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This is an archive of past events.

Love Crush Art Party

Friday, March 12

6 pm to 10 pm

For details, please see http://aigastlouis.org/lovecrush/.

Totally 80's Trivia Fundraiser to benefit SCOSAG

Friday, February 26

7 pm to 11:03 pm

Totally 80's Trivia Fundraiser at Mad Art Gallery, 2727 S. 12th St., on Friday, February 26th from 7:00-10:00pm (doors open at 6:30). The Event supports St. Louis Open Studio and Gallery (SCOSaG), a local non-profit on a mission for accessible, affordable arts programming in the St. Louis community. Tickets are $20 per person or a table of 10 for 200. Tickets include open bar! All ten players at the winning table

Madness of Love

Saturday, February 20

7:30 pm to Midnight

“The Madness of Love” Art Show and Circus Wedding will take place at Mad Art Gallery on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. and features artwork by Tomahawk Productions (Tom Huck and Josh Rowan), Elisa Fogleman, Bradley Pipkin, and Ron Beuchele. The exhibit tells a true, peculiar story that is the tale of Sturdy Gurlesque and love. A Spectacular Wed-tacular, Sturdy Gurlesque, the fire eating, St. Louis phenomenon to be married!

Rosalind Wiseman's Girl World Tour

Wednesday, February 10

7 pm to 10 pm

Rosalind Wiseman's Girl World Tour

Mad Art Gallery's Knock Down Drag Out 9th Anniversary

Saturday, January 30

8 pm to Midnight

Mad Art will celebrate its 9th Anniversary on Saturday, January 30th from 8pm until midnight with Bitch and the ╢Knock down, Drag out' Show. Doors at 8:00pm. Advance tickets are $10 and available at http://bitchmusic.eventbrite.com/. Tickets at the door are $12.

4th Annual Christmas Improv Jam

Wednesday, December 23

7 pm to 10 pm

Mad Art Gallery welcomes Bill Chott for a Christmas Improv Jam on Wednesday, December 23 from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Bill Chott from The Ringer, Saturday Night Live's cartoons, and Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place welcomes St. Louis' best improvisers, comics, musicians, and actors onstage for a Christmas Improv Jam. Performers from all over the country, home for the holidays, will take part in a fundraiser for St. Louis families in need.

Erin Bode's Holiday Show

Friday, December 18

7 pm to 11 pm

Erin Bode at Mad Art Gallery with special performance by Orange on Friday, December 18. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at http://erinbodeatmadart.eventbrite.com/.

Big Ass Indie Art & Craft Show Sunday 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 6

10 am to 3 pm

Don't miss the Big Ass Indie Art and Craft Show on December 5, 6 and 7. Brought to you by Mad Art Gallery and the Craft Mafia.

Big Ass Indie Art & Craft Show Saturday 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 5

10 am to 7 pm

Mad Art Gallery and Craft Mafia are proud to present the area's most talented craftspeople and artists for the City's premier indie art and craft show. Our 2009 holiday show offers three days of shopping (December 4, 5 and 6) in St. Louis' most spectacular and well-known venue for art exhibitions and unique events. Our show focuses on presenting original art and hand-made crafts of the highest quality in a shopping environment designed to provide you with a pleasurable shopping experience.

The Bad Ass Kick Off Party for the Big Ass Craft Show

Friday, December 4

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery and Craft Mafia are proud to present the area's most talented craftspeople and artists for the City's premier indie art and craft show. Our 2009 holiday show offers three days of shopping (December 4, 5 and 6) in St. Louis' most spectacular and well-known venue for art exhibitions and unique events. Our show focuses on presenting original art and hand-made crafts of the highest quality in a shopping environment designed to provide you with a pleasurable shopping experience.

Night for the Town benefitting Mission: St. Louis

Saturday, November 21

7 pm to 11 pm

A NIGHT ON THE TOWN FOCUSED ON GIVING BACK TO THE CITY An Evening of Local, Music, Food and Prizes to Benefit Inner City Kids and Families

Sherman Alexie

Wednesday, November 11

7 pm to 11 pm

Sherman Alexie will be at Mad Art Gallery on November 11, 2009. More details to follow.

