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January 2025
Rescheduled: Artist Talks Featuring Lester Merriweather & Alex Paulus
Artist Talks Rescheduled: New Date & Time
Dear Crosstown Arts Community,
With the possibility of inclement weather this weekend, we’ve decided to reschedule the Artist Talks originally planned for Saturday, January 11. Keeping the safety and well-being of our community in mind, the event will now take place on:
Thursday, January 16, 2025
6–8 PM
We can’t wait to welcome you for an evening of creativity, connection, and inspiration on the 16th!
Join us for an inspiring conversation with ….
December 2024
SEASON SERENADE
Collage Youth Ensemble & Memphis Jazz Workshop
present
SEASON SERENADE
A Jazzy Holiday Performance
Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 2:30 pm
Crosstown Theater, 1350 Concourse Avenue, Memphis, TN
Experience the magic as the Collage Youth Ensemble teams up with the Memphis Jazz Workshop to showcase some of the city’s brightest young talent in a dazzling celebration of music and dance. From the timeless melodies of Duke Ellington and Beethoven to the spirited grooves of the Pointer Sisters and ….
Kafé Kirk: Kirk Whalum, Kevin Whalum & Alonzo Bodden
Crosstown Arts presents Kafé Kirk with Kirk Whalum and special guests Kevin Whalum and Alonzo Bodden in Crosstown Theater.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Crosstown Theater
Doors open at 6:00 pm | Show begins at 6:30 pm
Tickets: General Admission $69 (plus fees)
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Join Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk, an ongoing jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This very special performance will Kevin Whalum and Alonzo Bodden.
Shoot & Splice Movie Trivia
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Doors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7 pm
Shoot and Splice: Movie Trivia
Throughout the year, Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts bring cinematographers, directors, editors, writers, actors, and technicians to Shoot & Splice, our monthly filmmaking forum. Come help us celebrate the end of another fun year with the return of our annual Shoot & Splice Movie Trivia! Test your film knowledge against returning Trivia Masters – ….
Resident Artists Open Studios + Performances
East Atrium + The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
Time: 5 pm to 8 pm
Performances: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Reception: 7:30 pm
Location: Crosstown Arts. East Atrium
Join us for the Residency Open Studios + Performances event at Crosstown Arts! Enjoy studio visits and insight into the creative processes of jin choi, Victoria Newton Ford, Areej Jubran, and Lisette Alvarez, followed by the musical performances of Ariel Reign and Doter Sweetly! Performances will ….
End of All Book Pop-Up
5-8pm
Thursday and Friday December 5 and 6 2024
The End of All Art is a new and used art book shop in Memphis, TN. The bookstore will host pop-up events throughout 2024.
The third pop-up bookstore event will be on Thursday, December 5th, and Friday, December 6th at Crosstown Arts in the Crosstown Concourse.
The bookstore features art, photography, counterculture, avant-garde, weirdo, and other curious titles in both new and used selections.
For more information please reach out ….
Memphis Cultural Coalition Presents: Winter Artist Mixer
Tuesday, December 3 · 5 – 7pm CST
Join Us at the Art Bar at Crosstown Arts for an evening of connection and creativity at the Winter Artist Mixer! Connect with Memphis arts leaders and fellow creatives who are working together to uplift and strengthen our city’s vibrant arts and culture community. This is your chance to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Let’s come together for a night of fellowship, inspiration, and positive vibes.
We can’t ….
September 2024
Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for “Ana Log”, “Size Matters,” and “Still” in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts.
The Galleries at Crosstown Arts
Friday, September 27, 2024
Time: 6-8 pm
Tickets: Free and open to the public
ANA • LOG:
FOURTEEN PICS
ANA•LOG: Fourteen Pics is a cumulative project referencing elements from several continuing bodies of work by Lester Julian Merriweather including #JETBlack, WHITE(S) ONLY, Vanilla Extract, #WGW, COLOR(ED) THEORY and Merriweather’s most recent collage series, #BetterGardensAndJungles.
The works presented draw upon several sources: They take direct visual inspiration from the compositions of the ….
ANA•LOG, Size Matters, and Still
The Galleries at Crosstown Arts
Free and open to the public
ANA•LOG – Lester Merriweather
Fourteen Pics is a cumulative project referencing several continuing bodies of work by Lester Julian Merriweather examining the concept of agency over Black Visualization within American Popular Culture. The works in ANA•LOG draw upon several sources: They take direct visual inspiration from the compositions of the 1982-88 Basquiat-Warhol Collaborations. ANA•LOG’s methodology invokes the long-rumored Dr. Dre concept album The Planets. The gestural treatment of the ….
May 2024
Opening Reception for “MANE” and “Hidden Gems”
Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for “MANE” and “Hidden Gems” curated by Najee Strickland and Kiara Sally in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts.
