Events
Grab a friend and start your weekend with art, music, and culture in the Grand Center Arts District.
This First Friday is a chance to get a last look at our spring/summer exhibitions before they close for the season on August 10. As always, our galleries…
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Mark World AIDS Day with a full itinerary of free programs at museums in St. Louis. Start with a special Day With(out) Art Drag Brunch at CAM hosted by the legendary Vanessa Frost featuring live drag performances by Kelli Diamonds and Sativa Frost, a portion of the…
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CAM is pleased to partner with the annual St. Louis International Film Festival to present short films that explore the world of contemporary art through a cinematic lens. This event is free and open to the public and includes complimentary popcorn; additional refreshments…
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Celebrate the 20th anniversary of CAM’s home at 3750 Washington Blvd with a block party! The festivities include an afternoon of food, music, face painting, art making, and a ceremony honoring the volunteers, staff, community members, and partners who have shaped the museum over the last two decades.
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In 2011, artist Monica Rodriguez presented Poster for Seed Grenade Recipe as part of the 1st Gran Tropical Bienal in Puerto Rico. For the presentation of this work as part of the exhibition We didn’t ask permission, we just did it…, Rodriguez has updated this interactive poster to adapt…
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Exhibitions
This exhibition maps conceptual artist Jacolby Satterwhite’s extraordinary creative trajectory across multiple materials, genres, and modes of thinking. Drawing on a broad set of real and fantastical references and diverse influences that include video gaming, art history, mythology, and contemporary visual culture, Satterwhite creates digital worlds of resilience, reinvention, and…
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Exhibitions
On June 3, CAM launches the second part of Collective Impact, a new partnership with Creative Reaction Lab (CRXLAB). Building on the introduction of CRXLAB’s work through an exhibition of posters from the Artwork for Equity program, the second half of the season reveals an interactive exhibition…
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The following interview took place prior to the protests over the killing of George Floyd.
What is different now? Are not the racial divisions within our society just more deeply outlined than before? How are attitudes toward stay-at-home mandates based on privilege? Isn’t the expectation of…
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Bethany Collins moved from one part of Chicago to another in March. “Moving day during a pandemic is definitely worse,” she tells me. But her new neighborhood offers a more walkable part of the city and a daily walk has become part of the quarantine regimen. Collins and I laugh…
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Even though CAM has been closed since March, a conversation with Paul Mpagi Sepuya makes me think even more about exhibitions without an audience. Sepuya’s summer survey in St. Louis is now documented in a gorgeous monograph, a selection from thirteen years of the artist’s photographic explorations within…
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