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SUMMARY:HIGH NOON: POEMS OF PLACE--A READING BY CAYLIN CAPRA-THOMAS\, ITINERANT POET
DESCRIPTION:Poems of Place–A Reading by Caylin Capra-Thomas\, Itinerant Poet
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/high-noon-poems-of-place-a-reading-by-caylin-capra-thomas-itinerant-poet/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary Arts,Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:SOME THINGS MUST BE HEARD: SPITTING AND POLITICKING OPEN MIC
DESCRIPTION:July 20th Food Justice SOMETHING MUST BE HEARD : SPITTING & POLITICKING Tracy ( T-Spirit) Stanton Presents: STMBH Some Things Must Be Heard : Spitting & Politicking is a Spoken Word\, Communal Healing\, and Community Building Platform that merges Art\, Activism\, and Community Organizing. Our ultimate goal is to move people to take action in their own lives and/or in the community at large. We provide a brave space for community members to connect\, express\, and address the issues that affect us all. We host open mics and closed mic productions and our upcoming open mic event on Saturday July\, 20th we will have two phenomenal features and we are centering food justice/ security and accessibility to healthy food options. Join Erica Williams\, the Founder and Executive Director of A Red Circle\, a nonprofit that works for community betterment in North County through a racial equity lens. A Red Circle operates programming in education\, community wellness\, and the arts and Tony Pilgrim\, the founder and Executive Director of Pilgrim’s Pantry; a nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between farm grown\, Whole Foods and underserved communities. He grew up in North Saint Louis City and the Central West End. Anthony is a Husband\, Father\, Mentor\, Lyricist and Movement Artist that aspires to create meaningful change through art and advocacy. Join us at the High Low at 3301 Washington Ave\, St. Louis\, MO 63103 from 6 pm – 7 pm and follow Tracy ( T-Spirit) Stanton at tspirit2019 on IG and tspiritthepoet.com
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/some-things-must-be-heard-spitting-and-politicking-open-mic-2/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:RHYTHM & WORDS STL: ELEVATED VIBES LIVE
DESCRIPTION:A live display of original music\, poetry & spoken word offerings from STL based artists and artists from the surrounding Midwest region. Contact @Rychuss1 or @Rhythmandwordsstl via IG to get on the list. \n\n\nJULY 14\, 2024 / 2:00 PM
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/rhythm-words-stl-elevated-vibes-live-2/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literary Arts,Music,Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:First Friday in Grand Center: Disability Pride
DESCRIPTION:Start the first Friday of the month with art\, music\, and culture in the Grand Center Arts District. \nThis month\, we’re pleased to host a special First Friday celebrating Disability Pride month\, which marks the anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. Visitors who are Deaf and hard of hearing are invited to kick off the event with a special happy hour in partnership with DEAF Inc. Next\, writer\, speaker\, and disability activist Katie Banister will provide a presentation including her personal story\, her vision as President of Access-4-All of “full inclusion where everyone counts and has access to a fulfilled and truly accessible life\,” and a discussion of the role that poetry and creativity play in turning anger into art. Finally\, the evening will feature a poetry workshop for all ages and abilities that provides an easy way to generate your own poem. \nASL interpretation is provided between 6:00–9:00pm. \nSchedule \n\n5:00 pm Doors open\n6:30–7:30 pm Deaf happy hour in collaboration with DEAF Inc.\, with complimentary drink tickets for members of the Deaf community\n7:30 pm Presentation from Katie Banister\n8:00 pm “Turning Anger into Art” poetry workshop\n\nAbout the presenter \nIn 1990\, Katie Rodriguez Banister survived an auto accident that left her a quadriplegic\, paralyzed from the chest down.  Katie is an author\, motivational speaker\, entertainer\, and disability educator. Katie and her husband Steve co-founded Access-4-All in 1997 with a mission to educate and empower others through their publications & programs.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/first-friday-in-grand-center-disability-pride/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Fridays,Literary Arts,Speaking & Forum,Workshops & Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240622T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240622T200000
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SUMMARY:JPEK CREATIVEWORKS THEATRE PRESENTS CHOREOGRAPHY AND CONVERSATIONS WITH DREA KELLY
DESCRIPTION:CHOREOGRAPHY AND CONVERSATIONS WITH DREA KELLY: What About My Damn Sneaker Drea Kelly\, a renowned dancer and choreographer\, is hosting a choreography and conversation forum featuring excerpts from her acclaimed show “Respect My Shoes.” This event is an engaging blend of performance and dialogue\, where Kelly showcases her unique choreographic style and shares the stories and inspirations behind her work. “Respect My Shoes” is a powerful show that delves into themes of empowerment\, resilience\, and personal transformation. Through dynamic dance routines and compelling narrative\, Kelly explores her journey as an artist and a woman\, touching on her experiences in the entertainment industry and her personal life. During the forum\, attendees will witness selected performances from “Respect My Shoes\,” gaining insight into the creative process and the messages conveyed through movement. Following the performances\, Kelly will engage in an open conversation\, offering a rare opportunity for the audience to ask questions\, discuss the themes presented\, and learn more about her career and artistic vision. This event promises to be an inspiring and enlightening experience for dancers\, choreographers\, and anyone interested in the intersection of dance and personal storytelling. \n\n\nJUNE 22\, 2024 / 6:00 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJUNE 23\, 2024 / 6:00 PM
