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STL.org Capture Humanity; Inspire Community. Louis. St. Louis is filled with great people and unique things that live just below the surface of our collective view.

A passion project for passion projects, STL.org is nonprofit organization, online platform, and grassroots community dedicated to creativity and culture in St. We will share stories of creativity and hard work, of goodwill and community, and of inspired ideas and the resolve to see them through. We want to celebrate the creativity of passionate people within the St. Louis community.

‼️DATE CHANGE‼️✨ Curated by CURIOSITY is our monthly series celebrating the creative spirit of St. Louis.This month we w...
09/16/2025

‼️DATE CHANGE‼️

✨ Curated by CURIOSITY is our monthly series celebrating the creative spirit of St. Louis.

This month we welcome PSA: with artists Marina Peng and Shannon Levin. 📢 PSA: gives underrepresented artists, writers, and poets a platform to challenge ideas of “public good” and share the voices we all need to hear.

Join us for an evening of art, conversation, and connection — in a relaxed happy hour atmosphere. 🍷

📍 CURIOSITY BUILDING
🗓️ Tuesday, Sept. 30 5p

RSVP in link in profile

✨ Curated by CURIOSITY is our monthly series celebrating the creative spirit of St. Louis.This month we welcome PSA: wit...
09/08/2025

✨ Curated by CURIOSITY is our monthly series celebrating the creative spirit of St. Louis.

This month we welcome PSA: with artists Marina Peng and Shannon Levin. 📢 PSA: gives underrepresented artists, writers, and poets a platform to challenge ideas of “public good” and share the voices we all need to hear.

Join us for an evening of art, conversation, and connection — in a relaxed happy hour atmosphere. 🍷

📍 CURIOSITY BUILDING
🗓️ Tuesday, Sept. 16 5p

RSVP in link in profile

This month Bright & Early welcomes Muralist, Visual Artist & New York Times Bestselling Illustrator, Cbabi Bayoc and his...
08/14/2025

This month Bright & Early welcomes Muralist, Visual Artist & New York Times Bestselling Illustrator, Cbabi Bayoc and his talk An Unexpected Journey, diving into his creative path and his new work on view, Remember Me, a series of poignant portraits for The Marshall Project and STLPR.

-doors open at 7:30AM
-presentation begins at 8AM

We’ll be at the CURIOSITY Building at 3033 Locust Street, 63103
coffee provided (gratis) by STL.org

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bright-early-muralist-visual-artist-cbabi-bayoc-tickets-1549312959769?aff=oddtdtcreator

🕯️ Remember Me—a name, a plea, a promise.We’re honored to host “Remember Me,” a collaborative community-centered art ins...
08/07/2025

🕯️ Remember Me—a name, a plea, a promise.

We’re honored to host “Remember Me,” a collaborative community-centered art installation presented by and featuring six original portraits by local artist .

These vivid works honor lives lost to unsolved homicides in St. Louis—portrayed not as victims, but as loved ones full of light and promise.

🎨 On view at the CURIOSITY Building Aug. 11–Sept. 12, 2025. To arrange a viewing, contact [email protected].

🎤 Join us Tuesday, Aug. 12 for Unsolved: One Year Later, a community conversation on justice, healing, and what comes next. Panel begins at 6:30 p.m.

🔗 More info in bio.

See you Tuesday!This month we are honored to welcome Visual Artist, Ria Unson. Unson is a Filipino American artist livi...
07/11/2025

See you Tuesday!

This month we are honored to welcome Visual Artist, Ria Unson. Unson is a Filipino American artist living and working in St. Louis. Born in Manila, she emigrated to the United States at age 13. Ria’s award-winning work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions throughout the St. Louis region. Her most recent show was at Lambert airport’s Kling Family Gallery. Her art is in the Missouri History Museum’s permanent collection and in private collections in the Philippines and North America. Ria has been featured in local and national media, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, PBS NewsHour and the New York Times.

Join us for an inspiring talk: “The Art of Time Travel and Other Mysteries of a Creative Life”Ria, a St. Louis resident ...
07/02/2025

Join us for an inspiring talk: “The Art of Time Travel and Other Mysteries of a Creative Life”

Ria, a St. Louis resident since the late 90s, recently uncovered her great grandfather’s connection to the 1904 Philippine exhibit at the World’s Fair—right where she lives! This 120-year link fuels her fascination with time and its presence in her art.

Discover how synchronicities shape her creative journey and explore the deeper meanings behind those magical moments. Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect on creativity, purpose, and personal agency!

SAVE YOUR SPOT in the link 🔗 in our profile.

Above all, I live by a quote that I coined: “We were all created by the Creator to be creative—so live creatively™️.” — ...
06/30/2025

Above all, I live by a quote that I coined: “We were all created by the Creator to be creative—so live creatively™️.” — YORO

Meet Yoro, a self-taught jewelry designer, cinema & personal wardrobe stylist, and community builder from North St. Louis whose passion for fashion and storytelling led to the creation of platforms like Black Creatives in the Lou™️ and Fashion Friendzy™️. Yoro empowers underrepresented artists through visibility, mentorship, and creative collaboration.

Read more about YORO in the link in our profile.

This month we are honored to welcome Artist, Educator and Curator, Sage Dawson. Dawson’s work examines the politics of h...
06/16/2025

This month we are honored to welcome Artist, Educator and Curator, Sage Dawson. Dawson’s work examines the politics of housing and labor. She founded STNDRD and co-founded the artist-run gallery space, Monaco and is a faculty member at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University St Louis.

Join us in viewing Dawson’s remarkable works in a relaxed happy hour atmosphere hosted by STL.org

“My mission is to use imagery to connect the world through human experiences by evoking emotions in the audience to desi...
06/02/2025

“My mission is to use imagery to connect the world through human experiences by evoking emotions in the audience to desire to learn more, value differences, discover beauty in brokenness, and expose them to a world they didn’t know existed but now can no longer deny.

What better way to help people feel seen, heard, and not forgotten. To give a voice to the voiceless through storytelling…” —Jessica Ambuehl

Read more about in her own words in the link in our profile.

Guess who's speaking at the June Bright&Early?The creator of this morning coffee-talk series himself. Here's what you ca...
05/27/2025

Guess who's speaking at the June Bright&Early?
The creator of this morning coffee-talk series himself.

Here's what you can expect: stl.org/events/mikespakowski

This guy (the actual creator of Bright&Early) is our June speaker: of Here is what you can expect:The Emperor’s New Br...
05/27/2025

This guy (the actual creator of Bright&Early) is our June speaker: of

Here is what you can expect:
The Emperor’s New Brand (And other things I’ve learned about the business of creative services)

Every night for years, Mike Spakowski read the classic story The Emperor’s New Clothes to his sons.

And every night, as the stress of running a creative agency crept in, he started seeing less of a fairy tale—and more of a painfully accurate metaphor for the creative industry.

In this fast, funny talk, Mike breaks down what The Emperor’s New Clothes gets right about clients, branding, and selling ideas that may or may not exist. From confident tailors and groupthink crowds to awkward presentations and honest feedback, The Emperor’s New Brand explores what he’s learned about the strange business of helping people become a better version of themselves—and selling the invisible.

There will be laughs. There will be lessons. Possibly pants. 😂

&early

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