Tag: Art in Missouri

Craft Showroom 183 South Third St., Ste. Geneviève, MO 63670 Call us at 573-883-2095 Daily Hours 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  *Demonstrations Daily About ASL Pewter Foundry:  What would you expect to find walking the streets of the oldest town in Missouri?  If I said we had a pewter foundry, you might raise a quizzical brow.  If you know what pewter is, you understand how rare the practice of making has become.  If you’re raising your brow because you’ve never heard of pewter, then it confirms how rare the practice is.   Pat and Tom Hooper have been keeping this ancient practice alive for nearly 40 years.  They spent years travelling the Ren Faire circuit, showing off their high quality, lead free wares.  Their designs became so sought after that it landed them a trip to the Whitehouse during George W. Bush’s administration.  A picture of the couple with first lady Laura Bush sits in their office.  Their work has also been featured heavily in period television, most notably in the series, John Adams, starring Paul Giamatti.  No trip to Sainte Geneviève is truly complete without seeing the work of Pat and Tom and getting to pet the two friendly savannah Read more…

173 North Main Street Ste. Geneviève, MO 63670 Call us at 573-535-9056 Hours Thursday thru Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rust Artisans’ Shop is a gallery of unique hand-crafted items by several local artists. They also carry clothing from Thailand. Most importantly, luminaries and lights made of old corrugated tin utilize the surplus of corrugated tin in Missouri. Read more…

Nested comfortably in the shadow of the Sainte Geneviève Catholic Church, the Sainte Geneviève Art Center & Museum at 310 Merchant Street provides a space that illuminates the city’s important role in the country’s art heritage. Housed in a stately Norman-Revival stone building originally built in 1934 in preparation for the city’s bicentennial celebration, this space now showcases both the history of Sainte Geneviève Art Colony alongside the talented crop of artists that call this city home. Visitors can explore exhibits that span from the regionalist art movements rooted in Ste. Geneviève’s past to contemporary works in painting, fiber arts, ceramics, wood sculpture, and more. The Art Center is also home to the Ste. Geneviève Art Guild, an inclusive community of artists and arts enthusiasts. Founded in 1983, the Guild hosts regular member exhibitions, educational programs, workshops for all ages, and outreach efforts that connect the arts to the wider community. Through these programs, the Guild not only provides opportunities for emerging and established artists to display work and grow their craft but also plays an active role in preserving and perpetuating the town’s longstanding artistic tradition. For visitors, the Art Center & Museum is more than just a place Read more…

Ste. Geneviève Welcome Center 66 South Main Street Ste. Geneviève, MO 63670 Call us at 573-883-7097 or 800-373-7007 For several summers in the 1930s, an Art Colony located in Ste. Geneviève conducted a Summer School of Art. Instead of painting rolling hills or flowers, the artists portrayed the human condition and Depression-era events. Information about the school and some of its creations are on display at the Ste. Geneviève Welcome Center. Gravediggers, portraits, and lime kiln workers are depicted. The Summer School instructors include Thomas Hart Benton, Fred E. Conway, Joseph James Jones, Miriam McKinnie, Joseph John Paul Meert, Jesse Beard Rickly, Aimee Goldstone Schweig, Martyl Schweig, E. Oscar Thalinger, Joseph Paul Vorst, and Matthew E. Ziegler. Another display of Art Colony works can be viewed in the stone building behind the Shaw house. Read more…