On the Art with SLAM: Stairway at Auvers with Simon Kelly
Hear from Simon Kelly, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, about Vincent van Gogh’s painting Stairway at Auvers. Learn about Vincent’s last months in this French village and how SLAM was able to acquire this important work. Discover more at: https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/33826/ Classic 107.3 · On the Art with SLAM…
The Power of Roaring at SLAM
Genevieve Cortinovis, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Associate Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the St. Louis Art Museum, tells listeners about “Roaring: Art, Fashion and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939”, which runs until July 27. SLAM is offering special late-night opportunities on July 9, 16, and 23 to see this exhibit before it…
On the Art with SLAM: Daniel Interpreting to Belshazzar the Writing on the Wall with Amy Torbert
Hear from Amy Torbert, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Associate Curator of American Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, about Benjamin West’s painting Daniel Interpreting to Belshazzar the Writing on the Wall. Learn about why this work was such an important addition to SLAM’s collection and how they acquired the painting! Discover more at:…
On the Art with SLAM: Basel with the Rhine with Melissa Venator
Hear from Melissa Venator, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of Modern Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, about Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s German expressionist painting Basel with the Rhine. Learn about German expressionism and why the St. Louis Art Museum has such a wonderful collection of works in this genre. Discover more at: www.slam.org/collection/objects/37231/…
On the Art with SLAM: Ici
Hear from Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art, about Joan Mitchell’s abstract expressionist painting Ici. Learn about Mitchell’s connection to nature and the reasons behind her association with Claude Monet. Discover more at: www.slam.org/collection/objects/26230/ Classic 107.3 · On the Art with SLAM – Ici with Simon Kelly
2025 CMS Young Composers Competition
Community Music School of Webster University (CMS) Director Justin Blackburn, Guest Composer Dr. Daniel Pesca, and first place winners Aadit Shrivastava and Emily Chen talk with Kathy Lawton Brown about the 2024-2025 CMS Young Composers Competition and free concert of winning works played by Chamber Project St. Louis on March 29, 2025. Learn more at webster.edu/cms-ycc…
On the Art with SLAM: Danaë
Hear from Dr. Judith W. Mann, the senior curator of European art to 1800, about the scandalous painting “Danaë”. Learn about the teenaged female artist who created this work and why it was considered so shocking for its time. Discover more at: www.slam.org/collection/objects/15612/ Classic 107.3 · On the Art with SLAM – Danaë with Judith Mann
Hearing History of Note from the Missouri Historical Society
Sam Moore, the Managing Director of Public History for the Missouri Historical Society, talks about “History of Note”, a new collaboration between Classic 107.3 and the MHS. Every week, listeners will enjoy a segment that shares interesting history about our region, helping to establish a deeper connection with where we live and work. Plus, learn…
On the Art with SLAM: Shaman Figure
Hear from Alexander Brier Marr, associate curator of Native American art, about Shaman Figure, a wood sculpture created by Simeon Stilthda. Learn about the interesting journey this sculpture took to end up at SLAM! This object is currently on view in Gallery 326 at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Classic 107.3 · On the Art…
On the Art with SLAM: Election Series
Hear from Melissa Wolfe, curator of American art, about “The Election Series”. George Caleb Bingham (1811 – 1879) painted The County Election, Stump Speaking, and The Verdict of the People to portray the political process. These paintings are currently displayed in Gallery 337 at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Discover what’s happening this month at…