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  • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT: JACK KENNER—TAKE A CLOSER LOOK REVISITED

    Jan 25th, 2020
    All-day Event
    GPAC, 1801 Exeter, Germantown TN 38138
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  • Castring

    Jan 25th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    374 Metal Museum Dr. Memphis,TN 38106

    Learn how to make a two-part mold using an oil bonded sand known as green sand. Saturday morning will be spent learning the process and making a switch plate light cover. The remaining time will give you access to all of the Museum's patterns and our experienced instructors knowledge to explore all that green sand casting has to offer. Expect to leave with multiple castings.

     

    $360 | Beginner | Ages 15 + 

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  • Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins

    Jan 25th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    374 Metal Museum Dr

    The Metal Museum is proud to announce Sarah Perkins as the 2019 Master Metalsmith. With an artistic career that spans more than three decades, Sarah is best known for her hand-formed and enameled metal vessels and containers. She has shown artwork in the United States, India, Canada, Europe, Korea, and Taiwan, participating in over 300 competitive and invitational exhibitions. Perkins is now Professor Emerita at Missouri State University (Springfield, MO), where she taught from 1994 to 2017. 

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  • Chuck Johnson: The 35th Parallel

    Jan 25th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    5040 Sanderlin Ave. Suite 103

    Opening Reception: Friday, January 10, 6-8pm

    Artist Talk: Saturday, January 18, 11:30am

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  • Make Your Own: Copper Rose

    Jan 25th, 2020
    All-day Event
    374 Metal Museum Dr Memphis,TN 38106

    Use 36-gauge copper to make a single copper rose! You will cut the forms from copper and use pliers to shape the petals, then assemble it all, using wire as the rose’s stem.

     

    $15 | Ages 15 and up*

     

    *Ages 10 – 15 may attend but must have an adult registered with them.

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  • Orange Mound in October: Melrose Heritage Gallery (Appointment Only)

    Jan 25th, 2020
    Noon - 3:00pm
    Melrose High School, 2870 Deadrick Ave, Memphis, TN 38114

    Orange Mound in October!

    Come Join us on October 19th, from 12-3 for the opening reception of the Melrose High School Heritage room and gallery! Following directly after the Melrose High School Community Breakfast, which starts at 9:00AM and goes until around 11:30AM, The Heritage room will unveil its new exhibit;

    Torchbearers of Excellence: A Tribute to Melrose Alumni

    There will be pieces featured on loan from the Whithers Museum, as well as many never before seen artifacts from Orange Mound's Community and Residents and specialty pieces from community artists for all to enjoy.

    Come and Soak in some Orange Mound History!

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  • Memphis Celebrates Chinese New Year Festival

    Jan 25th, 2020
    6:00pm - 8:00pm
    Rose Theater, University of Memphis, 470 University, Memphis, Tn 38152

    PEACE AND PROSPERITY FOR THE YEAR OF RAT

    MEMPHIS CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR 2020

    The Greater Memphis United Chinese Association (GMUCA) is proud to announce the 18th annual Chinese New Year Festival (CNYF). The festival celebrates the ancient history and cultural tradition of the Chinese people in Memphis and around the world.

    Date: Saturday, Jan 25, 2020

    Time: 6 PM

    Place: Michael Rose Theater, University of Memphis

    Performances will include perennial favorites such as

    · Lion Dance

    · Martial Arts demonstrations

    · Chinese Choir

    · QiPao Fashion Show

    In addition, this year’s festival attendees will enjoy a special concert by a famous traditional Chinese music ensemble touring from China. The China Jinlinglong World Music Band is an international music ensemble of renown, composed of four exceptionally talented virtuosos of Guzheng (seven string zither), Erhu (Chinese violin), Bamboo Flute, and Pipa (four-stringed Chinese musical instrument.)

    To purchase tickets, visit www.gmucatn.gov

    Early Bird Special: $10 Regular Seating | $20 Premium Seating before 1/5/2020

    $20 Regular Seating | $30 Premium Seating after 1/5/2020

    For more information, please contact Wang-Ying Glasgow, Tel: 901-461-1881 or email: [email protected]

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  • Youth Classical Arts Concert

    Jan 25th, 2020
    7:00pm - 8:30pm
    Buckman Performing Arts Center - 60 Perkins Ext., Memphis, TN 38117

    In its 7th Year, the "Youth Classical Arts Concert" affords performance opportunities in our community to celebrate the arts in dance & music. This collaborative event features three local arts organizations: Ballet On Wheels Dance Company, the Cordova High School Orchestra & the Prizm Ensemble. Live classical favorites set to the backdrop of classical ballet and other dance genres make this an event you don't want to miss! 


