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"Art St. Louis XXXV, The Exhibition
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Saturday, December 7, 10-11:15 a.m.
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ART ST. LOUIS XXXV, THE EXHIBITION
On view through December 23
Join Art Saint Louis as we present our end-of-year juried exhibit, "Art St. Louis XXXV, The Exhibition" on view currently in the Gallery through December 23, 2019 at Art Saint Louis, 1223 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis, MO.
ABOUT
THE EXHIBIT
"Art St. Louis XXXV, The Exhibition" is our 35th annual juried visual art exhibition featuring artworks in all media, all subjects, all styles, all themes, and all techniques. For this year's exhibit, over 523 artworks in all media were submitted by 129 St. Louis regional artists for consideration by Juror Jason Bly, from which he selected artworks by 52 artists from Missouri, Illinois and Indiana for the final exhibition. The exhibit includes artworks in a variety of media, including ceramics, collage, drawing, encaustic, glass, handmade paper, mixed media, painting, pastels, photography, printmaking, pyrography, scratchboard, sculpture, and textiles. We invite you to view the featured artworks in our Facebook album here and then come see the exhibit in-person through December 23.
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| Lydia Wood, Webster Groves, MO. Momentarily Still. 2018. Watercolor on Cradled Clay Panel, 22"x30". $900. |
EXHIBIT JUROR
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Juror Jason Bly. |
We are honored to have the opportunity to work with artist Jason Bly as Juror for this year's exhibit. An artist and art educator, Jason Bly resides in Wichita Falls, TX where he is Assistant Professor of Art at Midwestern State University teaching painting and drawing (since 2017). Previously, he taught at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2009-2017) and Lewis and Clark Community College (2009-2017). From 2013-17, Bly served as Director of Exhibitions at the Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL. His paintings have been presented in solo, invitational, and juried exhibitions primarily throughout the Midwest and Southern U.S. Jason holds a MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2007) and MA and BA degrees from Eastern Illinois University (2003, 2004)
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| Panoramic Gallery view: "Art St. Louis XXXV, The Exhibition." Photo by Robin Hirsch-Steinhoff. |
AWARDS JUDGE
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| Awards Judge Shannon Bailey. |
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Awards for this exhibit were selected by
Shannon Bailey. Shannon Bailey is Chief Curator, World Chess Museum, St. Louis, MO (since 2010). Bailey holds a BA in Art History and Museum Studies from Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA (1999) and MA from Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Museum of Art Joint Program in Art History & Museum Studies (2000). Previously she served as Director of Institutional Giving (2009-2010) and Manager of Institutional Giving (2008-2009) at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (2008-2010); Gallery Director, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (2005-2007); Researcher, Huntingdon County Historical Society, Huntingdon, PA (1999-2000). She has also served as Adjunct Professor for Saint Louis University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Cuyahoga Community College, and Lecturer, Cleveland University.
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| Niles Zee, St. Louis, MO. Calling Life. 2017. Photograph on Paper, 16"x20". $200 |
GALLERY HOURS
"
Art St. Louis XXXV, The Exhibition" is on view
through December 23, 2019 and is FREE & open to the public.
We are hosting a free
Coffee with the Artists Gallery Talk on
Saturday, December 7, 10-11:15 a.m. (
see below)
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Sundays & holidays (November 28-30).
PARKING recommendations can be found at the end of this email.
FEATURED ARTISTS
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Graphic design by Emily Amberger. |
Donna Broyles
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Alton, IL
Amelia Dean
, Columbia, MO
Terry Lay
, St. Louis, MO
Fatemeh Nichols
, Eureka, MO
Alan Sandler
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St. Louis, MO
Jared Witherspoon
, St. Louis, MO
Barbara Zucker
, Clayton, MO
* = Best of Show Award
** = Award of Excellence
*** = Honorable Mention
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| Chuck Ramsay, St. Louis, MO. Where we find ourselves. 2019. Photograph, Giclée Print on Paper, 21.875"x25.25". Not for Sale. |
SPECIAL EVENT
COFFEE WITH THE ARTISTS GALLERY TALK
SATURDAY, December 7, 10 a.m. FREE
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Photograph by Greg Barth. |
Please join us at Art Saint Louis on
Saturday, December 7, at 10-11:15 a.m. for a FREE event: Coffee with the Artists Saturday Gallery Talk and meet four of the featured artists in "
Art St. Louis XXXV, The Exhibition."
Guests can enjoy complimentary coffee tastings courtesy of Catalyst Coffee Bar while the artists talk about their works on view in the exhibit, discuss the media that they use and the various techniques that they apply to making their form of artwork. The artists may also bring in samples of their other works or also present a demo of their particular media & techniques. Guests will walk with the artists through the Gallery as they talk about their works on view in the exhibition. This event is FREE & open to the public.
Meet these featured artists on Saturday, December 7:
* Lorraine Cange, photography & mixed media
* Chuck Ramsay, photography
* Niles Zee, photography
* Lydia Wood, painting
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| Lorraine Cange, St. Louis, MO. The Great Escape. 2018. Orotone: Silver Gelatin Prints on Glass & Goldtone Metal Leaf, 36"x54"(x16). $3,500. |
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