THE EVENT

For one mythic night only, Minerva, Goddess of Art, and Urania, Goddess of Science, will take a road trip from NBAC’s Sauget campus to Cherokee Street. These 150-year-old, 9-foot-tall beauties adorned the St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, built in 1872 at 6^th & Locust streets. They embody NBAC’s approach to preservation as a balance of art and science.

Music by jazz ensemble Playadors and bites by Fattened Caf and Dad’s Cookies will set the stage for an evening devoted to preservation and the future. Emcee Sarah Fenske and NBAC leadership will share a vision for transforming the post-industrial campus into a nationally recognized museum and building arts research center.

Artist Elysia Mann will live-print limited edition artworks honoring Minerva and Urania. Purchase a print and cast your vote in a preservation experiment: which goddess is preserved in her time worn patina, and which is restored her…