Art & Culture

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Comedian Rob Harris preforming at the Pints and Punchlines event at the Blue Note

Funny Business: Tickling our funny bones

Columbia’s comedy scene has blossomed over the past 10 years, and a lot has gone…

Dianna Borsi O’Brien holding her book, Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia, Missouri

Let’s Go to the Movies

Dianna Borsi O’Brien describes herself as a “hyper-local girl.”  Originally from Ohio, she’s a Mizzou…

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group of women around a table enjoying a glass of wine

Intimate, Unique, Local

Amongst the unassuming warehouses of COMO’s North Village Arts District, you’ll find Talking Horse Productions…

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A vibrant collage of various colorful murals featuring themes of creativity, community, and innovation. Texts like Things are made here and We are makers are visible, alongside abstract and figurative art highlighting diverse elements.

Beautifying the Community

The Loop began its street art project back in 2021. “I went back to my…

sculpture pieces hanging in a room

Making Art for All

Back in 1977, the Columbia City Council passed legislation to create the Percent for Art…

close up of glaze swatches and blank, unglazed pottery at a local shop called the Mud Room

Discovering Your Creative Side

The Mud Room is a locally owned, fully equipped, do-it-yourself ceramic painting studio opened by…

Illustration of round stickers with the text "I voted" against a pink background

Election Season’s Must-Have Accessory

Every two years, the Boone County Clerk’s office holds an ‘I Voted’ sticker competition that’s…

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stage in front of a red barn at night with one light focused on one young performer on the stage

Putting the ‘Community’ in ‘Community Theatre’

Established in 1973, Maplewood Barn Community Theatre is a nonprofit organization located in Nifong Park…

Headshot of Andrew and Kristen Camp against a pale pink background

Lanterns of Love

Andrew and Kristen Camp say they’ve spent a lot of time talking about what their…

a women smiling in front of a bunch of flowering trees outside

If You Can Break It, You Can Make It

Off Rollins Road, you may have noticed a small automotive shop with a large, bright…

a male artist named "Derek B Fox" painting at a small canvas resting on his wooden easel

Professor by Day, Artist by Night

It can be easy to think that art and science are binary opposites, one ruled…

exterior of a brick building with a sign that says "Sager Reeves Gallery"

An Artist by Nature, a Gallerist by Trade

The Sager Reeves Art Gallery is nestled at the heart of the North Village Arts…