| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | A Federal Art Project: Posters for Indian CourtPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art January 17-June 17, 2012 Curated by Jenny Hornby, Assistant Curator of Education
Chandler Gallery
In 1938, Louis Siegriest was hired by the Works Progress Administration to design posters for the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, California. The set of eight he produced highlighted the Indian Court exhibition, which aimed to celebrate the artistic talents of various Native American tribes while educating the public on their traditional cultures and... | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 01/17/12-
06/17/12 | Memphis |
Architectural Perspectives: The Etchings of Elisabeth Searcy and Joseph PennellPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art February 4-July 15, 2012 Curated by Marilyn Masler, Associate Registrar
Trained at the Art Students League in New York, Memphian Elisabeth Searcy (1877-1965) had her first professional showing at Goupil’s Gallery in New York in 1917. Included were etchings of architectural subjects (primarily from New York and Newport), a theme she continued to pursue throughout her career. Joseph Pennell (1866-1926), an established artist and illustrator, was influential in her stylistic development. This... | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 02/04/12-
07/15/12 | Memphis |
Bottle Opener Mini Workshop - Spring SemesterPresented by Metal Museum at Metal Museum May 20, 2012 In this workshop the student will need to bring their imagination and basic blacksmithing skills to make a “church key” better known as a bottle opener. The instructor will start the class with the basic skills of how to make a punch and a drift. Then students will take this knowledge to create a unique bottle opener using additional techniques like forging, twisting and filing. Although this is a hands-on class, the instructor will give plenty of guidance and assistance. ... | Metal Museum | 05/20/12 | Memphis |
Children’s Workshop: Mural Painting (ages 10-15)Presented by Dixon Gallery and Gardens at Dixon Gallery and Gardens May 26, 2012 Here is a rare opportunity to leave your mark on the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Join a professional muralist for an exciting 4 hour workshop where you are encouraged to paint on the walls! In this workshop the children will learn the history of mural painting, new techniques, and team work skills as they work together to make a new addition to the Dixon’s permanent collection. All participants should bring a sack lunch, and snack will be provided. | Dixon Gallery and Gardens | 05/26/12 | Memphis |
Free Day - International Blacksmith DayPresented by Metal Museum at Metal Museum May 26, 2012 free museum admission and blacksmith demonstrations; hands-on activities and fun for the whole family | Metal Museum | 05/26/12 | Memphis |
Icons in TransformationPresented by Calvary & the Arts at Calvary Episcopal Church April 18-June 22, 2012 Icons in Transformation-this dramatic 120 piece traveling exhibit includes the contemporary work of acclaimed Russian abstract expressionist, Ludmila Pawlowska, along with Russian traditional icons from the Vassilevsky Monastery/Suzdal. After touring cathedrals of Europe and the United States, this must-see exhibit is now in Memphis at Calvary Episcopal Church for only two months.
The works on view also include large, sculptural pieces, many of which are suspended in the church,... | Calvary & the Arts | 04/18/12-
06/22/12 | Memphis |
La Fille Mal GardĂ©e (The Wayward Daughter)Presented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art May 20, 2012 Inspired by a 1789 painting by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin, this two-act comic debuted under the title The Ballet of Straw, or There is Only One Step from Bad to Good in Bordeaux, France, that same year. One of the oldest and most important works in the modern ballet repertory, La Fille Mal Gardée has been kept alive for well over two centuries. The simple story of Lise, her suitor Colas, and Lise’s larger-than-life mother who tries to marry her off to the simpleton son of a rich... | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 05/20/12 | Memphis |
Opening Reception for Tributaries: Marlene TruePresented by Metal Museum at Metal Museum June 29, 2012 Opening reception for Metal Museum Tributaries artist, Marlene True. Free admission during event and complimentary refreshments. Ongoing exhibitions include two solo shows: Harlan Butt and Virgil England. | Metal Museum | 06/29/12 | Memphis |
Pay What You Can WednesdaysPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art December 14, 2011-November 14, 2012 Pay What You Can Wednesdays
12/14/2011, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Weekly on Wednesday
No location provided
Description:
On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay. For group tours of 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator at 901.544.6215 or click here to email for more information. Sponsored by Target. | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 12/14/11-
11/14/12 | Memphis |
Pay What You Can WednesdaysPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art February 1, 2012-January 2, 2013 On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay. For group tours of 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator at 901.544.6215 or click here to email for more information. Sponsored by Target. | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 02/01/12-
01/02/13 | Memphis |
Pay What You Can WednesdaysPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art March 28, 2012-March 27, 2013 Pay What You Can Wednesdays
