Say Art Studios

09/26/2026

Open until 4pm!
Come get the supplies to have a Saturday evening full of creativity!

09/25/2026

09/09/2026

“Beautifully Scary IV” Call For Dark Art Deadline is Sunday September 27, 2026 at 11:59CST. Submit at https://sayartstudios.com/pages/calls.html

Exhibition opening is Saturday October 17th from 6-9PM.

Welcome and thank you to our guest judge, Beth Robinson, for agreeing to select the award recipients for this lovely dark art event!

Beth Robinson is a sculptor and mixed-media artist who has worked under the name Strange Dolls since 2003. Her figurative work is exhibited and held in private collections internationally and has appeared in university-level sculpture textbooks and numerous art and pop-culture publications, most recently at Duane Reed Gallery in St. Louis, MO.

Her advocacy for the dark art community is longstanding, and she has always looked for ways to provide opportunities for and shine light on artists working in the fringes and tackling uncomfortable themes. For ten years she curated and ran the annual “Art of Horror” event at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Vermont, alongside invitational shows like “Conjuring, She Rises,” a feminist exhibition held on the anniversary of the Salem Witch Trials, and “Husk,” an exploration of parasitic relationships. More recently she curated “Broken Hearts” in Missouri and judged the mixed-media exhibition “It’s All In The Mix” at Artisans in the Loop.

She maintains a regular studio practice in Saint Louis, Missouri with her trusty companion, a taxidermy coyote named Toby. You can find her work online at www.strangedolls.net. Beth Robinson's Strange Dolls photo credit Michelle Melton Ross & Bryan Grubbs

08/21/2026

⭐️Come ask an artist on Saturday August 22nd! Have you seen the magical paintings by collective member Tom Watson? Ask him about his background and what inspires him to paint the way he does. Gallery spaces open tomorrow at noon, and “Ask An Artist”, with chat host Jenny Stegemoeller, starts at 1pm.

⭐️Come see the collective member showcase, “We, Us, Ours” and the “CounterPop” exhibition; both on display now until September 5th!

⭐️Submit before Sunday September 27th (11:59CST) for “Beautifully Scary IV”. Submissions open to all conceptual ideas of how scary could be absolutely beautiful. How does an artist show what is lovely, profound or meaningful about the deep dark parts of our world? Uniquely personal and serious social topics could have a place in this juried exhibition. Playful and spooky submissions are welcome too. Submission details: https://sayartstudios.com/pages/calls.html

⭐️This fourth annual “Beautifully Scary” exhibition will be held on Saturday October 17th. Come participate in your own beautifully scary way, doors open at 6pm. Awards will be at 7:30PM. Stay tuned…Special awards & guest judge soon to be announced!

⭐️Artists: Do you need to get your artwork framed before the Fall art season starts? Learn how to do it yourself on Saturday August 29th from 1-4pm. Register here: https://sayartstudios.com/pages/workshops.html

Tom Watson

08/19/2026

Thank you Red Cedar Inn & Tourism Pacific, MO. This was a special look at the many years our building, and several others, have been on East Saint Louis Street.

Have you visited the Red Cedar Museum? Follow them for a range of interesting topics and local Route 66 events for your feed. Stop by this new state of the art museum, it’s amazing, and gather information about what to see first in Pacific Missouri!

How many times do you see the Say Art Studios & Galleries building in the photos of East Saint Louis Street?

08/17/2026

Are you a working artist who makes a lot of amazing artwork but struggles with knowing how to get it hung properly on a wall? Are you a photographer who spends too much money on professional framing? Are you in a large family who wants to learn how to frame all of those family photos within a budget? Are you into hobbies that require you to frame the finished item (so unfortunately the end result is instead stacked on a corner table and never hung)?

Are you someone who wants to feel confident and professional framing 2D artwork?
Join this super informative 3 hour workshop at Say Art Studios.

All materials are provided for $95.
Easy to register:
https://sayartstudios.com/pages/workshops.html

08/08/2026

Today in the gallery spaces; “CounterPop” and “We, Us, Ours” on view from noon to 4pm!

“CounterPop”, created & curated by collective member Jenny Stegemoeller, is an exhibition celebrating the ideas of counter-culture.

“We, Us, Ours” is an exploration of identity for the 123 collective members. Come meet collective member Tom Watson, who is painting in the studio today, and see his magnificent work on display.

Did you know The Gallery at 119 has fine art, crafting and framing supplies available?

Would you like to take a framing workshop to learn how to mount and properly frame 2D artwork and photos? Next workshop is on Saturday 8/29 from 1-4pm. All supplies are included for this artist focused workshop. https://sayartstudios.com/pages/workshops.html

The deadline is September 27th for “Beautifully Scary IV”, submit early and get excited! The show will open on October 17th at 6pm! This year it will definitely be an experience to have during the dark art season. https://sayartstudios.com/pages/calls.html

Visit SayArtStudios.com for our calendar of events. Come see self expression on view in two gallery spaces and support local!