Great Rivers Biennial

The Contemporary Art Museum and the Gateway Foundation has supported 33 St. Louis area artists since the initiative began in 2003.

A 2020 Great Rivers Biennial Arts Award recipient, Kahlil Robert Irving joins host Sarah Fenske to delve further into his exhibit theme at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis and his career growth as an artist.

Each artist in this year's Great Rivers Biennial addresses individual aspects of living in the Midwest and the influence of various economic factors on…

Making art involves creativity, of course. But for many artists, including St. Louis’ Tate Foley, exactitude is every bit as important.Printmaker Foley is…

Barbara Hill of Fenton will do almost anything to support her four daughters. A decade ago while visiting one daughter in the African Republic of Mali,…

Three St. Louis artists are each $20,000 richer this week. “It’s still pretty surreal, like it still hasn’t really sunk in as a reality,” said artist…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 15, 2012 - Discarded tarps, tangled wooden baseboards, delicate photographs of concrete walls,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 4, 2010 - The 2010 Great Rivers Biennial, now on view at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 28, 2010 - The Book of Ecclesiastes declares there is nothing new under the sun and while that…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 9, 2010 - The 2300 block of Cherokee Street is defined by its blend of locally owned shops --…