Middle School Visual Arts Nominations

Dear Visual Art Instructors,

The Des Lee Fine Arts Collaborative Middle School Music Festival is expanding to include the Visual Arts. Students will have the opportunity to create new pieces of art work under the instruction of Dr. Jennifer Fisher, Associate Teaching Professor of art and coordinator of art education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

The festival will be held on Wednesday February 7, 2024 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus and will culminate with a display of the art work that the students create with Dr. Fisher. The collaborative would love to have your students as part of the festival!

When planning for the event please note:

Instruction will begin at 11:15am, the same time that rehearsals for the music concerts begin.
Art students can arrive at the Touhill with the music students.
Students need to eat lunch before they arrive.
Students will receive a break for dinner and will be responsible for their own dinner. Students will be escorted to the Student Center where food can be purchased with a staff member form their school.
Students should arrive in clothes that they can create in. However, they may wish to bring a change of clothes for the evening gallery opening.
The gallery will be open to the public to view at 6pm. Students are asked to be near their work to talk with patrons about their art work.
The music concerts will begin at 6:30pm. Art students will have designated seats for the concert and are expected to stay for the entire concert.
Any work created during the day can return home with the students after the concert.
Art instructors are highly encouraged to attend the entire day to help their students, but if you have other instructors on campus for the music rehearsals accommodations can be made for supervision of your students.

Students will be selected to participate based on your recommendations:

When recommending your students, please consider the following:

Students should be comfortable working with mixed media and/or collaborative art projects.
Students should be self-motivated, able to complete work on time, respectful to teachers, and can follow directions.
Recommend as many students as you feel are deserving and will grow from the experience
But, prioritize your recommendations by listing your best students first on the form.
Not all students will be selected to participate. Selections will be based on number of schools participating, and space allotted for the program.

Register to participate below by Friday NOVEMBER 17, 2023

High School and Middle School Visual Arts:

Chair: Chris Casaine

Questions? Contact Chris Casaine ccasaine@normandysc.org or Dr. Michael Smith, smithmv@umsl.edu.

ADDRESS:		Turley Performing Arts Academy 1023 Chesterfield Parkway East Chesterfield, MO 63017
CONTACT:		Crissy Nordin cnordin@stagesstlouis.org Administration: 636.530.5959 Academy: 636.449.5775
WEBSITE:		stagesstlouis.org
STAGES employs the best Musical Theatre artists available regionally and nationally for all productions. By holding auditions in St. Louis and New York, STAGES is able to attract not only Broadway talent, but also further its commitment to support professional St. Louis actors, providing nearly 450 union work weeks annually. In addition to being the top regional employer of local union actors, STAGES educates thousands of students each year at its Performing Arts Academy, the region’s only year-round arts school with a comprehensive curriculum run by a professional theatre company.

ADDRESS:		130 Edgar Rd. St. Louis, MO 63119
CONTACS:		Brian Coats: Program Manager Bcoats@repstl.org Britney Daniels: Community Engagement Manager Bwalkermerritte@repstl.org 314-687-4080
WEBSITE:		www.repstl.org
The Rep is the St. Louis region’s most honored live professional theatre company. Founded in 1966, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is a fully professional theatrical operation belonging to the League of Resident Theatres, The League of St. Louis Theatres and is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Inc., the national service organization for the not-for-profit professional theatre.

ADDRESS:		12580 Rott Road St. Louis, MO 63127
CONTACT:		Elsie Tuttle (217) 931.2779 (cell) (314) 615-5268 (office) ETuttle@stlouiscountymo.gov
WEBSITE:		www.laumeiersculpturepark.org
Founded in 1976, Laumeier Sculpture Park is one of the first and largest sculpture parks in the country. It presents more than 70 works of large-scale outdoor sculpture throughout its 105-acre campus and serves 300,000 visitors of all ages each year with a world-class art collection, indoor and outdoor temporary exhibitions, education programs, and public events. Laumeier is free and open daily. Learn more at www.laumeier.org.

ADDRESS:		3221 McKelvey Rd Suite 106 info@hectv.org hecmedia.org
CONTACT:		314.531.4455 Office 314.531.0750 Fax amanda@hectv.org
WEBSITE:		www.hectv.org
HEC-TV is St. Louis’ leading producer of education, arts, and cultural television. Our mission is “to strengthen and promote education, arts, and cultural communities in the St. Louis metropolitan area.” HEC-TV is proud to bring you television that “makes you think.” For more information visit www.hectv.org.

ADDRESS:		3547 Olive Street, Ste. 120 Saint Louis, MO 63103
CONTACT:		Education Committee Chairman: Carol Commerford commerfordcarol@gmail.com 314-652-BACH info@bachsociety.org
WEBSITE:		www.bachsociety.org
The distinguished history of the Bach Society began in 1941, when Dr. William Heyne determined to offer the people of St. Louis the opportunity to perform and hear the great music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Since that date, the Society has carried out its mission without interruption, and is St. Louis’ oldest continuous choral society.

ADDRESS:		3547 Olive St Suite 204, St. Louis, MO 63103
CONTACT:		Brian Vaccaro, Executive Director Phone: 314.567.5566 Email: brian@stlclassicalguitar.org
WEBSITE:		www.stlclassicalguitar.org
St. Louis Classical Guitar (SLCG), previously known as the St. Louis Classical Guitar Society, is a non-profit arts agency whose mission is to promote positive impact through classical guitar performance and education. Founded in 1963 by students of George C. Krick, SLCG is the third oldest organization in the nation centered around classical guitar.

		One University Blvd. 316 Music Building St. Louis, MO 63121
		Michael V. Smith, Ph.D. E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Music Education 314.516.5365 Office smithmv@umsl.edu
		music.umsl.edu
The mission of the Music Department at the University of Missouri – St. Louis is to inspire and deliver a well-rounded education for performers, composers, scholars, teachers, and the university community with instruction necessary for success in a variety of music careers, entrepreneurship, and life-long learning. UMSL’s Music Department is committed to teaching, research/creativity, and public service. In addition to its role of advancing knowledge as part of a comprehensive research university, the Music Department advances the University’s land grant tradition by enhancing the cultural life of the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing high quality and accessible educational experiences in music.

ADDRESS:		One University Blvd. 316 Music Building St. Louis, MO 63121
CONTACT:		Michael V. Smith, Ph.D. E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Music Education 314.516.5365 Office smithmv@umsl.edu
WEBSITE:		music.umsl.edu
The mission of the Music Department at the University of Missouri – St. Louis is to inspire and deliver a well-rounded education for performers, composers, scholars, teachers, and the university community with instruction necessary for success in a variety of music careers, entrepreneurship, and life-long learning. UMSL’s Music Department is committed to teaching, research/creativity, and public service. In addition to its role of advancing knowledge as part of a comprehensive research university, the Music Department advances the University’s land grant tradition by enhancing the cultural life of the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing high quality and accessible educational experiences in music.

ADDRESS:		7711 Carondelet Avenue, Suite 302, Clayton, MO 63105
CONTACT:		Nancy Kowalczyk Education Director 314-881-3523 nkowalczyk@classic1073.org
WEBSITE:		classic1073.org
Classic 107.3, the voice for the arts in St. Louis, is a community-based radio station with a broad and invigorating format providing a hub for the arts in the St. Louis region. Classic 107.3 education programs engage and inspire students by instilling pride and helping them discover personal connections to the world around and beyond them.

Middle School Visual Arts Nominations

STAGES STL

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PRISON PERFORMING ARTS

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FOX PERFORMING ARTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION