2024 Regional High School Student Show

April 5 - May 25, 2024, 2024
Opening Reception: April 5, 5-8pm
Award Ceremony at 6:30pm

The Foundry Art Centre is proud to present the Second Annual Regional High School Student Show featuring the talent of our region’s young artists. High school students from across the St. Charles - St. Louis region were invited to submit to this juried, all-media exhibition with the unique opportunity to exhibit their artwork in a professional gallery setting.

Accepted works are then judged for awards by Jared Minnick, artist and owner of 31art gallery.

Participating High Schools

Amy’s Art Studio
Duschesne High School
Eureka High School
Francis Howell High School
Francis Howell Central High School
Holt High School
Homeschools
Incarnate Word Academy
Lutheran High School South
MICDS
North Technical High School
Orchard Farm High School
Pattonville High School

Awards Judge

Jared Minnick is an artist and gallery owner who has been creating art for over 20 years. His works span countless styles, subjects, media, and surfaces. Though primarily an oil painter on canvas, his art journey has included sculpture, found objects, frame restoration, and upcycled materials. The common theme throughout this broad spectrum of work is the use of paint, which he has applied to canvas, wood, a motorcycle, found statues, TVs, guitars, and antique furniture.

In 2019, he created 3art gallery with his wife Amy after rehabbing the space for over two and a half years. Since opening, the gallery has platformed over 60 local visual artists and musicians, and hosted numerous group exhibitions each year. It has become a destination for artists and non-artists alike, developing a supportive community of creators while maintaining a free and welcoming environment to the general public. With 31artGallery as the backdrop, Jared’s eclectic body of work provides an immersive, innovative, and accessible presentation of creating for the sake of creating. 

Award Sponsors

Blick Art Materials
The Bev Roy Hope Foundation
Mayor Dan Borgmeyer
Zack Smithey
Historic Frenchtown Association
Cozy Shop
Remington’s Balloons
Foundry Studio Artists
Local 636

Events & exhibitions at the Foundry Art Centre are free and open to the public. For more information, please email Jessica Mannisi, Director of Exhibitions, at jmannisi@foundryartcentre.org