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/jpek-creativeworks-theatre-presents-choreography-and-conversations-with-drea-kelly/2024-06-22/
LOCATION:.ZACK\, 3224 Locust St.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:SOME THINGS MUST BE HEARD: SPITTING AND POLITICKING OPEN MIC
DESCRIPTION:Tracy ( T-Spirit) Stanton Presents: STMBH Some Things Must Be Heard : Spitting & Politicking is a Spoken Word\, Communal Healing\, and Community Building Platform that merges Art\, Activism\, and Community Organizing. Our ultimate goal is to move people to take action in their own lives and/or in the community at large. We provide brave spaces for community members to connect\, express\, and address the issues that affect us all. We host open mics and closed mic productions and at our upcoming closed mic event on Sunday\, Fathers Day: June 16th we will be featuring International Spoken Word Artist :Eros Bowie\, the expert in Black Male Expression : IBenaGod\, Multidisciplinary Artist and Legend: Louis Conphliction as well as Elder Community Organizer and Freedom Fighter Baba Jay. This is our Fathers\, Families and Freedom Edition so we will be celebrating Black fathers\, amplifying the importance of family( related & unrelated)\, and focusing on our collective liberation and freedom. This is not just an event that was created for entertainment\, this production is a catalyst for activation\, mobilization and collaboration. Join us at the High Low at 3301 Washington Ave\, St. Louis\, MO 63103 from 6 pm – 7 pm and follow Tracy ( T-Spirit) Stanton at tspirit2019 on IG and tspiritthepoet.com We will also have a special guest host…. Stay tuned for more
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/some-things-must-be-heard-spitting-and-politicking-open-mic/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media & Education,Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:Work in Progress: Justin Favela
DESCRIPTION:Free\, Talk \nThu Aug 31\, 2023\, 6:00pm – 7:00pm \n\n\nView upcoming exhibiting artist Justin Favela’s major mural installation in its final days of completion and join the artist in conversation with CAM Associate Curator Misa Jeffereis.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/work-in-progress-justin-favela/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T190000
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SUMMARY:Cocktail with the Curators
DESCRIPTION:Members \nThu Jul 20\, 2023\, 6:00pm – 7:00pm \n\n\nMembers are invited to raise a glass at this happy hour with our curatorial team\, who offer fascinating insights and answer questions about the museum’s current exhibitions.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/cocktail-with-the-curators-5/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230411T200000
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SUMMARY:St. Louis Speaker Series - Anthony Ray Hinton
DESCRIPTION:  \nDeath Row Exonoree\nTuesday\, April 11\, 2023 8pm\nOne of the longest-serving death row prisoners in Alabama history and among the longest-serving condemned prisoners to be freed after presenting evidence of innocence\, Anthony Ray Hinton is the 152nd person exonerated from death row since 1983. He was released in April 2015 after spending 30 years on Alabama’s death row for a crime he did not commit. He was released with the help of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)\, led by 2019 Speakers Series lecturer Bryan Stevenson. \nToday\, Hinton works tirelessly as Community Educator for the EJI and travels both nationally and internationally to speak about his experience. He has become a powerful voice against the death penalty and speaks nationally about the urgent need for criminal justice reform. He has spoken at dozens of universities and conferences and is an incredibly compelling speaker and advocate. \nIn 1985\, Hinton was arrested and charged with two capital murders based solely on the assertion that a dusty revolver taken from his mother’s home was the gun used in both murders and in a third uncharged crime. EJI attorneys engaged three of the nation’s top firearms examiners\, who testified in 2002 that the revolver could not be matched to crime evidence. State prosecutors never questioned the new findings but nonetheless refused to re-examine the case or concede error. \nAfter 12 more years of litigation\, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the lower courts\, and a new trial was granted. The judge finally dismissed the charges after prosecutors said that scientists at the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences tested the evidence and confirmed that the crime bullets cannot be matched to the Hinton weapon. Hinton was released. \nHinton’s inspirational memoir\, The Sun Does Shine\, How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row was released in 2018 and featured in Oprah Winfrey’s book club in 2019.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/st-louis-speaker-series-anthony-ray-hinton/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:St. Louis Speaker Series - Tom Friedman
DESCRIPTION:New York Times Columnist\nTuesday\, March 28\, 2023 8pm\nTom Friedman is an internally renowned author\, reporter\, and columnist\, and the author of seven bestselling books. The New York Times foreign affairs Op-Ed columnist since 1995\, he is renowned for his direct reporting and accessible analysis of complex issues shaping the world. According to Foreign Policy magazine\, “Friedman doesn’t just report on events; he helps shape them.” Winner of three Pulitzer Prizes\, he has covered the great stories from around the globe for the New York Times since 1981. Vanity Fair called him “the country’s best newspaper columnist.” \nWith clear and compelling language\, Friedman discusses the opportunities and challenges that profound “accelerations\,” including technology and connectivity\, pose for society as well as for individuals\, businesses\, and governments. He also explores solutions — on a local and global level — to ensure the future of work\, skills\, income\, and prosperity. \nIn his latest bestseller\, Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations\, Friedman