Art St. Louis: Saturday, 21 January 2012

Two new shows on view at Art Saint Louis:

"Memory" and
"Sukkah City Annex: Defining & Defying Boundaries"
Reception: Next Saturday, January 21, 2012
JANUARY 16-FEBRUARY 23, 2012

MEMORY
Art Saint Louis proudly presents our newest exhibit, "Memory," on view in the Gallery January 16-February 23, 2012. Please join us NEXT Saturday, January 21, from 6-8 p.m. for a free reception. Regular Gallery hours are Monday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sundays & holidays.

This multi-media exhibition was open to artists 21+ residing in the St. Louis region (includes 200 mile radius). Artists were invited to submit original artworks that explore the theme of memory-all styles, media, techniques, and interpretations were encouraged. For this exhibit, 93 artists submitted 168 artworks for our jurors' consideration, from which Heyda and Newman selected 49 artworks in a variety of media by 33 artists for the exhibit.

The artists selected for "Memory" are Greg Barth, Wildwood, MO; Robert Boettcher, St. Louis;
Kyle Coffin, Galesburg, IL; Carol Corey, University City, MO; Debbie Corson, Kirkwood,MO; Christa Gearhart Denney, St. Louis; John Den Houter, Edwardsville, IL; Dennis DeToye, Edwardsville, IL; Ashley Drissell, Edwardsville, IL; Wm. Daniel File, Manchester, MO; Megan Eyssell, St. Louis; Connie Farhang, Carbondale, IL; Danielle Hayes, St. Louis; Leslie Holt, St. Louis; Jeff Hursey, Belleville, IL; Amy MacLennan, St. Louis; Jay Morthland, St. Louis; Mary Mosblech, St. Louis; Fabrizio Passanisi, St. Louis; Erica Popp, Elsah, IL; Danica Radoshevich, St. Louis; Manda Remmen, Glen Carbon, IL; Lynn Robey, Dexter, MO; Samara Rosen, St. Louis; John Schnellmann, Chesterfield, MO; Michael Burke Seltzer, Carbondale, IL; Peggy Shaw, Mahomet, IL; Zack Smithey, St. Charles, MO; Julie Snidle, Festus, MO; Valerie Snyder, Creve Coeur, MO; Ron Vivod, Collinsville, IL; Teresa Wang, St. Louis, MO; Barbara Zucker, St. Louis.

ABOUT OUR JURORS: Serving as jurors for "Memory" were Patty Heyda, artist, Assistant Professor, Washington University, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO; and Winifred E. Newman, architect, Associate Professor, Florida International University in Miami, and Principal, Architect of Record, LLC, St. Louis, MO.

MEET THE ARTISTS SATURDAYS

During this exhibition, Art Saint Louis is hosting free Meet the Artists Saturdays wherein featured artists from "Memory" will be on-hand in the Gallery to greet visitors & discuss their works in the show. Artists may also present a demo of their work, media & techniques. These very informal events are free & open to the public.

• Saturday, January 28. 1-4 p.m. Erica Popp, mixed media, installation
• Saturday, February 11. 1-4 p.m. Leslie Holt, painting.
• Saturday, February 18. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Danielle Hayes, mixed media, video

SUKKAH CITY ANNEX: DEFINING & DEFYING BOUNDARIES
This exhibit is co-presented with The Museum of ImaJewNation.

Art Saint Louis proudly presents "Sukkah City Annex: Defining & Defying Boundaries," a concurrent exhibit on view January 16-February 23, 2012. The reception for this exhibit is also held on Saturday, January 21, 6-8 p.m. and is FREE & open to the public.

Presented in ASL's Dion Dion Gallery, the exhibit is co-presented by Art Saint Louis and the Museum of ImaJewnation. As created by Museum co-founder Naomi Fishman, the aim of this project was to start a conversation about the role boundaries play in defining and defying the contemporary human condition as interpreted by the building of the traditional Jewish structure of the Sukkah, a structure that recalls the homeless exodus through the desert and the festival of harvest, pilgrimage, and homecoming.

A temporary structure, the Sukkah dwelling is a perfect metaphor for defining a new kind of living amidst ever-changing boundaries. Works in this exhibit were curated by ASL's Robin Hirsch from the October 2011 exhibit "Sukkah City StL: Defining & Defying Boundaries," presented at Shaare Emeth Congregation, St. Louis.

This exhibit features artworks by James Stone Goodman, St. Louis; Leah Fuhrer Howard, St. Louis; Claire Medol Hyman, University City, MO; Lyubov Muravyeva, Ballwin, MO; Josie Rosenthal, St. Louis; Connie Swinson, St. Louis; Sara Swinson, Maplewood, MO; Billha Zussman, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Gallery Hours: Monday 10 am-4 pm, Tuesday-Friday 10 am-5 pm, Saturday 10 am-4 pm. Closed Sundays, holidays & between exhibits.

555 Washington Avenue, #150
St. Louis, MO 63101
314/241-4810