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Letter from the President Happy New Year, Friends! I hope you and yours had a relaxing and restorative holiday season. As we look to the year ahead, many of us have set resolutions around our health — exercise more, eat better, stress less. Sound familiar? This issue of Happenings is dedicated to the powerful impact the arts have on our wellbeing. More and more, researchers are finding links between participating in and enjoying the arts and decreased anxiety, decreased stress levels and strengthened immune systems. But the arts do more than improve our physical health; they improve our social and psychological wellbeing, too. I know from personal experience the soothing power of music in our toughest moments. The arts uplift us, empower us, bring us together and — ultimately — heal us. On the following pages, you will read about hospitals in our region that are improving patient care through the arts (pgs. 3-4) and the moving story of A&E donor Bill Koch, whose participation in the Gateway Men’s Chorus (an A&E grantee) has transformed his wellbeing (p. 5). You will also learn about Hope Creates (p. 6), a startup dedicated to addressing a public health crisis with art. 2018 will be another big year for A&E, starting with the 27th annual St. Louis Arts Awards on January 22 (check out the entertainment line-up on p. 7). We are hitting the ground running with new programs and spaces (p. 8-9) and a new president of our Young Friends of the Arts (p. 10). In the coming year, I hope you will take some time to enjoy and create some art (check out the ARTS Card calendar at KeepArtHappening.org for where you can enjoy your favorite arts events for less!). You can also rest easy knowing your gift to A&E keeps art happening for all. With one gift to A&E, you create a ripple effect of positive change that impacts nearly 100 arts organizations and millions of adults and children across the bi-state region. Thank you for your support — and for advancing the healing power of the arts. Cheers to a happy and healthy 2018. Sincerely,
Cynthia A. Prost P.S. Know someone who could benefit from more art in their life in 2018? Buy them an ARTS Card with a gift membership to A&E for 2-for-1 discounts at the best arts events throughout the year! Visit KeepArtHappening/Give to buy a
ON THE COVER: Throughout the region, hospitals and care facilities like Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital are incorporating creative arts activities and art therapy into patient care. Photo courtesy Ranken Jordan.
3 Healing power:
Arts in patient care
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gift membership today.
7 Celebrate: St. Louis
Arts Awards entertainment
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Impact: Katherine Dunham Fellowship
10 Invest: Three questions with YFA’s new president
HEALING POWER OF THE ARTS:
Embracing the therapeutic power of the arts in patient care
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Photo courtesy Mary Williams, Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
hink about the last time you were sick and away from home. The stress of being in a foreign
environment likely only made you feel worse. Now imagine that foreign environment is a hospital. That sense of discomfort is driving hospitals and medical care facilities to embrace the healing power of the arts through creative activities and counseling programs with certified art therapists to complement the state-of-the-art medical treatment available. Of the more than 30 hospitals in the bi-state region, several are offering arts-related programs. SSM Health at Home’s Peaceful Harmony at Home program offers music therapy to hospice patients, Mercy’s Healing Through the Arts provides a series of free art workshops for patients and their families, and the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center offers art as part of recreation therapy for veterans. Creative art activities, like drawing, painting, knitting and musical lessons, are offered in hospitals as a way to serve the very young to those in
In the Arts + Healthcare program’s art room, artist Lindsay Obermeyer creates a crocheted piece inspired by data from her neurological treatment at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
hospice, battling both physical and psychological ailments. Margaret Chastain, who oversees the art program at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital in Maryland Heights, says art helps patients develop physical coordination and sensory stimulation while aiding a faster physical and
“When engaged in the arts, patients are able to take their minds off of their treatment for just a little bit.” — Sarah Colby, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Arts + Healthcare program director
emotional recovery.
art educator, Colby says the program and its art room are used daily by patients, but also by hospital staff, medical students and spiritual advisors. Barnes-Jewish Hospital offers medical staff “Compassion Fatigue and Building Resilience” classes, which help participants
“It serves as an introduction to the
the Bedside” to provide the highest
recognize and address the symptoms
world of art as well as providing art’s
quality care to its patients and their
and effects of compassion fatigue.
healing services and bringing smiles to
families. The results of the program are
the faces of all involved,” explained
shown in the hospital’s Inspiration
like medicine, compassion fatigue really
Chastain. “Especially in the case of chil-
Gallery, which features patients’ art-
wears on you,” explained Colby, who
dren, numerous skills and knowledge
work available for purchase. Proceeds
leads an art activity for each class.
are gained through the program includ-
support Ranken Jordan programs.
