It's time to get curious! Visitors get up close with George and follow his lead, engaging in math, science and engineering activities modeled after his own adventures. Presented by Assisi Foundation of Memphis.

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The Art Cooker

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29.06.2008

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02.11.2008

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Metal Museum

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http://www.metalmuseum.org

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Metal Museum

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374 Metal Museum Drive

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Memphis

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TN

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38106

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no charge

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visual_art

Invitational exhibit of sculpture that doubles as a cooking device. The exhibit will be held on the Metal Museum grounds.

Career retrospective of blacksmith and recently retired head of the metals department at Cranbrook in Michigan.

The annual event features over 200+ volunteer metalsmiths that repair work over the weekend. Opening for Master Metalsmith 2008: Gary Griffin will be on Friday. Our annual auction will be on Saturday. Estimates are free and repair costs varied. All proceeds benefit educational programming at the Museum.

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Conservation Through Art -Family Day

event Date Begin

19.10.2008

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19.10.2008

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ArtsMemphis

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http://about.artsmemphis.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=40

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Free

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901-578-2787 Ext. 205

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erouse@artsmemphis.org

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Family Day-Sunday, October 19th, 2 pm- 5pm

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arts_memphis

Join us for Conservation Through Art Family Day at Shelby Farms! This event is free and open to the public. Activities include: fishing, art activities, outdoor conservation and recreation games, duck calling lessons, decoy petting, working dog demonstrations, an outdoor performance by Voices of the South and much more! Family day is produced in partnership with the Great Outdoors University.

Fall 2008 will be the 3rd year of this unique and very successful initiative linking habitat conservation and the arts. Chaired by Billy Dunavant and his wife, Tommie, along with long standing leadership team members, Anne and John Stokes and Susan and Chuck Smith, and new members Elizabeth and Trow Gillespie. The honorees will be well-known Memphis civic leaders and philanthropists, Allen B. Morgan, Jr., Chairman, Morgan Keegan and Company and Vice Chairman, Regions Financial Corp. and his brother, Henry W. Morgan, President, Boyle Investment Company. Conservation through Art includes a number of free events such as Family Day and art displays as well as a culminating gala dinner where Allen Morgan Jr and Henry Morgan will be honored.

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Roving Mars IMAX film the Pink Palace Museum

event Date Begin

02.02.2008

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14.11.2008

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Memphis Pink Palace Family of Museums

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http://www.memphismuseums.org

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Crew Training International IMAX Theater

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3050 Central Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38111

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$8 adults, $7 seniors, $6.25 children, group rates are available

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901-320-6362

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Showing several times daily, call 320-6362 or 763-IMAX for show times.

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film_video

"Roving Mars" is an exciting IMAX adventure that follows the journey of NASA's Mars twin exploration Rover robots from their assembly through their fantastic discoveries. 'Spirit' and 'Opportunity' have set the pace for a whole new era of Mars exploration: from the search for habitats to the search for past or present life...and maybe even to human exploration one day.

Experience Icelandic artist Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir’s installation, Horizons—10 cast iron life-size, figures standing amid the majestic grounds of the Dixon gardens. Steinunn has exhibited widely in Europe, Japan, USA and Australia for over 20 years and her work appears in many public and private collections worldwide.

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Memphis Association of Craft Artists Exhibition

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29.02.2008

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03.04.2009

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Memphis Association of Craft Artists

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http://www.cbu.edu/library/gallery

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Christian Brothers University

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650 E. Parkway S.

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Memphis

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TN

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38104

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Free

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Mon- Thurs 7:45am-11pm Friday 7:45am-4:30pm Saturday 12-4pm Sunday 2-11pm

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visual_art

Christian Brothers University invites you to an exhibition by the Memphis Association of Craft Artists in the Sam and Beverly Ross Gallery (lower level of the Plough Library). An opening reception will be held Friday, February 29th from 5:30pm until 7:30pm.

