For three days in May, jazz took over the Millennium Student Center. On May 20-22, University of Missouri-St. Louis played host to the first annual Jazz Education Network Conference, three days of concerts, clinics and vendor booths devoted to jazz education and music.

From now until April 1, Gallery Visio will be hosting an exhibition titled “The Art of Labor.” The pieces all hold a common theme: the labor done by low to middle-class society and the wide variety of individuals drafted to these tasks.

The multi-media art exhibit “The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now” opened February 11 at Gallery 210, for a run through May 2, 2010. The exhibit celebrates books old and new as art objects, through cover art and beautifully constructed books but also books as parts of artworks. “The Art of the Book” exhibit is a wonderful journey from the past to the present, spanning over about 500 years. There were many works of art donated by many prestigious and many fresh sources.

From now until March 20, the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Gallery 210 is showing “Lauren Greenfield: THIN,” an exhibit of works by photographer/artist Lauren Greenfield that is a look into the lives of females ages 15 and over who have eating disorders. The artist and her exhibit were also the subject of last week’s Monday (more)