PERCEPTION ISN’T ALWAYS REALITY
Sign up for artists’ opportunities and updates and news via your inbox.
2017 COMMUNITY VIDEO SKETCHBOOK
KRANZBERG ARTS CENTER
Public Screening February 3, 2017
__________________________________________________
2016 COMMUNITY VIDEO SKETCHBOOK
KRANZBERG ARTS CENTER
Public Screening February 5, 2016
Perception Isn’t Always Reality
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective
Black History Month Celebration 2016
2016 Community Video Sketchbook
The Community Video Sketchbook is a collection of original works created by Collective artists and guests including Yvette Dubinsky, Buzz Spector, Susan Colangelo, K.P. Dennis, Superhood, Michelle Soulchelle Pointer, Shirin Rastin, Jun Bae, Charlotte Gordon, Sam Boven, Xisi Liu, Christine Ilewski-Huelsmann, Wei Huang, Addoley Dzegede, and Stitchers Teen Council reflecting on the project theme, Perception Isn’t Always Reality.
Works cover a range of topics including exploration of Black History Month, living with MS, the freedoms of Iranian women in Shirin Rastin’s piece, to the mass migration of Syrian refugees in Yvette Dubinsky’s work, to body image in Michelle Soulchelle Pointer’s piece, to gun violence prevention in Story Stitchers work, gang recruitment prevention in Superhood’s piece and more.
Edited by SUPERHOOD, Story Stitchers Artist in Residence
Opinions expressed in the Sketchbook are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective organization.
Black History Month was celebrated in 2016 at the Kranzberg Arts Center with the return of Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective’s Perception Isn’t Always Reality. The Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that brings teens and artists together in documenting our community through art, word, video, and music. Perception Isn’t Always Reality is a cultural exchange that explores the dynamics of community in St. Louis through issues of identity, bias, and public perception as related to individual lives. During February the Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective held public events including a public screening of art and videos collected from community artists reflecting on the theme entitled Community Video Sketchbook.
Perception Isn’t Always Reality is a platform for community engagement through an artistic lens, with it the Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective works to shift perceptions and realities and bring hope to our community.
Purchase the Perception Isn’t Always Reality theme song by K.P. Dennis, Story Stitchers Artist in Residence and Music Director on iTunes on the Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective label.
Public screening at Kranzberg Arts Center
Studio Theater
501 N Grand Blvd.
Big Brothers, Big Sisters Building
Grand Center First Friday, February 5th, 2016 at 7:00 pm.
Copyright license granted by written permission from the participating artists for the 2016 Community Video Sketchbook, Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective. Copyrights for individual works remain with the artists and may not be reproduced without written consent.
PERCEPTION ISN’T ALWAYS REALITY
PROJECT PERCEPTION: A Reality Runway Show
On February 14th, the Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective held a public event and participatory activity with Stitchers Teen Council with the guidance of guest artist and fashion designer Qristyl Frazier called Project Perception: A Reality Runway Show. MC Mr. K.P. Dennis and Ms. Frazier guided the audience through a fun exploration of the relationship between perception and clothing through music, game, and makeovers using repurposed clothing from Avalon Exchange to consider biases people may form about individuals based on attire. Susan Block from The Designing Block was on hand to teach the Stitchers Teens how to walk the runway.
St. Louis American by Kenya Vaughn CLICK HERE
Kranzberg Arts Center
501 N Grand Blvd., 63103
Sunday, Feb 14th
12:00-2:00, Studio Theater Performance
About Qristyl Frazier
Qristyl Frazier dazzles the “plus” community with her exhilarating designs shown on her exclusive website Qristyl Frazier Designs.com. Qristyl Frazier Designs is a high fashioned clothing line that graced its presence within the curvy community beginning in 2006. Qristyl has gained a vast amount of media attention from around the world including the Steve Harvey Show, Project Runway, All on the Line with Joe Zee, The Rachel Ray Show, Essence magazine and more.
Program Sponsors
The Kranzberg Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in the heart of the Grand Center Arts Entertainment District at 501 N Grand Blvd.
