Post Performances 2013
The Luminary and The Partnership for Downtown are pleased to present the 3rd annual Post Performance Series, a series of free art installations and performances at the Old Post Office Plaza in Downtown St. Louis. The Post Performances will pair innovative visual artists and musicians to create site-specific, one-time performances that are free and open to the public. For 2013, Josh Welker will be creating a modular installation based on the proportions and forms of the plaza that will shift each month throughout the summer. Designed as a collaboration between artist and curator, the installation, entitled "summer flat (she wore ...
Whole City: Works Progress
Whole City: St. Louis organized by Works Progress The Luminary Center for the Arts Temporary Gallery at 2644 Cherokee Street, St. Louis 63118 May 4 – May 25, 2013 Opening Reception on May 4th from 7-9pm Part of the How to Build a World That Won’t Fall Apart Exhibition Series Whole City is a month-long project by Minneapolis-based public art and design studio Works Progress that will bring an unfamiliar eye to the City of St. Louis - asking inhabitants to talk about its identity as a place, as well as the creative life and aspirations of its residents - beginning with the question, What makes us whole? Across the United ...
New Ideas, New Building: 2701-7 Cherokee Street
We have spent the last 9 months hosting trivia nights and cocktail parties, partnering with local businesses, writing grants and running a Kickstarter campaign and now it is time to make the next step: WE ARE MOVING TO CHEROKEE STREET! The Luminary is moving forward with plans for a new location at 2701-7 Cherokee Street. The 13,000 sq/ft complex in the center of our favorite street will host an expansive gallery, reconfigured venue, studios, workshop space, and housing for international artists-in-residence. We will begin a complete renovation of the building in late October of 2012 and plan to open to the public in Spring of 2013. And since we just ...
Luminary Memberships Now Available!
We are proud to announce our new MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM. For the first time, we are offering memberships for a variety of levels and benefits that go directly to help support The Luminary's innovative work in the community. With arts funding being cut from most state and national agencies, it is up to individuals in our area to ensure the creative culture of our city continues to grow. The Luminary isn't just a gallery and venue--it is an incubator that makes new ideas possible. Our members are true patrons that help support the creative ideas that develop the community as a ...
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New Ideas, New Building: 2701-7 Cherokee Street
We have spent the last 9 months hosting trivia nights and cocktail parties, partnering with local businesses, writing grants and running a Kickstarter campaign and now it is time to make the next step: WE ARE MOVING TO CHEROKEE STREET! The Luminary is moving forward with plans for a new location at 2701-7 Cherokee Street. The 13,000 sq/ft complex in the center of our favorite street will host an expansive... [Read more]
Creative Time Summit: October 12th
On October 12th from 9am-6pm, The Luminary will host a special satellite location for the Creative Time Summit. We will be livestreaming the event with supplementary discussions and presentations from 12-1:30pm by area artists and cultural producers whose work intersects with the vision of the summit. Several of the presenters include artist and Chautauqua Art Lab founder Emily Hemeyer, artist and... [Read more]
Time Capsule Workshop
Time Capsule Workshop Location: The Luminary Center for the Arts, 4900 Reber Place, 63139 Dates: Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 2:00 pm Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm Free and open to the public. Space is limited to 20 people. Registration required: Register by emailing info@theluminaryarts.com Join former Luminary Resident Artist Alex Elmestad and Managing Director of Operations of the Missouri... [Read more]
Capital Campaign for a New Permanent Location
The Luminary has announced a capital campaign to establish a new permanent location on Cherokee Street to create a cutting-edge incubator for art, music and cultural projects. The building will include expanded gallery and performance space, housing and studios for artists-in-residence, open work space for the artist equipment library, classrooms, offices and more. The Luminary’s Directors, James... [Read more]
2012 Installation Space Call for Proposals
OPEN CALLS FOR 2012 INSTALLATION PROPOSALS The Luminary Center for the Arts is a nonprofit contemporary arts organization based in St. Louis, MO. The Luminary seeks to provide meaningful support to emerging artists, audiences and appreciators in the St. Louis area. As a combined studio, education, and exhibition space, we bring together a conversation from all areas of the art world, encouraging... [Read more]
Luminary Memberships Now Available!
We are proud to announce our new MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM. For the first time, we are offering memberships for a variety of levels and benefits that go directly to help support The Luminary’s innovative work in the community. With arts funding being cut from most state and national agencies, it is up to individuals in our area to ensure the creative culture of our city continues to grow. The Luminary... [Read more]
AV Workshops at The Luminary
In conjunction with AV*Artist Equipment Library, the Luminary is offering an exciting schedule of workshops led by local professionals to participants of all skill levels. Workshops are offered at a discounted rate for AV members, according to membership level. To enroll in a class, please email brea@theluminaryarts.com. If you are interested in something specific that we are not currently offering... [Read more]
Elevator Music Mixtapes
You trust your taste and you want others to get to hear it over serious speakers and subs. Here’s your chance. We’re looking for other people to make a soundtrack for our concerts that create context for the performers and presents new music to the audience. For each show in the 2011 Elevator Music Series, we are taking submissions for a mixtape contest in which we will select one winner... [Read more]
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