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The Heart of the Arts
For four decades, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis has invested more than $115 million to shape and support the region’s vibrant arts community.
Gateway to Arts and Culture
From world-class opera and cutting-edge modern art to Tony Award-winning musical theater and nationally acclaimed dance, St. Louis is brimming with artistic excellence. Explore stories about some of…
Centered on Art
The Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles creates community through unique exhibitions, artist development, education and outreach, and more.
Words on the Street
With PSA, Shannon Levin and Marina Peng elevate and amplify St. Louis artists with unexpected and accessible art installations around town.
Opera for All – Part Two
With its first-of-its-kind New Works Collective, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis brings representation and previously unsung stories to the stage.
Opera for All – Part One
A national and international jewel, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis brings world-class opera to the metro in welcoming and accessible ways.
Second Nature
From her studio in the Marine Villa neighborhood, acclaimed artist Lauren Marx draws inspiration from the native flora and fauna of North America.
Drawn to St. Louis
Cartoonist, information designer and printmaker Dan Zettwoch is known for his colorful, jam-packed informational designs inspired by St. Louis history and culture.
A Broad Canvas
At Onyx Dagger in Lafayette Square, Valencia Miller combines fine art with tattoo art, supporting local painters in St. Louis by displaying their work while blazing her own…
Fine Print
At Central Print, Marie Oberkirsch passes on the art of traditional letterpress printmaking to future generations, while using the craft to build community with her neighbors in Old…
Drawing Outside the Lines
Steenz Stewart has blazed their own trail in the comics industry to become one of the few Black cartoonists at the helm of a nationally syndicated strip.
A Home for Art
In Gravois Park, St. Louis Art Place Initiative has completed the first of 20 units of single family housing at subsidized prices for artists, aiming to enrich the…
Time for a Revolution
Saint Louis Story Stitchers brings young people together to express themselves through art and create social change.
Making Art at the MAC
Brandace Cloud's art collective is bringing people together in Staunton, Illinois.
Into Existence
Nationally-recognized artist and St. Louis native Aaron Fowler shows his work in St. Louis for the first time in a unique yearlong collaboration with the Luminary Arts.
Superhero Delivery
Martin Casas of Apotheosis Comics is making sure that St. Louis residents have plenty of comic books and drinks to get them through quarantine.
Creating Through Crisis
Mee Jey, an immigrant artist from India, tells community stories through her art in St. Louis and abroad.
Making a Mark
In creating custom wood pieces through Mwanzi Co., Jermain Todd is taking the St. Louis maker movement around the globe.
Healing Through Art
Paige Walden-Johnson uses CommUNITY Arts STL’s creative outlets to help first responders and their families process trauma.
Masters of Light
Just as their great-great grandfather did, Aaron Frei and his siblings are coloring St. Louis with hand-crafted stained glass.
All That Jazz
Lauren Parks and Jas Gary Pearson have turned the childhood home of music legend Miles Davis into a community catalyst.
Moving Forward
Historic St. Louis gems are earning new appreciation for marrying the past with the future.
Art in Motion
Through the Justice Fleet, Amber Johnson empowers people to heal.