Seeing is believing.” \nFrom our earliest years\, we are taught to rely on our eyes when navigating our world. If we can see it\, it must be true. “A photograph speaks a thousand words\,” but language is a purely human invention. Thus we must ask\, whose voice do we hear in images? Which voice is silent? How do our eyes and brains translate images to words\, and what gets lost in that process? \nAs curators\, these questions and how they pertain to our individual and collective identities have been a driving concern of the exhibitions we have organized since opening Flood Plain in fall 2017. When Tasha Burton approached us last year with the work and ideas that became R is for Racism\, we immediately recognized it as a “Flood Plain” show. It is a body of work that resonated with our organizational mission and interests as curators. Beyond its fit for our particular curatorial concerns\, we also recognized the social and creative importance of the works and its emotional and intellectual heft.  It provides insight into a shared social history of racial identity formation. Simultaneously\, it extends to us an opportunity to turn inward and see our eyes as organs shaped by what we are taught while they are also products of nature. \n“How do we learn to see race?” This isn’t a question Burton herself directly poses\, but it is a question these artworks ask implicitly. They do so with the most explicitly educational objects possible: children’s alphabet books. Burton’s creative work with these didactic objects — her process of research\, collection\, documentation and presentation — reveals the many other things these books taught besides the A-B-Cs. A child’s exposure to these books took place while being cradled in maternal laps\, flipping pages while sucking a thumb or holding a beloved doll. The young readers of these books learned to see race during their most impressionable moments of cognitive development. Children were guided in the process by the people they trusted most: parents\, nannies\, teachers — those responsible for molding young bodies and minds. \nThe objects Burton works with for R is for Racism are historical. Most of the alphabet books are dated well before the vast majority of those who will view this exhibition was born. Burton brings attention to the social dynamics regarding the way we learn about race as children; when we were most impressionable and least worldly. Some of what we have learned is still with us today. Burton’s work reminds us that as children we absorbed information\, habits\, and ideas that we never elected to obtain\, but as adults can learn to see anew. \n* R is for Racism was originally planned to open in late October at Flood Plain’s former space on Cherokee St. which permanently closed this summer. Flood Plain would like to thank Gina Grafos\, Director of Visual Infrastructure for the Kranzberg Arts Foundation\, for the opportunity to mount the show at the High Low gallery and enabling the exhibition to proceed as planned. \n\n\n\n\n\nTASHA NICOLÉ BURTON (b. 1981) is an emerging multidisciplinary artist living in St. Louis\, MO. Burton is a self-taught photographer and visual artist that uses various mediums to interrogate\, examine\, and re-imagine social issues like race\, mobility\, access\, and equality. Her work is human-centered\, providing space for new discoveries that can lead society to work better together. She uses images and tangible objects to reveal the genesis of an idea and the ways in which we utilize self-awareness to unlearn or course correct our social interactions. Along with research and a study of the human mind\, Burton’s work can be very literal for ease of understanding and aims to provide a viewer with an alternate perspective. By looking deeper\, her goal is to be a conversation catalyst for change by telling a story that challenges what we have grown accustomed to that ultimately generates an appreciation and respect for another person’s struggles\, successes\, livelihood\, agency\, and spirit.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/r-is-for-racism/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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SUMMARY:Twice as Hard\, Half as Much
DESCRIPTION:wice as hard\, half as much brings together a body of work that recalls lessons taught to the artist by her mother and reinforced by American society. The exhibition examines the impact of the Cultural Revolution and the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 on her parents’ narratives and\, consequently\, her own. Through sculpture\, installation\, textiles\, and photography\, the artist explores the transfer of paranoia and anxiety from parent to child. The works tangle early life occurrences with the artist’s recent past\, expressing how these lessons have permeated every aspect of her life. \n\nMARINA PENG is a multimedia installation artist. She received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2017. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at spaces including 50/50 (Kansas City\, MO)\, ACRE Projects (Chicago\, IL)\, Open House (Kansas City\, MO)\, The Luminary\, Granite City Art and Design District\, and Flood Plain. She has attended residencies at ACRE\, Caldera Arts\, Elsewhere\, OTIS College of Art & Design\, and Paul Artspace. Recent awards include a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant\, a Futures Fund grant\, and a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship. In addition to her practice\, she is a co-organizer of Public Service Announcement:\, a public art site located in the Marine Villa neighborhood of St. Louis.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/twice-as-hard-half-as-much/
LOCATION:The Kranzberg\, 501 N Grand Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210222
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SUMMARY:Ebony G. Patterson