offers a blueprint for overcoming the stresses and challenges of a world transformed by technology\, globalization\, and climate change. \nHis previous New York Times bestseller\, That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back. According to the Christian Science Monitor\, “Anyone who cares about America’s future ought to read this book and hear the authors’ compelling case.” \nFriedman’s The World is Flat has sold four-and-a-half million copies and won the inaugural Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. In 2012 Friedman updated his National Book Award-winner\, From Beirut to Jerusalem\, adding a new discussion of the Arab Awakenings and Arab/Israeli relations in a new preface and afterword. \nFriedman’s Hot\, Flat\, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution — and How It Can Renew America\, was a #1 New York Times bestseller. His other successes include Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism\, and The Lexus and the Olive Tree\, which Kirkus Reviews called “simply the best book written on globalization.” \nRanked #2 on the Wall Street Journal’s list of “influential business thinkers\,” named one of 2011’s Thinkers50\, and featured in Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers in 2013\, Friedman is considered one of “America’s Best Leaders” by US News & World Report. He is a frequent guest on programs such as Meet the Press\, and Morning Joe. And his TV documentaries\, “Searching for the Roots of 9/11\,” “The Other Side of Outsourcing\,” and “Addicted to Oil\,” have aired on the Discovery Channel. Friedman was featured in Showtime’s climate change documentary series “Years of Living Dangerously\,” executive produced by James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger. \nIn awarding Friedman his third Pulitzer Prize\, the Pulitzer Board cited his “clarity of vision\, based on extensive reporting\, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.” \nBorn in Minneapolis\, Mr. Friedman received a B.A. degree in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis University in 1975. In 1978 he received a master’s in modern Middle East studies from Oxford. His column appears in the New York Times every Sunday and Wednesday.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/st-louis-speaker-series-tom-friedman/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Faye HeavyShield
DESCRIPTION:About the artist \nFaye HeavyShield (b. 1953) is a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy from the Kainai (Blood) First Nation and she lives and works on her community’s reserve in the foothills of southern Alberta. Over the course of her four-decade career\, she has created multidisciplinary work that explores notions of identity\, family\, and place. Her pared-down\, minimal forms bring together complex and layered references\, including to her Kainai heritage\, the environment of her homeland\, and personal memories. \nHeavyShield was trained at the Alberta College of Art and Design and at the University of Calgary. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across North America\, including at landmark shows Land\, Spirit\, Power at the National Gallery of Canada and Nations in Urban Landscape at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver. Her work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada\, the McMichael Museum\, Alberta Foundation of Art\, the Glenbow Museum\, Heard Museum\, the Kelowna Art Gallery\, and the MacKenzie Art Gallery. \nIn 2022\, HeavyShield received one of Canada’s top art prizes\, an award from the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation and the Art Gallery of Ontario. That same year the artist’s first retrospective\, The Art of Faye HeavyShield\, opened at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/artist-talk-faye-heavyshield/
LOCATION:Pulitzer Arts Foundation\, 3716 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Jacolby Satterwhite in conversation with Sasha Bonét
DESCRIPTION:Join Jacolby Satterwhite and writer\, critic\, and educator Sasha Bonét for a conversation about the artist’s exhibition on the occasion of its opening at CAM. \nReserved seating will be available for members at the Contributor-level and above. Please email Elizabeth Macanufo at emacanufo@camstl.org to reserve your seat.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/artist-talk-jacolby-satterwhite-in-conversation-with-sasha-bonet/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230225T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T190134Z
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SUMMARY:The Saint Louis Poetry Slam Finale
DESCRIPTION:The Saint Louis Poetry Slam is closing out “Season 30” with the top 8 poets that competed in a series of poetry slams. These poets will battle for a chance to join The Saint Louis Poetry Slam Team. These poets will perform an array of dynamic stories from their experience and viewpoints. Each poet has a time limit to perform their poem and will be judged by 5 members of the audience by Olympic style scoring. After 3 rounds\, 3 poets will be selected to join the team and only 1 poet will be crowned Grand Slam Champion.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/the-saint-louis-poetry-slam-finale/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:St. Louis Speaker Series - Scott Kelly
