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Venable Park Commemorative Artwork: Educator Design Review

The City of Creve Coeur and the Venable Park Task Force have embarked on a process to commission an artist to create commemorative artwork for Dr. H. Phillip Venable Memorial Park that engages visitors in the Venable family’s story, and their struggle for equal rights.

More about Venable Memorial Park and the Artwork Design Competition

Rededicated in 2021, the park was first developed in the late 1950s after the Venable’s property was taken by eminent domain when they refused to sell it to their white neighbors, and later the City of Creve Coeur, who were determined to exclude Black residents. Dr. Venable was a leading opthamologist with ties to Washington University School of Medicine and Homer G. Phillips Hospital. His pioneering work to desegregate medicine and his resistance to discrimination in housing and other contexts are important aspects of the legacy being commemorated through the memorial park.

After a national Call for Artists, three artists were selected by the Venable Park Commemorative Artwork Jury to develop concepts for an artwork. On October 5 the park will host local educators in reviewing these finalist design submissions and reflecting on their potential contributions to education in our region and beyond. 

Interested in reviewing the artist submissions?

You can view the concepts and comment online (September 15 to October 15, 2023)!
Visit the Venable Park website or use the QR code in the flyer below.

The flyer below provides more information about the Educators Review Session, October 5:

 

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