Critical Mass for the Visual Arts

08/22/2026

Latest episode of 5 Questions with Sue Giannotti! Sue is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the founder of Mosaic Opus Studio, near St. Louis, Missouri, where she creates original mosaic artworks and architectural commissions. Originally trained in Italy, Sue uses the ancient tools, materials, and techniques of mosaic—including individually cutting and setting each tessera— to create contemporary mosaic work. Her work has been exhibited and collected in the US and internationally, including France, Italy, Japan and Australia. In 2026, she had an installation of her sculptural mosaics at St Louis Lambert airport and she demo’d mosaic technique at the St. Louis Art Museum. She’s been a visiting artist instructor at The Chicago Mosaic School since 2005 and has juried multiple international exhibitions.

Episode 76. Sue Giannotti Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing thei…

01/16/2026

12/18/2025

Latest episode of 5 Questions with Erin Vigneau-Dimick is now available! Erin Vigneau-Dimick is the Executive Curator at The University Museum at SIUE where she directs all activities and programming for the museum and teaches Exhibition Design and Collection Management for the Museum Studies program. A trained book and archives conservator, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (Massachusetts College of Art) and a Master of Fine Arts degree (The University of the Arts) with concentrations in photography, printmaking, book arts, and book conservation. Her artwork employs both digital and analog processes and is executed in multiple media. She has exhibited her artwork at galleries throughout the St. Louis region for the last 22 years. https://criticalmassart.org/2025/12/18/5-questions-erin-vigneau-dimick/