Giving Back Through The Arts – A DELUX Magazine Profile

by Jason Schipkowski | Mar 15, 2023 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom

RAC President and CEO Vanessa Cooksey spoke with DELUX Magazine for their 314 Day Edition. Read what she had to say about what sets St. Louis apart from other cities, the healing power of art, and our collective role in building a creative environment that supports...

RAC-Supported Cinema St. Louis Announces Plans to Purchase the Hi-Pointe Theatre

by Jay Scherder | Dec 15, 2022 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom

Cinema St. Louis is thrilled to announce plans to acquire the Hi-Pointe Theatre as their new base of operations and programming beginning in January 2023. Opening in 1922, the Hi-Pointe Theatre has been a cherished landmark for multiple generations of film lovers, and...

Artist Sukanya Mani Raises Awareness About Domestic Abuse

by Jason Schipkowski | Oct 25, 2022 | Impact Stories, In the News

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is coming to a close, but St. Louis-based interdisciplinary artist Sukanya Mani is ensuring this vital conversation remains top of mind beyond the month of October. Mani’s current exhibition, Weight of Shadows, can be experienced at...

Neuro Blooms: Making Mental Health Visible

by Jason Schipkowski | Oct 17, 2022 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom, RAC News

Art has the power to heal, connect, and illuminate. Artist Leslie Holt’s Neuro Blooms Project seeks to do just that. The community art exhibition, which runs through October 31, makes mental health conditions visible and beautiful by transforming brain scans...

RAC CEO Advocates for the Arts at Missouri Governor’s Conference on Tourism

by Jason Schipkowski | Oct 13, 2022 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom, RAC News

Vanessa Cooksey, President and CEO of the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC), spoke at the Missouri Governor’s Conference on Tourism in October 2022 at St. Louis’ Chase Park Plaza. Emphasizing that the arts mean business, Cooksey outlined how the...

College Students Celebrated for Completing Immersive Arts Administration Internships

by Jay Scherder | Sep 27, 2022 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom, RAC News

Participants of the Gyo Obata Fellowship program concluded their immersive 10-week learning opportunity in arts administration on Wednesday, August 10 at St. Louis ArtWorks, one of 10 local art nonprofits that served as job training sites for the class of 2022....