Weekly on Wednesday
On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay. For group tours of 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator at 901.544.6215 or email for more information. Sponsored by Target. | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 03/28/12-
03/27/13 | Memphis |
Pay What You Can WednesdaysPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art May 2, 2012-May 29, 2013 On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay. For group tours of 10 or more, please call the Tour Coordinator at 901.544.6215 or email at edu@brooksmuseum.org for more information. Sponsored by Target. | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 05/02/12-
05/29/13 | Memphis |
PREMIERE SHOWINGPresented by Artist May 31, 2012 You are cordially invited to a one-night-only 'MEET THE ARTIST' premiere showing of Mississippi artist Mike Lee's, "ADAM...and God created Man", on Thursday evening, May 31st, at Southern Bancorp (McIngvale Road @ Byhalia Road) in Hernando, MS between 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Hope you can be there. | Artist | 05/31/12 | Hernando |
Public Lecture by Tributaries artist, Marlene TruePresented by Metal Museum at Memphis College of Art June 28, 2012 Metal Museum Tributaries Artist, Marlene True, will give a public lecture at Memphis College of Art in Callicott Auditorium on Thursday June 28 at 7pm in advance of her exhibition opening on June 29 at the Metal Museum from 6-9pm. | Metal Museum | 06/28/12 | Memphis |
Revealed Terrain: Landscape in Contemporary Artists BooksPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art February 4-July 22, 2012 Guest curated by Cynthia Nourse Thompson
There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives.—Josephine Hart (1942–2011). Irish-born British Author.The landscape of book arts and design is ever expanding in the areas of technology and information, language and voice, and audience and arena. A respect for the historical lineage and an understanding of both disciplines serves as the foundation for this panoramic survey of... | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 02/04/12-
07/22/12 | Memphis |
| Tennessee Watercolor Society 33rd Exhibition | Tennessee Watercolor Society | 05/14/12-
06/20/12 | Memphis |
Tennessee Watercolor Society 33rd Exhibition Presented by WKNO-TV, Channel 10 at WKNO Digital Media Center May 14-June 19, 2012 Art Exhibit - Gallery Ten Ninety One
Tennessee Watercolor Society 33rd Exhibition
Juried exhibit of submissions from members of the Tennessee Watercolor Society all across the state, featuring more than 70 pieces by more than 50 artists.
Open Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm, May 14 - June 19, 2012
WKNO Digital Media Center
7151 Cherry Farms Road in Cordova
901-458-2521
| WKNO-TV, Channel 10 | 05/14/12-
06/19/12 | Memphis |
The Brilliance of Tiffany: Lamps from the Neustadt CollectionPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art October 12, 2012-January 13, 2013 Celebrating Louis Comfort Tiffany’s (1848-1933) revolutionary contributions to modern lighting, the exhibition is the first to explore how the company’s extraordinarily beautiful lamps successfully balanced exquisite artistry with practical needs. Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects of Art includes forty stunning examples of lighting in a wide array of colors, sizes, and decorative styles—comprising masterpieces of design, metalwork, gilding, and of course, stained- and blown... | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 10/12/12-
01/13/13 | Memphis |
The Salt of Life (Gianni e le donne)Presented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art May 24, 2012 In his warm and witty follow-up to the 2010 sleeper hit Mid-August Lunch, writer-director-actor Gianni Di Gregorio has created another sparkling comedy – this time with a dash of the bittersweet. In The Salt of Life, Gianni plays a middle-aged retiree who has become invisible to all distaff Romans, regardless of age or relation. He contends with an aristocratic, spendthrift mother (again played by Lunch's great nonagenarian Valeria de Franciscis); a wife who is more patronizing friend... | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 05/24/12 | Memphis |
The Soul of a City: Memphis Collects African American ArtPresented by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art June 9-September 2, 2012 Curated by Marina Pacini, Chief Curator and Curator of American, Modern, and Contemporary Art
This exhibition will reveal the variety of paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, and mixed media works from the 20th and 21st centuries in both private and public collections in Memphis. Among the regional and national artists included will be Romare Bearden, William Edmondson, Wangechi Mutu, Carrie Mae Weems, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, Kara Walker, and Ernest... | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | 06/09/12-
09/02/12 | Memphis |
Unviel DowntownPresented by Downtown Memphis Commission June 1-June 20, 2012 A Walkable Art Experience in Downtown Memphis
Presented by the Downtown Neighborhood Association and Downtown Memphis Commission
June 1 - 20, 2012
This collaborative project will offer 20 artists from across the region exhibit space in 20 makeshift galleries in active retailers and restaurants throughout Downtown Memphis for 20 days.
Artists in the mid-south area are encouraged to submit proposals for consideration to be a part of this inaugural event. The 20... | Downtown Memphis Commission | 06/01/12-
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