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The Prints of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

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14.06.2008

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07.09.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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1934 Poplar Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38112

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Members FREE Adults $7* Seniors (65+) 6* Students (w/ ID) 3* Children (6 and under) FREE *Special Exhibition Rates May Apply

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Sunday 11:30am - 5pm Monday Closed Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 8pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

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In his autobiography, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again), Warhol said, “Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best kind of art.” Typical of Warhol, the statement is funny, irreverent, and also an accurate description of his practice; he called his studio the Factory, after all. He was one of the most successful artists of the 20th century because he was hard working, prolific, and had an uncanny ability to identify subjects that resonated, and continue to resonate, with a mass audience. Marilyn Monroe, electric chairs, Mao, Campbell’s Soup cans, flowers, Jackie Kennedy, cows, Coca-Cola, and Liz Taylor – all vie for status as the defining iconic images of his age. This survey of 63 screen prints and five paintings includes examples of all of Warhol’s best-known works.

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The Baroque World of Fernando Botero

event Date Begin

19.10.2008

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11.01.2009

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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1934 Poplar Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38112

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Members FREE Adults $7* Seniors (65+) 6* Students (w/ ID) 3* Children (6 and under) FREE *Special Exhibition Rates May Apply

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Sunday 11:30am - 5pm Monday Closed Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 8pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

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Colombian-born Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is a painter, sculptor, and draftsman renowned for extravagantly rounded figures that combine the polish and excess of Spanish colonial baroque art with the social realism of the Mexican muralists. Their humorous exaggeration belies the more serious content of Botero’s work—commentary on colonialism, political instability in Latin America, and the vernacular artistic traditions of the region, as well as European art history. The artist’s first American retrospective in over thirty years, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero is the most extensive study of his life and work to date. Drawn exclusively from Botero’s private collection, the 100 works featured—including previously unpublished paintings and drawings—represent the full scope of his oeuvre from a uniquely personal perspective. This exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia.

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Ancestry and Innovation: African American Art from the American Folk Art Museum

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10.08.2008

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12.10.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Dixon members admitted FREE at all times. Adults: $7 Seniors ages 65 and over: $5 Students ages 18 and older with ID: $5 Children ages 7 - 17: $3 Children ages 6 and under: FREE Saturdays 10 a.m. - noon: FREE Groups of 10 or more: $5 each School groups with advance registration: FREE

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Closed Mondays Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: 1 - 5 pm Saturday: 10 am - noon: FREE Open late on the 3rd Thursday of the month

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This exhibition highlights complex and vibrant quilts, paintings, works on paper, and sculpture by contemporary African American artists. It explores through the American Folk Art Museum's rich holdings the range of artistic expressions by self-taught African American artists from the rural South and the urban North. Comprising approximately nine quilts and nearly thirty works of art in various media, "Ancestry and Innovation" includes paintings by and elder generation of creators, such as David Butler, Sam Doyle, Bessie Harvey, and Clementine Hunter; works by contemporary masters such as Thorton Dial Sr.; and provocative pieces by emerging artists such as Kevin Sampson and Willie LeRoy Elliot. Juxtaposed with richly patterned and graphically exciting quilts, the exhibition celebrates the ongoing contribution of black artists to the kaleidoscope of American cultural and visual experience.

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Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum

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19.10.2008

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11.01.2009

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Dixon members admitted FREE at all times. Adults: $7 Seniors ages 65 and over: $5 Students ages 18 and older with ID: $5 Children ages 7 - 17: $3 Children ages 6 and under: FREE Saturdays 10 a.m. - noon: FREE Groups of 10 or more: $5 each School groups with advance registration: FREE

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Closed Mondays Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: 1 - 5 pm Saturday: 10 am - noon: FREE Open late on the 3rd Thursday of the month

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This exhibition explores the wide range of work of the Barbizon artists including Théodore Rouseau, Jean-François Millet, Camille Corot, and Charles-François Daubigny, from forest scenes to stormy seascapes, from scenes of bright sunlight to atmospheric moonlight, and from moving pictures of peasant hardship to humorous depictions of leisurely boat trips. It focuses on the importance of place for the Barbizon artists both in terms of their outdoors paintings and their studio works inspired by the process of memory. The innovations made by the painters associated with the Barbizon school led to the development of Impressionism.

