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Critical Conversations- Art and Place, September 15, 2015 Critical Conversation  ‘Art and Place’ took place September 15, 2015 at Gallery 210.  Topics included neighborhood, institutional context, commercial and community space, cultural context, class, creative process, environment, ‘outsider’ art, the White Cube,  and the unique challenges faced by St. Louis-based artists as well as the various […]

Don’t forget: The deadline for Public Works is October 5 (less than two weeks away). Please send your submissions to : stlcriticalmass@yahoo.com. Critical Mass for the Visual Arts invites artists from the St. Louis metropolitan area to submit an idea or concept that you would like to explore though a temporary work of art that […]

We’d like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who came out for the talk last night at Gallery 210. These are ‘Critical Conversations’ in part because they require us to use be skeptical of the status quo, to be iconoclastic,  to be revolutionary. The revolution is not a tea party, […]

We are pleased to announce- The Public Works Project Critical Mass for the Visual Arts invites artists from the St. Louis metropolitan area to submit an idea or concept that you would like to explore though a temporary work of art that will exist in the public realm. A three-person jury will review proposals and […]

A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts event Join us for a Critical Conversation investigating ‘Art and Place.’ Clues include neighborhood, institutional context, commercial and community space, cultural context, class, creative process, environment, ‘outsider’ art, the White Cube,  and the unique challenges faced by St. Louis-based artists. Bring your ideas and join the conversation! What: […]

Thanks to all who came out to the Sheldon last night for the Creative Stimulus Award Exhibiting Artists’ Gallery talk. We heard some great discussion on how Tate Foley, David Johnson, and Mel Watkin each came to their particular subject matter and processes. There was a wonderful underlying theme of discovery, seeking meaning, and making connections.Whether […]

Creative Stimulus Project – Call to Artists Applications due: Monday, June 1st, 2015 by 5:00pm Click the link below for a PDF of the Call to Artists Creative Stimulus Call to Artists 2015_Completed Since 2008, Critical Mass for the Visual Arts has recognized the needs of outstanding local visual artists through the Creative Stimulus Project. […]

Check out the video of our first Critical Conversations Event on Socially Engaged Art! This took place May 6 at the Stage at KDHX. Panelists were Freida L. Wheaton, Marcis Curtis, Christine Ilewski, and Stefani Weedon-Smith. Moderator was Susan Colangelo. We are proud to have worked with the St. Louis community to start this conversation- […]

Creative Stimulus Project – Call to Artists Applications due: Monday, June 1st, 2015 by 5:00pm Since 2008, Critical Mass for the Visual Arts has recognized the needs of outstanding local visual artists through the Creative Stimulus Project. Building upon the upon the mission of Critical Mass to promote and initiate contemporary visual art in St. […]