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SUMMARY:From the Ashes\, Supernatural Telescope\, The Colors of the Caribbean\, A Journey into the Shadows
DESCRIPTION:FOUR POWERFUL EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW THROUGH MAY 11 AT CROSSTOWN ARTS \nCrosstown Arts is proud to present four compelling exhibitions that will remain on view through May 11\, 2025. These exhibitions showcase the work of four dynamic artists whose practices explore themes of resilience\, memory\, identity\, and migration. Each exhibition offers a distinct yet interconnected perspective on the human experience\, inviting visitors to engage with visually striking and emotionally resonant works. \nFrom the Ashes – Maritza Dávila-Irizarry\nIn From the Ashes\, celebrated printmaker Maritza Dávila-Irizarry transforms personal tragedy into artistic expression. In April 2024\, a devastating fire destroyed her printmaking studio\, consuming decades of artwork\, tools\, and treasured books. But from this loss\, Dávila has created an exhibition that tells a story of endurance\, recovery\, and community support. \nFeaturing both new and salvaged works\, From the Ashes integrates printmaking\, mixed media\, photography\, video\, and remnants from the fire\, preserving a moment in time while looking forward to renewal. A longtime educator and mentor\, Dávila’s work is deeply rooted in ancestry\, cultural memory\, and personal history. Through layered compositions of symbols\, geometric structures\, and organic forms\, she explores themes of womanhood\, family\, and identity. \nHer career has spanned decades\, including 36 years of teaching at Memphis College of Art\, where she influenced generations of artists. This exhibition stands as a testament to her unwavering commitment to creativity—an act of rebuilding not just her studio\, but the artistic connections that have defined her life’s work. \nSupernatural Telescope – Danielle Sierra\nWith Supernatural Telescope\, Danielle Sierra presents a deeply personal and poetic reflection on memory\, love\, and spirituality. Inspired by the passing of her father\, the exhibition explores the unseen ways in which love\, grief\, and imagination intertwine. Sierra’s work is an invitation to peer through a lens that transcends time\, where the past and present merge in moments of beauty and loss. \nThrough evocative paintings\, Sierra uses layered imagery and symbolic elements to capture the emotional weight of remembrance. Organic forms blend with architectural and cultural motifs\, reflecting the ways in which personal history and artistic vision shape our understanding of the world. \nSierra\, a native of Avenal\, California\, earned her MFA from the University of Memphis and has established herself as an artist whose work celebrates identity and heritage. She has contributed to significant mural projects in Memphis and Philadelphia\, honoring diverse communities through large-scale public art. Supernatural Telescope continues her exploration of storytelling through visual expression\, offering viewers a glimpse into the delicate interplay between love\, legacy\, and faith. \nThe Colors of the Caribbean – Juan Roberto Murat Salas\nA celebration of culture and heritage\, The Colors of the Caribbean by Juan Roberto Murat Salas transports viewers into the vibrant landscapes of the Caribbean. Murat Salas\, a Cuban-born painter trained at the prestigious San Alejandro Academy of Arts in Havana\, brings the rich visual traditions of his homeland to life through bold colors and dynamic compositions. \nHis work incorporates themes of deities\, architecture\, dance\, flora\, and fauna\, drawing on centuries of artistic influence while infusing each piece with his personal vision. The exhibition pays tribute to the great masters of Cuban art\, including Wilfredo Lam\, Amelia Peláez\, and René Portocarrero\, while asserting a contemporary voice that speaks to both tradition and modernity. \nBeyond its celebration of artistic heritage\, The Colors of the Caribbean also reflects the challenges faced by artists from the Global South. For Murat Salas\, like many Cuban artists before him\, exile has played a role in shaping his creative journey. This exhibition marks his first major show in the United States\, providing an opportunity to share his vision with a broader audience and bring the energy and resilience of Caribbean art to Memphis. \nA Journey into the Shadows – Nelson Gutierrez\nIn A Journey into the Shadows\, Colombian-born artist Nelson Gutierrez confronts the realities of migration and displacement through a striking visual language of shadow and movement. Using three-dimensional cutout drawings illuminated by shifting projections\, his work creates an immersive experience that reflects the instability and uncertainty faced by those seeking a brighter future. \nThe figures in Gutierrez’s work appear to walk endlessly\, their forms dissolving into shifting masses of shadow. This interplay between