Quarterly Change of Location: Midtown Alley

Last week the amazing venue we were having donated for our use hit an electrical snag in their construction, and it was possible their air conditioning might not be up and running in time for the Quarterly.  Rather than risking a miserably hot show, we’ve spent the last several days tracking down an alternative space somewhere in St. Louis to hold the Quarterly.  We found it.

It’s incredible.  3141 Locust (Unit 2B on the floorplan, map here).  With 5,300 square feet in one room, it was the location of this year’s “Pins and Needles Alternative Fashion Show” May 17th, 2010.  It’s less than a block away from The Fountain on Locust and Anatomy of Style.   The developer, Jassen Johnson of Renaissance Development Associates (RDA), has almost single handedly transformed the Midtown Alley neighborhood from the dilapidated skeleton of St. Louis’s automotive industry into one of the fastest growing destinations for creative and design professionals and entrepreneurs.  We participated in their annual Midtown Alley Streetfest last year, and will do so again on August 20th this year.

Working in “alternative spaces” like this can be a real challenge sometimes, but it is unlike anything else in St. Louis.  Everything else will remain unchanged, and we will once again showcase some of the most exciting fine art work that St. Louis’s creative culture has to offer!