Make a night of it!

On the first Friday of every month, museums and galleries in Grand Center Arts District are free and open until 9:00pm. Discover the remarkable array of visual arts in St. Louis’s premier neighborhood for arts and culture while enjoying cocktails, conversation, and entertainment. Stick around for after party events, dinner or a show!

May Participating Locations

Angad Arts Hotel
3550 Samuel Shepard Dr. (Map)
The 11th Biannual
The Angad is proud to feature only local artists from a 200-mile radius in our biannual exhibitions that rotate every May and November.
Our 11th Biannual features 32 artists and 36 artworks on the 12th floor where guests check into the hotel.

Unboxed
Solo Exhibition of the works of Alex Johnmeyer

 

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
3750 Washington Blvd. (Map)
Spring Social
Enjoy drinks and specialty cocktails outside in our courtyard

 

Metropolitan Artist Lofts
500 North Grand Blvd. (Map)
Open exhibit starting at 6:30 – 10:30 PM
Visual and performing arts of all disciplines

 

Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA)
3700 West Pine Blvd. (Map)
Continuum: Figuration and Abstraction 
Figurative works portray or reference the human body, often with a narrative element.

 

Pulitzer Arts Foundation
3716 Washington Ave (Map)
Emerging Professionals in the Arts
Meet fellow creatives while enjoying the beats of DJ Pharaoh and crafted drinks by Mixologist Chris Orange.

 

The Sheldon
3648 Washington Ave. (Map)
Gallery Exhibits at The Sheldon
Open until 5pm

 

St. Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA)
3663 Lindell Blvd. (Map)
Four floors of exhibits to see:
The Past Beneath Our Feet: Tom Finan’s 20 Years Excavating in Ireland
Renaissance Man: Paintings by the Honorable Nathan B. Young Jr.
2025 Congressional Art Competition
Einar Hákonarson: The Auschwitz Etchings
Cartier: A Visionary Journey