12:00 pm, Free admission

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour of the current exhibition. Engage in discussion and view the exhibition in a new way. This tour is free and open to the public – no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!

Shoebox: Boots Substation, March 4-16, 2008

Creating a satellite gallery and work-space for their two-week venture in the Contemporary’s Front Room, founder Juan William Chávez and his international collaborators behind the Cherokee Street art space will offer, in addition to the “visual presence of contemporary art,” a reading room for their newest Boot Print publication, video screenings, and a Boots information center. Special events will include a Dada Ball Candy Shop on March 8, an all day Saturday performance by Deva Eveland, and the creation of temporary promotional headquarters for Silverio, a Mexico City-based artist and musician.

12:00 noon, Free admission

Join artist and art-therapist Carol Lark for a hands-on exploration of dream imagery. We’ll begin by sharing our night-time dreams in a process called the Social Dream Matrix and then develop a visual response to the shared dreams using basic art materials.

Walk-In Wednesdays are short lunch time programs and lively discussions of contemporary art and ideas related to, or inspired by the current exhibition. Visitors may meet artists, curators, and other experts in the field as they delve into a variety of topics. You never know what to expect when you walk in!

6:00 pm, Free admission

Narrated by Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker, Before the Music Dies is an unsettling and inspiring look at today’s popular music industry featuring interviews and performances by Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Branford Marsalis and a wide variety of others. Filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. The answers they found on this journey are what make Before the Music Dies both riveting and exhilarating.

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will collaborate with B-Side Films, a film distribution company based in Austin, Texas, to present a film series of independent films from local, national, and international filmmakers. We will be teaming up with B-Side every Thursday night during the month of March to bring you their latest releases free of charge!

Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9

The Contemporary is closed for our fundraiser, The Dada Ball. For further information about The Dada Ball contact Erinn.

6:00 pm Cocktails, 7:30 pm Dinner and Live Auction

Cold beer, flowing wine, delectable food, luxury auction, extravagant attire, and people, including trendsetters, prominent philanthropists, and thought-leaders, all here, March 8 at the Contemporary.

Be amongst this glitter and glam. Contact Erinn by email or click here to purchase tickets.

Dada After-Party is sponsored by ArtLink.

9:00 pm, Tickets start at $35

The Dada Ball After-Party is the epitome of party.

Tickets for this extreme social gathering start at $25. There will be tasty desserts, flowing drinks, fascinating attire and décor, and exhilarating entertainment.

Contact Erinn by email or click here to purchase tickets.

Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9

The Contemporary is closed for our fundraiser, The Dada Ball. For further information about The Dada Ball contact Erinn.

12:00 noon, Free admission

Assistant curator Laura Fried and artist Juan William Chávez will talk about violence in contemporary film and how it informs his work.

Walk-In Wednesdays are short lunch time programs and lively discussions of contemporary art and ideas related to, or inspired by the current exhibition. Guests may meet artists, curators, and other experts in the field as we delve into a variety of topics. You’ll never know what to expect when you walk in!

6:00 pm, Free admission

The Athens Summer Olympics forced forty gypsy families to abandon their settlement next to the Olympic Stadium so that the land could be used for a parking lot. This film, directed by Cameron Hickey and Lauren Feeney, follows Prokopis Nikolau, a produce vendor who lived his entire life in this settlement, becomes the unofficial spokesperson for the forty families, and fights for their dignity as he struggles to find a new home for himself and his family.

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will collaborate with B-Side Films, a film distribution company based in Austin, Texas, to present a film series of independent films from local, national, and international filmmakers. We will be teaming up with B-Side every Thursday night during the month of March to bring you their latest releases free of charge!

12:00 pm, Free admission

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour of the current exhibition. Engage in discussion and view the exhibition in a new way. This tour is free and open to the public – no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!

MAPS Contemporary Art Space, March 18-30, 2008

For two weeks in March, Maps Contemporary Art will organize three consecutive three-to-four day solo-exhibitions, as prelude (and preview) to Maps’s upcoming exhibition season. Giving over the Front Room to the three local artists exhibiting at B.J. Vogt’s Bellville space in the Spring, Maps’s project will serve as a conceptual lab for the artists themselves, who will still be shaping their respective projects. Artist Kathy Cannistra, taking on the role of her alter-egos, Kathy Cooper and the super-villain Nimbus, will transform the space into an evil agency/secret headquarters. Chris Vogt will preview his BFA Exhibition, presenting works on paper and sculpture reminiscent of phone and p.c. skins, MySpace page layouts, and other visual identities of contemporary tech culture. Courtney Henson’s performance-based project will include contributing objects, drawings, and photographs.

