River Cities Mural at Chroma / 2019
Color + Data.
The latest Sarah Street St. Louis project is a large-scale data visualization by Ellie Balk on the ground plane at Chroma Plaza in The Grove. The mural graphs the population of St. Louis and 11 river cities, chosen by recent boom in tech culture, through time from 1900-2017. Circle graphs are sized based on current population and placed geographically in the space. Lines connect the circles, showing the distance between cities and creating shapes that play off of the geometric facets of the bollards. The design sparks fun and engagement through its interplay within the physical space and with the data itself.
Read more about the mural in Alive Magazine and the St. Louis Jewish Light or on Ellie Balk’s website.
“Concept in Color: New Public Art Captures the History and High Energy of The Grove”
“Mural artists’ big pictures are all about the tiny details”
Sarah Street Station: Community Sign / 7.31.18
Connecting The Grove & Cortex
Located on the corner of Sarah Street and Chouteau Avenue, this Sarah Street St. Louis Project transforms a former gas station into a conversation between The Grove and Cortex through a convergence of art and technology.
The new Sarah Street Station sign is a cross-neighborhood event listing platform that highlights the ongoing programming of the two districts. Proposals for an interactive art installation for the canopy are under consideration. Creative reuse of the canopy and community sign was specifically designed to honor the history of the neighborhood, while looking ahead to the future, as part of the initiative to activate the Sarah Street corridor and uniquely connect properties.
To list your upcoming event in The Grove or Cortex, please contact info@kdgi.com.
VISIT THE ART ALONG SARAH STREET
Sarah Street Art Wall / 4.24.17
Anchored in Culture.
Sarah Street St. Louis' first project, located on Sarah Street in St. Louis, MO., showcases upcoming and well established local artists.
Built to beautify a once empty lot, the wall started with three 30 foot long panels. Over time, more panels showcasing local artists, will be added to the existing piece to create a block-long mobile art wall.
FIRST EDITION FEATURE:
Jacob Berkowitz
Grace McCammond
Art Farm
Sarah Street Art Wall Panel: Edo Rosenblith / 7.15.17
World Naked
Bike Ride
The first installment of the additional art panels that will extend the length of the Sarah Street Art Wall, Edo Rosenblith created a meticulous and funky black and white piece, while thousands of bike riders looked over his shoulder.
SECOND EDITION FEATURE:
World Naked Bike Ride
Edo Rosenblith
Silver Space
Sarah Street Art Wall Panel: Daniel Burnett / 7.30.17
Grove Criterium
During the 10th annual Grove Criterium Bike Race, St. Louis artist Daniel Burnett, aka IMAGE847, changed things up a bit. This former graffiti artist generally sticks to spray paint and acrylics, but decided he'd dabble with mixed media this time around. While slicing and cutting multiple pieces of color paper, riders & onlookers alike snapped photos.
The Grove Criterium is a bike race conducted on a short course over roads that have been closed to traffic, consisting of multiple laps on a winding, looped track. This was the Criteriums 10th year in The Grove.
THIRD EDITION FEATURE:
The Grove Criterium
Daniel Burnett
Silver Space
Sarah Street Art Wall Panel: Assorted Artists / 10.7.17
Grove Fest 2017
Coverage coming soon!
