COCA: Great Ideas for Business Creativity

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Jonah Lehrer, author of "Imagine: How Creativity Works,"  will be a featured speaker at the Second Annual  Business Creativity Conference, sponsored by CocaBiz, the exciting new training division of COCA (Center of Creative Arts). CocaBiz develops fundamental business skills through immersive arts-based learning experiences. CocaBiz Director Steve Knight says that, along with Lehrer and international best-selling author and blogger Seth Godin, … [Read more...]

RAC – Regional Arts Commission KICKSTARTER SCHOOL, Mar. 19, 2012

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There was standing room only for Stephanie Pereira's presentation on how to bring money to a project by telling a good story. Nicole Hollway (Storycube Sukkah), James McAnally (The Luminary Center for the Arts) and Bryan Walsh (The Screwed Arts Collective) shared their experiences with Kickstarter. The panelists and their videos were funny, informative and appealing.  I'd like to hear from artists about their Kickstarter … [Read more...]

TWO BASKET HOUSES: Architecture with a Twist

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Two unusual structures on the lawn in front of Bixby Hall at the  Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. The tree limbs, woven like wicker baskets, raise many questions about process, materials and architecture past and present. See more photos … [Read more...]

Carmon Colangelo | O Land O | Bruno David Gallery

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Carmon Colangelo, Dean of the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, explores the homogenization of American life in a sequence of two-sided prints, inspired by a visit to Orlando Florida. “O Land O” is a playful pastiche and amalgamation of abstract maps, highways, hotels and Disneyesque images of city life. The prints were created at  at Flying Horse Editions in Orlando. Bruno David invites you … [Read more...]

WORD/Books: Author Laurence Hillman | Planets in Play

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Author Laurence Hillman is featured at Jung in the Heartland: Portals to the Sacred II, presented by The C. G. Jung Society of Saint Louis, November 9th and 10th. Hillman speaks on Exploring Astrology and Your Dreams. In this video Hillman discusses his interest in astrology as a tool in understanding human behavior. In addition to Hillman, speakers at Jung in the Heartland, 2011, are Lionel Corbett, Jung in Dialogue With the Soul: Is … [Read more...]

St. Louis University Art Museum | Lew Portnoy Sports Photography

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INMOTION: SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEW PORTNOY SEPTEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 2o In Motion: Sports Photography by Lew Portnoy. More than 75 images, of some of the world's most famous athletes at their best. From boxing to bull riding, from soccer to swimming, Muhammad Ali to Ozzie Smith. … [Read more...]

Sheldon Art Galleries | The Ties That Bind: Art Quilts

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Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Sheldon Art Galleries Director talks about "The Ties That Bind: Art Quilts by Members of the Fiber Artists Coalition" in the Bellwether Gallery of St. Louis Artists. … [Read more...]

KRANZBERG ARTS CENTER BLACKBOX–”Mistakes Were Made.”

501 N. Grand Blvd. (314) 289-1507 Sept. 1 - 3. | "Hot City Theatre: The Winners." Sept. 8 - 11. Sept. 15 - 18. Sept. 22 - 24. http://grandcenter.org/grandel/ … [Read more...]

JAZZ AT THE BISTRO

3536 Washington Ave. (314) 289-4030 Funk Butt Brass Band. Sept. 9. Sept. 10. at 7:30 and 9:30. |  Kim Massie. Sept. 16. Sept. 17. at 7:30 and 9:30. | Take 6.  Sept. 21-24 at 7:30 and 9:30. | Rare Departure. Sept. 30. Oct. 1 at 7:30 and 9:30. http://jazzstl.org/jazz-at-the-bistro/ … [Read more...]

GRANDEL THEATRE–”Dancing in the Street 2011 Festival”

3610 Grandel Sq. (314) 289-1500 Sept. 24. 1:00 - 9:00. Four Outdoor Stages. (Festival: 1:00 to 9:00) | "St. Louis Shakespeare: Henry V." Sept. 30 http://grandcenter.org/grandel/ … [Read more...]