The Center of Creative Arts St. Louis (COCA) curated an art exhibit, “A is for…,” with the help of artist Gina Alverez. The exhibit paired letters of the alphabet with local artists who also are parents. Each artist was commissioned to create a work of art surrounding their given letter, and even more interesting, write a short essay on how their children have played a role in their creative process.
The show, “A is for…” hung in COCA’s Millstone Gallery. Participating artists included: Gina Alvarez, Amy Alton Bautz, Brendan and Sarah Bayless, Ilene Berman, Rick Dunn, John Early, Ben Guffee, Jana Harper, Jason Hoeing, Anne Treeger Huck, Tom Huck, Jim Ibur, Matthew Jeans, Robert Longyear, Lindsay Obermeyer, John Parker, Daniel Raedeke, Dionna Raedeke, Ruth Reese, Eric Repice, Amy Firestone Rosen, Fabio Rodriguez, Christine Sarra, John Sarra, Jennifer Walker, Ken Wood. The show runs through August 13, 2011.
We collaborated with Eric Woods of The Firecracker Press on a 64 page, limited issue exhibit catalog. Mike Speckhard of Speckhard Photography photographed each piece of art in the exhibit for the catalog. Murray Print Shop print and bound the collaborative book.
Flip through the catalog to learn more about the art, the essays and the artists. This doesn’t do the printed artifact justice, however. To experience the letterpressed book board cover, you really need to visit COCA and purchase the book.
This book was featured in the Exhibit section of Communication Arts Magazine.