DESCRIPTION:NASA Astronaut\nTuesday\, February 21\, 2023 8pm\nScott Kelly is a former NASA astronaut and retired United States Navy Captain\, U.S. spaceflight record holder\, and an experienced test pilot having logged more than 15\,000 hours of flight time in more than 40 different aircraft and spacecraft. \nA former fighter pilot\, Kelly flew the F-14 Tomcat aboard the aircraft carrier\, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was selected by NASA as an astronaut in 1996. A veteran of four space flights\, he piloted Space Shuttle Discovery to the Hubble space telescope in 1999 and subsequently commanded Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2007. \nKelly’s long-duration space flight experience includes two flights on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft\, launching and landing from Kazakhstan\, and two stays aboard the International Space Station as commander: the first a 159-day mission in 2010-2011 followed by his recorded-breaking 340-day mission to the ISS in 2015. \nDuring his yearlong mission\, known worldwide as the “Year in Space\,” he conducted three spacewalks before returning home in March 2016. His Year in Space Mission was chronicled in a TIME magazine documentary series and an Emmy award-winning PBS special. \nKelly has traveled more than 200 million miles\, which is more than twice the distance to the Sun and has orbited the Earth more than 8\,300 times. He has received many awards and honors\, including the Defense Superior Service Medal\, the Legion of Merit\, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. \nHe was on the cover of TIME Magazine in December 2014 and was named one of its 100 Most Influential People in 2015. Kelly also was recognized at the 2015 State of the Union Address by United States President Barack Obama. \nKelly is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and a member of the Association of Space Explorers. He is a highly sought-after public speaker who exemplifies leadership while testing the limits of the human spirit and endurance. \nIn 2016 Kelly published the New York Times best-selling memoir Endurance: A Year in Space\, A Lifetime of Discovery. More recently he published Infinite Wonder: An Astronaut’s Photographs from a Year in Space\, a collection of extraordinary images he photographed aboard the International Space Station\, also a New York Times bestseller. He is also the author of two children’s books\, My Journey to the Stars and Goodnight\, Astronaut. His next book\, Ready for Launch: An Astronaut’s Lessons for Success on Earth will be published in 2022. \nBorn and raised in Orange\, New Jersey\, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York Maritime College in 1987\, and a Master of Science degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, in 1996. Kelly is married to Amiko\, a former NASA public affairs officer\, and has two children\, Samantha and Charlie\, from a previous marriage. His identical twin brother\, Mark\, is also a former NASA astronaut and the current junior U.S. Senator from Arizona. In 2021\, he was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/st-louis-speaker-series-scott-kelly/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T130000
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SUMMARY:High Noon: Brett Williams
DESCRIPTION:High Noon: I Have Done This and Now I Will Do That with St. Louis Artist Brett Williams \nThe High Noon series offers free cultural and artistic programming\, during your lunch hour! The High Noon series features St. Louis talents from across the arts\, cultural\, and educational spectrum. Spend a lunch hour enjoying presentations and performances in a friendly\, relaxed atmosphere – take a break\, and feel free to bring your lunch! \nHigh Noons in the Listening Room at High Low (3301 Washington Avenue) take place every Thursday from 12 to 1pm.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/high-noon-brett-williams/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T120000
DTSTAMP:20261111T213202
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T162242Z
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SUMMARY:Black Ice: Creating the Self
DESCRIPTION:A look into the process of award-winning St. Louis photographer Tiff J. Sutton. Sutton shares self-portraiture from her recent series Black Ice. Presenting an overview of her international residency\, Sutton encapsulates her experience in Iceland with her body of work. Sutton will talk through her notions of identity and will discuss how she uses her body\, photographed in nature\, to find serenity and self-acceptance. Finally in this lecture\, she will discuss how to find resources for artist opportunities. \nTiff J Sutton is a portrait photographer. Her work is characterized by the Black gaze\, dual perceptions\, and unique landscape; by placing Black femininity at the forefront; through complex\, layered images\, and introspective portraits. She has attended community colleges and Washington University in St. Louis\, MO. Sutton has been featured in NPR and Humble Foundations Arts. Sutton has won the Black Women Photographers + Nikon Grant and was a resident at the Gullkistan Center for Creativity in Laugarvatn\, Iceland in June 2022. She draws upon Black feminist thought to create abstracted portraits of Black women. She is based in St. Louis\, Missouri. \nAdmission: $10 Non-Members/Members Free
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/black-ice-creating-the-self/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230203T200000
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SUMMARY:Closing Reception Barbara Chase-Riboud
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the closing weekend of Monumentale with St. Louis-based jazz pianist Ptah Williams. Performing a solo piano set\, Williams will play jazz works inspired by the artist Barbara Chase-Riboud. Taking place in the lower main gallery in front of Ellsworth Kelly’s Blue Black\, this program is free and open to all.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/closing-reception-barbara-chase-riboud/
LOCATION:Pulitzer Arts Foundation\, 3716 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230131T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230131T200000
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SUMMARY:St. Louis Speaker Series - Erik Larson
