Located at 3301 Washington Ave, the High Low is St. Louis' premier literary space own and operated by the Kranzberg Arts Foundation. Their goal: To offer a venue for freedom of expression through spoken and written word. A space which encourages creativity and literacy, where art can start and stand out. To find out more about the High Low click here.

Derek Fordjour (b. 1974, Memphis, Tennessee)

Derek Fordjour was born in Memphis, Tennessee to parents of Ghanaian heritage. His work has been exhibited at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Josh Lilley Gallery, London, among other venues. He has received commissions for public projects from the Whitney Museum Billboard Project and from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York City, for a permanent installation at the 145th Street Subway Station in Manhattan. He was the 2016 Sugarhill Museum Artist in-Residence, a resident of the 2017 Sharpe Walentas Studio Program in New York City, and was awarded the 2018 Deutsche Bank NYFA Fellowship. He is a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, earned a Master’s Degree in Art Education from Harvard University and an MFA in painting from Hunter College. Fordjour frequently serves as a lecturer at institutions and as a Core Critic at Yale University School of Art. His work is held in collections throughout the United States and Europe, including the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Perez Art Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.