Spring 2022 Happenings

SPRING 2022

Saying hello to spring!

Letter from the President and CEO Dear friends, As a place-based arts and cultural nonprofit, A&E builds vibrancy using three strategies: creative placemaking in our Centene Center for the Arts, community ownership and social impact. We support and serve artists, teachers, organizations, creatives, cultural enthusiasts and the community by providing the resources needed for them to thrive and grow. A&E serves as an umbrella arts organization, working to leverage and grow artistic and creative assets and resources throughout our region.

Gifts from thousands of individuals, companies and foundations during our campaign create a groundswell of arts experiences that connect our region and make it vibrant.

The arts play an essential role to the success of our region. They attract national acclaim and drive tourism. They make our region a more attractive place to live and work. They bring vitality to our neighborhoods. They foster creativity and learning in our future leaders. Those impacts are made possible by your gift to A&E, one of the nation’s oldest community campaigns for the arts.

This issue of Happenings highlights what’s possible when we all come together to keep art happening. I’m grateful for the individuals and organizations, like yourself, who champion the arts and contribute to our vibrant community.

As a supporter of the Arts and Education Council, you can — and should — take pride in your own role in advancing the vibrancy of our region. Thank you for your extraordinary support!

Sincerely,

Cynthia A Prost, President and CEO

ON THE COVER: Painting created by a St. Louis ArtWorks student that is displayed in the lobby of the Centene Center for the Arts.

St. Louis ArtWorks is a grantee of the Arts and Education Council and was a resident organization of the arts incubator until they moved to their own space at 5959 Delmar.

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Remembering Michael Neidorff A true friend of the arts in St. Louis, Michael Neidorff understood that the arts play an essential role to the success of our region. His vision and Leonard T. Eschbach, then Arts and Education generosity made it possible for the Centene Council board chair, Michael Neidorff, Mayor Lyda Center for the Arts, our place-based arts incubaKrewson and Cynthia A. Prost, Arts and Education tor in the heart of the Grand Center Arts District, Council president and CEO cut the ribbon on the to come alive. Lead support from Michael and Catalyst Innovation Lab at the A&E’s arts incubator, Centene for our capital campaign provided the the Centene Center for the Arts in 2017. financial resources to operate the building, as well as technology and wiring so every tenant moving in had new computers and phones. We are deeply appreciative of the impact Michael made on our vibrant arts community.

Remembering Jack Burke Jack Burke cared deeply about arts and education and in 2011, with his wife Sara, Jack co-founded the Katherine Dunham Fellowship to aid in diversifying the arts.

He considered the Dunham Fellows to be his extended family. From 2019 to 2021, the Arts and Education Council had the honor of hosting the Katherine Dunham Fellowship. During that time, we witnessed firsthand how strong arts leaders like Quinton Ward, Allena Brazier, Jenisha McDonald and Amaya Wallace create a ripple effect of change through the arts. Jack’s impact will be felt long after our time – inspiring future generations of artists and arts administrators.

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Incubator: Centene Center for the Arts

Jack Burke

8 Grants: Arts and Healing

Initiative

CELEBRATE:

Join us on May 23 for the St. Louis Arts Awards

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The 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards honorees (left to right, top to bottom): The Black Rep, Excellence in the Arts; Anita Jackson, Excellence in the Arts; Mark Bernstein, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts; Rosalind Rogers, Lincoln Middle School in East St. Louis, Art Educator of the Year; PaintedBlack STL, Arts Innovator; and Classic 107.3, Arts Collaborator.

ow in its 31st year, the St. Louis Arts Awards honors individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the St. Louis region’s arts community. The 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards will be held Monday, May 23, 2022, at the Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta Hotel.

The 2022 honorees are: Mark Bernstein, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts; The Black Rep, Excellence in the Arts; Anita Jackson, Excellence in the Arts; Classic 107.3, Arts Collaborator; PaintedBlack STL, Arts Innovator; and Rosalind-Denise Rogers, Lincoln Middle School in East St. Louis, Art Educator of the Year.

