Craft Alliance

🎨 Fresh art has officially arrived on Delmar! ✨

The corridor is looking more vibrant than ever. Thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), local St. Louis-area artists have brought incredible new 2D public art installations right to the heart of our community—including the brand-new rotating exhibits lighting up the street medians. These pieces celebrate local creative voices, build connection, and redefine the energy of our historic street.

Next time you’re cruising, walking, or stopping by your favorite spot on Delmar, make sure to take it all in. Head to https://delmarmainstreetstl.com/ to learn more about the artists featured.

Delmar Maker District

It's not too late to sign up for a fun night out on Friday, 10/23 in the Clay Studio! Come join us at Craft Alliance from 6-9 pm for a handbuilding workshop in our Ceramics Studio and make your very own planter. Choose from a traditional style or a funky wall hanging piece like the ones shown below. Bring a date or a friend! No experience necessary.

Registration closes soon for the following clay, glass, and wood studio events...reserve your spot today!

🍓 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹 | Fri | 5-8 PM | 9/25 (3-hour workshop)
🐚 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 | Sat | 1-4 PM | 9/26-10/31 (6 week class)
🥄 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘀 | Fri | 6-9 PM | 10/16 (3-hour workshop)

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Delmar Maker District

🍻 ARE YOU READY FOR A THROWDOWN? Join us at Craft Alliance as clay artists compete in a series of clay skill challenges designed to test their aptitude, speed, and creativity! As you watch, sit back and enjoy tastings from Alpha Brewing Company, one of the best St. Louis breweries, raffle prizes, live music, food catered by The Fountain and Steve’s Hot Dogs, and more!

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Make your own glass beads in this fun and fast-paced 3-hour workshop (Sat, 9/26, 9-noon)! You’ll learn how to safely operate a torch to melt glass and create perfectly round beads. As you gain hands-on experience, you'll explore different shapes and enhance your beads with decorative techniques such as adding dots, striping colors, and pulling glass stringers (heating and pulling glass to create a thin elongated piece of glass) to create unique designs. By the end of the session, you’ll have a treasure trove of beads to wear or use in your own jewelry creations!

Beads 101 is a three-hour workshop packed with fun and hands-on learning! Perfect for beginners, this introductory flameworking class teaches you how to safely operate a torch, melt glass, and create your first perfectly round bead.

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Dive into the world of glass in this Sea Creature making class! Create an underwater menagerie of glass fish, coral, octopi, squid, crustaceans, jellyfish, and other marine life while expanding your sculptural glassworking skills. Over 6 weeks, students will refine their techniques using specialized sculpting tools, intricate cane patterns, and advanced heat control to create detailed, lifelike sea creatures. The class also covers finishing techniques, including mounting glass sculptures on display stands and suspending them in specimen jars for unique, museum-inspired presentations. Saturdays from 1-4 pm (9/26 - 10/31).

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Friday night fun with Glass! On 9/18, 5-9 pm, join us to create beautiful one-of-a-kind glass pendants, cabochons, and whimsical turtles using borosilicate glass in this hands-on 4-hour workshop. Students will discover how carefully heating layers of crushed and colored glass creates striking floral designs encased in clear glass. The clear glass forms a convex lens that magnifies the pattern, producing vibrant, dimensional effects. Participants will build essential skills in heat control, color application, and shaping techniques while creating a collection of unique glass pieces.

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Make your very own Berry Bowl! Join us at Craft Alliance on Friday, 9/25, from 5-8 pm to create a functional vessel with drainage holes and unique surface details, perfect for washing and serving fresh berries or displaying on your table. No prior clay experience is necessary.

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Delmar Maker District