Arts

The former Greyhound bus station in north St. Louis once bustled with travelers. But after Greyhound moved, the building became abandoned. In recent weeks, it's become a canvas for St. Louis-based artist Cbabi Bayoc, who installed spray paintings that show beauty and Black pride.

Arts organizations that normally present live performances and exhibitions have had to adapt during the pandemic, but there are still many opportunities in the St. Louis region for their patrons. Nancy Kranzberg shares what she has experienced.

Opera Theatre has established a fund to support work by underrepresented voices in the heavily white world of professional opera. It also plans a fellowship program to train artists and administrators of color.

Soul Shed University, a program based in the Old North neighborhood of St. Louis, captured the Arts & Education Council's stARTup Creative Competition. The program provides mentoring to young musicians.

D.B. Dowd launches an illustrated, 26-letter take-down of the president.

The large white dove sign that hangs out front of the West County Center in St. Louis County is the focus of an art walk to promote local artists.

Brent Benjamin took the helm at the museum in 1999. Benjamin's accomplishments at SLAM include the successful completion of a $160 million capital campaign and acquisition of several key artworks.

St. Louis beat battle series, Fresh Produce started 10 years ago. The competition pits music producers against each other and has now moved completely online.

Playwright Melda Beaty's "Coconut Cake" and "Front Porch Society" showcase the culture and concerns of older Black Americans.

A St. Louis-based photographer is one of eight artists whose images will be on display at the exhibit, “Just Pictures,” beginning Thursday at projects + gallery. The exhibition pushes the traditional boundaries of what fashion and art photography look like outside of the constructs of a fashion magazine, said Antwaun Sargent, the exhibit curator.