Coming to Schlafly Art Outside 2026

Hidden Worlds

A Collaborative Artist Exhibition

Nine artists. Nine hidden worlds. Can you unlock them all?

September 11–13, 2026 ✦ Schlafly Art Outside
Accept your mission
The makers

Meet the Artists

Explore the artists whose imaginations bring hidden worlds to life.

The exhibition

About Hidden Worlds

Hidden Worlds is a collaborative artist exhibition presented as part of Schlafly Art Outside. Each participating artist has created an original work inspired by a single theme: Hidden Worlds.

Every piece invites you to slow down, look closer, and discover something unexpected. Some secrets reveal themselves immediately. Others take a little more curiosity.

Part exhibition and part interactive adventure, Hidden Worlds transforms a walk through the festival into a journey of discovery.

  1. Accept your mission

    Register your passport to begin tracking your discoveries.

  2. Visit each artist

    Each artist will share a secret code word hidden within their world.

  3. Unlock every world

    Collect every code word to complete your passport and enter the prize drawing.

The grounds

Vault Chart

Nine stations, one route. An illustrated chart of the exhibition, not a real map.

Hidden Worlds, illustrated grounds

Stations 1–9 · follow the dashed route

The mission

Your Passport

Every world you unlock brings you one step closer to completing your mission.

Your progress is saved automatically, so you can continue your journey anytime during the festival. Complete your passport to be entered into the prize drawing.

0 / 9 worlds unlocked

Enter your email to accept your mission. It will be used to contact you if you win. One passport per visitor.

All nine worlds unlocked

Mission complete. The last keyhole blazes. You've opened every door.

Prize entry confirmed
You're entered to win a piece of art from a Hidden Worlds artist.