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Babar's Museum of Art

event Date Begin

28.10.2007

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06.01.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83

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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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Gallery and Gardens 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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visual_art

In Babar's Museum of Art, Laurent De Brunhoff features Babar and Celeste turning a beautiful old train station into a museum for their art collection, so that everyone in the kingdom of Celesteville can enjoy it. The works are clever elephantine interpretations of some of the greatest paintings in western art from the Renaissance to the 20th century. An elephantine Venus casts up memories of Botticelli while elephants enjoying a day in the park remind viewers of Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens is proud to display over 35 works on paper, including preliminary sketches and de Brunhoff's original watercolors for the publication.

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Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay

event Date Begin

21.01.2008

event Date End

30.03.2008

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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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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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visual_art

Author and artist David Macaulay has demystified the workings and origins of everything from simple gadgets to elaborate architectural structures. A favorite with readers of all ages and featured in a series of PBS specials, the Caldecott Medal-winning artist is the subject of this exciting exhibition that takes an in-depth look at Macaulay's artistic process and extensive body of work, including The Way Things Work, Castle, Cathedral, City, Mill, Ship, and Mosque.

A multi-faceted public art exhbition that celebrates the UrbanArt Commission's 10th Anniversary

In America, the radical new style of impressionism blended European approaches to painting with American sensibilities and preferences. Celebrated American artists including Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergrast, John Henry Twachtman, and J. Alden Weir transformed the heroic American landscape into a modern idiom. Join the Phillips in celebrating 85 years of presenting art with a new exhibition that features more than 65 treasured works from the golden age of American impressionism (ca. 1880-1920), assembled together for the first time in more than a generation.

Event name

Camille Pissarro: The Evolution of an Impressionist, 1864-1874

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07.10.2007

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06.01.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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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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Adults $12 Seniors $10 Youth and students $6 Children under 7 free Admission and audio tours are free to members! PAY WHAT YOU CAN WEDNESDAY On Wednesdays, you set your own admission fee! From a penny to any dollar amount, you decide what you pay. Excludes group tours of 10 or more. On this day, Pissarro audio tours will be $5 per person. Free for members.

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Mondays Closed Tuesday 10 am 4 pm Wednesday 10 am 4 pm Thursday 10 am 8 pm Friday 10 am 4 pm Saturday 10 am 5 pm Sunday 11:30 am 5 pm Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day The Brooks will be open is now open Thursday nights New hours on thursdays: 10 am - 8 pm The Brushmark - Seating from 6 - 9 pm Enjoy a leisurely evening in the galleries or a delicious dinner at the Brushmark Restaurant, courtesy of Executive Chef Wally Joe. Regular admission fees apply. For Brushmark reservations, call 544.6225.

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visual_art

This exhibition is a remarkable opportunity to experience the art of Camille Pissarro firsthand. "Described by the New York Times and The Art Newspaper as one of the most important exhibitions in America in 2007"

Event name

Juried Student Show

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04.04.2008

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11.04.2008

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Rhodes College

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http://www.rhodes.edu

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Rhodes College: Clough Hanson Gallery: Clough Hall

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2000 North Parkway

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Memphis

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TN

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38112

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FREE

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visual_art

Juried Student Show

This traveling exhibit was designed and built by The Children's Museum of Memphis. The exhibit focuses on family life in homes from around the world as it allows visitors to experience other cultures and why a house is built the way it is.

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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Paintings by Michele Allen

event Date Begin

11.01.2008

event Date End

15.02.2008

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Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary's School

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http://buckmanartscenter.com

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The Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center

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60 Perkins Extended

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Free

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901.537.1483

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cyounker@stmarysschool.org

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Opening Reception Friday, January 11, 5:30 pm. Gallery is open Monday - Friday 10-4. Closed nights, weekends and holidays.

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visual_art

Local artist Michele Allen presents an exhibition of paintings in the Levy Gallery of the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center at St. Mary's Episcopal School. The opening reception is Friday, January 11 at 5:30 p.m.

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The Three Secrets of the Universe - Paintings by Richard Harper

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22.02.2008

event Date End

04.04.2008

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Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary's School

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http://buckmanartscenter.com

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The Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center

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60 Perkins Extended

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Free

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901.537.1483

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cyounker@stmarysschool.org

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Opening Reception Friday, February 22. Levy Gallery is open Monday through Friday 10-4. Closed nights, weekends and holidays. Opening Reception Friday, February 22, 5:30pm

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visual_art

Local artist Richard Harper presents an exhibition of paintings in the Levy Gallery of the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center at St. Mary's Episcopal School.

