SLICE 2025 officially kicks off with our Opening Night on Friday, October 17, 6–10 p.m., at the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries! You won’t want to miss the party, taking place in the ballroom of our Saturday expo venue. Like the expo, this event is free and open to the public.
Join us at 6 p.m. for happy hour at the Sheldon Ballroom. Catch the debut of our SLICE 2025 poster with signings by the artist. Mix and mingle with friends in the St. Louis comics scene and independent creator community.
At 6:45, we will kick off the program with a panel discussion with our 2025 special guests: award-winning author and the creator of Check, Please!, Ngozi Ukazu; award-winning Vietnamese American cartoonist, artist, and writer Trung Le Nguyen; and Rori, a St. Louis cartoonist, designer, and illustrator whose work has been the focus of two major exhibits with the Missouri History Museum.
At 8:30, we’ll continue the festivities by presenting our second annual Local Best in Show Award, sponsored by the MFA-IVC program at WashU, and announcing the winner of the evening’s raffle prize.
