Art

Life of Pi at The Fabulous Fox: A Beautiful Retelling of Trauma, Survival, and Reframed Reality

Life of Pi at The Fabulous Fox: A Beautiful Retelling of Trauma, Survival, and Reframed Reality

The curtain has risen on the Fabulous Fox’s season opener Life of Pi, a tour deforce production that does more than just dramatize a shipwreck. It invites the audience into a profound meditation on trauma, memory, and the human capacity to rebuild meaning in the aftermath of disaster. This magical stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s

Mooneyham Art to Host Show Before Alton’s Legendary Halloween Parade

Mooneyham Art to Host Show Before Alton’s Legendary Halloween Parade

Mooneyham Art invites you to step out of the ordinary and slip into The Zone, an art exhibition unfolding at 305 State Street in haunted downtown Alton. The Zone will coincide with the city’s historic Halloween Parade. This immersive experience offers a surreal escape from the cold, complete with live music, hot cocoa, and mind-bending art while

September 20: The Golden Thread Weaves Art, Spirit, and Healing in Alton

September 20: The Golden Thread Weaves Art, Spirit, and Healing in Alton

Alton’s historic downtown will shimmer with creativity this fall as Mooneyham Art unveils The Golden Thread, a transformative new exhibition opening Saturday, September 20, with a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Visitors can expect live music from Psychedelic Symphony and complimentary refreshments. So what is The Golden Thread? The exhibition asks viewers to reflect

The Great Unplug: Art in the Age of Disillusionment

The Great Unplug: Art in the Age of Disillusionment

There’s a movement happening quietly, emotionally, almost desperately. I call it The Great Unplug. For Gen Z, the Zoomers, raised on swipe screens and cloud-based everything, ownership is virtual and fleeting. Their books? In the cloud. Their music? Streamed. Their social lives? Curated, filtered, and timestamped. They don’t collect things, because they were never taught

Pulitzer Illuminates the Art of Jennie C. Jones in Two Concurrent Exhibitions Opening in September

Pulitzer Illuminates the Art of Jennie C. Jones in Two Concurrent Exhibitions Opening in September

This fall the Pulitzer Arts Foundation explores the art of the multi-disciplinary artist Jennie C. Jones (b. 1968) in an illuminating juxtaposition of exhibitions: one, of Jones’s new and recent work; the other, organized by the artist herself, comprising art by artists who have been touchstones throughout her career.   A Line When Broken Begins

Celebrity Artist coming to Alton: Leo’s on Fire at Mooneyham Art Featuring Derek “Deek” Diedricksen

Celebrity Artist coming to Alton: Leo’s on Fire at Mooneyham Art Featuring Derek “Deek” Diedricksen

Mooneyham Art LLC proudly announces Leo’s On Fire, a celebratory exhibition and free public event to be held on Friday, August 23, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM at its downtown Alton gallery, located at 305 State Street. The event commemorates the birthdays and art of Charles Mooneyham, Jon Ross-Mooneyham, and Stephen Scordias—three pivotal figures behind the gallery’s creative evolution. This spirited evening

St. Louis Native Debuts Queer Thriller at STL Filmmakers Showcase

St. Louis Native Debuts Queer Thriller at STL Filmmakers Showcase

Filmmaker Josalynn Smith’s debut feature, Ride or Die, kicks off Cinema St. Louis’ 25 th annual Filmmakers Showcase on Friday evening. Produced by Jamie Foxx’s company Foxxhole, Ride or Die premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. Smith grew up in St. Louis and graduated from Columbia University’s Film MFA program and has been based

An Art Explosion Has Occurred: Artists Take Refuge in the City of Alton

An Art Explosion Has Occurred: Artists Take Refuge in the City of Alton

Downtown Alton has become a magnetic refuge for visual artists seeking community, inspiration, and creative rebirth. Since the pandemic, artists have been moving to Alton in droves—finding not only affordability, but an invigorating environment where art and culture are thriving. Long known for its legendary music scene, the city is now exploding with visual arts

STLFringe FEST ’25: 400+ Participating Artists. 100+ Performances. One Unforgettable Week.

STLFringe FEST ’25: 400+ Participating Artists. 100+ Performances. One Unforgettable Week.

Saint Louis’ Original Arts Incubator is Back for Season 14! STLFringe FEST ‘25, the region’s premier independent performing arts festival, will be igniting stages and streets across the Grand Center Arts District with an explosion of boundary-breaking theatre, dance, music, musicals, magic, film, and more. Now in their 14th season, STLFringe FEST continues its mission

Cinema St. Louis Presents Their 18th Annual QFest, A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Film and Queer Culture

Cinema St. Louis Presents Their 18th Annual QFest, A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Film and Queer Culture

Cinema St. Louis proudly presents the 18th Annual QFest St. Louis, a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ film and queer culture. Scheduled from May 27 to June 1, 2025, at the historic Hi-Pointe Theatre, QFest showcases a diverse lineup of contemporary gay cinema, including narrative features, documentaries, and shorts that spotlight the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals

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