light and darkness serves as a metaphor for the invisible struggles of displaced people—those whose identities blur as they move between places\, often unseen and unheard. His process involves hand-drawn figures that are laser-cut into sculptural forms\, which are then manipulated through projected light to create a constantly evolving visual landscape. \nGutierrez\, who holds an MFA from Chelsea College of Art in London\, has exhibited internationally\, with works that address sociopolitical themes through conceptual and multidisciplinary approaches. His work in Memphis continues his commitment to exploring human resilience and the search for belonging in an ever-changing world. \n\nPlan Your Visit\nThese four exhibitions will remain on view at Crosstown Arts Gallery through May 11\, 2025. Each artist brings a unique perspective\, yet together\, their work forms a powerful narrative of transformation\, cultural identity\, and perseverance. \nWe invite you to explore these thought-provoking exhibitions and experience the profound stories they tell. \n📍 Crosstown Arts Gallery\n🗓 On View Through May 11\, 2025\n🎟 Free and Open to the Public
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/from-the-ashes-supernatural-telescope-the-colors-of-the-caribbean-a-journey-into-the-shadows/
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SUMMARY:GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION
DESCRIPTION:GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION \nJoin us Friday\, February 7\, from 6–8 PM at Crosstown Arts for an unforgettable evening celebrating four powerful exhibitions: \nFrom the Ashes by Maritza Dávila-Irizarry\nSupernatural Telescope by Danielle Sierra\nThe Colors of the Caribbean by Juan Roberto Murat Salas\nA Journey into the Shadows by Nelson Gutierrez \nEnjoy a special reception menu by Chef Kevin Sullivan of Kitchen Laurel. \nGuests will also receive a complimentary signature cocktail from Art Bar—the “Frosted Citrine\,” featuring vodka\, orange\, maple syrup\, bitters\, and soda. \nLive music by Ted Ludwig and Michael Shults will set the atmosphere for an evening of art\, conversation\, and creativity. Free and open to the public. \nCrosstown Arts
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/gallery-opening-reception/
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,East Gallery,Gallery,West Gallery
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled: Artist Talks Featuring Lester Merriweather & Alex Paulus
DESCRIPTION:Artist Talks Rescheduled: New Date & Time \nDear Crosstown Arts Community\, \nWith 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:\nThursday\, January 16\, 2025\n6–8 PM \nWe can’t wait to welcome you for an evening of creativity\, connection\, and inspiration on the 16th! \n\nJoin us for an inspiring conversation with artists Lester Merriweather and Alex Paulus as they discuss their current exhibitions and creative processes. \nLester Merriweather’s ANA•LOG examines agency over Black visualization within American popular culture through layered\, hand-crafted collages. Inspired by Basquiat-Warhol collaborations\, Dr. Dre’s conceptual album The Planets\, and the experimental processes of Jack Whitten\, Merriweather’s work serves as a “Record of Remembered Angers\,” addressing racial disparities in visual culture. \nAlex Paulus’s Size Matters explores scale and proportion\, contrasting small figures in expansive landscapes with large-scale portraits of significant personal figures from his childhood. His work reflects on human existence\, our place in the universe\, and the peculiarities of life on Earth. \nThis is a unique opportunity to engage with two distinct artistic perspectives. \nFree and open to the public. We hope to see you there. \nWhen:\nSaturday\, January 11\, 2025 Rescheduled for Thursday\, January 16\nTime:\n6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nWhere:\nThe Galleries at Crosstown Arts\n1350 Concourse Ave\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN 38104
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/artist-talks-featuring-crosstown-arts-residents/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:SEASON SERENADE
DESCRIPTION:Collage Youth Ensemble &  Memphis Jazz Workshop\npresent\nSEASON SERENADE\nA Jazzy Holiday Performance\nSaturday\, December 21\, 2024 • 2:30 pm\nCrosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\n\n\n\n\nExperience 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 Glen Miller\, each piece weaves a tapestry of hope and resilience\, embodying the true essence of the holiday season. Don’t miss this magical evening of jazzy joy that promises to warm your heart and ignite your spirit!\n\n\n\nTicket link: collagedance.org
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/season-serenade/
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater,Gallery
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk: Kirk Whalum\, Kevin Whalum & Alonzo Bodden
