City-Wide Open Studios coming to Cherokee this weekend

As part of the Contemporary Art Museum's City-Wide Open Studios project, there will be numerous spots open along Cherokee this Saturday, July 30, where folks can go take a look at some of the terrific work being done on this fantastic street.

A list of all the participating artists can be found on the Contemporary's web site here.

A convenient printable map of open studios is available for download as a PDF file from the Contemporary's web site. here.

Don't miss it; it's always a wonderful event!

Hawes Photography open house this Friday

Members of the KC Art Community Relocate to Cherokee Street

 

Hawes Photography is the newest business to join the thriving community on Cherokee Street. This creative photography studio specializes in nontraditional wedding, family and high school senior portraits, commercial photography and fine art commissions. 

 

"Think about portraits you’d get at Wal-mart," Aaron Hawes, owner and photographer, said. "We do the exact opposite."

 

Hawes Photography moved their business from Kansas City to serve the local wedding market and expand their commercial presence. "A few years ago we put out a small ad in St. Louis for creative wedding photography," Hawes said. "We were getting so many contacts from brides in the area that we knew there was a real need for our style of photography here."

 

The move positions the studio in the heart of an area of the city experiencing a renaissance. "There’s a great community here on Cherokee Street, and we’re excited to be part of it," Hawes said. The studio, located at 2307 Cherokee Street in the former Boots Gallery space, also offers a limited number of fine art prints and vintage cameras for sale.

 

The media and the public are invited to attend a ‘Meet the Photographers’ open house from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 18, at the studio, 2307 Cherokee St., St. Louis. For more information, visit www.hawesphotography.com or call Heather Hawes at 314-932-1300.

Contemporary posts printable map for City-Wide Open Studios 2010

The Contemporary Art Museum has put up a PDF map of the City-Wide Open Studios next weekend.  Here are the artists who are scheduled to have open studios on Saturday, July 24 on Cherokee Street.  Don't miss them!


1820 Cherokee Street, 3rd Floor (Lemp Arts Studio)
Jon Cournoyer, Sarrita Hunn (#308), Wonder Koch (#306), Ryan Thayer (#308)

2637 Cherokee Street (Cherokee Photobooth)
Juan Montana

2712 Cherokee Street (All Along Press)
Paul Coenen

2715 Cherokee Street
Peat Wollaeger

2720 Cherokee Street, 2nd Floor (ArtD Gallery & Studios)
Jenn Carter, Scott Ernst, Jennifer Hayes, Carla M. Steck, Bryan Walsh, Vivian B. Waters

2834 Cherokee Street  (AVD + EAVD Art & Design)
Jen Bradford, Amy VanDonsel

2838 Cherokee Street
The Firecracker Press

2847 Cherokee Street (Cranky Yellow)
David Wolk

3022A Cherokee Street, 2nd Floor
RJ Messineo

3026 Cherokee Street (CAMP)
Lyndsey Scott

3157 Cherokee Street (M.S.I.F. Studios)
Michael Stasny

3159 Cherokee Street (MADE Studios)
Jane Linders

Open House Crafternoon @ MADE - Saturday!

Meet one of the newest artsy-crafty neighbors on Cherokee Street, MADE Community Workspace & Studio, which is opening up for business on May 8 during Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee!

Please come down and see us - we're open from 1 pm to 8 pm and there's nothing more fun than Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee - great food, lots of cool things to do and see.  Plus, you can hangout with friendly crafters as we make and talk. 

 

It's an Open House craft day, just stop by and make something!

 

We'd love for you all to come down and hang on our opening day - it's an open-house, free admission Crafternoon! 

 

 

Hope to see you there,

The STL Craft Mafia & MADE

 

 

MADE

Location:

3159 Cherokee St.

Saint Louis, MO

 

 

Arch Reactor space for artistic and technological pursuits comes to Cherokee Street

Arch Reactor Hackerspace invites you to our grand opening!

We've been hard at work whipping our new space into shape and now we want everyone to come see it!

Are you a self-described 'techie' that is looking for your niche? Arch Reactor, St. Louis's first Hackerspace is a co-op workshop and club for techies, tinkers and free thinkers. Part arts and technology clubhouse, part training ground for new skills and knowledge, Arch Reactor is a place for residents of St. Louis and surrounding areas to share and receive educational information and training on various topics and skills with access to the tools you otherwise couldn't afford on your own. We offer a work space for all kinds of artistic and technologic pursuits.

