Visual Art Events along the
Middle Mississippi River Valley Art Trail

Art groups up and down the Middle Mississippi River Valley host a variety of festivals and special events that showcase that great art and artists that call the region home. Events range from monthly one night exhibits, juried events, fairs in small town communities, arts and crafts fairs, festivals that contain an artists component and more.

Ongoing Art Exhibits
The Middle Mississippi River Valley is home to a number of venues that are the home to ongoing exhibits that change periodically. The venues come in a number of different sizes. There are small galleries like the Sikeston Depot Museum in Sikeston, Missouri and the Misselhorn Gallery in Sparta Illinois. Art centers are another venue and include the Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, Illinois, the Quincy Arts Center in Quincy, Illinois, the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Missouri, and the Bradbury Art Museum in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The metropolitan St. Louis area has the largest assortment of venues including the Saint Louis Art Museum, The St. Louis Artists Guild, the Kemper Art Museum, the Sheldon Art Galleries, Art St. Louis, and the Contemporary Art Museum.

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