This Week at SLAM: October 17 - 22

Don't miss a thing this week at the Saint Louis Art Museum!

SLAM Underground: DRIP Join us for this SLAM Underground highlighting fashion, brand, and adornment related to the exhibitions The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century and Aso Oke: Prestige Cloth from Nigeria with performances, art making, cocktails, and more! Learn more by clicking the link below. Learn More OCTOBER SPECIAL: Half-off adult tickets to The Culture Throughout October, adults can save 50 percent when they purchase tickets to  The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century during select times! Tickets must be purchased on-site only for ticket times between 11 am and 2 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Ticket Special FREE FRIDAYS: The Culture October 27 | 10 am-8 pm | Free Experience The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century for free! On Fridays, ticketed exhibitions are free and the Museum is open late, with the last entry into the exhibition at 8 pm. DROP IN COLLECTION TOUR: Significant Sculptures October 27, 28 | 1–2 pm | Free Join a SLAM docent for an engaging tour of the Museum's collection. October's theme, Significant Sculptures, highlights three-dimensional objects throughout the collection. Tours begin in Sculpture Hall are limited to 15 visitors on a first-come, first-served basis. FAMILY SUNDAY: Spooky Sunday October 29 | 1-4 pm | Free You're invited to the Museum every Sunday for hands-on art activities and special interactive components for kids within the galleries. Create your own spooky creation and enjoy ghost stories with award winning story teller Bobby Norfolk. Read more on our blog! Immerse yourself in  Aso Oke: Prestige Cloth from Nigeria Aso oke is intricately woven cloth made by expert Yoruba weavers in southwestern Nigeria. Aso oke is the focus of the Saint Louis Art Museum's latest textile exhibition, Aso Oke: Prestige Cloth from Nigeria, which showcases examples of the cloth, including a mid-20th-century woman's ensemble made from aso oke and a painting by Lagos-based studio artist Nengi Omuku, who paints on aso oke. Read More IMAGE CREDITS: Gajin Fujita, American, born 1972; Ride or Die, 2005; Collection of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Museum purchase, Enid and Crosby Kemper and William T. Kemper Acquisition Fund 2005.39.01; © Gajin Fujita, Courtesy of the artist and L.A. Louver Gallery, Photo: E. G. Schempf, 2021 Image courtesy of the artist Yoruba artist; Man's Robe, early to mid-20th century; cotton; 50 x 96 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of A. Patrick Irue and Amber Wamhoff, in memory of Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Lenora Gulbransen 180:2015 One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1380 Telephone: 314.721.0072 slam.org ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE Click here to unsubscribe from this list.