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The New Deal Holiday Greeting Cards from Indiana State University

event Date Begin

16.11.2008

event Date End

11.01.2009

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Dixon members admitted FREE at all times. Adults: $7 Seniors ages 65 and over: $5 Students ages 18 and older with ID: $5 Children ages 7 - 17: $3 Children ages 6 and under: FREE Saturdays 10 a.m. - noon: FREE Groups of 10 or more: $5 each School groups with advance registration: FREE

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Closed Mondays Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: 1 - 5 pm Saturday: 10 am - noon: FREE Open late on the 3rd Thursday of the month

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Recently discovered in the archives of the permanent art collection at Indiana State University, the holiday greeting cards were originally produced in 1935 as a demonstration set for publication by the Federal Arts Project. The FAP was an important part of the Works Projects Administration. The WPA attempted to get Americans back to work by hiring them for government-sponsored public projects. The original cards feature the works of such outstanding artists such as Rockwell Kent, Jose Orozco, Reginald Marsh, Diego Rivera and John Steuart Curry. A wide slice of American imagery is featured in this collection, and various traditional printmaking methods are highlighted. Never published, each card is signed in pencil by the artist, and carries the WPA stamp or watermark

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Blossom - Art of Flowers

event Date Begin

25.01.2009

event Date End

22.03.2009

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Dixon members admitted FREE at all times. Adults: $7 Seniors ages 65 and over: $5 Students ages 18 and older with ID: $5 Children ages 7 - 17: $3 Children ages 6 and under: FREE Saturdays 10 a.m. - noon: FREE Groups of 10 or more: $5 each School groups with advance registration: FREE

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Closed Mondays Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: 1 - 5 pm Saturday: 10 am - noon: FREE Open late on the 3rd Thursday of the month

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Chosen from over 1,700 entries from 15 countries, this juried exhibition presents 75 works in a broad range of styles to represent a diverse selection of the best floral artwork in the world. Floral subjects are presented in a variety of environments, from still life to botanicals, portraiture, landscapes and historical subjects.

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ArtsMemphis Art

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05.03.2008

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31.08.2008

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ArtsMemphis

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http://www.artsmemphis.org

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9am - 5pm

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arts_memphis

All of the art displayed in the ArtsMemphis east office relates to Memphis. There are several pieces that are historic and play to the impact Memphis arts has had on the world.

Artists featured include:

Bill Eggleston – Mississippi Native Eggleston has been called the "father of color photography" - although he did not of course invent it - and since the 1990s he is widely regarded as the leading and most influential color photographer of the 20th century.

William Christenberry - Since the early 1960s, William Christenberry has plumbed the regional identity of the American South, focusing his attention on Hale County, Alabama, from which he hails. Although Christenberry is most often associated with and recognized as a pioneer in the field of American color photography, his vision is multifaceted and rendered through an unorthodox mix of media that includes sculpture, drawing, painting, and found-object assemblage

Nancy Burson - Since the inception of her career as an artist, Nancy Burson has been interested in the interaction of art and science. In the early 80s, it was Burson who introduced “ morphing”, a computer program that was able to create facial composites. Later her method came to be used by police departments to find missing children by “morphing” their faces to account for age change. The human face, its morphology, and its underlying genetic code are recurring themes in almost all of Burson’s works Baby Elvis (1989-90), Burson takes on Andy Warhol by morphing Elvis back in time to depict him as a premature iconic baby. The work plays off cultural obsessions and wonders, with some amusement, to what extent fame is embedded in physical appearance – DNA as destiny?

