Downtown Columbia offers a wide assortment of entertainment opportunities for a wide variety of patrons. While many residents are more than content to funnel out of the bars on Friday night, vomit on the street corner and rush to El Rancho to satisfy their burrito fix, many students and townies alike might desire a finer pastime. Luckily for those who don’t fit into the college-town stereotype, Columbia hosts a plethora of art galleries, providing myriad opportunities for adding a little culture into one’s everyday life.

**Bingham Gallery**

The George Caleb Bingham Gallery, located on campus directly adjacent to the Rhynsburger Theatre, is a versatile gallery space that houses MU’s “Where I End and You Begin” graduate showcase. Featuring the work of a variety of MU’s MFA students, the exhibit’s variety of media does well to showcase the varied capabilities of the space. In the graduate showcase, artist Harrison Bergeron’s twisted visions of culture and politics in mud sculpture share space with Catherine Armburst’s commentary on female sexuality, rendered in Barbie pieces and seashells.

**P.S. Gallery**

The Perlow Stevens, or P.S., Gallery located conveniently on Broadway, is hailed by its proprietors as the only freestanding fine arts gallery in Columbia. Featuring rotating exhibits of both local and national artists, the P.S. Gallery’s current location offers a large, clean space that showcases a variety of media and styles. Currently, the gallery exhibits Dana Brown’s precisionist depictions of pastoral scenes from her home in Huntsville, Ala., the offbeat combination of aged wood and vintage photos present in the art of Hannibal’s own Michael Cole and the dark, domestic visions of Joel Sager, one of the gallery’s curators and its only permanent exhibit.

**Poppy**

For those with a penchant for the folksy, Poppy, located at 920 E. Broadway, houses a large collection of jewelry, handcraft and pottery, as well as traditional art. With the owner’s approval, local artists are free to show their work at the gallery and sell their wares on consignment. Poppy showcases everything from handmade jewelry to kitschy retro stationery and handblown glassware, providing a unique and affordable way for the average Joe to inject some art into his life.

**Artlandish Gallery**

Located in Columbia’s North Village Arts District, Artlandish combines the usual gallery experience with a selection of art supplies, antiques and studio space. Soon to host workshops for local artists, Artlandish’s proprietors seem dedicated to not only showcasing art but promoting the arts at large within the city of Columbia. With a commitment to selling local art on consignment, frequent art market and bazaar events and a large selection of workshops for all media, Artlandish is most certainly a champion of Columbia’s art scene.

**Orr Street Studios**

Also located in the North Village, Orr Street Studios is a harsh, industrial space that belies the breadth of color and media showcased within. Showcasing pieces ranging from the dramatic watercolors of artist Chris Frederick to the distinctly maternal photographic efforts of art photographer Anastasia Pottinger, Orr Street Studios is a unique space in a unique district.