DESCRIPTION:Award-Winning Author\nTuesday\, January 31\, 2023 8pm\nErik Larson is the author of eight books\, six of which became New York Times bestsellers. His latest books\, The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill\, Family\, and Defiance During the Blitz and Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania\, both hit no. 1 on the list soon after launch. His saga of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893\, The Devil in the White City\, was a finalist for the National Book Award\, and won an Edgar Award for fact-crime writing; it lingered on various Times bestseller lists for the better part of a decade. Hulu plans to adapt the book for a limited TV series\, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese as executive producers. Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts\, about how America’s first ambassador to Nazi Germany and his daughter experienced the rising terror of Hitler’s rule\, has been optioned by Tom Hanks for development as a feature film. He recently published an audio-only ghost story\, No One Goes Alone\, which has been optioned by Netflix. \nLarson’s first book of narrative nonfiction\, Isaac’s Storm\, about the giant hurricane that destroyed Galveston\, Texas\, in 1900\, won the American Meteorology Society’s prestigious Louis J. Battan Author’s Award. The Washington Post called it the “Jaws of hurricane yarns.” Larson is particularly pleased to have won the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s 2016 Carl Sandburg Literary Award for Non-Fiction. \nHe graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania\, where he studied Russian history\, language and culture; he received a masters in journalism from Columbia University. After a brief stint at the Bucks County Courier Times\, Larson became a staff writer for the Wall Street Journal\, and later a contributing writer for Time Magazine. His magazine stories have appeared in the New Yorker\, the Atlantic Monthly\, Harper’s\, and other publications. \nHe has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State\, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars\, the University of Oregon\, and the Chuckanut Writers Conference in Bellingham\, Wash.\, and has spoken to audiences from coast to coast. A former resident of Seattle\, he now lives in Manhattan with his wife\, a retired neonatologist\, whom he met on a blind date\, the author of the nonfiction memoir\, Almost Home\, which\, as Larson puts it\, “could make a stone cry.” They have three daughters in far-flung locations and professions. Their beloved dog Molly resides in an urn on a shelf overlooking Central Park\, where they like to think she now spends most of her time.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/st-louis-speaker-series-erik-larson/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230121T110000
DTSTAMP:20261111T213202
CREATED:20230113T175837Z
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SUMMARY:Amy Reidel “Cling II: A Carescape" Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk with Amy Reidel January 21\, 2023 11am \nIn “Cling II: A Carescape” Amy Reidel uses abstract and figurative imagery to illuminate facial expressions\, details and patterns\, inspired by the poignant emotions shared between family members\, the often-disregarded health issues of women\, and objects of lineage and domesticity. In this exhibit\, Grandma’s scarves and decorative rugs merge with darling baby and scared caregiver figures in an absurd representation of home and a rapidly declining climate-scape.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/amy-reidel-cling-ii-a-carescape-artist-talk/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230119T130000
DTSTAMP:20261111T213202
CREATED:20230109T164926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T164926Z
UID:18937-1674129600-1674133200@www.grandcenter.org
SUMMARY:High Noon: Joe Kohlburn
DESCRIPTION:This event presents the recent wave of censorship across the state of Missouri removing books and art in libraries. Legislation like SB 775 and the MO Secretary of State’s recent Proposed Rule to control library funding could undermine democracy and push us closer to fascism. This past year alone\, attempts to ban books nationwide have gone up 450%\, and this trend shows no sign of fading. Join librarian Joe Kohlburn as he engages with this controversy\, talks about his experiences as Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair in 2022\, and helps you figure out what you can do to protect the freedom to read! Audience members are invited to ask questions and learn about intellectual freedom\, as well as see humorous examples of materials that state leaders deemed too scandalous for public consumption. \nJoe Kohlburn is a librarian\, art historian\, and doctoral student in Information Science at University of Missouri. He is 2022 Chair of the Missouri Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. Joe has been a board member of Critical Mass for the Visual Arts since 2012\, and is host of the 5 Questions Podcast.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/high-noon-joe-kohlburn/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230112T130000
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SUMMARY:High Noon: Jane Ibur
DESCRIPTION:Jane Ellen Ibur\, Poet Laureate for the City of St. Louis\, passed ten recent years writing at least one poem per day and is interested in conversation about writing poetry\, more a Q & A than a typical literary reading. Janie will read some poems\,but please come with questions\, paper\, and pen! \n\nJane Ibur is a poet\, creative writer\, and teacher who “teaches people no one else teaches.” She has brought the joys of literature to homeless shelters\, prisons\, museums\, arts centers. Her students range from gifted children to incarcerated adults\, military veterans and seniors dealing with dementia. Among her educational activities\, Ibur has taught and led workshops for other writing teachers through Literacy Investment for Tomorrow (LIFT)\, a public-private literacy resource organization\, and through the RAC-funded Community Arts Training (CAT) Institute\, which trains artists and social workers to form nontraditional partnerships to “put art in other places” — places such as public housing\, parks\, neighborhood centers and jails\, where art can make a changing social impact. As she told St. Louis Public Radio\, Ibur sees the post as a poetry ambassador role that will open doors for new and overlooked populations. That’s a mission Ibur knows well\, one she has been fulfilling for decades.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/high-noon-jane-ibur/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221115T190000
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CREATED:20221101T014932Z
