The Cinco De Mayo Festival on Cherokee Street is one of the largest festivals in the St. Louis area, bringing together over 45,000 attendees to celebrate the rich culture and artistic community on Cherokee Street and surrounding South St. Louis City neighborhoods. This years’ festival will take place on Saturday, May 7th 2016 from 11:00am to 9:00pm on Cherokee Street, between Nebraska and Jefferson Street. The festival will pack the street with people enjoying authentic food, drinks, music, entertainment, art and merchandise. The People’s Joy Parade presented by Community Arts and Movement Project will begin at its traditional time of 1:11 PM and has become a festival highlight and beloved celebration of community.
Kismet is a duo of dreamers doing all the things their favorite forerunners imbued in them. Sonia, for instance, worked at a Recycling Center where she learned to utilize materials donated from the community to use toward creative play, engaging whole families or one child at a time. More impressively, Sonia has worked at Art City in City Museum for 11 years. She celebrated her 11th year July 2 of 2014. Tom, on the other hand, was inspired by a shop in Omaha, NE Called the Antiquarium that sold records, books and art and provided a safe place for locals to hang out, drink coffee, read books, play chess, and philosophize. Later on in life, inspired by said cultural center, Tom moved to Durango, Colorado where he opened his own record store / art gallery / venue which lasted 4 years. A large part of Tom’s music collection comes from this endeavor. Following Durango, Tom moved to Denver where he worked at one of the finest record stores in the country for 2 more years.
MISSION STATEMENT ArtDimensions is a 501(c)3, non-profit arts organization in St. Louis, MO organized for the charitable and educational purposes of supporting and educating local artists, providing art exhibits for the community and developing the artistic community in St. Louis. Part of ArtDimensions’ strategy for achieving its purposes is to teach current artists about art techniques and business survival skills, and to create the next generation of artists by teaching children about art. ArtDimensions also seeks to educate the public about art and develop their appreciation for art. ArtDimensions’ strategy to do this is simple: show the public as much art as possible. ArtDimensions holds Monthly Artist Networking meetings on the first Monday of every month at 7:00 PM. The meetings are open to artists and performers of all types and skill level. All are welcome to attend and share their art with and meet other like-minded people. Locations vary each month, so check this page or our website regularly for details!
mushmaus has been established to offer time, ample space, and a stipend for DIY conceptual visual communicators to realize big ideas and to encourage an elevated dialogue about work completed at mushmaus between Saint Louis artists, resident artists from abroad, and members of the community. mushmaus promotes and facilitates the exploration and cultivation of installation, cross-media, new-media, or other transformative endeavors though collaborations, interactions, performances, meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications, and more.
Loyal Family produces events and provides event services, focusing on the live music and art industry. We work with several music venues, festivals, community fundraisers, organizations, and small businesses throughout the Midwest. Daily activities involve booking, design, printing, publicity, promotion, etc. We also have a common goal of supporting local and organic products and businesses. Our eco-responsible clothing line is printed locally on sustainable and organic textiles.
One of the dopest open mic nights in St. Louis. Come vibe with us, sip with us, chill with us, laugh with us. Great energy from local and national poets that grace the mic. Hosted by Corey Black with sounds provided by Black Spade. Every Last Sunday @ Blank Space. 2847 Cherokee Doors open at 7:30pm $5 Cover First 10 artist to sign up before 8pm are free.