The Memphis Association of Craft Artists will have a show at the JCC. It will exhibit a wide array of fine craft items made by the talented artists of MACA.

A selection of original works by award-winning fashion artist Irene Rodkin, featuring illustrations created for Goldsmith's Department Store from 1970-1986. This is a must-see for retro-art, advertising, and fashion enthusiasts! A portion of proceeds benefits Memphis Botanic Garden's education and horticulture programs. Open to public, Monday through Saturday: 9am-4:30pm/Sunday: 11am-4:30pm. Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, TN 38117. Call 636-4100 for information.

On view and available for purchase at Fratelli's Cafe and Gallery at Memphis Botanic Garden. Opening reception, Sunday, December 2, 2-4 p.m. Free to public. A portion of art purchases goes to support Memphis Botanic Garden's education and horticulture programs. Fratelli's Cafe and Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

2-4 p.m. Meet Irene Rodkin, the fashion artist behind this month's exhibit at Memphis Botanic Garden. Enjoy complimentary wine and light hors d'oeuvres as you view the artist's collection of original designs created for Goldsmith's Department Store between 1970 and 1986. Free to public.

Event name

Tuesdays on the Terrace Wine Tasting

event Date Begin

29.01.2008

event Date End

29.01.2008

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Memphis Botanic Garden

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http://www.memphisbotanicgarden.com

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Memphis Botanic Garden

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750 Cherry Road

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Memphis

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TN

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38117

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Members $25/non-members $35. Advance reservations required.

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901-576-4131

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6:00-8:00pm

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visual_art

"Bold and Bubbly" Join us for our first wine tasting of 2008 as we extend our celebration of the New Year with a selection of bold and sparkling wines. View Irene Rodkin's exhibit, "When Ads Were Art," in the Visitors Center Gallery as you enjoy the wines and light hors d'oeuvres.

The Annual Original Art Auction is one of our biggest fund-raisers every year. Over 100 regional artists donate everything from paintings to jewelry to help raise money for the theatre. We have an all day silent auction and a live auction in the evening. Free drinks are served all night long and a special buffet is offered before the auction.

Artists' Link Group Photography and 3-D Exhibit Beverly and Sam Ross Gallery, Foyer Christian Brothers University Opening Reception January 11, 2008, 5:30-8:30

Warm Up to Wine classes are a new addition to The Art of Good Taste series of wine and lifestyle auctions and events. The classes are a way to introduce wine tastings at the Brooks Museum to the novice and intermediate wine connoisseur. Warm Up to Wine classes are offered three times per year and highlight a different wine region each time, pairing six wines with light hors d'oeuvres by Chef Wally Joe. We hope you'll join us again for future classes.

Event name

Bravo: Sweet Soul & Rock 'n' Roll

event Date Begin

13.03.2008

event Date End

13.03.2008

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ArtsMemphis

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http://about.artsmemphis.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=

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Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum

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191 Beale St., Ste. 100

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Memphis

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TN

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38103

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901-578-2787 ext. 201

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pworley@artsmemphis.org

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6:00pm

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music

The Memphis Rock 'n' Soul museum's exhibition about the birth of rock and soul music, created by the Smithsonian Institution, tells the story of musical pioneers who, for the love of music, overcame racial and socio-economic barriers to create music that shook the entire world. Your first stop to exploring all the sounds that came together to make Memphis the epi-center of popular music, the Rock 'n' Soul museum also has the distinction of being the only Smithsonian museum located outside of our nation's capital.

Established in 1965, the Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards will be on view through the Spring. Students will receive their gold and silver key awards, along with cash prizes and scholarships at a special awards ceremony. Please visit brooksmuseum.org for more information. The Winner of the 2008 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards is Caroline Schratz of St. Agnes Academy Title: "Loretta" Medium: Scratch board Best in Show Senior Division Teacher: James McCarty

Get your month started right with music, art and more at The Brooks.

The Art of Love: Celebrate with your sweetheart at the Brooks this year! You and your loved one will enjoy a unique art tour featuring fascinating love stories by Associate Curator Stanton Thomas, followed by a four-course dinner of delectable cuisine by Chef Wally Joe in the Brushmark Restaurant. This promises to be a memorable and romantic Valentine's Day treat!

