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Ron Himes The Black Rep
Anita Jackson Mark Bernstein
Rosalind Rogers East St. Louis School District
John Clare Classic 107.3
Tyson Baker PaintedBlack STL
Charlie Tatum PaintedBlack STL
Jayvn Solomon PaintedBlack STL
2022 St. Louis Arts Awards Honorees
Letter from the President and CEO Dear Friends, THANK YOU! Now more than ever your support and commitment to the Arts and Education Council is especially meaningful and impactful. Because of our partnership, we’ve continued to support, elevate and celebrate the renowned institutions and grassroots organizations that provide our region with world-class arts and culture, and deliver unprecedented community impact. I’m excited to share these updates on our community impact with you in this issue of Happenings. You’ll learn more about the Arts and Education Council’s Grants and Programs Manager Jessireé Jenkins. Not only is she a passionate supporter of the arts in her role here, but she’s also an arts advocate in her free time (page 3).
It’s hard to believe, but we’re getting ready for another St. Louis Arts Awards! In
January, we’ll gather for the 31st annual event that celebrates our vibrant arts community. We can’t wait to shine a spotlight on this year’s dynamic group of honorees on Monday, January 24, 2022 (page 4).
You’ll also be able to read about the Arts and Healing Initiative grantees (page 6)
and the arts education projects happening in schools through the Arts and Education Fund for Teachers (page 8).
Our innovative collaborations are even receiving national recognition from
Americans for the Arts. In October, the Arts and Education Council and our friends at PNC were awarded the David Rockefeller Partnership Award (page 9).
Through 2020 and 2021 the Arts and Education Council focused its mission from,
“How can the community support the arts?” to a heightened awareness of, “How can the arts best serve this community?” In 2022, we are committed to continuing to support the arts through the ongoing challenges of the global pandemic. Everyone at the Arts and Education Council wishes you a happy and healthy holiday season! . With gratitude,
Cynthia A. Prost ON THE COVER: The 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards honorees: 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.
Celebrate: 4 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards
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President and CEO P.S. Tickets for the 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards are now on sale! Join us January 24, 2022, for an evening of amazing performances and extraordinary stories as we celebrate our shared love of the arts. This event will have limited occupancy, so get your tickets today at KeepArtHappening.org/2022ArtsAwards.
Arts and Education 8 Grants: 9 Teachers receive Council and PNC
$50,000 for classroom art
recognized for partnership
Photo by ProPhotoSTL
GRANTS AND PROGRAMS:
Get to know Grants and Programs Manager Jessireé Jenkins
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essireé Jenkins joined the Arts and Education Council team in January 2020. She combines her background as a library professional and her interests in the arts, technology, civic engagement and social justice to guide her. She’d been with the Arts and Education Council just two short months before the world turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but through it all she has continued to keep art happening through a variety of grant and program opportunities. As the Manager of Grants and Programs, she is responsible for all grant and programs at the Arts and Education Council, ensuring good stewardship of the generosity of our community. We sat down with Jessireé to reflect on the past year and look ahead. She shared, “In the next year, I’m looking forward to being able to get out and meet more of our grantees and see the awesome things they are doing to keep art happening.”
Jessireé believes in the power of communities and the impact that people can have saying, “My favorite part of working at the Arts and Education Council is having an opportunity to build connections with organizations across the region and witness the great work they are doing that makes a profound impact in our community.” There are more than 70 organizations that Jessireé interacts with and supports through PNC Program Grants, the Arts and Education Fund for Teachers, Bayer Fund Rural Community Arts Program grants and the Arts and Healing Initiative. She also oversees the Leadership Roundtables, the Katherine Dunham Fellowship and the stARTup Creative Competition. The stARTup Creative Competition, supported by PNC Foundation and the Arts and Education Council, encourages the development of great artistic ideas that strengthen and enhance the St. Louis arts community.
Jessireé Jenkins
The 2020 winner Soul Shed University received a $20,000 prize; one year of space and incubation support in the Centene Center for the Arts, the Arts and Education Council’s arts incubator; free performance and meeting space; access to technology and Wi-Fi; and mentoring, idea-sharing and professional development opportunities. Soul Shed University, founded by JerMarco Britton, is a 12-month introductory program designed to empower the independent musicians of today with all the necessary tools to begin and sustain a music career. Jessireé shared how fun it has been getting to work with Soul Shed University over the last year, “JerMarco is so talented and ambitious. I’m glad that I got to see his journey firsthand. Watching him receive this award and grow his business makes me happy. His success is the community’s.” Not only does Jessireé support the arts in her work, but it’s also a big part of her life outside of the Arts and Education Council, too. She has supported various programs around the area by volunteering and she is currently the board president of A Call to Conscience, an interactive theater collective that stirs the conscience of our community and facilitates social change. Her favorite art form to enjoy is music. She shared that she enjoys, “Attending concerts, listening parties, and in my former life playing an instrument.” To learn more about the Grants and Programs that Jessireé oversees at KeepArtHappening. org/what-we-do. Or, say hello next time you
Jazz St. Louis Creative Advisor Keyon Harrold and Jessireé Jenkins
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CELEBRATE:
St. Louis Arts Awards returns to The Chase this January to celebrate six incredible honorees
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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. Since 1992, the Arts and Education Council’s St. Louis Arts Awards has honored more than 190 artists, edu-
cators, philanthropists, corporate citizens and arts organizations that make the St. Louis region a great place to live, work and play. The 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards will be held Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Chase Park Plaza, Royal
Margaret McDonald and Jeffrey Carter, M.D.
