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The Arts Live Advisory Board Ron Thomas
Graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago {BFA]; Indiana University [MS]; SIU-E [MFA]. Began the Sculpture and Painting Department at St. Louis Community College @ Meramec and also taught 2D @ 3D Design, Drawing and Figure Drawing and Advanced Special Problems courses. Retired after 40 years. Solo exhibitions at St. Louis Art Museum, Laumeier Sculpture Gallery, The Art Foundry in St Charles and other galleries. Winner of The National Endowment for the Arts for “Excellence in Drawing”. Currently experimenting with oils on wood and traveling with artist-wife Harriet to museums and art galleries through U.S. and Canada. Email: Ronwthomas@aol.com
Bryan Haynes
The commercial work of the artist has graced the pages of national magazines, international advertising campaigns, CD covers, posters, and book covers from Agatha Christie to the cover of “Scarlett” the sequel to “Gone With the Wind”. Since graduating of the Art Center College of Design in 1983 his artwork has been represented by Bernstein & Andriulli in New York, Ron Sweet in San Francisco, and Foster Represents in St. Louis. Recent corporate and institutional commissions include murals and large scale paintings for; The Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, The Missouri Botanical Garden’s permanent collection, The Westward Expansion Memorial Museum at the Arch, Novus International Inc., and the Danforth Plant Science Center. Additional patrons include Disney, Estee Lauder, Warner Bros., Toblerone –Switzerland, Universal Studios, IBM, Nike, Sony Music Corp., and Anhueser Busch. www.artbybryanhaynes.com artbybry@aol.com
Vic Barr
I design and work with the North American and exotic hardwoods of the world. I create contemporary jewelry chests and towers. I hand turn a lot of writing instruments, pens and pencils. I’ve begun to do some contemporary table-top sculptural pieces. I design custom pieces to meet the needs of individual clients. Email: VicBarr@sbcglobal.net
Sandy Kolde
After retiring from a long professional career in health care I now devote my life to art, which has always been a vital interest of mine. I have taken many classes at the Craft Alliance, as well as workshops at Penland School of Fine Craft and Arrowmont. Contemporary ceramic figurative sculpture is my focus and these sculptures have recently beenshown in exhibits at William Woods University, and the St. Charles Arts Council. I have served on Boards of Directors of several arts organizations and believe strongly that art contributes to the quality of life for all who are interested in either viewing art as a patron or producing art themselves. Email: sandykolde@charter.net
Adam Long
Adam Long is a nationally known sculptor in St. Charles, Missouri. Educated in the St. Louis region he has an MFA in Sculpture from Fontbonne University. He has been an art educator for over fifteen years, working in public middle and high schools and the university level. Locally, his work has been featured in articles in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Street Scape Magazine, Suburban Journals Weekend, At Home: St. Louis Magazine, the St. Charles County Post, and LifeScape Magazine and shown on the FOX, CBS, and PBS network affiliates. He has exhibited across the region, including shows at the Arts Incubator of Kansas City, the Schmidt Art Center at Southwestern Illinois College, the Baker Arts Center in Kansas, the Foundry Art Center in St. Charles, the O’Fallon Cultural Arts Center, and the St. Louis Artists’ Guild. His sculptures have received prizes and cash awards in numerous juried exhibitions. His work is in many private, national collections. His work can be viewed at www.AdamLongSculpture.com 3
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Studio Visits Encouraging the public to meet artist, see new work, make purchases and nurture potential new collectors. Increase access for the public to see work and meet artists, Interviews with Contemporary Artists’ working across the United States in a variety of media, painting, sculpture, fiber, ceramics and photography.
Dialog with Us An open forum on contemporary art and culture.
