Artica provides a platform to celebrate the creative spirit of St. Louis culminating in our annual riverfront festival. Each year, Artica invites artists of all genres and media to honor this city's history, push creative boundaries, and engage their communities through interactive art at our annual riverfront festival. The multidisciplinary nature of the Artica Festival inspires collaboration between artists and fosters the development of new, contemporary works of art. This free, unconventional art festival is the culmination of our efforts to promote the advancement of local artists year round. Artica is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the arts community of St. Louis with over 16 years of supporting artists and creators of all ages and backgrounds. Each year, Artica establishes an “art city” with three days of music, interactive art, multi-media installations, workshops, parades, and performances. The goal of this festival is to foster the development of new works of art inspired by the St. Louis riverfront landscape and history, stimulate creativity through participatory art projects, provide platforms for artists to share their stories and visions with the community, and to do all of this uninhibited by commerce. This is a free, all-ages event situated at the historic site of the Cotton Belt Freight Depot every October.