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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Dada Ball raises $400,000 for Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A cyber-themed Dada Ball & Bash raised $400,000 for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis this year, about 15% of its annual operating budget.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:30PM
Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis appoints its new chief curator by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dean Daderko will be the new chief curator at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, joining its leadership team June 19.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:00PM
Thursday, May 4, 2023

As the world awaits a coronation, we honor the many kings of St. Louis by Valerie Schremp Hahn, Ian Froeb and Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

From Kingshighway to King Louis to the King Burger to the King of Beers to a visit in 1977 from the future king himself, we bow down to our own royalty.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:00PM
Thursday, April 20, 2023

Laumeier announces music lineup for art fair, asks for help conserving 'The Way' by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The park is raising money to conserve its landmark giant sculpture, "The Way" by Alexander Liberman, which dates to 1980.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:45PM
Thursday, April 6, 2023

'Banksyland' reveals site for upcoming 3-day exhibition in St. Louis by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Original works by the anonymous street artist have been sold at auction for millions of dollars.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:45AM
Monday, March 27, 2023

Joan Mitchell comes out of Monet's shadow in new St. Louis Art Museum exhibition by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Art Museum juxtaposes work by American expressionist Joan Mitchell and French impressionist Claude Monet.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:00PM
Monday, March 20, 2023

'Golf the Galleries' returns to Sheldon on June 9 by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," fly fishing and a trip to the moon are among the inventive ideas for this summer's "Golf the Galleries" at the Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:55AM
Monday, March 13, 2023

The perks and pleasures of volunteering for St. Louis arts groups by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Volunteers to St. Louis arts and cultural institutions make up a largely hidden army of willing, enthusiastic workers.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:30AM
Wednesday, March 8, 2023

David Chipperfield, who designed wing of St. Louis Art Museum, honored with Pritzker Prize by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Architecture’s most prominent award went this week to David Chipperfield, a British designer who made a major contribution to St. Louis with the modern wing of the St. Louis Art Museum.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:00PM
Friday, February 10, 2023

You don't need a big checkbook to enjoy art and mingle at St. Louis galleries by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis' major venues to purchase contemporary art also offer fun chances to browse, mingle and learn.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:45AM
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Tickets go on sale for Art in Bloom programs at St. Louis Art Museum by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The popular show at the St. Louis Art Museum hasn't been held in person for a couple of years.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:00AM
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

St. Louis Art Museum to close on Thursday because of weather by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Because of the forecast of snow and freezing temperatures, the St. Louis Art Museum will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 22, a spokesman said.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:28PM
Friday, December 16, 2022

St. Louis artist protests book bans with mural on South Grand by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Calling Missouri "ground zero" for recent censorship efforts, David Ruggeri hopes his mural will raise awareness of the importance of access to challenged titles.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:00PM
Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Chief curator at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will step down in January by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wassan Al-Khudhairi has decided to leave the full-time position she's held since 2017.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:00PM
Friday, November 11, 2022

$1 million gift to pay for outdoor artwork at Griot Museum of Black History by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A $1 million art project by internationally known architect David Adjaye will grace the Griot Museum of Black History in north St. Louis next year.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:12AM
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Monet joined by armor, Native art and hip hop in SLAM's exhibitions for 2023 by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Art Museum's ticketed shows will go far and wide in 2023, showing off not just European paintings but also ancient armor, modern Native art and hip hop-influenced creations fro…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:55PM
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Art museum exhibit shows how Indian chintz changed the world by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

An example of 'globalization' before the term was even used, hand-made Indian textiles have traveled the world for several millennia.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:37AM
Thursday, September 29, 2022

When an alley is art: Walls off Washington celebrates murals in St. Louis by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New murals in Grand Center make a parking lot, an alley, even a garage door, an art destination.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:55PM
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Contemporary Art Museum announces new deputy director by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis has appointed a deputy director to lead the financial administration of the museum in addition to working with hiring, business planning and visitor experie…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:13AM
Thursday, September 22, 2022

NY hotel assumes Black St. Louis artist is homeless intruder, complaint says by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A pricey New York hotel tried to eject a St. Louis artist because of racial bias, a complaint filed this week says.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:43AM
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Invention, and reinvention, on display at reopened Westport Playhouse by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Theater reopens with a multimedia show about Renaissance artists and rivals Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:48AM
Saturday, July 30, 2022

This week's movie is a rainout, but St. Louis Art Museum schedules make-up dates by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Grass is too wet to watch "The Sandlot" on Art Hill, but an indoor make-up screening is planned.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:37PM
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Murals help kick up interest in Route 66 towns such as Edwardsville by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Organizers hope the Route 66 Mural Art Trail — coming four years before the centenary celebration of the Mother Road — will draw visitors to Illinois' last 100 miles of the route.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:33AM
Friday, July 8, 2022

Singer, dancer, spy: Book reveals St. Louis native Josephine Baker's war years by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

During World War II, French patriot Josephine Baker risked her life again and again, new book says.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:03PM
Thursday, June 30, 2022

This St. Louis church was left in ruins. Now it begins a new life as an arts venue. by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Spring Church was left a shell by an electrical fire in 2001. It's still a shell — but has been made safe for photo shoots, art exhibits and more.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:48AM
Saturday, June 18, 2022

Missouri Historical Society wins 'Mighty' award for exhibit, another for book by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The importance and grandeur of the Mississippi River was the topic of a Missouri History Museum exhibit that has now been recognized for its own award for importance.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:18AM
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Beyond 'cool artifacts': Missouri History Museum names new leader who values past, future by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jody Sowell, who has worked for the Missouri History Museum for 16 years, will take over in July as president of the Missouri Historical Society.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:33PM
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Creole St. Louis, mounds and families: Female artist documented all 200 years ago by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Anna Maria von Phul was no stranger to tragedy during her life. But her artwork of St. Louis still conveys more charm than hardship.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:24AM
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Jefferson Memorial at Missouri History Museum reinterpreted for 21st-century viewers by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New informative panels, two years in the making, are part of ongoing efforts to publicly reckon with flaws in men idealized as heroes.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:24AM
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Laumeier Art Fair resumes in-person event this Mother's Day weekend by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The annual Mother's Day weekend art fair at Laumeier Sculpture Park was held online for two years during the pandemic.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:12PM
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Sculpture by acclaimed artist Kehinde Wiley will welcome visitors to new Doorways campus in St. Louis by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kehinde Wiley's "Rumors of War" is modeled on a statue of J.E.B. Stuart that long stood in Richmond, Virginia.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:06PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards