by Jay Scherder | Jan 10, 2022 | In the News, Newsroom
(photo courtesy of The St. Louis American) A Regional Arts Commission operational grant recipient had some welcomed news to start the new year. The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis was just awarded a $15,000 grant from the Bayer Fund to support its New Art in the...
by Jay Scherder | Jan 5, 2022 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom
Her passion for singing started in a church. Elizabeth Lakamp was only a child, but she noticed something that changed her life. “I saw a baby looking at me over her mother’s shoulders,” she explained. “She had a look of wonderment and amazement as I was singing.”...
by Jay Scherder | Dec 8, 2021 | In the News, Newsroom, RAC News
After ticket holders from 41 states and six countries enjoyed Metro Theater Company’s virtual all-St. Louis reading of A Christmas Carol in 2020, the organization brought the one-of-a-kind event to life on stage at the Sheldon Concert Hall as an in-person...
by Jay Scherder | Nov 29, 2021 | In the News, Newsroom, RAC News
STL TV host Steve Potter speaks with RAC President and CEO Vanessa Cooksey about her first year on the job and about the many ways RAC supports and encourages the arts in the St. Louis region....
by Jay Scherder | Nov 15, 2021 | Newsroom
Arts Midwest is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Program. The program supports organizations across the country in developing community-wide reading programs which encourage reading and participation by...
by Jay Scherder | Nov 15, 2021 | Newsroom
Since 1983, the Missouri Arts Council and the State of Missouri have been honoring our state’s arts heroes – the people who make the arts happen. The annual Missouri Arts Awards celebrate people, organizations and communities that have made profound and lasting...
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