Contemporary Art Museum St Louis

Public programs: in conjunction with its exhibitions, cam delivers art education to people of all ages by presenting a diverse line-up of public programs that include artist and curator lectures; art-inspired dinners; film screenings; and unique workshops for families with young children. Cam's public programs were held onsite throughout fy25 and included artist talks, panel discussions, music and dance performances, and hands-on art instruction for elementary students, teens, and seniors. In fy25, cam hosted 200 programs and tours, of which 99% were free.

Education programs: cam remains dedicated to fostering creativity and increasing access to the arts for the young people of st. Louis through free arts education initiatives. These include pre-professional training in new art in the neighborhood (cam's longest running education program at 30+ years); an opportunity to organize an exhibition from start to finish in teen museum studies; advanced studio art training with an emphasis on collaboration for middle schoolers in the leap middle school initiative; and in-school and off-site community engagement activities under the artreach program. Cam is proud of the meaningful ways its programs make a difference to st. Louis youth, and each season presents the work of young artists in the education galleries. In fy25, works were shown by students participating in new art in the neighborhood, leap middle school initiative, and the artreach partnership. Teen museum studies presented an exhibition by the local artist glyneisha who created an installation of artworks, furniture, and sentimental items from her family home within the museum. In fy25, the museum served 3,066 youth from the greater st. Louis area.