Don’t forget about our (Net)Working to Grow Something Good in Memphis event on Thursday, February 1 at Tsunami restaurant from 7:00-9:00 pm.
Discuss all things art while you mingle with representatives from groups like Live from Memphis, Center City Commission, Art Memphis, Marshall Arts, Number magazine, and Urban Art Commission. Don’t forget to bring your […]
by Peter Short, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau
This past monday I was in New York on behalf of the Memphis CVB. We kicked off our yearlong campaign celebrating the city’s soul music legacy. In attendance was Isaac Hayes, David Porter, Jody Stephens (drummer for Big Star), Mable John (one of the few singers
to record for […]
Lantana’s mission is to make Memphis a global leader in the contemporary arts community. Sure, it sounds like a given for an art organization to want a thriving art scene. But part of achieving our goal is helping Memphis become a progressive city that attracts and retains talent - the sort of vibrant individuals that […]
How could we have planted ourselves all over the world without a MySpace profile? Check out our new home away from home here.
And, as much as we love Tom, we’d love to find some additional friends out there….
Yes, that is a hint.
Please join Lantana Projects on Thursday, February 1 from 7:00-9:00 at Tsunami Restaurant as we kick off our 2007 activities.
Mingle with respected art resources and discuss topics like how to start a personal or corporate art collection, where the city’s cultural events are promoted, or how artists and businesses can partner to improve our city’s […]
by Peter Short, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau
Hello from Memphis.
This is how I open most emails to writers and editors. I often wonder what they know about Memphis. Elvis, I’m sure Elvis comes to mind, and Beale Street, and, maybe, the bbq contest in May if they watch Food TV when they can’t find anything […]
Bit of practical advice here for artists who dread the chore of producing 35mm slides of their work.
It’s expensive, unforgiving and a bit anachronistic, but the medium is still required by many institutions for submitting work. I have a cheat for getting good results inexpensively: take a sh1tload of digital pics of your work until […]
Class of ‘06 artist Emily Walls has an art opening on Friday, January 12 from 8-10 pm at the P&H Cafe. Check out the show, and have a basket of cheese fries for us!
We were going to remind you of the looming deadlines for Tennessee Arts Commission grant applications, but since Mr. Butcher already did such a lovely job of putting those details together, we’re just going to direct you to his site.
Just for giggles, check out this site and create your own Pollockian masterpiece. Even if you have seen this before, it’s worth another visit!
We agree with Dwayne that it’s time to look forward. So what will you see from Lantana Projects in the months ahead?
Video and interdisciplinary artist Barbara Bickart will be our visiting artist this spring. Her residency is sponsored by Lantana, the FedEx Institute of Technology, and the University of Memphis College and Communication and Fine […]