Keith Tyrone Williams
Sonesta Hotel. The 2022 honorees are: Mark Bernstein, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts; The Black Rep, Excellence in the
and educator Keith Tyrone Williams will emcee the fund-
Arts; Anita Jackson, Excellence in the Arts; Classic 107.3,
raiser. Dr. Carter, McDonald and Williams are all Arts and
Arts Collaborator; PaintedBlack STL, Arts Innovator; and
Education Council board members.
Rosalind Rogers, Lincoln Middle School in East St. Louis, Anesthesiologist Jeffrey Carter, M.D., and HOK Senior Principal Margaret McDonald will co-chair and performer
arts and arts education organizations impacting 1.6 million people throughout the 16-county, bi-state region each year.
executive committee member and as
formed, The Black Rep was founded in
a member of numerous national negoti-
1976 by Producing Director Ron Himes,
Mark Bernstein is a
ating committees. Before coming to
while he was an undergraduate student
graduate of the
St. Louis, he spent six years at the
at Washington University in St. Louis.
Wharton School at
Philadelphia Drama Guild and taught
Himes also recognized the healing
the University of
financial management for nonprofit
power of theatre to expose misunder-
Pennsylvania and
arts institutions at Drexel University.
standings and shatter myths, by
has managed non-
Bernstein will retire as managing direc-
exploring common themes that build
profit professional
tor of The Rep on Jan. 1, 2022.
bridges to foster a stronger commu-
Lifetime Achievement in the Arts – Mark Bernstein Photo by ProPhotoSTL
Proceeds benefit the Arts and Education Council, which offers programs and services that support more than 70
Art Educator of the Year.
nity. The Black Rep’s mission is to
theatres since 1982. As Managing Director, he has led The
provide platforms for theatre, dance,
Rep from 1987 to 2019 in partnership
and other creative expressions from
with the late Artistic Director Steven
the African American perspective that
Woolf, and from 2019 to the present in
heighten the social and cultural aware-
partnership with Hana Sharif. In addi-
ness of its audiences. The founding
tion to his work at The Rep, he has
vision for The Black Rep is no less
taught in Webster University’s Arts
relevant today: a more equitable distri-
Management and Leadership MFA
bution of opportunities and resources
in the leadership of the League of
Excellence in the Arts – The Black Rep
in the theatre; improved representation
Resident Theatres for many years,
Faced with a lack of opportunities for
on and back-stage in the theatre indus-
having served as vice president, an
Black students in the theater and the
try; and a fostered community culture
Program since 2013. He has been active
fact that Black plays were seldom per-
for Black students and professionals
of support and mentorship for the next generation.
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Excellence in the Arts – Anita Jackson
scene is essential for our community to
artists by connecting them to businesses
thrive. Since 2013, the station has been
that were boarded up due to property
Anita Jackson is a
a home for the St. Louis fine arts and
destruction and creating paid mural
native of St. Louis,
performing arts to come together, to
opportunities. Later in 2020, they later
Missouri, who return-
share ideas and to flourish. Listeners
collaborated with St. Louis Shakespeare
ed home after living
tune in to hear diverse sounds, log on
Festival on two public art experiences.
in New York City for
to learn about the local arts scene,
Since then, PaintedBlack STL has been
twelve years. She is
wind down with podcasts about favor-
focused on working with primarily local
a graduate of the
ite music and take Classic 107.3 with
Black artists and businesses to create
American Music and
them throughout their day and around
paid, public facing creative opportuni-
Dramatic Academy in New York and has
the globe. It is a one-of-a-kind radio
ties. PaintedBlack STL continues to
performed extensively nationally and
station with a commitment to providing
empower local Black artists by con-
internationally in theater productions,
outstanding programming in support
necting and collaborating with commu-
concerts and workshops. She has
of the arts for the benefit of the
nity organizations.
recorded and performed as a back-
St. Louis community. Organized as a
ground vocalist on Grammy Award
nonprofit, 501(c)(3) entity, the station
winning songs and albums for artists
offers a broad and invigorating format
such as Bette Midler, Whitney Houston
on both analog radio at 107.3 and in
Rosalind Rogers, a
and Cissy Houston. Her theatrical expe-
hybrid digital at 96.3 HD2. Content is
Kansas City, Kansas
rience in St. Louis includes work with
also streamed online, on Audacy and
native, is a mother,
Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
via the station’s mobile app. As a com-
musician, educator,
and numerous plays with the St. Louis
munity-owned station, Classic 107.3
founder and
Black Repertory Theatre under the
showcases the best the St. Louis region
Executive Director
direction of Ron Himes. She has
has to offer in the arts, collaborating
of The Inner Ear
appeared as a featured vocalist with
with artists, arts organizations and
Foundation, an
several jazz, R&B, soul, blues and gospel
other community partners to keep the
urban youth orchestra based out of
music groups in and around St. Louis
arts accessible to the community
East St. Louis, Illinois, committed to
including at Jazz St. Louis, BB’s Jazz,
through radio.
