7:30 pm, Free admission, at Graham Chapel, Washington University

Join us for a free public lecture by Maya Lin presented by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

As part of Washington University's Assembly Series and the Contemporary's Susan Sherman Distinguished Speaker Series, this lecture is free and open to the public. Seating at Graham Chapel has been fully reserved. However, Washington University is offereing a live simulcast location in addition to the lecture seating.

The simulcast will be at Lab Sciences 300, located in the Arts & Sciences Laboratory building (just north of Graham Chapel). The university's campus map is available online.

For more information, please contact the Edison Theatre Box Office by phone at 314-935-6543.

For parking information, visit this website or call 314-935-5601. The media sponsor for this event is KWMU 90.7.

7:00–9:00 pm, Cash bar, Complimentary valet parking

Bring your friends and family to join us for a celebration of art on the Opening Night of our new major exhibition Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes. Opening Night is sponsored by Alive Magazine, Bentley St. Louis, Glazer's, Knoll, and Oceano Bistro.

5:00–6:00 pm, Open bar, Complimentary valet parking

Enjoy a special tour with Director Paul Ha and Artist Maya Lin, as they guide you through Systematic Landscapes as one of its first visitors. FREE for members at the Patron Circle Level ($1,000) and above. Please RSVP to Erinn Gavaghan via email or by phone at 314-535-0770 x213.

6:00–7:00 pm, Open bar, Complimentary valet parking

Be among the first to see our new major exhibition Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes and meet and mingle with the artist Maya Lin! Tickets will be mailed to current members. To renew or become a member, please visit our membership page online, or contact Erinn Gavaghan via email or by phone at 314-535-0770 x213.

Opening Reception, 12:00 noon

In an effort to support the young, talented, high school artists in the St. Louis area, the Contemporary Art Museum and the Millstone Gallery at COCA joined together to organize this exhibition. Ten area schools and sixteen artists are represented in this exhibit featuring drawing, painting, photography, mixed media installation.

1:00 pm, Free admission

Enjoy a Saturday afternoon stroll through the museum with Henry Art Gallery Director Richard Andrews, who curated Systematic Landscapes.

12:00 noon, Free admission, $8 Brown Bag lunch (optional)

Join us for a discussion of the work in the Great Rivers Biennial exhibition and an exploration of new directions in contemporary art.

Feel free to bring your own lunch, enjoy lunch at the Tempt Café, or have us pack a brown bag lunch for you! Brown bags lunches are only $8 and include a scrumptious sandwich by Wolfgang Puck, a bag of Ms. Vicki's chips, a delicious brownie, and bottled water. Brown bag lunches must be ordered by Monday, October 15, and you may place your order online here.

1:00 pm, Free admission.

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour with one of our docents. Docents initiate conversations and help you to experience the Contemporary’s changing exhibitions. This tour is free and open to the public–-no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!

1:00 pm, Free admission.

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour with one of our docents. Docents initiate conversations and help you to experience the Contemporary’s changing exhibitions. This tour is free and open to the public--no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!

The exhibition Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes will set the stage for our fall Free Family Day. Children of all ages will enjoy creating works of art that explore maps, models, nature, and the St. Louis landscape. Maritz Free Family Days are generously sponsored by Maritz Inc.

1:00 pm, Free admission.

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour with one of our docents. Docents initiate conversations and help you to experience the Contemporary’s changing exhibitions. This tour is free and open to the public--no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!

1:00 pm, Free admission

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour with one of our docents. Docents initiate conversations and help you to experience the Contemporary’s changing exhibitions. This tour is free and open to the public--no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!

1:00 pm, Free admission

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour with one of our docents. Docents initiate conversations and help you to experience the Contemporary’s changing exhibitions. This tour is free and open to the public--no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!

6:00 pm Reception; 7:00 pm Free public talk

In his talk, Nato Thompson will discuss how the rise of the culture industry and the information economy have radically transformed the manner in which people see culture. In particular, Thompson focuses on the role enacted by artists within and outside of capital.

Nato Thompson is Curator and Producer at Creative Time, New York. For more information on the Emerson Visiting Critics and Curators program, or on Mr. Thompson, please visit our Artist Opportunities page.

1:00 pm, Free admission.

Come take a captivating 45-minute tour with one of our docents. Docents initiate conversations and help you to experience the Contemporary’s changing exhibitions. This tour is free and open to the public--no reservations required. After your intellectual appetite is satisfied, stop by Tempt Café to fill your stomach!

1:00-4:00 pm, Free admission

Grand Center presents the Opening of the Arts Season: Dancing in the Street and Off the Wall with free arts events throughout the day from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.

The Contemporary is proud to join other arts organizations in our neighborhood to kick off the fall arts season with a day-long, district-wide festival. Fifty dance companies will take to four outdoor dance stages and the world-renowned Project Bandaloop will perform aerial dance/gymnastics acts literally down the face of the Continental Life Building. Enjoy a gallery walk from 1:00–4:00 pm through the Contemporary and the many other visual arts organizations in Grand Center, before enjoying the evening’s dance festivities. To view the full schedule of events in the district, visit Grand Center's website.