Gesso Magazine

01/13/2025

Meet Mark Polege / Photography of Mark Polege. Str8Up/Gesso Feature Cover Artist. Now also featured in Missouri Arts Council Featured Artist Program!

“Shooting black-and-whites has been a very important part of my photography,” says new Mark Polege, “allowing me to focus more on perfecting my composition and exposure to tell the story in the image.” We can’t imagine “Wicked Wood” any other way! photographyofmarkpolege.com Photography of Mark Polege | missouriartscouncil.org/featured-artists

01/13/2025

Kevin Pickard. One of The Ten. "A Celebration of Local Art'. Exhibition continues through the month of January.
Governor French Gallery

01/13/2025

Str8Up/Gesso Supports the Arts for Young People:

01/12/2025

Glenn McCoy / Glenn McCoy Art. One of The Ten. "A Celebration of Local Art'. Exhibition continues through the month of January.
Governor French Gallery

01/12/2025

Next Weekend:
Str8Up/Gesso supports the Arts for Young People:
The Fabulous Fox
https://www.fabulousfox.com/events/detail/teen-talent?fbclid=IwY2xjawHmwTdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHY9-h9iCgDx9iF8iFF0tnPVDohdWApgWBYsCLKxolSkTqdpMu4asdOFzeA_aem_HTBEIUZ8ND4eCJcnkOykCg

The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation’s annual Teen Talent Competition is an opportunity for high school aged teens to showcase their skills. Acts that make it to The Finals will perform on stage at the Fabulous Fox in front of a live audience!

01/11/2025

Sarah Skiold-Hanlin. One of The Ten. "A Celebration of Local Art'. Exhibition continues through the month of January.
Governor French Gallery

01/11/2025

IMPORTANT MESSAGE from our Friends at Lonnie's Farm Recording Studio:
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01/11/2025

Jake Bishop / Jake Bishop Art. One of The Ten. "A Celebration of Local Art'. Exhibition continues through the month of January.
Governor French Gallery

01/10/2025

Speaking of Jazz - This just in from our Friends at House of Miles East St. Louis:

01/10/2025

Str8Up/Gesso Feature Performing Artist Janet Evra is back in town!!!
Jazz St. Louis

I’m delighted to return to my hometown jazz club, Jazz St. Louis, for encore performances of “Meet Me in Paris” on January 24-25! I love this club and I love this show, and it will be un grand spectacle! 💃 🎶 🥂🇫🇷 🥖 ✨

I’ll be joined by special guest Eric Jacobson 🎺, Will Buchanan 🎸, and Tim Moore 🥁. We will perform songs from my “Meet Me in Paris” record, which was named JAZZIZ Album of the Week, received lovely reviews in All About Jazz, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Riverfront Times, was played on 50+ radio stations around the world, and has 100,000+ streams. We will also perform some new songs and some other familiar favorites from the French jazz cannon. St. Louis, see you there!

01/09/2025

Dennis L Ringering. One of The Ten. "A Celebration of Local Art". Exhibition continues through the month of January. Governor French Gallery:

01/09/2025

An Art Opportunity for Young People from our Friends at Art Gecko Creative Studio:
Could this be YOU?

Looking for a fun & energetic, instructor who loves Anime/Manga, and is able to share their knowledge/character development skills with a great group of kids. Ages of group is 10 to 16. This position is great for anyone looking for one class a week to teach.
Send Anime/Manga experience or questions about this position to [email protected]

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01/08/2025

From our Friends West End Junction and Hunter Peebles / Hunter Peebles Music at OFF BROADWAY MUSIC VENUE:

01/07/2025

Jake's Leg! The Wildey Theatre! Need we say more?

01/07/2025

In The Metro:
STL From Above

01/06/2025

We support The Arts for Young People:
The Fabulous Fox