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SUMMARY:Left Bank Books presents KATE BAER - AND YET
DESCRIPTION:Left Bank Books welcomes #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind of Woman\, Kate Baer who will her second full length poetry collection And Yet\, in person at .ZACK Performing Arts Space and virtually at 7pm CT on Tuesday\, November 15th. \nTickets are available for the in person event at Metrotix.com for the in person event or Left-Bank.com for the virtual event. Each ticket will include one SIGNED copy of And Yet from Left Bank Books to support authors and independent bookstores! \nKate Baer is the 2x New York Times bestselling author of What Kind Of Woman and I Hope This Finds You Well. Her work has also been published in The New Yorker\, Literary Hub\, Huffington Post and The New York Times. \nThe second full length poetry collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind of Woman. \nKate Baer shot into the literary stratosphere with the publication of her debut poetry collection\, What Kind of Woman\, which became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. \nKate’s second full-length book of traditional poetry\, And Yet\, dives deeper into the themes that are the hallmarks of her writing: motherhood\, friendship\, love\, and loss. Taken together\, these poems demonstrate the remarkable evolution of a writer and an artist working at the height of her craft\, pushing herself and her poetry in a beautiful and impressive way. \nIntimate\, evocative\, and bold\, Kate’s beguiling poetry firmly positions her in the company of Dorianne Laux\, Mary Oliver\, Maggie Nelson\, and other great female poets of our time.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/left-bank-books-presents-kate-baer-and-yet/
LOCATION:.ZACK\, 3224 Locust St.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum,Workshops & Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T200000
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SUMMARY:St. Louis Speaker Series - Maria Ressa
DESCRIPTION:2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner\nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 8pm\nA prominent journalist in Asia for more than 35 years\, Maria Ressa is the co-founder\, CEO\, and Executive Editor of Rappler.com\, the top digital-only news site leading the fight for press freedom in the Philippines. Ressa has been honored around the world for her courageous and bold work in fighting disinformation\, “fake news\,” and attempts to silence the free press. \nIn 2021\, she was one of two journalists awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in exposing abuses of power and growing authoritarianism under Philippine President\, Rodrigo Duterte. As she accepted the award\, Ressa called the world to action\, reminding us all that\, “Without facts\, you can’t have truth. Without truth\, you can’t have trust. Without trust\, we have no shared reality\, no democracy\, and it becomes impossible to deal with our world’s existential problems: climate\, coronavirus\, the battle for truth.” \nRessa advises organizations and corporations on corporate governance\, values\, and strategy. Her experience as a journalist and an entrepreneur in the digital world makes her a sought-after keynote speaker and panelist. \nFor her courage and work on disinformation and “fake news\,” Ressa was named one of Time Magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year\, was among its 100 Most Influential People of 2019\, and has also been named one of Time’s Most Influential Women of the Century. She was also part of the BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2019 and Prospect magazine’s world’s top 50 thinkers. In 2020\, she received the Journalist of the Year award\, the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award\, the Most Resilient Journalist Award\, the Tucholsky Prize\, the Truth to Power Award\, and the Four Freedoms Award. In 2021\, UNESCO awarded her the Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. \nRessa was born in the Philippines but grew up in the United States after her family migrated to Toms River\, New Jersey in 1973. She attended Princeton University\, graduating cum laude with a B.A. degree in English and certificates in theater and dance. After graduation in 1986\, she returned to Manila on a Fulbright fellowship and worked for the newly liberated government station\, as director of newscasts\, then as head of its special projects team. In 1987\, she began reporting for CNN and joined ABS-CBN as the director and producer of Probe\, the first and longest-running investigative news magazine in the Philippines. \nIn 1988\, she opened and ran CNN’s Manila Bureau for nearly a decade before moving to Indonesia and opening the network’s Jakarta bureau\, which she ran until 2005. She then returned to Manila as the senior vice president in charge of ABS-CBN’s multimedia news operations\, managing about a thousand journalists for the largest news organization in the country. \nRessa wrote Seeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaeda’s Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia and From Bin Laden to Facebook: 10 Days of Abduction\, 10 Years of Terrorism. She is writing her third book\, How to Stand up to a Dictator\, for publication in 2022. Rappler’s battle for truth and democracy is the subject of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival documentary\, A Thousand Cuts.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/st-louis-speaker-series-maria-ressa/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221025T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221025T200000
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SUMMARY:St. Louis Speaker Series - John Brennan