providing at-risk youth with quality
Art Educator of the Year – Rosalind Rogers
Blues & Soups, St. Louis Ethical Society,
music education. In 2017, Rosalind
the Heman Park Starlight Concert
accepted her job as Music Teacher at
Series and the Sheldon Concert Hall –
East St. Louis’ Lincoln Middle School.
as a soloist and collaborative artist with
There she pioneered their first school
many of St. Louis’ finest musicians.
orchestra program in over 40 years, as well as created and facilitated an afterschool music program teaching the violin, viola and cello. Since her arrival, she has secured several community part-
Arts Innovator – PaintedBlack STL
nerships aiding in her mission to pro-
PaintedBlack STL was founded in
education experiences. She hopes to
Summer 2020 by Jayvn Solomon and
take away the taboo of the classical
Arts Collaborator – Classic 107.3
Tyson Baker with Charlie Tatum joining
arts by using music education to unify
the team shortly thereafter. It began
and build up her community.
Classic 107.3 was created by people
as an initiative to bolster local black
Tickets for the 2022 St. Louis Arts Awards
who believe a vibrant arts and cultural
vide at-risk youth with quality string
are now on sale. Visit KeepArtHappening.org/ 2022ArtsAwards to buy your tickets or tables.
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GRANTS:
Year two of Arts and Healing Initiative is underway
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Courtesy Springfield Street Choir.
his fall, 12 organizations were awarded a total of $120,000 in funding through the Arts and
Healing Initiative. These grants bring the total funds distributed into our community through the Initiative to $235,000. In partnership with Missouri Foundation for Health, this initiative aims to improve the quality of life for people throughout our region. In year two, the initiative expands beyond the initial focus area of St. Louis City and County to also include other Missouri counties.
Three organizations that were
awarded Arts and Healing Initiative grants in 2020 have been awarded grants for the second program year: The Angel Band Project, St. Louis ArtWorks and Prison Performing Arts.
Springfield Street Choir on TV program “The Mystery Hour”.
These organizations will build on the success of their first year of programs,
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The Angel Band Project (St. Louis
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Intercultural Music Initiative
further providing evidence of the criti-
region) Through Telehealth Music
cal role the arts have in improving an
Therapy for Survivors, board-certified
educational and community out-
individual’s health and social well-being.
music therapists with experience in
reach program for young people in
trauma will conduct music therapy
middle and high school, which lever-
and growing with the 2021-2022 Arts
programs with survivors of sexual
ages diverse cultural programming
and Healing Initiative grantees whose
assault and intimate partner violence.
as a rallying platform for intercul-
“We’re looking forward to learning
programs will have a profound impact on our community,” said Jessireé
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(St. Louis region) Sonic Safari is an
tural appreciation and to forge dia-
Bread and Roses Missouri’s
logue.
(St. Louis region) Workers’ Theater
Jenkins, Arts and Education Council
Project strives to make theater more
Manager of Grants and Programs. “As we enter the second year of this innovative initiative, we anticipate that the impact of the arts used as interventions in healing will not only supplement clinical practice, but also improve overall community health by addressing the
Sew Hope provides therapeutic sewing support groups with access to
expression,and welcome working-
sewing machines, instruction and
class St. Louisans into artistic spaces
techniques led by local skilled seam-
by using theater to examine and
stresses for women who have been
discuss the political and economic
exposed to the criminal justice system.
to the roots of the poverty and
results will be far reaching throughout
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A Red Circle (St. Louis region) Chosen Pathways is a summer job
inequity in St. Louis.
our state with participants of varied
Jacob’s Ladder (St. Louis region)
lies, broaden who partakes in artistic
landscape of the region, getting
social determinants of health. These
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accessible to workers and their fami-
program for youth between the ages
Family Resources and Community
of 15 and 24, that exposes youth to
Connections (St. Louis region)
the positive culture of our commu-
that have been awarded 2021-2022
Families will learn how to release
nity, helps them explore their own
Arts and Healing Initiative grants are,
stress, anxiety and depression, build
gifts and talents and network with
in alphabetical order:
self-esteem and awareness and how
other organizations.
backgrounds and ages.”
The organizations and programs
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to express, communicate and connect through music, drama and writing.
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Rustic Roots (St. Louis region) Participants will create natural art
Photo courtesy Prison Performing Arts.
Prison Performing Arts participants during the first year of their Arts and Healing program.
