Ken Burns, Art of the Arcade, and Driving the Green Book
Driving the Green Book
Award-winning Broadcaster Alvin Hall takes us on a trip through America’s dark history of racial segregation in his new book Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance.
Life Within Shadows
This recent exhibit at Gretchen Brigham Gallery explored stories of domestic abuse within St. Louis' immigrant communities. Multimedia Artist Sukanya Mani discusses this body of work and plans for the project to continue going forward.
Art of the Arcade at the Foundry
Video games aren't just fun, they're the results of countless artists collaborating to create unique interactive experiences, and now the Foundry Art Centre's hosting a special free exhibit where visitors can experience hundreds of games!
On Show at Art Saint Louis
In/Of/About Nature at Art Saint Louis features 70 works by regional artists exploring themes of the natural world and humanity’s impact on it! This exhibit continues through September 7, 2023.
Shoes Made in St. Louis
In this edition of Spotlight History you'll learn about St. Louis' role as one of the United State's largest shoe manufacturing sites in the early 1900s and why it stood out from other cities.
Ken Burns
Ken Burns is one of the most famous documentary filmmakers ever, and in this HEC Media exclusive he opens up about his creative process. He also discusses his new documentary The American Buffalo.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode, a highly decorated storyteller creates a brand new lead character that is a hero known as a fixer, a history lesson on a dangerous racetrack in south city that used to attract tens of thousands of spectators, play video games for free in a local art gallery, Mercy doctors are the first in the state to use pacemakers in a more natural way, meet two artists that will be at the upcoming St. Louis Art Fair, and how one family has turned their tragedy into charity.
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