Foundry Art Centre

Foundry Art Centre The Foundry Art Centre Mission is to connect people with the Arts through exhibitions, studio artists, performances and education.
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The Foundry Art Centre hosts art exhibitions featuring works from local, national, and international artists. There are 20 artist studios upstairs where artists make works on-site and connect with visitors as they create. The Foundry Art Centre is also a performance space for music, theatre, and dance. The Foundry Art Centre is free and open to the public. Financial assistance has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council.

Thank you Fischer & Frichtel Homes for your support of Block Party! Sponsors give us the ability to bring incredible art...
06/10/2026

Thank you Fischer & Frichtel Homes for your support of Block Party! Sponsors give us the ability to bring incredible art events like Block Party to our community, and further our mission to connect people with the arts through exhibitions, studio artists, performances, & education. We couldn't do it without you!

Without the support of our sponsors, we wouldn't be able to bring incredible art events like Block Party to our communit...
06/09/2026

Without the support of our sponsors, we wouldn't be able to bring incredible art events like Block Party to our community for free. Thank you Honda of Frontenac for your generous support! We have been so grateful for your continued partnership with this event.

06/09/2026

St. Charles, Mo’s FREE Steamroller Print Event returns this Saturday, June 13, from 11AM-5PM at the Foundry Art Centre. Follow us to stay in the loop as we get ready this week!

Block Party is a FREE festival that features interactive art projects for all ages, a print market, food trucks, beer booths, music, heavy machinery, and steamroller printing.

The Foundry’s Block Party centers on a unique and over-the-top method of printmaking, using a STEAMROLLER! Large-scale images created by regional artists are carved on large woodblocks. Kansas City-based Twin Hound Print Shop and their team of inkers roll ink onto these blocks, canvas is laid on top, and then the whole thing is run over with a steamroller – squishing the ink from the woodblock to the sheet. These fantastic prints will be taken into the Foundry’s Grand Hall to dry on display.

2026 Participants and Activities

FEATURED ARTISTS
Dennis Yi Adams
Natashna Anderson
Central Print
Cullen Curtis
Darkstina
Iris Gibson
Brian Lathan
Killer Napkins
Samantha Mendoza
Emmett Merrill
Emily Mohler
DEMONSTRATIONS
Craft Alliance
Lego Printing with Homeward Bound Press
MADE Makerspace

ENTERTAINMENT
Dirty River Records

BONUS ACTIVITIES
Flash Tattoos w/ Benjamin Graham

PRINT FAIR
Amata Doods
Be Art Gallery & Studio
Bettencourt Art
Cascade Almond
The Chupacabra
Cloud Hotel Prints
Comet Crowbar
Cullen Curtis
Eddie Donovan Art
Eva Lou Phillips
Fingers Crossed Press
Flourish Farm
Frank + Ruby Co
Harold Works
James Osterberg
Just a Hobby
Katelyn Holtgrewe
Kristen McMillion
Leaf Litter Press
Lucky Toad
Madison Signore and Stephanie Silvagni
Mark Farris
Martha Barnds Art
Moral Mutiny
Olivia Parker Prints
Peyton Branham
Sades Graphics
Toth Prints
Webster Art Students

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS
Honda of Frontenac
Fischer & Frichtel Homes
Missouri Arts Council
Rosemann & Associates
Blick Art Materials
The Home Depot
Speedball Art Products
Black's Carpet Discount

This Saturday at BLOCK PARTY the Steamroller Print Event, shop art from local printmakers at our annual print fair.This ...
06/08/2026

This Saturday at BLOCK PARTY the Steamroller Print Event, shop art from local printmakers at our annual print fair.

This FREE festival features interactive art projects for all ages, a print market, food trucks, beer booths, live music, heavy machinery, and steamroller printing.

The Foundry’s Block Party centers on a unique and over-the-top method of printmaking, using a STEAMROLLER! Large-scale images created by regional artists are carved on large woodblocks. Kansas City-based Twin Hound Print Shop and their team of inkers roll ink onto these blocks, canvas is laid on top, and then the whole thing is run over with a steamroller – squishing the ink from the woodblock to the sheet. These fantastic prints will be taken into the Foundry’s Grand Hall to dry on display.

In addition to the steamroller prints, the Foundry’s Block Party features an interactive, heavy machinery display in the Foundry’s parking lot, where families can interact with the St. Charles Public Works Department and more.

Visitors are invited to visit artist and sponsor booths, print demonstrations, free art activities for all ages, and of course, to view all of the prints created throughout the day.

PRINT FAIR VENDOR LIST

Amata Doods
BAGS Inc. - Be Art Gallery & Studio
Bettencourt Art Chris Bettencourt
Cascade Almond
The Chupacabra
Cloud Hotel Prints
Comet Crowbar
Cullen Curtis
Eddie Donovan Art
Eva Lou Phillips
Fingers Crossed Press
Flourish Farm and Folk School
Frank + Ruby Co.
Harold Works
James Osterberg
Just a Hobby
Katelyn Holtgrewe
Kristen McMillion
Leaf Litter Press
Lucky Toad
Madison Signore and Stephanie Silvagni
Mark Farris
Martha Barnds Art
Moral Mutiny
Olivia Parker Prints
Peyton Branham
Sades Graphics
Toth Prints
Webster Art Students Webster University Department of Art, Design & Art History

Last but not least, we will be introducing you to Darkstina!Enter a strange and scary place to see the work of Darkstina...
06/06/2026

Last but not least, we will be introducing you to Darkstina!