Performing Arts
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Rachael Wilson Susan Bostwick
Art Organizations
Art on View Atrium Gallery and Missouri Artist on Main
Art Focus
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Turner Center For the Arts - Nate Larson
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Art Festivals 2013
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Missouri Galleries & Museums
Art Festivals
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Advisory Board
Is made up of artists, persons of knowledge experience and judgment who have an interest in the arts. Ron Thomas, Bryan Haynes, Vic Barr, Adam Long and Sandy Kolde
Cover Michael Bauermeister
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STUDIO VISITS
Bauermeister Q. When did you first realize you were an artist A. I had an art teacher in 7th grade who recognized my desire to work with clay without a lot of supervision. I was making little figures representing people I knew and I was really into it. She let me keep making them even as the rest of the class moved on to other assignments. I decided this was because I was good at it (unlike other subjects like math) and maybe this was what I was meant to do. Q. Description of your art? A. I make vessels and sculpture out of wood. I like surfaces that are textured by the process of carving and turning on the lathe. I frequently add color to the wood with lacquer, paint and stain. Some of the vessels are very large, up to 8 feet tall. I make carved, painted wood panels that hang on the wall. Q. Current Medium. A. I experimented with lots of sculptural media in school but I have focused on wood for my whole career. I made furniture for many years but for the past 20 years I’ve made sculptural work exclusively. Q. Do you have a Favorite Subject Matter A. Most of my inspiration comes from the natural world. I consider the tall vessels to be figural and I think of them as people. Q. Have you been influenced by what artist and how? A. I’m influenced by everything I see, including the work of other artists. Some favorites are Martin Puryear, Andy Goldsworthy, Isamu Noguchi, Bryan Haynes, and Gustave Baumann.
Above: Michael Bauermeister Left: Tree-iron, “Tree Stone”, walnut 24x33x8 $4200
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Above: “Leaves Through Branches” 22x44x5, linden,tinted lacquer,elm $6900 Right: “Leafy Arc” (left) “Amber Arc” (right)
Above: “Curtain of the Trees” linden with paint, 45x44, $7000 Right: “Looking Up” linden, tinted lacquer, 40x40, $5900
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Q.What inspires and motivates you? A. I love the feeling of experiencing a new work of art. To see or hear or feel the world in a different way through someone else’s eyes makes the world a richer place. I hope to be able to do this for other people.. Q. How has your work changed as you developed as an artist? A. I have found that I like my work best when the pieces are simple and focused on feeling rather than thinking. Q. What interests do you have besides A. I play music with a couple of different groups and really enjoy it. I ride my bike on the Katy trail just about every day. Q. Studio Space where is it and describe your studio what is it like? A. My studio is an old general store that is in what remains of the town of Nona, Mo. I’ve worked there for 25 years and it feels like an extension of my body at this point. It is usually a very good place to work and think uninterrupted. Q. Do you work in your studio every day? A. Just about. Q. What do you do for fun? A. Drink beer and play music with my friends. Q. What kind of music do you listen to while creating A. I listen to country, folk, blues, rock, or whatever is on KDHX. Q. Did your family have an influence on your decision to become an artist’s? A. They were always very supportive of whatever I wanted to do. Q. Why does the world need art? A. Artists see things differently and solve problems in ways that are not attainable by scientific, rational means. Art humanizes us.
Left: “Desciption” oak 51x14x12 $6000
Michael Bauermeister —Artist Statement I make sculptural wooden vessels using a set of techniques that I have developed that allow me unlimited possibilities of scale, form, texture and color. Some of my methods come from my background as a furniture-builder. These include extensive use of the band-saw and the lamination process which is the starting point for many of my pieces. From the discipline of wood-turning I have adapted traditional and not-so-traditional lathe techniques to shape my vessels. And from my training as a sculptor I bring carving gouges and their modern, power-tool equivalents, along with painting and finishing skills. Wood has become my voice and my language. Over years spent making things both useful and useless out of wood the physical work of sawing, carving, turning, and polishing has become my contemplation. The real effort is in figuring out what to make next. Sometimes the wood itself makes a suggestion. Sometimes I work just to keep my hands occupied. And sometimes it all comes together into a kind of wooden poem. Birthplace Indianapolis IN. Current Home Augusta Mo Price Range of your work $200-$20,000 Gallery Representatives Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Sherrie Gallery, Columbus, OH Web Site: www.michaelbauermeister.com Email: Michael@bauermeister.com
