In 2018, St. Louis Art Supply opened at 4532 Olive Street, across from Bowood Farms. It was successful there, and continued to thrive after the pandemic hit in 2020, when the shop closed to in-person visits. Co-owners Carson Monetti and Xena Colby adeptly pivoted to an online business only, and the entire space, which also…
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St. Louis Art Supply thrives during the pandemic
In March 2020, a week before stay-at-home orders were instituted by the City of St. Louis due to Covid19, St. Louis Art Supply’s co-owners Xena Colby and Carson Monetti saw the handwriting on the wall and closed the shop and adjoining Cornflower Cafe to the public. What’s happened since then defies expectations. Almost two years…
St. Louis Art Supply, formerly South City Art Supply, moving to the CWE
photos courtesy of Carson Monetti For someone who loves poking around art supply stores and who knows so many artists in the neighborhood, this news has been extremely hard for me to keep under wraps, until today… I am thrilled to announce that South City Art Supply is changing its name to St. Louis Art Supply…