New Music Circle's presentation of Rob Voisey's 60x60 Dance

Sunday, November 8

7 pm to 10 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly welcomes New Music Circle on November 8, 2009, for a local version of composer Rob Voisey's 60x60 Dance project featuring St. Louis dancers and choreographers performing to 60 different 60-second pieces written by 60 different composers and curated by Voisey.

Opening Reception for Famous Fictional VILLAINS!

Friday, November 6

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present the third installment of the annual Famous Fictional art show, featuring characters ripped from the headlines of ancient texts, traditional folk tales, and modern films to be depicted by an exciting group of St. Louis-based painters, illustrators, cartoonists, printmakers and designers.

Haute Halloween

Saturday, October 31

7:30 pm to 0:30 am

Haute Halloween

Paint by Numbers, a benefit for SCOSAG

Friday, October 16

6 pm to 11 pm

Paint By Numbers with SCOSAG Friday, October 16, 2009 6pm to 11pm

Opening Recepton for F3

Friday, October 2

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents F3 a photography exhibit with work by Leah Oates, Shawn Michelle Smith, and Geoff Story. This exhibit opens on Friday, October 2, 2009, with a free opening reception from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. The exhibit continues through October 27, 2009. Gallery hours are by appointment Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Trivia Night - Legendary Falls of the Great Ones

Friday, September 25

7 pm to 11 pm

Region Five Jaycees and Mad Art Gallery present a trivia night featuring legendary falls of the great ones on Friday, September 25, 2009, from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. We will have 10 rounds of 10 questions with some interactive rounds. The theme is designed so you and your team can select a person, place or thing throughout history that has experienced a great fall from power, e.g., Berlin Wall, Nixon Administration, Marie Antoinette. The more creative, the better. Dress up your team and table. Proceeds benefit Camp Wonderland. Prizes for best theme table. After party hosted by Tin Can Tavern located at1909 Locust Avenue.

Unknown Hinson in concert

Thursday, September 24

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present the King of country western troubadours Unknown Hinson. Leaving a trail of jealous husbands and adoring women in his wake, Unknown Hinson is touring the country spreading his message of peace, love and party liquor. Be there when Unknown Hinson descends on St. Louis, armed with his guitar and revolver, and plays his chart-toppin' hits.

Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis

Friday, September 11

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents artwork from Kevin Belford's forthcoming book Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis, one night only, September 11, 2009.

Opening Reception for Creatures and Narratives - work by Matthew Hamby and Jessica Roller

Friday, September 4

7 pm to 11 pm

Creatures and Narratives - work by Matthew Hamby and Jessica Roller

St. Louis Showcase

Friday, August 21

8 pm to Midnight

Come experience the best talent St. Louis has to offer on Friday, August 21, at Mad Art Gallery. From 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., this award-winning gallery will open its doors for a night of live acoustic music and a silent art auction. Proceeds will benefit LiveFeed, Jazz St. Louis, and Play it Forward.

Prison Performing Arts New Years Eve in August

Friday, August 14

7 pm to 11 pm

You've heard of Christmas in July. Come celebrate New Year's Eve in August. St. Louis style. On Friday, August 14, 2009, you can make merry, enjoy art, music, food and drink all for the benefit of Prison Performing Arts. Tickets are $25 per person in advance, $30 at the door.

Opening Reception for 150mcg | 175mcg Julie Malone and David Langley

Friday, August 7

7 pm to 11 pm

More details soon.

Art of Food

Saturday, July 25

6 pm to 10 pm

Slow Food St. Louis, a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and supporting food traditions, is pleased to announce that their annual fundraiser, The Art of Food, will be held on Saturday, July 25th, from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, at Mad Art Gallery (2727 S. 12th Street, 63118). Proceeds from the event will benefit both Slow Food St. Louis and Fair Shares Combined Community Supported Agriculture.

