Vanessa Cooksey /tags/vanessa-cooksey Vanessa Cooksey en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:01:35 GMT RAC to direct $10.6 million in ARPA funds to St. Louis artists and groups /arts/2022-11-01/rac-to-direct-10-6-million-in-arpa-funds-to-st-louis-artists-and-groups The Regional Arts Commission will distribute $10.6 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to St. Louis artists and organizations. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:01:35 GMT /arts/2022-11-01/rac-to-direct-10-6-million-in-arpa-funds-to-st-louis-artists-and-groups Jeremy D. Goodwin St. Louis arts leaders ask city to commit millions in federal funds to arts groups /arts/2022-09-22/st-louis-arts-leaders-ask-city-to-commit-millions-in-federal-funds-to-arts-groups A St. Louis Board of Aldermen committee is moving forward with a bill that would bring federal coronavirus relief funds to arts organizations. The bill would allow the Regional Arts Commission to use $10.6 million in federal funds for arts organizations and programs that shut their doors during the coronavirus pandemic. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:21:41 GMT /arts/2022-09-22/st-louis-arts-leaders-ask-city-to-commit-millions-in-federal-funds-to-arts-groups Chad Davis St. Louis-area arts leaders say study will show economic strength of the arts /arts/2022-08-30/st-louis-area-arts-leaders-say-study-will-show-economic-strength-of-the-arts A national nonprofit is returning to St. Louis to study how the arts contribute to the region’s economy. Arts leaders say it's important to gauge the strength of arts organizations after the coronavirus pandemic decimated their revenues. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:51:27 GMT /arts/2022-08-30/st-louis-area-arts-leaders-say-study-will-show-economic-strength-of-the-arts Chad Davis Regional Arts Commission awards $1.15 million to artists and organizations /2022-06-15/regional-arts-commission-awards-1-15-million-to-artists-and-organizations The grants are the first for individual artists and specific programs since 2020. The Regional Arts Commission has continued to provide general funding to larger organizations during the pandemic, though at dramatically reduced levels. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:58:27 GMT /2022-06-15/regional-arts-commission-awards-1-15-million-to-artists-and-organizations Jeremy D. Goodwin RAC Leader Wants To Help Arts Groups Get Through Pandemic, Advance Racial Equity /arts/2021-02-10/rac-leader-wants-to-help-arts-groups-get-through-pandemic-advance-racial-equity Vanessa Cooksey has taken the reins of the Regional Arts Commission at a tumultuous time. She faces the arts funder's dramatic drop in tax revenue and an increased demand for racial equity in the arts. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:16:48 GMT /arts/2021-02-10/rac-leader-wants-to-help-arts-groups-get-through-pandemic-advance-racial-equity Jeremy D. Goodwin