LONG VIEW: exhibition at St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Via Partnership

September 10, 2021

This exhibition was inspired by the Paul Artspace Residency program and the recent history of its physical property. Much like the literary and visual artists highlighted within the exhibition, the property has its own identity and unique history, which is, in turn, reflected throughout the region and those who may spend time within it.

Located in a nearby suburban home on a serene six acres tucked just away from the busy Route 67, the space has hosted one hundred local, national, and international artists onsite in the seven years prior to 2020. As we reflect on the history and the future of the residency program, we present this exhibition as part of a timeline in which we consider the past and the future of the region and ourselves. Who are we, where have we been, and where are we going?

Paul Artspace is proud to build community through bringing together different practices, often pairing writers with visual artists and supporting curators to work broadly across all disciplines. For this exhibition, we have included visual artists as well as literary artists, and have invited PSA: to help curate the writers’ work visually. This type of collaboration and community building is at the heart of the mission of the Paul Artspace program, which endures into the future as it moves away from its physical space.

Paul Artspace would like to thank St. Louis Lambert International Airport and Via Partnership for making this exhibition possible. This exhibition was organized by Paul Artspace and Marianne Laury, curator of Longview.

You can learn more about Paul Artspace and how you can help support working artists at www.paulartspace.org.

Paul Artspace Joins GEDOK for Exhibitions in Honor of 60th Anniversary Sister Cities Partnership between Stuttgart & St. Louis

September 30, 2020

Two exhibitions highlight current events from visual artists representing St. Louis and Stuttgart

St. Louis, Missouri – September 30, 2020 - Paul Artspace has partnered with GEDOK to present two exhibitions to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the sister city partnership between Stuttgart, Germany and St. Louis, MO, USA. The first of these is now open, presenting current American photography in the vhs-photo gallery in Stuttgart.

The exhibition, VOTE for…presents St. Louis artists, refers to the upcoming presidential election in the US and how campaign advertising dominates news coverage and political events around the world for months. The American photographers included in the exhibitions encourage us to examine democratic values such as justice, freedom, and equality.

The second exhibition, Call and Response, will take place next month in St. Louis at The Bermuda Project and includes artists representing Stuttgart as they contemplate current events from their perspective.

The exhibitions are supported by the city of Stuttgart and the St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities organization.

Participating artists (Stuttgart): Nate Burell, Jennifer Colten, Jess T. Dugan and Vanessa Fabbre, Jen Everett, Nate Larson, Drew Nikonowicz, Julia Wenz & Peter Franck and WORK / PLAY.

Participating artists (St. Louis): Peter Franck, Peter Haury, Nicole Kather, Traci Kelly, Bruno Nagel, Eva Schmeckenbecher, Thomas Ulm, Julia Wenz

Stuttgart Exhibit in St. Louis

Title: Call and Response

Dates: October 24th through November 8th, 2020

Viewable by appointment, email Christy Hoffmann at info@paulartspace.org

Fridays and Saturdays: 12 pm - 6 pm and Sundays: 12 pm - 4 pm

Where: The Bermuda Project, 830 South Florissant Road, Ferguson, Missouri 63135

Who: Peter Franck, Peter Haury, Nicole Kather, Traci Kelly, Bruno Nagel, Eva Schmeckenbecher,

Thomas Ulm, Julia Wenz

Paul Artspace Needs Your Help

October 22, 2019

Paul Artspace is operating at a deficit. While 2019 was another successful year for the residency program, it also brought some unexpected expenses that required immediate attention to ensure the safety of our residents and guests on the property along with the well-being of the Paul Artspace organization. We’re pulling out all the stops to raise an additional $10,000 before December 31st, and we are asking you to give what you can to keep this organization going.

Paul Artspace and Sister City Resident Exchange Program Featured in St. Louis Magazine

August 14, 2019

Paul Artspace would like to extend our thanks to St. Louis Magazine for covering resident Jessie Donovan as she prepared for her trip to Germany as part of the St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister City exchange program. As of today, Jessie is deep into producing work at the GEDOK residence and studio in Stuttgart. The Germany residents, John Patrick Mikisch and Anja Klafki arrived in St. Louis to begin their residency at Paul Artspace last week.

Read more about Jessie’s plans for Stuttgart by clicking here.

Stuttgart Press Release Award Announcement

May 1, 2019

Jury Statement

The jury would like to thank everyone that submitted applications for the 2019 Stuttgart exchange. The submissions were

thoughtfully and respectfully examined numerous times by each juror and we are grateful for the time, effort, and detail each

applicant put into their proposals. The selection process was very difficult due to the quality of the submissions.

Through this process, the jury found that the proposals that resonated the most were driven by a personal motivation to create

work in our sister city and represent Saint Louis. Proposed themes in the work such as family history and personal relationships

seemed to emerge as having wonderful possibilities when explored through this opportunity.

After a thoughtful discussion, it became clear that Jessie Donovan’s proposal demonstrated a strong and honest desire to explore,

experiment and embrace the personal ideas motivating her work while remaining open and receptive to this unfamiliar environment.

The combination of intent and possibility contained in her proposal inspired the jury and we look forward to following along with

her research in Stuttgart, which promises to make an impact on her practice. Congratulations to Jessie!

Give STL Day

April 21, 2019

Paul Artspace is participating in this year's Give STL Day! On May 1st, you can visit this link and search for "Paul Artspace" to make your donation. Donation options start as low as $10. If you're not able to make a donation, you can also help by sharing on social media about our campaign. This is our first year participating and sharing will help us get the word out. Thank you so much for your support!

St. Louis - Stuttgart 2019 Awardee

April 18, 2019

stuttpas2019 We are pleased to announce our 2019 Sister Cities St. Louis - Stuttgart awardee, Jessie Donovan.Jessie plans to develop her project that she says is, "Examining the cultural and historical differences between Europe and Africa and my place between and within the two continents. Germany and Kenya are the two international locations in which I have spent the most time and visiting these places have influenced the way I see myself and my place within the world."We'd like to thank all applicants of this year's residence exchange and their wonderful statements. Please stay connected with Paul Artspace as we announce other residence program opportunities in the future.