Art that brings people back downtown.
Our mission is to rejuvenate the Downtown St. Louis area by hosting diverse and culturally rich art events that support local artists, stimulate the local economy and draw visitors into the city.
An annual event series for St. Louis artists
ArtFusion is the foundation's flagship. Its inaugural finals ran at The Dome at America's Center in October 2025, after preliminary rounds that began in spring 2025.
The foundation also runs a gallery and plans four curated exhibitions a year with weekend programming.
Six categories, judged and crowd-voted
- Visual arts
- Dance
- Music
- Fashion
- Culinary
- Comedy
- PrizesCash prizes from $500 to $3,000, and over $10,000 in awards per category.
- Marketing for winnersA year-long, $7,000 marketing campaign designed by Abstrakt Marketing Group.
- ScoringJudges' votes count for 51% and crowd votes for 49%.
Working with St. Louis arts institutions
Eight preliminary Art Olympics events across venues in the Grand Center Arts District.
Home of the Battle of the Bands preliminary and semifinal.
A monthly St. Louis Artist of the Month feature.
Who runs it
- Scott ScullyBoard member; Executive Chairman of Abstrakt
- Melanie ClarkBoard member; Abstrakt executive
- Brian CondonBoard member; Abstrakt senior leader
- Davide WeaverEvent director; co-founder of ArtDimensions, longtime Taste of St. Louis producer
A separate nonprofit
- Status501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 99-3372725, IRS ruling September 2024.
- Get involvedArtists, sponsors and volunteers: abstraktartsfoundation.org
Sources: abstraktartsfoundation.org (mission, ArtFusion, Art Olympics, partners, advisory board) and the IRS exempt-organization record via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, read October 2026.