“Creative diversion or creative activity
ing self-esteem and self-expression.” Ranken Jordan’s art program addresses the concept of “Care Beyond
Sarah Colby created the Arts +
“In any kind of high stress profession
can break the spell or help you find a
Healthcare program at Barnes-Jewish
voice you didn’t know you had.”
Hospital in 2007. An artist and former
continued on page 4
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Arts in patient care continued from page 3 Photo courtesy Ranken Jordan.
The Arts + Healthcare program also includes a public music program with a robust volunteer core of musicians ranging from community volunteers to Washington University School of Medicine students. Colby also notes that many former patients volunteer with the program as a way to give back. For some patients, the treatment goes beyond a soothing activity to counseling sessions with a certified art therapist. “Art therapy is like mental health counseling, but we’re using art as a primary mode of healing,” said Megan Robb, graduate program director of art therapy counseling at Southern Illinois
Engagement with creative activities can decrease anxiety, lower stress and strengthen immune systems, according to a 2010 report in the American Journal of Public Health.
University-Edwardsville. “Art therapists think about sensory, kinesthetic, metaphoric and occupational therapy use of materials. It’s not always about seeing
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital is one of several hospitals and medical care facilities in the region using art in patient care.
an image and analyzing it.” Robb adds that with art therapy, Photo courtesy Mary Williams, Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
patients are often able to communicate trauma in a way they cannot with words. “A traumatic experience is rarely stored in the logical, sequential side of our brain. Art can bypass that cognitive lens to get into the visual memory part of your brain.” Art therapy is not a new profession, but incorporating artistic activity and art therapy into patient care is on the rise. “We have work to do in terms of research in our field, but we are in a really interesting place,” said Robb. “There is a lot of great research coming out of programs all over the world.” For more information about Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital, visit rankenjordan.org. For more information about Barnes-Jewish Hopsital’s Arts + Healthcare program, visit barnesjewish.org. For more information about SIUE’s graduate program in art therapy counseling, visit siue.edu. 4
Washington Univeristy School of Medicine students perform in the hospital as part of the Arts + Healthcare program.
HEALING POWER OF THE ARTS:
Healing through song: Bill Koch
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wenty-four years after his initial diagnosis, Bill Koch had grown accustomed to his Parkinson’s disease. It was “just part of his life” that he and his care team managed with medications and other therapies. But by August 2016, Koch noticed the disease affecting his speech and he found himself increasingly isolated from social activities, often limiting himself to watching television at home when he wasn’t at work. “I’m at the threshold where the disease is starting to affect my speech. If I did nothing, I would just lose it,” Koch explained. “It would just be garbled, whispered and not understandable.” That’s when Koch’s speech therapists recommended something he hadn’t expected — singing. “They said the best thing you can do for your speech, diction and clarity is to join a choir,” he said. Parkinson’s disease often makes speech softer and more monotone, something speech-language pathologists combat through vocal exercises. Recent studies, according to a 2010 report funded by the National Institutes of Health, give credence to the idea that singing can help ameliorate the effects of Parkinson’s disease on speech. Kimberly Camba, owner of Camba Speech & Language Therapy, explained, “While singing, a person must produce notes of varying pitch and at a specific rhythm, so speech-language pathologists use music during sessions to target these skills and slowly generalize these skills to functional speech.” “Singing reinforces proper breathing technique and repetition, both of which are critical components of speech therapy,” added Beth Barbieri, one of the speech-language pathologists on Koch’s care team at Missouri Baptist Outpatient Therapy Group. With the recommendation from his therapists, Koch cautiously auditioned for Gateway Men’s Chorus (GMC, an A&E grantee). “I was nervous. God, I was nervous. I came to the first try-out with the group
Bill Koch, back row – far right, singing with the Gateway Men’s Chorus at the 2016 holiday concert. Koch joined the group on the recommendation of his speech therapists in August 2016.
