Art Saint Louis: Saturday, 17 March

Kevin Wolf, St. Louis, MO. "Sentence #3," 2005, Digital Print, 34”x68”

“Honor Awards 2007” Exhibit Opens at Art Saint Louis

Art Saint Louis, the premiere nonprofit visual art organization & co-op art gallery in downtown St. Louis, presents “Honor Awards 2007,” on view in the Art Saint Louis Gallery from March 19 through April 26, 2007. The public is invited to join us and the artists for a free opening reception on Saturday, March 17 from 7 to 9 p.m.

This curated exhibit was only open to the 20 artists who received Awards of Excellence for their works in juried exhibits at Art Saint Louis during our 2006 exhibition season. From those 20 award-winning artists, 10 were selected for the “Honor Awards” exhibition. Serving as curator for this year's exhibit was artist Ron Leax, Halsey C. Ives Professor of Art, Washington University, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

The ten artists selected for "Honor Awards 2007" are:
Luca Cruzat, Carbondale, IL (mixed media installation)
Jacob Foran, Monticello, IL (ceramic/sculpture)
Leslie Holt, St. Louis, MO (painting)
Jeremy Lampe, St. Louis, MO (glass/metal sculpture)
Elizabeth Parris, Edwardsville, IL (drawing)
Ruth Reese, St. Louis, MO (ceramics/sculpture)
Laura Sher, St. Louis, MO (painting/mixed media)
Sun Smith-Fôret, St. Louis, MO (textiles/quilts)
Ryan Strong, Maplewood, MO (photography) http://www.ryanstrongphotography.com
Kevin Wolf, Webster Groves, MO (photography)

Art Saint Louis is located in the heart of downtown St. Louis' Old Post Office District at 917 Locust Street (on Locust between 9th and 10th Streets). The Gallery is free & open to the public Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays & holidays.

Kevin Wolf, St. Louis, MO. "Sentence #3," 2005, Digital Print, 34”x68”
~ Ruth Reese, St. Louis, MO. “Split Vessel Series—Child Blue,” 2007, Porcelain, 16”x18”x7”.

For information about Art Saint Louis exhibits & events, contact:
Ms. Robin Hirsch, Associate Director
Art Saint Louis
917 Locust Street, #300
St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1413 USA
314/241-4810 (2#) fax: 314/241-6933
robin@artstlouis.net
http://www.artstlouis.org
http://www.artstlouis.net

Gallery & office FREE & open to the public:
M-F 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Closed Sundays & holidays

1986-2007: Art Saint Louis TWENTY-ONE YEARS STRONG