Avalon Exchange is a buy sell trade resale clothing boutique. Our carefully curated inventory includes designer pieces, vintage, Air Jordans, denim, leather, basics, and one of a kind items. 6388 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130.
4-H Youth Futures at the University of Missouri Extension Services is an extensive college orientation program that includes on-going local mentoring and a college orientation conference on the MU and LU campuses.
the clothesline is a monthly installation where artists intersect to transform a space for one night only.
_____________________________________________________________
Perception Isn’t Always Reality Theme Song
Now available on iTunes! Click HERE
For more music visit the Story Stitchers Store :
http://storystitchers.org/portfolio/urban-music-program/
______________________________________________________________
PERCEPTION ISN’T ALWAYS REALITY
Public Presentations Feb 6 through March 14, 2015
Kranzberg Arts Center
Perception Isn’t Always Reality is a cultural exchange that explores the dynamics of community in St. Louis through issues of identity, bias, and public perception as related to individual lives.
Throughout February and into March, the Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective will held a series of public events including a discussion and book signing with Kim Norwood, author of Color Matters, participatory activities for teens such as the Teen Stitch Squad Sessions led by the Stitchers Teen Council, and a final performance by St. Louis RAP legends KP Dennis and Jarmel Reece.
The project also features an interactive Gallery/Incubator installation with a Community Video Sketchbook featuring twenty-seven area artists. Stitchers Teen Council work was created in collaboration with Mike Pagano at the Nine Network’s NineLAB and United Story. The Saint Louis Storybook Photo Booth invited guests to document their own stories related to perception and reality, and to reflect on the question “What does Black History Month mean to me?” Participants received a Polaroid portrait and were invited to become part of the exhibition through a drawing maker space. In March we pivoted to Women’s History and are exploring issues of gender and bias as well as the role of women in family life. On March 14th the public is invited to join our Teen Council as we honor the women of the Tillie’s Corner Historical Project.
Perception Isn’t Always Reality is a platform for community engagement through an artistic lens, with it the Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective works to shift perceptions and realities and bring hope to our community. Join us at the Kranzberg Arts Center and become part of this vital project.
Below is a collection of the content from the project. We will continue to add to this as we collect interviews from the public. We invite you to participate by visiting the Saint Louis Story Book Photo Booth. To make an appointment please email us at storystitchers@gmail.com. Please see UPCOMING events page for future activities.
PRESS
See full article here: One Stitch At A Time
GALLERY/INCUBATOR INSTALLATION
February 6-March 15
Community Video Sketchbook
Project Director & Curator
Jarmel Reece
Be A Bridge
Susan Colangelo and
Mario Miles-Turnage
Bipolar Series
Kait Mauro
Breaking Boundaries — Craig
Raffael Holz-Eckmann
#ChalkedUnarmed
Mike Pagano, Nine Network
Ferguson Protest
Anonymous
Ferguson Circle 1, 2, 3
Buzz Spector
Ferguson
Charles Burson and Jarmel Reece
Coming soon…
Ghost of Liberty
Lines of Liberty
Carmon Colangelo
Judgment Day
Jarmel Reece
#Plant4PeaceSTL
Corinee McAfee, Community Producer, Nine Network, Mike Pagano and
Teresa Martinez, Managing Producers
Put the Gun Down
K.P. Dennis
Three Graces
Paula Wilson
The Little Rock 9 with Terrance Roberts
Denise Ward Brown
Tillie’s Corner RAP
K.P. Dennis, Carla and
Miguel Alexander,
Tillie’s Corner Historical Project,
Susan Colangelo
Two Hundred Years A Slave
Anonymous and Katherine Story
United Story: Ferguson Beyond Today Project
Mike Pagano, Nine Network,
Sophie Lipman, and
De Andrea Nichols
Stitchers Teen Council Work is created in collaboration with Mike Pagano and Nine Network’s NineLAB and K.P. Dennis, Susan Colangelo and Waheed Abduhl Muhaimin
Stitchers Teen Council:
Juwuan Dennis, Taron Dennis,
Toryon Booker Dennis, Jamarias Fowler,
Laila Spellman, Saivion Spellman
Wurlitzer
Lauren Pressler