DESCRIPTION:CIA Director 2013-2017\nTuesday\, October 25\, 2022 8pm\nBefore being tapped to head the CIA\, John O. Brennan served as daily intelligence briefer to President Bill Clinton\, as the founding director of the National Counterterrorism Center during President George W. Bush’s administration\, and as Assistant for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for President Barack Obama. He was deeply involved in the decision-making for an array of complex international issues\, including Osama bin Laden\, the Arab Spring\, Benghazi\, ISIS\, Yemen\, Saudi Arabia\, Syria\, the Iran deal\, and Russian election meddling. \nBrennan was appointed as director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 2013. As director\, he managed intelligence collection\, analysis\, covert action\, counterintelligence\, and liaison relationships with foreign intelligence services. Before becoming director\, Brennan served at the White House for four years as assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. During that time\, he advised the President on counterterrorism strategy and helped coordinate the U.S. government’s approach to homeland security\, including its policies for responding to terrorism\, cyber-attacks\, natural disasters and pandemics. \nBrennan began his service in government at the CIA\, where he worked from 1980 to 2005. He spent most of his early career in the agency’s main analytic arm\, the Directorate of Intelligence\, specializing in the Near East and South Asia before directing counterterrorism analysis in the early 1990s. In 1994 and 1995\, he was the agency’s intelligence briefer to President Bill Clinton. \nAfter an assignment as a chief of station in the Middle East\, Brennan served from 1999 to 2001 as chief of staff to George Tenet\, who was then director of Central Intelligence. Brennan next worked as deputy executive director of the CIA until 2003\, when he began leading a multiagency effort to establish what would become the National Counterterrorism Center. In 2004\, he became the center’s interim director. \nAfter retiring from the CIA in 2005\, Brennan worked in the private sector for three years. He also now serves as Senior National Security and Intelligence Analyst at NBC News and MSNBC and released Undaunted – My Fight Against America’s Enemies\, at Home and Abroad in October 2021. \nBrennan graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. While enrolled at Fordham\, he studied abroad at the American University in Cairo. He later attended the University of Texas at Austin\, where he earned a master’s degree in government with a concentration in Middle Eastern studies. Brennan was born in Jersey City\, New Jersey. He is married and has three children.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/st-louis-speaker-series-john-brennan/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T200000
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SUMMARY:IPHF Legends of Photography Series Lecture with Steve McCurry
DESCRIPTION:IPHF Legends of Photography Series Lecture with Steve McCurry\nThursday\, October 6th\, 2022\nOnline: 7-8pm CST\n\nJoin 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee\, Steve McCurry\, for a virtual presentation as he shares the stories behind his iconic photographs from around the world. Steve McCurry has been one of the most outstanding voices in contemporary photography for over three decades\, with scores of magazine and book covers\, over a dozen books\, and countless exhibitions around the world to his name. \nBorn in a suburb of Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, Steve McCurry studied film at Pennsylvania State University\, before going on to work for a local newspaper. After several years of freelance work\, McCurry left for India and Pakistan\, eventually meeting a group of Afghan refugees who smuggled him across the border into Afghanistan\, just as the Russian invasion was closing the country to all western journalists. Embedded with the Mujahedeen\, McCurry brought the world the first images of the conflict in Afghanistan\, including his celebrated image of the Afghan Girl\, Sharbat Gula\, that has become one of the world’s most iconic photographs. \nSince then\, McCurry has gone on to create images over six continents and countless countries. His work spans conflicts\, vanishing cultures\, ancient traditions and contemporary culture. He has been recognized with some of the most prestigious awards in the industry\, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal\, National Press Photographers Award\, and an unprecedented four first prize awards from the World Press Photo contest. \nImage: © Steve McCurry \nIPHF’s Virtual Lecture Series will be hosted on the Zoom Video Communications platform. Links to meetings will be provided after registration. Technical assistance will be available at IPHF by phone and email. \nAdmission: $10 Non-Members/Members and 1839 Society Free\n\nMembers/1839 Society: Reserve Your Free Ticket Here.\nPlease call (314) 535-1999 or email info@iphf.org for further assistance 
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/iphf-legends-of-photography-series-lecture-with-steve-mccurry/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220924T183000
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SUMMARY:Eleven O Eight Poetry Battleground
DESCRIPTION:Join Eleven O Eight for a special event where poets will face off in a team battle for a grand prize of $1000 and Eleven O Eight Winners trophy. Eleven O Eight is a very special platform designed to put a spotlight on poetry and the creative arts. They utilize their resources to support young poets and creative artist from diverse backgrounds who often do not have access to outlets or opportunities to develop and improve their gifts and talents. \nEleven O Eight is in the process of implementing a youth poet and writers Mentorship program in the fall of 2022.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/eleven-o-eight-poetry-battleground/
LOCATION:Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries\, 3648 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum,Workshops & Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220924T120000
DTSTAMP:20261111T213202
CREATED:20220830T144537Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Sukanya Mani
DESCRIPTION:Free\, Talk \nSat Sep 24\, 2022\, 12:00pm \n\n\nJoin artist Sukanya Mani with participants of the Teen Museum Studies programs and CAM Teen and Adult Program Manager Brandon Barr for a discussion about the collaboration involved in the making of the exhibition Weight of Shadows. 
