Public Media Commons - St. Louis

Louman · Post by **Louman** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:49 am

St. Louis, MO — August 15, 2014 — When the Public Media Commons opens to the public on September 13, 2014, the unique open-air media environment in the Grand Center Arts District of St. Louis will bring people together for experiences that stimulate creative thinking and serve the community as an incubator of arts and ideas.

“The possibilities are endless,” says Jack Galmiche, president and CEO of the Nine Network of Public Media. “We’re inviting individuals and organizations to participate in the creation of experiences that bring the arts and dynamic digital video together to help us see things as we have never seen them before.”

Bordered by the Nine Network, St. Louis Public Radio and the Sheldon Concert Hall in the heart of the Grand Center Arts District, the Public Media Commons will provide a playground for the mind and the senses.

The 9,000-square-foot space is flanked by large-screen video walls—two stories high—on two sides. Equipped with the latest audio/visual technology, the space will encourage the community to explore what can be created and experienced in a dynamic cityscape conducive to collaboration and experimentation.

The scale of the walls, the vivid quality of the imagery and sound, the surrounding urban architecture, and even a landscaped knoll for quiet contemplation will provide an environment like no other—an urban environment for shared creative experiences.

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Louman · Post by **Louman** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:52 am

More imagery on St. Louis' Grand Center Arts & Entertainment District's interactive Public Media Commons scheduled to open this weekend.

"This will be the only place in the country where arts, education and public media come together in an interactive outdoor space specifically designed to engage people in the cultural life of the community," said the Nine Network’s Jack Galmiche. "We envision an energetic space that attracts and engages people of all ages. It will be a powerful expression of how we envision the future of public media." (Source)

Louman · Post by **Louman** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:16 pm

The grand opening of Public Media Commons in Grand Center was Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014.

"New to the Grand Center arts district, the Public Media Commons is a unique, open-air media environment designed to stimulate creative thinking. The 9,000-sq.ft. space -- bordered by the Nine Network, St. Louis Public Radio and the Sheldon Concert Hall -- is flanked by two-story-high video walls on two sides and features four interactive touch screens and a performance stage."

See more photos here and here.

That's one big video screen by Current Public Media, on Flickr

Plugging in by Current Public Media, on Flickr

Preparing for premiere by Current Public Media, on Flickr

Multi-story video wall by Current Public Media, on Flickr

Look, there's the Arch by Current Public Media, on Flickr

Mingling and watching by Current Public Media, on Flickr

First live music performance by Current Public Media, on Flickr

Rocking with The Reverbs by Current Public Media, on Flickr