Anesthesiologist Jeffrey Carter, M.D., and HOK Senior Principal Margaret McDonald will co-chair and performer and educator Keith Tyrone Williams will emcee the fundraiser. Dr. Carter, McDonald and Williams are all Arts and Education Council board members.

Live performances will include an opening number from emcee Keith Tyrone Williams, the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis, in honor of Arts Collaborator honoree Classic 107.3, and a closing act from Excellence in the Arts honoree Anita Jackson.

Proceeds benefit the Arts and Education Council, which offers programs and services that support more than 70 arts and arts education organizations impacting 1.6 million people throughout the 16-county, bi-state region each year. Visit KeepArtHappening.org/2022ArtsAwards or scan the QR code to buy your tickets or tables.

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Upcoming arts activities to enjoy this spring and summer

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he spring brings the promise of many of our favorite arts experiences in St. Louis. These exciting, live arts experiences are among the many activities we can look forward to this spring and summer.

Last summer, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL), an Arts and Education Council grantee, presented a sold-out season on an outdoor stage. This year, OTSL will present another show- stopping season (“Carmen”, “The Magic Flute”, “Awakenings” and “Harvey Milk”) inside the Loretto-Hilton Center.

On June 19, the Contemporary Art Museum, Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries (both Arts and Education Council grantees) and the Pulitzer Arts Foundation are hosting a free Family

Day. Guests can expect a celebration of Juneteenth with food, fun art activities and interactive performances in their shared outdoor spaces in the Grand Center Arts District.

Arts and Education Council grantee St. Louis Shakespeare Festival will present “Much Ado About Nothing”, one of Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring comedies. The June production is free and open to all on a first come first serve basis.

As summer break is nearing, many arts organizations are preparing to offer summer camps for the budding artist in your family. Kids can enjoy camp at Artscope, COCA, Craft Alliance, Laumeier Sculpture Park, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and St. Louis ArtWorks.

In Forest Park, The Muny returns for their 104th season that includes two Muny premieres, the fulfillment of 2020 promises and the return of a 2021 favorite cut short. Starting in June with “Chicago”, the season also includes “Camelot”, “Mary Poppins”, “Sweeney Todd”, “Legally Blonde”, “The Color Purple” and ends with “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in August.

The Arts and Education Council’s Arts Calendar is your go-to resource for arts activities this spring and summer. View virtual and in-person arts events at KeepArtHappening.org/ Calendar.

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GRANTS AND PROGRAMS:

Elements of a Vibrant Community and IDEA Blueprint

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hen the Arts and Education Council was founded in 1963, the St. Louis arts landscape looked very different than it does now.

Over the last half century, St. Louis has transformed from a city with a handful of well-regarded arts institutions into one of the most vibrant arts communities in the country, home to arts organizations of all sizes and disciplines. Within this vibrant arts community there are millions of arts supporters, like you, from all walks of life.

The Arts and Education Council believes that a region rich with arts and cultural experiences is critical to creating

and sustaining vibrant communities.

There are a number of ways the arts make this region a better place to live, but here, we focus on a few elements of a vibrant community that the arts promote. The arts build innovation and creativity, enrich lives and increase fun, build bridges between cultures, energize communities, forge connections, inspire youth and engage minds.

In 2021, to build on the 2016 cultural equity goals of the Arts and Education Council, a task force of staff and the board of directors was formed to create a framework that promotes policies and practices of inclusion, diversity,

Applying the IDEA Blueprint to grantees and stakeholders within the Elements of a Vibrant Community

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equity and accessibility (IDEA). With the IDEA Blueprint, organizations that receive funding are expected to demonstrate consideration of the diversity of art form, diversity of artistic expression and diversity of organization.

We strive to be an organization that everyone sees themselves a part of. The Arts and Education Council is committed to investing in programs and organizations that promote these elements, so that the power of the arts is felt and celebrated by the entire community.

To see the full IDEA Blueprint visit KeepArtHappening.org/IDEA.

