Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings, March 26 - 28, 2010

Mar 26, 2010 at 9:01 am

It's one of life's great mysteries: somehow the days go slowly but the months keep whizzing by. And, looky here, March is almost over. Console yourself with some of the great art events happening around town this weekend. But hurry up; time's a wastin'.

If you don't see your show listed, please leave the information in the comments (and drop a note to [email protected] so we can list in the online calendar). All art openings are free unless noted. For a full list of all ongoing art shows in the St. Louis area, please click here.

Chevy S-10 - Ken Bini
Ken Bini
Chevy S-10
Kenny Bini: My Way's Good Too: New urban landscape paintings by Kenny Bini. Fri., March 26, 6-9 p.m., free. Duveen's Basement Fine Art Gallery, 2716 Cherokee St., St. Louis.

Lots more listings follow...


Fantastic Logic, Speculative Models: Amanda Hughen's drawing, painting and screenprinting on translucent mylar, and Carin Mincemoyer's miniature landscapes crafted from Styrofoam, plastic packaging and other household objects. Opening reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 26. Fridays, Saturdays. Continues through April 30, free. Good Citizen Gallery, 2247 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-348-4587, www.goodcitizenstl.com.

New Perspectives:SCC Printmaking Invitational: An opening reception will be held Wednesday, March 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Continues through April 8, Free. St. Charles Community College, Gallery, Shook Fine Arts Bldg (4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr), St. Peters, 636-922-8575, www.stchas.edu/.

PPRC Photography Project: Lydia's House: The latest installment in the University of Missouri-St. Louis' ongoing Public Policy Research Center Photography Project features pictures taken by children living at Lydia's House, which provides transitional housing to survivors of domestic violence. A duplicate of the exhibit will also be on display March 30, 2010 through June 20, 2010 at the Urban Eats Art Collective at 3301 Meramec St. in St. Louis. Opening receptions will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the PPRC Photography Project Gallery at UMSL on March 23, 2010, and at the Urban Eats Art Collective from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on March 30, 2010. Through May 16, 6 a.m.-11 p.m., Free, urbaneatscafe.com/play. UM-St. Louis-Social Sciences & Business Bldg, 1 University Dr. at Natural Bridge Rd, Normandy.

Zoom: Window/Capture: Landscapes through the digital lens of Patty Heda. Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 27. Mondays-Saturdays. Continues through April 22, free. Art Saint Louis, 555 Washington Ave. #150, St. Louis, 314-241-4810, www.artstlouis.org.