Community Calendar

Green Door Art Gallery presents On the Horizon, an exploration of what lies before us, featuring oil paintings by Maureen Brodsky, gouache paintings by Michelle Graf, oil paintings by Timothy K. Hamilton, monoprints by Kay M. Pick Zivkovich and silver and stone jewelry by Rosemary Werkmeister. The artwork and jewelry will be on display and available for sale August 30 – October 28, 2023.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday Sept 22, 2023, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Green Door Art Gallery’s 36 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork in-cluding fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more. Green Door Art Gallery is located at 21 N. Gore in Old Webster Groves. Hours: Wednesday thru Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. www.greendoorartgallery.com (314) 202-4071

Join the Sam Fox School at Washington University in St. Louis on Oct. 4 for a free public lecture from Crystal Z Campbell, the Sam Fox School's Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellow.

A multidisciplinary artist, experimental filmmaker, and writer, Campbell’s creative research centers public secrets and the underloved, reflected in an archive-driven practice. Informed by rumor and anti-institutional forms of historical transmission alongside gaps in archival repositories and recorded histories, Campbell’s work lends attention to events, places, and people that have been underacknowledged. Campbell’s works on Henrietta Lacks — a Black woman whose cells were taken without consent and became the backbone of the biotech industry via the first immortal cell line — reflect Campbell’s interest in the intersections of perception and the optics of historical transmission. Intrigued by whispers, epigenetics, social and spatial histories, and embodiment as an archival form, Campbell is most known for time-based installations that combine archival traces, strategic opacity, abstraction, and the architectural and site histories of each location.

Lecture will be in Steinberg Hall. Free parking available in the East End Garage beginning at 5:00 p.m. Enter the garage from Forsyth Boulevard or Forest Park Parkway.

This lecture is the Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellow Lecture, part of the Public Lecture Series hosted by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

Image: Ode to the Underloved (featuring REVOLVER), Film Installation at Artists Space, 2023, photo by Destiny Mata.

Angad Arts Hotel's quarterly exhibit, “Vintage Visions,” is a first-time gallery showcase from artist Danielle Beck. Located in the hotel’s first-floor gallery, the 39-piece exhibit showcases a collection of ethereal photographs in antique frames as an exploration of color and intention. All pieces from the solo exhibit are available for purchase online and in person through November 2023. Vintage Visions canvases the unpredictable nature of photography through movement, creating dreamlike scapes and a juxtaposition between old and new with the use of antique framing.

Green Door Art Gallery presents On the Horizon, an exploration of what lies before us, featuring oil paintings by Maureen Brodsky, gouache paintings by Michelle Graf, oil paintings by Timothy K. Hamilton, monoprints by Kay M. Pick Zivkovich and silver and stone jewelry by Rosemary Werkmeister. The artwork and jewelry will be on display and available for sale August 30 – October 28, 2023.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday Sept 22, 2023, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Green Door Art Gallery’s 36 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork in-cluding fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more. Green Door Art Gallery is located at 21 N. Gore in Old Webster Groves. Hours: Wednesday thru Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. www.greendoorartgallery.com (314) 202-4071

Atrium opens a new exhibition, “Fall Bounty,” featuring nationally recognized artist, Mary Joan Waid. The exhibition inspires a celebration of the bounty presented by the lush fruits of fall harvest and the experience encountered in the seasonal foliage and blooms. Waid is not replicating what she encounters, but in a more classical way following the practice of the admired still-life artists from the Renaissance and beyond, by choosing and, through a complex procedure, arranging her subjects and settings. Atrium is very pleased to present this, our fourth solo show for New York artist Waid, with many recent, as well as, classic works.

Please join us for the Opening Reception
Thursday, October 5, 6-8 pm.

This event will also celebrate the 37th Anniversary of Atrium’s Opening in the Old Post Office building in downtown St. Louis.

Angad Arts Hotel's quarterly exhibit, “Vintage Visions,” is a first-time gallery showcase from artist Danielle Beck. Located in the hotel’s first-floor gallery, the 39-piece exhibit showcases a collection of ethereal photographs in antique frames as an exploration of color and intention. All pieces from the solo exhibit are available for purchase online and in person through November 2023. Vintage Visions canvases the unpredictable nature of photography through movement, creating dreamlike scapes and a juxtaposition between old and new with the use of antique framing.

Sleep Faster, We Need the Pillows is a dynamic and immersive site-specific installation by Benjamin Kaplan that draws inspiration from the rich tapestry of modern Jewish life and the enduring traditions of the diaspora. This captivating work skillfully weaves together elements of contemporary art with deep-rooted Jewish cultural motifs. This thought-provoking installation invites contemplation of identity, heritage, and the fluid natural narratives.