The contemporary art displayed represents art that is a direct result of ArtsMemphis support to the arts community. Artists featured include:

Paul Graham – The British photographer created a series of work called American Night that was influenced by his trip to Memphis. Paul Graham’s photographs touch upon the social fracture of America—the great divide—between included and excluded, blacks and whites, have and have-not. It is a simple topic, shunned these days or only dealt with in clichéd photo-journalism. American Night embraces this neglected territory in a series of shocking images that lodge firmly in our consciousness as they negotiate the boundaries of art and document.. The title, American Night, refers to a technique in film making where day footage is shot in nighttime. Graham’s work has been in museums around the world; including the Tate Gallery in London.

Matt Ducklo – Ducklo is a graduate of Yale’s famed photography masters program. Matt Ducklo is a photographer who captures a moment that is usually staged but in reality is an unusual element of an American institution: from the presentation of the news in TV studios to a new series of works that explore the “Touch Tour” - blind people touching works of art in museums. In these new works his subject is the blind experiencing sculpture by touch. Looking at somebody experiencing something with a different sensibility, the photographs contemplate people, “in the act of seeing.” He has photographs from touch tours at the Metropolitan Museum, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC. The pieces in the ArtsMemphis office were captured at the Brooks and Dixon Museums as part of a commission from The Power House.

Special thanks to James Patterson, who generously loaned and curated these significant works of art .

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Around Tennessee, 1820-1920

event Date Begin

05.07.2008

event Date End

07.09.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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1934 Poplar Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38112

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Free for members, $7 adults, $6 seniors, $3 for students & youth (7-17), free for children 6 & under

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901.544.6200

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On view during museum hours

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Including rare textiles, fine regional furniture, evocative paintings, and early silver from Memphis makers, Around Tennessee showcases works made in the state and surrounding regions. In particular, the exhibition features several examples of Tennessee furniture, including the rare Wilson County Sugar Sideboard recently given to the Brooks by the Decorative Arts Trust. Likewise, it offers visitors a chance to see works from the Wolfe Bequest, which brought an extraordinary group of early Mississippi quilts into the collection. Around Tennessee also includes a selection of Carl Gutherz's immensely popular paintings as well as examples of Nonconnah pottery.

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Photographs from the Memphis World, 1949-1964

event Date Begin

23.08.2008

event Date End

05.01.2009

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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1934 Poplar Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38112

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Free for members, $7 adults, $6 seniors, $3 for students & youth (7-17), free for children 6 & under

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901.544.6200

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On view during museum hours

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visual_art

Exhibition sponsors: The State of Tennessee and the Tennessee Arts Commission The Memphis World, an African American newspaper published from 1931 to 1973, chronicled the complexity and variety of its readers' lives. The articles were illustrated with photographs by Ernest Withers, Mark Stansbury, Hooks Brothers Photography, and R. Earl Williams, among others. The subjects in this compelling exhibition range from a speech delivered by Thurgood Marshall in Memphis to women's organizations taking disadvantaged youth to the opera. Behind some of the seemingly ordinary images, however, is evidence of the courage, dignity, and ingenuity that citizens brought to bear on the living conditions in the Jim Crow South.

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Abundance: Art in Motion

event Date Begin

14.02.2009

event Date End

15.02.2009

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Ballet Memphis

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http://www.balletmemphis.org

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Orpheum Theatre

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203 S. Main Street

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Memphis

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TN

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38103

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$70, $50, $35, $20, $5

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901-737-7322

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callen@balletmemphis.org

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Saturday, Feb. 14th: 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15th: 2 p.m.

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dance

Inspired by Picasso? Renoir? Rothko? Then join the journey of four renowned choreographers as they bring to life through dance works from the Brooks Museum of Art, the Dixon Gallery, the Powerhouse Gallery and the National Ornamental Metal Museum.

Friday, October 24, 2008 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. WKNO-TV Studios on the South Campus of the University of Memphis at Park and Getwell Preview the artworks from hundredds of Mid-South artists and galleries that will be sold during Gallery 10, the WKNO Art & Antiques Auction, live on Channel 10 November 8-9 and 15-16. Normal preview hours for Gallery 10 are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. October 24 through November 7 and 12:00 to 11:00 p.m. during the Auction on November 8-9 and 15-16. Selected works of art will be presented and available for pre-bidding online at wkno.org and then sold to the highest bidders, along with many other pieces of art & antiques during a live broadcast on Channel 10, November 8-9 and 15-16.