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Kafé Kirk with Kirk Whalum and special guests Kevin Whalum and Alonzo Bodden in Crosstown Theater. \nThursday\, December 12\, 2024\nCrosstown Theater\nDoors open at 6:00 pm | Show begins at 6:30 pm\nTickets: General Admission $69 (plus fees) \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoin 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.⁠\n⁠\nKEVIN WHALUM⁠\nKevin Whale\, a 35-year entertainment veteran from Memphis\, is a preacher\, published writer\, and motivational speaker. His music has been featured on Sirius/XM Radio\, and he has appeared on several of his brother Kirk’s albums. As a solo artist\, Kevin has released two albums\, Timetable and One Life to Love. He has also been a dedicated educator and performer at the Nashville Jazz Workshop\, where he participated in the acclaimed “Jazz On The Move” series\, presenting the life and music of jazz legends Nat King Cole and Billy Strayhorn.⁠\n⁠\nALONZO BODDEN⁠\nA regular panel member on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me\, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years. Alonzo’s latest (2022) comedy special Alonzo Bodden: Stupid Don’t Get Tired\, was released on YouTube by Helium Comedy Studios. In 2019\, he starred in his fourth stand-up special\, Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight\, which premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.⁠\n⁠\nKIRK WHALUM⁠\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring…these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis\, Tennessee\, gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston\, TX nightclub scene\, Kirk’s big\, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. The ’80s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene—especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour\, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records\, including Cache\, Kirk’s first #1 album.⁠\n⁠
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-kirk-whalum-kevin-whalum-alonzo-bodden/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater,Gallery
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T150000
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice Movie Trivia
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, December 10\, 2024\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7 pm \nShoot and Splice: Movie Trivia\nThroughout 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 – John Beifuss of The Commercial Appeal & Chris McCoy of the Memphis Flyer. \nRULES \nNo more than 4 people per team\n5 rounds w/ 10 questions per round\nThe top 3 teams will win prizes\n*Shoot & Splice is a FREE filmmaker forum presented by Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis\, featuring a wide variety of technical\, educational\, and unique topics of interest to the Memphis filmmaking community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/17997/
CATEGORIES:Gallery,The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Resident Artists Open Studios + Performances
DESCRIPTION:East Atrium + The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nDate: Friday\, December 6\, 2024\nTime: 5 pm to 8 pm\nPerformances: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm\nReception: 7:30 pm\nLocation: Crosstown Arts. East Atrium \nJoin 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 be followed by in-studio receptions hosted by each artist. \n  \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/resident-artists-open-studios-performances-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,Gallery,The Green Room
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SUMMARY:End of All Book Pop-Up
DESCRIPTION:5-8pm \nThursday and Friday December 5 and 6 2024 \n  \nThe End of All Art is a new and used art book shop in Memphis\, TN. The bookstore will host pop-up events throughout 2024. \nThe third pop-up bookstore event will be on Thursday\, December 5th\, and Friday\, December 6th at Crosstown Arts in the Crosstown Concourse. \nThe bookstore features art\, photography\, counterculture\, avant-garde\, weirdo\, and other curious titles in both new and used selections. \nFor more information please reach out to endofallartbooks@gmail.com
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/end-of-all-book-pop-up/
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,Gallery
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241203T190000
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SUMMARY:Memphis Cultural Coalition Presents: Winter Artist Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 3 · 5 – 7pm CST \nJoin 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. \nWe can’t wait to see you there!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-cultural-coalition-presents-winter-artist-mixer/
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for “Ana Log”\, “Size Matters\,” and "Still" in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts.
