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Food, Glorious Food!

Published on Thursday, 16 February 2012 14:59

What's the dish?

Food. Wine. Art. And you’re invited. Art Saint Louis presents a month-long harvest of local talent featuring some of our region’s finest artists, wineries, restaurants and home cooking. …Yes, you read that right, home cooking. Are you ready for the potluck to end all potlucks? Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The centerpiece of Food, Glorious Food is an all-media, juried art exhibit that will feature works about and inspired by food and beverage, [ATTN artists: Get the call for entries here], by artists at work within a 200-mile radius of downtown St. Louis. Food, Glorious Food will be presented in our North Gallery, concurrent with Honor Awards 2012, an invitational exhibit featuring work by select 2011 Awards of Excellence winners.

New shows open at Art Saint Louis

Published on Monday, 23 January 2012 19:45

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday evening, January 21, 2012 to celebrate our first two exhibits of 2012: "Memory," an all media show featuring works by 33 regional artists. The artworks in "Memory" deal with the sense of memory as interpreted by the artists working in all styles, themes, techniques and media. Also opening: "Sukkah City Annex: Defining & Defying Boundaries," featuring works by eight artists who interpret the Sukkah structure. We had an excellent reception with about 200 artists & friends in the Gallery to celebrate the exhibits.

Both new exhibits remain on view through February 23. The Art Saint Louis Gallery is FREE & open to the public. Both exhibits remain on view through February 23 with Gallery hours Monday & Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Learn more here.

Gallery view: "Memory." Photo by Robin Hirsch.

ASL on 'State of the Arts'

Published on Tuesday, 13 December 2011 17:40

The mission of Art Saint Louis comes to life in the current episode of HEC-TV's Emmy Award-winning program State of the Arts. Our annual all styles, all media, all themes exhibit, Art Saint Louis XXVII, The Exhibition, provides the backdrop for conversation on our work. Featured are interviews with artists Jennifer Hayes, Brian D. Smith, Louis Nahlik, Megan Rieke, William D'Sousa and Mary Beth Shaw, and with Juror Andrew Stein Raftery and Executive Director Chandler Branch.

To enjoy the full State of the Arts episode (56 minutes) of which the video above is a part, click here.

Footage courtesy of HEC-TV. Used with permission.

Interview with Kate Snyder

Published on Monday, 12 December 2011 20:14

by Micah Liesenfeld

Kate Snyder. Arsenic and Old Lace inspired belt buckle.

Imagine yourself as a child 100 years from now discovering in your grandfather's attic an old dusty chest. Rummaging through it, a small item catches your eye: a metal bracelet. You hold it in your hand and notice that each link in the chain resembles the book cover of a different fairy tale. On the inside of each cover is illustrated, in small careful detail, a scene from each story. Who created this and why? To whom was this bracelet given and who wore it? You wonder all of these things as you try it on.

Fortunately, we don't have to wonder here and now since the artist, Kate Snyder, happens to be showing this very piece in the current exhibit at Art Saint Louis, "Art Saint Louis XXVII, the Exhibition." I recently had the opportunity to catch up with her, and she indulged me an interview:

Kate Snyder. Childhood Bracelet. 2011. Enamel, Sterling Silver

Dawson Morgan

What or who is the most important influence on your art?

One of the most important influences in my work originated when I worked for an archeology excavation in La Paz, Central America. My job was to wash our ceramic finds and write a description of how the piece was constructed. I deeply appreciate hand built form and the long lasting cultural implications that clay art reveals. Using earth, and my hands I create with the same techniques and raw materials as my ancient ceramic predecessors, always incorporating a clue as to how each piece is constructed.

Why should any community support visual art?

Various public art venues contribute a visual richness in Saint Louis, creating a sense of pride and ownership for me as a resident. Our community does and should continue to support visual arts. If we allow artists and their work to fade we will fall into a dim prefabricated culture. Thank you Art Saint Louis, you are a benefit to this community through your support of regional artists. Even with a difficult economy you continue to encourage original thought, beauty, and culture.

Visit Dawson Morgan on the web at www.dawsonmorgan.com