    Support these arts groups, as they give back to the Memphis community via the arts.


    Come and enjoy this free classical concert for all to enjoy!

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  • IRIS Orchestra and Conrad Tao, composer and pianist

    Jan 25th, 2020
    7:30pm - 9:30pm
    Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter Rd. Germantown, TN 38138

    IRIS looks to the past, present, and future in this can’t-miss program. Conrad Tao, a composer and pianist currently taking the classical world by storm, will exercise both talents on this program as the soloist in Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 and the composer of an IRIS-commissioned piece exploring Memphis’ unique musical heritage in honor of our city’s bicentennial. Balancing something old with something new, we’ll also present Haydn’s “Clock” Symphony, another year-one piece for IRIS. IRIS has a history of presenting the rising young stars of today. What better time to deliver on that legacy than in our 20th season! 

    Concert Program:
    Conrad Tao: Commissioned work celebrating the City of Memphis
    Haydn: Symphony No. 101
    Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1

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  • An Evening with Pop Superstar Amy Grant!

    Jan 25th, 2020
    7:30pm - 10:00pm
    255 N Main St. Memphis, TN 38103

    From “My Father’s Eyes” to “Baby, Baby,” Tennessee’s own Amy Grant has been a mainstay of Christian Contemporary and Pop culture for nearly forty years!  MSO is honored to welcome this multi-Grammy winner to Memphis for an unforgettable night at the Cannon Center!

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  • Iris Orchestra presents CLASSICAL GRIT AND GRIND: CELEBRATING MEMPHIS with composer/pianist Conrad Tao

    Jan 25th, 2020
    7:30pm - 10:00pm
    GPAC – 1801 Exeter Rd. Germantown, TN 38138
    To commemorate Memphis' bicentennial and Iris Orchestra's 20th season, this concert looks to the past, present and future of our beloved Bluff City. Conrad Tao is currently taking the classical world by storm and will exercise his talents as a composer with the world premiere of "Spoonfuls," an Iris-commissioned piece exploring and celebrating Memphis' unique musical heritage. Also a renowned pianist, he will join Iris Orchestra to present Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1.
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  • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT: JACK KENNER—TAKE A CLOSER LOOK REVISITED

    Jan 26th, 2020
    All-day Event
    GPAC, 1801 Exeter, Germantown TN 38138
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  • Castring

    Jan 26th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    374 Metal Museum Dr. Memphis,TN 38106

    Learn how to make a two-part mold using an oil bonded sand known as green sand. Saturday morning will be spent learning the process and making a switch plate light cover. The remaining time will give you access to all of the Museum's patterns and our experienced instructors knowledge to explore all that green sand casting has to offer. Expect to leave with multiple castings.

     

    $360 | Beginner | Ages 15 + 

    More Details

  • Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins

    Jan 26th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    374 Metal Museum Dr

    The Metal Museum is proud to announce Sarah Perkins as the 2019 Master Metalsmith. With an artistic career that spans more than three decades, Sarah is best known for her hand-formed and enameled metal vessels and containers. She has shown artwork in the United States, India, Canada, Europe, Korea, and Taiwan, participating in over 300 competitive and invitational exhibitions. Perkins is now Professor Emerita at Missouri State University (Springfield, MO), where she taught from 1994 to 2017. 

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  • Chuck Johnson: The 35th Parallel

    Jan 26th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    5040 Sanderlin Ave. Suite 103

    Opening Reception: Friday, January 10, 6-8pm

    Artist Talk: Saturday, January 18, 11:30am

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  • Sunday Brunch at the Brooks

    Jan 26th, 2020
    11:00am - 4:00pm
    Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38104

    Treat yourself to Sunday Brunch at Cafe Brooks by Paradox from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. every Sunday. Experience the unique and creative menu, especially created for the museum.

    Cafe Brooks has also just launched a new kids menu! Members of the Brooks Museum receive a 10% discount. Just show your membership card when ordering. 

    Cafe Brooks by Paradox, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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  • Orange Mound in October: Melrose Heritage Gallery (Appointment Only)

    Jan 26th, 2020
    Noon - 3:00pm
    Melrose High School, 2870 Deadrick Ave, Memphis, TN 38114

    Orange Mound in October!

