Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Art Gallery: Thursday, 18 October & Friday, 19 October 2007

The Halloween Show: Grand Opening of Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Art Gallery.

Located in the heart of Soulard at 12th and Russell, the SOULARD ART MARKET (S.A.M.) features ten of St Louis' most talented artists. The Two-Night Grand Opening of the Gallery will take place Thursday, October 18th, 6:00 to 10:00pm for a Wine and Cheese reception and Friday, October 19th, 6:00 to 10:00pm; for our Beer and Chips party. This art exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will showcase ten professional regional artists. Artwork will be offered for sale and the artists will be on-site to interact with the public and discuss their work. Media exhibited includes: drawing, painting, digital and traditional photography, mixed media, sculpture and hand blown glass.

This exhibit is sponsored by YEHS, a nonprofit community-based organization developed to train, tutor, and employ disadvantaged St. Louis youths.

Participating Artists: , Steve Campbell, Danielle Correll, Kathy Gomric, Arlene Ligori, Jane Linders, Shawn Blake Lipe, Jane Martin, Garrett Roberts, Cindy Royal, Thomas Sheperd.

Highlights of this exhibit include photography by Thomas Sheperd, a veteran St. Louis photographer who presents his unique photographic studies on everything from canvas to silver gelatin prints. Kathy Gomric's passionate drawings have been published and exhibited across many states. Arlene Ligori is a digital artist and sculptor. By day, Arlene spends her time illustrating and designing, but when the sun goes down she turn her attention to figurative sculpture. Danielle Correll is an artisan specializing in many formats including graphic art, photography, painting and murals. Her experimental nature leads her down many paths as she refuses to limit herself to one medium. Steve Campbell , a former art teacher, makes a wide variety of artwork and is currently focusing on the varied American landscape. Garrett Roberts is a self-taught photographer who enjoys experimenting with toy cameras, antique lenses and alternative processes to achieve interesting and unusual effects. Cindy Royal's current works are a collection of ground papier-mâché, fibers and vestiges of an entertainment career (musical instruments, records are taken into a new realm). Her journey continues to celebrate peculiar planes and find solace in creating alternatively recycled art. Many of Jane Linders' photos are published in Michael Kilfoy's coffee table photo book, "St. Louis Seen and Unseen" Shawn Lipe's fluid sculptures have been featured in Miami Design Magazine, St. Louis Alive and the upcoming December issue of Missouri Life Magazine.

SOULARD ART MARKET and Contemporary Art Gallery
2028 S. 12th, Soulard (Cr 12th and Russell)
St. Louis, MO 63104
info@soulardartmarket.com