Sister Mary Reflections

Posted Dec 04, 2023 | News & Events,

by Sue Greenberg, executive director A vile diatribe against all things Catholic? Not this time. Stray Dog Theatre’s production of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You is up and running without any public outrage. That was not the case when Theatre Project Company (TPC) produced Christopher Durang’s...

Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Posted Sep 19, 2023 | News & Events,

LIBRARIANS RESPOND Thursday, October 5 at NoonHigh Low Listening Room, 3301 Washington in Grand Center It’s Banned Books Week. Join Rachelle Brandel (Missouri Library Association), Kathleen Gallagher (Richmond Heights Public Library), and Joe Monahan (St. Louis Public Library) with moderator St. Louis Public Library Board President Vincent Volpe, and...

When Public Art & Historic Preservation Collide

Posted May 04, 2023 | News & Events,

by Sue Greenberg, executive director Among the thousands of stressful details involved in mounting the 6-mile Counterpublic art exhibition was a St. Louis City Preservation Board meeting that was held just a few weeks before the show’s April 14 grand opening. Simiya Sudduth’s mural was on the agenda. The hearing...

Trademarks, the First Amendment & The Slants

Posted Feb 15, 2023 | News & Events,

WHAT DO ROCK ‘N ROLL, OPERA AND THE SUPREME COURT HAVE IN COMMON? Monday, March 6 at 4:00 p.m. Saint Louis University School of Law, 100 N. Tucker, Room 1130 Co-sponsored by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Saint Louis University School of Law and St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and...

Celebrating 40 Years of Service

By: Sue Greenberg, Executive Director | Posted Dec 08, 2022 | News & Events,

It all began in 1981 with Zia Gipson, who worked for the City’s Arts & Humanities Commission (which later became the Regional Arts Commission). Zia knew our arts community needed access to pro bono legal services. So she asked Saint Louis University School of Law’s dean to help her...

Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Posted Sep 23, 2022 | News & Events,

On September 22, the Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s weekly High Noon at the High Low lecture series highlighted Banned Books Week with Maxi Glamour and Mark Sableman. Glamour, who has participated in several public library drag queen story hour events, began the program by reading What Riley Wore by Elena...

Re-Opening Plan Guidance

Posted Jul 28, 2020 | News & Events,

March 2022 Update With case numbers plummeting, some cultural organizations and venues are relaxing their safety protocols. Missouri ArtsSafe posted updates on February 25— all based on CDC guidance. If you make changes to your online safety plan, please make sure you maintain the same URL; otherwise, it will break...

To Rep. Clay re: Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Bill

Posted Jul 06, 2020 | News & Events,

Dear Rep. Clay: Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Judy Chu are recruiting Democrats in the House to be cosponsors of the Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act. I’m writing to encourage you to sign on. The proposed legislation would ensure that thousands of St. Louis creatives, who normally cobble...

3 Takeaways: Why Medicaid Expansion Makes Sense

Posted Jul 05, 2020 | News & Events,

Health insurance and healthcare policies are quickly becoming an essential part of daily life in America. With the cost of living rising along with medical spending costs, people can no longer afford to be uninsured. Health insurance policies have in turn become diversified and more accessible so that they...

Unemployment Assistance During the Pandemic: What Missouri Artists and Creative Workers Need to Know

Posted Apr 23, 2020 | News & Events,

Self-employed artists, freelancers, independent contractors and gig workers whose businesses have been impacted by the coronavirus are applying for — and are now receiving — unemployment benefits. Under the CARES Act, those who qualify may be eligible for weekly benefits ranging from $133 to $320 per week, plus a...

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