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Benton Park Information
The Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center is a venue and gallery located on the East
Side of St. Louis, Missouri, in the historic Lemp Neighborhood of the Benton
Park South area.
As a non-profit project, Lemp donates a majority of the money to the musical
performers. Its primary audience is the community's youth, particularly anyone
involved in artistic endeavors. While the all-ages venue frequently hosts small
concerts, the performers (chosen by the Board of Directors running the
establishment) are frequently non-commercial or little-known. The walls are
lined with exhibits of visual artwork, often with themes of encouraging a social
consciousness.
While the Lemp's main premise on limitations for performers state they do not
promote "violent or reckless behavior or through a discriminatory, lewd,
degrading or immoral message" there is a tendency towards inviting experimental
music acts, particularly ones classifiable as noise rock, noise pop, art rock,
or noise music. The latter varieties of music are celebrated annually in their
three day NoisefeSTL that increasingly hosts acts from wide-ranging origins.
Less publicized are the meetings held by the Lemp Neighborhood Association,
concerning crime and special projects for the community.