Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience 2023

Please join Art Saint Louis for our Spring exhibit, Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience 2023 featuring works by 51 STL regional artists over age 70.

Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience 2023 is presented April 15-May 18, 2023.

Art Saint Louis presents Maturity and Its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience 2023, a multi-media juried exhibit presented in the Art Saint Louis Gallery at 1223 Pine Street in downtown St. Louis, MO.

The exhibition is currently on view in the Gallery through May 18, 2023. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free & open to the public, no appointment required. Free reception Saturday, April 22, 5-7 p.m. at Art Saint Louis -- open to the public. Complimentary beverages.

Graphic design by Emily CrullThis juried exhibit showcases the talents of Artists Informed by Time -- artists aged 70+ -- who, by making art, share their thoughts & ideas about the world and themselves with us. Jurors Lynn Friedman Hamilton and Carolyn Miles selected 63 works by 51 artists from Missouri and Illinois for this exhibition.

Our upcoming Spring 2023 exhibit is a follow-up to our 2021, 2018 and 2016 presentations and we are honored to have the opportunity to work with Maturity and Its Muse to present this unique show.

Artworks featured in our multi-media exhibit address myriad subjects and themes and are created in a wide array of styles, artistic techniques, and media. A non-thematic exhibit, the theme of this exhibit really ends up being the artists themselves and who they are and what they are making as they mature. Some of the featured individuals have been artists their whole lives while others delved into artmaking upon retirement. The featured artists hail from all walks of life, abilities, and experiences.

The 63 artworks featured in the show include ceramics, collage, drawing, metal, painting, paper, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, and more. We invite you to check out our Facebook album for this exhibit here. Congrats to Eldon Benz, Charles Vincent, Beth Sharp, and David Lancaster on the sales of their works from this exhibit.

Serving as Jurors for this exciting exhibit were Lynn Friedman Hamilton and Carolyn Miles. Lynn is Founder and Executive Director of Maturity and Its Muse, a St. Louis-based organization that engages older adults and celebrates aging; and Carolyn is owner and Director of Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO.

LOCATION
The Art Saint Louis Gallery is located at 1223 Pine in downtown St. Louis and is free and open to the public six days a week, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

GROUP VISITS
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FEATURED ARTISTS

PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS

There are parking meters on Pine Street and Olive Street & other nearby streets. Parking meters run 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Fines are steep ($20), so don't let your meter expire. You might download the handy Parkmobile app, where you can monitor & pay your parking meter via your smartphone. Parking is at your own expense--we do not validate. The Gallery is easily accessible by public transportation with MetroLink and MetroBus with MetroBus stops on Olive Street and Tucker right near the building.

Some of the 64 artworks that will be featured in the exhibit:

Jo Jasper Dean, Chesterfield, MO. “Echo Rocks.” 2018. Oil on Canvas, 24”x24”. $1,200.	Janet Chamberlain, Cape Girardeau, MO. “Sunset Reflections 3.” 2021. Digital Photograph on Canvas, 16”x20”. $275.	Rachel Malcolm Ensor, Murphysboro, IL. “Garden Friends.” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas over Wood, 30”x23”. $600.
Byron Sletten, St. Louis, MO. “A Shadow of Former Self.” 2022. Digital Print on Archival Paper, 32”x40”. $600.	Maurice Hirsch, Chesterfield, MO. “Don’t Forget to Look Up.” 2022. Digital Photograph on Metal, 16”x24”. $250.	David Lancaster, St. Louis, MO. “Ganesha 1.” 2022. Acrylic, Charcoal on Panel, 38”x38”. Sold.
Nancy Grimes, University City, MO. “Under the Sea 2.” 2022. Gouache on Paper, Cotton Thread, 18”x11”. $400.	Eldon Benz, Carbondale, IL. “Load Balanced, Balanced Series.” 2021. Load Master Parts, Paint, Wire, Steel, 24”x22”x16”. Sold.	Award of Excellence recipient Barbara Zucker, St. Louis, MO. “Money Plant.” 2018. Cyanotype on Paper, 18”x14”. $350.
Elizabeth “Betty” Moore, St. Louis, MO. “Along the Trail.” 2021. Hand Carved Plaster, 10.5”x10.5”x4”. NFS.	Adrienne Patel, St. Louis, MO. “Blood Moon.” 2018. Acrylic on Canvas, 48”x36”. $1,000.	Carol Corey, Overland, MO. “Pure Land Series: Bestowed #5.” 2022. Digital Collage on Aluminum, 7”x4”. $100.