Enter a strange and scary place to see the work of Darkstina, a family art business of wife and husband team Christina and Cyrus.

Based in Los Angeles, California, Christina is a professional artist who has worked at studios including Disney and Dreamworks. Cyrus is a jack of all trades artist who has experience in acting, writing, photography, and more. They started A Strange and Scary Place by Darkstina with the need to express themselves more authentically as artists, and love art that rides the line between creepy and cute.

Alongside their large block for Block Party, they also have their exhibition, A Strange & Scary Place, on display in Gallery III as an extension of the Off the Block Print Show. Block Party - The Steamroller Print Event is happening on June 13th at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS
Honda of Frontenac
Fischer & Frichtel Homes
Missouri Arts Council
Rosemann & Associates
Blick Art Materials
The Home Depot
Speedball Art Products
Black's Carpet Discount

We are excited to introduce our next Block Party artist, the Central Print team!Central Print is a non-profit arts organ...
06/06/2026

We are excited to introduce our next Block Party artist, the Central Print team!

Central Print is a non-profit arts organization with a mission to promote the art of letterpress printmaking by providing workshops, classes, and programs focusing on design and production using historic printing equipment. It is their vision to preserve the craft of letterpress printmaking, expand, and modernize its use while building awareness of St. Louis’ historic role in the development and growth of printing.

Block Party - The Steamroller Print Event is happening on June 13th at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS
Honda of Frontenac
Fischer & Frichtel Homes
Missouri Arts Council
Rosemann & Associates
Blick Art Materials
The Home Depot
Speedball Art Products
Black's Carpet Discount

Happy First Friday!Join us tonight from 5 pm to 8 pm for the opening of our Off the Block exhibition and Darkstina's exh...
06/05/2026

Happy First Friday!

Join us tonight from 5 pm to 8 pm for the opening of our Off the Block exhibition and Darkstina's exhibition A Dark and Scary Place.

Off the Block, the Foundry’s annual group exhibition, celebrates the art of printmaking. Featuring the diverse perspectives of 30+ printmakers from across the country, the show explores a range of printmaking methods, from classic etching and silkscreen to cutting-edge digital approaches. Themes explore all facets of the human experience - love, loss, mental health, human fallibility, humor, the mundane, and political commentary.

As an extension of the Off the Block Print Show, A Strange & Scary Place features Darkstina’s beautifully imaginative and creepy block prints and screen prints, as well as their completed large-scale print from last year’s Block Party, Ozark Howler.

Off the Block marks the exciting start of the Foundry Art Centre’s month-long tribute to printmaking, building anticipation for the 6th Annual Block Party steamroller printing event on June 13th.

Introducing our next Block Party artist, Dennis Yi Adams!Dennis Yi Adams is a seasoned tattoo artist and professional pi...
06/04/2026

Introducing our next Block Party artist, Dennis Yi Adams!

Dennis Yi Adams is a seasoned tattoo artist and professional piercer specializing in black and grey, Asian traditional, and cover-up work. Based in St. Louis since the late 1990s, Dennis brings over 26 years of experience in both tattooing and piercing, with a particular passion for horror imagery, dragons, and yokai designs in his tattoo work, plus expertise in navel piercings. His consistent approach ensures each tattoo and piercing maintains the high standards he’s built his reputation on.

This will be his second year participating in Block Party! Block Party - The Steamroller Print Event is happening on June 13th at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS
Honda of Frontenac
Fischer & Frichtel Homes
Missouri Arts Council
Rosemann & Associates
Blick Art Materials
The Home Depot
Speedball Art Products
Black's Carpet Discount

The Foundry Art Centre is offering an opportunity to draw from a live model without instruction. The Foundry will provid...
06/04/2026

The Foundry Art Centre is offering an opportunity to draw from a live model without instruction. The Foundry will provide a model for 2 hours during which participants can practice their figure drawing at their own pace, work on incorporating a figure into an existing piece, or however they’d like to use their time. Foundry staff members – who are also practicing artists – will facilitate the session. Each session will include a series of short poses (1 – 5 min) as well as some longer poses (10 – 20min).

This class is for adult students (ages 21+). Space is limited and registration is required. It is recommend that participants bring tools and surfaces of their choice to the session.

The next class is Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Sign up now on our website!

Next in the lineup is Emmett Merrill!Emmett Merrill received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2015, and his...
06/03/2026

Next in the lineup is Emmett Merrill!

Emmett Merrill received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2015, and his MFA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2020. He manages the lithography studio at Grafik House, a fine art printmaking studio in downtown St. Louis, MO. His prints can be found in the public collections of the Library of Congress and The New York Public Library. In the last two years, he has had solo exhibitions at Monaco USA, Buckham Gallery, and the Sheldon Arts Center. He currently lives and publishes his work in Kansas City, MO.

Emmett is also the other half of Twin Hounds Print Shop! As one of our master printers, he and his team are in charge of inking the giant blocks during Block Party!

Block Party - The Steamroller Print Event is happening on June 13th at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS
Honda of Frontenac
Fischer & Frichtel Homes
Missouri Arts Council
Rosemann & Associates
Blick Art Materials
The Home Depot
Speedball Art Products
Black's Carpet Discount

Address

520 N Main Ctr
St. Charles, MO
63301

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+16362550270

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