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through the foods they grow as they
Detention Center, will offer a
On Oct. 24, members of the Arts and
learn agricultural arts. The programs
15-week program for teenagers
Healing Initiative Advisory Panel, grant-
will include art workshops at the
recently released from incarceration
ees from the first and second program
farmers market, an annual arts festi-
that will provide teens who have
year and Arts and Education Council
val and culinary art demonstrations.
a history of addiction with multi-
board members and staff gathered to
disciplinary arts and music healing
prepare for another impactful year of
experiences.
Arts and Healing Initiative programs.
Springfield Street Choir (Springfield, Mo.), which provides its singers an artistic outlet, a sense of purpose
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and a place to belong and works to
region) The Healing Power of Telling
create social change through aware-
Your Story allows individuals com-
ness and advocacy, is made up of
pleting their sentences at the
people experiencing homelessness
Transition Center of St. Louis, a com-
and extreme poverty.
munity reentry facility in North City operated by the Missouri
St. Louis ArtWorks (St. Louis
Department of Corrections, oppor-
region) Art Therapy will be provided
tunities for self-paced, hands-on
to youth at St. Louis ArtWorks. An
learning in their pursuit of
art therapist will meet with each
self-awareness and healing.
participant at the start of every pro-
The convening included a keynote address from Dr. Ken Haller, pediatrician at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and Arts and Education Council board member, Liz Deichmann, Data and research manager at University of Missouri St. Louis, shared initial findings from the first year of the Initiative and presentations from Arts and Healing Initiative grantees: The Angel Band Project, St. Louis Artworks, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon
Your Words STL (St. Louis region)
Children’s Foundation and Springfield
ers and to engage with participants
Crossing Delmar is a collaborative
Street Choir.
throughout the program to address
project where students from elemen-
issues identified by apprentices.
tary and middle schools located on
The Arts and Healing Initiative is supported with lead funding from Missouri Foundation for Health and additional funding from the Crawford Taylor Foundation, Missouri Arts Council, Marillac Mission Fund, Graybar and Church on the Rock.
gram to identify and address barri-
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Prison Performing Arts (St. Louis
St. Louis Classical Guitar (St. Louis region), in partnership with Hope Creates and Clayton Juvenile
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opposite sides of the Delmar Divide will collaborate on a creative project which fosters individual and relational healing by guiding the development of racial and emotional literacy.
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GRANTS:
Arts and Education Fund for Teachers grantees awarded total of $50,000
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ll 18 educators who applied for the Arts and Education Fund for Teachers will receive grants to support classroom-based art projects during the 2021-2022 academic year. The Arts and Education Fund for Teachers, administered by the Arts and Education Council, is supported by the Arthur and Helen Baer Foundation and Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis with additional support provided by individual donors. These grants will provide meaningful arts education opportunities for youth at all grade levels. With these grants, the Arts and Education Council has distributed over a quarter of a million dollars to nearly 100 schools for art education across the bi-state region since 2009. “We’re thrilled to provide this critical support to more educators than ever before,” shared Arts and Education Council Manager of Grants and Programs Jessireé Jenkins. “Not only does arts education bring joy into classrooms, but it also has the power to transform education both by improving learning of core curriculum and by teaching 21st century skills like collaboration and critical thinking.” Schools receiving Arts and Education Fund for Teachers grants during the 2021-2022 academic year are (in alphabetical order): Adams Elementary (St. Louis, Mo.) – Trip to Africa will bring teaching artist and arts integration specialist Shanina Carmichael into the classroom to provide traditional West African Dance instruction; a storytelling experience, introduction to West African instruments; and a song taught in Susu. Berkeley Intermediate (Berkeley, Mo.) – Help Keep Music Alive will replace and repair instruments so that students can play an instrument and perform during their winter and spring concerts. City Garden Montessori School (St. Louis, Mo.) – Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain will bring arts integration specialist Shanina Carmichael into the
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Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center art teacher Kari Schepker-Mueller with students in 2018.
