Arts Activism /tags/arts-activism Arts Activism en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT St. Louis musician 18andCounting to lead art residency at Missouri prison /arts/2024-12-26/st-louis-musician-18andcounting-lead-art-residency-missouri-prison St. Louis multimedia artist Stan Chisholm is the artist in residence for St. Louis University’s 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. Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-12-26/st-louis-musician-18andcounting-lead-art-residency-missouri-prison Chad Davis St. Louis arts center shut down its artists' pro-Palestinian exhibit, calling it antisemitic /arts/2024-06-26/st-louis-craft-alliance-close-pro-palestinian-art-exhibit The artists, Dani Collette and Allora McCullough, object to the Craft Alliance's decision, saying their work is supportive of Palestinians. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:40:56 GMT /arts/2024-06-26/st-louis-craft-alliance-close-pro-palestinian-art-exhibit Madison Holcomb Solid Sound Collective creates original music to celebrate and inspire social change /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-21/solid-sound-collective-creates-original-music-to-celebrate-and-inspire-social-change Solid Sound Collective – a project of the nonprofit Action Art Collaborative – brought five local musicians together to produce a set of original songs based on interviews with St. Louis activists and community advocates. Tue, 21 May 2024 21:55:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-21/solid-sound-collective-creates-original-music-to-celebrate-and-inspire-social-change Elaine Cha To combat gun violence, this Metro East artist turns ammunition into art /arts/2022-12-19/to-combat-gun-violence-this-artist-turns-ammunition-into-art Mykael Ash uses bullet shells he finds on the ground as elements in his artwork to tell stories about racial violence, resistance, and history. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:18:58 GMT /arts/2022-12-19/to-combat-gun-violence-this-artist-turns-ammunition-into-art Cara Anthony Pulitzer Arts Foundation’s ‘Assembly Required’ has visitors step into, and onto, art /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-01/pulitzer-arts-foundations-assembly-required-has-visitors-step-into-and-onto-art The Pulitzer Arts Foundation’s new exhibit “Assembly Required” plays with the dual meaning of “assembly,” contemplating social movements as well as asking viewers to engage with and even finish the artwork on display. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:43:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-01/pulitzer-arts-foundations-assembly-required-has-visitors-step-into-and-onto-art Emily Woodbury Creve Coeur To Honor Legacy Of Black Doctor Whom City Officials Pushed Out Decades Ago /arts/2021-05-23/creve-coeur-to-honor-legacy-of-black-doctor-whom-city-officials-pushed-out-decades-ago 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. Sun, 23 May 2021 14:26:02 GMT /arts/2021-05-23/creve-coeur-to-honor-legacy-of-black-doctor-whom-city-officials-pushed-out-decades-ago Chad Davis 1904 World's Fair Revised: One Artist Memorializes Filipino And Indigenous People /2021-05-16/1904-worlds-fair-revised-one-artist-memorializes-filipino-and-indigenous-people 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. Sun, 16 May 2021 13:29:56 GMT /2021-05-16/1904-worlds-fair-revised-one-artist-memorializes-filipino-and-indigenous-people Megan Cattel ‘Radio Resistance’ Explores Connection Between Activism In St. Louis And The World /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-15/wednesday-radio-resistance-explores-connection-between-activism-in-st-louis-and-the-world The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis' first podcast, “Radio Resistance,” is an 11-episode production that features conversations among exhibiting artists, local activists, scholars and politicians delving into St. Louis’ role in activism. Selections of “Radio Resistance” 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. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 20:10:32 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-15/wednesday-radio-resistance-explores-connection-between-activism-in-st-louis-and-the-world Lara Hamdan Artist Jordan Weber Inspired By Close The Workhouse Campaign In Racial Justice Project /arts/2021-03-12/artist-jordan-weber-inspired-by-close-the-workhouse-campaign-in-racial-justice-project 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 © 2024 ’s Chad Davis to discuss his latest project and how his work fuses art and activism. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:24:19 GMT /arts/2021-03-12/artist-jordan-weber-inspired-by-close-the-workhouse-campaign-in-racial-justice-project Chad Davis ‘Our City Is Legendary’ — Story Stitchers Project Celebrates St. Louis Neighborhoods /arts/2021-03-04/our-city-is-legendary-story-stitchers-project-celebrates-st-louis-neighborhoods 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 “The Why of My City” — show fierce pride in the city's history, particularly the accomplishments of Black St. Louisans. They also share optimism about the future. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:10:12 GMT /arts/2021-03-04/our-city-is-legendary-story-stitchers-project-celebrates-st-louis-neighborhoods Jeremy D. Goodwin