Arts

A national nonprofit is returning to St. Louis to study how the arts contribute to the region’s economy. Arts leaders say it's important to gauge the strength of arts organizations after the coronavirus pandemic decimated their revenues.

St. Louis actor Olajuwon Davis discusses being the target of an FBI sting operation, going to prison and his new role in "Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea."

Logic Systems, a Valley Park-based sound and lighting company, successfully sued LouFest producer Listen Live Entertainment for defamation after the festival's leaders accused the vendor of sabotaging the event.

When the coronavirus pandemic made large gatherings unsafe, performing arts groups took their work online as a last resort, despite misgivings. Many were surprised at how successful their digital programming turned out to be.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page’s office is recommending that $1.6 million of the county’s federal coronavirus relief funds go toward regional arts education programs. The recommendation comes as arts leaders have called on the county to allocate 5% of its federal relief funds to arts institutions and programs.

California-based artist Nicole Miller asked 22 St. Louisans what it feels like to be alive. She combined their answers with lasers and film of circus performers.

The Whitaker Festival will return to the Missouri Botanical Garden this summer. The music festival went on a two-year hiatus as the coronavirus pandemic shut down performances across the St. Louis region.

The awards for the best theater in St. Louis returned after taking a year off during the coronavirus pandemic. The Muny won the most acclaim, with nine awards.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis will ask a 10-member panel, composed mostly of artists of color working outside the opera field, to commission nine short operas. A $750,000 grant from the Andrew F. Mellon Foundation will fund the program.

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation’s new exhibit “Assembly Required” plays with the dual meaning of “assembly,” contemplating social movements as well as asking viewers to engage with and even finish the artwork on display.