Cowboy Mouth, a play by Sam Shepard, with muscial performances by Irene Jones, Jimmy Griffin, and Jesus Was A Sullivan Band, July 18

Saturday, July 18

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Cowboy Mouth on July 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2009. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the performance begins at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $7 on July 15 and 16, $10 on July 17 and 18, and are available at the door.

Cowboy Mouth, a play by Sam Shepard, with muscial performances by Irene Jones, Jimmy Griffin, and Jesus Was A Sullivan Band, July 17

Friday, July 17

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Cowboy Mouth on July 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2009. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the performance begins at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $7 on July 15 and 16, $10 on July 17 and 18, and are available at the door.

Cowboy Mouth, a play by Sam Shepard, with musical performance by Jimmy Griffin and Jesus Was A Sullivan Band, July 16

Thursday, July 16

7 pm to 10 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Cowboy Mouth on July 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2009. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the performance begins at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $7 on July 15 and 16, $10 on July 17 and 18, and are available at the door.

Cowboy Mouth, a play by Sam Shepard, with muscial performance by Jimmy Griffin and Jesus Was A Sullivan Band, July 15

Wednesday, July 15

7 pm to 10 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Cowboy Mouth on July 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2009. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the performance begins at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $7 on July 15 and 16, $10 on July 17 and 18, and are available at the door.

Opening Reception for Work Inspired by Cowboy Mouth

Friday, July 10

7 pm to 11 pm

Artists Adam Andrews, Ron Buechele, Katie Clancy, and Aunia Kahn have created an exhibition of art inspired by Cowboy Mouth. This exhibit opens prior to the play, on Friday, July 10, 2009, with a free opening reception from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. The exhibit continues through July 28, 2009.

An Evening with Russell Howze, author of Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community and Art with live art demonstration by Peat Wollaeger

Wednesday, June 24

7 pm to 10 pm

An Evening with Russell Howze, author of Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community and Art with live art demonstration by Peat Wollaeger

The Ditty Bops with Strawfoot

Sunday, June 14

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to welcome back The Ditty Bops. With voices as sweet as honey and harmonies to match, the Ditty Bops call their shows “pagan-vaudeville.” Accompanied by guitar, mandolin, piano, fiddle, stand-up bass, and lots of wild costume changes, their music blends ragtime, western swing, bluegrass, and folk.

Opening Reception for It Came From Milwaukee, a traveling exhibit

Friday, June 5

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents It Came From Milwaukee, a traveling exhibit featuring work by Amy O'Neill, Andrea Picard, Bridget Griffith Evans, Dwellephant, Eduardo J. Villanueva, Eugene Duane, Jeff Sadowski, Jeremy Wolf, John Scotello, Luckystar Studio, Soar Studios, and Von Munz. Don't miss the opportunity to see the work of these artists as they pass through St. Louis. This exhibit opens on Friday, June 5, 2009, and continues through June 29, 2009. There is a free opening reception on Friday, June 5, 2009, from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

FOUND Magazine's Denim and Diamonds Tour

Wednesday, May 20

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents FOUND Magazine's Denim and Diamonds Tour. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show begins at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door.

Opening Reception for Personal Narratives - work by Teri Moore and Erin Rivers

Friday, May 8

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents work by Teri Moore and Erin Rivers.

Opening Reception for Alterations: The Quest for Beauty, Symmetry, and Perfection, work by Amanda Lea Dickson

Friday, May 1

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present Alterations: The Quest for Beauty, Symmetry and Perfection, work by Amanda Lee Dickson, MFA thesis show. This exhibit opens on Friday, May 1, 2009, and continues through May 6, 200.