DESCRIPTION:The garden has figured as a recurring motif throughout Ebony G. Patterson’s practice. For her CAM exhibition\,  …when the cuts erupt…the garden rings…and the warning is a wailing…\, she juxtaposes two new works: an immersive installation in the Front Gallery and a monumental\, multilayered paper collage extending from CAM’s 60-foot-long Project Wall. The new works represent Patterson’s expansion into a new phase of her practice\, emerging from the foundation of her previous garden-themed constructions. The garden serves as a “postcolonial” symbol of a past that is never fully buried and barely visible. Her immersive gardens grow out of a complex entanglement of race\, gender\, class\, and violence. “Beauty\, for me\, is a tool of seduction\,” the artist has said\, “a trap.” The coexistence of beauty and horror in Patterson’s environments parallel the abundant plant-life she conjures through an excess of embellished materials. The artist titles her Project Wall piece\, …and the dew cracks the earth\, in five acts of lamentation…between the cuts…beneath the leaves…below the soil…. To construct the work\, Patterson shreds and tears paper by hand\, damaging the material in the process of making new forms\, parallel to the act of gardening when living things are shred\, torn\, and cut. Her gardens are never far from notions of violence\, of memorial\, of blood and tears. \nEbony G. Patterson: …when the cuts erupt…the garden rings…and the warning is a wailing… is organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Wassan Al-Khudhairi\, Chief Curator. \nEbony G. Patterson (b. 1981 in Kingston\, Jamaica; lives and works in Kingston and Chicago\, IL) received the prestigious Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Award from her alma mater\, Washington University in St. Louis\, in 2018. Patterson’s solo exhibitions and projects have been shown at many U.S. institutions including the Baltimore Museum of Art (2019)\, and The Studio Museum in Harlem (2016). Her touring exhibition …while the dew is still on the roses… premiered at Pérez Art Museum Miami (2018–19); traveled to Speed Art Museum\, Louisville\, KY (2019); and opens on February 27\, 2020 at Nasher Museum of Art\, Duke University\, Durham\, NC. Upcoming exhibitions include biennials in Liverpool and Athens\, and her first solo European exhibition at Kunsthal Aarhus in Denmark\, all in 2020. Patterson received a United States Artists Fellowship in 2018\, and is the resident artist at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans in the fall of 2020. Prior to receiving her MFA at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts\, Washington University in St. Louis (2006)\, Patterson attended the Edna Manley College\, in Kingston\, Jamaica\, receiving a BFA in painting (2004).
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/ebony-g-patterson/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210222
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SUMMARY:Great Rivers Biennial
DESCRIPTION:The three artists selected for the ninth Great Rivers Biennial Arts Award Program\, Kahlil Robert Irving\, Tim Portlock\, and Rachel Youn\, have proposed exhibitions that involve kinetic sculpture\, installation\, ceramic\, and digital prints. The award winners were chosen by a distinguished panel of jurors following individual studio visits with ten semi-finalists. More than 80 artists applied for the Great Rivers Biennial (GRB)\, a collaborative initiative between CAM and the Gateway Foundation designed to recognize artistic talent in the greater St. Louis metro area. Generously funded by the Gateway Foundation\, the GRB awards each artist with $20\,000 and a major exhibition in CAM’s main galleries. \nThe jurors—José Carlos Diaz\, Chief Curator at The Andy Warhol Museum and a 2018 fellow at the Center for Curatorial Leadership; Christopher Y. Lew\, the Nancy and Fred Poses Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art and co-curator of the 2017 Whitney Biennial; and Amanda Ross-Ho\, multidisciplinary artist\, participant in the 2008 Whitney Biennial\, and an associate professor and the University of California\, Irvine—selected artists through each stage of the process. \nKahlil Robert Irving observes how materials and emotions are linked\, simultaneously existing as static/dynamic\, heavy/light\, political/anarchic\, old/new. Through his practice he intends to break cultural rules that have been developed by colonialism\, and aims to navigate and challenge those constructs through materials\, form\, and performance. \nTim Portlock’s art focuses on the divergence between the idealism of American exceptionalism and the lived realities of contemporary American cities with declining populations. He contrasts the blighted buildings of cities like St. Louis; Camden\, New Jersey; and San Bernardino\, California\, with the idealism articulated through the conventions of 19th century American landscape painting. \nRachel Youn sources materials and objects from home décor stores and hours of online secondhand shopping on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. In the studio\, these objects are transformed into kinetic pieces that are often times clumsy\, erotic\, and absurd\, playing with the relationship between manufactured goods and spirituality. \nGreat Rivers Biennial 2020 is organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Misa Jeffereis\, Assistant Curator.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/great-rivers-biennial/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200912
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SUMMARY:CAM: Fall/Winter Exhibitions Opening