Saturday - Sunday, November 8-9 & 15-16 Hundreds pieces of art, sculpture, antiques, and photography from some of the area's most respected artists. Support public broadcasting and add to your art collection.

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A Genesis: Fifteen Poems and Etchings

event Date Begin

28.06.2008

event Date End

30.11.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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1934 Poplar Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38112

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Free for members, $7 adults, $6 seniors, $3 for students & youth (7-17), free for children 6 & under

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901.544.6200

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The exhibition is open during museum hours.

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visual_art

Gabor Peterdi (1915-2001) interprets each of John Ciardi's (1916-1986) fifteen poems in A Genesis: Fifteen Poems and Etchings--with etched lines and textural aquatint passages, where the inking and wiping of the plate are as integral as the etching process itself. The images "some more literal, others more abstract" reflect the artists' deep connection to nature as well as their response to the words of Ciardi's poems. The poet's A Genesis was completed in 1967 while Peterdi was a professor at Yale, at which point he was nationally recognized as a distinguished master-printmaker, training a new generation of artists. Drawing upon the experience he had acquired there, Peterdi set up graphic studios and taught printmaking at a number of institutions including the Brooklyn Museum, Hunter College, and finally at Yale University. One critic noted that "man, nature and their inter-relationships" were themes that had dominated Peterdi's "creative energies" throughout much of his lifetime. This aspect of Peterdi's work makes it well-suited to the poems of A Genesis, wherein writer Ciardi reflects upon the universe as revealed in nature.

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Mid-South by Southwest

event Date Begin

01.08.2008

event Date End

30.08.2008

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Artists on Central Art Gallery

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Opening Reception August 1 from 5pm til 8pm

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visual_art

Art show featuring watercolors by Memphis artist, Bill Branch

Hank Sable and Nora Burns will be providing acoustical music free to the public during the opening reception.

History blazes like the summer sun in this invigorating Tony Award-winning musical gem. The nation is ready to declare independence... if only the founding fathers can agree to do it. With the help of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Henry Lee, John Adams conspires to turn the Congress from its usual "piddling" and "twiddling" towards the approval of the courageous document that will define the American Revolution. Leaping from the pages of history, witness the men behind the national icons - proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty, and ultimately noble figures determined to do the right thing for a fledgling nation.

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Erin's Grove and other works

event Date Begin

25.07.2008

event Date End

29.08.2008

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http://fudge-art.blogspot.com/

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The gallery is open 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the last Friday of the month during the South Main Art Trolley Tour.

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visual_art

Not Your Typical Yard Work !

Local Memphis artist Richard Fudge has an enormous backyard. It's nearly one acre but located in your average neighborhood. "Most days I feel blessed. Other days I have to mow all that," says Richard. A prominent feature is the grove of seven large pine trees. As the trees have matured, branches have reached and twisted for light. Finding the lines and forms of the pines to be elegant, Richard began painting a new series called Erin's Grove. So this summer when he's not out there behind a mower, he's been behind an easel. "This is the kind of yard work I could do every day."

RiverArtsFest is an annual fine arts festival in downtown's historic South Main Arts District. Admission to RiverArtsFest is free. RiverArtsFest features an artist market with more than 150 national and regional artists, as well as an invitational art exhibition, art demonstrations, food, music and more.

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Copper Weathervane Class

event Date Begin

07.02.2009

event Date End

15.02.2009

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Metal Museum

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http://metalmuseum.org

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Metal Museum

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374 Metal Museum Drive

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Memphis

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TN

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38106

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Tuition: $300 (Museum Members: $260) Lab Fee: $75

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Friday 6:00p.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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classes

The Copper Weathervane class consists of two weekend sessions. Students will explore the process of open die forming using a plywood and Masonite form or die. A profile of the object to be made is cut out of the die; the copper is placed between layers of Masonite and hammered into a three-dimensional shape. The two sides are then blazed together and any decorations are added. Students must come to class prepared on Friday with a full size drawing and must provide their own safety glasses, hearing protection and gloves. Tuition is $300 with a $75 lab fee. This course will also be offered in April/May.