Opening Reception for MFA Thesis Exhibitions Molly Douglass and Jessica May

Friday, April 24

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Molly Douglass' and Jessica May's MFA Thesis Exhibitions. These exhibitions will open on Friday, April 24, 2009, with a free opening reception from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

Gutbucket with The Helium Tapes

Friday, April 10

8 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Gutbucket on Friday, April 10, 2009. If you aren't acquainted with Gutbucket, allow us to introduce you to your new favorite band. Visit their MySpace page and listen to Money Mgmnt for a Better Life. You've never heard anything like it. Go ahead and listen . . . . we'll wait. Now that you're dizzy and perhaps slightly disoriented, read on.

An Evening with Staceyann Chin

Thursday, April 9

7 pm to 9:30 pm

Left Bank Books and Mad Art Gallery proudly present an evening with Staceyann Chin on Thursday, April 9, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. Poet and activist Staceyann Chin discusses and signs her memoir. This event will include opening performances by WU-Slam, Washington University's spoken word/slam poetry performance team.

Left Bank Books and Mad Art Gallery present Harlan Coben and Missy Higgins

Monday, April 6

7 pm to 9:30 pm

Harlan Coben and Missy Higgins - Monday, April 6, 2009 7:00 p.m. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased from Left Bank Books. The $8 is redeemable toward the purchase of a book by Harlan Coben or a cd by Missy Higgins. Please contact Left Bank Books at 314-367-6731 for tickets and details about the program.

Trivia Night to benefit Pride St. Louis

Friday, March 13

7 pm to 11 pm

Please join us for the Second Annual Trivia Night to be presented by Pride St. Louis at the Mad Art Gallery which also marks Pride St. Louis' 30th anniversary fundraising season. The night will include a table decoration contest (pertaining to the theme), sponsored games in between trivia rounds, a 50/50 raffle, mulligans, grab bags, and other activities. A committee chosen in advance will choose the best decorated table. The Mad Art Gallery is a non-smoking facility; however, an outside courtyard is accessible for participants who would like to smoke. Outside beverages are not allowed on premises. Outisde snacks are welcome.

Opening reception for the Mad March Show, work by Michael Baird and Jeff Brawn

Friday, March 6

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents the Mad March Show featuring work by Michael Baird and Jeff Brawn. This exhibit opens on Friday, March 6, 2009, and runs through March 30, 2009.

Trivia Night to benefit SCOSAG

Friday, February 27

6 pm to 11 pm

Join SCOSAG for an explosive night of POP! trivia with categories ranging from POP! rocks to POP! stars. Challenge your art history skills with visual category of masterpieces projected on the screen! Enjoy an open bar of beer and wine and bites to eat. Pizza order forms will be available for each table. “Basket of bottles” raffle, popcorn, and most importantly OPEN BAR!

Judith Shaw Body of Work: The Art of Eating Disorder Recovery

Friday, February 13

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Judith Shaw's Body of Work: The Art of Eating Disorder Recovery. This exhibit opens with a free reception on Friday, February 13, 2009, from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. and continues through March 2, 2009.

The Soulard School Trivia Night

Saturday, January 31

7 pm to 11 pm

Please join The Soulard School for a trivia night on Saturday, February 23, 2008. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $20 per person and includes an open bar of beer, wine and soda. Mixed drinks will be available for purchase, cash only. The night will also feature a silent auction with great items. You may purchase tables of ten in advance for $200 by contacting Sarah Christman at 314-865-2799.

Mad Art Gallery's New Years Eve Bash

Wednesday, December 31

8 pm to 1 am

Looking for a rockin' good time to ring in the new year? Look no further. Mad Art is throwing the best bash ever! Doors open at 8:00 p.m. and we won't kick you out until 1:00 a.m. when we will have taxis on standby to deliver you home safely.

Free Form Film Festival returns to Mad Art with holiday hijinks

Friday, December 19

7 pm to 11 pm

The Free Form Film Festival returns to Mad Art with its ever-changing program of outsider film and video. Unique, perplexing, and often mind-boggling, this work is completely off the map of conventional film making. FFFF brings its collection of mondo/kitch/cult/ephemeral/experimental/historical/obsolete/forgotten/unearthed video. FFFF also features outsider film, work that is often brilliant, often obtuse, but always incredibly fascinating. Astounding, provocative, and sometimes just plain weird, the Free Form Film Festival promises to show you stuff you could never see anywhere else. The Free Form Film Festival returns to Mad Art Gallery on October 26, 2008. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. A suggested donation of $5 goes to helping the Free Form Film Festival's mission of bringing outsider film to audiences across the nation.