Artist's Talk

Art Opening

Event name

Exhibition Opening: Juried Student Show

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04.04.2008

event Date End

04.04.2008

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Rhodes College

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http://www.rhodes.edu

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Rhodes College: Clough Hanson Gallery: Clough Hall

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2000 North Parkway

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Memphis

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TN

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38112

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FREE

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6-8pm

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visual_art

Student Art Show

Student art, music, theatre and dance productions

Art opening

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North & South

event Date Begin

11.01.2008

event Date End

09.03.2008

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Delta Axis

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http://www.deltaaxis.org

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Power House

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45 G.E Patterson

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Memphis

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TN

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38103

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Free admission

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Gallery hours: Thurs - Fri 3-8pm Saturday 12-5pm

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visual_art

Exhibition by Grier Edmundson of works done in Memphis and Scotland. At Power House. Native Memphian Grier Edmundson's paintings evolved after returning to Memphis in 2003 having been away for six years. Reacting to his shifted perspective, the paintings he made in the two years following his return reflect his attempt to create a southern identity through a composite of ideals and images. Influenced by the writing of Flannery O'Conner, Jorge Louis Borges and William Faulkner, these intimate paintings are a collection of moments that simultaneously dwell on the subtle beauty of the south and examine its flaws and injustices.

Theme: Arts As Evolution Opportunity for artists and creative thinkers to engage in a "think-tank" dialogue and ancestral arts and cultural activities which celebrate, preserve and nurture African-American heritage and community-building. Discussion, spoken word, crafts, drum and song circles, facilitated by Isha Echols, interdisciplinary Arts Educator/Performer/Mediator. Potluck offerings encouraged.

Monthly multidisciplinary, interactive event presenting FireHouse faculty and guest artists providing an opportunity to for parents and their children to bond in a creative activity. Includes hands-on activities, performances, screenings.

Theme: Rights of Passage: Cultural Competence for Youth Opportunity for artists and creative thinkers to engage in a "think-tank" dialogue and ancestral arts and cultural activities which celebrate, preserve and nurture African-American heritage and community-building. Discussion, spoken word, crafts, drum and song circles, facilitated by Isha Echols, interdisciplinary Arts Educator/Performer/Mediator. Potluck offerings encouraged.

Monthly multidisciplinary, interactive event presenting FireHouse faculty and guest artists providing an opportunity to for parents and their children to bond in a creative activity. Includes hands-on activities, performances, screenings.

Theme: Women as Creative Change Agents Opportunity for artists and creative thinkers to engage in a "think-tank" dialogue and ancestral arts and cultural activities which celebrate, preserve and nurture African-American heritage and community-building. Discussion, spoken word, crafts, drum and song circles, facilitated by Isha Echols, interdisciplinary Arts Educator/Performer/Mediator. Potluck offerings encouraged.

Theme: Greening the Arts: An Eco-Environmental Challenge Opportunity for artists and creative thinkers to engage in a "think-tank" dialogue and ancestral arts and cultural activities which celebrate, preserve and nurture African-American heritage and community-building. Discussion, spoken word, crafts, drum and song circles, facilitated by Isha Echols, interdisciplinary Arts Educator/Performer/Mediator. Potluck offerings encouraged.

Monthly multidisciplinary, interactive event presenting FireHouse faculty and guest artists providing an opportunity to for parents and their children to bond in a creative activity. Includes hands-on activities, performances, screenings.

Event name

OTIS REDDING: FROM MACON TO MEMPHIS

event Date Begin

10.12.2007

event Date End

30.04.2008

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Stax Museum of American Soul Music

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http://www.StaxMuseum.com

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Stax Museum of American Soul Music

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926 East McLemore Avenue

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Memphis

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TN

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38106

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$10 Adults $9 Seniors 62 +, Active Military, and Students with valid ID $7 Children ages 9-12 with Adult Paid Admission Free: Children 8 and under with Adult/Senior Paid Admission Free: Stax Museum Members 15% Discount to AAA members

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Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday: 1-4 p.m

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visual_art

OTIS REDDING: FROM MACON TO MEMPHIS, an exhibit of soul legend Otis Redding's personal effects, goes on display Monday, December 10 at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Monday marks the 40th anniversary of Redding's death in a plane crash in Wisconsin. FROM MACON TO MEMPHIS features photographs and mementoes from Redding's family and personal collection that are on display publicly for the first time. In addition to the artifacts on loan from Otis' widow Zelma Redding and daughter Karla Redding-Andrews, the exhibit contains several items on loan from private collector Bob Grady and never-before-shown artifacts from the Stax Museum archives. "Stax Records was like a second home for Otis," Zelma Redding said. "We are pleased to be able to share some of our personal family moments in this exhibit."