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/artist-talk-sukanya-mani/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220920T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220920T200000
DTSTAMP:20261111T213202
CREATED:20220830T155216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T155355Z
UID:18312-1663704000-1663704000@www.grandcenter.org
SUMMARY:St. Louis Speaker Series - Loretta Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Loretta Lynch: Former U.S. Attorney General\nTuesday\, September 20\, 2022 8pm\nOne of the most highly accomplished public figures in America today\, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch has been a leading progressive voice during her 30+ year highly distinguished career. \nLynch is the first female African American Attorney General of the United States. Nominated by President Obama in November 2014\, she was sworn in as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States by then-Vice President Joe Biden in April 2015. \nDescribed by President Barack Obama as “the only lawyer in America who battles mobsters\, drug lords and terrorists\, and still has the reputation for being a charming ‘people person\,’” she has been instrumental in shaping the direction of the nation on several tough issues. She improved the relationship between local law enforcement and the communities they serve\, and she has taken bold stances on criminal justice reform. \nIn 1990\, after a period in private practice\, Lynch joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York located in Brooklyn\, the city she considers her adopted home. In 1999\, President Bill Clinton appointed her to lead the office as United States Attorney\, a post she held until 2001. Then again\, in 2010\, Lynch was appointed head U.S. Attorney by President Obama. \nLynch has spent years in the trenches rising through the ranks as a prosecutor\, aggressively fighting terrorism\, financial fraud and cybercrime — all while vigorously defending civil and human rights. \nWhile leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York\, she became known for the high-profile civil rights conviction of two Brooklyn police officers who brutally assaulted Haitian immigrant Abner Louima. \nWhile in private practice\, Lynch served as a volunteer legal advisor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda\, established to prosecute those responsible for human rights violations in the 1994 genocide in that nation. \nBorn in Greensboro\, NC\, the daughter of a school librarian and fourth generation Baptist minister\, Lynch was also inspired by stories about her grandfather\, a sharecropper in the 1930s\, who helped members of his community who had no recourse under the Jim Crow system. \nShe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree\, cum laude\, from Harvard College in 1981\, and received her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1984.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/st-louis-speaker-series-loretta-lynch/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaking & Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220915T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220915T190000
DTSTAMP:20261111T213202
CREATED:20220815T194228Z
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SUMMARY:Lou Jones: The panAFRICAproject
DESCRIPTION:Thursday September 15\, 2022\nOnline: 6-7pm CST\nUntil the obstacle of COVID19 my studio had been traveling several times a year with the intent of documenting the 54 countries of modern\, contemporary Africa–country by country. Realizing that western media has habitually maligned the continent by only telling stories of conflict\, poverty\, pestilence & animals\, I realized there was an opportunity to change the narrative. My experiences were quite different from what politicians\, teachers & parents had told me. This was a form of neocolonialism & sought to obfuscate the raping of resources\, culture\, history & traditions. \nUsing the “universal language” of photography\, www.panAFRICAproject.org could bypass the history books & newspaper stories that perpetually showed only the “irredeemable” aspects. With the advent of social media\, we concentrate on the progress in industry\, technology\, music\, medicine\, infrastructure & ecology where Africa is becoming the fastest growing continent in the world. The mission is to give researchers\, businesses\, schools & institutions a compendium of relevant images for use to narrate current stories.\nThis overly ambitious long term effort uses local informed experts & communities to tell their own stories & investigates the people & places that are vetted by residents instead of the histories written by outsiders. We spend extended periods of time preparing\, traveling & gaining access to representative communities & factions. Financially we have raised monies through grants\, crowdfunding\, book publishing\, exhibitions & lectures. \nWe recently revived traveling & completed a very successful trip to Kenya which is the fifteenth country we have documented. Currently we are working on the second volume of the book series & planning our next journey. \n-Lou Jones \nImage: © Lou Jones \nAdmission: Free. Registration Required.  \nSign Up Here for Free\nPlease call (314) 535-1999 or email info@iphf.org for further assistance 
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/lou-jones-the-panafricaproject/
LOCATION:MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Great Rivers Biennial Artists & Jurors
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the tenth edition of the Great Rivers Biennial (GRB) in this panel conversation with GRB artists Yowshien Kuo\, Yvonne Osei\, and Jon Young and jurors Carmen Hermo\, Jen Liu\, and Hamza Walker. Wassan Al-Khudhairi\, Chief Curator\, who organized the show\, moderates the discussion.
URL:https://www.grandcenter.org/event/panel-discussion-great-rivers-biennial-artists-jurors/
LOCATION:Contemporary Art Museum\, 3750 Washington Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museums & Galleries,Speaking & Forum
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