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Meet the Artists of the 2020 Virtual Saint Louis Art Fair
Due to COVID, the 2020 Saint Louis Art Fair will be 100% online, but many highlights of the event will remain! Virtual visitors can meet artists from all over the country, get to know them and their work, their process and inspiration, through "Meet the Artists," presented by HEC Media. Visitors will also be able to enjoy online performances by your favorite local musicians, and participate in special Creative Castle activities for children, the weekend of September 11-13.
Danielle Zoll of Danielle Faith Photography, challenged a diverse group of parents to ask their children (ages 2-11) questions about racism and how they see the world today. She then took them around the city to photograph them.
Doors of North St. Louis
As a way of helping shut-in senior citizens cope with isolation from COVID-19, Rev. Dr. Paulette Sankora decided to bring together local artists, businesses and other community members to paint 30 residential and storefront doors.
A Late Summer Night's Stroll
See Forest Park park as you’ve never seen it before on this 80-minute jaunt full of poetry, music and art, presented by the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. Loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, “A Late Summer Night’s Stroll” puts you at the center of the story.
The Pinnacle Award, given by the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, honors remarkable quality of educational content and exceptional skill at program delivery.
Inspiring Tomorrow's Scientists
Experts discuss the state of education, the impact of online learning, and cutting-edge AR/VR technology in the classroom, at the Danforth Center’s First Online Conversations Event.
Spotlight: A fresh look at St. Louis through the eyes of artists and scientists
In this week’s episode of Spotlight, learn how the doors of North St. Louis are being transformed into works of art, discover how a Washington University archaeologist is shedding new light on indigenous tribal culture, hear about COVID vaccine trials being done in St. Louis, meet two Saint Louis Art Fair artists, and learn about a locally published book that traces the history of Downtown St. Louis.
HEC Media is excited to put our high-quality, award-winning work on display every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11. Tune in, set your DVRs, and stream all of our content free any time on hecmedia.org.
The Saint Louis Science Center has partnered with National Geographic to present an exhibit featuring artifacts and images of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world.
Rewriting History
A Washington University archaeologist says that new research on the post-colonization life of the Muskogee Nation may rewrite history on indigenous tribal culture.
How Ike Led: A Timely Book for Uncertain Times
In her new book, “How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions,” President Eisenhower’s granddaughter Susan Eisenhower looks at key inflection points in her grandfather’s life, both as a military leader and a U.S. President, and demonstrates how taking "the middle way," contributed to his accomplishments many have forgotten.
Learn more about our virtual author events, in partnership with the St. Louis County Library, Left Bank Books, and Novel Neighbor, on our Facebook page.
St. Louis’ four time winner of the Station Excellence Emmy Award and the world's foremost creator of interactive distance learning, HEC Media is the metropolitan area's leading producer of education, arts, and cultural programming. HEC can be seen on Spectrum 989, AT&T U-verse channel 99, over-the-air digital channel 2.2, and anytime on www.hecmedia.org.
HEC Media's mission is to "Strengthen and promote the education, arts, and cultural communities in theSt. Louis metropolitan area."
For more information, contact Christina Chastain, Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Manager, at [email protected].
