Meet the artists and experience highlights from the 2026 Saint Louis Art Fair presented by Emerson. From 233 artists and 100,000 visitors to three days of art, creativity, and community, revisit one phenomenal weekend through HEC Media’s coverage.

Spotlight STL explores heirloom collard greens, BioGenerator’s national recognition, and St. Louis history through Voices at Bellefontaine.

100,000 visitors, 1000  volunteers, 233 artists, 90 artist interviews, 20 hours of programming, 14 categories of art, 7 video platforms, 3 days of coverage, 33 years in the making, 1 Phenomenal Weekend–Check out some highlights from HEC Media’s coverage of the 2026 Saint Louis Art Fair presented by Emerson.

The Black Rep’s staging of “The Color Purple” offers two reasons to celebrate. The first reason is the start of The Black Rep’s 50th season. The second is a magnificent production that is worthy of the company’s landmark anniversary.

For the first time, a Tennessee Williams play is not the headliner at the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis. I was perfectly fine with this pivot even before the production of Brendan Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Appropriate” turned out to be a gem. The Williams’ Festival’s founder and executive artistic director, Carrie Houk, is not content to run […]

TIME names BioGenerator a top U.S. accelerator as St. Louis startups transform health, biotech and AgTech—from disease detection to industrial hemp.

St. Louis Actors’ Studio began its 19th season on the 25th anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks. To mark the occasion, the company is presenting “The Mercy Seat,” by Neil LaBute. In 2002, it was one of the first plays written in response to 9/11. The action begins the day after the attacks. Shell-shocked Ben […]