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May 14, 2024

Community Arts Training Institute Alum Uses Poetry in Prisons to Start the Healing Process

Passionate poet, children and young adult non-fiction writer and proud 2013 RACSTL Community Arts Training (CAT) alum, Jennifer Fandel, uses a creative approach to make learning playful and...Read More

May 9, 2024

RACSTL is Recruiting Team Members for a New 50-50 Raffle Initiative

The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis is excited to launch a new initiative this summer to raise money to support local artists, arts programs, and arts organizations—the RACSTL 50/50 Raffle!...Read More

May 6, 2024

The Grove Neighborhood in St. Louis Featured as a Missouri Creative District, Celebrating Art and Community

The Grove, a thriving and eclectic district nestled along Manchester Avenue between Kingshighway and Vandeventer, has been featured by the Missouri Arts Council as a Creative District. This...Read More

May 2, 2024

In the St. Louis Business Journal: Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis invests $10.6 million in federal funding to spur economic recovery and tourism in St. Louis

As seen in the St. Louis Business Journal recently, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, in partnership with the city’s Community Development Authority (CDA), created the ARPA for the arts...Read More

April 19, 2024

Local Artist and RAC Grantee Uses Plastic Waste to Create Earth Day-Inspired Art Exhibit

She collected her family’s plastic waste for two years. She cut and shaped it for another three years. Now, artist Adrienne Outlaw is bringing her creations to life at Consumed, an art exhibit...Read More

April 15, 2024

Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis Distributes More Than $3 Million in American Rescue Plan Act Funding to St. Louis Artists and Arts Organizations

The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RACSTL), in partnership with the City of St. Louis and Community Development Administration (CDA), is proud to announce the first round of grant awards...Read More

April 12, 2024

Artist INC Live Comes to St. Louis

Discover opportunities to build your art career and make art work. Building a business or career around an art practice isn’t like building any other small business. Artists face different...Read More

April 12, 2024

RACSTL Grantees Honored by 2024 Saint Louis Visionary Awards

The Saint Louis Visionary Awards announced the 2024 honorees and two Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RACSTL) grantees are being honored. Luisa Otero-Prada is being recognized as a Community...Read More

April 5, 2024

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Partnering with Morningstar Music Publishers in new IN UNISON Chorus Music Series, Championing Music by Black Composers and Arrangers

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) announced a new visionary partnership with MorningStar Music Publishers that will make sheet music of pieces performed and commissioned by the SLSO’s IN...Read More

March 19, 2024

River Styx Relaunch: Literary Journal Continues to Make Waves

River Styx, St. Louis’ oldest literary and visual arts journal, has officially relaunched its publication. For over 48 years, they have inspired local and national audiences with moving poetry and...Read More