    Come Join us on October 19th, from 12-3 for the opening reception of the Melrose High School Heritage room and gallery! Following directly after the Melrose High School Community Breakfast, which starts at 9:00AM and goes until around 11:30AM, The Heritage room will unveil its new exhibit;

    Torchbearers of Excellence: A Tribute to Melrose Alumni

    There will be pieces featured on loan from the Whithers Museum, as well as many never before seen artifacts from Orange Mound's Community and Residents and specialty pieces from community artists for all to enjoy.

    Come and Soak in some Orange Mound History!

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  • IRIS AT THE BROOKS Guest Artist: Conrad Tao, composition & piano

    Jan 26th, 2020
    3:00pm - 5:00pm
    1934 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
    Pianist and composer Conrad Tao will perform pieces by Beethoven and others alongside IRIS musicians at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Hohenberg Auditorium. The featured exhibition for January 26th concert is Rotunda Project: E.V. Day. Artist E.V. Day has repurposed costumes from the New York City Opera archives to make sculptures that transform familiar icons of women’s empowerment and entrapment into new objects that confound conventional readings of these clichés. Using tension to suspend, stretch, and shred garments and to create forms that the artist likens to futurist abstract paintings in three dimensions, Day has created work that transforms rigid symbols into a range of emotions: anxiety, ecstasy, liberation, and release.
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  • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT: JACK KENNER—TAKE A CLOSER LOOK REVISITED

    Jan 27th, 2020
    All-day Event
    GPAC, 1801 Exeter, Germantown TN 38138
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  • Hold the Door: University of Memphis BFA Thesis Exhibition

    Jan 27th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    3715 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38152

    “Hold the Door,” Part I of the Fall 2019 BFA Thesis Exhibition, features the work of four graduating seniors of The University of Memphis Department of Art: Ivy-Jade Edwards, Jeff Carter, Robert Fairchild IV, and Nicholas Svoboda. The exhibition is a compilation of works in a variety of media including painting and sculpture where color is paramount. The presentation celebrates the completion of their undergraduate studies and the culmination of each student's artistic exploration and experiences.

     

    The exhibition will be on view in The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art. The students will discuss their work in a gallery talk on October 29th at 11:30 am. All events are free and open to the public. 

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  • MFA Thesis Exhibition: Christopher Davis

    Jan 27th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    3715 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38152

    “Chatter in the Skull,” the MFA Thesis Exhibition of Christopher Davis, is a phrase used by philosopher Alan Watts in reference to over-thinking and its relationship to reality. Influenced by the unique landscape of Southern Illinois where he grew up, his work is formed by assembling fragments of beauty into monuments, fetishes, markers, and relics. The exhibition features assemblages cast to create relief sculptures and small totems, as well as larger totems/markers assembled from steel, cast objects, and wood. 

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  • Chuck Johnson: The 35th Parallel

    Jan 27th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    5040 Sanderlin Ave. Suite 103

    Opening Reception: Friday, January 10, 6-8pm

    Artist Talk: Saturday, January 18, 11:30am

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  • Orange Mound in October: Melrose Heritage Gallery (Appointment Only)

    Jan 27th, 2020
    Noon - 3:00pm
    Melrose High School, 2870 Deadrick Ave, Memphis, TN 38114

    Orange Mound in October!

    Come Join us on October 19th, from 12-3 for the opening reception of the Melrose High School Heritage room and gallery! Following directly after the Melrose High School Community Breakfast, which starts at 9:00AM and goes until around 11:30AM, The Heritage room will unveil its new exhibit;

    Torchbearers of Excellence: A Tribute to Melrose Alumni

    There will be pieces featured on loan from the Whithers Museum, as well as many never before seen artifacts from Orange Mound's Community and Residents and specialty pieces from community artists for all to enjoy.

    Come and Soak in some Orange Mound History!

    More Details

  • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT: JACK KENNER—TAKE A CLOSER LOOK REVISITED

    Jan 28th, 2020
    All-day Event
    GPAC, 1801 Exeter, Germantown TN 38138
    More Details

  • Hold the Door: University of Memphis BFA Thesis Exhibition

    Jan 28th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    3715 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38152

    “Hold the Door,” Part I of the Fall 2019 BFA Thesis Exhibition, features the work of four graduating seniors of The University of Memphis Department of Art: Ivy-Jade Edwards, Jeff Carter, Robert Fairchild IV, and Nicholas Svoboda. The exhibition is a compilation of works in a variety of media including painting and sculpture where color is paramount. The presentation celebrates the completion of their undergraduate studies and the culmination of each student's artistic exploration and experiences.

     

    The exhibition will be on view in The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art. The students will discuss their work in a gallery talk on October 29th at 11:30 am. All events are free and open to the public. 

