Rendering: 12th floor lobby, Angad Arts Hotel.

ST. LOUIS, MO, July 19, 2018 - Angad Arts Hotel, located in the Grand Center Arts District, is partnering with regional visual art organization Art Saint Louis, to cultivate extensive, year-round contemporary art programming. Under the direction of Art Saint Louis, the vibrant 146-guest room Angad Arts Hotel will feature a rotating series of exhibitions and events spotlighting the work of numerous St. Louis regional visual artists in the hotel's public spaces, as well as extensive collections of original artworks and reproductions in the hotel's room and suites.

	Rendering: Rooftop outdoor garden terrace.

"We're thrilled to be part of such a visionary project," says Art Saint Louis' Executive Director, Chandler Branch. "Angad Arts Hotel will be an outstanding outlet and creative hub for a diverse community of artists and creatives of all kinds. The imagination and whimsy that the developers are pouring into every aspect of the visitor experience is truly astounding."

The artwork featured at Angad Arts Hotel will be curated and managed by Art Saint Louis' dynamic production team, including:

• Chandler Branch, executive director - an arts industry professional with 18 years of executive management experience in the U.S., Russia, France, Portugal, the Netherlands and Costa Rica.

• Robin Hirsch-Steinhoff, artistic director - a 29-year visual art curator and administrator who oversees the organization's gallery programming in downtown St. Louis, MO, and has served as judge/juror for over 50 regional art exhibitions.

• Jessica Mannisi, assistant curator, independent curator, curatorial consultant - an industry professional and former curator of the William & Florence Schmidt Art Center in Belleville, Illinois.

Rendering: Blue/Tranqility guest room. Artwork by Megan Rieke and Paula Haniszewki.

Providing a fully immersive, artistic experience, guests will be able to select rooms by size, as well as color themes and emotions, including: Green/Rejuvenation, Red/Passion, Yellow/Joy and Blue/Tranquility. Each guest room will be anchored by large-scale reproductions of original artworks commissioned by Art Saint Louis from local artists Dail Chambers, William LaChance, Albert Yowshien Kuo and Megan Rieke. Furthering its commitment to showcasing local talent, Angad Arts Hotel's corridors, private event spaces and public gathering areas, including its rooftop outdoor garden terrace with panoramic views of the city, will likewise be infused with art by St. Louis area talents. Art enthusiasts can marvel at the sculpturally-inspired installations, paintings, photographs, prints, video art and more.

	Rendering: 1st floor, Angad Arts Hotel.

Much of the displayed artwork at the hotel will be available for purchase, and guests can easily access information about the artwork, artist and purchase price using Art Saint Louis' mobile app, ArtLoupe.

About Angad Arts Hotel
Angad Arts Hotel (AAH) is a wholly new hospitality experience, positioned to be a beacon for Saint Louis' exciting new cultural shift which embraces not only the visual arts, but also performance, fashion, literature, gastronomy and fun. Ideally located in the heart of the city's Grand Center Arts District, Angad Arts Hotel will offer a fusion of superb, gracious hospitality combined with curation of socially inspiring and authentic experiences. The property is a place where travelers and locals come together creating a vibrant intersection of cultural expressions.

About Art Saint Louis
Nonprofit organization Art Saint Louis has promoted the work of contemporary visual artists at work in the St. Louis region for over 35 years. Core services include a year-round series of competition-based exhibitions in the organization's gallery and café in downtown St. Louis as well a variety of public spaces elsewhere in the region.