Paint Louis

What would a monster look like if it were on vacation? Graffiti artists across the country will visually answer that question and more during St. Louis' annual Paint Louis festival on the riverfront.

At the annual graffiti and hip-hop festival Paint Louis, kids have the chance to graffiti an abandoned weigh station near the downtown St. Louis flood wall. Under supervision, kids explore technique and expression and learn the unwritten rules of graffiti art.

A new St. Louis hip-hop festival will go beyond the music and celebrate the culture that surrounds it, including art, film and dance.The four-day series…