ArtLink: Young Friends of St. Louis Arts

City-Wide Open Studios

Tuesday, July 21, 5:30 – 9:30 pm – Preview Party
Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Open Studios

City-Wide Open Studios is a week-long event dedicated to the community of working artists in St. Louis. Free and open to the public, this event offers a unique opportunity to explore these creative spaces and enjoy one of the most exciting aspects of contemporary art—the chance to discuss art with the artists themselves. Click the image for an official map!

www.openstudiosonline.org

Cancelled: Contemporary Conversations

The Contemporary Conversations lecture with Maria Lind scheduled for Wednesday, May 20 is cancelled. However, the museum will be open to the public from 10:00 am through 8:00 pm on May 20, 2009. We hope you will join us. www.camstl.org.

Contemporary Conversations: A Lecture by Maria Lind

"Where is outside? On the work of Chantal Akerman and Carey Young"
Wednesday, May 20
7:00 pm, Free admission

Maria Lind, Director of the Bard Center for Curatorial Studies, an exhibition
and research center dedicated to the study of art and exhibition practices from
the 1960s to the present, will talk about the work of artists Carey Young and
Chantal Akerman.

www.camstl.org

Art Fair at Laumeier and Art of the Vine

 

Art Fair at Laumeier

Friday, May 8 - 6-9 p.m.
Saturday, May 9 -  10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday, May 10 - 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

$8 for ages 12 and up
$5 for children ages 6-11
children under 6 and members are free

Laumeier Sculpture Park invites you to the annual Art Fair this Mother’s Day weekend. The Art Fair opens Friday, May 8 at 6:00 p.m. and continues through Sunday, May 10. The three-day event features 150 artists, music, entertainment, hands-on art activities for children, and a wide variety of food and drink. Among the 150 artists from 28 states and Canada are 15 returning award-winners from 2007.

The event kicks-off Friday night with Art of the Vine – a wine-tasting event (with a separate admission charge of $12/$10 – Laumeier & ArtLink members for unlimited tastes) featuring regional wineries Chaumette Vineyards, Crown Valley Winery, Meramec Vineyards, Saint James Winery and Stone Hill Winery. The smooth sounds of jazz/R&B favorite Lamar Harris Love Requiem will highlight Friday night’s entertainment in the Wine Garden.

Saturday’s activities will include a Jazz Festival sponsored by the City of Sunset Hills that includes performances by Dizzy Atmosphere, the Valerie Tichachek Sextet and Teddy Presberg. Creation Location, a hands-on art activity area for children, will be open during Fair hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Art Fair Hours are: Friday, May 8, 6-9 p.m.; Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

ArtLink members do not receive free admission to Art Fair, but do receive the discounted ticket price for Art of the Vine.

More details at www.laumeier.org

Opening Weekend at the Contemporary!

OPENING NIGHT
Friday, May 8, 2009
6:00 pm, Member Preview
7:00 pm, Public Reception, Free admission

Few things compare to the excitement of the Opening Night. Join us for to celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions Chantal Akerman: Moving Time and Space and Carey Young: Speech Acts. Members, please join us for a more intimate look at the shows at 6:00 pm. Visit www.camstl.org for further information about membership and the exhibitions!

CONTEMPORARY CONVERSATIONS: A TALK WITH TERRIE SULTAN AND CAREY YOUNG
Saturday, May 9
1:00 pm, Free public talk

Contemporary art is hard; we get that. That's why we bring really great speakers in—we hope to provide another view about the work and inspire a dialogue. Join Terrie Sultan, Director of the Parrish Art Museum and the organizing curator of the Chantal Akerman exhibition, and exhibiting artist Carey Young, for a roundtable discussion about the two exhibitions on view. The talk will be moderated by Assistant Curator Laura Fried.

www.camstl.org

Tour and Lecture at the Contemporary

ArtLink Tour, followed with Lecture by Philippe Vergne

April 15

6:00 pm, Reception

6:20 pm, Tour

7:00 pm, Lecture

Enjoy an exclusive wine and cheese tour of the Gedi Sibony: My Arms Are Tied Behind My Other Arms exhibition with Chief Curator Anthony Huberman. After the tour, take a seat for a lecture by distinguished speaker Philippe Vergne. Named the director of the Dia Art Foundation in 2008, co-curator of the 2006 Whitney Biennial and for ten years a curator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Philippe Vergne comes to the Contemporary to talk about the work of Gedi Sibony. please RSVP to jennifer@artlinkstl.org.

Eurydice (new RSVP date!)

EXTENDED RSVP DATE – Tuesday, February 17!


Eurydice
by Sarah Ruhl  
directed by Dawn McAndrews

Opening Night, February 26, 8:00 pm
Complimentary to Artlink Members!
RSVP by February 17 to Peggy Ward, pward@cocastl.org or 314-725-1834 ext. 105

Come and meet the cast at the reception immediately following hosted by the Orange Girls at Pi in the Loop, including a complimentary pizza buffet and your first drink free. 

The Orange Girls presents the St. Louis premiere of this whimsical retelling of the myth of Orpheus  through the eyes of its heroine. Acclaimed playwright Sarah Ruhl uses contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists and irrepressible wit to gently remind us of our capacity to laugh and love even in the face of loss.

The Orange Girls are the company in residence at the Anheuser-Busch Black Box Theater at COCA, located at 524 Trinity Ave, in the University City Loop.

Eurydice

Eurydice
by Sarah Ruhl  
directed by Dawn McAndrews
Opening Night, February 26, 8:00 pm

Complimentary to Artlink Members!

RSVP by February 13 to Peggy Ward, pward@cocastl.org or 314-725-1834 ext. 105

Come and meet the cast at the reception immediately following hosted by the Orange Girls at Pi in the Loop, including a complimentary pizza buffet and your first drink free. 

The Orange Girls presents the St. Louis premiere of this whimsical retelling of the myth of Orpheus  through the eyes of its heroine. Acclaimed playwright Sarah Ruhl uses contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists and irrepressible wit to gently remind us of our capacity to laugh and love even in the face of loss.

The Orange Girls are the company in residence at the Anheuser-Busch Black Box Theater at COCA, located at 524 Trinity Ave, in the University City Loop.

Crush!

 
Saturday, January 31
7:00 - 11:00 pm

Step into the Contemporary's winter warm-up event: Crush, a swanky soiree hosted by the Contemporary Council to benefit the Contemporary. Enjoy an eclectic mix of music by DJ Darren Snow, indulgences put together by an all-star committee, tantalizing surprises designed by Contemporary staff, and a silent auction full of art and luxury items.

Dress is glam-Hollywood glam (think Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, or even George Clooney or Julia Roberts. Be creative!)

Tickets start at $50 per person and include an open bar, aphrodisiac hors d'oeuvres, complimentary valet, and admission to the after-party at EXO.

To purchase tickets, click here or call 314.535.8903.
Click here to preview the stellar auction items.

Opening Weekend at the Contemporary is this weekend!

On Friday, January 23 join us for the opening of Gedi Sibony: My Arms Are Tied Behind My Other Arms and Bruce Nauman: Dead Shot Dan. The public reception is from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, but Artlink members are welcome to come to the member preview beginning at 6:00 pm.

Then, on Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 pm come back on in for Contemporary Conversations, a talk with artist Gedi Sibony and Richard Flood, Chief Curator of the New Museum in New York.

Visit our website, www.camstl.org for further information on the exhibitions and Opening Weekend. See you there!