Art | The Current

Kayla Parks

Go for the coffee, stay for the ambiance - C. Oliver Coffee and Flower Bar

There is something magical and sacred about downtown local coffee shops. Parking on old brick roads, walking from each local shop to the...

Taylor Meyer

Storm of Progress: German Expressionism at the St. Louis Art Museum

In the Beginning The Germans have not always been the Germans. In fact, the modern state of Germany was not established until 1871, and...

Caroline Groff

Returning to George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass” 50 Years Later

Many music historians and fanatics philosophize about what would’ve happened if the Beatles never broke up. Without that Fab Four...

Caroline Groff

Myths and Mixed Media in Gallery 210’s Newest Exhibition

The opening of Gallery 210’s fall season came in with less of a bang and more of a gentle click of a keyboard. The launch of the latest...

Paola Scharberg

Creating to Cope: Art Therapy in the age of Anxiety

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” - Pablo Picasso - The past three months have been a strange time for most of...

Jacqueline Simon

Pandemic Can't Stop UMSL LitMag

“The LitMag 2020 Edition is Not Merely the Medium of Expression, It Yields Our Obligation to Legacy” Camris Owens, Editor in Chief The...

Taylor Meyer

What Does Your Tattoo Mean? The Life and Career of a Tattoo Artist

Behind the open sign and through the buzzing of tattoo machines, Ben Graham is turning someone’s idea into an image they will wear on...

Wesley Baucom

Showing Off Art on Campus

Here at UMSL, it’s easy to spot the large, confusing building Benton Hall, or maybe you can catch the stocks floating by through the...