“Without any additional medicines, singing is just a way to use what you’ve got to help treat what you’re fighting.” — Bill Koch, A&E donor and Gateway Men’s Chorus member
and met with Robert [Stumpf, GMC artistic director] at the piano and I told him right up front, ‘I know nothing about music.’ He has welcomed me in and assured me ‘you’re going to be okay. Just go do your best and learn.’” Koch considered himself an arts supporter — he has been giving to the Arts and Education Council (A&E) through the workplace giving campaign at Edward Jones since 2003 — but the thought of being the one on stage terrified him. Within just four months, though, he was performing at GMC’s annual holiday concert with his speech therapists, family and coworkers in the audience. Fast-forward a year later and the results have been even better than expected, thanks to the weekly rehearsals, voice and theory classes, one-on-one lessons and performances. “I’m bounds ahead of where I was diction-wise, speaking in a clear and concise way,” said Koch. Stumpf agrees. “It’s easier to understand what he says and thoughts and conversation threads seem to flow a lot easier.” But what’s more is the singing has improved Koch’s overall wellbeing, too.
Bill Koch (center) with his speech therapists, Beth Barbieri (left) and Kathy Bednarek, at GMC’s 2016 holiday concert.
“The social side of what I’ve gained from this group is huge,” he noted. “The supportive, friendly environment is a safe haven for a lot of us. It has become family. GMC has given me something to get out and go do.” Stumpf notes that Koch’s experience, while heartening, is not necessarily unique. “Some of the other medical concerns of our members may be different than Bill’s, but the benefit is very much the same,” he said. “For three hours a week, they can have a sense of belonging, common purpose and healing.” Your gift to A&E makes stories like Bill’s happen nearly every day. To make your gift, visit KeepArtHappening.org/Give. For more information about Gateway Men’s Chorus, visit KeepArtHappening.org/Grantees. 5
HEALING POWER OF THE ARTS:
Hope Creates: addressing a public health crisis through the arts
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n St. Louis, two people will die today from accidental overdoses, and tomorrow and the next day.” This staggering statistic offered by Kathie Thomas, founder of Hope Creates and supported by a 2016 study conducted by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, is just one example of the opioid crisis in St. Louis and across the country. In April 2017, Thomas founded Hope Creates, an organization devoted to improving the lives of recovering addicts ages 15-24 through expressive arts activities and occupational therapy best practices. Her inspiration was personal, stemming from her daughter’s addiction and commitment to sobriety over a year ago. “I turned to art to help me express my feelings [during her recovery],” explained Thomas. “Art gave me a sense of control and a way to turn something really horrific into something beautiful.” Thomas holds a BFA in printmaking and drawing and had worked in innovation consulting, so it was perhaps unsurprising that she turned to art to
Photo courtesy Hope Creates.
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Hope Creates’ monthly expressive arts activities offer youth struggling with sobriety an opportunity to heal through art.
cope. The relief she found through her art making made her wonder if expressive arts could help others who were struggling with addiction. Hope Creates combats the opioid crisis in two ways. Monthly community creation events invite youth who are committed to sobriety, along with their
Photo courtesy Hope Creates.
Poetry installation at Hope Creates’ Progress Not Perfection exhibition in October 2017.
“Our mission is to leverage creativity. Creation is the opposite of self-destruction.” — Hope Creates founder, Kathie Thomas
families, to participate in an expressive arts activity ranging from painting to theater to even tie-dye. The activities promote healthy creativity and expression, but Thomas says they also have an indirect benefit, what she calls “the sneaky vegetables in the chicken pot pie.” The youth learn life skills from hygiene and nutrition to effective communication, building attachments and finding a sense of community. Admittedly once ill informed about addiction, Thomas wants to make sure others do not fall into the same trap she did. “As I’ve gotten to know my daughter’s situation and understand her peers and what they’re going through, I’ve learned that addiction is a disease,” she said. “It’s not a sin, it’s a disease. And it’s a lifetime disease that, if not treated with a program, will kill you.” Hope Creates also presents a semi-annual expressive arts exhibition. Unlike the monthly programs, which are open to all youth in recovery, these exhibitions are limited to those who have achieved sobriety for more than one year. The most recent exhibition featured work in poetry, ceramics, photography, painting and music. Aside from providing a professional arts experience for the participants who also organize and install the show, these exhibitions help Hope Creates bridge the gap in the public’s understanding of addiction and recovery and transform the cultural dialogue. For more information on Hope Creates, visit hopecreates.org.
