E-mail address
The Hot Calendar For Cool Culture
Backpack Blues: Art of Central Visual and Performing Arts High School
Presented by Sheldon Art Galleries
With support from the Regional Arts Commission.
Visual Arts
General Audiences
This exhibition by students of Central Visual and Performing Arts High School celebrates the rich legacy of blues music. Organized as a companion to the Legends of St. Louis Blues Music exhibit in the History of Jazz Gallery, the students have created vibrant works in many media including painting, ceramics, drawing and photography. Musicians like Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and even Jimi Hendrix and Billie Holiday, among others, are represented. A St. Louis City school, Central VPA is located at the corner of Kingshighway Boulevard and Arsenal Street and fosters a rigorous academic curriculum with an environment of artistic excellence. The school offers visual arts, photography, fashion, theater, dance, vocal and instrumental music, television, and radio, as well as a full range of academic subjects.
Ticket Information
This event is free and open to the public.
For More Information
(314) 533-9900
www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp
All event information is provided by the sponsoring organization.
For additional information or questions, please use the contact information in the event details.