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Copper Weathervane Class

event Date Begin

24.04.2009

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03.05.2009

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Metal Museum

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http://metalmuseum.org

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Metal Museum

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374 Metal Museum Drive

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Memphis

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TN

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38106

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Tuition: $300 (Museum Members: $260) Lab Fee: $75

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Friday 6:00p.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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classes

Each Copper Weathervane class consists of two weekend sessions. Students will explore the process of open die forming using a plywood and Masonite form or die. A profile of the object to be made is cut out of the die; the copper is placed between layers of Masonite and hammered into a three-dimensional shape. The two sides are then blazed together and any decorations are added. Students must come to class prepared on Friday with a full size drawing and must provide their own safety glasses, hearing protection and gloves. Tuition is $300 with a $75 lab fee.

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Introduction to Sand Casting (part I)

event Date Begin

08.11.2008

event Date End

09.11.2008

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Metal Museum

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http://metalmuseum.org

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Metal Museum

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374 Metal Museum Drive

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Memphis

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TN

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38106

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Tuition: $250 (Museum Members: $210) Lab Fee: $75

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Saturday and Sunday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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classes

Introduction to Sand Casting (Part 1) is designed to give students a basic knowledge of the tools and techniques used to produce bronze and aluminum castings from molten metal poured into sand molds. The workshop will consist of lecture, demonstration and hands-on-activities. Each student will make at least two molds and pour one casting in aluminum. Students may choose simple patterns supplied in class, but are highly encouraged to bring something of their own design. Tuition will be $250 with a $75 lab fee. Students must provide their own safety glasses, hearing protection and gloves.

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Introduction to Sand Casting (part II)

event Date Begin

28.03.2009

event Date End

29.03.2009

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Metal Museum

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http://metalmuseum.org

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Metal Museum

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374 Metal Museum Drive

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Memphis

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TN

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38106

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Tuition: $250 (Museum Members: $210) Lab Fee: $75

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Saturday and Sunday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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Introduction to Sand Casting (Part 2) will focus on metal casting, which is a process of building sand molds for the purpose of pouring molten metal into an open cavity to make a solid form. The student will be introduced to the tools and techniques involved with this process and each student will make at least two sand molds - one mold to be poured with molten bronze and the other to be poured with aluminum. The course instructor will be Durant Thompson who is head of the sculpture area in the art department of the University of Mississippi. Tuition will be $250 with a lab fee of $75. Students must provide their own safety glasses, hearing protection and gloves.

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Enamel as Material

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14.03.2009

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15.03.2009

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Metal Museum

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http://metalmuseum.org

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Metal Museum

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374 Metal Museum Drive

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Memphis

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TN

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38106

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Tuition: $300 (Museum Members: $260) Lab Fee: $75

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8:00am - 5:00pm

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classes

Enamel applications, firing, texturing & creating pattern both on the metal and with the enamel will be the technical focus, with an emphasis on color and design. No previous enameling experience is necessary, but knowledge of basic jewelery techniques is helpful. The class will be taught by Deborah Lozier, an internationally exhibiting studio artist and adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts in Oakland California. Tuition will be $300 with a $75 lab fee.

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New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music

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09.08.2008

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20.09.2008

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http://www.thepillars.info/

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Prices: $5.00 for Adults and $2.00 for Children

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731-518-7148

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Thursdays for school children by appointment. Hours: Friday evenings 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday Nights: Music on the Square 7:00-till? Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, will be on display at the museum. The exhibit features photographs, instruments, music and stories to show how roots music shaped our country’s musical traditions. This applies to the arts in so many ways!
 

