by Jay Scherder | Feb 18, 2022 | In the News, Newsroom, RAC News
RAC grant recipient Cinema St. Louis received some welcomed news at the beginning of the year – a sizeable American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts(NEA). Cinema St. Louis is recommended to receive $100,000 and may use the funding to...
by Jay Scherder | Feb 10, 2022 | In the News, Newsroom, Press Releases, RAC News
The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC) is excited to bring back the Gyo Obata Fellowship in 2022. The job training program is tailored specifically for undergraduate students pursuing careers in arts management. With major funding provided by the Gateway...
by Jay Scherder | Feb 2, 2022 | In the News, Newsroom, RAC News
Three St. Louis nonprofit arts organizations received an unexpected gift close to $3 million thanks to the estate trust of Louetta A. Buechler, a long-time area resident and local artist. In January, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis grant recipients Craft...
by Jay Scherder | Feb 2, 2022 | Newsroom, RAC News
She’s been dancing since she was five-years old. It’s something that has always been a part Nartana Premachandra’s life, even though it took her a while to realize it. “I had no choice in learning classic Indian dance growing up,” she joked. “My mother, Asha Prem, is...
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....
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