St. Louis, MO – To celebrate the opening of the Arts Season in Grand Center, on Friday, September 23 rd the Contemporary and the Pulitzer host an open house and reception from 5:00-7:00 pm. Refreshments and wine by Chaumette Vineyards and Winery will be served.

This will be one of the first opportunities to view the Contemporary’s newly opened exhibitions, Girls’ Night Out and Cindy Sherman: Working Girl. Additionally, the Contemporary will be free all day as part of the Grand Center festivities (doors open at 10:00 am) with a free screening of selections from Art: 21, Season Three. The acclaimed PBS program is the only series on television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States. The film will run continuously until 7:30 pm.

This will be the second to last day that Brancusi and Serra in Dialogue will be on view at the Pulitzer. This installation is a rare opportunity to see works by these two major artists in juxtaposition with each other and the Ando-designed architecture. Beginning September 25 th, the Pulitzer will be closed for the installation of Minimalism and Beyond, opening October 14 th. This exhibition will focus on Minimalist artists who were working in the 1960s, as well as artists of a younger generation who have both redefined and continued the Minimalist legacy.

This evening is an excellent opportunity to experience Grand Center as a place for the arts in St. Louis. The Sheldon Art Galleries is opening three new exhibitions with a public reception from 5-7pm. Additionally, the following institutions will have extended hours: the Historic Samuel Cupples House; the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art; the Saint Louis University Museum of Art; the Vaughn Cultural Center; and the EarthWays Home; all remaining open until 7pm that evening. The Portfolio Gallery will also have extended hours from 7-8:30pm.