To Kenya with Love

Friday, December 12

7 pm to 11 pm

Please join the Barnes-Jewish College Student Government and Student Nurses Association for To Kenya with Love: an art auction and exhibition to benefit the newborn ward at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, this Friday, December 12, 2008, at Mad Art Gallery. Free Admission

Free Form Film Festival Praise the Tube

Sunday, November 23

7 pm to 10 pm

Don't miss the return of Free Form Film Festival. FFFF reaches deep into the belly of the Lost Media Archive to bring the Midwest three hilarious new programs this Fall!

ArtFix Party benefitting Rebuilding Together

Friday, November 14

7 pm to 11 pm

Join us for the second annual ArtFix silent auction and evening of entertainment benefitting Rebuilding Together-St. Louis.

Opening Reception for New Work by Ron Buechele, Jim Mahfood, and Peat Wollaeger

Friday, November 7

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents new work by Ron Buechele, Jim Mahfood, and Peat Wollaeger. This exhibit opens on Friday, November 7, 2008, and continues through January 2, 2008.

An evening with Sarah Vowell

Wednesday, October 29

7 pm to 11 pm

Sarah Vowell comes to Mad Art Gallery for a reading and signing of her new book, The Wordy Shipmates.

Opening Reception for New Paintings and Collaborations by Jaime Gartelos and Ellie Balk

Friday, September 5

7 pm to 11 pm

New Paintings and Collaborations by Jaime Gartelos and Ellie Balk

Screening of GUS, a film by Daniel Bowers

Friday, August 15

7:30 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present Gus, the documentary film that peers into the life of Downtown St. Louis legend Gus Torregrossa. We are celebrating the release of the film on DVD with a screening and special event on Friday, August 15th at 7:30 p.m.

Opening Reception for Jargon - work by Terrance Hughes, Alphonzo Solorzano, Miguel Felipe and Jason Faulkner

Friday, August 1

7 pm to 11 pm

Opening reception for Jargon - work by Terrance Hughes, Alphonzo Solorzano, Miguel Felipe and Jason Faulkner.

Opening Reception for Don't Everyone Rock At Once - innovative works by Eric Nichols, Eric Hoefer, Ruth Reese, Eric Nauman and Dryden Wells

Friday, June 6

7 pm to 11 pm

Don't Everyone Rock At Once - innovative works by Eric Nichols, Eric Hoefer, Ruth Reese, Eric Nauman and Dryden Wells opens on June 6, 2008, and continues through June 30, 2008.

Chuck Palahniuk at Mad Art Gallery

Tuesday, May 27

7 pm to 7 pm

Mad Art Gallery and Left Bank Books are proud to present Chuck Palahniuk on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at 7:00 p.m.

Opening Reception for Contemplating Change - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mark Shumake, sculpture

Friday, May 2

7 pm to 11 pm

Opening Reception for Contemplating Change - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mark Shumake, sculpture

Opening Reception for Reflections of a Private Public - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Matty Kleinberg, printmaking

Friday, April 25

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present Matty Kleinberg's MFA thesis exhibition, Reflections of a Private Public. This exhibition will run from Friday, April 25, 2008, through Thursday, May 1, 2008.

Screening of Invisible Children

Friday, April 18

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present a screening of the film, Invisible Children. This is a remarkable film about the plight of child soldiers and night commuters in northern Uganda. The documentary was filmed in 2003 when three students from Southern California, Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole (then ages 24, 21, and 20), traveled to Sudan “to find a story.”

Opening Reception for Working Hard At Playing With Yourself - work by Gabe Lanza, Beth Bojarski, Chris Miller and Mark Winter

Friday, April 4

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Working Hard At Playing With Yourself work by Gabe Lanza, Beth Bojarski, Chris Miller, and Mark Winter. This exhibit opens on Friday, April 4, 2008, and continues through April 24, 2008.

