Honor Awards 2023 at Art Saint Louis

Written By Sara Vanderbeek

It was a pleasure to juror "Honor Awards 2023" at Art Saint Louis in my hometown. My first arts admin gig, and first gallery show outside of college was with ASL so it's very special to reunite with them in this capacity a short 20 years later. The show closes on July 13 so if you're in St. Louis, check it out!

"Honor Awards 2023" centers ideas around identity, place, and gender and includes work by an intergenerational cross-section of regional emerging, mid-career, and established artists including: Ainura Barron, Nancy Exarhu, Brenda Gilliam, Sandy Kaplan, Misato Pang, Adrienne L.J. Patel, Marilyn Robinson, Duenne Schlarman, Den Smith, and Sun Smith-Foret.

Photos courtesy of the artists and Robin Hirsch-Steinhoff

Sara Vanderbeek

Sara Vanderbeek is an artist, curator and organizer based in Austin, TX. Her work responds to place, politics, motherhood, mental illness, and trauma. She has engaged in projects at venues nationally, including The Contemporary Austin (TX); Bentonville Film Festival at Cache (AR); Deitch Projects (NY); Facebook Open Arts (TX), and TSALA (CA) upcoming.

Vanderbeek is the Founding Executive Director & Curator at DORF, an artist-run experimental gallery that provides space for artists and advocacy initiatives. As a consultant she has formed several notable private and public art collections including Texas Municipal Retirement System (TX) and University Health (TX) and was a founding member and board president of ICOSA Collective (TX).

http://www.saravanderbeek.com
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