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Art on Tap

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05.09.2008

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05.09.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Advance Tickets Young At Art members Free Dixon members $40, Non-members $50 Day of/Gate Tickets: Young At Art members Free Everyone else $50

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6:00pm-9:00pm

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Tickets go on sale August 18. Sponsored by: Roadshow Mini Music by: Dr. Zarr's Amazing Funk Monster Beer Vendors: A.S. Barboro Distributing, Bluff City Brewers and Connoisseurs, Boscos Squared, DBI Distributed, D. Canale Beverages, Inc., Ghost River Brewing, Southwestern Distributing Food Vendors: The Bar-B-Q Shop, Jimmy's Chicago Style Pizza, Dogs & Beef, McAlister's Deli, and Swanky's Taco Shop Tickets go on sale August 18 Advance Tickets: Young At Art members Free Dixon members $40, Non-members $50 Day of/Gate Tickets: Young At Art members Free Everyone else $50 Must be 21 to attend Media Sponsors: 98.1 The Max and The Memphis Flyer

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Mini Masters

event Date Begin

05.08.2008

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16.12.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Reservations required. Free for members; $5 non-members.

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901-761-5250

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10:30am - 11:00am

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Toddler program for children ages 2 - 4. Includes art projects, activities in our gardens and a healthy snack! Reservations required. Free for members; $5 non-members.

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Story Time at the Dixon

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09.08.2008

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20.12.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Saturdays 10 a.m. - noon: FREE

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901-761-5250

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10:30am - 11:00am

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Join student volunteers for an enchanting story time. Children will enjoy an interactive book reading followed with a hands-on art activity. Children ages 5-11. Free admission.

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Art After Dark-The Seven Year Itch

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18.09.2008

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18.09.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Dixon members admitted FREE at all times. Adults: $7 Seniors ages 65 and over: $5 Students ages 18 and older with ID: $5 Children ages 7 - 17: $3 Children ages 6 and under: FREE Saturdays 10 a.m. - noon: FREE Groups of 10 or more: $5 each School groups with advance registration: FREE

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901-761-5250

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7:00am - 9:00pm

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Dixon Director Kevin Sharp continues hosting his film series with three great features from the 1950s. Each movie is by a legendary director and two feature Hollywood's top leading men. However, in all three films a relatively new female star comes along and completely steals the show. In the 1950s, women's traditional roles were changing in America, as exemplified in the ways they were portrayed in film. Kevin will offer a brief introduction before each screening. Thursday, September 18 The Seven Year Itch, 1955 In this funny, brilliant romantic farce, director Billy Wilder pits nebbish Tom Ewell against Marilyn Monroe at her steamiest. 105 minutes Galleries open until 8:00 pm. Film starts at 7:00 pm. Free with museum admission. Sponsored by: Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP

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Close to the Edge--Lecture

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14.09.2008

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14.09.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Dixon members admitted FREE at all times. Adults: $7 Seniors ages 65 and over: $5 Students ages 18 and older with ID: $5 Children ages 7 - 17: $3 Children ages 6 and under: FREE Saturdays 10 a.m. - noon: FREE Groups of 10 or more: $5 each School groups with advance registration: FREE

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901-761-5250

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2:00pm

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With reference to his works featured in Ancestry and Innovation: African American Folk Art from the American Folk Art Museum exhibition, Kevin Sampson talks about his creative process and how the spiritual elements of his art are influenced by his community. Free with admission.

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The Colorful world of Caladiums

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06.09.2008

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06.09.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Free admission.

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901-761-5250

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10:30am - 11:30am

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Caladiums are used as a staple of warm seasonal color at the Dixon. This year, we a planting more than fifteen different varieties. During the past few years, a large increase in varieties has made available many new sizes, leaf shapes, and colors. Join greenhouse manager Manjula Carter to have a look at the new caladiums we have trialed this year. Many are being touted as being more sun tolerant. Find out how well they fared in the Memphis heat and learn how to store and reuse the tubers (roots) for next year. Free admission.

