SAVE THE DATE!!!
Visit the link below to purchase tickets!
You can also visit our”Donations” page and donate $35 for each ticket. After donating email our director at director@orrstreetstudios.com and let us know how many tickets you paid for. Your tickets will be waiting for you at the door.
Junior Achievement’s 3rd Annual FREE Photos with Santa event scheduled for November 22nd from 4pm-8pm at Orr Street Studios!
Santa and Mrs. Claus are comin’ to town! I’ve attached our event flyer and press release (which has Santa’s bio—he’s a Disney Santa of Color). Please feel free to pass this along to everyone! Once again, this is a COMPLETELY FREE EVENT for families (there will be a silent auction and a prize drawing, but those are optional): free photo op with Santa & Mrs. Claus and, of course, free cookies and cocoa…Santa wouldn’t have it any other way!
Parents Welcomed!
(Parent or responsible adult should accompany any child 8 or younger.)
Join us at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, for art talks with photographer/educator Jenny Kettler and fiber artist/educator Betsy Knabe Roe.
JENNY KETTLER
Jenny Kettler is an artist, educator and explorer based in St. Louis. In her ‘What Remains’ project, she surveyed the Midwestern landscape for three years photographing plastic bags caught in trees and bushes in a region with no bag bans. Her photographic work is hauntingly beautiful and explores the complex and interwoven relationships humans have with nature in the Anthropocene epoch.
She strives to use art as a tool for environmental education to create an eco-consciousness in America again. Her projects fluctuate between hiking meditations, photography, healing breath work, installations and organizing environmental justice based art programs.
She holds a master’s of fine arts degree in photography from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville and a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, as well as environmental studies certificate. She teaches photography at Lindenwood University, Maryville University and St. Louis Community College.
In an eye-opening talk addressing nature, feminism and photography, Kettler will share how she unpacks climate grief and the consequences of a climate change to transform it into art and new ways of seeing and understanding the natural world. This lecture will include insights on healing and a brief meditation.
Notable media appearances: - Reclaiming Gaia: Artist Jenny Kettler Tangles with...Plastic (KDHX's Earthworms Podcast) - http://earthworms.kdhxtra.org/reclaiming-gaia-artist-jenny-kettler-tangles-with-plastic - Students install international art project in Ryan Hummert Park (40SouthNews, Doug Miner) - https://40southnews.com/students-install-international-art-project-in-ryan-hummert-park/
BETSY KNABE ROE
Betsy Knabe Roe is a fiber sculptor, educator and curator. She is known for her large-scale paper, dyed and stained fabric, and mixed media installations, and has exhibited internationally and broadly throughout the Midwest. Knabe Roe currently serves as the director of the Montminy Gallery in Columbia, Missouri. Prior to this appointment, she worked in community outreach and K-12 and university education for more than 15 years.
The 'Microbial Series' is influenced by interest and research into the unseen world of microscopic beings. The invented imagery of these sculptural pieces is referential rather than representative of cellular and molecular biology. Knabe Roe elaborates on the colors and patterns to highlight the wonder of these elegant, intricate, invisible-to-the-naked eye beings.
Come by Orr to see the artwork by these creative young people from Mill Creek Elementary School. Their work can be viewed through the glass windows on the Northside of the Orr Street Studios entrance. Open hours to see all art is during open hours Noon to 4:00 Tuesday–Sunday.
“A Better World,” featuring work by Orr Street Studio artists and invited guests, represents a positive shift in the global environmental decline. Artists are asked to create work that visualizes change and hope in our world. Work may reflect a hopeful vision for the future, such as innovative solutions that are already happening.
Join us Friday at 6 p.m. for the opening of another superb exhibition. Get a sneak peak by visiting our “A Better World” gallery page.
Join us at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, for a presentation of art by Kate Gray and literature by Sharon SingingMoon and a discussion of how emotional influences drive the creative process. Snacks and drinks will be available.
Our current exhibit is The Missouri Photo Workshop. This year the Missouri Photo Workshop celebrates its 75th Anniversary. Each year since 1949 about 40 photographers from around the country and the world have spent one week photographing life in a small Missouri town.
Join us for our 2nd annual Business Expo and Fashion Show featuring local designers and small business owners of color! FREE
This event was packed last year, and a true celebration of all the creativity and ingenuity of our local creatives. Connect and inspire each other while experiencing the art on the walls, “The Color Black”, learning about resources and watching all local models showing incredible local fashion.
This event is first come first serve, last year we did run out of room inside the building, but we are planning on adding an outside version to the show so that everyone can take part.
Brought to you by an incredible team which include Orr Street Studios, Ronecia Duke, DJ Kareem, Jonathan Asher, TK Thomas, Omni the Artist, Soul Sessions, Matt Warren, VidWest.
