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St. Louis Public Radio: "Cut & Paste: Storefront Art Project In The CWE Interprets Dickens Through Eyes Of Black Artists"

“The project, called “A Walking Xmas Carol,” also includes a musical element. As they stroll from one storefront to another, visitors are encouraged to listen along to a humorous, hip-hop adaptation of the story of Ebenezer Scrooge recorded by Chicago-based group Q Brothers. (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival performed Q Brothers’ very loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” in January.) The storefront project was also developed in partnership with Central West End Window Walk.”

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St. Louis Public Radio: "St. Louis Artists Use Billboards As Canvas For Messages That Call For Change"

De Nichols interviews with St. Louis Public Radio about two billboards she created in collaboration with The Luminary gallery and STL Made campaign. These works emphasize the role and importance of art as both a form of protest and public declaration of community power.

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