Arts and Education Council and PNC recognized for partnership

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 within 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

On 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.

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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

In honor of the 2021 St. Louis Arts Awards honorees

Ms. Diane Bugler

In honor of Cynthia A. Prost

Ms. Barbara Bushman-

Goodman

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

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

VICE PRESIDENT

Rebecca Punselie

Staff

SECRETARY

Anthony Omosule

TREASURER

Carla Johnson

MEMBERS

Kottia Abernathy Libby Barbey Whitney Lawson Andrew Pandji Alexandra Schenk Adam Stanley Allison Zuck

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Cynthia A. Prost

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Jessie Youngblood

MARKETING MANAGER

Andie Murphy

MANAGER OF GRANTS AND PROGRAMS

Jessireé Jenkins

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGNS

Rhiannon Chavez

MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS

Tonya Hahne

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR EVENTS AND AFFINITY GROUPS

Bailey Westrich

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Cayla Wagner

ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

Keating

*Boards and staff as of October 31, 2021

Tenants 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 Open Studio Network Prison Performing Arts SATE Sharon Hunter Productions Soul Shed University St. Louis Classical Guitar Upstream Theater YoungLiars

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