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Ancestry and Innovation Family Day

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20.09.2008

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20.09.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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4339 Park Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Dixon members admitted FREE at all times. Adults: $7 Seniors ages 65 and over: $5 Students ages 18 and older with ID: $5 Children ages 7 - 17: $3 Children ages 6 and under: FREE Saturdays 10 a.m. - noon: FREE Groups of 10 or more: $5 each School groups with advance registration: FREE

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901-761-5250

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10:00am - 2:00pm

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Visit the beautiful Ancestry and Innovation: African American Art from the the American Folk Art Museum exhibition. Meet local artists, make unique crafts, enjoy the food, and dance to "folksy" music.

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Horn Island 24

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25.08.2008

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26.09.2008

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Memphis College of Art

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http://mca.edu

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Memphis College of Art

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Overton Park

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1930 Poplar

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Memphis

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TN

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38104

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The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

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901.272.5100

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MCA's Main Gallery hours are: Monday through Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday noon to 4:00 pm. A reception is Saturday, September 6 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.

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Memphis College of Art celebrates Horn Island 24 August 25 - September 26, 2008, with an opening reception Saturday, September 6 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Main Gallery of Rust Hall.

The Horn Island workshop, inspired by painter Walter Anderson, brings MCA students, faculty, alumni and friends on a creative excursion to the small and uninhabited barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, ten miles off the coast of Pascagoula, MS. Since 1985, MCA's artists have braved the heat, humidity and mosquitoes in rugged and challenging living conditions and transformed their experiences into the artwork exhibited in the show. As in years past, friends of MCA contribute to the artist's creative journey. In exchange for financial support, sponsors receive artwork created by the student as a result of his or her trip.  The Horn Island exhibition kicks off MCA's academic year and is one of the College's most popular and well-attended shows.  Visitors view and may purchase the island inspired artwork while enjoying island hors d'oeuvres.

Richard Wright at One Hundred: Hattiloo Theatre, First Tennessee Foundation, National Civil Rights Museum, Rhodes College and Joysmith Gallery, all team up to celebrate renowned Black author Richard Wright.

Richard Wright at One-Hundred is a collaborative retrospective of the author, in which the First Tennessee Foundation has made it possible for Hattiloo Theatre to partner with the National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM), Joysmith Gallery, and Rhodes College, to commemorate the birth and accomplishments of one of America’s most celebrated writers. Dramatic performances by New York stage actor Charles Holt and Phil Darius Wallace, an art exhibit featuring the works of 20 artists from across the nation – curated by Joysmith Gallery, a reading circle for young children, and a lecture by Robert Bain – SAGE Fellow of Cornell University, will constitute this celebration. The use of inter-disciplinarian art forms will examine how Wright’s fictional works helped lay the groundwork for Black social movements and will also shed light on the historical importance of his non-fiction works.

Born near Natchez, Mississippi, on September 4, 1908 Richard Wright moved to Memphis at six years old. This relationship with Memphis and the fact that Wright was born one hundred years ago this year are the evident reasons for this retrospective. While it is expected that the city’s only Black theatre acknowledge this renowned native son, Hattiloo seeks to expound on Wright’s significance to the arts and social change.
 

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Southern Fried Frescos

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29.08.2008

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20.09.2008

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Trolley Tour - Downtown Memphis

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Free

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Melinda Dalton Hollingsworth the "Plaster Master" is showing her wide variety of folk art, opening on August 29th, Friday, Trolley Tour Night, 6-9. Guest artist, Catherine Nugent, will have her amazing abstracts on paper. The Hannah Davis Gallery will have drinks and jambalaya!

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4th Annual Tennessee Week For The Animals Preview Party

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12.09.2008

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12.09.2008

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Tennessee Week For The Animals

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http://www.tennesseeanimals.com

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Blue Plate Cafe

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5469 Poplar Ave

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Memphis

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TN

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38119

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7:00 to 9:00 pm

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visual_art

Everyone is invited to come, have fun and see the official unveilng of the Special Edition 2008 Animal World USA cover painting created by local artist Debbie Richmond. Tennesee Week For The Animals week is September 20-28. Live music, cold beverages and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.