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!

November Participating Locations

Angad Arts Hotel
3550 Samuel Shepard Dr. (Map)
Symbiosis: Opening Reception
The collaborative and complimentary works of St. Louis-based artist Jasmine Raskas and Lima, Peru-based artist Daniela Marin

 

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
3750 Washington Blvd. (Map)
Celebrating Ronald Young
This event celebrates Great Rivers Biennial 2024 artist Ronald Young. Bring a friend!
5:00 pm Drinks and specialty cocktails available for purchase from AO&Co; complimentary light bites available
6:00–8:00 pm Drop-in assemblage art-making with the artist’s son, Kenneth Young
7:00–8:30 pm Music by DJ Nico

 

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: Conversations and Cocktails
Taking place in the museum’s lower main gallery, this evening of conversation will explore the opportunities facing today’s emerging art professionals and highlight new approaches to career development.

 

Sophie’s Artist Lounge
3333 Washington Ave. (Map)
Open Late

 

St. Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA)
3663 Lindell Blvd. (Map)
Four floors of exhibits to see:
Judith and Adam Aronson Gallery (First Floor)
Modern and Contemporary Art (Second Floor)
Collection of the Western Jesuit Missions (Third Floor)
John and Ann MacLennan Collection of Asian Decorative Arts (Fourth Floor)