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Historical April–May 2013 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Regional Arts Commission (RAC) is located on the northern border of this neighborhood.
It has enabled the West End Arts Council to carry out many activities that bring us together through music, theatre, and workshops for youth. RAC’s director, Jill McGuire, has lived in Skinker DeBaliviere for four decades.
Her energy and enthusiasm have served St. Louisans well. RAC funds arts institutions large and small that make exposure and enjoyment more feasible.
She is a fan of innovation and has been recognized for her accomplishments by Americans for the Arts and the Missouri Arts Council. Fittingly, she has also received a Visionary Award.
Most recently, she was named a “St. Louis Game Changer.” This award was presented at a performance of “Jackie and Me” by the SMetro Theater Company at the Edison at Wash U.
This is a time of innovation at RAC. Thanks to funding from the Kellogg Foundation, artists in St. Louis took part in survey, Artists Count.. One of the important findings is that many artists do not have a great deal of capital and work at one or more jobs to make ends meet.
In fact, counting all income sources, 46% earn less than $25,000 per year.
These artists are perhaps somewhat better off than those inhabiting the garrett in “La Boheme” but still are unable to appy themselves to their craft as they would wish. By assisting artists on the individual level, more paintings could be painted, more music composed, and more plays written and staged. RAC is inagurating a twopronged approach to enabling artists.
First, there will be small grants of $500-$3000 to help with materials, studio space, etc.
The competition should open in mid-April . Gidelines are being developed now and awards may be made more than once a year.
There will also be 10 fellowships awarded of $20,000 apiece for individuals. Nancy Kranzberg and Freida Wheaton are the co-chairs.
They will soon name the full committee that will make the awards.
The application process will be on-line and it is hoped that it will begin in mid-June.
The committee will develop the selection criteria. Artists interested in either of these awards may go to www. artistscount.com.
They can then register for the mailing list and receive all award information. RAC also intends to fund innovation in the form of special project grants. Possible recipients include a “blues museum” and a major gathering to celebrate sculpture at Laumeier. Aptly, in describing Jill McGuire for her most recent award, St. Louis Game Changers said “Jill McGuire keeps St. Louis on he cutting edge of arts, culture and arts-integrated community development. Amen for our area and our neighborhood.
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Jill Mc Guire at arts event. Descriptive caption supplied.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2013.
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