Right: “Leafy Urn” 72x20x20 linden, tinted lacquer $4200
STUDIOVISITS
Rachel Wilson Q. When did you first realize you were an artist? A. I have always had art in my heart. As a kid I thought I had to pass some test to make it official. Looking back now I would say I have always been an artist but I did not recognize that I was ‘til about 10 years ago. I won my first art contest at the age of 8 and I started selling my creations around the age of 10. Q. Description of your art A. I create representational works in a variety of sizes and mediums, but I am most well known for my Found wood sculpture. Q. Current Medium A. Found Osage Orange Wood aka Hedge Q. Previous Medium A. Oil paint, and any other medium I can get my hands on Q. Do you have a favorite subject matter? A. Horses and my Daughters Q. Have you been influenced by what artist and how? A. I come from a community rich with local artists… In high school not only did I have a talented Art Teacher (John Fitzgibbon/watercolorist) but I was also lucky enough to be selected for a job shadowing program That allowed me to meet and watch our local artists. It made becoming an artist “real” to me. I would say that they may have not influenced my work but the definitely influenced me. Q. What inspires and motivates you? Above: Rachel Wilson Gallery Front Right: Sarahstiny Dancer
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A. My 4 children are my greatest motivators! Q. How has your work changed as you developed as an artist? A. I have become less worried if others will like it and more concerned with whether I am happy with it. I am still growing and changing as an artist. Q. What interests do you have besides? A. With 4 kids my interests have become PTO, basketball, softball, football and anything else my kids are into. I really never enjoyed sports before, but now that my kids play… I have discovered I am that crazy mom who is standing up yelling “That’s my Baby” in the middle of the game. Q. Studio Space where is it and describe your studio what is it like? A. My space is here at my home. Last year we built a large workshop with a gallery in front. The shop allows me to be home for my kids and still be available to meet with collectors in the formal space of the gallery. I have a classroom upstairs for private classes, 4 -h art project meetings and a painting studio when I have time. Q. Do you work in your studio every day? A. I work in my studio when Life allows me to. Typically I work 3 days a week unless I am working on a commission with a tight deadline. With 4 kiddos, one that is not in school yet… I have to work when I can. Q. What do you do for fun? A. Play with my kids. Go to dinner with my husband. Talk to my friends or my horses .
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Q. What kind of music do you listen to while creating? A. I’ll listen to just about anything, but usually I am working in silence. I like to be alone with my thoughts. I don’t usually get that any other time. It helps me focus on where I want the piece to go. Q. Did your family have an influence on your decision to become an artist’s? A. My parents / family have always been supportive of my art. Q. Why does the world need art? A. Well for me personally… art is that thing that makes me feel like I am shinning from the inside out. I couldn’t live without it. It’s a way to express emotions, beauty, or the ugliness of how you are feeling with out saying a word.
Rachel Wilson —Artist Statement While cleaning up ice storm damage on our farm, my husband jokingly suggested I use all of the sticks lying about to make something other than a burn pile. What started out as a joke, led to inspiration for my current work in found wood sculpture. The wood I find directly influences each sculpture. I repurpose old “hedge” fence posts as well as broken limbs in my work. Sometimes I spend days hiking in the treed pastures looking for the perfect piece. The search and discovery process also allows
me to interact with the cattle, horses, deer and other wild life living on our farm. I draw on these experiences to influence my choice of animal subjects. Each sculpture starts out as a stick armature in the general form of the desired animal. My focus is on capturing the spirit, movement and form of that subject. I deliberately arrange the wood in a continuing flow that appeals to the senses and give it that feeling of movement. As my work has progressed I have refined my assembly process. I draw on my background as a painter to paint out all of the screws and bolts. This is to allow your eye to follow the lines of the piece uninterrupted. My goal is to create works that encourage imagination and stimulate positive emotion. I get immense joy in producing my sculptures and I hope to express that through my art. Birthplace: Joplin MO Current Home: Avilla MO Price Range of your work sculptural work $800-$30,000 Gallery Representatives: Cherry’s Art Gallery, Carthage, MO Janine Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM Vail Village Arts, Vail, CO Web Site: www.rachelwilsonart.com Email: mrs_rachel_wilson@yahoo.com
Above: Gallery Right: Moose