The annual Ring Show started in 1977 at the University of Georgia, Athens by Gary Noffke. The first three ring shows are completely intact (including the suitcases they traveled in). The work explored non-traditional forms and materials. The original participants were all students at the time. Thirty years later many of the original artists have become very prominent in the field and have made new rings for 30th anniversary of the show.

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Thomas Mann: Storm Cycle - An Artist Response to Hurricane Katrina

event Date Begin

18.11.2007

event Date End

27.01.2008

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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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$5 - adults $4 - Seniors $3 - Students

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901-774-6380

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info@metalmuseum.org

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10-5 Tuesday - Saturday 12-5 Sunday

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visual_art

Popular jeweler, Thomas Mann Created over 20 shadowboxes of found objects from post-Katrina New Orleans each with a removable brooch

Art exhibit featuring metalsmiths that studied under Gary Griffin at Cranbrook in Michigan. Opening Reception Sunday, February 3, 2008 3:00-5:00pm

Contemporary metalsmiths reinterpret the badge collection of the Museum der Arbeit in Hamburg, Germany. Organized by elizabeth Turrell in the UK and Bob Ebendorf in the US

Cranbrook trained and former blacksmithing instructor at Peters Valley in New Jersey will be the second artist in our ongoing series of exhibits in the Metal Museum Library that highlight new bodies of work by contemporary metalsmiths.

Event name

Jamie Bennett : Edge of the Sublime

event Date Begin

29.06.2008

event Date End

24.08.2008

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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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venue City

Memphis

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TN

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38106

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$5 - Adults $4 - Seniors $3 - Students

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901-774-6380

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info@metalmuseum.org

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visual_art

Career retrospective of the renowned jeweler, Jamie Bennett. Organized in cooperation with the Fuller Craft Museum.

Event name

The Art Cooker

event Date Begin

29.06.2008

event Date End

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.

Event name

David Clemons and Jeff Clancy

event Date Begin

29.06.2008

event Date End

24.08.2008

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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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$5 - Adults $4 - Seniors $3 - Students

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901-774-6380

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info@metalmuseum.org

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visual_art

The two recent San Diego State graduates will present their current body of work in the Metal Museum Library.

The National Ornamental Metal Museum is pleased to present Tributaries III: Exterior/Ulterior, featuring the work of Jeffrey Clancy and David Clemons, June 28 – August 24, 2008.

Jeffrey Clancy is Assistant Professor in Metalsmithing and Jewelry at the Maine College of Art, Portland, ME. He received his M.F.A. in Metalsmithing and Jewelry at San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. His work is a cultivation of his interest in the contemporary craft object and the connections that are specific to craft. The work is firmly secured in the historical lineage to past makers, formats, materials, and workmanship. Currently his work explores the relationship and/or space between progress and regress and his mobility within this bifurcation. This space is explored through historical utilitarian and decorative metalwares.

Born in El Paso, TX, David Clemons graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and received his MFA in Metalsmithing from San Diego State University in 2007. Graduate study afforded Clemons a unique opportunity to simultaneously entrench himself in metalsmithing techniques and history and use the resulting objects as vehicles to discuss his identity as a Black man. Clemons utilizes metal and other media to create objects as catalyst to discuss the development of racial identity and the impact mass media has on its development. His is currently continuing to explore identity-based work but is concurrently investigating works driven by the use of unconventional materials and process exploration.
 

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.

Event name

Conservation Through Art -Family Day

event Date Begin

19.10.2008

event Date End

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.

An art auction, with the proceeds going towards the maintenance of the Cooper Young Trestle Art. This work of public art was created by local metalsmith Jill Turman and was dedicated in 2000. The Cooper Young Community Association received grant funds from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis and the Urban Arts Commission to create this gateway to our neighborhood.

Event name

The Pop Environment

event Date Begin

07.01.2008

event Date End

13.07.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://www.brooksmuseum.org

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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1934 Poplar Avenue

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venue City

Memphis

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TN

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38112

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Museum admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors over 65, $3 for students and youth ages 7 to 17, and FREE for members and children under 6.