Saturday, January 30, from 4:00-10:00 p.m. the group is hosting an public open house in their new space for anyone interested in learning more about the group. The space is on the second floor of 904 Cherokee St. (near the Arsenal St. exit off of Hwy 55). There will be several presentations on different topics by group members and the group will be showcasing several projects and activities, such as a MakerBot, a life-sized version of the game Jenga, a Japanese Arcade Game tournament and other fun interactive exhibits.

This event is free to all. Drinks and refreshments will be offered for a donation.

Tell your friends! Tell your neighbors! Tell anyone that's interested in building, learning and above all, DOING!

Find out more at www.archreactor.org or email us for more information.

PHD Gallery Fall Open House

Join us at PHD Gallery for our FALL OPEN HOUSE!

This Saturday & Sunday, September 5 & 6, 2009, Noon to 5 PM

PHD Gallery hosts "Selections from the Gallery" through September 19, 2009.

On view are more that a dozen artists including:

• Joe Chesla
• Dennis DeToye
• David R. Hanlon
• Leslie Holt
• Charlie Houska
• David Lancaster
• LeRoy Lottman
• Metra Mitchell
• Polly Saputo
• Mary Beth Shaw
• Susan Sullivan
• John Tuccillo
• Mark Weber
  

Jessica Baran of the Riverfront Times writes:

Selections from the Gallery - September has arrived meaning, among myriad other things, that the new exhibition year has begun. To mark the occasion, phd Gallery highlights some of the work by a dozen-plus artists that's been on display since late August in a wide array of media (from painting to photography to sculpture) at its fall open house, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6 from noon till 5 p.m. at phd Gallery on Cherokee Street's antique row. Local artists will predominate; among others, the lineup includes Joe Chesla, David R. Hanlon, Charles Houska, Leslie Holt and Mark Weber. Not only can you admire re-creations of Old Master paintings invaded by Hello Kitty and hammered metal icons engraved with desperate pleas to God to reverse the artist's homosexuality, but refreshments will be amply served! The group exhibit will be on view through September 19 at phd Gallery.

PHD Gallery
2300 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
314-664-6644

Go go go! to the open studios!

work in progress by Dana Smith at City Art Supply

I hope you got the chance to visit the places on Cherokee that were open today as part of the City-Wide Open Studios this weekend.

You should really really go see some studios on Sunday! Really.

Some highlights of the couple of brief stops I made:

paintings by Dana Smith at City Art Supply


paintings by Jeremy Rabus at City Art Supply


paintings by Josh Crow at 2621 Cherokee


Josh Crow painting at 2621 Cherokee


Kyra Termini and Dennis Doty at work at 2621 Cherokee

There will be different studios around town open Sunday, July 26. More information here

Friday and Saturday @ City Art Supply

From Dana Smith of City Art Supply:

Some important info regarding City Art Supply.

First – Friday July 24 (TODAY) City Art will NOT be open. Please make note.

Second – Saturday July 25 (TOMORROW) City Art WILL be open starting at 10:00 a.m. We’ll be participating in the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ City Wide Open Studios from 10am – 4pm. This event invites anyone to visit St. Louis artists' studios to see the artist’s work space, artwork in process and to even purchase something from the artist.

For more info on this event you can go here.

For a full list of participants you can go here.

And for a map of all the studios you can go here.

At City Art Supply I’ll have a work space set up and new paintings on display for those of you who want to stop in and visit. Also, Jeremy Rabus’s studio next to the shop will be open as well and he’ll have paintings on display too. Jeremy may or may not be able to attend, he’s having minor surgery today (nothing serious) but might not be ready to socialize on Saturday. However, I highly recommend checking out his work. For those of you who might possibly be interested in buying a painting from Jeremy or me, we can accept credit/debit cards, checks and of course cash.

In addition to that, I’d like to remind you that City Art Supply is still having our 40% OFF sale on ALL items currently in stock. Stop in and see some art, buy some supplies and SAVE MONEY.

There are many great artists participating in the event on Saturday AND Sunday. Below I made a list of all the artists on Cherokee Street for your convenience.

Jeremy Rabus 3213 Cherokee (City Art Supply)

Kelly Porter 3325 Cherokee

Kim Richardson 3214A Cherokee

Dana Smith 3215 Cherokee (City Art Supply)

Elysia Mann 3155 Cherokee (All Along Press)

Rebecca Bodicky 3151 Cherokee (Fort Gondo)

Gina T Alvarez 3156 Cherokee (Snowflake)

Jamie Kreher 3156 Cherokee (Snowflake)

Amanda Verbeck 3156 Cherokee (Snowflake)

Brett Williams 3156 Cherokee (Snowflake)

The Firecracker Press 2838 Cherokee

Amy VanDonsel 2834 Cherokee (AVD+EVAD)

Scott Ernst 2720 Cherokee Floor 2 (Art Dimensions)

Jennifer Hayes 2720 Cherokee (Art Dimensions)

Myles Keough 2720 Cherokee (Art Dimensions)

Bryan Walsh 2720 Cherokee Floor 2 (Art Dimensions)

Josh Crow 2621 Cherokee

Dennis Michael Doty 2621 Cherokee

Kyra Termini 2621-2623 Cherokee

Thomas DeClue 2008 Cherokee (20:08 Gallery)


Thank you very much for your support.