school for in-classroom arts integration teacher training sessions featuring West African Arts (Storytelling, Song, Dance and Drum). Fairview Elementary (Jennings, Mo.) – The Saint Louis Art Museum trip makes it possible for students to attend a three-day intensive museum experience to view and create art that would not otherwise be possible due to the district not having a bus system. Grand Center Arts Academy (St. Louis, Mo) – Fashioneering is a collaboration with Caleres (formerly Brown Shoe Company) during which students will work through a shoe design competition while meeting professional designers and learning about design career paths. Highland Elementary (St. Louis, Mo.) – Highland Guitar expands the current music curriculum by providing a classroom set of guitar for students to learn classical guitar. Larimore Elementary (Spanish Lake,Mo.) – DIY Ukulele STEAM Project makes it possible for students to design and build a ukulele utilizing step by step instructions in conjunction with St. Louis Classical Guitar. Students will also design and paint their hand-built instruments. Little Flower (Richmond Heights, Mo.) – Holy Week Rugs will be made by students, in recognition of the Semana
Santa Easter Festival where alfombras (carpets) are created on the streets with colored sawdust, sand, etc. in Antigua, Guatemala on Holy Thursday every year. Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center (Maplewood, Mo.) – The Collaborative Clay Creation project will provide an opportunity for students to create a collaborative ceramic piece inspired by American artist Sam Falls. Students will travel to Laumeier Sculpture Park to see the artist’s work, be inspired by nature and collect natural materials for use in the final collaborative piece. Meramec Heights Elementary School (Arnold, Mo.) – The Orffestra will teach students music concepts and skills through the Orff Schulwerk music instructional approach to improve their music proficiency and meet state and national music standards while also developing collaboration, critical thinking, innovation and cultural awareness. North Point High School (Wentzville, Mo.) – Shakespeare Festival will be a culmination of the 9th grade students’ unit on Shakespeare works including “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”. The festival will involve small performances of select scenes, an Elizabethan feast, strolling musicians, living chess, Elizabethan games, a puppet show, face painting, fortune telling and more. Northview High School (Florissant, Mo.) – Creative Service Learning is a student-led activity where Northview high schoolers will design, market and make school spirit wear clothing using the fundamentals of character education. The proceeds from the project are used to purchase hygiene product kits that are assembled and distributed to local homeless shelters. Pershing Elementary (University City, Mo.) – In My Pershing Elementary Garden provides an opportunity for kindergarteners to explore literacy, storytelling and life cycles through creative movement with teaching artists from
Metro Theater Company. The project will culminate in a field trip to Metro Theater Company’s production of “In My Granny’s Garden”. Rebecca Boone Elementary (Truesdale, Mo.) – The Care Day program, which is designed to provide care for children while school is not in session due to their four-day school week, will explore STEAM-based activities with the students, including activities like a paint pouring experience. STEAM Academy Middle School (Hazelwood, Mo.) Students will be able to access woodwind and brass instruments that they can rent from the school, creating a more equitable learning environment.
Shaw Visual & Performing Arts Elementary (St. Louis, Mo.) – Hip Hop Nutcracker, a contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music, will be performed by kindergarten through fifth grade students. Wedgewood 6th Grade Center (Florissant, Mo.) – Electrify Our Strings will provide students with access to electric violins, violas and cellos to experiment with in class and use in various performances throughout the school year. HBCU Drumline Experience provides an opportunity for students to have an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) experience through the medium of a Drumline ensemble.
Willow Brook Elementary School (Creve Coeur, Mo.) – The Embracing Community Mural will enhance Willow Brook’s busiest hallway with painted words to engage students in their school community, providing joy and inspiration for years to come. The Arts and Education Fund for Teachers provides educators a unique funding opportunity to support creativity in the classroom. Learn more about the Arts and Education Fund for Teachers and other Arts and Education Council grants at KeepArtHappening.org/grants.
GRANTS:
Arts and Education Council and PNC receive David Rockefeller pARTnership Award
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n October 15, the Arts and Education Council and PNC were honored with the David Rockefeller pARTnership Award from Americans for the Arts, recognizing the collaboration on the stARTup Creative Competition in St. Louis, at the Arts + Business Awards. The Arts + Business Partnership Award is a national recognition given annually to businesses that have mutually beneficial, innovative and sustained partnerships with the arts. Each year, winners of this award are celebrated in October at the awards gala and become part of a network of like-minded businesses and leaders. These companies set the standard for excellence and serve as role models for others to follow. Other organizations recognized by Americans for the Arts included: Audible (Newark, NJ), NMG Network (Honolulu, HI), University of Michigan Credit Union (Ann Arbor, MI), Underestimated People of Purpose (UPOP) (Denver, CO), Universal Orlando Resort (Orlando, FL), Vestar (Phoenix, AZ) and Aziz Hasan, CEO of Kickstarter.