Convivial Pursuit - A Night of Tasty Trivia to benefit Slow Food

Saturday, March 22

7 pm to 11 pm

Convivial Pursuit, a friendly game of food trivia to benefit Slow Food St. Louis, will take place Saturday, March 22, from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Admission is $20 per person for tables of 8-10 players. The fee includes beer, wine, soda, and water. The evening also features fantastic raffle items and interactive categories sure to delight your senses. Don't miss the tastiest trivia night in St. Louis. Tickets may be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets.

QFEST 2008 Shorts Showcase

Wednesday, March 12

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery welcomes QFEST, the St. Louis LGBTQ Film Festival. QFEST utilizes the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the diversity and inherent complexities of living an alterative lifestyle in today's society. QFEST begins on Wednesday, March 12, at Mad Art Gallery with an evening of hilarious and provocative short subjects hosted by guest film maker Lisa Ganser. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the program begins at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. Cash bar available.

Lo-Fi Saint Louis Reset Party

Saturday, March 8

8 pm to Midnight

Bill Streeter works tirelessly to bring you the best of St. Louis arts, culture and music through his internationally recognized and award-winning video podcast, Lo-Fi Saint Louis. We at Mad Art Gallery are unabashed fans of Streeter and invite you to celebrate the launch of Lo-Fi's new, seasonal episode format. Streeter hits the reset button on Lo-Fi Saint Louis on Monday, March 3, and we are celebrating with a party on Saturday, March 8. The evening will feature video screenings, live performances by St. Louis rock bands, the Helium Tapes and the 75s, and lot of surprises. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $6.00 at the door.

Opening Reception for Venus Envy 2008

Friday, March 7

8 pm to Midnight

Mad Art Gallery is proud to welcome Venus Envy on Friday, March 7, 2008.

Bill Chott's Comedy on Parade

Monday, February 25

7 pm to 10 pm

Bill Chott presents a whole new experience in St. Louis comedy: Bill Chott's Best of St. Louis. This independent comedy showcase will feature some of the best edgy comics in St. Louis including Gabe Kea, Josh Arnold, video featuring Bob Odenkirk and Paul F. Tompkins, sketch and improv from The Non-Prophet Theatre Company, The Fingerbreaker Brothers, Brand X, East County and more surprises. Tickets are $10 and include 2 free drinks.

Famous Fictional: Portraits from Comics, Television and Movies Opening Reception

Friday, January 4

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present Famous Fictional featuring portraits from comics, television and movies. Work will include paintings, illustrations, and sculptures of some of the most famous, or infamous, characters from comics, television, and movies. This exhibit opens on January 4, 2008, and runs through January 28, 2008. Famous Fictional includes work from Brian Hurtt, Matt Kindt, Luby, Dan Zettwoch, Jason Robards, Anchovy, Dan Wilson, Brian Yap, Nathan Poetzscher, Jon Reed, Sacha Mardou, Sharlene Kindt, Matt Reedy, Jenny Cimino, Ron Weaver and more.

Free Form Film Festival Holiday Party

Friday, December 28

6 pm to 11 pm

Join Mad Art as we welcome back Ryan Wylie and the Free Form Festival.

Rock n Roll Craft Show Sunday

Sunday, December 9

Noon to 6 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to welcome back the Rock n Roll Craft Show on December 8 and 9. Avoid the corporate retail scene! The latest offering of Rock n Roll Craft Show will be bigger and better than ever, and comes just in time for holiday shopping. Browse thousands of handmade items, listen to 12 bands, and attend one of the free craft workshops. Sponsors of the RRCS will be giving away attendance prizes every hour.

