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This exhibit showcases reproductions of the work of Missouri’s first known woman artist, Anna Maria von Phul. Her artwork illustrates life in the Missouri Territory
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Chinese Silk Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties showcases fine examples of Chinese textiles from the Museum’s collection, including clothing, embroideries, hangings, and banners
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Fox in the Mirror, a 20–minute video by Argentine artist Liliana Porter, is comprised of short vignettes depicting objects coupled with piano scores, solos, or
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Oscar Murillo (born Colombia, 1986) examines notions of cultural exchange, globalization, labor, and action through monumental paintings that reflect the processes of their making.
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Catching the Moment celebrates the acquisition in 2020 of 833 works of contemporary art assembled by Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons. Comprised primarily of prints—and including a
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Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis celebrates the best chess, art and culture from all 50 exhibitions held at
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Impressionism and Beyond traces the complex and generative encounters of artists with modern life, highlighting the diverse conversations between tradition and innovation, representation and abstraction, and
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Channel your inner Huck Finn on the STL Riverfront Adventure, a unique and unforgettable tour of St. Louis via the largest river in North America!
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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and
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On June 29th, Baileys’ Range hosted a soft opening event for the community. Hundreds of neighbors and visitors to the neighborhood gathered at 4175 Shaw to enjoy an evening of milkshakes, burgers, and fries. The formerly vacant gas station was on the nuisance property list of Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation (TGNCDC) in 2010 before it came up on the Sheriff’s tax sale in August 2013. Gas stations on prominent corners dotted neighborhoods across St. Louis City and, as an organization, we knew the original building at 4175 Shaw had value and would create a visually interesting development on a highly visible corner. With TGNCDC board support, TGNCDC purchased the property at the tax sale and began the work to remediate the site (removing the gas tanks and any other environmental hazards) for future development.
Through the Department of Natural Resources, TGNCDC, as a not for profit, was able to secure FREE phase 1 and Phase 2 reports to determine the level of clean up needed. Additional remediation was determined to be necessary. TGNCDC applied for and was awarded a $160,000 grant from EIERA (Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority) to complete the cleanup. A no further action letter was delivered which opened the possibility for redevelopment without barriers. This is a key strategy for CDC’s to attract a developer.
In April 2016, after a successful RFP process, Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC selected David Bailey to redevelop the property. After delays with historic state and federal tax credits, Covid and other barriers, his team pushed forward to complete the development in June 2022. The multimillion-dollar investment into the Shaw neighborhood, which preserved and embraced the original building, is a benefit to the community by creating approximately 75 new jobs, removing a nuisance property and increasing the desirability of the neighborhood as a place to live, work, play and invest. The improvement of 4175 Shaw is a great example how Community Development Corporations identify problems, determine the appropriate solutions, secure grants to help, and patiently work through the process to a successful conclusion. Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC thanks David Bailey and his team for their persistence and commitment to completing the promised development.
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