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Susan Bostwick Q. When did you first realize you were an artist? A. As a child, I loved making stuff, dancing and performing (in my little imaginary world). My parents and high school teachers provided the encouragement, environment and opportunities. In college, I focused initially on printmaking, drawing and photography – but then I took a pottery class. What followed were opportunities to student teach at Missouri School for the Blind and then in England. While in England, I visited dozens of potters. I fell in love with the idea of work that was grounded and physical; built on tradition and invention. Q. Description of your art. A. My work is narrative, tactile, personal and tangentially functional - with a dash of dark humor. Q. Current Medium A. I work primarily in clay, but drawing is the foundation of everything I make. Q Do you have a Favorite Subject Matter? A. Living in a rural area, I am surrounded by critters and crops. The land, cores of earth, garden trowels, women’s aprons are some of the images I use to tell a tale that refer to cycles of life. Lef, clockwise from top left: Flying White Sleeping, Bunny Vase, 3 pieces, Birds
Q. Have you been influenced by what artist and how? A. I have many influences; from Peruvian Moche pottery to William Kentridge along with the work of numerous contemporary clay artists. Q. What inspires and motivates you? A. My sources for inspiration are many, and include everything from a book or a dream to a seed sprouting from the earth. And although a thoughtful conversation can provide motivation – a deadline is the best incentive. Q. How has your work changed as you developed as an artist? A. I continually strive to balance fresh and loose with care and considered. Susan Bostwick in studio
Q. What interests do you have besides A. I maintain a large vegetable garden and fruit trees. I have the notion “if I grow it . . . they will come and eat.” I enjoy cooking and getting people together. Through the Jacoby Arts Center, in Alton, I teach classes and coordinate events such as the Clay Olympics, Empty Bowls, and ARTEAST – the annual studio tour. Q. Studio Space where is it and describe your studio what is it like A. I have always maintained a studio, whether a funky damp corner in the basement or shared space in at the “Fire House Pottery” in the Soulard neighborhood. My current studio, adjacent to my home, is lovely, light and inviting. Many hours of careful planning on graph paper paid off. 21
Q. Do you work in your studio every day? A. No. However, I am fairly disciplined and very determined. Determination is the key to a life in the arts. Q. What do you do for fun? A. There is not much of a distinction between work and fun in my life. Maybe I’ll find more time for live music and dancing down the road. Otherwise I enjoy my home, riding my bike, the yoga group at the “Y” & spending time with my family. Q. What kind of music do you listen to while creating? A. Although I love listening to music while I work, I am addicted to NPR. Q. Why does the world need art? A. Whether it is literature, dance, music, visual arts, or theater; temporary, public, electronic . . . . The arts are how we communicate, learn about other cultures, understand those who came before us, and imagine a future. I often wonder where I would be without the arts. Above: Bunny Vase Right, clockwise from top left: Carrot Rebellion, Going Over, Rolling Rabbit
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Susan Bostwick—Artist Statement
I am captivated by the universe that lies beneath our feet. Whether gardening with my face close to the ground or walking through the woods behind my house; I encounter the natural world alongside shards of pottery, remnants from a 39 Ford, and other odds and ends - the flotsam and jetsam from those who’ve inhabited this quartersection of Madison County. Often the bits and pieces turn up as debris tossed carelessly into the creek. At other times the shards appear as relics from an abandoned church picnic or tea party. With those images in mind, my work explores cycles that come with changes in seasons and weather and life; always mindful of the necessary balance between the formal and the personal. The work is constructed using earthenware clay; finished with layers of slips, stains and glaze; and through multiple firings develops a surface that evokes the passage of time. Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Current Home: Edwardsville, Illinois Price Range of your work: $30 - $800 Gallery Representatives: Currently I sell my work through my studio (by appointment), self-organized shows and on consignment. Web Site: susanbostwickceramics@wordpress.com Email: sbost330@aol.com
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ART VIEW ON
(MAOM), 321 S. Main St., St. Charles, Missouri 63301 Open Mon. – Sat. 10-5pm, Sun. 11-5 After hours, By Appointment Only 636-724-1260 www.maomgallery.com Located in the historic “California House” in old St Charles, is the amazing art works of 25 award winning Missouri artists. All work is handcrafted in a variety of 2D and 3D media. Each time you visit the gallery, you will have the opportunity to meet and visit with one or more resident artists, who is helping run the gallery. The artist can discuss not only their work, but the work of the other talented artist. In addition, the artists are teachers, so learn something new by taking a class and enjoy the beautiful art work in our gallery.