DESCRIPTION:The Galleries at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, September 27\, 2024\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nANA • LOG: \nFOURTEEN PICS \n  \n  \nANA•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. \n  \n  \nThe works presented 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 in which the famed producer executed each individual track of the album in a completely different genre\, thus creating an intensely lush atmospheric soundscape that still would exist as parts of a whole. The gestural treatment of the layered and excavated surfaces pay homage to the experimental processes of the mid-60s Developer tool works by the late Jack Whitten as well as the innovative organic Tesserae paintings that Whitten continued creating until his death in 2018. \n  \n  \nLanguage is key to the works included in ANA•LOG. In breaking down its linguistic aspects\, Merriweather examined varied forms of the word Analog. The word is defined as “not computerized”; Analog is a counter-cultural delineation that separates itself from the “Digital”. The individually collaged-by-hand “units” in ANA•LOG function in a fashion similar to the amalgamation of pixels in the Digital space. One could recognize Analogous\, “a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect” within the approach of Merriweather’s collage practice. In terms of Memphis slang\, “Ana” is a shortened form of “Animosity”. “Log” in this instance serves as a “Recorded History”. ANA•LOG essentially serves as a “Record of Angers Remembered ” obtained through repeated racial disparities which are then immortalized within generalized/homogeneous American visual media. Merriweather examines the concept of agency over Black Visualization within American Popular Culture. \n  \nSize Matters \nI’ve been thinking about scale and proportion a lot lately. The size of an object can make it seem important or unimportant. And we all measure things according to the size of ourselves. Things that are smaller than us can seem trivial\, while larger objects can feel overwhelming. Yet\, when considering the vastness of the universe\, our planet seems tiny and inconsequential. \n  \nMy current series focuses on the juxtaposition of small figures within expansive landscapes\, alongside large scale portraits depicting figures of profound personal meaning from my childhood. The pieces involving small figures in massive spaces\, create a sense of insignificance. The large portraits give off a sense of immense importance. But this is all relative to the size of the viewer and how it makes them feel. \n  \nI often think about how humans fit into this world and how small we actually are compared to the rest of the universe. I am very interested in the purpose of human existence\, but it seems like we do a lot of weird things for no reason. And I’d like to learn as much as I can with my time here on Earth. \n  \nStill \n  \nMy current work is more about the process of the painting than anything else. Of\ncourse\, there are themes and subjects I gravitate towards—figures and landscapes\,\nideas of solitude and loneliness\, etc.—but there is something so explorative and\nmeditative about painting that I’ve noticed becoming more and more the driving factor\nfor me. I find when I try to come up with ideas that are motivated by the final product I\nget stuck. Lately I have decided to forego the control of the final product and just go\nwhere a piece takes me. In doing so\, I am looking at colors\, shapes\, and textures\ndifferently than I was before\, and I make decisions I probably wouldn’t have made if I\nhad planned everything out. I think focusing on the process has allowed me to lose a\nlittle rigidity and to explore more\, and that is what these pieces have been
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,Gallery
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SUMMARY:ANA•LOG\, Size Matters\, and Still
DESCRIPTION:The Galleries at Crosstown Arts\nFree and open to the public \nANA•LOG – Lester Merriweather \nFourteen 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 layered and excavated\nsurfaces in ANA•LOG pays homage to the experimental processes of the mid-60s Developer tool works by the late Jack Whitten. Language is key to the works included in ANA•LOG. In breaking down its linguistic aspects\, Merriweather examined varied forms of the word Analog\, defined as “not computerized”; Analog is a counter-cultural delineation that separates itself from the “Digital”. The individually collaged-by-hand elemental “units” in ANA•LOG act in a fashion similar to pixels in the Digital space. Referencing Memphis slang\, “Ana” is a shortened form of “Animosity”. “Log” in this instance serves as a “Recorded History”. ANA•LOG essentially serves as a “Record of Remembered Angers” obtained through oft repeated racial disparities within American Visual culture. \nSize Matters – Alex Paulus\nI’ve been thinking about scale and proportion a lot lately. The size of an object can make it seem important or unimportant. And we all measure things according to the size of ourselves. Things that are smaller than us can seem trivial\, while larger objects can feel overwhelming. Yet\, when considering the vastness of the universe\, our planet seems tiny and inconsequential.