Join the Pulitzer in celebrating the opening of The Light Project, a series of outdoor light installations presented in conjunction with the current exhibition, Dan Flavin: Constructed Light. It opens with a public reception Thursday, September 4 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

International in scope, the project will include installations by Ann Lislegaard (Copenhagen, Denmark), Sebastian Hungerer & Rainer Kehres (Karlsruhe, Germany), Spencer Finch (New York) and Jason Peters (New York). The artists will present site-responsive outdoor installations which employ and/or reference projected, emanating, or natural light. The works will be on view September 4 – October 17, 2008.  To follow the installation of each work of art, and read interviews between the artists and curators, visit the web catalogue.

In conjunction with the artwork created by Sebastian Hungerer & Rainer Kehres, the St. Louis-area community is being asked to donate lamps, lamp shades, lanterns etc. to help recreate the roof of the Spring Avenue Church in Grand Center, which burned in 2001. Click here to find out how you can donate, and to follow the collecting process as it takes place.

This project is headed by the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, in collaboration with contemporary art curators from the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, the Saint Louis Art Museum, and White Flag Projects. The initiative is motivated by the Pulitzer’s commitment to the arts and interest in social and urban revitalization, beginning with its own Grand Center neighborhood in midtown St. Louis. The Light Project will illuminate the block on Washington Boulevard where the Pulitzer is located.