Community Calendar

January 2, 2026

The Foundry Art Centre is delighted to start the 2026 exhibition year with two captivating new exhibitions: Chris Wubbena’s Admix and Leah De Matta’s Waspaganda.

Chris Wubbena is an interdisciplinary artist based in Jackson, Missouri. In Admix, he presents an expansive exhibition of his work created over a span of nearly thirty years, including large-scale metal fabricated sculptures, mixed media and found object small-scale sculptures, and never-before-seen cinema pieces.

St. Louis-based artist Leah De Matta’s exhibition Waspaganda brings the small lives of insects into the foreground of human experience. By highlighting diversity and physiology, her exhibition portrays insects as ecosystem caretakers, genius architects, and recyclers of life.

These new exhibitions will open on Friday, January 2nd, 5-8pm, as part of the Foundry’s First Friday programming. Art activities, music, the Foundry bar, and more will be available throughout the evening.

Admix will be on view in the Main Galleries through February 21st; Waspaganda will be on view in the East Gallery through March 28th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, director of exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

About the Foundry Art Centre
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility.

January 2, 2026

The Foundry Art Centre is delighted to start the 2026 exhibition year with two captivating new exhibitions: Chris Wubbena’s Admix and Leah De Matta’s Waspaganda.

Chris Wubbena is an interdisciplinary artist based in Jackson, Missouri. In Admix, he presents an expansive exhibition of his work created over a span of nearly thirty years, including large-scale metal fabricated sculptures, mixed media and found object small-scale sculptures, and never-before-seen cinema pieces.

St. Louis-based artist Leah De Matta’s exhibition Waspaganda brings the small lives of insects into the foreground of human experience. By highlighting diversity and physiology, her exhibition portrays insects as ecosystem caretakers, genius architects, and recyclers of life.

These new exhibitions will open on Friday, January 2nd, 5-8pm, as part of the Foundry’s First Friday programming. Art activities, music, the Foundry bar, and more will be available throughout the evening.

Admix will be on view in the Main Galleries through February 21st; Waspaganda will be on view in the East Gallery through March 28th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, director of exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

About the Foundry Art Centre
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility.

January 2, 2026

The Foundry Art Centre is delighted to start the 2026 exhibition year with two captivating new exhibitions: Chris Wubbena’s Admix and Leah De Matta’s Waspaganda.

Chris Wubbena is an interdisciplinary artist based in Jackson, Missouri. In Admix, he presents an expansive exhibition of his work created over a span of nearly thirty years, including large-scale metal fabricated sculptures, mixed media and found object small-scale sculptures, and never-before-seen cinema pieces.

St. Louis-based artist Leah De Matta’s exhibition Waspaganda brings the small lives of insects into the foreground of human experience. By highlighting diversity and physiology, her exhibition portrays insects as ecosystem caretakers, genius architects, and recyclers of life.

These new exhibitions will open on Friday, January 2nd, 5-8pm, as part of the Foundry’s First Friday programming. Art activities, music, the Foundry bar, and more will be available throughout the evening.

Admix will be on view in the Main Galleries through February 21st; Waspaganda will be on view in the East Gallery through March 28th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, director of exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

About the Foundry Art Centre
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility.

Register https://franciscansisters-olph.org/events/jan13-ffe-film-the-third-harmony/
today to join the Sisters and other Franciscans For Earth on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, from 6:30 to 8 pm Central via Zoom, for a free screening and discussion of the film The Third Harmony. The Laudato Si Commission of the Archdiocese of St Louis is co-sponsoring this film in order to promote nonviolence as a powerful way of life. To learn more about the commission, visit https://www.archstl.org/about/offices-and-agencies/ecumenical-interreligious-affairs-office-of/laudato-si-commission/.
Drawing on interviews with veteran activists like Civil Rights leader Bernard Lafayette, scientists like behaviorist Frans de Waal and neuroscientist Marco Iacoboni, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, political scientist Erica Chenowith, futurist Elisabet Sahtouris and others, The Third Harmony will help the general public, often at a loss to understand the protests occurring in many cities, to better grasp just what nonviolence is and how it works. The film also delves into the important role that nonviolence plays in the wider struggle to develop a new theory of human nature, how every one of us can add to our personal growth and fulfillment while benefiting society through the use of this time-tested power.
Filmmaker Michael Nagler is Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley, where he founded the Peace and Conflict Studies Program. Nagler has spoken and written widely on the subject of peace and nonviolence for many years. expecially since 9/11. He has consulted for the US Institute of Peace and many other organizations and is President of the Board at METTA: Center for Nonviolence Education. He has worked on nonviolent intervention since the 1970s and served on the Interim Steering Committee of the Nonviolent Peaceforce.

