Nonprofits like the International Institute are relying on funding from the Regional Arts Commission as federal cuts and declining corporate support hit their bottom lines.

An unusual partnership between public-art promoter Counterpublic and the International Institute of St. Louis will help the institute reach community members and prepare to be an anchor site for the 2026 Counterpublic exhibition.

A June 29 benefit concert and an associated online campaign netted $350,000 to support the Urban League’s tornado relief efforts in north St. Louis, with another $150,000 in pledged donations expected. The Fabulous Fox Theatre donated its space for the event.

Professional artist and sign maker Dave Eames says diligent journaling has helped him download and remember important moments, cringeworthy mishaps and the mundanity of life. His work has garnered millions of views online.

Guests on a backstage tour of the Muny got to learn some of the secrets behind the outdoor theater’s ambitious annual season.

“Romeo and Zooliet” is a kid-friendly adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” that puts large, custom-made animal puppets at center stage. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival will perform it at St. Louis Zoo from Tuesday through Aug. 17.

New festival Free 4 All will take over 10 venues in Grand Center the weekend before Music At The Intersection. Organizers of the new festival say it’s a sort of opening act for MATI, featuring St. Louis artists.

Nancy Kranzberg takes a look at several of the lesser recognized arts organizations and venues that St. Louisans can enjoy.

A tornado benefit concert at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Sunday will feature the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Chorus and the IN UNISON Chorus. The May 16 tornado damaged the churches and homes of many IN UNISON singers.

A program launched by a trio of nonprofit organizations seeks to reinforce St. Louis’s reputation as a hub for music — and to make streets more welcoming to residents and visitors — by paying musicians to play on street corners.