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901.544.6200

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admissions@brooksmuseum.org

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visual_art

Curated by Chief Curator Marina Pacini and Rhodes Professor David McCarthy, this exhibition highlights some of the Museum's most exciting works of Pop Art. Featuring artists like Andy Warhol, Marcos Lopez, Roy Lichtenstein, Barbara Krueger, and others, Pop reminds views to approach the constructed environment as a realm of signs and wonders.

Event name

A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

event Date Begin

19.01.2008

event Date End

18.05.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://www.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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Museum admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors age 65 and up, $3 for students with ID and youth ages 7 to 17. Admission is always free to members and children under 6.

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901.544.6200

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admission@brooksmuseum.org

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visual_art

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King (1929-1968), this exhibition includes works inspired by Dr. King's life and death by such artists as Ernest Withers, Romare Bearden, Edwin Jeffery, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Jacob Lawrence, Calvin Burnett, Demetrious Oliver, and Elizabeth Catlett.

Event name

On Location 2000-2007

event Date Begin

20.01.2008

event Date End

17.02.2008

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Germantown Performing Arts Centre

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Germantown Performing Arts Centre

venue Address1

1801 Exeter Road

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venue City

Germantown

venue State

TN

venue Zip

38138

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Opening Reception January 25, 2008 6-8pm

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visual_art

On Location 2000-2007 An Art Exhibit of Sketches & Paintings by Elizabeth Garat. Opening reception Friday, January 25, 2008 6-8 pm

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the UrbanArt Commission. Exhibit on display at Memphis College of Art through Jan 30, 2008.

In conjuction with UAC's "Interactions/Interruptions" 10 years of Public Art. "Mural Project" Anthony Lee is a young African American artist whose previous work includes elements of drawing, painting and collage. Anthony attended Central High School, has exhibited at the Brooks Museum of Art and has been selected by the UrbanArt Commission to create a public artwork for Pierotti Park, a City of Memphis Parks Division project that is currently in the design process. Anthony’s project for our 10th Anniversary is to enhance a large wall on South Main Street with brightly colored vinyl decals to visually enhance what is currently the vast blank wall of the train station. Entitled "Modern Hieroglyphs", this project helps to take symbols from our everyday lives and present them in a public space to force the viewer to question the symbols' meanings and design when taken out of their quotidian context.

Event name

Film: My Kid Could Paint That

event Date Begin

07.02.2008

event Date End

07.02.2008

org Name

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

venue Name

Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium

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1934 Poplar Aveneue

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venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

venue Zip

38104

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$5 for members, $7 for non-members

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901.544.6200

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elisabeth.callihan@brooksmuseum.org

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event Start Time

7:30 pm

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film_video

This film offers a controversial look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to Wassily Kandinsky and Jackson Pollock, and who has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars. But are things really as they appear?

Event name

Art Talk: A Philadelphia Feud: Mary Cassatt versus Cecilia Beaux

event Date Begin

17.02.2008

event Date End

17.02.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

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Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium

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1934 Poplar Aveneue

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Memphis

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TN

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38104

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Free with museum admission. Free admission for Brooks and Dixon Members

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2 pm

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visual_art

Kevin Sharp, director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, will give a talk inspired by his essay in the "Cecilia Beaux: American Figure Painter" exhibition catalogue. The show opened at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta last summer and will travel next to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts later this year. In his lecture, Sharp will incorporate the Brooks' Cecilia Beaux portraits of Samuel Hamilton Brooks and Bessie Vance Brooks as well as Mary Cassatt's painting of Francoise, which is currently on loan to the museum from a private collection.

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Curator Talk: Okwui Enwezor

event Date Begin

28.02.2008

event Date End

28.02.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

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Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium

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1934 Poplar Aveneue

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Memphis

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TN

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38104

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Free with museum admission

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7 pm

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visual_art

Nigerian-born Okwui Enwezor is one of the world's foremost curators of contemporary art. He will discuss Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography as a reponse to Afro-Pessimism -- a term he developed for viewing Africa only through war, disease, poverty and heartbreak. Enwezor is not interested in replacing the downbeat with upbeat; rather, he seeks to present a complex, 360 degree view of the modern-day complexities of daily life across a vast continent of over fifty nations.

Event name

March 1st Wednesday: Popped Art!

event Date Begin

05.03.2008

event Date End

05.03.2008

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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, $6 for not-yet members

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6 pm

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visual_art

Join us for live music, cocktails, a film screening, and a chance to view the exhibition Pop Environment!

