Urb Arts

Last night, we welcomed back Lyrical Therapy for a special show. The poets were excellent. Plus guests got a preview of our new art show opening Fri, Nov 20th. Music provided by Siddall tha Selecta. #poetry #art #urbarts #blackaesthetics #lyricaltherapy #oldnorthSTL #STL

Call for Arts: Due Process Denied As our community continues to grapple with decades of violent interactions with law enforcement, artists interpret the meaning and impact of police brutality in their work. Join us. Learn more here:... https://www.urbarts.org/cfadpd/ #CallforArt

August is a big month for all kinds of reasons. For UrbArts, it's our founding month. Throughout it, we're posting 20+ years of videos. We'll start with a celebration of Black women by Antwoun Stevens from 2013. Link: https://youtu.be/gWnUsUQdEIo #poetry #black #youth #blackwomen

Last post for the week of celebrating our youth poets. We return to recent Parkway North graduate Kaylyn McKoy with an incredible poem about her ancestors. Link below: https://youtu.be/P_LKfUQhEbw... #poetry #youthpoetry #story #slam

Of Icarus and the Sun by Grace Ruo https://youtu.be/tle-wNSSGl4 #Poetry #youth #slam #relationships

Today we release a piece by Grace Ruo that was featured in a couple of our Brave New Voices bouts. It's a poem about relationships that became a team favorite. #poetry #youthpoetry #poem #relationships #spokenword # slam