Open Story Collection: Violence and Peace
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
3:00-7:00
Stitchers Storefront Studio
616 N Skinker Blvd.
Open to the public. Add your voice.
Story Stitchers started an exploration of native Missouri prairie lands with photo shoots and overnight trips to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Shaw Nature Reserve in 2016 and again in 2017.
When a person lives in an urban area where sirens, screeching tires, and gunshots can be heard nightly, how will their sense of self and world view change when that person experiences and explores native prairies?
Peace in the Prairie supports the research, creation and public presentation of a completed conceptual work of art by artists exploring the juxtaposition of violence in St. Louis’s urban environment and the peacefulness of Missouri’s natural prairie landscapes. The grant supports artists’ stipends, travel expenses and expenses for a public presentation.
The project expands the artistic body of work of African American artists in the Collective, addresses the community need of understanding violence while seeking peace, supports the exploration of new natural settings by both artists and audiences, and supports the greater understanding of Missouri’s unique natural heritage in its native prairie lands.
Leading artists in this project include Jamie KP Dennis, Reggie McNichols aka Ntegrity, Troy Anthony Swanson, Bobby Norfolk, Demil Johnson, and contributing artist Susan Colangelo.
OPEN STORY COLLECTION: VIOLENCE AND PEACE
If you would like to contribute a story to this project’s archives, about violence or peace that you have experienced in either the city or the prairie lands of Missouri, please contact Story Stitchers at storystitchers@gmail.com, call 314-899-9001, or drop by the Storefront Studio during a Story Collection session.
Open Story Collection: Violence and Peace
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
3:00-7:00
Stitchers Storefront Studio
616 N Skinker Blvd.
Open to the public. Add your voice.
We’d like to hear from you.
To become part of Peace in the Prairie contact the Collective.
Email storystitchers@gmail.com or call 314-899-9001.
Support of Peace in the Prairie is provided in part by an Annual Discipline Minority Arts grant from Missouri Arts Council.
The project is also supported by a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health. The Foundation is a resource for the region, working with communities and nonprofits to generate and accelerate positive changes in health. As a catalyst for change, the Foundation improves the health of Missourians through a combination of partnership, experience, knowledge, and funding.