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CELEBRATE:
2018 St. Louis Arts Awards entertainment announced
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diverse lineup of local and national talent will take the stage January 22 at the Chase Park Plaza for the 27th annual St. Louis Arts Awards to benefit the Arts and Education Council (A&E). With acts ranging from jazz violin to dance to musical theater, the 2018 awards will have something for everyone in the audience to enjoy. Award-winning Broadway actor and singer Ken Page returns as emcee of the area’s preeminent event that salutes individuals, businesses and organizations that enrich the region’s arts and cultural community. Renowned jazz violinist Regina Carter will make her St. Louis Arts Awards debut in a tribute to Excellence in the Arts honoree Gene Dobbs Bradford, president & CEO of Jazz St. Louis, and Corporate Support of the Arts honoree
PRESENTING SPONSOR
and enthusiastic jazz supporter World Wide Technology. Considered by some to be the finest jazz violinist of her generation, Carter has released 10 solo albums since 1995, with her most recent being “Ella: Accentuate the Positive.” Acclaimed jazz pianist Peter Martin will accompany Carter. Martin, himself a 2012 Excellence in the Arts honoree, performed on and arranged Dianne Reeves’ Grammy® winning release, “A Little Moonlight” and has performed, toured and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti, Betty Carter, Christian McBride and Joshua Redman. He performed at the White House in 2011 and 2012. In a nod to Lifetime Achievement in the Arts honoree Dennis M. Reagan, President & CEO of The Muny, the Buddy Boys will perform a medley of classics
STAGE & ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORS
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
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AWARD SPONSORS
NANCY & KEN KRANZBERG
Peter Martin
Photo by ProPhotoSTL.
Photo courtesy Ken Page.
The Buddy Boys
Photo courtesy Stan Ford.
Regina Carter
Photo by Sarah Crowder
Photo by David Katzenstein.
Photo by Phil Hamer.
GIFT SPONSOR
PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS
LYNNE & JIM TURLEY PRODUCTION SPONSOR
Dr. Stan Ford
Ken Page
Keith Tyrone Williams
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Arts Awards entertainment continued from page 7 featured in “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” at The Muny in 2015. Innervision Dance Theatre, led by Artistic Director and 2018 Art Educator of the Year Keith Tyrone Williams, will perform an excerpt of “Let America Be America Again,” choreographed by Williams and inspired by the 1936 Langston Hughes poem of the same title. Williams will perform with his students at Grand Center Arts Academy (GCAA). Lastly, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts honoree Johnetta Haley will be honored with a performance from her former student, American-Austrian pianist Dr. Stan Ford. A St. Louis
native and Fulbright scholar, Ford currently teaches at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. In addition to Bradford, Reagan, Williams and Haley, this year’s honorees include: Saint Louis Fashion Fund, Arts Startup of the Year; and Art on the Square, Arts Collaboration. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. with cocktails; dinner, entertainment and awards follow at 6:30 p.m. The event is nearly sold out. For more information about the 2018 St. Louis Arts Awards and to purchase tickets, visit KeepArtHappening.org/ 2018ArtsAwards.
IMPACT:
2018 Katherine Dunham Fellow announced
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Photo courtesy Quinton Ward.