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Resident Artists; Mary Barge Hoar – Jewelry, Vic Barr – Woodwork, Barb Berg – Stain Glass and Watercolors, Clinton Berry – Ceramics, Marilyn Callahan – Bird Sculpture, Christina Collins – Ceramics, Gail Johns – Fused Glass and Torched Glass Beads, Sandy Karsten – Watercolor and Collage, Kathryn Leventhal-Arnold – Jewelry, Adam Long – Sculpture, Deb Mansir – Fused Glass, Jean McMullen –Watercolor and Collage, Kathlyn Miller – Fused Glass, Rose Monzyk – Fiber/ Textiles, Ruth Rochester –Jewelry, Joyce Rothermich, – Watercolors, Deann Rubins – Computer Generated Images, Rosanne Sartori – Jewelry, Sandy Schluz – Ceramics, Susie Tenzer – Colored Pencil, Diane Tessman – Fiber/Textiles, Ann Ohotto Thompson – Ceramics, Debbie Wilger – Tile work, Clark Willett – Photographer, Joyce Yarbrough – Pastels and Scissors
MAOM Gallery
Atrium Gallery Moves to a New Space Atrium began the New Year in a wonderful and elegant new gallery space in the Pierce Arrow Building, 4814 Washington Avenue. Still in the active central west end, the new location is in a very elegant building with other tenants involved in the arts. The new space provides an expanded exhibition area, with tall ceilings and wonderful northern light entering through high windows. There is also a shift of focus in the gallery with an expanded program of national and international artists exhibited and also personal service, with two days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday) devoted to private appointments. These can be at the gallery or at client’s homes or businesses. The remaining three days (Thursday – Saturday) are open for drop in visitors. There will also be more programming designed to enhance the experience of enjoying and acquiring fine contemporary art. The gallery is set up with a comfortable seating area with books and catalogues available, inviting visitors to relax, enjoy the exhibitions and learn more about the world of contemporary art. With 26 years of experience, the assets in terms of relationships with artists, museum directors and curators, active collectors, and other art professionals are extensive. There is much to share with an interested public. We are looking forward to working more directly with so many people who are seriously interested in contemporary art, and are eager to expand their knowledge and acquisitions. Carolyn Miles, founder, owner, and director is very excited about this next chapter for Atrium Gallery and says the dramatic, expanded new gallery space enhances the new focus very well.
April – October, 2013 April 5 -7, 2013
September 6,7, 8 2013
Queeny Art Fair Greater St. Louis Art Association Presents Queeny Art Fair at The Greensfelder Recreation Center Friday 6-9 Saturday 10-6 Sunday 11-4 www.artfairatqueenypark.com
The Saint Louis Art Fair Clayton, Missouri For more information: 314.863.0278 http://www.saintlouisartfair.com
May 10 - 12, 2013
Cedarhurst Craft Fair, Mt Vernon Illinois www.cedarhurst.org 618.242.1236 Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm
Laumeier Sculpture Park 12580 Rott Road, St. Louis Mo 63127 Art Fair at Laumeier Friday 6-10, Saturday 10-8, Sunday 10-5 314.615.5278 www.laumeier.org
May 17 -19, 2013
Art on The Square Belleville, Illinois 800.677.9255 www.artonthesquare.com
June 7&9, 2013
Art & Air Friday 6-10 Saturday 11-10 Sunday 12-5 Webster Groves, Missouri For more information: 314.968.6500 http://www.artandair.com
June 1 & 2, 2013
Art in the Park Saturday 10-5, Sunday, 10-4 Stephens Lake Columbia, MO For more information: 573.443.8838 http://www.artinthepark.missouri.org
September 6 & 7, 2013
September
Mosaics Missouri Festival for the Arts 18th Annual Friday 6-10 Saturday 11-10 Sunday 12-5 230 North Main, St. Charles, Missouri 63301 For more information:636.946.3433 http://www.stcharlesmosaics.org
September 20-22, 2013
Plaza Art Fair Country Club Plaza 80th Annual Friday 5-10, Saturday 10-10, Sunday 11-5 Kansas City, Missouri 64112 For more information: www.countryclubplaza.com/events/plaza-art-fair
October 5 & 6, 2013
Historic Shaw Art Fair Saturday 9-5 Sunday 10-5 St. Louis, Missouri For more information: 314.771.3101 http://www.shawartfair@aol.com
August 30, 31, September 1 2013
Fall Art Fair at Queeny Park Friday 6-9 Saturday 10-6 Sunday 11-4 http://gslaa.org 314.889.0433
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Turner Center For The Arts
Interview with Nate Larson Mission Statement of Turner Center for the Arts The Turner Center for the Arts provides a fully stocked fine art studio for artists with disabilities. TCA is open Monday-Friday 10 am-3 pm for disabled adult artists to drop in and create. TCA also provides studio time to teens and younger artists.
participant in our programs shows off their work. We also have 4-6 small group or solo shows each year. TCA artists are always participating in community art events such as group exhibitions and juried exhibitions. TCA also co-sponsors the annual St. Louis Outsider Art Fair. (this year April 26th and 27th) at the Koken Art Factory.