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  • MFA Thesis Exhibition: Christopher Davis

    Jan 28th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    3715 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38152

    “Chatter in the Skull,” the MFA Thesis Exhibition of Christopher Davis, is a phrase used by philosopher Alan Watts in reference to over-thinking and its relationship to reality. Influenced by the unique landscape of Southern Illinois where he grew up, his work is formed by assembling fragments of beauty into monuments, fetishes, markers, and relics. The exhibition features assemblages cast to create relief sculptures and small totems, as well as larger totems/markers assembled from steel, cast objects, and wood. 

    More Details

  • Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins

    Jan 28th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    374 Metal Museum Dr

    The Metal Museum is proud to announce Sarah Perkins as the 2019 Master Metalsmith. With an artistic career that spans more than three decades, Sarah is best known for her hand-formed and enameled metal vessels and containers. She has shown artwork in the United States, India, Canada, Europe, Korea, and Taiwan, participating in over 300 competitive and invitational exhibitions. Perkins is now Professor Emerita at Missouri State University (Springfield, MO), where she taught from 1994 to 2017. 

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  • Chuck Johnson: The 35th Parallel

    Jan 28th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    5040 Sanderlin Ave. Suite 103

    Opening Reception: Friday, January 10, 6-8pm

    Artist Talk: Saturday, January 18, 11:30am

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  • Tool as Place: Public Weaving with Hellen Ascoli

    Jan 28th, 2020
    11:30am - 1:00pm
    3715 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38152

    Location: Art and Communication Building Courtyard

    By studying the complexity of knowledge produced by this tool, weaver, educator, and artist Hellen Ascoli engages with the bodies and places that have developed this loom and its many forms of shared knowledge. Latching herself to a truck, Ascoli reflects on the mobility of knowledge and the way in which a tool can actually be its own place. 

     

    Ascoli will weave at different sites in the Memphis area throughout the week. Find her locations and times daily on the Fogelman Galleries Facebook page.

     

    This event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition "To Weave Blue (Poema al tejido)" at The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art," on view January 31 - March 13, 2020. Free and open to the public.

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  • Orange Mound in October: Melrose Heritage Gallery (Appointment Only)

    Jan 28th, 2020
    Noon - 3:00pm
    Melrose High School, 2870 Deadrick Ave, Memphis, TN 38114

    Orange Mound in October!

    Come Join us on October 19th, from 12-3 for the opening reception of the Melrose High School Heritage room and gallery! Following directly after the Melrose High School Community Breakfast, which starts at 9:00AM and goes until around 11:30AM, The Heritage room will unveil its new exhibit;

    Torchbearers of Excellence: A Tribute to Melrose Alumni

    There will be pieces featured on loan from the Whithers Museum, as well as many never before seen artifacts from Orange Mound's Community and Residents and specialty pieces from community artists for all to enjoy.

    Come and Soak in some Orange Mound History!

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  • Volunteer at Carpenter Art Garden

    Jan 28th, 2020
    3:00pm - 5:00pm
    Carpenter Art Garden, 301 Carpenter St. Memphis, Tennessee 38111

    We gather at the garden each Tuesday during the school year from 3p.m. until 5p.m. We work with children from Cornerstone Prep and Lester Middle School on take home art projects and permanent art installations.

    egister here to volunteer or contact Megan at 319-981-0380 or [email protected] to learn more!

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  • 36th International Blues Challenge

    Jan 28th, 2020
    6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Beale Street

    The International Blues Challenge represents the worldwide search for those Blues Bands and Solo/Duo Blues Acts ready to perform on the international stage, yet just needing that extra big break. Join us on Beale Street as blues acts from around the globe descend on Memphis to play their hearts out. 

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  • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT: JACK KENNER—TAKE A CLOSER LOOK REVISITED

    Jan 29th, 2020
    All-day Event
    GPAC, 1801 Exeter, Germantown TN 38138
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  • 36th International Blues Challenge

    Jan 29th, 2020
    6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Beale Street

    The International Blues Challenge represents the worldwide search for those Blues Bands and Solo/Duo Blues Acts ready to perform on the international stage, yet just needing that extra big break. Join us on Beale Street as blues acts from around the globe descend on Memphis to play their hearts out. 

    More Details

  • Hold the Door: University of Memphis BFA Thesis Exhibition

    Jan 29th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    3715 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38152

    “Hold the Door,” Part I of the Fall 2019 BFA Thesis Exhibition, features the work of four graduating seniors of The University of Memphis Department of Art: Ivy-Jade Edwards, Jeff Carter, Robert Fairchild IV, and Nicholas Svoboda. The exhibition is a compilation of works in a variety of media including painting and sculpture where color is paramount. The presentation celebrates the completion of their undergraduate studies and the culmination of each student's artistic exploration and experiences.