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n December, the Arts and Education Council (A&E) named Webster University senior Quinton Ward the 2018 Katherine Dunham Fellowship recipient. The program, created by Sara and Jack Burke and managed by A&E, gives African-American men and women an opportunity to explore, gain experience and be mentored in arts administration, creating a more diverse pipeline of arts leaders. This will be A&E’s first year offering the fellowship after seven successful and transformative years with the Regional Arts Commission. Ward is the first-ever male recipient of the Fellowship. The program is named in honor of legendary dancer, choreographer, educator and social activist, Katherine Dunham. Considered one of the most successful dancers of the 20th century, Dunham founded the Performing Arts Training Center (PATC) at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville’s East St. Louis Center (an A&E grantee). Dunham taught dance, along with foreign language, cultural history and anthropology at the PATC. Sara Burke was the first white dancer to study under Dunham at the PATC, which not only shaped her dancing career but also inspired her to “bear witness” for social justice causes. “Being taught by professors from around the world who couldn’t eat or sleep where they performed in the 1950s is something that’s informed my
Quinton Ward
entire life,” she explained. Burke lauds her mentor Katherine Dunham as being “extraordinary” not only for her teachings in dance, but for the social justice causes she championed. The Katherine Dunham Fellowship is an opportunity for young African-Americans to continue Dunham’s legacy in the arts and social justice. As the 2018 Fellow, Ward receives a $3,000 stipend, experience in all the critical skills needed to manage an arts organization — including fundraising, corporate relations, database management, fiscal and board management —
and mentorship from current arts administrators and leaders. “I am very thankful to be chosen by the Arts and Education Council to receive the Katherine Dunham Fellowship,” said Ward. “This honor encourages me to keep moving forward and validates the work that I am doing.” One goal of the program is to see a representation in the city’s arts institutions — large and small alike — of African-American and other minority leadership at all levels. “The Katherine Dunham Fellowship is fulfilling a need in the community that many haven’t considered before, which is how do we get more AfricanAmericans in roles of arts leadership,” said Antionette Carroll, founder and CEO of Creative Reaction Lab and the first recipient of the Katherine Dunham Fellowship. On the Fellowship’s impact on the careers of the first seven recipients, Carroll says it was “the catalyst and spark that put each of us on our paths.” Ward will continue the Fellowship through May 2018, when he is slated to graduate from Webster University’s Department of Art, Design and Art History with a bachelor’s of fine arts in graphic design. For more information about the Katherine Dunham Fellowship, visit KeepArtHappening. org/KatherineDunham.
ACCELERATE:
Catalyst Innovation Lab opens in A&E’s Centene Center for the Arts incubator
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n November 13, the Arts and Education Council (A&E) unveiled the Catalyst Innovation Lab, a place to gather, collaborate, learn and exchange ideas on creativity for more arts and cultural innovation. The 1,900-square-foot space inside A&E’s Centene Center for the Arts incubator is one of the first of its kind in the country. Mayor Lyda Krewson and Michael F. Neidorff, chairman, president and CEO of Centene Corporation, which generously provided lead support for the Lab and
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subsequent programming, participated in the official ribbon cutting. “The Arts and Education Council’s Catalyst Innovation Lab is inspired by the arts’ power to bring people together,” said Cynthia A. Prost, A&E president and CEO. “With this space, A&E will serve as the hub for the arts
community as well as cross-sector engagement through programs and speakers that create a ripple effect of positive change through the arts across the bi-state region.” “I have long maintained that a strong foundation in the arts is the heart of any thriving community,” said Michael Neidorff, chairman, president and CEO of Centene, which also served as a sponsor of the arts incubator in 2005. “We are honored to play a role in bringing the Catalyst Innovation Lab to life, which will promote creativity and innovation in the arts throughout the St. Louis region.” Initial programming in the Catalyst Innovation Lab will include a regular series of cross-sector conversations around creativity, A&E’s bi-monthly Arts Marketers series, Arts Leadership Management Academy professional development sessions, as well as two monthly Executive Directors Roundtables for arts executives. The 20 tenant organizations of A&E’s Centene Center for the Arts will have complimentary use of the Lab during business hours. The Catalyst Innovation Lab will be available for board meetings, brainstorming sessions, lectures, social and fundraising events beginning in 2018. The Catalyst Innovation Lab is made possible with lead support from the Centene Charitable Foundation. With this generous support, Centene’s cumulative giving to A&E through the Charitable Foundation, Corporation and employee workplace giving campaigns now surpasses $1.3 million since 2002. HOK provided design support for the Catalyst Innovation Lab.
Leonard T. Eschbach (far left), A&E board chair, Michael F. Neidorff, chairman, president and CEO of Centene Corporation, Mayor Lyda Krewson and Cynthia A. Prost (far right), A&E president and CEO, cut the ribbon on the Catalyst Innovation Lab in A&E’s Centene Center for the Arts on November 13.
A&E’s Arts Marketers, a free bi-monthly professional development series, met in the Catalyst Innovation Lab on November 16. Julia Zasso (standing, right) of Less Annoying CRM led the conversation on data and audience development.
