Who We Are
What "We're in this together" actually looks like
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- Published on Friday, 24 April 2020 21:04
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Just came across this truly remarkable message from Artmart owner Keith Baizer and team, who have long been supporters of art organizations in our community, including Art Saint Louis. From the company's COVID-19 closure notice (highlights below are my doing), posted on their website here - https://www.artmartstl.com/part-flatten-curve/
GETTING ART SUPPLIES – It’s day to day
At Artmart, we recognize the importance of creativity in our lives, both as an activity to enjoy and entertain, and as an outlet for stress.
As a child I always remember enjoying the movie “Miracle on 34th Street” in which Kris Kringle recommends steering customers from Macy’s to their largest competitor to find what they need for the joy and happiness of their family. He tells Macy’s (Artmart) that when a customer goes to Gimbel’s (Blick Art Materials), they will always come back to shop at Macy’s. With this in mind and our recognition of your need to create, please call Blick Art Materials at 314-862-6980. They will be taking curbside orders at their store on Delmar Blvd.
Thank you for your loyalty to ours and other local businesses. We will be posting on Instagram and Facebook great project ideas, videos, and content to inspire you. We will also be making every attempt to reach out to you remotely to see how you are doing.
Please stay safe and healthy, and keep creating! And, we can’t wait to see you again soon.
Keith and The Artmart Team
Wow. Brings to mind actor John Krazinski's signature sign-off on his show Some Good News: "No matter how hard things get, there is always good in the world." So true. Here's to Keith and friends for another fine example.
On a related note, check out this week's Go! Magazine story spotlighting STL area artists and the challenges they're facing in the quarantine era.
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 │ 
