Welcome to Red Gate
About Red Gate
Red Gate Gallery is a platform for experimental and socially engaged art. Rooted in the community of Wydown United Church, it invites artists and audiences to explore new ideas, question assumptions, and imagine shared futures through creative practice. The church’s commitment to inquiry and inclusion shapes Red Gate as a space where art and dialogue intersect.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10 am - 3 pm
We recommend calling ahead to confirm the gallery is open. (314-721-5060 ext. 1)
Currently Presenting…
She who Carries you Within her
Opening Reception May 8, 6-8pm
She Who Carries You Within Her centers on women and the enduring power of storytelling. From ancient times to now, women have carried, protected, and passed on their stories—through gesture, song, image, thread, and word. This exhibition asks: how have women shepherded their stories across generations and geography? What new forms can these stories take today? Through a range of materials and disciplines, the participating artists respond with works that hold both inheritance and innovation. They explore why it matters to tell one’s story now, and how storytelling can be an act of reclamation, continuity, and transformation. Together, their voices form a living archive of the feminine—layered, resilient, and ever-evolving.
“If you’ve ever looked at a work of art and felt an involuntary connection, a feeling of recognition and curiosity, an inexplicable emotional reaction, then you know how I felt when I looked at her work.”
— Aisha Sultan, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Upcoming…
Inner Vision
August 21–November 7, 2026 | Curated by Jordan Geiger
Inner Vision explores what emerges when we turn our attention away from the outside world and toward the landscapes within. Bringing together artists working across backgrounds, identities, and media, the exhibition considers the many ways we experience inner knowing, reflection, and spiritual connection.
What do we see when we turn our attention away from the outside world and towards the world inside? How can the practice of the spirit travel with us wherever we go? What do we see when we close our eyes, in our dreams, or in quiet moments? How does the Divine, the World, or Nature communicate to us, and what images does it use?
Through a range of artistic approaches, Inner Vision invites viewers to consider the relationship between the visible and the invisible, the external and the internal, and the ways in which meaning, insight, and wonder arise from within.
Open Call Issued: Monday, June 8
Open Call Deadline: Friday, July 24
Social Practice Artist Residency
2026 applications reviewed on a rolling basis
The Red Gate Social Practice Artist Residency supports artists working at the intersection of creativity, community, and care. Residents share a 600-square-foot studio and curate one group exhibition during their term. Exhibitions will be supported with a $250 curatorial stipend.
Past Shows
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SISU II, Curated by Kaitlin Wilfing
Young Hearts Run Free, Curated by Dail Chambers
Forgotten, Curated by Charles Chalot Douglas-Book
Print Fair, A national traveling show, Co-curated by Adrienne Outlaw and Janet Decker Yanez
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ID please, Curated by Adrienne Outlaw
Art of Music, Curated by Adrienne Outlaw
Open Window, Co-Curated by Adrienne Outlaw and Ben Bradshaw
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(dis)connect, Co-Curated by Sarah Moon and Adrienne Outlaw
XO: Freedom Through Quilts, Co-Curated by Adrienne Outlaw and Jordan Geiger
Care, Curated by Adrienne Outlaw
In the Press
STL Magazine
“Open Window” exhibit at The Red Gate brings experimental art and community to Clayton
Ladue News
SISU II: A Show of Courage at the Red Gate Gallery
St. Louis Post Dispatch