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Art Saint Louis is pleased to present our Summer exhibition, Honor Awards 2023, on view in the Gallery June 10-13, 2023. The show opens with a free reception on Saturday, June 10 from 4-6 p.m. with a special tasting of Switchgrass Spirits courtesy of artist Brenda Gilliam. Additional complimentary beverages will be served courtesy of Art Saint Louis.

Honor Awards 2023 features 48 recent works in ceramics, digital art, installation, painting, printmaking, and textiles by ten Award-winning artists who received Awards of Excellence in our 2021 juried exhibits.

The ten featured artists in Honor Awards 2023 are:

Ainura Barron, St. Charles, MO
Nancy Exarhu, Clayton, MO
Brenda Gilliam, St. Louis, MO     
Sandy Kaplan, St. Louis, MO
Misato Pang, St. Louis, MO
Adrienne L.J. Patel, St. Louis, MO
Marilyn Robinson, St. Louis, MO
Duenne Schlarman, Edwardsville, IL
Den Smith, St. Louis, MO
Sun Smith-Foret, Elsah, IL

We are honored to have the opportunity to work with artist Sara Vanderbeek of Austin, Texas as Juror for this exhibition. Vanderbeek is an award-winning artist, curator, lecturer, and gallery owner. Sara was born and raised in St. Louis and holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (2003). Her works are in numerous private collections throughout the U.S.

HEC-TV spotlights our Spring 2023 exhibition, Varsity Art XXVII, currently on view in the ASL Gallery through March 30.

This year's 27th annual exhibit features original artworks by 43 STL undergrad and grad level art students representing 22 colleges and universities from the St. Louis region (all within 200 miles of Art Saint Louis). We invite you to view this video about our exhibit featuring an interview with our new Executive Director Francesca Passanise. Thank you to HEC-TV Producer Paul Langdon for this wonderful video and for working to shine a light on the work of Art Saint Louis.

You can learn more about the Varsity Art XXVII exhibit here and we invite you to view the exhibit in-person at Art Saint Louis Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. or Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. We're closed Sundays and holidays.