CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
FREE and open daily from 7 a.m. to 30 minutes past sunset
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BEGIN AGAIN: 50 YEARS AND COUNTING
February 7 – December 13, 2026 / Aronson Fine Arts Center
Presented by Counterpublic and Tulsa Artist Fellowship in partnership with Laumeier Sculpture Park.
Join us for a “sonic conversation” around the fire in Juan William Chávez and Kiersten Torrez’s monumental installation Wak’a Garden. Visiting sound artists will join Chávez, and other local artists to collectively improvise an ambient sound composition in response to Wak’a Garden and the wider landscape.
Thursday, October 8 / 6:30–8 p.m. / Laumeier Sculpture Park Outdoor Galleries: South Lawn /
Free / No Registration Required
Join us for a guided hike through Laumeier’s trails and creek beds as we explore the Park’s hidden fossil treasures! Led by local rockhound and mineral enthusiast Ryan Gorman, this adventurous walk takes participants off the beaten path to discover ancient seashells and crinoid fossils throughout the Park’s chert rock and limestone formations. Learn about different tools and gadgets rockhounds use to spot rare pieces of quartz or ancient marine fossils while sifting along the creek beds. You might surprise yourself when you make a discovery of your own.
Saturday, October 10 / 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. / $5 reservation required / Level 3
Celebrate the colors and textures of fall in this nature-inspired workshop. Create beautiful leaf-imprinted bowls using real leaves gathered from the Park or brought from home. Learn basic handbuilding techniques as you shape your bowl around a mold, then personalize your piece with texture, carving, or autumn-themed underglazes. Whether you go bold and bright or earthy and subtle, your finished bowl will be a one-of-a-kind keepsake of the season. Bring your own wine (or other beverage of your choice); light snacks provided. Pick up your finished piece the following week.
910 / Ages 21 + / Friday, October 23 /
6:30–9:30 p.m. / $60
Membership
OPERATING PARTNERS
Laumeier Sculpture Park’s ongoing operations and programs are generously supported by St. Louis County Parks and Recreation; with support from the Regional Arts Commission; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts; among other corporations, foundations, individual donors and members. The ongoing conservation of artworks in our collection is supported by the Mark Twain Laumeier Endowment Fund.
We acknowledge the ancestral lands of the Osage Nation, Missouria, and Illini Confederacy, the lands on which Laumeier Sculpture Park is located. We pay respect to their elders, past and present.
