In the St. Louis Business Journal: Tourism is crucial to the future of St. Louis — the arts lead the way with new RACSTL initiative

by Savannah Babington | Aug 23, 2024 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom, RAC News

As seen in the St. Louis Business Journal, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis understands the necessity of a strong tourism sector in St. Louis and launched a new initiative in April 2023 to bring more tourists to the region to experience the arts,...

RACSTL-Grantee Travels to Eastern France for Artist Residency

by Savannah Babington | Jul 30, 2024 | Impact Stories, In the News, RAC News

Three hours east of Paris, RACSTL-grantee and St. Louis abstract painter Mark Witzling was selected to attend the International Artists and Writers Residency at Chateau d’Orquevaux this past March. Witzling received an Artist Grant from the Regional Arts...

RACSTL-Grantee Mixes Psychology with Music in New Album

by Savannah Babington | Jul 2, 2024 | Artist Feature, Impact Stories

Sitting quietly in a bedroom, you can find St. Louis native chandler, also known as thatdudechandler, putting ink to paper, matching words to a beat to create a one-of-a-kind, stream of consciousness song.  “I have always wanted to rap. It was my favorite activity,...

Freedom Summer — St. Louis Art Apprentices Honor Civil Rights History, While Tying it to Modern Struggles

by Savannah Babington | Jun 19, 2024 | Impact Stories, In the News, RAC News

By Kallie Cox Nearly every day this summer, dozens of St. Louis teens are trading one classroom for another. Instead of sleeping in, playing video games, or going to the pool, they are choosing to wake up before breakfast to make their way to a building on the Delmar...

First Missouri Filmmakers Approved for Reinstated Tax Credit Aim to Spark Change in Underserved Communities

by Savannah Babington | Jun 5, 2024 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom, RAC News

After four years in the making and with the help of a talented team, the St. Louis-based inspiring short film Vision is out now. The story focuses on Louis, a teenage artist living in North St. Louis who meets a mysterious man who gives him a pair of sunglasses that...

Community Arts Training Institute Alum Uses Poetry in Prisons to Start the Healing Process

by Savannah Babington | May 14, 2024 | Impact Stories

Passionate poet, children and young adult non-fiction writer and proud 2013 RACSTL Community Arts Training (CAT) alum, Jennifer Fandel, uses a creative approach to make learning playful and accessible within her community, wherever that may be. Fandel roamed up and...