The Luminary

The Luminary is an expansive platform for art, thought, and action in St. Louis, MO. Exhibitions//Residencies//Studios//Publications.

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Opening on October 8 at The Luminary, “nwl” is a solo exhibition featuring new + existing works by Kelly Kristin Jones, co-curated in collaboration with The Racial Imaginary Institute.

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Join us at The Luminary next Saturday, July 30th at 7pm for WE FOUND LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE for an evening of short films and small group discussion curated by What Would an HIV Doula Do? in partnership with VisualAIDS (@visual_aids) and Know/How Bookshop!

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The Luminary is pleased to announce a leadership transition, with founder-ED James McAnally departing to lead the civic exhibition Counterpublic and gallery director Stephanie Koch taking over as interim executive director of The Luminary. Tap the link in bio to learn more!

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trans and femme interiority + geographies.

Stephanie will cover themes and the broad context for the exhibition, highlight key works of art, provide insight into the curatorial process, and hold space for participants to bring their own questions, and observations. (2/2)

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To celebrate the end of the spring program, join Gallery Director Stephanie Koch on a curator's tour of split my sides, an exhibition featuring the works of Lola Ayisha Ogbara + Amina Ross. The exhibition presents new + recent works by Ogbara and Ross that honor Black (1/2)

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a split EP.

To celebrate their work, The Luminary is excited to host a listening party for the upcoming release. We’ll play the record, and then keep the vibes going with a live DJ and a raffle of five limited edition test pressings of the EP. (2/2)

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Join us Saturday, July 16th 7-9pm at The Luminary for the pre-sale and listening party of “split my sides, the album.” The event is free and open to the public! RSVP not required.

For the exhibition, Lola Ayisha Ogbara and Amina Ross developed their experiments with sound (1/2

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Against Racism Series (RWARS) will run for twelve weeks, accompanying The Luminary’s fall exhibition with Chicago-based artist, Kelly Kristin Jones, and alongside a series of coordinated film screenings. To learn more and register, visit our link in bio. (2/2)

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The Luminary is collaborating with Undo Bias, a St. Louis-based Anti-Racism group for a reading series that invites participants to interrogate the impact of racism on our society while exploring and excavating narratives from their own lives. The Reading and Writing (1/2)

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Bandanas, neck gaiters, scarves, and clothing pulled up over the nose and mouth are not sufficient masking. If you do not have an adequate mask, we offer free KN95s. We appreciate your shared commitment to keeping our communities as safe as possible. (2/2)

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Due to increasing COVID-19 transmission rates and increasingly virulent Omicron subvariants, The Luminary requires that all guests, staff, and studio members wear either a surgical mask or a KN95/N95 mask regardless of vaccination status. (1/2)

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The two come from different geographic, intellectual, and creative backgrounds, though they share an interest in the relationships between Black creative practices and the spatial environments they emerge in. We’re so looking forward to thinking alongside Tomi and Anisa! (2/2)

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Announcing the inaugural BES x The Luminary x Burnaway Arts Writing Residents! Tomi Seyi Laja (Summer ‘22) and Anisa Olufemi (Fall ‘22) will immerse themselves in St. Louis Black art scenes, taking time to think + write alongside the art and artists that give the city life. (1/2)

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Come one come all! 🪩🎉 Join us for a big reveal of our Futures Funds Awardees, learn more about their projects, and then celebrate with us after with beverages, snacks, and beats by DJ Josh.

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Join us on Saturday, June 25th for two sessions of "At Play," a free workshop facilitated by Ladi'Sasha Jones. The first workshop will be at 2-2:30pm and the second at 4:30-6pm, both in-person at The Luminary. https://t.co/PI3tbqH7I2

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We at The Luminary are so excited to announce the 2022 Process-As-Practice Residents!

Meghana Karnik, Curator-in-Residence
Elena Levi, Administrator-in-Residence
Shawné Holloway, Designer-in-Residence
Maggie Wong, Educator-in-Residence

Learn more: https://t.co/VDfOcnPENh

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Opening on April 9 at The Luminary, "split my sides" features new and recent work by Lola Ayisha Ogbara and Amina Ross. The exhibition’s title derives from Maya Angelou’s poem and performance, “The Mask."

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The Luminary invites applications from creative practitioners based in North America for Process-As-Practice, a collaborative residency session to take place throughout 2022 and into 2023.

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Introducing our current resident, Alden Burke!

Alden will work with The Luminary's staff as she audits our institution along the axes of reciprocity, accountability, accessibility, and commitment to truly embodying our mission and values.

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Meet Abigail Lucien, a member of The Luminary's 2021 residential cohort. Read their essay NAN VANT SOLÈY LA / IN THE BELLY OF THE SUN, written during their residency at their family home in Haïti, on MARCH: https://t.co/gdxS4s4jCm