The evening was hosted by Tony Award winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell. In addition to award presentations, the Arts + Business Awards included an inspiring performance of Broadway classics by Tony Award winner LaChanze. The Arts and Education Council and PNC have collaborated extensively since PNC entered the region in 2010 and introduced the stARTup Creative Competition in 2017 to address the needs of small and emerging arts organizations in Greater St. Louis. “Our collaboration with PNC is an excellent example of what happens when companies are attuned to the needs of our community and provide the resources that lift up our region,” said Cynthia A. Prost, Arts and Education Council president and CEO. “In 2020, with the support of PNC, Soul Shed University was named the 2020 stARTup Creative Competition winner. Through this program, local musicians are gaining the necessary tools to begin and sustain a music career.” The stARTup Creative Competition fuses three pillars of the Greater St. Louis community: a thriving arts scene, a
dynamic startup culture, and a commitment to philanthropy. It’s a competition that values more than talent, vision and creativity; business strategy, entrepreneurship and community impact factor prominently in the criteria. In addition to a monetary prize to help fund their creative concepts, winners also receive one year of space and incubation support at the Centene Center for the Arts, the Arts and Education Council’s arts incubator; free performance and meeting space; access to technology and Wi-Fi; and mentoring, idea-sharing and professional development opportunities. “The arts contribute significantly to the vibrancy and economic activity of the region, and we are fortunate that organizations such as the Arts and Education Council are committed to helping deliver arts and cultural experiences throughout the community,” said Michael Scully, PNC regional president for St. Louis. 9
Circle of Giving
Mr. Timothy Baldes Bank of America Mr. Aitor Barrio Mr. and Mrs. Warner L. April 15, 2021 – October 15, 2021 Baxter $25,000 and Up Mr. and Mrs. Tom B. Mr. John Beckstead Arthur & Helen Baer Domian Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bee Charitable Foundation Mr. Randy A. Dunn Mr. Sean Black Ameren Corporation Mr. Jonathan Dutton Ms. Sandra Blasingame Ms. Penelope Pennington Mr. John Elser, II Mr. Daniel J. Bosch and Mr. Mike Fidler Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Eschbach Broderick, III III $10,000 - $24,999 Jason and Rhonda Espy Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Anonymous (1) Ms. Kimberly Gannon Brown Mr. Kevin D. Bastien Mr. Rick Giardino Mr. and Mrs. John P. Burke Employees Community Ms. Kim Grbac Ms. Barbara BushmanFund of Boeing St. Louis Mr. Andrew Greenberg Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Mr. Demetrius T. Grooms Mr. John S. Callahan Hizar, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Randy K. Mr. and Mrs. Brett A. Mary Ranken Jordan Haynes Campbell and Ettie A. Jordan HOK Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Campbell Charitable Foundation Mrs. Tina Hrevus Mrs. Carol E. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Johnson Mr. Doug L. Carroll Mosbacher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric B. Mr. Jim Caruso Mr. and Mrs. Jim D. Weddle Koestner Mrs. Ninoska Clarkin Mr. David R. Wenzel Mr. Steven Kuehl Susan Coatar Mr. Richard D. Link Mr. Matthew D. Collins $5,000 - $9,999 Ms. Dana R. Cooley Admiral and Mrs. Kevin R. Ms. Rachel I. Meier Mr. Jeremy L. Michelman Ms. Anita Cooper Alm Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Mr. and Mrs. Chris T. Blum Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Miedler Cullen, III Mr. Tim Burke Ms. Judi Nassif Mr. Stephen E. Cupples Mr. Steve G. Carani Mr. and Mrs. Jim Olsen Ms. Phoebe del Castillo Ms. Patricia M. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Owen Mrs. Jacqueline Deschler Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ms. Lisa L. Peel and Mr. Mr. Edward DeVault Dahlstrom Joseph R. Stremlau Mr. Jeffrey L. Dodd Mrs. Adele B. Dilschneider Ms. Lisa M. Dolan Edison Family Foundation Judge Daniel Pelikan and Mrs. Lisa Pelikan Ms. Irasa L. Downing Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Mr. Tim Rea Ms. Brianne Edgington Ellenhorn Mrs. Elaine R. Renner Ms. Jennifer Engeling Eric P. & Evelyn E. Mr. Harry Dalton Ms. Shannon Favazza Newman Foundation Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Ms. Jodi L. Foltz Gay Ms. Kathy Smith Ferrari The Graybar Foundation St. Louis Shakespeare Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mr. Gary L. Hall and Ms. Festival Fiala Sandra Blasingame Ms. Margretta Forrester Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Hill Mr. Zach Tarter Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Mr. Terrence Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Thoma Mr. Brad L. Frick N. Lewis Mr. Lawrence E. Thomas Ms. Susan Fritsche Scott and Mo Miller Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Giljum Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Ney Thompson Coburn LLP Vanguard Charitable Mr. Tyler D. Glynn Mr. Chuck C. Orban Webster University Mr. Wesley W. Gregory Mr. Darryl L. Pope Mr. and Mrs. David E. Mr. Jeffery Guebert Ms. Elizabeth S. Powitzky Williams Mr. and Mrs. Bryan E. Mr. John F. Rahal Mr. Adam D. Wilson Hargiss Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Mr. Steven D. Harris Roberts $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heger Anonymous (12) Mr. Jason Henderson $2,500 - $4,999 Ms. Connie Ahrens Mr. Timothy E. Herrmann Anonymous (2) Ms. Melissa A. Altman Ms. Sandra D. Heuser Mr. and Mrs. Kyle C. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Mr. Jesse D. Hill Andersen Anders Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Mr. Andy E. Bartek Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. John D. Anders Ms. Brooke A. Hoffmeister Beuerlein Mr. Mark C. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. David M. Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Hohman Buckley Mr. Mark C. Anderson and Mr. Donald W. Hopkins, Jr. Ms. Sarah Buffington Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Ms. Tara Howarth Mr. Matt W. Burkemper Ms. Lauren M. Angelo Mr. Jim D. Jansen Mr. and Mrs. Randy Carns Mr. Donald H. Aven Mrs. Bettie S. Johnson Mr. Kenneth R. Cella, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom P. Curran Ms. Kristene E. Bachmann Mr. and Mrs. C. Brendan Mr. Rodney T. Bahr Johnson To make your gift to the Arts and Education Council, visit KeepArtHappening.org or contact Jessie Youngblood, director of development, 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 10
Mr. Mike Kelch Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Myles P. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Kidwell Robin M. Kies Ms. Jennifer Kingston Mr. Joe L. Klocke Mr. and Mrs. James M. Klug Ms. Jamie A. Kobie Mr. Bill L. Koch Mr. Jeffery P. Kuhlmann Mr. Nicholas Lampi Kristin Lamprecht Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Mr. Mark C. Lindgren Mr. David E. Fischer-Lodike Drs. Dan W. and Susan L. Luedke Ms. Maya Lunnemann Mr. Ramit Luthra Mr. and Mrs. John Peters MacCarthy Mr. Richard J. Mark Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Mathus Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. McBride Miss Linda M. McCartney Ms. Mary C. McHugh Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. McManus Mr. and Mrs. Steve C. Melichar Mrs. Melissa Mercille Mr. Jonathan Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mickens Ms. Neuka B. Mitchell Mr. Collin T. Moore Ms. Sharon L. Munden Mrs. Joelle M. Myszka Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Niemann Ms. Amanda Nihira Mr. and Mrs. Chad Nolan Ms. Stacie Owens Mr. Ken Page Mr. James W. Plaskett, Jr. Ms. Alexa N. Poth Mr. David F. Powers Mr. Todd J. Purdy Mrs. Alexandra Radosh Mr. Glenn Regan Mr. and Mrs. Ben T. Regen Mr. and Mrs. James L. Regnier Mr. David Reifschneider Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Reynders Mr. John D. Rhea Ms. Kristie L. Ridgeway Mr. Corey Rudd Dr. Vicki L. Sauter Ms. Terry M. Schmittgens Mr. and Mrs. Shawn E. Schukar Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Schwab Miss Bobbie B. Schweiger Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Sgroi Mr. Jarrod H. Sharp Mr. Steve Sherwood Alvin and Ruth Siteman Mr. Emery Skolfield Ms. Patricia Spence St. Louis Community Foundation Ms. Tricia Stout Ms. Katherine Sundararaman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Taylor Mr. Jeremy J. Tharp Ms. Katherine Tierney Mr. Charles D. Twellmann Mr. Michael Valley Vanguard Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Vento, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Vieth Ms. Katharine Warne Riggs Jay Carlton Washington, Sr., MBA Ms. Anne Weber Mr. Scott E. Weindel Mr. Casey Whalley Ms. Kelly Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Mike V. Woerner Ms. Andrea L. Yoder $500 - $999 Anonymous (12) Ms. Connie Ahrens Ms. Melissa A. Altman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Anders Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Anders Mr. Mark C. Anderson and Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Mr. Mark C. Anderson and Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Ms. Lauren M. Angelo Mr. Donald H. Aven Ms. Kristene E. Bachmann Mr. Rodney T. Bahr Mr. Timothy Baldes Bank of America Mr. Aitor Barrio Mr. and Mrs. Warner L. Baxter Mr. John Beckstead Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bee Mr. Sean Black Ms. Sandra Blasingame Mr. Daniel J. Bosch Mr. and Mrs. William H. Broderick, III III Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Brown Mr. and Mrs. John P. Burke Ms. Barbara BushmanGoodman Mr. John S. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Brett A. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Campbell Mrs. Carol E. Carlson Mr. Doug L. Carroll Mr. Jim Caruso Mrs. Ninoska Clarkin Susan Coatar Mr. Matthew D. Collins Ms. Dana R. Cooley Ms. Anita Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cullen, III Mr. Stephen E. Cupples Ms. Phoebe del Castillo Mrs. Jacqueline Deschler Mr. Edward DeVault Mr. Jeffrey L. Dodd Ms. Lisa M. Dolan Ms. Irasa L. Downing Ms. Brianne Edgington Ms. Jennifer Engeling Ms. Shannon Favazza Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Ferrari Mr. and Mrs. William E. Fiala Ms. Margretta Forrester Mr. Terrence Freeman Mr. Brad L. Frick Ms. Susan Fritsche Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Giljum Mr. Tyler D. Glynn Mr. Wesley W. Gregory Mr. Jeffery Guebert