Rock n Roll Craft Show Saturday

Saturday, December 8

Noon to 9 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to welcome back the Rock n Roll Craft Show on December 8 and 9. Avoid the corporate retail scene! The latest offering of Rock n Roll Craft Show will be bigger and better than ever, and comes just in time for holiday shopping. Browse thousands of handmade items, listen to 12 bands, and attend one of the free craft workshops. Sponsors of the RRCS will be giving away attendance prizes every hour.

Q Fest Five Minute Film Festival

Thursday, November 29

7:30 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery welcomes QFest as they present the Five Minute Film Festival. This will be a fun evening of queer film shorts and burlesque acts benefitting Qfest, St. Louis' Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Film Festival. Doors open at 7:30 and the show begins at 8:30. A suggested donation of $5 goes to QFest. Cash bar is available.

Echolocation's BioSonar

Sunday, November 18

4 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to welcome Echolocation Recordings as they present BioSonar, their inaugural festival featuring dozens of regional artists from the improv, experimental, electroacoustic, free, deep listening, eclectic, concrete, new music, avant garde, noise, drone, field recording, and lowercase genres, along with some music that cannot be categorized. Regional artists will also present literature and video art. To make the day complete, Echolocation invites you to join in the potluck indoor picnic. Bring your blanket and stretch out to enjoy the various approaches to non-traditional music while you dine on potluck delights provided by Echolocation and audience members. Apop Records, located on Cherokee Street in St. Louis, will be on hand with a selection of music available for purchase. This festival is like no other that has ever been held in St. Louis, and it promises to be a great event.

Found Magazine with PostSecret

Tuesday, November 13

7 pm to 11 pm

It's a voyeur's dream: save the date for Davy Rothbart when he returns to Mad Art Gallery with Found Magazine and PostSecret on November 13th. Found Magazine with PostSecret promises to be a great event for all of us who cannot resist a peak into someone else's life. Doors open at 7:00, show begins at 8:00. All ages welcome and admission is $15. Cash bar available.

By The Numbers - new works by YOU

Friday, November 2

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents By The Numbers, new works by YOU, an homage to the paint by number phenomenon that introduced art to millions of Americans who had never before held a paintbrush. We are installing several large-scale paint by number canvases and inviting you to come make the art. Bring your painting smock. We will supply the paint, brushes and an evening of fun and creativity. Every man's a Rembrandt on Friday, November 2, 2007, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Mad Art Gallery.

William Stage presents Pictures of People

Thursday, November 1

7 pm to 9 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present journalist and photographer William Stage on Thursday, November 1, 2007, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for a book signing and photography exhibit. William Stage's Pictures of People is a collection of 80 black and white, candid photographs exposed from 1982 to 1993. Subjects hail from diverse pursuits and every strata of society.

Anais Mitchell

Friday, October 12

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art is proud to welcome Anais Mitchell back to St. Louis. Opening for Ani DiFranco at Live on the Levee this summer, she returns for a special, one night only performance on Friday, October 12, 2007, at Mad Art Gallery. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. Cash bar available.

The Commoners

Thursday, October 11

8 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents a night of great music with The Commoners on Thursday, October 11, 2008, from 8:00 p.m. until Midnight.

Jonathan Messinger's The Dollar $tore

Friday, September 28

8 pm to 11 pm

Left Bank Books presents an evening of literature, comedy, and live music at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 28, 2007, at Mad Art Gallery. Jonathan Messinger, author of Hiding Out will perform The Dollar $tore, original comic writing along with writer Jason Toon and photographer Nathan Keay. Live music will be performed by Chicago's Stephanie Morris and John Huston. Also featuring live music from St. Louis' own Jason Toon's The Help. This is an all ages event, free and open to the public. Cash bar available.

Mark Z. Danielewski - Only Revolutions

Monday, September 24

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to welcome back Left Bank Books on Monday, September 24th. National Book Award Finalist, Mark Z. Danielewski will be on hand to read from and sign his book, Only Revolutions.

Experimental Art Thursdays

Thursday, September 13

8 pm to Midnight

Come and see what happens when people from multiple disciplines collaborate. Creative people and ideas converge at Mad Art Gallery the second Thursday of each month from 8:00 p.m. to 12 midnight for Experimental Art Thursdays. Cash bar available.

