Celebrate the opening of the autumn/winter exhibitions by Ahmad George, Noah Thomas Miller, and Coe Lapossy with an evening of art, conversation, and food at Crosstown Arts. The menu for the evening is prepared by Chef Cole Jeanes, founder of Kinfolk Restaurant, and the food is generously provided by Ben E. Keith Co.
Crosstown Arts announces its spring 2023 arts programming — “Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas” by McLean Fahnestock, “Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line” by Khara Woods, “Entrances, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt” by Tangela Mathis, and “Color Thread” by Carl Fox.
The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, April 21, 6-8 p.m. The exhibitions run from Saturday, April 22, through Sunday, August 6.
“Mending in a State of Abundance” by Katrina Perdue explores the emotional and physical labor of caring for loved ones, including oneself.
“Those Who Hold Dominion Here” by Sarah Elizabeth Cornejo takes inspiration from serpents in Incan Mythology, and Southern snakes to create a liminal space at the center of the earth presided over by deities capable of transgressing the boundary between this subterranean spiritual realm and our current lived reality.
“Those Who Hold Dominion Here” by Sarah Elizabeth Cornejo takes inspiration from serpents in Incan Mythology, and Southern snakes to create a liminal space at the center of the earth presided over by deities capable of transgressing the boundary between this subterranean spiritual realm and our current lived reality.
Exploring the beauty of science and the power of art: Local artists paired with medical research scientists and clinicians from across Memphis to introduce new audiences to science that is saving lives every day.
The Memphis Quarantine exhibit is coming to an end. Join photographer Jamie Harmon for a closing reception Sunday, April 10, from 3 – 5pm in the Crosstown Arts Galleries. Anyone that has a photo in the exhibit is welcome to take it home with them at no charge. The prints are large so if anyone wants to order a reprint at a custom size Jamie will be taking orders for those as well (there is a reasonable fee for re-prints).
Crosstown Arts presents an exhibition of photographer Jamie Harmon’s Memphis Quarantine photographs.
From March 13-May 31, 2020, Jamie Harmon photographed more than 2,000 people at more than 800 homes in the Greater Memphis area to document life during the quarantine period of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Through portraiture, the images document Memphis residents’ shared isolation anxieties and bonds renewed by survival, hope, and solidarity.
On view through January 23
In the last five years, the Department of Art at the University of Memphis has experienced a generational sea change with new faculty and an expanded curriculum. These new voices and fresh viewpoints complement the decades of rich experiences provided by veteran faculty to create a full learning environment for our diverse community of students.
New Faculty: Connections presents the work of the most recent additions to the department, including seven artists and two art ….
On view through January 23
Contingency Plan showcases the work of nine graduating seniors in Studio Art and Photography at the University of Memphis. Despite quarantine and classes taught on Zoom, these students have persevered to make work exploring identity, humor, vulnerability, resilience, function, intuition, and memory.
Participating student artists: Tess Cleary, Ethan James McVay, Reanna Ruddick, Matthew Shibata, Erica Vanhaute, Vlad Volkov, Faith Waggener, Ashley Whitt, and Kristen Williams