🎨 Join us for the 2nd Annual Loop Mural Festival — a celebration of color, creativity, and community in the Delmar Loop! This year, four new massive murals will come to life before your eyes, with live painting/demonstrations from artists, vibrant entertainment, music, and more. Don’t miss this exciting weekend of art in action!
Loop Mural Festival 2025 Coloring Contest
Contest Starts April 18, 2025 - Ends May 5, 2025
How to Participate
Color the Lion!
Download and print the coloring sheet provided and bring the lion to life with your favorite colors, patterns, or wild designs.
Let your imagination and creativity run wild—there are no limits!
Submit Your Masterpiece
Once you’ve finished your artwork, you have three easy options to submit:
- Drop your completed sheet off at Artisans in the Loop – 6511 Delmar Blvd. | Wed – Sun 12pm-5pm
- Scan/take a clear photo, and email your digital submission to [email protected]
- If you colored your sheet at a local business in the Loop, just write your name/email on the back of the sheet (at the top) and leave it with the business you were visiting
WINNERS will have their artwork proudly displayed on Delmar Blvd for all to see on the construction banner surrounding the subtext development site (Old Commerce Bank/Craft Alliance) courtesy of our sponsors LOCAL ON DELMAR & Subtext.
We can’t wait to see your creativity shine!
Stop by these Participating Businesses and pick up your coloring sheet
Available at participating businesses April 18, 2025 at 5pm ***while supplies last
Event Sponsors
About Subtext & LOCAL on Delmar
Based in St. Louis, Subtext is a vertically integrated real estate development firm focused on creating communities that elevate the resident experience. With a national portfolio spanning student, multifamily, and mixed-use housing, Subtext blends data-driven insights with experiential design to deliver places that are thoughtfully crafted, deeply connected to their surroundings, and built for lasting impact.
LOCAL on Delmar is Subtext’s newest multifamily development at the corner of Delmar and Leland in the heart of the Delmar Loop. The LOCAL brand is grounded in one idea: authentic connection—to culture, to neighborhood energy, and to a lifestyle rooted in creativity and community. LOCAL on Delmar brings this vision to life with modern design, curated amenities, and walkable access to one of St. Louis’s most iconic hubs for music, food, and the arts.
Subtext’s sponsorship of the Delmar Loop Special Business District and the Loop Mural Festival reflects our commitment to place-based, community-driven development. It also reinforces LOCAL on Delmar’s identity as a brand that celebrates local culture, supports creative expression, and is proud to be part of the evolving story of the Loop.