Contemporary Women Artist Exhibition XIV Opening Reception

Friday, September 7

6 pm to 10 pm

The 14th biennial Contemporary Women Artist Exhibition sponsored by the St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art. This exhibit runs from September 7 to 29 with a free opening reception on Friday, September 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Funding in part provided by the Missouri Arts Council.

Flight Risk Opening Reception

Friday, August 3

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents “Flight Risk” works by LJ Lindhurst, Timothy Meehan, and Jennifer Weigel. This exhibit will be on view from August 3 to August 30 with a free opening reception on Friday, August 3, 2007, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Cash bar available.

The Art of Food

Saturday, July 28

7 pm to 11 pm

The Art of Food is a benefit for Slow Food St. Louis, a non-profit organization showcasing the area's top restaurants serving delectable hors d'ouvres using only the freshest, local ingredients prepared by the hottest chefs in the slow food tradition in Mad Art's main gallery. The night will also feature a silent auction of food-themed art by local artists, gift baskets filled with a variety of specialty goodies from boutiques, wineries and restaurants. Enjoy cool drinks, fashion with a food edge and savory morsels of music and video clips from classic to corny for your viewing pleasure.

Mad Art Radio Hour

Saturday, July 14

8 pm to 11 pm

Back by popular demand it's the Mad Art Radio Hour. Once again, Mad Art Gallery and local artists have created a live theater production of a radio show from the Golden Age. These are traditional radio shows with a twist. Writing, acting, and sound effects all by local talent and all live in an intimate setting.

Creation of Fate Opening Reception

Friday, July 6

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery proudly presents “Creation of Fate” new works by Veronica Blaha, Mike Calway-Fagen, and Amanda Wiles. This exhibit runs from July 6 to 30, 2007, with a free opening reception on Friday, July 6, 2007, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

An Exceptional Evening with Chuck Klosterman hosted by Annie Zaleski

Thursday, July 5

7 pm to 10:30 pm

Left Bank Books presents Chuck Klosterman at Mad Art Gallery hosted by RFT music editor Annie Zaleski. The author will discuss his newest book, Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas, a collection of articles, previously published columns, and a semi-autobiographical novella.

Free Form Film Festival

Sunday, July 1

6 pm to 10 pm

The Free Form Film Festival returns to Mad Art Gallery on Sunday, July 1, 2007. The Free Form Film Festival is a traveling festival of film and music.

Art Prom 2007 Hoosieratti

Saturday, June 30

8 pm to Midnight

Dust off that white tuxedo, break out the AquaNet and metallic mini dress, it's prom night! Mad Art Gallery is taking it to the max June 30th to celebrate their 6th anniversary with the return of the Original Art Prom.

Hillbillies, Ninjas & Mexican Wrestlers

Saturday, June 16

8 pm to Midnight

Hillbillies, Ninjas & Mexican Wrestlers is a one night exhibition featuring the work of stencil graffiti artist Peat Wollaeger and celebrating the launch of Peat's limited edition bottle and film for Mountain Dew.

Opening Julie Malone & Justin Visnesky

Friday, June 1

7 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery presents “An Aerial Landscape” new paintings by Julie Malone and “Sometimes You Just Know” photographs by Justin Visnesky.

St. Louis Magazine Sips and Sounds

Thursday, May 10

6 pm to 10 pm

Benefit Cocktail Party

Sam Stang Glass Sale

Saturday, April 21

10 am to 2 pm

Semi-annual Sam Stang glass sale. Get here early and find beautiful glass by Sam Stang, and other artists from Augusta Glass. See Stang's website for more details.

A. (anonymous) Video Release Party

Thursday, April 19

7:30 pm to Midnight

Coming on DVD the Dan Bowers-produced and directed flick, “A. (anonymous)” is being released on DVD and will arrive in the form of a three-band, one-showing party at Mad Art Gallery on Thursday, April 19.

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