Art St. Louis: Saturday, 14 November 2015

"Art St. Louis XXXI, The Exhibition" FREE reception with juror Porter Arneill     Saturday, November 14, 2015, 6-8:30 p.m.  at ART SAINT LOUIS    ______________________________________  Art St. Louis XXXI, The Exhibition November 7-December 23, 2015   "Art St. Louis XXXI, The Exhibition," our 31st annual all media, all themes, all styles, all techniques juried exhibit is currently on view through December 23, 2015 in the Art Saint Louis Gallery, 1223 Pine Street, downtown St. Louis, MO. Art Saint Louis is FREE & open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. & Saturday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sundays & holidays. Closed November 26-27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Laura Schumpert, Cape Girardeau, MO. Guilt. 2015. Photograph, 24"x24". $650. FREE RECEPTION THIS SATURDAY NIGHT We invite you to join us for a FREE RECEPTION with awards announcement & a Juror's Gallery Talk with Porter Arneill this Saturday, November 14, 2015, 6-8:30 p.m. Many of the featured artists will be joining us for this special evening, too, so we encourage you to take this opportunity to meet Mr. Arneill and these talented artists in-person and see their works in the exhibition. Laura Filiatreau, St. Louis, MO. Carnival. 2014. Digital Photograph, 16"x20". SOLD. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Our 31st annual Exhibition was open artists 21 & older living in St. Louis and the surrounding 200-mile radius. For this year's exhibit, 603 artworks in all media were submitted by 144 regional artists for consideration by exhibition Juror Porter Arneill, from which he selected 51 artworks in a variety of media by 40 artists from Missouri and Illinois for the final show. Artworks featured in "Art St. Louis XXXI" address a myriad of themes and are created in a variety of styles, techniques and media. The 51 artworks featured in the show include ceramics, digital media, drawing, painting, pastel, analog and digital photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, video, wood, and more. You can take a sneak peek at the exhibit in our Facebook album with gallery views & images of some of the featured works in the show here. You can see additional artworks on our website here "ART ST. LOUIS XXXI" EXHIBITION JUROR Serving as Juror for Art St. Louis XXXI, The Exhibition is Porter Arneill. Porter Arneill is Director of Arts and Culture for the city of Lawrence, Kansas.  Graphic design by Phoenix Creative Co. and Kathy Duffi The 40 artists for "Art St. Louis XXXI, The Exhibition" are Bob Ahrens, Edwardsville, IL Michael Albers, Wildwood, MO Michael Anderson, Belleville, IL Kenn Ball, Elsberry, MO Jerry Benner, Ferguson, MO Sandy Brooks, St. Louis, MO Jim Burwinkel, St. Louis, MO Dave Carter, Cape Girardeau, MO Tricia Coyle, Webster Groves, MO Cathie Crawford, Peoria, IL Miguel de Aguero, Sullivan, MO John DenHouter, Edwardsville, IL Tim Eberhardt, St. Louis, MO Katherine Ehlmann, Weldon Spring, MO Connie Farhang, Carbondale, IL Laura Filiatreau, St. Louis, MO Daniel Fishback, Florissant, MO Janet Fons, St. Peters, MO Michael Frank, St. Louis, MO Christine Giancola, Florissant, MO Ed Giganti, St. Louis, MO Sheri Goldsmith, St. Louis, MO Steve Hartman, Edwardsville, IL Jon Henderson, St. Charles, MO Maurice Hirsch, Chesterfield, MO Aimee Kick, St. Peters, MO Greg Kluempers, Florissant, MO Khara Koffel, Jacksonville, IL Ken Konchel, St. Louis, MO John Marksbury, St. Louis, MO Garry McMichael, St. Louis, MO Linda Mueller, St. Louis, MO William Neukomm, Webster Groves, MO Bill Perry, Maplewood, MO Jenna Richards, Champaign, IL Michael Rudolf, St. Louis, MO Christopher Ruess, Wentzville, MO Laura Schumpert, Cape Girardeau, MO Julie Snidle, St. Louis, MO Aaron Wood, Collinsville, IL COFFEE WITH THE ARTISTS: SATURDAY GALLERY TALK Join us in the Gallery on Saturday morning, December 5 at 11 a.m. when we host a free one-hour Gallery talk with several of the featured artists from "Art St. Louis XXXI, The Exhibition." Guests can enjoy complimentary coffee tastings courtesy of Mississippi Mud Coffee Roasters Cafe while learning about the artists and their artworks. Artists may bring in samples of their other work or also present a demo of their media & techniques. Guests will walk with the artists through the Gallery as they talk about their works on view in the exhibition. Saturday, December 5, 11 a.m. Michael Albers, photography William Neukomm, painting Michael Rudolf, photography Art Saint Louis Gallery & Mississippi Mud Coffee Roasters Café  at the Park Pacific Building 1223 Pine Street St. Louis, MO 63103 314/241-4810 GALLERY HOURS FREE & Open to the Public Monday 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.,  Saturday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.   Closed Sundays & major holidays.   Closed for Thanksgiving November 26 & 27. LOCATION & GALLERY ENTRY   Art Saint Louis is located at 1223 Pine Street in the heart of downtown St. Louis at the historic Park Pacific Building. The building is bordered by Olive, 14th, Tucker and Pine. Art Saint Louis is located on the Pine Street side (one-way Westbound) of the building. There is no direct access to Art Saint Louis from or through the Park Pacific Building. Need a map? Click here. PARKING METERS: Parking meters run Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Fines are steep (start @$20), so don't let your meter expire. Again, meters DO operate on Saturdays in downtown until 7 p.m. For additional parking suggestions, download a free Downtown Parking Guide here. PARK PACIFIC GARAGE: There is hourly parking (at your expense) in the Park Pacific Garage, with the entrance on the South side of Olive just 1/2 block West of Tucker. For garage parking, pay by cash via a machine in elevator bay no more than 15 minutes prior to departure; OR pay by credit card in your car upon exiting the garage. Take your ticket with you when you exit your car to visit the Gallery. Do not leave your parking ticket in your car-your ticket is your key back into the Garage, so don't forget to take that with you. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION  The Gallery is easily accessible by MetroLink and MetroBus with MetroBus stops on Olive Street and Tucker right near the building.