Dana Smith
City Art Supply
3215 Cherokee St
St. Louis, MO 63118
314-771-5375
cityartsupply at gmail dot com

Saturday at Snowflake

This Saturday, July 25, SNOWFLAKE will be taking part in the annual OPEN STUDIOS event put on by Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Gina Alvarez, Amanda Verbeck, Brett Williams, and Jamie Kreher will be setting up satellite studios spaces at SNOWFLAKE. Please stop by to view work and talk with the artists. Fort Gondo, City Art, All Along Press, and many others on Cherokee Street will be taking part. For an official map visit http://openstudiosonline.org/map-it-out/

Saturday, July 25
10am - 4pm
snowflake
3156 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63118


blogger's note: going forward, much of the content of this blog will be cross-posted with Cherokee Street News.

City-Wide Open Studios

Oodles of Cherokee-based artists will be participating in Contemporary Art Museum's City-Wide Open Studios July 25:

Contemporary Art Museum has released the map for this year's City-Wide Open Studios Tour and it looks like Cherokee has more artists participating than any other street in St. Louis! The following Cherokee artists will be opening their doors to the public on Saturday July 25:

Gina T. Alvarez (Snowflake), Rebecca Bodicky (Fort Gondo), Josh Crow, Thomas DeClue (20:08 Gallery), Dennis Michael Doty, Scott Ernst (Art Dimensions), Jennifer Hayes (Art Dimensions Gallery), Myles Keough (Art Dimensions), Jamie Kreher (Snowflake), Elysia Mann (All Along Press), Kelly Porter , Jeremy Rabus (City Art Supply), Kim Richardson, Dana Smith (City Art Supply), Kyra Termini, Eric Woods (The Firecracker Press), Amy Vandonsel (AVD + EVAD), Amanda Verbeck (Snowflake), Bryan Walsh, Brett Williams (Snowflake) and Ken Wood.

What is City-Wide Open Studios?

A week-long event dedicated to the discovery of the hidden spaces where artists work. Free and open to the public, this event offers a unique opportunity to explore these creative spaces and enjoy one of the most exciting parts of contemporary art—being able to talk to the artists.

More info at openstudiosonline.org/ Maps can be downloaded here.

information from Cherokee Street News

Miss the Cherokee Street Open House?

Or didn't make it everywhere you wanted to go on the day of the Open House?

See these nifty roundups on the always wonderful B.E.L.T. and on Lo-Fi St. Louis, both of which have loads of wonderful photos.

Know of any more reports on the event? Please post them in the comments!

Cherokee Street Open House April 4, 2009

Come one, come all!

Info from Michelle at the Firecracker Press:

The Cherokee Street Open House is set for Saturday, 4/4/09, 11AM-9PM. The event will feature boutiques, art studios, specialty shops with unique retail, fabulous food & drink, property tours, and live music!

Cherokee Street is fresh and hip! There is an overwhelming active involvement of arts, music, retail, food and people creating a vibrant energy and offering unique services found no where else! The Cherokee Street Open House is a showcase of the existing businesses that are operating up and down Cherokee Street and is an opportunity to promote retail sales, develop new business, and recruit prospective businesses to consider Cherokee Street as a location.

Participating: Studio 3211, The Firecracker Press, Kakao Chocolates, Jackson's Piano, Fort Gondo, Cranky Yellow, Diana's Bakery, Carillo's Western Wear, Carniceria Latino Americana, Tower Taco Mexican Restaurant, Black Bear Bakery, Hot Ink, Grafitti Lounge, Gooolll Soccer, FOAM Coffee & Beer, Retro 101, Mississippi Mud, Shangri-La Diner, Remember When Antiques & Collectibles, Hammonds Books & Antiques, O'Malley's Irish Pub, The Stable, Cinco De Mayo St. Louis LLC, JAD Productions, Music by Alley Ghost & Rum Drum Ramblers of Big Muddy Records and more!

Where: Each business participating will have their doors open from the 3200 block at Virginia all the way down to the 1900 block at Lemp. Live music at The Firecracker Press, along Antique Row as well as at O'Malleys Irish Pub.

Hope to see you April 4th!!!