Kaplan is a post-disciplinary artist living and working in St. Louis, known for his narrative-driven work that transcends boundaries and genre. He is most known for Documentia, an exhibition that explores the dementia mind at The Kranzberg Gallery; Living Like Kings: The Unexpected Collision of Chess and Hip Hop at the World Chess Gall of Fame; Midsummer Night’s Dream, a collaboration with STL Shakespeare; and Currents, a light and sound installation in collaboration with sculptor Jill Downen at Center of Creative Arts (COCA).

Additionally, Kaplan is the founder and creative director of House of Blonsky, a modern Jewish design lab harmonizing tradition and contemporary aesthetics.

The opening reception of Sleep Faster, We Need the Pillows will be October 6th, 5-8pm, with live music, art activities for all ages, the Foundry bar, and more.

Exhibition will be on view through November 18th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, Director of Art & Exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

October 6 – November 18, 2023

The Foundry Art Centre is excited to announce the opening of Being Jewish in St. Charles, a collaboration among the Foundry Art Centre, Humans of St. Louis, and the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County.

Being Jewish in St. Charles features portraits and stories showcasing the Jewish people living and working in St. Charles. Visually appealing and thoughtfully provocative, the exhibition demonstrates the richness and diversity of the community. Divided into three sections – People, Places, & Things; A Deeper Perspective; and From the Beginning – each section is a unique gateway into the minds and hearts of the Jews of St. Charles.

The exhibition is a culmination of a 3+ year project, and includes the work of photographers and storytellers Colleen O’Connel Smyth, Bill Motchan, David Hazan, and Lindy Drew.

“When storytellers show unflinching curiosity and invite the other party to partner on a journey of mutual discovery, every interview is an opportunity to see things from a new perspective, question assumptions, and celebrate humanity. If you give people the time and space to tell their story, you allow a conversation to expand. Storytelling is an art. And through it, we get to experience and share the unexpected,” says Lindy Drew, co-founder of Humans of St. Louis.

Being Jewish in St. Charles was made possible with a significant grant from the picturehouse+thesmalldarkroom and the Feldman Education Institute of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. The historical component was researched and assembled in collaboration with the St. Charles County Historical Society.

Being Jewish in St. Charles opens October 6th, 5-8pm, with a formal opening reception and awards ceremony on October 11th. Exhibition will be on view through November 18th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, Director of Art & Exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

October 6 – November 18, 2023

The Foundry Art Centre is excited to announce the opening of Being Jewish in St. Charles, a collaboration among the Foundry Art Centre, Humans of St. Louis, and the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County.

Being Jewish in St. Charles features portraits and stories showcasing the Jewish people living and working in St. Charles. Visually appealing and thoughtfully provocative, the exhibition demonstrates the richness and diversity of the community. Divided into three sections – People, Places, & Things; A Deeper Perspective; and From the Beginning – each section is a unique gateway into the minds and hearts of the Jews of St. Charles.

The exhibition is a culmination of a 3+ year project, and includes the work of photographers and storytellers Colleen O’Connel Smyth, Bill Motchan, David Hazan, and Lindy Drew.

“When storytellers show unflinching curiosity and invite the other party to partner on a journey of mutual discovery, every interview is an opportunity to see things from a new perspective, question assumptions, and celebrate humanity. If you give people the time and space to tell their story, you allow a conversation to expand. Storytelling is an art. And through it, we get to experience and share the unexpected,” says Lindy Drew, co-founder of Humans of St. Louis.

Being Jewish in St. Charles was made possible with a significant grant from the picturehouse+thesmalldarkroom and the Feldman Education Institute of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. The historical component was researched and assembled in collaboration with the St. Charles County Historical Society.

Being Jewish in St. Charles opens October 6th, 5-8pm, with a formal opening reception and awards ceremony on October 11th. Exhibition will be on view through November 18th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, Director of Art & Exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

Green Door Art Gallery presents On the Horizon, an exploration of what lies before us, featuring oil paintings by Maureen Brodsky, gouache paintings by Michelle Graf, oil paintings by Timothy K. Hamilton, monoprints by Kay M. Pick Zivkovich and silver and stone jewelry by Rosemary Werkmeister. The artwork and jewelry will be on display and available for sale August 30 – October 28, 2023.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday Sept 22, 2023, 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Green Door Art Gallery’s 36 resident artists will also be exhibiting and selling artwork in-cluding fused glass, mosaics, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, collage, mixed media, wood, pottery, textile art, jewelry and more. Green Door Art Gallery is located at 21 N. Gore in Old Webster Groves. Hours: Wednesday thru Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. www.greendoorartgallery.com (314) 202-4071