6:30 pm Enjoy a gallery tour of hip exhibition, Pop Enviornment by MCA art history professor Adrian Duran.

7:00 pm Film: Michelangelo Antonioni's
Blow Up: a hip fashion photographer in 1960s London accidentally shoots a murder. Starring Vanessa Redgrave (111 mins).

6-9 pm Entertainment: Groove to the tunes of the Lynn Drury Band. Myspace.com/lynndrury

6-8:30 pm Cash bar featuring Pop-tinis and $5 appetizers available.Enjoy a Full menu served in the Brushmark, reservations recommended, call 544.6225.
 

Event name

Film: Helvetica

event Date Begin

03.04.2008

event Date End

03.04.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org

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Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium

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1934 Poplar Aveneue

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Memphis

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TN

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38104

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$5 for members, $7 for not-yet members

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901.544.6200

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7:30 pm

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film_video

The Brooks partners with AIGA Memphis, the professional association for design, to present Helvetica, a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. The film takes a look at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type. Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day.

Event name

Hangar 1 Vodka Tasting

event Date Begin

07.03.2008

event Date End

07.03.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org/public/membership/default.asp?id=10000834

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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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$75 per person

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901.544.6209

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jordan.barre@brooksmuseum.org

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event Start Time

7 pm

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holiday

The tasting events are a new addition to the Art of Good Taste season. This year's tasting will feature Ansley Coale, co-founder and owner of Hangar 1. Coale will share the ins and outs of the distillation process, the vodkas of Hangar One, the tastes and smells of his product, five pours of extremely smooth vodka, a taste of their premium brandy, and scrumptious food by the Brushmark Restaurant.

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Brooks Uncorked

event Date Begin

11.04.2008

event Date End

11.04.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org/public/membership/default.asp?id=10000834

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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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$150 per person

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901.544.6209

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jordan.barre@brooksmusuem.org

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event Start Time

7 pm

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holiday

RSVP Magazine ranks Brooks Uncorked as one of Memphis' top 10 parties of the year! Each year, guests enjoy more than 80 wines from around the world, alongside a lavish buffet of food by Brushmark Executive Chef Wally Joe. The largest of all the events, Brooks Uncorked attracts a young and affluent crowd of up-and-coming wine enthusiasts. Since the first Brooks Uncorked event in 2000, the party has grown from a small introductory event for The Art of Good Taste into a party with more than 500 attendees.

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The Art of Good Taste: Patrons Dinner

event Date Begin

09.05.2008

event Date End

09.05.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org/public/membership/default.asp?id=10000834

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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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$750 per person

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901.544.6209

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jordan.barre@brooksmuseum.org

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7 pm

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holiday

The Patrons Dinner is an elegant black-tie dinner for a select group of 125 museum sponsors and donors. Guests enjoy a memorable five-course dinner designed by celebrated chef Wally Joe, who works alongside two other nationally recognized, award-winning chefs. The sumptuous meal is paired with hand-selected wines by the season's featured vintner. The most exclusive of all The Art of Good Taste events, the Patrons Dinner features a short auction of 12 high-end items, including rare-vintage wines, exclusive wine dinners and tastings, exotic trips, spectacular jewelry, and exceptional art. This year we welcome Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat as our featured winemaker.

Event name

The Art of Good Taste: Grand Auction

event Date Begin

10.05.2008

event Date End

10.05.2008

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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http://brooksmuseum.org/public/membership/default.asp?id=10000834

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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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1934 Poplar Avenue

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Memphis

venue State

TN

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38112

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$150 per person

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901.544.6209

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jordan.barre@brooksmuseum.org

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5 pm

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holiday

The finale event for The Art of Good Taste series is the Grand Auction. This event features a silent auction of more than 70 lots, including rare and high-profile wines, art, fine jewelry, and private dinners. Guests bid on these items while enjoying champagne, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live music. When the silent auction tables close, guests move onto the plaza for the live auction. This lively, outdoor event features more than 60 lots of wine and luxury items. The most exciting and exotic items in The Art of Good Taste are featured in the live auction.

A collaboration of jewelry and art from Courtney Beckett and Keith Rash. Keith Rash is a visual artist. Ms. Beckett is a jeweler by trade. "Mishmash" will be held at Mr. Rash's studio, Evergreen Stained Glass, located at 575 N. McLean.

