New Animated Adventure, Drawn In, Promotes Literacy and Positively Represents Kids of Color

by Jason Schipkowski | Dec 6, 2022 | In the News, Press Releases

Drawn In Broadcast Premiere on Nine PBS December 5 with Airings Throughout December The Multiplatform Initiative Supports Early Elementary Literacy Goals for Kids and Celebrates Black and Brown Kids Over 140,000 Drawn In Comics Have Been Distributed to St. Louis...

Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis Launches Major Study Measuring Impact of the Arts in Region

by Jay Scherder | Aug 30, 2022 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom, Press Releases, RAC News

Photo: Randy Cohen, vice president of research, American for the Arts For the first time in many years, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC) hosted a convening of arts and culture leaders on August 30 to mark the launch of Americans for the Arts: Arts and...

Buzz Growing Around RAC-Funded Children’s Show

by Jay Scherder | Jul 12, 2022 | Impact Stories, In the News, Newsroom, Press Releases, RAC News

To help close the well-documented literacy gap and positively represent BIPOC (black, indigenous and people of color) children in our community, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis is teaming up with Nine PBS and Lion Forge Animation to create an exciting new...

RAC Forms Partnership with STL Bucket List

by Jay Scherder | Jul 6, 2022 | In the News, Newsroom, Press Releases, RAC News

The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis is proud to announce a new partnership with STL Bucket List, whose mission is to become the top source for the people, places and events in St. Louis. The independent media company has one of the top Instagram accounts in the...

RAC Awards More Than $1 million in Grants to Local Artists and Arts Programs

by Jay Scherder | Jun 15, 2022 | In the News, Newsroom, Press Releases, RAC News

For the first time in nearly two years, the Regional Arts Commission (RAC) of St. Louis is proud to announce more than $1.15 million in new grant funding for local artists and arts programming across the region.  More than 90 arts programs and 85 individual artists...

Host Organizations and Participants Announced for Gyo Obata Fellowship

by Jay Scherder | May 12, 2022 | Newsroom, Press Releases, RAC News

This summer, 10 area college students will embark on a unique journey through the Gyo Obata Fellowship Program – a chance to learn about arts administration through a local arts nonprofit. The 10-week, paid job training program is administered by the Regional Arts...