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan E. Hargiss Mr. Steven D. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heger Mr. Jason Henderson Mr. Timothy E. Herrmann Ms. Sandra D. Heuser Mr. Jesse D. Hill Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Ms. Cary D. Hobbs Ms. Brooke A. Hoffmeister Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hohman Mr. Donald W. Hopkins, Jr. Ms. Tara Howarth Mr. Jim D. Jansen Mrs. Bettie S. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. C. Brendan Johnson Mr. Mike Kelch Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Myles P. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Kidwell Robin M. Kies Ms. Jennifer Kingston Mr. Joe L. Klocke Mr. and Mrs. James M. Klug Ms. Jamie A. Kobie Mr. Bill L. Koch Mr. Jeffery P. Kuhlmann Mr. Nicholas Lampi Kristin Lamprecht Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Mr. Mark C. Lindgren Mr. David E. Fischer-Lodike Drs. Dan W. and Susan L. Luedke Ms. Maya Lunnemann Mr. Ramit Luthra Mr. and Mrs. John Peters MacCarthy Mr. Richard J. Mark Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Mathus Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. McBride Miss Linda M. McCartney Ms. Mary C. McHugh Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. McManus Mr. and Mrs. Steve C. Melichar Mrs. Melissa Mercille Mr. Jonathan Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mickens Ms. Neuka B. Mitchell Mr. Collin T. Moore Ms. Sharon L. Munden Mrs. Joelle M. Myszka Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Niemann Ms. Amanda Nihira Mr. and Mrs. Chad Nolan Ms. Stacie Owens Mr. Ken Page Mr. James W. Plaskett, Jr. Ms. Alexa N. Poth Mr. David F. Powers Mr. Todd J. Purdy Mrs. Alexandra Radosh Mr. Glenn Regan Mr. and Mrs. Ben T. Regen Mr. and Mrs. James L. Regnier Mr. David Reifschneider Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Reynders Mr. John D. Rhea Ms. Kristie L. Ridgeway Mr. Corey Rudd Dr. Vicki L. Sauter Ms. Terry M. Schmittgens Mr. and Mrs. Shawn E. Schukar
Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Schwab Miss Bobbie B. Schweiger Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Sgroi Mr. Jarrod H. Sharp Mr. Steve Sherwood Alvin and Ruth Siteman Mr. Emery Skolfield Ms. Patricia Spence St. Louis Community Foundation Ms. Tricia Stout Ms. Katherine Sundararaman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Taylor Mr. Jeremy J. Tharp Ms. Katherine Tierney Mr. Charles D. Twellmann Mr. Michael Valley Vanguard Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Vento, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Vieth Ms. Katharine Warne Riggs Jay Carlton Washington, Sr., MBA Ms. Anne Weber Mr. Scott E. Weindel Mr. Casey Whalley Ms. Kelly Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Mike V. Woerner Ms. Andrea L. Yoder Ms. Carol L. Wuerffel Mr. Roman P. Wuller Mr. Mark Wylie Ms. Jessie Youngblood
Tributes In honor of Eileen ‘Boo’ McLoughlin and Matt Henderson Dr. and Mrs. Gary E. Hirshberg In honor of Gene Dobbs Bradford Mr. Robert and Susan S. Goldstein In memory of Mike Harris Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Harris In honor of Amy Kaiser Ms. Elise H. Bernstein Mrs. Carol E. Carlson Ms. Beverly C. Clarkson Ms. Edes P. Gilbert Dr. Margaret P. Gilleo and Mr. Charles J. Guenther, Jr. Mrs. Anne W. Hetlage Mr. Eugene Kornblum Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rava Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Sauer Mrs. Janice Seele Mr. Andrey S. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Thomas, Jr. Catelyn Van Buren Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Woolsey In honor of John Nickel Mr. John Brown Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm In honor of Kirven and Antonio Antonio Douthit-Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Mont S. Levy Mr. and Mrs. Eric Moore
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2021 Board of Directors CHAIR Caren Vredenburgh CHAIR ELECT Curtis Cassel VICE CHAIRS Terrance J. Good Jeffrey Carter, M.D. SECRETARY Nicole Hudson TREASURER Deanna Hohman MEMBERS Mark C. Anderson Susan Block Melanie Brasier
Sara B. Burke Sheila Burkett Jeffrey Carter, M.D. Chris Cedergreen Susan Coatar Kendall Coyne Chris Dornfeld Terrance J. Good Jason Hall Ken Haller, M.D. Naretha Hopson C. Brendan Johnson Kenneth Kranzberg Linda Lee Debbie Marshall Margaret McDonald Mary McHugh Neuka B. Mitchell
Janet Newcomb Kit Sundararaman Solomon Thurman, Jr. David P. Weiss Keith Tyrone Williams Carol Wuerffel LIFETIME BOARD MEMBERS Len Eschbach Barbara B. Goodman EX-OFFICIO Cynthia A. Prost, President and CEO Anita Hansen, Young Friends of the Arts President
Young Friends of the Arts Board PRESIDENT Anita Hansen
SECRETARY Anthony Omosule
VICE PRESIDENT Rebecca Punselie
TREASURER Carla Johnson
Staff PRESIDENT AND CEO Cynthia A. Prost DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Jessie Youngblood MARKETING MANAGER Andie Murphy MANAGER OF GRANTS AND PROGRAMS Jessireé Jenkins
MEMBERS Kottia Abernathy Libby Barbey Whitney Lawson Andrew Pandji Alexandra Schenk Adam Stanley Allison Zuck
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGNS Rhiannon Chavez
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR EVENTS AND AFFINITY GROUPS Bailey Westrich
MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS Tonya Hahne
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Cayla Wagner ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Keating
*Boards and staff as of October 31, 2021
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