GRANTS:

Current grantees of the Arts and Education Council

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he Arts and Education Council serves diverse communities throughout our region — where

you live, work and play. That’s why the Arts and Education Council’s grant programs fund everything from art education programs in a variety of schools to theatre and visual art events for those living in rural communities surrounding St. Louis. The Arts and Education Council understands that our donors are as diverse as the arts themselves, and our wide range of funding approaches reflect the myriad values of our community.

We all have a role to play in fostering a vibrant, connected arts community for all. Your generosity makes it possible for the Arts and Education Council to support a diverse range of arts organizations across all artforms.

Operating Support Grantees Cinema St. Louis Center of Creative Arts (COCA) Classic 107.3 Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Craft Alliance Jazz St. Louis Laumeier Sculpture Park Opera Theatre of Saint Louis The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Sheldon Arts Foundation St. Louis ArtWorks St. Louis Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Symphony Orchestra STAGES St. Louis Arts and Healing Initiative Grantees The Angel Band Project Bread and Roses Missouri Family Resources and Community Connections Intercultural Music Initiative Jacob’s Ladder A Red Circle Rustic Roots Springfield Street Choir St. Louis ArtWorks

St. Louis Classical Guitar Prison Performing Arts Your Words STL PNC Program Grantees Bach Society of Saint Louis Bread and Roses Missouri Creative Reaction Lab Midtown Community Services Pianos for People Prison Performing Arts Riverview West Florissant Development Corporation The St. Louis Artists Guild St. Louis Poetry Center Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis Bayer Rural Community Arts Program Grantees Art Works On Main Gallery (Owensville, Mo.) Arts Rolla (Rolla, Mo.) The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts (Lebanon, Ill.) Highland Arts Council (Highland, Ill.) Macoupin Art Collective (Staunton, Ill.) Jacoby Arts Center (Alton, Ill.) Mississippi Valley Art Guild (Chester, Ill.) Montgomery Arts Council

(Montgomery, Mo.) Sainte Genevieve Art Guild (Ste. Genevieve, Mo.) Raintree Arts Council (Clarksville, Mo.) Steelville Arts Council (Steelville, Mo.) Warren County Fine Arts Council (Wright City, Mo.) Arts and Education Fund for Teachers Grantees Berkeley Intermediate City Garden Montessori School Fairview Elementary Grand Center Arts Academy Highland Elementary Larimore Elementary Little Flower Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center Meramec Heights Elementary School North Point High School Northview High School Pershing Elementary Rebecca Boone Elementary STEAM Academy Middle School Shaw Visual & Performing Arts Elementary Wedgewood 6th Grade Center Willow Brook Elementary School

Grantee Highlight: The Black Rep

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he Black Rep was founded in 1976 by Producing Director Ron Himes while he was an undergraduate student at Washington University to provide performance opportunities for Black students and to showcase seldom

performed plays by Black playwrights. Himes also recognized the healing power of theatre to expose misunderstandings by exploring common

themes that build bridges to foster a stronger community.

In addition to producing more than 200 plays including all 10 plays by August Wilson, The Black Rep has created a robust education and community program. Through these programs, adults and youth can access classes and workshops, touring productions, a Summer Performing Arts Program, a Teen Tech Program and Professional Fellowships, which create opportunities for youth with a love and talent for theatre to hone their craft and discover their personal talent.

The Black Rep will be recognized on Monday, May 23, 2022, at the 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards with an Excellence in the Arts Award. Tickets start at $300. More information is available at KeepArtHappening.org/2022ArtsAwards.

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INCUBATOR:

Centene Center for the Arts

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t the Arts and Education Council, we build vibrant communities using three strategies: creative placemaking in our Centene Center for the Arts, community ownership and social impact. Our arts incubator provides

arts organizations access, collaboration and essential infrastructure so that they — and the communities they serve — can thrive.

Resident organizations have access to rehearsal and performance space, offices, community and collaborative spaces, infrastructure and technology in the center of the Grand Center Arts District at affordable, below-market prices.

Current resident organizations Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis

Gateway Men’s Chorus Intercultural Music Initiative

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)

Prison Performing Arts

Association of American Voices

Sharon Hunter Productions

Bach Society of Saint Louis

Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble

Cinema St. Louis

St. Louis Classical Guitar

Creative Reaction Lab

Upstream Theater

Equally Represented Arts (ERA)

The Arts and Education Council’s Centene Center for the Arts provides office space, rehearsal and performance space for nearly 20 nonprofit arts organizations.

ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHT:

St. Louis Classical Guitar

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t. Louis Classical Guitar is one of

and experience positive emotions that

internet and free rehearsal space,

nearly twenty resident organiza-

can affect their overall psychological

which allows them to devote their

tions at our Centene Center for

well-being.

resources to serving the St. Louis

the Arts. St. Louis Classical Guitar is a

As a resident organization, St. Louis

region through innovative, high-quality,

nonprofit organization committed to

Classical Guitar receives below-market

and relevant programming like “Crafting

promoting positive impact through

rent, technology support, high-speed

Hope through Music & Art”.

Photo courtesy St. Louis Classical Guitar

classical guitar performance and education.

In addition to being a resident organization of the Centene Center for the Arts, they’re also an Arts and Healing Initiative grantee. St. Louis Classical Guitar, in partnership with Hope Creates and Clayton Juvenile Detention Center, offers “Crafting Hope through Music & Art” for teenagers recently released from incarceration. The program is designed to provide teens who have a history of addiction with a multidisciplinary arts and music healing experience. Participants are empowered with new tools for creative expression, enjoy performance opportunities that create excitement, joy, and pride,

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St. Louis Classical Guitar’s Public School Guitar Initiative program participants.

GRANTS:

The Bayer Fund Rural Community Arts Program

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he Bayer Fund Rural Community Arts Program has been essential to providing access to the arts in rural communities across the bi-state region for nearly two decades. In total, the program has provided more than $250,000 in funding to bring artists and entertainers into classrooms, community centers and performance venues so that adults and children living in the rural communities surrounding the St. Louis metropolitan area can thrive with greater access to the arts.

The Macoupin Art Collective, a recipient of Arts and Education Council’s Bayer Fund Rural Community Arts Program Grant, recently hosted their “5 years of Making MACiversary”. Attendees were invited to explore the building and try out many different artistic disciplines, including pottery, screen-printing, stained glass, copper embossing, drawing, painting and more.

The Macoupin Art Collective operates as a space for communities in West Illinois to gather and create. As many local schools reallocate resources away from the arts, the Macoupin Art Collective is bridging the gap with the wide range of art disciplines offered to the commu-

nity. The scope of their outreach will soon increase exponentially with the completion of their Art Bus project.

The Art Bus is a decommissioned school bus. They’re currently in the process of retrofitting it for a new purpose: travelling from school to school and sharing art supplies with students.

Arts and Education Council’s Bayer

Fund Rural Community Arts Program has helped not only purchase the bus itself but to pay for supplies to get it up-and- running and ready to address the community’s art needs.

Learn more about Arts and Education Council grantees on our blog at KeepArtHappening.org/blog.

A mother and daughter create pottery at Macoupin Art Collective.

The Arts and Education Council’s Leadership Roundtables program targeted to executive directors and

“The Arts and Education Council provides

Photo by Cheshire Isaacs

Leadership Roundtables is a professionally led

critical resources, not just for institutions,

CEOs of arts and cultural organizations. The

but also for the community. One of those

focus is to support executive leaders with peer

critical resources is providing a safe space

exchanges and resource sharing through peer

for executive leaders of cultural institu-

learning. The Leadership Roundtables helps

tions to be able to come together and

strengthen individual leaders. Leadership

share our learning, share our challenges.

Roundtables are professionally facilitated, two-

This brain trust has been critical

hour monthly confidential meetings where non-

to all of the institutions being aligned in

profit leaders engage with each other in a safe

reopening the arts for St. Louis. I am

atmosphere to learn best practices, discuss

incredibly grateful for the work of the

their professional challenges and share suc-

Arts and Education Council.”

cessful approaches to organizational issues

Hana Shariff, Augustin Family Artistic

while building collaboration with colleagues.

