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!
Angad Arts Hotel
3550 Samuel Shepard Dr. (Map)
Angad Arts Hotel presents our 13th biannual exhibition, proudly featuring 42 new works by 36 local and regional artists throughout our public spaces.
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
3750 Washington Blvd. (Map)
Spring/Summer 2026 Exhibitions Opening
7:00-9:00 pm
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)
Liminal
The final exhibition at Saint Louis University’s MOCRA celebrates 33 years of this first-of-its-kind museum and affirms the ongoing engagement of contemporary art with religion and spirituality.
Pulitzer Arts Foundation
3716 Washington Ave (Map)
Opening Reception: Dialogues & Conversations
7:00-9:00 PM
The Sheldon
3648 Washington Ave. (Map)
We Each Hold Stories
This exhibition is a broad survey of the work being created by established and emerging Indigenous American artists today.
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)