Turner Center for the Arts was established when? TCA was founded in 2006 by Director Nate Larson.
How are you funded? TCA is primarily funded through the generosity of Bridges Community Support Services (our former parent company). Secondary funding comes from individual and corporate donors, art sales and from class fees charged to participants.
How and why did you become involved artist with disabilities? I have always been steeped in the “helping community�, growing up with two parents in the social work field. It has become a passion of mine to explore the creative abilities of non-traditional artists, and I have become a big fan of outsider, folk, brut, self-taught artwork. How many artists do you serve? We see anywhere from 60-100 artists in our studio each week. You have exhibitions and do you have opening receptions? We have two yearly program-wide exhibitions in which every 26
Is Turner Center govern by a board of directors..The board is as follows: Barry Larson, Annie Smith Piffel, Thelma Scott, Lyn Magee, Tom Allen, Megan Madden, Charlene Ryan, Patricia Brewer Above: Abeo Thompson Polar Bear Right page-clockwise from top left: Rick Douglas People Tank, Danny Speck, JW Miller Dragon, Melelani Perry.
What is your greatest challenge at the center? The greatest challenge is pushing the artists, who highly value routine and predictability, to try new things and experiment with new materials. What Strategies do you employ to keep your business healthy? Since becoming non-profit in 2012, we have primarily focused on courting corporate and individual donations. We have done this by raising awareness of TCA’s activities, conducting large scale fundraisers, and by hiring a Grant and Development Coordinator who has experience with grant writing and general fundraising. We also have begun development practices with the board to help foster the healthy and slow growth of our board. Are you and artist yourself? I would consider myself a “creative”, meaning I paint, sculpt, construct, create things on a regular basis. I used to be able to
make a lot more art when TCA wasn’t as busy, but now TCA administrating takes up all my time. Why does the world need art? The world needs art because it gives a voice to those whose voices are ignored by society. It allows for people who are normally marginalized by society the chance to assume a new status and more fully participate in the world around them. What inspired your interest in bringing art for artist with disabilities I saw an article online about a place called Creative Growth, in Oakland CA. What they do is highly inspiring and I was immediately taken by their mission and philosophy and forward thinking. In a world where things move so quickly that certain populations are left further and further behind, it is important to give people an opportunity to take the time to enjoy the thrill of raw and unbridled creative expression. 27
MISSOURI Galleries & Museums
Cape Girardeau
Gallery 501 at Art Glass Array
Kansas City
501 N. Kingshighway, St. Charles, 63301 Edward Bernard Gallery
Museum at Corinthian Hall
636.724.0288
107 West Drive, Cape Girardeau,
3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas
http://www.artglassarray.com
Missouri 63703 Tel 573.332.7733
City Mo 64123
www.edwardbernardgallery.com
http://www.kansascitymuseum.org
816.483.8300
Missouri Artists on Main 321 S. Main Street
Mozaic Art Studio
Kirksville
St. Charles, Mo 63301 636.724.1260
#5 North Main, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Tel 573.339.9510
Kirksville Arts Association
http://mozaicartstudio.com
117 S. Franklin Street, Kirksville,
St. Louis
Missouri 63501 660.665.0500
Columbia
www.kirksvillearts.com
Art St. Louis 955 Washington Ave. St. L.