DESCRIPTION:Patron Preview 10:00–noon\nPublic Opening noon–8:00 pm \nJoin us for the opening of CAM’s Fall/Winter exhibitions\, featuring the 2020 Great Rivers Biennial: Kahlil Robert Irving\, Tim Portlock\, and Rachel Youn\, and Ebony G. Patterson:…when the cuts erupt…the garden rings…and the warning is a wailing… . On view in the Education Galleries is Yowshien Kuo: Western Venom\, presented by Teen Museum Studies\, as well as New Art in the Neighborhood: Interiors and LEAP Middle School Initiative: Lost Islands. \nVisitors must have a ticket to attend the Public Opening. Reserve tickets here.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/cam-fall-winter-exhibitions-opening/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200813
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200908
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SUMMARY:"Pleasure Is All Mine" By Lola Ogbara
DESCRIPTION:Ogbara’s exhibition challenges stigmas associated with the Black femme experience\, exploring myths vs. reality\, embodied within her metal and clay forms. \nThe exhibition is on display Aug. 13\, through Sept. 7. \nGallery viewings by appointment only with COVID-19 mitigation policies in place.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/pleasure-is-all-mine-by-lola-ogbara/
LOCATION:The Kranzberg\, 501 N Grand Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200815
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SUMMARY:Feelings of Home: A Need to Simplify
DESCRIPTION:Virtual opening reception at 7 pm on Friday\, July 10\, on Instagram Live @hevcasso. The exhibition runs through Aug. 14. \nGallery viewings are by appointment only. The sign-up form will be posted as it becomes available. Please review our COVID-19 Mitigation Policies prior to arriving. \n\n\n“A need to simplify” is a reflection space that pays homage to the matriarchal lineage and sacred spaces of the women in my family and how those spaces are steeped with influences of protective magic\, through nature\, numbers\, patterns\, and objects. This space calls its viewers to take pause and reflect on their own maternal surroundings and ways of “making sacred space.” Calling attention to\, not only\, the unique ways that the black maternal lineage creates safety but also the synchronicity and necessity for safety that we share.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/feelings-of-home-a-need-to-simplify/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201018
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SUMMARY:Masterworks
DESCRIPTION:MASTERWORKS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE IPHF COLLECTION\n  \nThe International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum is set to reopen its doors to the public on Wednesday\, July 8 with a very special exhibition\, Masterworks: Highlights from the IPHF Collection\, celebrating 55 years of the IPHF and featuring iconic images from over 50 artists\, including: Ansel Adams\, Margaret Bourke-White\, Julia Margaret Cameron\, Yousuf Karsh\, Steve McCurry\, Paul Nicklen\, Gordon Parks\, Alfred Stieglitz\, Sebastião Salgado\, Edward Steichen\, among others. \nUpon reopening\, IPHF will have special safety procedures in place to protect members and guests. Those procedures can be viewed in full HERE.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/masterworks/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Museums & Galleries
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SUMMARY:Derek Fordjour: SHELTER
DESCRIPTION:For his first major solo museum exhibition\, Derek Fordjour constructs an environment that places viewers in the heart of a storm. SHELTER\, a seemingly makeshift\, ramshackle structure of corrugated metal walls and a dirt floor is populated by the artist’s signature paintings and sculptures. The work is constructed to heighten visitors’ awareness of their temporal nature\, the tenuous circumstances in which art is sometimes made\, and the vulnerability of millions caught up in human migrations across the earth\, seeking shelter from a multiplicity of storms. A New York-based artist of Ghanaian heritage\, Fordjour works primarily in the realm of portrait painting to create vibrant\, multi-textured images. Forming a procession across the museum’s Project Wall\, Fordjour’s Player Portraits\, from a series of 100\, lead visitors toward the installation. Many of his paintings express the spectacle of sporting events—marching bands\, cheerleaders\, crowds\, and athletes. By using sports as a metaphor\, the artist subtly addresses themes relating to race\, systemic inequality\, and aspiration\, particularly in the context of American identity. \nDerek Fordjour: SHELTER is organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Wassan Al-Khudhairi\, Chief Curator\, with Misa Jeffereis\, Assistant Curator. \nDerek Fordjour (b. 1974\, Memphis\, Tennessee) has exhibited at Night Gallery\, Los Angeles; the Brooklyn Academy of Music; and Josh Lilley Gallery\, London\, among other venues. He has received commissions for public projects from the Whitney Museum Billboard Project and from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York City for a permanent installation at the 145th Street Subway Station in Manhattan. He was the 2016 Sugarhill Museum Artist-in-Residence\, a resident of the 2017 Sharpe Walentas Studio Program in New York City\, and was awarded the 2018 Deutsche Bank NYFA Fellowship. He frequently serves as a lecturer at institutions and as a Core Critic at Yale University School of Art. His work is held in collections throughout the United States and Europe\, including the Studio Museum in Harlem\, the Perez Art Museum\, the Dallas Museum of Art\, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Fordjour is a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta\, Georgia\, and earned a Master’s Degree in Art Education from Harvard University and an MFA in painting from Hunter College. Fordjour was selected as an Artsy Vanguard artist for 2019.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/derek-fordjour-shelter/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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