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St. Louis multimedia artist Stan Chisholm is the artist in residence for St. Louis University鈥檚 Prison Education Program and will work at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre. The project includes studio sessions and a mural program at the prison for detainees.
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The artists, Dani Collette and Allora McCullough, object to the Craft Alliance's decision, saying their work is supportive of Palestinians.
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Solid Sound Collective 鈥 a project of the nonprofit Action Art Collaborative 鈥 brought five local musicians together to produce a set of original songs based on interviews with St. Louis activists and community advocates.
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Mykael Ash uses bullet shells he finds on the ground as elements in his artwork to tell stories about racial violence, resistance, and history.
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The Pulitzer Arts Foundation鈥檚 new exhibit 鈥淎ssembly Required鈥 plays with the dual meaning of 鈥渁ssembly,鈥 contemplating social movements as well as asking viewers to engage with and even finish the artwork on display.
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Creve Coeur officials plan to ask artists to design a monument to honor a Black doctor forced to sell his land in the 1950s. The monument will be built at Dr. H. Phillip Venable Memorial Park. Until 2019, it was named for John Beirne, a mayor who compelled the sale through eminent domain.
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The 1904 World's Fair was a beacon of technological advancement in the United States, but the treatment of Filipino and Indigenous people has been long overlooked by mainstream society. One local artist is hoping to change that.
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The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis' first podcast, 鈥淩adio Resistance,鈥 is an 11-episode production that features conversations among exhibiting artists, local activists, scholars and politicians delving into St. Louis鈥 role in activism. Selections of 鈥淩adio Resistance鈥 will air on our program biweekly on Wednesdays starting March 24, with the full episode being released the following day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.
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Des Moines-based social and environmental justice art activist Jordan Weber uses sculptures, installations and green spaces to focus on institutional and environmental racism. Weber spoke to 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Chad Davis to discuss his latest project and how his work fuses art and activism.
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An album and podcast series by St. Louis Story Stitchers, a collaborative of young artists, is highlighting life in different neighborhoods of the city. The songs, poems and stories of 鈥淭he Why of My City鈥 鈥 show fierce pride in the city's history, particularly the accomplishments of Black St. Louisans. They also share optimism about the future.