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St. Louis Art Galleries

LOM Staff Reports
LOM Staff - Drew St. John
St. Louis is home to two internationally respected art The Vino Gallery
houses, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and the The Central West End is home to this gallery featuring local
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, that put the Gateway fine art. The real attraction is the selection of small batch
City on the map as one of the go-to Midwestern cities for wines with a focus on customer service, product education
quality contemporary art. This article will look into five and sampling with wine tastings daily after 5pm and all day
other locations that expand the vocabulary of Saturday.
contemporary art in our region by adding local flavors and www.thevinogallery.com
up-to-date trends. 4701 McPherson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 932-5565

Soulard Art Gallery
Where St. Louis has made local farmers welcome with the
Soulard Farmer’s Market, the Soulard Art Gallery hopes
to replicate with community oriented artwork. All exhibits
are free to the public and contain a cross section of media
including photography, painting, sculpture, and pottery.
The gallery works with Youth Education and Health in Sou-
lard to preserve historic Soulard buildings and sponsoring
mentorship for disadvantaged youth.
www.soulardartgallery.wixsite.com/home
2028 S. 12th St., St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 258-4299
Concrete Ocean Art Gallery
A gallery specializing in opening and closing receptions for
local fine art, Concrete Ocean is free to the public. Located
at Jefferson and Shenandoah, the gallery offers open figure
drawing sessions for an entry fee on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
Colorful mural adorning the wall of 2222 Art Gallery and
Studio in the McKinley Heights area of St. Louis. Search Concrete-Ocean-Art-Gallery on Facebook.com
2257 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63104

2222 Art Gallery and Studio Mad Art Gallery
Located in the McKinley Heights district, 2222 is both the Hosting exhibitions and themed events, Mad Art Gal-
address on South Jefferson Avenue and the namesake of this lery seeks to showcase local artists both established and
studio that doesn’t pretend to be what it is not. Expect more emerging. Exhibitions often last between six to eight weeks
of a pop art workshop than a stuffy art gallery. This studio and range from contemporary fine art, live performance art
is focused on social expression with vivid spray paint mu- and music, theatrical and film. Private events, weddings and
rals and repeating pattern pants, jackets and hoodies. The galas as well as catering and cocktail/bar are other services
branding is instantly recognizable: the eyez are all on you! offered.
www.eyez.me Facebook.com/2222art www.madart.com Facebook.com/MadArtSTL
2222 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63104 2727 S. 12th Street, St. Louis, MO 63118
(415) 967-3939 (314) 771-8230

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