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SAINT LOUIS STORY STITCHERS ARTISTS COLLECTIVE
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2019
STAND DOWN / RISE UP
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY
Call 4 Submissions
6 NEW WORKS CHOSEN BY BLIND JURY
6 YOUNG ARTISTS
3 PAID GIGS
STAND DOWN / RISE UP Respect and Redirect is an exploration of African Americans throughout Missouri’s history that have impacted gun violence today.
WHO
Open Call to: All 16-24 year olds living in St. Louis city or county.
HOW
Email storystitchers@gmail.com or call 314-899-9001 for a submission form
or attend the December 29th Writing Workshop.
WHEN
Additional details coming December 22, 2018… Stay tuned to STORYSTITCHERS.ORG & the blog.
Writing Workshop
December 29, 2018, 2:00-5:00 PM
Stitchers Storefront Studio, 616 N Skinker Blvd.
DEADLINE 4 Submissions
January 4, 2019, 11:59 PM
WHAT
Create a NEW original spoken word piece. Your own thoughts and words. Family-friendly language.
500-1,000 words or 2-4 minutes when performed. Exploring one or more African Americans throughout Missouri’s history that have impacted gun violence.
This project is supported by Missouri Foundation for Health, Incarnate Word Foundation and Gateway Arch National Park.
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STITCHERS STOREFRONT STUDIO
Join Story Stitchers and help support our mission of peace in the Lou!
OPEN AUDITIONS START JANUARY 5TH, 2018!!
1:00-5:00 PM
Prepare an original poem, rap, dance and tell us why you want to be a Story Stitcher.
Stitchers Storefront Studio
616 N Skinker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
The Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that brings youth, 16-24 years old, and artists together in documenting our community through art, word, video, and music.
Pick the City UP Tour is about St. Louis’s urban youth and gun violence prevention.
NOT ANOTHER ONE!
#DROPTHEGUN #KEEPTHEPEACE
Pick the City UP Tour presents Saint Louis Story Stitchers unique brand of urban storytelling, featuring live hip hop, spoken word and story magic on public health issues St. Louis cares about including gun violence prevention. Pay tribute, join the fun, and make a difference. Now in its 3rd year, the Tour stops at community centers, neighborhoods, parks, and cultural venues across St. Louis, using the arts as a catalyst for neighborhood community building. Pick the City UP Tour is about learning ways to better love ourselves and one another. Live performances act as a catalyst for neighborhood health care resource fairs.
Pick the City UP Tour presents Saint Louis Story Stitchers unique brand of urban storytelling, featuring live hip hop, spoken word and story magic on public health issues St. Louis cares about including gun violence. Pay tribute, join the fun, and make a difference.
For the latest details visit http://www.storystitchers.org or call 314-899-9001.
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To become part of Peace in the Prairie contact the Collective.
Email storystitchers@gmail.com or call 314-899-9001.
Premiere March 21, 2018
7:00 PM
.ZACK Theater
3224 Locust
St. Louis, MO
Peace in the Prairie is supported by an Annual Discipline Minority Arts grant from Missouri Arts Council for the research and creation of a new conceptual work of art entitled Peace in the Prairie.
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.
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SCHOOL PERFORMANCES
Bookings are available for the 2018/19 School Year. Email storystitchers@gmail.com to inquire.
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Saint Louis Story Stitchers admits youth of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school administered programs.
