Creative Spotlight: Artist INC — Helping Artists Build Sustainable Creative Lives
Three weeks into Artist INC, I explore how Mid-America Arts Alliance helps artists build sustainable practices, professional skills, and community.
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Creativity is more than what we make — it is the stories, experiences, and dreams behind every creation. Creative Spotlights celebrates artists, makers, educators, and creative communities who inspire others through imagination, resilience, and self-expression. Discover the people and places bringing more creativity, connection, and possibility into the world.
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Creative Spotlight: Perennial STL — Turning Discarded Materials Into Creative Possibilities
Explore Perennial STL, a nonprofit creative reuse workshop offering classes, reclaimed materials, shared tools, community programs, and financial assistance.
Phoenix Rebirth: Building a Life from What Remains
The story behind Phoenix Rebirth—a mixed-media artwork about unsafe definitions of home, visible repair, creative reuse, and building beyond the ashes.
Creating Through the Weight of Stillness—Artist Spotlight on Jamie Bishop
Meet Jamie Bishop, a resin artist and writer exploring creativity, chronic autistic burnout, healing, imperfection, connection, and the weight of stillness.
Creating Room to Grow: Where Youth Create, Connect, & Belong in St. Louis
Discover St. Louis nonprofits and arts organizations helping young people create, connect, build confidence, find community, and explore their creativity.
From Scrap Paper to Wearable Art: Making Paper Bead Earrings at Perennial
Turn scrap paper into wearable art at Perennial STL's Paper Bead Earrings class, featuring handmade beads, salvaged copper wire, and creative reuse.