Featuring
Altered Perceptionz
COMO BEACH
Erika's Creations
Franky Karmen
ground&gold
Jadi’s Fiber Creations
Lovelady Wear
Lux Hause
The Motivated Brand
The Stone Lion
Vital Apparel
Join us at Orr and discover the fascinating 30 year journey of George & Esohe Galbreath of Atlanta as they gathered one of the largest collections of black art. Their coffee table book, “ The Galbreath Collection: A Decade of Collecting Atlanta shares a gorgeous tale of discovering art by artists of color, the thrill, and the work of bringing these artists the recognition they deserve. The 176-page book features over 100 artwork images from nearly 70 artists.
This event is a part of our Hearing Voices/Seeing Visions monthly gatherings where we experience presentations by authors, artists, musicians and dancers. This is a free event, and light refreshments will be served. Event is 7-9 pm.
Join us at the 2nd Annual Black Voices, Open Mic, Spoken Word event at Orr Street Studios.
6:30 sign up, space is limited. Show starts at 7 pm. Free!
Join us at Orr Street Studios on Friday February 2nd from 6-9 for our monthly First Friday event. Free. Open to the public. This show runs February 2 through the 25th.
Music provided by Double Helix.
Orr Street Studios presents The Color Black. A Special exhibit with 18 artists from our fabulous black and brown community.
We hope you will come and enjoy this exhibit.
Join us for First Friday, and our new show! Friday, December 1st, 6-9. This show runs through December 29th.
The Orr Street Studios are proud to present the artwork of its very own artists in December. The creations of Orr Street tenants, residents, and board member artists will be on exhibit and available to purchase for gift giving.
We are also pleased to announce that music will be provided by the Myra Fox and Robyne Sieh.
The Orr Street Studios welcome fellow fine art aficionados. Brought to you by the funding of Columbia's Office of Cultural Affairs.
Hearing Voices/Seeing Visions with Elise Rugolo and Marlene Lee
SAVE THE DATE!
Join us at Orr Street Studios for our second annual photos with Santa, to benefit our local fellow non-profit, Junior Achievement! Show up and get your holiday selfies in with Santa and Mrs. Claus November 17th from 4-8. Serving hot cocoa and sharing fun holiday activities for your littles, it’s an affordable way to get in the holiday spirit, with time to order those photo cards to send to your friends and family. $10 donation requested. All proceeds go to Junior Achievement!
Join Asia Long and her team and have fun making some Fall art with your little people! FREE No need to RSVP, just show up and make art! 11am-2pm.
Eat, drink, and be merry while we celebrate another year of Orr Street Studios of providing opportunities for art and art making for the people of Columbia.
Join us for our Masquerade Ball! Wear a costume and party with us Orrsters! Live music by the "Mr. Fun" band. Dancing, silent auction, heavy Hors D’oeuvres and libations provided with your ticket price.
Tickets are $35 or two tickets for $60.
Costumes not required but encouraged.
Kate Gray “Discovering the New Next”
Join us for a captivating art exhibition featuring Kate Gray's latest series, 'Discovering the New Next' - a visual journey of letting go of stress.
Immerse yourself in the soothing melodies of Harp Music by Ruth Acuff and be mesmerized by the graceful dance performances by Mareck Dance at the gallery opening on Friday, October 6th from 6-9. This show runs through October 28th.
Join Orr Street Studios and the Daniel Boone Regional Library as we present the art of many local artists at the One Read Show! An opening reception will take place at First Friday, September 1st 6-9pm.
Inspired by this year’s One Read book, “When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky,” we invited Mid-Missouri artists ages 16 and older to contribute works for our 2023 exhibition, “Unearthed.” Works explore the revelation of something buried or hidden, capture the idea of discovery, or bring to light something previously held in darkness.
Cash prizes will be awarded for three winners, sponsored by City of Columbia- Office of Cultural Affairs. The third place winner will receive $50, second place $75 and first place $125.
Join us later in the evening with Soul Sessions CoMo from 9-11!
Join Orr Street Studios as we present the art of Anthea Rackley. An opening reception will take place at First Friday, August 4th 6-9pm.
The Fabulous Molly Healey will be providing beautiful music!
The Exhibit will be up July 31-August 27th.
Gallery hours:
12-4pm Thursday-Sunday
ARTIST BIO
Anthea Rackley (they/them) has lived in Missouri their whole life and discovered an interest in the visual arts from a very early age. They studied at Columbia College, achieving a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing. Although that subject was their main focus, Anthea has had interest in a variety of artistic media, such as graphic design, fiber arts, and collage.
Currently in their work post graduation, Anthea is furthering their skills in various mixed media to explore more non-objective/abstract art, as well as continuing to expand their body of work pertaining to personalized spaces and interiors that was started in their BFA thesis.
Come and have fun creating! Children of all ages welcome, FREE event no need to sign up. Just come to Orr Street Studios and be ready to have fun and express your creativity.
106 Orr Street Columbia, MO
A two month gallery show of work by the people of Orr Street Studios. Opens on December 2nd, 2022 and runs through the end of January, 2023. The First Friday opening is 6-8 pm. All welcome! Free!