Columbia Art League
Parkville
Mo 63101 Tel 314.241.4810 www.artstlouis.org
207 S. 9th St., Columbia, Missouri 65201 Tel 573.443.2131
Northland
Email:info@columbiaartleague.org
Exposure Artists’ Gallery
Art Trends Gallery
110 Main Street, Parkville,
703 Long Road Crossing Drive,
PS Gallery
Mo 64152 816.746.6300
Chesterfield, Mo 63101
1025 E. Walnut, Columbia,
www.northlandartists.com
Tel 636.536.3266 www.arttrendsgallery.net
Mo 65201 Tel 573.442.4831 Email: info@perlow-stevensgallery.com
Saint Joseph St. Louis Atrium Gallery
Hannibal
The Albrecht-Kemper
4814 Washington Ave,
Museum of Art
St. Louis, Mo 63108 • Tel 314.367.1076
Hannibal Arts Council
2818 Grderick Avenue,
www.artriumgallery.net
105 S. Main Street, Hannibal,
Saint Joseph, Missouri 64506
Mo 63401 573.221.6545
Tel 816.233.7003
Bonsack Gallery at
www.hannibalarts.com
http://albrecht-kemper.org
John Burroughs School 755 South Price Road,
Hannibal Alliance Art Gallery
Saint Charles
St. Louis Mo 63124 Tel 34.993.4040 www.jburroughs.org
112 N Main St., Hannibal, Mo 63401 573.221.2275
Foundry Art Centre
www.hanibalallianceartgallery.com
520 North Main Center St.
Bruno David Gallery
Charles 63301 636.255.0270
3721 Washington Blvd., St. Louis,
www.foundryartcentre.org
Mo 63108 Tel 314.531.3030
Kansas City
www.brunodavidgallery.com Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Framations Art Gallery
4525 Oak Street, Kansas City,
218 N. Main Street ,
Coca
Mo 64111
St. Charles, 63301 636.724.8313
524 Trinity Ave. St. Louis, Mo 63130
http://www.framations.com
http://www.cocastl.org
816.751.1278
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Chesterfield Arts
St. Louis Mercantile
Regional Arts Commission
444 Chesterfield Center Chesterfield,
Thomas Jefferson Library Building,
Mo 63017 Tel 636.242.1236
One University Blvd. St. Louis, Mo
63112
www.chesterfieldarts.org
63121 314.561.7240
314. 863.6811
www.umsl.edu/mercantile/about/contact.html
6128 Delmar Blvd, University City
www.art-stl.com
Contemporary Art Museum 3750 Washington Ave.,
Maryville Morton
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Mo 63108
May Gallery
Museum of Art
Tel 314.535.4660
650 Maryville Library Drive, Creve
3663 Lindell, St. Louis Mo 63108
www.contemporarystl.org
Coeur Mo 63141 314,529.9381
314.977.3399
www.maryville.edu
www.slum.slu.edu
6509 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis,
May Gallery
Saint Louis Art Museum
Mo 63130 Tel 314.721.1181
Webster University, Severdrup Building
One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St.
www.componere.co
8300 Big Bend Blvd. Webster Groves
Louis Mo. 63110 314.721.0072
Mo 63199 Tel 314.246.7673
www.slam.org
Componere Gallery
Craft Alliance - Delmar
www.webster.edu/maygallery
6640 Delmar Blvd.
Sedallia
University City, Mo
Mildred Lane Kemper
63103 314.535.7528
Art Museum Washington University
www.craftalliance.org
One Brooking Drive, St. Louis, Mo
Daum Museum
63130 Tel 314.935.4523
3201 West 16th Street, Sedalia,
Craft Alliance- Grand Center
Mo 65301 Tel 660 530.5888
501 North Grand Blvd.
Laumeier Sculpture Park
63103 314.535.7528
312580 Rott Road, St. Louis
www.craftalliance.org
Mo 63127 314.615.5278
Art Impressions
www.laumeier.org
Gallery and Framing
Duane Reed Gallery
http://www.daummuseum.org
412 S. Ohio, Sedalia, Mo 65301
4729 McPherson Ave. St. Louis
Mocra
660.826.4343
Mo 63108 314.361.4100
3700 West Pine Mall Blvd. St.
Liberty Center Association for the Arts
www.duanereedgallery.com
Louis Mo 63103 314.997.7170
111 W 5th Street, Sedalia, Mo 65301
http://www.mocra@slu.edu
660.827.3228
21 North Bemiston, Clay-
Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Springfield
ton, Mo 63105 Tel 314.
3716 Washington Blvd. St. Louis, Mo
www.gatewaygallery.com
63108 314.754.1850
Gateway Gallery
Springfield Art Museum 1111 East Brookside Drive Spring-
Greenberg Van Doren Gallery
Saint Louis Artist Guild
field, Mo 65807 417.837.5700
3540 Washington Avenue St. Louis
Two Oak Knoll, Clayton, Mo 63105
http://www.springfieldmo.gov/art
63103
314.727.6266 www.stlouisartistsguild.com
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