After several months, youth poets from Illinois to Jefferson County will converge in Old North St. Louis this Friday at 6 for the VerbQuake Indie Championship. The winner of this competition will be named the Youth Poetry Slam Champion. The top 6 poets will form the UrbArts Youth Poetry Slam team and represent the region…
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On April 19th, UrbArts will open its next art exhibition focusing on the works of black photographers. Though it will be on view for a limited time, visitors will be able to experience the works on opening night and during gallery hours, Tuesday through Thursday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Alezy Irving, one of the…
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Yoga with Nico is a weekly class at UrbArts led by Nico, a Yogi & DJ. UrbArts asked Nico to send us some info to share with Yoga students as they develop their practice. We’ll post her thoughts as often as possible. Here are the four things a beginner of yoga should know. 1. Prioritize…
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Dr. Chajuana Trawick, board chair of UrbArts, has long been a fixture of STL’s fashion world. Last fall, Dr. Trawick was elevated to endowed chair in fashion and design at Lindenwood University all while selling out three fashion shows featuring high school and college students. Lindewood University recently, announced that graduating seniors will be able…
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Every year, over 50 poets from different cities register to compete at Rustbelt. That trend continues with 14 poets planning to participate as individuals and 9 teams registered. Since Rustbelt is a regional competition for the Midwest, poets from the region get priority placement in the tournament, while neighboring region will be officially registered by…
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by MwazaCarol I am a creator of things. I am one who asked to be manifested here to bring things into fruition, make them beautiful and tangible. It has taken me many years to recognize this but, once I did, it placed me firmly on my path and life opened up for me. I became…
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Since UrbArts started its art gallery program in Summer of 2014, we have tracked artwork sales exhibited on our walls. Visual artist and Urb staffer Billy Bill was first to exhibit his work in our Old North St. Louis gallery and supply the org’s gift shop with prints. Since his show, UrbArts has held over…
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At least 15 visual artists sold nearly a total of $5,000 of original artwork through the UrbArts Gallery program in 2018, earning at least 60% in revenue. Mid-career artist Holly Roe tops our list with her successful solo art show Flowin’ On Rocks exhibited in June 2018. Six of the artists presented in Kris Blackmon…
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On Dec 1st, December Mag and UrbArts will hold a joint fundraiser at .Zack (3224 Locust Street) called December Jam. It’ll be a mix of DJing, slam poetry, and art. This event is open to the public. Tickets are $35 and can be bought here.
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I have been an artist since my earliest memories. My focus for a long time was primarily portraits. I was fascinated by the various nuances that gave a face its uniqueness. About 20 years ago I found myself bored with doing portraits. I silently questioned my lack of interest and stopped doing portraits altogether for…
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