Director, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Hana Sharif

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GRANTS:

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Missouri counties. Through support from the Missouri Arts Council, the initiative is able to support grantees like Springfield Street Choir, a choir for singers who are currently or formerly homeless, or are experiencing extreme poverty. They rehearse weekly, with participants receiving an hour of singing instruction, a small honorarium of cash or bus passes and a free meal. When a group comes together to sing it’s been proven to improve the social, emotional and psychological well-being of the singers. For these singers in particular there is great value in the increased self-confidence and relationships they form. Together, they’re building a social support system, camaraderie, pride and a sense of normalcy.

Angel Band Project Songs of Survival Recording Project.

Learn more about the Arts and Healing Initiative at KeepArtHappening.org/blog.

Photo courtesy Springfield Street Choir

he Arts and Healing Initiative is the first program of its kind in the Arts and Education Council’s history. In 2019, The Arts and Education Council received funding from the Missouri Foundation for Health to launch a five-year program to improve the quality of life for people throughout St. Louis City and County. To date $235,000 has been distributed into our community through the Initiative.

In year two, the initiative expanded beyond the initial focus area of St. Louis City and County to also include other

Photo courtesy Angel Band Project

Arts and Healing Initiative

Springfield Street Choir on TV program “The Mystery Hour”.

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GRANTS:

Arts and Education Fund for Teachers Teachers provides K-12 teachers

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Fund for Teachers, Lincoln Middle

Boeing St. Louis, Arthur and Helen Baer

in St. Louis area school districts

School in East St. Louis purchased 17

Foundation and individual donations

with grants for classroom-based art

new instruments for their orchestra

from campaigns hosted by Arts and

projects. The Arts and Education

program. This meant more students

Education Council board members: Mark

Council has distributed over a quarter

could participate in music classes,

Anderson, Neuka Bowie Mitchell, Sara

of a million dollars to nearly 100

including fifth graders who now have

Burke, Sheila Burkett, Naretha Hopson,

schools for art education across the

instruments that are just the right

Debbie Marshall, Janet Newcomb,

bi-state region since 2009.

size. And because there are enough

Cynthia Prost and Caren Vredenburgh.

instruments, students can bring their

Rosalind-Denise Rogers, music teacher at

into classrooms, but it also has the

instruments home and participate

Lincoln Middle School, is being recognized

power to transform education both by

even when school is being conducted

as Art Educator of the Year on Monday, May

improving learning of core curriculum

virtually. The Lincoln Middle School

23, 2022, at the St. Louis Arts Awards.

and by teaching 21st century skills like

orchestra program is now flourishing.

Tickets start at $300. More information is

he Arts and Education Fund for

Arts education not only brings joy

collaboration and critical thinking.

Through the Arts and Education

In 2021, the Arts and Education

available at KeepArtHappening. org/2022ArtsAwards.

Photo courtesy East St. Louis School District 189

Fund for Teachers was underwritten

by the Employee Community Fund of

The Arts and Education Fund for Teachers grant allowed Rosalind-Denise Rogers to purchase enough instruments for her students to play together.

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Circle of Giving

GRANTS:

PNC Program Grants

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Bernhardt worked with the Stitchers Youth Council on the mural portion of the project.

The project was celebrated on June 19, 2021, when Story Stitchers artists contributed a youth-led dance battle for the celebration, drinks and an ice cream truck with free ice cream for the neighborhood. They also organized a COVID-19 vaccine educational discussion with St. Louis County Health Department educators.

In addition to the impact the project is making in the community, the shelter project also received national recognition. Somewhere Studio’s design for the bus shelter won an Architect’s Newspaper 2021 Best of Design Award in the Social Impact category.

Since 2012, the Arts and Education Council has awarded nearly 200 PNC Program Grants totaling more than $380,000 for arts programs in the St. Louis bi-state region. Each year, organizations like Saint Louis Story Stitchers enrich our community through innovative arts programs.

Photo courtesy Saint Louis Story Stichers.

NC Program Grants, underwritten by the PNC Foundation, help small and medium sized organizations make a big impact by providing merit-based grants for arts and arts education programs addressing community needs across the region.

The Arts and Education Council’s PNC Program Grants funded part of Saint Louis Story Stitchers community project to beautify the corner near their building at Hodiamon and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

This youth-driven collaborative project used the creation of a bus stop shelter and fence mural to drive public engagement and conversation on topics including gun violence, food insecurity, addiction and more. They created an ADA compliant bus shelter with a bench for residents, which also incorporated a rainwater collection system for nearby vegetable gardens and a hygiene cupboard for sharing free soap and cleaning products and a community bulletin board. St. Louis-based artist Katherine

Saint Louis Story Stitchers Bus Shelter Project

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October 16, 2021 – March 31, 2022 $25,000+ Ameren Corporation Bayer Centene Charitable Foundation Edward Jones Emerson PNC Foundation $10,000 - $24,999 Belden Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kranzberg Louis D. Beaumont Fund No.1 Missouri Arts Council U.S. Bank $5,000 - $9,999 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Mr. Jeffrey D. Carter, M.D. Commerce Bancshares Foundation The Graybar Foundation Great Rivers Confluence Foundation Mike and Mary E. Harris Family HOK Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Sanford N. McDonnell Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John K. Nickel Regional Arts Commission Ms. Ann Scheuer Webster University $2,500 - $4,999 Arthur & Helen Baer Charitable Foundation Mr. James G. Berges and Mrs. Elizabeth Mannen Berges Mr. Curtis W. Cassel and Dr. Robert Lehman Sparkle Catchup Confluence Charter Schools Dr. and Mrs. Tim Eberlein and Opera Theater of St. Louis Mr. Mike Isaacson and Mr. Joe Ortmeyer Mrs. Sally C. Johnston Mrs. Gwen Middeke and The Repertory Theater of St. Louis Saint Louis Art Museum Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Schutte and The Repertory Theater of St. Louis Mr. David P. Weiss $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. A. J. Bardol, Jr. Mr. Anthony R. Bassett The Black Rep Mr. and Mrs. Terence E. Block Melanie Brasier Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer Mr. and Mrs. William Brougham Sara and Jack* Burke Ms. Barbara Bushman-Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cahn Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ciapciak Mr. and Mrs. John J. Coatar *deceased

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Dubinsky Mr. and Mrs. John E. Evans, III Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Fromm Mrs. Judith P. Gall Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Galvin Mr. Moses A. Gayles, III Mr. and Mrs. David O. Gifford Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Guehlstorf Mr. Gary L. Hall and Ms. Sandra Blasingame Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hecker Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Mont S. Levy Mr. and Mrs. J. David Levy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Mantovani Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Martin Mr. and Mrs. John F. McDonnell Ms. Mary C. McHugh Mrs. Constance B. McPheeters Mr. and Mrs. Walter Metcalfe, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Meyer The Muny Theatre Ms. Penelope Pennington and Mr. Mike Fidler Pershing Place Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Peters, II Ms. Emily Rauh Pulitzer Regions Bank Mr. Paul K. Reuter and Dr. Janet P. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Zsolt Rumy Sam and Marilyn Fox Foundation Mrs. Marilyn Joy Sandweiss Mrs. Peter E. Sargent Mr. and Mrs. Terry E. Schnuck Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Srenco St. Louis Public Radio Mrs. Mary B. Strauss Ms. Irene L. Thalden Ms. Caren A. Vredenburgh Mr. Franklin F. Wallis $500 - $999 Ms. Deborah J. Akins Mr. John A. Brennan COCA Center of Creative Arts Mr. Alex Cox Prof. Adrienne D. Davis Echo Valley Foundation Ms. Joan C. Fernandez Kenneth A. Haller, Jr., M.D. Ms. Juanita H. Hinshaw Mr. and Mrs. Ward M. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. Lammert, Jr. Mr. Randall A. Martin Mr. and Mrs. David A. Mayo Andie and Josh Murphy

