Memento Mori September 14-October 17, 2024
Please join Art Saint Louis for our first exhibition in our new location at 2801 Locust Street, Memento Mori, featuring new artworks by 74 STL regional visual artists from Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky.
We are pleased to present Memento Mori, our Fall 2024 exhibit on view in the NEW Art Saint Louis Gallery at 2801 Locust beginning September 14, 2024 and on view through October 17, 2024.
A free public reception was held for this exhibit on Saturday, September 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. Guests joined us to check out our new Gallery, view the exhibit, meet the featured artists & Juror, and enjoy complimentary beverages courtesy of the featured artists.
We are honored to have the opportunity to work with artists Manda Remmen and Travis Lawrence as our exhibition co-Jurors. |
co-Juror's Statement
“The phrase “Memento Mori” is one that is near and dear to me and has found itself literally spelled out into multiple pieces of my own artwork. After experiencing a brush with death at the age of eighteen, my rite of passage into adulthood carried with it the reminder that which lies around the corner may be sooner than we realize. I have spent my adult life contemplating mortality and the mystery of what comes next. Being invited to juror a thematic exhibition of this same motto was an honor.
The submissions for this exhibition explored a diverse range of interpretation. As expected, we had several engaging depictions on the notion of death and dying. However, what seemed to be most prevalent, was the portrayal of experiencing life. Several of the artworks display the struggles we endure through our time here on earth, or the mourning for those we have lost along the way. Yet so many also expressed hope and a celebration of this short-lived moment.
Like life itself, we all have our own journey and are fortunate to have the arts to assist along this path towards our next steps.”
—Travis Lawrence, artist
The 74 featured artists in Memento Mori are:
CB Adams, St. Charles, MO |
Christopher Hughes, Carbondale, IL Justin Henry Miller, Cape Girardeau, MO |
Christopher Richard, Affton, MO Beth Robinson**, Kirkwood, MO ** = Award of Excellence |
PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS
Art Saint Louis is located at 2801 Locust Street in St. Louis' Midtown Alley Business District. We are on Locust at Leffingwell. We're 4 blocks West of Jefferson Ave. and 1 mile East of the Fox Theater in Grand Center. There is a small parking lot to the West of our building with limited parking. There is also on-street parking at meters that operate 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Fines are steep, so don't let your meter expire. We recommend that you download the handy Parkmobile app, where you can locate open meters, pay for and monitor your meter via your mobile phone.
The Gallery is easily accessible by public transportation with MetroLink and MetroBus with MetroBus stops nearby. If you are uncomfortable driving/parking, then you might want to consider a carpool or rideshare to our location.
Some of the 78 featured artworks from Memento Mori: