Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Amy Sherald's first individual show was two years ago at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. It included "The Bathers," which just sold at auction in a bidding war that stunned onlookers.

Within her lush gardenscapes, the artist Ebony G. Patterson includes "memento mori", or, symbols of transformation and regenerationitems that evolve and bear witness to the cycle of life and death: butterflies, peacocks, snakes, blossoms. In this artwork, when the land is in plumage, the bird shedding its feathers is a crucial step toward its renewaljust as snakes shed their skin to allow further growth and remove old attachments. Patterson explores the idea that we ...come from the earth, we exist on the earth, and we return to the earth. As such, the garden is a site of life, death, and mourning. Come see Ebony G. Patterson: ....when the cuts erupt...the garden rings...and the warning is a wailing... at the museum this weekend! We're open 10:00 am5:00 pm, today and tomorrow. _____ #EbonyGPatterson, when the land is in plumage..., installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, September 11, 2020February 21, 2021. Photo: Dusty Kessler. G. Patterson, when the land is in plumage..., installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, September 11, 2020February 21, 2021. : @dkessler. See more

Making Friday plans? CAM is open until 8:00 pm! The museum is free, safe, and open to all. Grab a mask and a friend to come see the Great Rivers Biennial, on view through February 21. Reserve tickets at camstl.org/tickets.... _____ #KahlilRobertIrving: At Dusk, Great Rivers Biennial 2020, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, September 11, 2020February 21, 2021. : @cbauerphoto. #GreatRiversBiennial #STLMade #camstl See more

Today kicks off Cinema St. Louis's 29th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, including a CAM co-sponsored free screening of Aggie, available online now through November 22. Aggie explores the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes 'Aggie' Gund’s life. Aggie is internationally recognized for her robust and prescient support of artistsparticularly women and people of colorand her unwavering commitment to... social-justice issues. The stream features a Q&A with subject Aggie Gund and director Catherine Gund, moderated by NPR’s Maria Hinojosa. Aggie is shown with the short feature, Before He Starts. In this exploration of the relationship between art and politics, Zhang Hongtuwho fled China for the U.S.journeys from New York to Kansas to paint bison and rediscovers the reason he became an artist. Also featuring a Q&A with Before He Starts director Xin Fang, moderated CAM Learning and Engagement Director Michelle Dezember. Please note the event is online only. Visit the link below to watch the free screening!

Need a space to clear your mind this week? Visit us and spend time with the artwork on view. We're open ThursdaySunday, 10:00 am5:00 pm, and until 8:00 pm on Fridays. CAM is always free. Reserve tickets at camstl.org/tickets. _____ #RachelYoun: Gather, Great Rivers Biennial 2020, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, September 11, 2020February 21, 2021. : Wil Driscoll. #MuseumMomentofZen

Pair your lunch break with a short drawing exercise next Wednesday, December 16, during a workshop inspired by Tim Portlock: Nickels from Heaven. This season's Drawing from Observation workshop is led by architectural designer Chris Mrozewski of V Three Studios Architecture, who will share his use of perspective as part of the design process. RSVP for this free event here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WO7ug5t7T46m6-QFFHUrAw.... _____ #TimPortlock: Nickels from Heaven, Great Rivers Biennial 2020, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, September 11, 2020February 21, 2021. : Dusty Kessler. #DrawingfromObservation #GreatRiversBiennial #camstl See more

Whether you voted early, by mail, or in-person today, you deserve your "I Voted" sticker. Last week, New York Magazine revealed 48 artist-designed voter stickers to be distributed for free at book stores and select retail across the country. Luckily for St. Louis, you can find a sticker included in curbside orders at Left Bank Books while supplies last! Artist Amy Sherald shares the inspiration behind her sticker, which features a painting from her 2018 exhibition at CA...M: "Growing up in the South, I viewed the American flag as belonging to a people whose patriotism was solely reserved for whites. This idea of Americanness left me ambivalent about where I stood. The Obama Presidency encouraged and inspired me to reconsider that notion. As I reflect on the many generations that came before me, I would be derelict if I did not take ownership of the one thing that they died for. I want to acknowledge their undeniable and indispensable presence in our history and in the making of this great country. This painting is about that reclamation. My American flag represents a whole country. A flag that conjures hope, empathy, resilience, unity, freedom, and justice. It does not disregard our past sins but stands at attention to America’s original sin and in doing so, forges a path forward to a more perfect union." _____ [1]: Courtesy New York Magazine and @asherald. [2] #AmySherald, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, May 11 August 19, 2018. : @dkessler. #Vote #Vote2020 See more

Accessories are 15% off now through November 4 in the Shop! Save on CAM-exclusive totes, earrings from makers Nova Vita Co. and Natalie Joy, masks from Michael Drummond, artist editions like the William Downs bag, and more! Browse the sale at camstl.org/shop. _____ #ShopLocal #MuseumShops #camstlshop

Spend your Saturday morning making art, seeing art, and hearing art! Families with children of all ages and abilities are invited to Play Date: Lively Lines, happening this Saturday, December 12 at 10:00 am via Zoom. Participants will learn how artists use different types of lines to make art, take a virtual tour of Rachel Youn: Gather, and enjoy music from special guest Steph Plant! Register here: camstl.org/event/play-date-lively-lines, and pick up a free material ki...t at CAM’s visitor services desk with all the supplies you’ll need to complete the activity starting Thursday, December 10. _____ #ArtsEd #PlayDates #StLouisKids #STLKids See more

Spidey and Louie and Star Wars, oh my! Halloween looks a little different in 2020, so we're having fun reminiscing on CAM's 2019 Halloween Family Day instead, featuring appearances by @maxiglamour, @louiestlblues, @leveragedancetheater, and more. The museum will be open today and tomorrow with regular hours. We can't gather for a spooky dance party, but feel free to wear a costume if you're still feeling festive. ... ____ : @jongitchoff. #HappyHalloween #KidsInMuseums #camstl See more

No age is too early for a visit to the museum! Come visit us this weekend with the whole fam. CAM is open 10:00 am5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. Get free tickets at the link in our bio! _____ : #repost @__coryb__

Member perk alertjoin us for a cocktail with the curators! Tomorrow night, CAM members are invited to a virtual happy hour with Executive Director Lisa Melandri, Chief Curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi, and Assistant Curator Misa Jeffereis, who will discuss the current exhibitions on view and other museum happenings. Members can RSVP by emailing [email protected]. Not a member, but want to be? Join here: camstl.org/join-give/membership.... _____ from left: Assistant Curator Misa Jeffereis; Great Rivers Biennial artists Rachel Youn, Kahlil Robert Irving, and Tim Portlock; Chief Curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi. See more

The wonderful Ebony G. Patterson joins us Thursday, November 12 for a virtual artist talk. Patterson blurs lines between painting, photography, sculpture, and collage, emphasizing the artworks’ materiality. She'll discuss her meanings and methods with CAM Chief Curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi, and end with a Q&A open to all attendees. Register for this free, online event: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HIFfrs1cT5OHOXOjLpQNCw... _____ #EbonyGPatterson. : Daniel Moody. Courtesy the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. #ArtistTalk #camstl See more

Fellow St. Louisan Nelly may be pulling ahead this season on Dancing with the Stars, but could he compete with our visitor Niels's moves? Rachel Youn's kinetic installation sets a great stage. Visit us this weekend to (safely) dance your way through Rachel Youn: Gather, part of the Great Rivers Biennial 2020. Tickets at camstl.org/tickets. _____ #RachelYoun #camstl #GreatRiversBiennial #Nelly #YungSwivel #DWTS

Kahlil Robert Irving: At Dusk, Great Rivers Biennial 2020, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, September 11, 2020February 21, 2021. Photo: Dusty Kessler.

Yowshien Kuo joins us next week for our November First Friday! With Museum Educator José Garza, Kuo shares insights into his surrealist visions, and his experience working with CAM's 2020 Teen Museum Studies students to present the exhibition, Western Venom. The conversation will end with a Q&A with the virtual audience. Teen Museum Studies is a summer program offering St. Louis area teens the opportunity to learn about museum careers and gain practical job skills. Part...icipants learn from museum staff members in all departments, and work collaboratively to curate and organize an exhibition from start to finish. So stop work early and join the First Friday watch party, November 6 at 4:00 pm! Register here: camstl.org/event/first-friday-20. _____ : Courtesy Yowshien Kuo. #FirstFridaysGrandCenter #YowshienKuo #TeenMuseumStudies #ArtistTalk #camstl

This week's virtual walk through takes us into Kahlil Robert Irving: At Dusk, on view September 11, 2020February 21, 2021. Kahlil Robert Irving conflates history and the contemporary through a gathering of multiple images and sources derived from his own physical and social media explorations, his personal biography, and the context of Black life in the Midwest. "At Dusk" is part of the Great Rivers Biennial 2020 Reserve free tickets at camstl.org/tickets.... _____ : Orlando Thompson. #KahlilRobertIrving #NowOnView #camstl See more

VOTE For W Magazine, 18 artists of color, including Derek Fordjour, envisioned a new kind of political poster. The finished posters are available to download and print at home: wmagazine.com/story/political-artist-posters-2020-election. _____ #repost @wmag @fordjourstudio #Vote #DerekFordjour

Seeing art through their eyes is one of my favorite things #repost @prinziel Ours too! Bring the whole fam out to see something new this weekend at CAM. Free tickets at the link in our bio.... _____ : @prinziel. #EbonyGPatterson #Visitorgram #camstl See more

Take a virtual walk through Ebony G. Patterson: ...when the cuts erupt...the garden rings...and the warning is a wailing... , on view September 11, 2020February 21, 2021. Ebony G. Patterson explores a new phase of a recurring garden motif that has occurred throughout her practice. Her immersive gardens grow out of a complex entanglement of race, gender, class, and violence, where beauty and horror coexist. Reserve free tickets at camstl.org/tickets.... _____ : Orlando Thompson. #EbonyGPatterson #NowOnView #camstl See more

St. Louis-based artist opportunity! CAM seeks two artists to develop a project-oriented curriculum for Vashon High School art students, in collaboration with CAM Learning and Engagement staff and Vashon faculty. The residency will take place during one of the two quarters of the spring 2021 school semester, and artists will receive a $1,300 stipend. Completed student projects from the first two quarters will be on display in CAM’s Education Gallery during the fall with m...ore opportunities to exhibit throughout the year. Past projects include a sculptural cardboard box installation, paper and printmaking, digital portraiture, assemblage installation, and more so get creative with your proposals! Learn more and apply: https://camstl.org//artreach-artist-in-residence-applicat/. ____ ArtReach: Vashon High School, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, January 18April 21, 2019. : Dusty Kessler. Resident artist: Natalie Pinson. #STLArtists #STLArtist #ArtReach