January 2, 2026

The Foundry Art Centre is delighted to start the 2026 exhibition year with two captivating new exhibitions: Chris Wubbena’s Admix and Leah De Matta’s Waspaganda.

Chris Wubbena is an interdisciplinary artist based in Jackson, Missouri. In Admix, he presents an expansive exhibition of his work created over a span of nearly thirty years, including large-scale metal fabricated sculptures, mixed media and found object small-scale sculptures, and never-before-seen cinema pieces.

St. Louis-based artist Leah De Matta’s exhibition Waspaganda brings the small lives of insects into the foreground of human experience. By highlighting diversity and physiology, her exhibition portrays insects as ecosystem caretakers, genius architects, and recyclers of life.

These new exhibitions will open on Friday, January 2nd, 5-8pm, as part of the Foundry’s First Friday programming. Art activities, music, the Foundry bar, and more will be available throughout the evening.

Admix will be on view in the Main Galleries through February 21st; Waspaganda will be on view in the East Gallery through March 28th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, director of exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

About the Foundry Art Centre
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility.

Join us during a typical school morning. Enjoy refreshments while you observe the classroom environment and speak with teachers and parents. This event is geared towards adults, but children are welcome!

January 2, 2026

The Foundry Art Centre is delighted to start the 2026 exhibition year with two captivating new exhibitions: Chris Wubbena’s Admix and Leah De Matta’s Waspaganda.

Chris Wubbena is an interdisciplinary artist based in Jackson, Missouri. In Admix, he presents an expansive exhibition of his work created over a span of nearly thirty years, including large-scale metal fabricated sculptures, mixed media and found object small-scale sculptures, and never-before-seen cinema pieces.

St. Louis-based artist Leah De Matta’s exhibition Waspaganda brings the small lives of insects into the foreground of human experience. By highlighting diversity and physiology, her exhibition portrays insects as ecosystem caretakers, genius architects, and recyclers of life.

These new exhibitions will open on Friday, January 2nd, 5-8pm, as part of the Foundry’s First Friday programming. Art activities, music, the Foundry bar, and more will be available throughout the evening.

Admix will be on view in the Main Galleries through February 21st; Waspaganda will be on view in the East Gallery through March 28th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, director of exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

About the Foundry Art Centre
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility.

🔥 Join the St. Louis Veganuary Challenge, free of charge!

🏙️🌱🤤 Curious about vegan living in STL? Want more delicious plant-based food? Ready to discover local hidden gems?

Then join us for Vegan STL 101 — a live, friendly intro to the best of vegan St. Louis!

During this session, we’ll:

👨‍🍳 Highlight 12+ awesome vegan restaurants in the St. Louis area

📗 Walk through our updated, expanded vegan guide on VeganSTL.com

🗓️ Share upcoming ways to plug into the local vegan community (events + volunteering)

This is the perfect opportunity to connect with St. Louis’ vegan scene through Project Animal Freedom and the dozens of events, volunteer opportunities, and community activities we host throughout the year.

Whether you’re a longtime vegan looking to level up your STL knowledge or a curious non-vegan exploring veganism for the first time, this event is for you!

January 2, 2026

The Foundry Art Centre is delighted to start the 2026 exhibition year with two captivating new exhibitions: Chris Wubbena’s Admix and Leah De Matta’s Waspaganda.

Chris Wubbena is an interdisciplinary artist based in Jackson, Missouri. In Admix, he presents an expansive exhibition of his work created over a span of nearly thirty years, including large-scale metal fabricated sculptures, mixed media and found object small-scale sculptures, and never-before-seen cinema pieces.

St. Louis-based artist Leah De Matta’s exhibition Waspaganda brings the small lives of insects into the foreground of human experience. By highlighting diversity and physiology, her exhibition portrays insects as ecosystem caretakers, genius architects, and recyclers of life.

These new exhibitions will open on Friday, January 2nd, 5-8pm, as part of the Foundry’s First Friday programming. Art activities, music, the Foundry bar, and more will be available throughout the evening.

Admix will be on view in the Main Galleries through February 21st; Waspaganda will be on view in the East Gallery through March 28th.

For more information, please visit us at foundryartcentre.org or email Jessica Mannisi, director of exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org.

About the Foundry Art Centre
As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts and helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility.

On the third Friday of every month, Craft Alliance joins the other organizations of the Delmar Maker District to celebrate with live craft demonstrations, hands-on activities, music, food, and the chance to find a beautiful handmade piece or two in our shop. The events are family-friendly and also make a great date night. Learn more about this month's theme at: https://www.craftalliance.org/events

Don’t forget that our Gallery Shop will be open the whole weekend for in-person shopping of beautiful handmade goods:

Friday: 10 AM – 9 PM

Saturday: 10 AM – 6 PM

Sunday: 10 AM – 4 PM