Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

What makes people feel connected to a place and space? What do we want our communities to look like? How do we want them to feel? What if—by voting—we could make the change we want to see in our neighborhoods? 🗳️✨ Join us for First Friday in Grand Center: Transform Your Hood Town Hall on August 2 from 6pm-9pm as we celebrate the power of community voices, values, and votes with Transform 314 and Speak Up St. Louis The free public Town Hall will feature: 🗳️ Music by Big Esco 🗳️ A voter registration drive for MO & IL voters Conversations led by Kelly McGowan, Founder of Transform 314, Christopher Loss of Field Club Media and Brittany Raji Alberty, also known as The Marketing Midwife 🗳️ Selection and announcement of the Transform Your Hood poster competition winner Visit https://lnkd.in/gv_pxehx to learn more about the exhibition and related events. #camstl

🥗✨ New hours for AO&Co. at CAM: Museum visitors and neighbors can stop by Wednesday–Saturday from 10:00 am–3:00 pm and enjoy the cafe’s delicious offerings including coffee, teas, breakfast bites, grab-and-go sandwiches, sweet treats and much more! Visit camstl.org/visit/cafe to view the full menu.

🎨❕Calling all young artists grades 6–12: Applications for teen studio art education programs are officially live! Deadline to apply is Aug 26. LEAP is an afterschool program for artists in grades 6–8. The ten-week program features in-depth exploration of contemporary art practices and mediums. New Art in the Neighborhood (NAN) is a twelve-week residency for students in grades 9–12. NAN combines project-based learning with open studio exploration by introducing new art practices. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/g89Y4w8i. #camstl #teenprograms #newartintheneighborhood #leapmiddleschoolinitiative

It’s not too late to register your kiddos for tomorrow’s Play Date: Creating Space in Art happening from 10a-11:30a at CAM! 🎨 Children and their families are invited to participate in a hands-on art making activity while exploring exhibition ideas. Join us for a morning of fun, creative expression, and a special performance featuring Blaque Berry Puppets! Visit camstl.org/calendar to learn more and register. #camstl

One of our favorite member events of the season is only a couple weeks away: Cocktails and Curators is happening Wednesday, July 24 from 6pm-7pm at CAM! Members will have the unique opportunity to chat with our Ferring Foundation Chief Curator Dean Daderko and Associate Curator Misa Jeffereis in a casual setting, get behind-the-scenes insights about our current exhibitions, and raise a glass to contemporary art. It’s never too late to become a member! Visit camstl.org/members to learn more.

We're thrilled to share that CAM has been awarded a $75,000 exhibition support grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts! This grant will support "Like Water," a major group exhibition featuring a multigenerational cohort of artists working in the US and abroad. Organized by Ferring Foundation Chief Curator Dean Daderko, the exhibition will be on view at CAM from September 6, 2024 - February 9, 2025. "Like Water" addresses water's life-giving and destructive powers, floods (of emotion), the Mississippi River and its tributaries, climate change, the Middle Passage, and the path of (least) resistance, among other subjects. ⁠⁠ The Warhol Foundation awarded over $4 million to 49 visual arts organizations and cultural institutions this grant cycle. These awards will assist in cultivating, presenting, and upholding the diverse creative practices of artists. Images: Harold Fisk, Mississippi River Meander Maps, 1944

Meet Zach! Zach is the 2024 Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement Fellow at CAM, where he is working with our Learning and Engagement team to develop tours for CAM. He is a rising junior at Washington University in St. Louis earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Archaeology, an additional major in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and a minor in Business of the Arts. Zach also works in the Art History department as part of the Digital Art History Lab and is developing digital humanities workshops for the undergraduate population in the coming semester. Please join us in welcoming Zach to CAM for the summer—we’re so thrilled to have him working with us! 

CAM is hiring!⁠ We’re looking for experienced preparators to join our team for the upcoming installation period from August 12 to September 5, 2024. Read more about this position and submit your application by visiting camstl.org/jobs. We can’t wait to hear from you soon!⁠ #museumjobs

Calling all artists! You have just a few days left to submit your proposals to work with our Teen Museum Studies (TMS) cohort this summer on an exhibition in CAM’s Education Galleries. A $1,500 stipend will be provided for time and supplies. Applications are due June 3. Head to our website to learn more and submit your proposal. #camstl #callforartists #artistproposal #stlarts #stlouisartists

CAM is hiring! The Director of Development oversees all fundraising activities, supervises a three-person department, and is a key member of the senior management team working closely with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors to achieve the Museum's fundraising goals. CAM is seeking experienced and well-qualified candidates for this position. Submit your application by June 21, 2024. Read more about this position and submit your application by visiting camstl.org/jobs #camstl #stlarts #stljobs #museumjobs