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Monday, Jun 4, 2018

Press Release: ArtsMemphis Announces 2018 Emmett O'Ryan Award Winner

For immediate release MEMPHIS, TN (June 4, 2018) – Local muralist and community activist Gerard Harris is the recipient of the eighth annual Emmett O’Ryan Award for Artistic Inspiration. The award, known informally as "The Emmett," is given annually by Renasant Bank to a distinguished visual artist in Shelby County. It is named in honor of Emmett O'Ryan, a founding Board Member of Metropolitan Bank, which merged with... Read More

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Wednesday, Oct 18, 2017

Meet Our New Board Chair

Over the summer, the ArtsMemphis Board welcomed Lucy Lee as its new Board Chairman. Lucy is the perfect person to serve as Board Chair at this pivotal time in ArtsMemphis' history. As a longtime supporter and patron of the arts, she has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that all arts groups face. She also has an abiding commitment to the mission of ArtsMemphis—having served on the Board since 2008, most recently as Vice... Read More

at Wednesday, Oct 18, 2017

Elizabeth Rouse Lucy Lee Memphis College of Art Memphis Brooks Museum of Art ArtsMemphis Board Jon Moorehead Bruce B. Hopkins Veda Reed Susan Schadt Pat Danehy National Association of Art Schools National Portfolio Day Burton Callicot Henry Easterwood Ted Rust Karen Blockman Wayne Edge Carroll Todd Downing Pryor Battle Williford Judson Williford Nancy Cheairs Dorothy Sturm

Thursday, Mar 3, 2016

Press Release: Metropolitan Bank Honors Beth Edwards with Emmett O'Ryan Award

For immediate release MEMPHIS, TN (March 3, 2016) – Beth Edwards, a Memphis visual artist, best known for her paintings of children’s toys, is the recipient of the sixth annual Emmett O’Ryan Award for Artistic Inspiration. This award is given by Metropolitan Bank to a local artist whose work demonstrates artistic mastery. As the Emmett O’Ryan Award winner, Edwards receives a $10,000 cash award. Edwards was selected based on her decades of making... Read More

at Thursday, Mar 3, 2016

Press Release Visual Arts Emmett O'Ryan Award Carl E. Moore Metropolitan Bank Phillip May Beth Edwards Richard Lou Veda Reed Nelson Smith III