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Sara G MillerSinger Javier Mendoza has been writing and performing rock music for years. The artist returns to St. Louis on Saturday for a show at the Kranzberg Open Air series. Mendoza talks to St. Louis Public Radio's Chad Davis about his career, influences and what’s next. -
Kai SmithToday, Black artists are describing the trauma of police brutality, the agony of seeing friends suffer violent deaths and the pain of losing loved ones to COVID-19. Black artists in the St. Louis region will showcase works that connect grief and joy in a virtual exhibit from the Griot Museum of Black History on Saturday.
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The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra plans to teach children about the science behind music in online lessons this month. SoundLab organizers said they hope the session gets more children interested in science and art.
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Chess can teach people strategies that work in life as well.
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Owners of music venues in St. Louis are discovering there is no one-size-fits-all solution to the financial straights brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. With stages dark and the immediate future of the business unclear, industry professionals have turned to federal aid programs but experienced mixed results.
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Leaders of St. Louis-based art institutions say they’re optimistic that the Biden administration will safeguard arts funding and help artists and organizations that have lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic.
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St. Louis Symphony musicians reached an agreement with the organization to reduce the severity of pay cuts instituted last year.
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Arts organizations in the St. Louis region will soon be able to apply for some of the $15 billion in grants Congress approved for coronavirus pandemic relief.
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Nancy Kranzberg polled a number of local artists to see how the pandemic is affecting the way they work.
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Movie theater owners in the St. Louis region hope they’ll be back in business in 2021, but they’re worried that the coronavirus pandemic has changed their industry for good.
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Artists and performers have scrambled to make and share their work during the pandemic. They've also turned to the work of their peers to help get through a tough year. Here are some of the locally produced things that inspired St. Louis artists in 2020.
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Opera Theatre of St. Louis has an "overwhelmingly white" administrative staff, according to its leader. A fellowship program aims to increase the behind-the-scenes diversity at the organization and elsewhere in the field.
