SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
WITH ASL MERCH
We are so pleased to present our new ASL merch to you!
Just in time for the holidays, we've released a series of limited edition Art Saint Louis screen printed t-shirts and a tote. We're offering two t-shirts: one limited edition design created by our very own ASL member and board member, artist Brock Seals; and our second shirt features a Warhol-inspired logo tile design designed by STLStyle House. Printing courtesy of Maestro Screen Printing. Our new shirts are $35. Quantities are limited.
In addition to our sweet t-shirts, we also have a very dope new tote bag designed by STLStyle House and printed by Maestro Screen Printing. Why buy our tote? It's way more roomy than your average tote and it proudly features the ASL logo on one side and 'Let us Be Your Catalyst' on the other side. Totes are $25.
Did you know that if you are a current Art Saint Louis member, you receive a 10% discount on anything that we sell from the new merch items to purchases in our Catalylst Coffee Bar to art in the ASL Gallery. Take advantage of your discount and at check-out, let our barista & staff know you are an Art Saint Louis member so that they can apply your discount to your purchase.
Please stop by Art Saint Louis/Catalyst Coffee Bar to pick up a t-shirt or tote today for yourself or for someone you love. All sales are through our Catalyst Coffee Bar. Sorry, but we are not able to ship merch. If you'd like for us to hold a specific item and size for you, we can hold items for one week for an in-person pick-up. Payment is accepted at time of pick-up.
Holiday 2023 hours* for Catalyst Coffee Bar
December 20-22, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Closed December 23-25
December 26-29, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
December 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.;
Closed December 31-January 1
January 2-5 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
*The ASL Gallery is closed for exhibition installation through January 5.
Wear your support for your artist's organization and gallery, Art Saint Louis. Proceeds support our year-round original programming that champions and sustains the essential work of our region’s visual artists and helps us to continue to keep our space free and open to the public.
Dear friends,
There is no other organization that empowers and champions Saint Louis’ regional visual artists like Art Saint Louis (ASL).
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 28, is Giving Tuesday and we are asking for your financial support. As we enter this season in which many of us celebrate and come together, we ask that you consider how you can respond to the call to support our region’s contemporary visual artists by making a generous monetary gift or commitment to Art Saint Louis.
Every gift to, membership fee, and every art sale made at ASL directly supports and goes to our region’s artists to champion their work, increase access and awareness to, and provide year-round exhibition and honoraria opportunities.
What does this mean?
• In the past year, over 20,000 individuals came to downtown Saint Louis to view original works of visual art created by hundreds of our area’s contemporary artists at ASL. This is in part, due to our unique model of presenting work in a space that encourages the visitor to linger for coffee, tea, quiet space and community through our Catalyst Coffee Bar and study and lounge areas, being an ideal way to reach new art patrons.
• 70% of every sale in our physical and virtual galleries goes to the creating visual artist. No non-profit in our area matches this sales breakdown for artists.
• Every time ASL utilizes the image of a work in our exhibits in printed form (membership gift note cards, etc.) we pay an honorarium to the regional artist(s) who created the work.
• Every juror for our blind jury exhibitions represent regional expertise in visual art and are specialists in their field, bringing quality and diverse perspectives to every ASL exhibit each year and are paid an honorarium for this labor.
In the past year, this looks like over $19,000 directly going in the hands of our region’s artists and designers because of ASL and our programming.
These fiscal acts are concrete examples of our commitment and understanding that art is more than content. Art is valuable, moves, and shapes our culture. Art is labor, and this specialized, affective labor must be paid -- but we simply cannot do this without your help.
Our efforts connect and benefit artists and the audiences their work impacts by helping artists achieve professional success while deepening our community’s understanding and enjoyment of contemporary visual art -- but we simply cannot do this without your help. Thank you, in advance, for all you continue to do for ASL as we propel our programming forward toward our 40th year of delivering our mission of community, opportunity, exchange and impact through regional visual art.
In gratitude,
Francesca Passanise
Executive Director