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A&E NEWS:
2017 Law Firm and Education Campaign Challenge trophies awarded
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n December 2017, the Arts and Education Council (A&E) awarded the second annual Education Campaign Challenge Trophy and third annual Law Firm Campaign Challenge Trophy. Schools and firms across the region compete for trophies designed by Jes Kopitske of Third Degree Glass Factory. The awards are given to campaigns that had the largest percentage increase in contributions compared to the previous year. The 2017 law firm winner is Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Gilgum. The firm raised nearly 20% more for A&E than the previous year. Mehlville School District, whose 2017 campaign contributions surpassed their 2016 campaign total by 30%, was crowned the winner of the Education Campaign Challenge. For more information about hosting a workplace giving campaign, visit KeepArtHappening.org/workplace-giving.
Heather Edwards (left), A&E workplace giving manager presents Laurie Tretter-Larkin, Mehlville School District director of fine arts and assistant principal, with the Education Campaign Challenge trophy.
On behalf of Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Gilgum, John Gianoulakis, partner and former A&E board member, and Martha Baer, the firm’s workplace giving campaign coordinator, accept the 2017 Law Firm Campaign Challenge trophy.
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n January, Adam Stanley takes the reins as the new president of the Arts and Education Council’s Young Friends of the Arts (YFA) affiliate group. We sat down with Stanley to learn more about his love for the arts and where YFA is headed in the coming year.
break. I took a job working for Edward Jones, where there was an annual campaign for the Arts and Education Council (A&E). That campaign became something I looked forward to every year as a way to give back to something that has meant so much to me.
What is your arts story? The arts have always been a big part of my life. I have a lot of artists in my family, so I grew up knowing that becoming an artist is possible. My Uncle Marty was a professional musician. He taught me my first chords on an old guitar when I was 13, then I started my first band at 15 and never looked back. Every Christmas, my family would gather around and play music together. Aunt Tootsie played piano, Uncle Bud played guitar and the rest of the family sang multi-part harmony. We were surrounded by music. At University of Missouri, I started playing music around campus, which led to professional gigs. I started playing five shows a week and touring. I got to live my dream of being a musician for 10 years, but then I was ready to take a
What is Young Friends of the Arts and why did you get involved? I’m someone who wants to be involved in his community and make a difference. YFA is a group of people that come together to explore and support the arts in the St. Louis metro area. What better way to impact my community than connect with like-minded individuals, inspire the next generation of arts patrons and have an impact on fellow artists and arts organizations? I want to show our members that St. Louis is a better place because of the artists and arts organizations here.
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What is on the horizon for YFA in 2018? We are growing our numbers to create an even bigger impact. There are always more people who want to engage with the arts in St. Louis, meet new people and make a difference. My job as the
Photo courtesy Max magazine.
Three Questions with YFA’s new President
Young Friends of the Arts President Adam Stanley with A&E President and CEO Cynthia A. Prost at A Midsummer Night’s Drink in August 2017.
president of YFA is to find a way to connect with them. We are hosting events like A Midsummer Night’s Drink that bring together YFA members and arts lovers to connect over their shared appreciation for the arts while raising money for A&E and the good work they do. We will also meet at arts events throughout the year so our members can connect with each other and the St. Louis arts community. For more information about YFA, visit KeepArtHappening.org/YoungFriends. Interested in joining the YFA board? Contact Emily Hellmuth at Emily-H@KeepArtHappening.org.