     

    The exhibition will be on view in The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art. The students will discuss their work in a gallery talk on October 29th at 11:30 am. All events are free and open to the public. 

    More Details

  • MFA Thesis Exhibition: Christopher Davis

    Jan 29th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    3715 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38152

    “Chatter in the Skull,” the MFA Thesis Exhibition of Christopher Davis, is a phrase used by philosopher Alan Watts in reference to over-thinking and its relationship to reality. Influenced by the unique landscape of Southern Illinois where he grew up, his work is formed by assembling fragments of beauty into monuments, fetishes, markers, and relics. The exhibition features assemblages cast to create relief sculptures and small totems, as well as larger totems/markers assembled from steel, cast objects, and wood. 

    More Details

  • Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins

    Jan 29th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    374 Metal Museum Dr

    The Metal Museum is proud to announce Sarah Perkins as the 2019 Master Metalsmith. With an artistic career that spans more than three decades, Sarah is best known for her hand-formed and enameled metal vessels and containers. She has shown artwork in the United States, India, Canada, Europe, Korea, and Taiwan, participating in over 300 competitive and invitational exhibitions. Perkins is now Professor Emerita at Missouri State University (Springfield, MO), where she taught from 1994 to 2017. 

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  • Chuck Johnson: The 35th Parallel

    Jan 29th, 2020
    10:00am - 5:00pm
    5040 Sanderlin Ave. Suite 103

    Opening Reception: Friday, January 10, 6-8pm

    Artist Talk: Saturday, January 18, 11:30am

    More Details

  • Orange Mound in October: Melrose Heritage Gallery (Appointment Only)

    Jan 29th, 2020
    Noon - 3:00pm
    Melrose High School, 2870 Deadrick Ave, Memphis, TN 38114

    Orange Mound in October!

    Come Join us on October 19th, from 12-3 for the opening reception of the Melrose High School Heritage room and gallery! Following directly after the Melrose High School Community Breakfast, which starts at 9:00AM and goes until around 11:30AM, The Heritage room will unveil its new exhibit;

    Torchbearers of Excellence: A Tribute to Melrose Alumni

    There will be pieces featured on loan from the Whithers Museum, as well as many never before seen artifacts from Orange Mound's Community and Residents and specialty pieces from community artists for all to enjoy.

    Come and Soak in some Orange Mound History!

    More Details

  • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT: JACK KENNER—TAKE A CLOSER LOOK REVISITED

    Jan 30th, 2020
    All-day Event
    GPAC, 1801 Exeter, Germantown TN 38138
    More Details

  • 36th International Blues Challenge

    Jan 30th, 2020
    6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Beale Street

    The International Blues Challenge represents the worldwide search for those Blues Bands and Solo/Duo Blues Acts ready to perform on the international stage, yet just needing that extra big break. Join us on Beale Street as blues acts from around the globe descend on Memphis to play their hearts out. 

    More Details

  • Hold the Door: University of Memphis BFA Thesis Exhibition

    Jan 30th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    3715 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38152

    “Hold the Door,” Part I of the Fall 2019 BFA Thesis Exhibition, features the work of four graduating seniors of The University of Memphis Department of Art: Ivy-Jade Edwards, Jeff Carter, Robert Fairchild IV, and Nicholas Svoboda. The exhibition is a compilation of works in a variety of media including painting and sculpture where color is paramount. The presentation celebrates the completion of their undergraduate studies and the culmination of each student's artistic exploration and experiences.

     

    The exhibition will be on view in The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art. The students will discuss their work in a gallery talk on October 29th at 11:30 am. All events are free and open to the public. 

    More Details

  • MFA Thesis Exhibition: Christopher Davis

    Jan 30th, 2020
    9:00am - 4:00pm
    3715 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38152

    “Chatter in the Skull,” the MFA Thesis Exhibition of Christopher Davis, is a phrase used by philosopher Alan Watts in reference to over-thinking and its relationship to reality. Influenced by the unique landscape of Southern Illinois where he grew up, his work is formed by assembling fragments of beauty into monuments, fetishes, markers, and relics. The exhibition features assemblages cast to create relief sculptures and small totems, as well as larger totems/markers assembled from steel, cast objects, and wood. 

    More Details

  • Master Metalsmith: Sarah Perkins