New National Study Emphasizes the Crucial Role of COVID-19 Relief Funding for the Arts in St. Louis and Ten Other Cities

by Savannah Babington | Oct 29, 2024 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom, RAC News

The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RACSTL) is featured in a new report from SMU DataArts, Federal Recovery Funds for Local Arts and Culture: Tactics from 11 Creative Communities. The report examines how Local Arts Agencies (LAAs) distributed federal relief...

Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and Continuity to Invest $500,000 in Grants for Local Filmmakers Through the St. Louis Film Project

by Jay Scherder | Oct 7, 2024 | In the News, Newsroom, Press Releases, RAC News

The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RACSTL), in partnership with Continuity, is excited to invite filmmakers, creators, motion visual, and media artists to apply for a grant of up to $100,000 in its latest initiative, the St. Louis Film Project. The St. Louis...

Community in Different Forms: Meet St. Louis Artist Mee Jey

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

Multifaceted and adaptive local St. Louis artist and RACSTL-grantee, Mee Jey, uses an array of mediums and approaches that all circle back to one main theme: community.   Through her art, Mee Jey invites the community to let go and take part in different forms of...

50 Years of Family Legacy and St. Louis Murals — Meet the Fishbones

by Savannah Babington | Sep 19, 2024 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom

By Kallie Cox  If you’ve ever set foot in the city, chances are you’ve seen a masterpiece created by the mural family of St. Louis.  Robert Fishbone, a 2016 and 2018 Regional Arts Commission Grant Recipient, founded On the Wall Productions fifty years ago with his...

CAM Presents Great Rivers Biennial 2024 Featuring New Work by Three St. Louis-based Artists: Saj Issa, Basil Kincaid, Ronald Young

by Savannah Babington | Sep 5, 2024 | In the News, Newsroom

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) and the Gateway Foundation present the Great Rivers Biennial 2024 (GRB) featuring new works by St. Louis-based artists Saj Issa, Basil Kincaid and Ronald Young. The Great Rivers Biennial Art Award is a collaborative...

“Dance the Vote!” Returns to Missouri History Museum on Sept 14

by Jason Schipkowski | Sep 3, 2024 | In the News, Press Releases

On Saturday, Sept 14 from 10 am to 3 pm, Dance the Vote STL will present Dance the Vote, a free, nonpartisan, family friendly, all-inclusive event at the Missouri History Museum to promote voter awareness in advance of the general election on Tuesday, November 5. ...