In its first few months of existence, the St. Louis Arts Project has organized an impressive array of collaborators and events to come together for a four day art and music conference on June 16-19, 2011.
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The 1954 Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis was an architectural and social disaster. I talked with artist Juan William Chávez about his less damning outlook on the history and fate of the Pruitt-Igoe site.
Threewalls was founded in 2003 to provide greater support and visibility for the visual arts community in Chicago. Today, threewalls operates a research residency; commissions a major project by a visiting artist; supports four SOLO exhibitions; programs a SALON series; and partners with other organizations on publications and education.
I first heard about Pig Slop Studios last summer when I ran into Rebecca Estee on Cherokee Street. She offered me cheap studio space because she, Zak Marmalefsky, and Chloe Bethany were about to have more than they knew what to do with.
Sarah created The People’s Joy Parade as a street-wide happening that pulls disparate St. Louis communities together. The People’s Joy Parade will soon have its third procession on May 7, 2011, at 1:11 pm.
“Self Expression Night: Bios_Fear” took up the form of performance art as fragmentary, fractured, durational, tactile, and, at times, multimedia.
For “House Coat,” artist Elizaveta (Leeza) Meksin dressed up Cosign Project’s two story building in a shimmering white and gold spandex covering, creating a stunning public intervention on a nondescript block of South St. Louis.
Isolation Room/Gallery Kit’s presence in Daniel McGrath and Dana Turkovic’s dining room may even be overshadowed by the unanimous acclaim it has received. The dual-titled project exists as both a singular viewing experience and an eminently exportable gallery with downloadable blueprints.