“381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story,” a four-year traveling exhibit, commemorates the 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest and the bus boycott that followed. It presents an account of American bravery, honor, and idealism. One unyielding individual stood against the power of racism, sparking fifty thousand people of color to force a segregated bus system to open its doors to equality, igniting America’s civil rights era. The exhibition is a multidimensional collage of photographs, quotes and historical texts that bring this story to life and convey the dynamic energy of the movement. “381 Days” is dedicated to the indelible spirit and memory of Mrs. Parks (1913-2005)

Event name

Works of Heart

event Date Begin

04.02.2008

event Date End

09.02.2008

org Name

Memphis College of Art

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http://www.memphiscac.org

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Memphis College of Art

venue Address1

Overton Park

venue Address2

1930 Poplar

venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

venue Zip

38104

event Ticket Info

The ticket price for the auction is $35

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event Phone2

901-888-4341

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LTerry@MemphisCAC.org

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The Live Auction on Saturday, February 9 begins at 7 pm and continues to 10 pm.

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visual_art

The 16th Annual Works of Heart will be on view in Memphis College of Art's Main Gallery from February 4 though February 9‚ 2008. The exhibit culminates in a live auction on Saturday February 9 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. More than 100 local artists, photographers, architects and designers are given a piece of heart-shaped wood to us as inspiration to create a work which will be auctioned off to benefit the Child Advocacy Center.

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Written on the Wall

event Date Begin

24.01.2008

event Date End

08.03.2008

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Memphis College of Art

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http://www.mca.edu

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Memphis College of Art on the street gallery

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338 South Main

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Memphis

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TN

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38103

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Admission is free

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on the street gallery hours are Thursday and Friday from 4-9 pm, Saturday from 12-5 pm

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visual_art

Written on the Wall, an Installation by Jennifer Angus, is a large-scale installation of words composed of real and exotic insects pricked to the gallery walls. The result is an incredible display in which Angus toys with such emotions as wonder and fear, the patterns of letters and words alluding to children’s literature that is superficially innocent, but upon closer consideration, quite terrible. The artist will lecture Wednesday, March 5 at 8 pm in Callicott Auditorium, Rust Hall, Memphis College of Art

Event name

Roving Mars IMAX film the Pink Palace Museum

event Date Begin

02.02.2008

event Date End

14.11.2008

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Memphis Pink Palace Family of Museums

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http://www.memphismuseums.org

venue Name

Crew Training International IMAX Theater

venue Address1

3050 Central Avenue

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venue City

Memphis

venue State

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.

Event name

Cassatt to Wyeth: American Masterworks from the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts

event Date Begin

03.02.2008

event Date End

13.04.2008

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

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http://www.dixon.org

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Dixon Gallery and Gardens

venue Address1

4339 Park Avenue

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venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

venue Zip

38117

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Tickets: 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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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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visual_art

The extraordinary permanent collection of American paintings, works on paper, and sculpture owned by the Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts has made Mt. Vernon, Illinois, one of the most remarkable small towns in the United States. The collection was largely formed in the 1940s through the 1960s by John R. and Eleanor R. Mitchell, a prosperous Mt. Vernon couple, who acquired major examples by Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, John Singer Sargent, George Bellows, Robert Henri, William Glackens, and others, at a time when American art was underappreciated and much undervalued. Those artists have since proven to be some of the most crucial figures in the development of American culture.

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

Event name

ONE WOMAN'S JOURNEY

event Date Begin

15.02.2008

event Date End

15.02.2008

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Wings Cancer Foundation Gallery

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venue Name

WingsGallery

venue Address1

100 N. Humphreys Blvd.

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venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

venue Zip

38120

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No Charge.

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Artist Reception 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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visual_art

Featuring works by Esther Levy of Birmingham, Alabama.

Event name

Windows and Doors: William Eggleston Photography

event Date Begin

31.01.2008

event Date End

25.05.2008

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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

venue Address1

1934 Poplar Avenue

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venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

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38112

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Free for members and children 6 and under, $7 for Adults, $6 for Seniors 65+, $3 for Students with ID and Youth 7-17.

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901-544-6200

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10 am Tues. - Sat. 11:30 Sun.

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visual_art

This small exhibition encapsulates much of what is enthralling, mesmerizing, unsettling, and unusual about Eggleston's work. As has often been noted many of the images look like snapshots that could come from a family photo album -- the dog sleeping on the porch, the roses growing against the building. But then there is the view into the freezer full of frost and frozen food that begs the question, why is this worthy of my attention? And yet the image is riveting. All of the pictures require careful scrutiny to experience fully the composition, the structure that comes from curbs, window frames, clapboarding, or corrugated tin, as well as the potential meaning within the individual photo. Whether seemingly pleasant or disturbing, Eggleston's works reward patient viewing.