Circle of Giving
Centene Center for the Arts 3547 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63103-1014 p 314.289.4000 f 314.289.4019
October 1 – November 30, 2017 $50,000 and above Steward Family Foundation World Wide Technology, Inc. $25,000 - $49,999 Emerson Monsanto Fund $10,000 - $24,999 Caleres Nancy and Ken Kranzberg $5,000 - $9,999 Ms. Sandy Blasingame and Mr. Gary L. Hall Bryan Cave LLP Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Fromm Jazz St. Louis, Board of Directors Mr. and Mrs. Randy Layer David B. Lichtenstein Jr. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sanford N. McDonnell Foundation The Muny Theatre Mr. John H. Russell $2,500 - $4,999 Art on the Square Associated Bank AT&T Mr. and Mrs. James G. Berges BKD, LLP Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Express Scripts Grand Center Arts Academy, Confluence Charter Schools Jazz St. Louis, Staff Nestle Purina PetCare Company Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Mr. Timothy E. Reagan RubinBrown LLP Saint Louis Art Museum Saint Louis Fashion Fund Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville St. Louis Public Radio $1,000 - $2,499 Advertisers Printing Co. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Browning Mr. James J. Cali Kate Francis and Eric Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. Clark S. Davis Drury Hotels Company
In Tribute
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Eschbach Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ferring, IV Fox Family Foundation Mr. Moses A. Gayles, III Mr. and Mrs. David O. Gifford Mr. Kenneth A. Haller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Harris William Higley and Edith Wells Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hollo IFF Mr. and Mrs. C. Brendan Johnson Mr. Ted L. Kirkpatrick Linda and Paul Lee J. David & Lucy S. Levy Mr. and Mrs. John F. McDonnell Jim and Merry Mosbacher Mrs. Marian Nunn and Mr. Thomas Wendel Pershing Place Foundation R.E. & B.O. Browning Foundation Eva Frazer, MD and Steve Roberts, JD Mr. and Mrs. Terry E. Schnuck Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Taylor Ms. Irene L. Thalden Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Trapp Caren Vredenburgh Mr. and Mrs. John D. Weil Andrea and Jeremy Yoder $500 - $999 Art on the Square Dr. and Mrs. David H. Alpers Mr. Matt Armentrout Bishop DuBourg High School Busey Bank Dr. Jeffrey R. Carter Mr. Alex Cox Mr. Randy A. Dunn Echo Valley Foundation Forest Park Forever Mr. Shawn L. Gibbs Ms. Karin M. Hagaman Mr. Matthew E. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Langsdorf Melissa and Scott Lenz Ms. Cheryl A. Lovell Reverend Michael Lydon Mr. Clyde W. Mason Ms. Lisa Melandri Ms. Sharon Mills Sanford Ms. Diane Moore Mr. and Mrs. Adam Stanley
October 1 – November 30, 2017 In honor of Gene Dobbs Bradford Mr. Charles R. MacKay In memory of Doris Eschbach BKD, LLP In honor of Susan Rowe Jennings Ms. Barbara R. Harris
In memory of John McCance Ms. Cassie Morgan In honor of Dennis M. Reagan Bishop DuBourg High School Mr. Charles R. MacKay In memory of Robert Manchester Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Eschbach Ms. Barbara Bushman Goodman
To make your gift to the A&E, visit KeepArtHappening.org or contact Kate Francis, Vice President of Development, at (314) 289-4003 or Kate-F@KeepArtHappening.org.
2017 Board of Directors CHAIR Leonard T. Eschbach VICE CHAIR C. Brendan Johnson SECRETARY Peter Sargent TREASURER Ruth Saphian MEMBERS Nora Akerberg Susan Block
Sheila Burkett Chris Cedergreen Chris Dornfeld Diane R. Drollinger Terrance J. Good Barbara B. Goodman Kristin J. Guehlstorf Jason Hall Marcela Manjarrez Hawn Nicole Hudson Kenneth Kranzberg Linda Lee
Janet Newcomb Shawn Schukar Donald M. Senti Mary Ann Srenco Susan A. Stith Kit Sundararaman Andrew Trivers Carol J. Voss Caren Vredenburgh EX-OFFICIO Cynthia A. Prost Adam Stanley
2017 Young Friends of the Arts Board of Directors PRESIDENT Adam Stanley
MEMBERS Anita Hansen Kate Maxson
Danielle Smith Vanessa Vasquez Jay Willibrand
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Emily Hellmuth
OFFICE MANAGER/ EXECUTIVE SUPPORT Lizbeth A. Beldner
Staff PRESIDENT & CEO Cynthia A. Prost CONTROLLER Joseph Soer VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Kate Francis SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Scott D. Giffen
WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGN MANAGER Heather Edwards MANAGER OF PROGRAMS AND GRANTS Matthew R. Kerns
OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR Tonya Hahne COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS COORDINATOR Aynsley Hensgen *Boards and staff as of December 15, 2017
Peter H. Bunce* • Ann M. Corrigan Joseph E. Corrigan • Barbara Grace* Karen J. Isbell • James A. Krekeler Glenn Sheffield • Judith Cozad Smith Jane Stamper* Trust • Michael W. Weisbrod • David P. Weiss *deceased
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Equally Represented Arts (ERA) Flow Gateway Men’s Chorus Make Music St. Louis, Inc. Open Studio Network Prison Performing Arts Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble (SATE) SPP Productions Belladona Magazine Upstream Theater YoungLiars
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