Art St. Louis: Saturday, 21 January 2017

"Personal Space"   RESCHEDULED: Saturday, January 21 Free reception 6-8 p.m.  ______________________________________  January 14-February 15, 2017     PLease join Art Saint Louis for our new exhibit, "Personal Space," featuring artworks by 42 St. Louis regional artists from Missouri and Illinois. This new juried exhibit features artworks and imagery that focus on the human form, the human experience, how people interact, move & use our bodies, especially in terms of personal space. The exhibit is presented January 14-February 15, 2017 and is free and open to the public. A free opening reception will be held Saturday evening, January 21, 6-8 p.m (NB: RESCEDULED due to ice storm). Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 7 am-5 pm and Saturday 8:30 am-4 pm Closed Sundays & holidays.        Alex Johnmeyer, One Flew Over. 2016. Acrylic, Modeling Paste on Wood Panel, 32"x26  Personal Space is a juried visual art exhibition featuring artworks and imagery that focus on the human form, the human experience, how people interact, move & use our bodies, especially in terms of personal space. This show features 52 artworks by 42 artists from Missouri and Illinois. Artworks featured are in a variety of styles, techniques and media including ceramics, collage, drawing, encaustic, mixed media, paintings, handmade paper, pastel, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and textile  Our jurors are Cbabi Bayoc and Ruth Reese. Cbabi Bayoc is co-owner of SweetArt Bakeshop & Art Studio. Ruth Reese is a ceramic artist and owner of Reese Gallery. FEATURED ARTISTS: Favian Anello, St. Louis; Rick Battram, Town & Country, MO; Brent Becker, Wentzville, MO; Jerry Benner, Ferguson, MO; Robert Bolla, Chesterfield, MO; Naomi Brown, Fairview Heights, IL; Dave Carter, Cape Girardeau, MO; Ann Chartrand, Sappington, MO; Piety Choi, Highland, IL; Dina Fachin, St. Louis; Tracey Farmer-Luster, Fairview Heights, IL; Suzy Farren, Webster Groves, MO; Wm. Daniel File, Manchester, MO; Christine Giancola, Florissant, MO; Lisa Hilton, Creve Coeur, MO; Sean Hoisington, Chesterfield, MO; Martha Iler, Greenville, IL; Diane James, Florissant, MO; Alex Johnmeyer, St. Louis; Lani Kohoutek-Miller, Florissant, MO; Alex Lambrecht, Chesterfield, MO; Eric Langley, St. Louis; Donna Lochmann, St. Louis; Philip Padilla, Lake St. Louis, MO; Alex Paradowski, St. Louis; Jody Paulson, Carbondale, IL; Bill Perry, Maplewood, MO; Drew Reynolds, Edwardsville, IL; Megan Rieke, Kirkwood, MO; Amy Firestone Rosen, Clayton, MO; Marceline Saphian, Chesterfield, MO; Lindsy Shapiro, St. Louis; Linda Smith, St. Charles, MO; Julie Snidle, St. Louis; Michelle Streiff, Manchester, MO; Mark Swain, St. Louis; Kerra Taylor, Springfield, MO; Russell Vanecek, St. Louis; Terry Vermillion, Kirkwood, MO; Madeleine Wagner, St. Louis; Allison Walsh, Peoria, IL; Deborah Weinstein, Chesterfield, MO. COFFEE WITH THE ARTISTS: SATURDAY GALLERY TALK  Please join us at Art Saint Louis this Saturday, January 28, at 11 am and meet some of the featured artists in "Personal Space" as they discuss their featured works on view in our exhibit, talk about their inspiration, the media that they use to create their artworks, and the various techniques that they employ to make their unique form of artwork. Jerry Benner, photography Tracey Farmer-Luster, photography Alex Johnmeyer, painting Michelle J. Streiff, painting

LOCATION, PARKING & TRANSIT 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, 13th, Tucker and Pine. We are located on the Pine Street side (one-way Westbound) of the building.  METERS: There are parking meters on Pine Street and Olive Street & other nearby streets. Parking meters run 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Fines are steep ($15-20), so don't let your meter expire. If you park at a meter for the reception, remember that meters operate in downtown until 7 p.m. on Saturday.  PARK PACIFIC GARAGE: There is hourly parking in the Park Pacific Garage on Olive just West of Tucker (entrance is on the South side of Olive). Parking is at your own expense. 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 upon exiting the garage. Be sure to take your parking receipt/ticket with you when you exit your car to visit the Gallery so that you can to get back in to the garage to get to your car. We are not able to validate parking. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION  The Gallery is easily accessible by MetroLink and MetroBus with MetroBus stops on Olive Street and Tucker right near the building.