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Building wealth and equity through homeownership for low to moderate-income artists

12/04/2026

🎉 So exciting! Our third home just sold to Caitlin Isgriggs! Caitlin is a ceramicist who loves making functional pieces, while on a journey to a sculptural niche too. Congratulations!

It was so fun supporting Cailtin on her homebuyer journey, but it was a team effort! It would not have been possible without our collaboration with our partners , Smith NMTC Associates, and ’s Home STL program. Many, many, thanks to all! 🙏🏾

Pictured left to right: Sharon Webb-Steele Home STL Program Coordinator (SLDC), Kimberly McKinney, Executive Director (Habitat for Humanity St. Louis), Caitlin Isgriggs, and Jennifer Allen Executive Director (St. Louis Art Place Initiative).

24/03/2026

We’re thrilled to share that St. Louis Art Place Initiative has been named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2026! Our biggest source of pride are all of our staff and partners, whose steadfast efforts and belief in the mission over the years made this honor possible.

"Arts-based community development is one of the best tools in St. Louis' toolbox to strengthen neighborhoods, our artists, and our regional economy. In a time where so many are working to fix systemic issues, St. Louis Art Place Initiative is doing so on the ground, at the neighborhood scale."
-Jennifer Allen, Executive Director

Full story: stlartplace.org/fast-company

25/02/2026

📣 Introducing our latest project: ART CO!

We’re thrilled to partner with Dutchtown South Community Corporation (DSCC) over the next year to continue implementation of the Gravois-Jefferson Historic Neighborhoods Plan, adopted in 2018.

Through ART CO (Arts-based Regeneration Through Community Ownership), each organization will lead a series of projects that expand community ownership and cultural assets in Gravois Park and Dutchtown, while exemplifying what it looks for St. Louis to be an arts town at the neighborhood scale. Swipe to see the six project components of ART CO in 2026.

🎨 Learn more and sign up for updates: stlartplace.org/artco

29/01/2026

A long time in the making, we're going into the next phase of creating a Cultural Land Trust to steward the cultural assets we create with communities.😍

🔍We're looking for a person, firm, or organization with the expertise to assist in designing and creating a cultural land trust that will steward and maintain the cultural assets we develop with residents in the Gravois Park neighborhood of St. Louis, MO.

If you know of anyone who should submit a quote, please share this post with them. ⏰Deadline: Feb 25, 2026 at 11:59pm CST. RFQ here: tinyurl.com/RFQCLT.

🤩 We're so excited to join so many other groups like The Guild Kensington Corridor Trust and Community Arts Stabilization Trust who are building systems of community ownership.

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💡Did you know the first cultural land trust was created in 1969 by the Black community in Albany, Georgia? It was called New Communities, Inc. Learn all about it on the Next City podcast episode "Alternative Models for Funding and Supporting Cultural Spaces and Workers.

09/01/2026

API is thrilled to share that we’re looking for an Engagement Coordinator to help get more artists into homes and strengthen our donor relationships. If you love engaging with people and have a passion for building artist equity in St. Louis apply by January 30th: https://tinyurl.com/engagement-coordinator-26

31/12/2025

🚨LAST CHANCE🚨

💝 Before the year wraps, donate to support API’s work into 2026 and beyond by making a gift at tinyurl.com/give2026. No amount is too small!

Because of your support, in 2025 API was able to:

✅ Complete one home and make progress on 11 homes
✅ Progress development of the artist residency and community art space and garden
✅ Increase our communications and fundraising capacity with new consultants
✅ Complete our first three-year strategic plan
✅ Revamp our homeownership pipeline to serve more artists

Help us take it to the next level by making a gift: tinyurl.com/give2026.

17/12/2025

🚀 API community, we’re ready to take it to the next level in 2026. But here’s the truth: we simply can’t do it without you.

💝 Support API’s work into 2026 and beyond by making a gift today at tinyurl.com/give2026. No amount is too small!

🎁 Wishing you happy holidays!

👉tinyurl.com/give2026

10/12/2025

We’re so grateful to you – our community of artists, partners, neighbors, and donors – for the support you’ve given us in 2025. Because of you, API was able to:

✅ Complete one home and make progress on 11 homes
✅ Progress development of the artist residency and community art space and garden
✅ Increase our communications and fundraising capacity with new consultants
✅ Complete our first three-year strategic plan
✅ Revamp our homeownership pipeline to serve more artists

We’re ready to take it to the next level in 2026, but we simply can’t level up without you. Donate today to help API achieve our goals!

💸 Visit tinyurl.com/give2026 to make an online gift or mail a check. No amount is too small!

🔗 tinyurl.com/give2026

03/12/2025

🙏🏾 As we wrap up 2025, we’re so grateful to you – our community of artists, partners, neighbors, and donors – for the support you’ve given us. Because of you, 2025 was full of wins!

🚀 We’re ready to take it to the next level in 2026. But here’s the truth: we simply can’t do it without you.

💝 Support API’s work into 2026 and beyond by making a gift today at tinyurl.com/give2026. No amount is too small!

10/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who donated, sponsored, and showed up to support API’s Color Block Party 2025!

Color Block Party is API’s largest fundraiser of the year and because of you we reached our goal! It truly was an amazing night of great art, music, and people supporting St. Louis’ local artists.

A huge thank you to our host committee and sponsors for helping to make Color Block Party a big success! 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, Incarnate Word Foundation, Brothers Lazaroff, U.S. Bank, Sterling Bank, Midland States Bank, PNC, Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH), St. Louis Community Credit Union, and Capes Sokol.

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http://stlartplace.org/

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