Who We Are
Showcasing emerging talent
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 16:44
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We recently celebrated the opening of our 19th annual Varsity Art exhibition, featuring artworks from 34 graduate and undergraduate students representing 17 area colleges and universities. This is one of our most rewarding annual initiatives as the students clearly value the opportunity to have their work shown in a professional setting. I’ll long remember one of the students in a Varsity Art exhibit a few years who was on cloud nine because he sold a work of art at the opening reception. It’s a great feeling knowing that you've helped facilitate such an important moment in the life of an artist—a feeling that all our sponsors and community partners deserve to share in as they move our mission forward.
Another distinctive feature of the Varsity Art exhibit is the short video interviews we produced for the students, such as this one featuring artist Megan McCully. We invite gallery visitors to use their smartphone to scan codes printed on show tags and “Meet the Artist” by viewing their video interview. It’s a nifty way of connecting the artist and the viewer.
Our Values
We value and pursue excellence in all our programs and exhibitions, from our selection of program partners, jurors and curators, to our communications and relationships with civic leaders, private donors, grant makers and corporate sponsors.
Driven by a conviction that the relevance and impact of art goes far beyond the circle of those who create it, we are passionately committed to an ongoing, art-inspired dialogue with our community, developing and engaging new audiences and fostering connections between and among artists and audiences for their mutual benefit.
Through dynamic exhibitions, outreach programs and applications delivering the art of our region to an ever-widening audience, our modus operandi is inspired by the ever-evolving work of our artists that consistently refines and defies expectations.
In the panoply of arts organizations at work in the St. Louis area, including (especially) institutions with resonant interests in visual art, we recognize and enthusiastically pursue opportunities for synergistic collaboration to cross-fertilize and multiply the intellectual and cultural capital of our region.
Art Saint Louis │ 1223 Pine Street │ St. Louis, MO │ 63103 │ p: 314-410-7576 │ 
