Junior Achievement’s 3rd Annual FREE Photos with Santa event scheduled for November 22nd from 4pm-8pm at Orr Street Studios!

Santa and Mrs. Claus are comin’ to town! I’ve attached our event flyer and press release (which has Santa’s bio—he’s a Disney Santa of Color). Please feel free to pass this along to everyone! Once again, this is a COMPLETELY FREE EVENT for families (there will be a silent auction and a prize drawing, but those are optional): free photo op with Santa & Mrs. Claus and, of course, free cookies and cocoa…Santa wouldn’t have it any other way!

SAVE THE DATE!!!
Visit the link below to purchase tickets!
You can also visit our”Donations” page and donate $35 for each ticket. After donating email our director at director@orrstreetstudios.com and let us know how many tickets you paid for. Your tickets will be waiting for you at the door.

Come join us JUNE 8, 2024 10am-Noon for a morning of creativity, painting, drawing, custom art magnets, button-making, finger-puppets & designing paper airplanes!


RESERVE YOUR SPOT IN ADVANCE!!
This Second Saturday for Kids is limited to 40 kids, ages 5-12, so be sure to register in advance to reserve your spot. Send an email to director@orrstreetstudios.com.

Parents Welcomed!
(Parent or responsible adult should accompany any child 8 or younger.)

Orr Street Studios regular phone is not working to receive messages for now (5/24). So, please call (573) 424-9668 if you need to contact us by phone.

Join us at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, for art talks with photographer/educator Jenny Kettler and fiber artist/educator Betsy Knabe Roe.

JENNY KETTLER
Jenny Kettler is an artist, educator and explorer based in St. Louis. In her ‘What Remains’ project, she surveyed the Midwestern landscape for three years photographing plastic bags caught in trees and bushes in a region with no bag bans. Her photographic work is hauntingly beautiful and explores the complex and interwoven relationships humans have with nature in the Anthropocene epoch.

She strives to use art as a tool for environmental education to create an eco-consciousness in America again. Her projects fluctuate between hiking meditations, photography, healing breath work, installations and organizing environmental justice based art programs.

She holds a master’s of fine arts degree in photography from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville and a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, as well as environmental studies certificate. She teaches photography at Lindenwood University, Maryville University and St. Louis Community College.

In an eye-opening talk addressing nature, feminism and photography, Kettler will share how she unpacks climate grief and the consequences of a climate change to transform it into art and new ways of seeing and understanding the natural world. This lecture will include insights on healing and a brief meditation.

Notable media appearances: - Reclaiming Gaia: Artist Jenny Kettler Tangles with...Plastic (KDHX's Earthworms Podcast) - http://earthworms.kdhxtra.org/reclaiming-gaia-artist-jenny-kettler-tangles-with-plastic - Students install international art project in Ryan Hummert Park (40SouthNews, Doug Miner) - https://40southnews.com/students-install-international-art-project-in-ryan-hummert-park/

BETSY KNABE ROE
Betsy Knabe Roe is a fiber sculptor, educator and curator. She is known for her large-scale paper, dyed and stained fabric, and mixed media installations, and has exhibited internationally and broadly throughout the Midwest. Knabe Roe currently serves as the director of the Montminy Gallery in Columbia, Missouri. Prior to this appointment, she worked in community outreach and K-12 and university education for more than 15 years.

The 'Microbial Series' is influenced by interest and research into the unseen world of microscopic beings. The invented imagery of these sculptural pieces is referential rather than representative of cellular and molecular biology. Knabe Roe elaborates on the colors and patterns to highlight the wonder of these elegant, intricate, invisible-to-the-naked eye beings.

“A Better World,” featuring work by Orr Street Studio artists and invited guests, represents a positive shift in the global environmental decline.  Artists are asked to create work that visualizes change and hope in our world. Work may reflect a hopeful vision for the future, such as innovative solutions that are already happening.

Join us Friday at 6 p.m. for the opening of another superb exhibition. Get a sneak peak by visiting our “A Better World” gallery page.

Join us for our 2nd annual Business Expo and Fashion Show featuring local designers and small business owners of color! FREE

This event was packed last year, and a true celebration of all the creativity and ingenuity of our local creatives. Connect and inspire each other while experiencing the art on the walls, “The Color Black”, learning about resources and watching all local models showing incredible local fashion.

This event is first come first serve, last year we did run out of room inside the building, but we are planning on adding an outside version to the show so that everyone can take part.

Brought to you by an incredible team which include Orr Street Studios, Ronecia Duke, DJ Kareem, Jonathan Asher, TK Thomas, Omni the Artist, Soul Sessions, Matt Warren, VidWest.

Featuring

Altered Perceptionz

COMO BEACH

Erika's Creations

Franky Karmen

ground&gold

Jadi’s Fiber Creations

Lovelady Wear

Lux Hause

The Motivated Brand

The Stone Lion

Vital Apparel

Join us at Orr and discover the fascinating 30 year journey of George & Esohe Galbreath of Atlanta as they gathered one of the largest collections of black art. Their coffee table book, “ The Galbreath Collection: A Decade of Collecting Atlanta shares a gorgeous tale of discovering art by artists of color, the thrill, and the work of bringing these artists the recognition they deserve. The 176-page book features over 100 artwork images from nearly 70 artists.

This event is a part of our Hearing Voices/Seeing Visions monthly gatherings where we experience presentations by authors, artists, musicians and dancers. This is a free event, and light refreshments will be served. Event is 7-9 pm.

Join us at Orr Street Studios on Friday February 2nd from 6-9 for our monthly First Friday event. Free. Open to the public. This show runs February 2 through the 25th.

Music provided by Double Helix.

Orr Street Studios presents The Color Black. A Special exhibit with 18 artists from our fabulous black and brown community.

We hope you will come and enjoy this exhibit.

Join us for First Friday, and our new show! Friday, December 1st, 6-9. This show runs through December 29th.

The Orr Street Studios are proud to present the artwork of its very own artists in December. The creations of Orr Street tenants, residents, and board member artists will be on exhibit and available to purchase for gift giving.

We are also pleased to announce that music will be provided by the Myra Fox and Robyne Sieh.

The Orr Street Studios welcome fellow fine art aficionados. Brought to you by the funding of Columbia's Office of Cultural Affairs.

Join Asia Long and her team and have fun making some Fall art with your little people! FREE No need to RSVP, just show up and make art! 11am-2pm.