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A Must for New Years Eve

Looking for a fabulous way to ring in the new year, while supporting local artists? The Rozelle Artists Guild hosts the perfect event for you:

What a Year for Lantana Projects!

As the new year approaches, we take a moment of obligatory nostalgia for the year that is passing. This has been an extraordinary year for Lantana Projects: we welcomed resident artist Barbara Bickart and presented her haunting interdisplinary When, we braved the snow with our first networking event at Tsunami for artists and other movers […]

This Week on Smart City

New technologies are combining to change the way we influence our communities. In her book, Momentum, Allison Fine writes about these new technologies and how they are igniting social change in our connected age. Allison is a senior fellow on the Democracy Team at Demos: A Network for Change and Action in New York, […]

L’il Film Fest: Resolutions

From the amazing folks at Live From Memphis:
The theme of Li’l Film Fest 8 is RESOLUTIONS, you know, the New Year’s kind. I know, I know, you will cut back on the partying and staying out so late, you will exercise more and loose weight, you will remember to call your mother on her birthday, […]

Carol DeForest & Friends at the Metal Museum

Carol DeForest: Clay, candles, found objects and Uzbekistani textiles • Martha Hettich: Guatemalan textiles • Suzanne Henley: Fused glass, ancient beads, oriental rugs • Dorothy Northern: Jewelry • Robin Lathroum: Hand-dyed textiles • Brooke Sarden: Watercolor • Colleen Couch-Smith and Kelly Myers: Rock, paper, scissors, handmade paper and concrete • Tatia Johnson/Solstice Studios: Lampwork glass […]

A Hattiloo Holiday

Hattiloo Theatre is proud to present Forget Me Not Christmas from November 30-December 23. Join them for opening night and enjoy early bird ticket discounts: the first five attendees to arrive get seats for only $5, and the next ten earn theirs for only $10. And complimentary hors d’oeuvres are served for all!

Most Popular Members of the Class of ‘07

Thanks to all involved for making Class of ‘07 such a successful event! After a tight race, the votes have been counted and we now congratulate the Most Popular members of the class, as selected by you:
Winner: Melissa Farris
Jonathan and Bo
36″x50″, oil on canvas

Runner Up: Carl E. Moore
Gluttony
32″x32″, acrylic on canvas

Second Runner Up: Nancy May
Self-Proclaimed […]

Things to Do After Cl07

There is no doubt that an evening of exemplary contemporary works by nearly 40 local artists, DJs the Defective Agency and Mind at Large, and possibly a few drinks, will leave you energized for a late night on the town. Here are a few options for post-Cl07 on Saturday night:
The Hi Tone hosts a benefit […]

What To Do Before Cl07


Class of ‘07

Come celebrate the best artwork created in 2007
by artists from or living in the Memphis area!
Saturday, November 17
574 South Main
7:00-10:00 pm
$5 entry
Featured artists:
Lea Alexander * Elizabeth Alley * Susan Best * Sarah Boyce * Dwayne Butcher
Paul Clements * Holly Davis * Hamlett Dobbins * Melissa Dunn * Melinda Eckley
Melissa Farris * Annette Fournet * […]

Support More Local Artists…

From FABA! and Mo’s Edge Coffeehouse:
Nita Black, owner of Mo’s Edge Coffeehouse is buying two tickets for a cruise to the Bahamas, and is having a raffle! Just $1 gets you a raffle ticket and a chance to win a 3 day 2 night cruise. The drawing will be held December […]

Support Midtown Artists

Cooper Young Artist Invitational
Friday, November 9
6:00-9:00pm
2151 Central Avenue
The Cooper Young Business Association announces its annual Cooper Young Artist Invitational (formerly part of the Cooper Young Festival). This event is an exhibition designed to provide area artists with the opportunity to display and sell their works. This year’s event will feature a variety of works including […]

Meet Filmmaker Michael Holman

Saturday, November 10
6:00-8:00pm
Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall, Rhodes College
From Ron Herd II:
“Michael Holman is best described as an Artist, Urban Anthropologist, and Educator. Michael Holman is also a screenwriter/director based in New York City. He teaches graduate/undergraduate screenwriting and directing at Howard University in Washington, DC. Holman was also a leading impresario, in the early days […]

Proudly Introducing the Class of ‘07

Lea Alexander  *  Elizabeth Alley  *  […]

Extreme Pumpkins?

Okay, we’re a day late on this one. We’ve been busy preparing for Class of ‘07, checking out the Pissaro exhibit at the Brooks and the inaugural River Arts Fest, and watching horror movies like those shown by Black Lodge at the Memphis Digital Arts Co-op.
Speaking of horrifying things, can anyone boast jack-o-lantern creativity such […]