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St. Louis Art Place Initiative offers artists a place to call home

2 years 11 months ago
When the St. Louis City Planning Commission adopted the Gravois-Jefferson Historic Neighborhoods Plan in 2017, it laid out the need for affordable housing stock for the artists who have long called the area home. Now, St. Louis Art Place Initiative, formed in 2019 by the Incarnate Word Foundation, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, and Regional Arts Commission to address that need, has completed the first of many planned homes in Gravois Park, and the first artist is finally home. We caught up with API director of operations Kaveh Razani to discuss the ins and outs of the project, and where it’s heading next.
Christine Jackson