12:00 noon, Free admission

Explore the Great Rivers Biennial exhibition with Director Paul Ha and learn what’s happening in the local and national contemporary art scene.

Walk-In Wednesdays are short lunch time programs and lively discussions of contemporary art and ideas related to, or inspired by the current exhibition. Visitors may meet artists, curators, and other experts in the field as they delve into a variety of topics. You never know what to expect when you walk in!

6:00 pm, Free admission

Directors Arin Crumley and Susan Buice tell the story of a shy wannabe filmmaker and an art school grad/waitress suffering from a lack of inspiration and their desire to keep their burgeoning relationship interesting by agreeing not to speak to one another. As the romance develops, they only write, draw, email, text, have sex, instant message and make videos for each other. No talking. They discover a complicated new world as they meld together to create a four eyed, two mouthed, eight limbed monster.

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will collaborate with B-Side Films, a film distribution company based in Austin, Texas, to present a film series of independent films from local, national, and international filmmakers. We will be teaming up with B-Side every Thursday night during the month of March to bring you their latest releases free of charge!

1:00 pm, Free admission

St. Louis is home to a growing number of independent galleries and alternative art spaces. Join us for a symposium that examines the phenomena in St. Louis and throughout the Midwest. The Contemporary’s Chief Curator, Anthony Huberman, will moderate an afternoon of discussions and presentations following the evolution of alternative art spaces in this region. Representatives from Three Walls in Chicago, Boots Contemporary Arts Space and White Flags Projects in St. Louis among others will be on hand to discuss the challenges they’ve encountered and strategies they have adopted in creating and operating their organizations.

7:00 – 9:00 pm, Tickets are $15 ($12 in advance), Discounted tickets available for ArtLink or Contemporary Members

9:00 pm After-Party

Project: Design! features six of St. Louis’ hottest clothing designers: Squasht by Lesley Timpe, Paul Gibson, AFV by Ashley Dayley and Felicia Pease, Suzanne Lay and KayOss Designs by Amy Johnson. The event will be held at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. There will be a fashion exhibition followed by a Runway show featuring one of LA's top independent clothing designers, Rochelle Rodriguez.

This event is presented by Bella Vida Spa. Sponsors for this event include Mavrik Fine Jewelry, Denim Lofts, Lush Cafe & Lounge, Cole Scego, Three Olives Vodka, Red Bull, Figi Water, Heineken, Alive Magazine and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Music provided by DJ Mahf with a live performance by The Earthworms featuring Steve Ewing.

Tickets are $15 ($12 in advance of March 1). If you are a member of ArtLink or the Contemporary, you are eligible for a discounted ticket of $10 ($8 in advance). To reserve your ticket please click here. VIP Fashion Week ticket holders will have free admittance.

There will a Top Designers After-Party at Lush, 3037 Olive directly after the show! Free with purchase of Project:Design! ticket.

12:00 noon, Free admission

Registrar Cole Root will talk about marketing, advertising, politics, and the award winning documentary film Our Brand is Crisis directed by Rachel Boynton.

Walk-In Wednesdays are short lunch time programs and lively discussions of contemporary art and ideas related to, or inspired by the current exhibition. Visitors may meet artists, curators, and other experts in the field as they delve into a variety of topics. You never know what to expect when you walk in!

6:00 pm, Free admission

Directed by Daniel Bowers and shot in St. Louis, this mockumentary explores the world of support groups and 12 step programs. Gavin Tartowski has been called a quack, a cult-leader, and a barista who sees himself as a guru. Looking for a support group to help him with his compulsion to wear extremely tight pants, Gavin was turned away from 12-step programs like AA, NA, and GA. "Why all the labels?" Gavin asks. "Why not put all problems under one umbrella? That is why I created A. I want to help people no matter what their challenges are." Members begin to work through their own inner-demons and start to see the value in their lives. Although Tartowski's methods are less than orthodox, his ability to heal is indisputable.

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will collaborate with B-Side Films, a film distribution company based in Austin, Texas, to present a film series of independent films from local, national, and international filmmakers. We will be teaming up with B-Side every Thursday night during the month of March to bring you their latest releases free of charge!

12:00 pm, Free admission

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour of the current exhibition. Engage in discussion and view the exhibition in a new way. This tour is free and open to the public – no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!