Mr. David S. Obedin and Dr. Clare M. Davis Ms. Amy Parker Ms. Cynthia A. Prost Ms. Marian B. Rosen and Mr. Jonathan L. Goldberg Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Alvin and Ruth Siteman St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Dr. and Mrs. Paul M. Vandivort, Jr. Walsh & Associates, Inc. Ms. Jessie Youngblood

Tributes In honor of The Big Muddy Dance Company Mr. Ronald A. Fromm In honor of Cynthia Prost Mr. Mark Anderson Ms. Susan Block Ms. Melanie Brasier Ms. Sara B. Burke Ms. Shelia Burkett Dr. Jeffrey Carter Mr. Curtis Cassel Mr. Chris Dornfeld Mr. Leonard Eschbach Mr. Terrance Good Ms. Barbara BushmanGoodman Mr. Jason Hall Dr. Ken Haller Ms. Deanna Hohman Ms. Naretha Hopson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kranzberg Mrs. Linda Lee Ms. Debbie Marshall Ms. Janet Newcomb Ms. Kit Sundararaman Ms. Caren Vredenburgh Mr. David Weiss Ms. Carol Wuerffel In honor of Mark Bernstein Mr. James G. Berges Mr. Terry E. Schnuck In honor of The Black Rep Prof. Adrienne D. Davis

2022 Board of Directors CHAIR-ELECT Terrance J. Good VICE CHAIR Susan Coatar SECRETARY Jeffrey Carter, M.D. TREASURER Neuka Bowie Mitchell MEMBERS Mark C. Anderson Susan Block Melanie Brasier Sara Burke Sheila Burkett Antionette Carroll

Chris Dornfeld Duane Martin Foster Kenneth Haller, M.D. Deanna Hohman Naretha Hopson Linda Lee Eric Martin Margaret McDonald Mary McHugh Janet Newcomb Ann Scheuer Kit Sundararaman Solomon Thurman Jr. Caren A. Vredenburgh David P. Weiss Keith Tyrone Williams Carol Wuerffel

LIFETIME BOARD MEMBERS Len Eschbach Barbara B. Goodman Kenneth Kranzberg EX-OFFICIO Cynthia A. Prost, President and CEO Kottia Abernathy, Young Friends of the Arts President

Young Friends of the Arts Board PRESIDENT Kottia Abernathy

MEMBERS Anita Hansen Carla Johnson Whitney Lawson Anthony Omosule

Andrew Pandji Rebecca Punselie Alexandra Schenk Adam Stanley

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGNS Rhiannon Chavez

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Cayla Wagner

Staff PRESIDENT AND CEO Cynthia A. Prost VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Jessie Youngblood MARKETING MANAGER Andie Murphy MANAGER OF GRANTS AND PROGRAMS Jessireé Jenkins

MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS Tonya Hahne DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR EVENTS AND AFFINITY GROUPS Bailey Westrich

ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Keating GRANTS AND PROGRAMS SPECIALIST Eli Wennstrom

*Boards and staff as of April 4, 2022

In Honor of Classic 107.3 Mr. Terry E. Schnuck In memory of Peggy Cox Mr. Alex Cox

To make your gift to the Arts and Education Council, visit KeepArtHappening.org or contact Jessie Youngblood, vice president of external relations, at 314.289.4009 or Jessie-Y@KeepArtHappening.org.

Peter H. Bunce* • Ann M. Corrigan • Joseph E. Corrigan • Barbara Grace* • Shirley A. Heiman • Karen J. Isbell James A. Krekeler • Glenn Sheffield* • Judith Cozad Smith • Jane Stamper* Trust • Michael W. Weisbrod • David P. Weiss *deceased

Centene Center for the Arts 3547 Olive Street St. Louis, MO 63103-1014 p 314.289.4000

Resident Organizations of The Centene Center for the Arts Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Association of American Voices Bach Society of Saint Louis Cinema St. Louis Creative Reaction Lab ERA

Gateway Men’s Chorus Intercultural Music Initiative Prison Performing Arts SATE Sharon Hunter Productions St. Louis Classical Guitar Upstream Theater YoungLiars

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