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SUMMARY:Spring Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents three exhibitions: Shades of Heritage by Wiley Henry\, A Rabbit With a Gun by Lawrence Matthews\, and Club Walrus\, Fluvial Effluvia\, and Know No Now by Karl Erickson. The exhibitions bring together three distinct artistic practices that explore themes of heritage\, perception\, identity\, and humanity’s relationship with the wider world. \nOn view through June 7\, 2026\, the exhibitions highlight artists working across painting\, drawing\, animation\, installation\, and multimedia forms\, each approaching the act of representation from a unique perspective. \n\nShades of Heritage — Wiley Henry\nIn Shades of Heritage\, Wiley Henry presents a selection of paintings and drawings centered on the human figure and the formative influence of personal history. Through traditional realist techniques\, Henry explores how heritage shapes identity and artistic expression. \nThe exhibition reflects Henry’s belief that his work emerges directly from the experiences that shaped him. As the artist explains\, the works collectively “reflect my identity\, artistic perspective\, and creative approach\,” emphasizing the role heritage plays in both subject and meaning. \nHenry’s fascination with the human form allows him to depict figures with ease and emotional immediacy. He describes this connection as inseparable from his upbringing and the environment that formed him: “I am who I am because of my heritage.” \nAlthough the exhibition is not explicitly religious\, Henry notes that spiritual themes often surface within his work. In several pieces he depicts gatherings of Black angels and children in celestial settings\, continuing a long tradition of artists who have portrayed angelic figures throughout history. \nHenry is a Memphis-born artist whose work has been widely reproduced and commissioned for portraits of prominent individuals\, including judges\, actors\, politicians\, and community leaders. A graduate of the Memphis College of Art\, he has built a career rooted in traditional realism and a distinctive ability to capture what he describes as the “essence of the human spirit.” \n\nA Rabbit With a Gun — Lawrence Matthews\nLawrence Matthews’ A Rabbit With a Gun explores the unsettling feeling that reality itself may be unstable. The exhibition grew out of the artist’s immersion in media and ideas about altered perception and the uncanny nature of everyday life. \nMatthews describes his recent years as a period spent grappling with the feeling that something about existence feels “off”—that space\, time\, and social interactions sometimes behave in strange or unpredictable ways. “People are confusing\,” he writes. “Time moves in ways which it shouldn’t. Months zoom past in hours.” \nIn this body of work\, Matthews imagines what might happen if one actively pushes against those familiar routines and expectations. He describes venturing “further and further into spaces off the path—in the world\, in my past and in my own head.” The works become attempts to share those moments when perception shifts and the boundaries of reality feel fluid. \nBorn and raised in a neighborhood between the Mississippi border\, Memphis city limits\, and the surrounding suburbs\, Matthews’ life experience informs a sensibility closely aligned with Southern Gothic traditions. His work draws from the emotional tension of those environments—places both overlooked and deeply personal. \nMatthews holds a BFA from the University of Memphis and has spent more than a decade exhibiting\, performing\, and collaborating with arts organizations. His multidisciplinary practice blends visual art\, performance\, and narrative into works that reflect the intertwined experiences of memory\, place\, and identity. \n\nClub Walrus\, Fluvial Effluvia\, and Know No Now — Karl Erickson\nKarl Erickson’s exhibition combines digital animation\, installation\, and audio-visual experimentation to explore a world in which humans are only one of many active participants. His work asks viewers to consider the agency of the “other-than-human” entities that share the planet with us. \nFor Erickson\, this includes plants\, animals\, machines\, trash\, electricity\, and the microscopic systems that underpin life itself. The complex tools he uses—such as photogrammetry\, modular synthesizers\, and 3D animation—mirror the complexity of ecological systems. \nWithin these animated environments\, meaning becomes unstable and identities shift. Erickson intentionally disrupts conventional structures of logic and interpretation\, allowing nonsense\, humor\, and absurdity to proliferate. This approach challenges what he describes as the “authoritative\, single-minded way of understanding the world” that privileges strict rational order above all else. \nMany of Erickson’s digital puppets are built from discarded materials\, emphasizing the interconnected assemblage of things that make up the world. By animating these objects and giving them uncanny life\, he invites viewers to reconsider their relationship with the physical environment. \nErickson’s work has been presented widely in galleries\, museums\, film festivals\, and performance spaces. His animation Know No Now has screened internationally and received the Best Animation award at the Chroma Art Film Festival in Miami. \n\nOn View at Crosstown Arts\nTogether\, these three exhibitions offer distinct but complementary perspectives on the human experience—from the shaping power of heritage\, to the instability of perception\, to the broader networks of life and matter that surround us. \nThe exhibitions remain on view at Crosstown Arts in Memphis through June 7\, 2026.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spring-exhibitions/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival: Summer Market
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 6\, 2026 • 10am–5pm\nCrosstown Concourse \nThe Memphis Flyer and Crosstown Arts‘ Crafts & Drafts Festival returns to Crosstown Concourse for a full day of local art\, handmade goods\, food\, drinks\, and summer vibes. \nBrowse work from a wide range of regional artists\, makers\, and craftspeople throughout the Concourse while enjoying craft beer\, cocktails\, music\, and community gathering in one of Memphis’ most vibrant creative spaces. \nFrom handmade jewelry and ceramics to prints\, apparel\, home goods\, candles\, specialty foods\, and one-of-a-kind artwork\, the Summer Market is the perfect place to discover something unique while supporting local creatives. \nBring friends\, grab a drink\, and spend the day exploring vendors from across the Mid-South. \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-crafts-drafts-festival-summer-market/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters: John Storie with the Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Modern Masters: John Storie  with the Ted Ludwig Trio \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts  \nSaturday\, June 6th\, 2026  \nDoors open at 7:00 PM | Show starts at 7:30 PM \n$20 in advance (plus fees) | $30 at the door | $10 student tickets  \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Ted Ludwig trio returns to the Green Room stage for the 2026 Modern Masters series\, featuring prolific guitarist\, composer\, and educator John Storie! \nJOHN STORIE \nJohn Storie is an Oregon-based guitarist\, vocalist\, bandleader\, arranger\, and composer. He is Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Oregon. As a headliner for major international festivals and venues\, he also performs with the award-winning New West Guitars. \nJohn’s current tours include Melissa Manchester\, Ann Hampton Callaway\, Sarah McKenzie\, and his own quartet. \nIn 2017\, John recorded on Gwen Stefani’s album You Make it Feel Like Christmas which topped the Billboard charts at #1 holiday album. In 2018\, the reissue of the same album\, also topped the Billboard holiday charts\, as well as placed for ads such as Starbucks and Target\, and in 2024 the single You Make it Feel Like Christmas went RIAA Platinum. \nFrom 2012-2025 John was a member of Jeff Goldblum’s Mildred Snitzer Orchestra performing globally and with guest artists such as Miley Cyrus\, Inara George\, Gregory Porter\, Sharon Van Etten\, Sarah Silverman\, and others. John released 4 albums with Jeff on the Decca and Verve Records labels\, with all albums topping the Billboard Jazz Charts and iTunes Music Charts. John performed with Jeff on BBC\, NBC\, CBS\, and ABC television with appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!\, The Kelly Clarkson Show\, The Late Late Show and The Today Show.
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