Event name

Through African Eyes Family Day

event Date Begin

29.03.2008

event Date End

29.03.2008

org Name

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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venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

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38112

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Free Admission

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event Phone2

901-544-6200

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10 am - 1 pm

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visual_art

In celebration of the Snap Judgments exhibition, join the Brooks for a fun-filled day of African culture and photography. Explore the exhibit with an interactive family guide and enjoy a variety of hands-on at-making activities. Special guests Okello Kelo Sam, a Ugandan actor and musician, will lead an interactive dance and drum performance, and Fred Mutebi, a graphic and textile designer from Uganda, will lead a one-hour printmaking workshop (space is limited). And don’t miss Anita’s Africa, a short documentary film about a young girl’s daily life in Uganda.

Event name

Creation Station: Magnificent Mobiles

event Date Begin

12.04.2008

event Date End

12.04.2008

org Name

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

venue Address2

venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

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38112

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Free with museum admission

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event Phone2

901-544-6200

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event Start Time

11 am - 1 pm

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visual_art

Many contemporary artists are interested in expressing the idea of movement through their art. Some give the impression of movement, and others create extraordinary works that actually do move. Explore kinetic art in the museum’s collection, and then make your own magnificent mobile with artist Amy Hutcheson.

Event name

Storytime: Ear for Art

event Date Begin

27.04.2008

event Date End

27.04.2008

org Name

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

venue Address2

venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

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38112

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Free with museum admission

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event Phone2

901-544-6200

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event Start Time

2-3 pm

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visual_art

Join artist and storyteller Mary Lou Stanton for stories and activities inspired by Snap Judgments. Children ages 3-8 and their companions will enjoy storytime in the galleries followed by a fun-filled art making activity in the Artworks Studio. Families will meet in the Rotunda.

Event name

Memphis Association of Craft Artists Exhibition

event Date Begin

29.02.2008

event Date End

03.04.2009

org Name

Memphis Association of Craft Artists

event Url

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

venue Name

Christian Brothers University

venue Address1

650 E. Parkway S.

venue Address2

venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

venue Zip

38104

event Ticket Info

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.

Event name

URBAN PLANNING

event Date Begin

28.03.2008

event Date End

28.03.2008

org Name

Wings Cancer Foundation Gallery

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venue Name

WingsGallery

venue Address1

100 N. Humphreys Blvd.

venue Address2

venue City

Memphis

venue State

TN

venue Zip

38120

event Ticket Info

No Charge.

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event Start Time

Friday, March 28 Artist Reception 5:00mpm - 7:00pm

event Type

visual_art

Featuring works by Marilyn League. Visions of urban landscapes. Gathering places for culture, commerce and education. Healing places to mend the body. Creative places to enrich the soul.

Event name

Va Bene

event Date Begin

07.03.2008

event Date End

31.03.2008

org Name

The Palladio Group

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Free to the public.

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Friday March 7 at 5 pm

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visual_art

Art show featuring Italian images in painting, photography, and collage by Constance Greyson, Phyllis Boger, and Norman Soskel. March 7th through March 31st at Artists on Central Art Gallery, 2256 Central Ave. during regular gallery hours of 10 til 5 Monday through Saturday. Opening Reception for the artists on march 7 from 5 til 9. For more info call the gallery at 276-1251 or visit thepalladiogroup.com.

On Tuesday, February 19, Kristin Congdon, professor of film and philosophy and director of the Cultural Heritage Alliance at the University of Central Florida will speak about the importance of folk art as “collective memory” at the University of Memphis Meeman Journalism Building Auditorium. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Congdon has taught art in a variety of settings, including public schools, correctional sites, treatment facilities, museums, and universities. She has a Ph.D. in art education from the University of Oregon and has published extensively on the study of folk arts, visual cultural, feminist criticism, and community arts. In 2006, the University Press of Mississippi published Congdon’s Just Above Water: Florida Folk Art, which she wrote with Florida state folklorist Tina Bucuvalas. Her 2001 publication Uncle Monday and Other Florida Tales (University Press of Mississippi) won the Carolyn Washbon Award for best popular book in Florida history and the Dorothy Howard Prize from the Folklore and Education Section of the American Folklore Society. Congdon currentl