blog interview series that has since spotlighted over 90 area artists.
Additionally we launched a series of virtual exhibitions that has been especially meaningful in addressing the isolation affecting us all. We began with Life Interrupted, an exhibition of artworks created during COVID-19 Stay at Home orders in St. Louis. Online visitors perused this wide-ranging body of work on the virtual walls of a simulated gallery environment.
This Moment, through which our region’s artists provided perspective on the unprecedented convergence of crises that have made this year so significant. And continuing in that vein, our newest virtual exhibit, Human Touch, focuses on visceral expressions of solidarity and empathy, including their absence during a time when they are most needed.
Meanwhile our real-world gallery reopened on August 1 with Storytellers, featuring works by 46 St. Louis regional artists that told stories or were otherwise inspired by the written word. Storytellers concluded on September 10, but it remains visible in our Facebook album and will soon be followed in the gallery by Creatures II, with works about animals, critters, beasts, insects and more.
With measures in place for the safety of our guests, it’s our hope that the Art Saint Louis gallery will continue to be an enrichment to many and a service to our region’s artists, but with dramatic cuts to our grant funding as a result of the pandemic, it’s clear that philanthropic support must play an important role. If this message finds you in a position to make a one-time contribution, I hope you'll consider doing so.
Thanks as always for your interest, participation and support. I hope to see you in the gallery soon!
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.