Stories

Entrepreneur and wire and stone wrapping St. Louis native artist Ras Tree has been creating jewelry for over two decades.

The Banana Bike Brigade, headquartered in St. Louis, is the nation’s oldest art bike organization with one sole mission: spreading joy.

Congratulations to St. Louis-based designer, Annie Finan, who submitted the winning design for the Evolution Festival call for art contest.

The STL Fringe Festival is a unique chance to see new uncensored and innovative art from local St. Louis artists and performers.

St. Louis native rapper chandler discusses using music and psychology to dissect his feelings in his new album, Freudian Thoughts Volume 1. 

WerQfest, founded by Tre’von (Tre) Griffith, is an arts and culture festival dedicated to amplifying voices in the Black queer, trans and non-binary community.

Professional photographer Myrina Renaissance, creator and organizer of the ambitious and meaningful multimedia exhibition series, Her Eminent Reign, is equal parts hustle and humble. And she’s hungry to nurture a network of Black women creatives.

Through his series, Live from the Boom Room, filmmaker and longtime musician, Brian McClelland, is on a mission to promote St. Louis’ magnetic local music scene, which is bursting at the seams with expert singers, songwriters, instrumentalists and producers.

St. Louis artist Jasmine Raskas wants to take you on a journey into another world. Using a combination of painting, sculpture and installation Raskas’ art creates an experience that blends science and the natural world to create work that feels new, yet familiar.   

Catherine Dudley-Rose is a Swiss Army Knife artist. She’s an actor, director, writer, musician, and teacher. While it’s difficult to separate any of those roles from the other, they all inform and...

Comedian Ryan Beck wants you to know St. Louis is for you, specifically. There’s something incredibly endearing about a hometown talent whose gone on to do big things but remains appreciative of their roots. This is the case with Beck, a Lebanese American comedian and filmmaker who’s based in New York City but born and raised in St. Louis. A regular at New York’s iconic Comedy Cellar, Beck’s stand-up comedy has been featured on Comedy Central. Now, Beck is coming home for a special engagement at the Funny Bone in St. Charles, MO from Jan. 25-28, 2024.

St. Louis is a place that’s known for homegrown music icons, including artists Chuck Berry, Nelly, and Smino. So many of them leave the gateway to the west to seek success on a national stage. But what about the artists who stay? Local artist, entrepreneur, producer (the list goes on and on) is helping put St. Louis on the map as a music town.

 St. Louis based, Kansas City born performer and producer Ryan Marquez is a seasoned multi-instrumentalist focused primarily on a mixture of jazz, pop, and hip hop. He’s also a fiery advocate for...

Native St. Louisan Rocket Supernova defines himself as a creator, being mindful not to limit himself to any one form of self-expression. He slides seamlessly between fashion, painting, and music. Rocket’s upcoming exhibition, Dawn of Solaria, which takes place on Saturday, April 22 at 1441 North 2nd Street St. Louis, MO 63102, seeks to push the boundaries between fashion, art, and audience.