\nMy current series focuses on the juxtaposition of small figures within expansive landscapes\, alongside large-scale portraits depicting figures of profound personal meaning from my childhood. The pieces involving small figures in massive spaces\, create a sense of insignificance. The large portraits give off a sense of immense importance. But this is all relative to the size of the viewer and how it makes them feel.\nI often think about how humans fit into this world and how small we actually are compared to the rest of the universe. I am very interested in the purpose of human existence\, but it seems like we do a lot of weird things for no reason. And I’d like to learn as much as I can with my time here on Earth. \nStill – Michelle Fair\nMy current work is more about the process of the painting than anything else. Of course\, there are themes and subjects I gravitate towards—figures and landscapes\, ideas of solitude and loneliness\, etc.—but there is something so explorative and meditative about painting that I’ve noticed becoming more and more the driving factor for me. I find when I try to come up with ideas that are motivated by the final product I get stuck. Lately I have decided to forego the control of the final product and just go where a piece takes me. In doing so\, I am looking at colors\, shapes\, and textures differently than I was before\, and I make decisions I probably wouldn’t have made if I had planned everything out. I think focusing on the process has allowed me to lose a little rigidity and explore more\, and that is what these pieces have been born from.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/analog-size-matters-and-still/
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for “MANE” and “Hidden Gems”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for “MANE” and “Hidden Gems” curated by Najee Strickland and Kiara Sally in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Galleries at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, May 24 \, 2024\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nMANE\nIn the South we have a language like no other. Some people think it’s drawn out\, others think it’s charming. Some folks may appropriate\, but none can replicate. In this culmination of speech\, artists expose their own experiences with southern vernacular. All content will reflect the various interpretations from local Memphis-based artist in their hometown. The show will explore how southern speech has shaped their view of community and themselves. \nHidden Gems\nTo level up we must get out of our own way. That can begin with taking a chance or creating one. In this exhibition we search for the hidden gems in our community. This show includes artists with modest visibility and offers them an opportunity to show up and be uncovered. \nPresenting works by: \nMANE:\nMarco Alexander\nDevin Kirkland\nVel Haynes\nLurlynn Franklin\nMosal Morszart\nCheeto Ryan\nKenneth Alexander\nKiersten N. Williams\nKai Ross\nDerrick Weaver\nPrinceton James\nKiara Sally\nNajee Strickland \nHidden Gems:\nNatalia Yarger\nNicolette Taylor\nQuantavious Worship\nGabrielle Duffie\nDimitri Stevens\nClyde Johnson Jr.\nJeanelle Toothbrush Jesus\nNajee Strickland\nTaylor D. Bee Boyd\nTimberly Hope \nCurated by Najee Strickland and Kiara Sally
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-mane-and-hidden-gems/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,East Gallery,Gallery,Screening Room,West Gallery
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SUMMARY:Artist Talks: Melissa Dunn\, Kevin Brooks\, and Birdcap
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Artist Talks: Melissa Dunn\, Kevin Brooks\, and Michael “Birdcap” Roy in The Galleries. \nThe East Atrium at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, April 13\, 2024\nTalks: 1-3 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nCurrent exhibiting artists Melissa Dunn\, Kevin Brooks\, and Michael “Birdcap” Roy will discuss their work\, processes\, and influences. It’s a chance to get a special glimpse behind the curtain and better understand the art and the artists. \nThe Earthworm and the Hawk is the overlap between two states of being. In the private and non-verbal world of Melissa Dunn’s sketchbook\, she burrows deep\, generating drawings intuitively from her imagination. As the pages fill up\, she steps back and shifts perspective\, becoming more objective. The lay of the land comes into sharp focus. Here she maps out\, poses questions\, and acts decisively. \nWhat were you meant for? is an art exhibition that delves deep into the world of film to uncover the seldom-seen layers of Black male identity. It navigates a tapestry of scenes that bring to the forefront the poignant battles between vulnerability and societal expectations\, challenging the confining boxes of toxic masculinity. Through curated cinematic moments\, the exhibition forces viewers to confront their own biases and question ingrained beliefs about strength\, resilience\, and emotional depth. \nIliumpta is a retelling of Homer’s Iliad set in the Southernmost bayous of Mississippi. Named after the county the story takes place in\, Iliumpta draws comparisons between masculinity in the American South and the sandaled heroes of yore\, often pointing out the weakness in a regional outlook that insists on staying put during hurricanes.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/artist-talks-melissa-dunn-kevin-brooks-and-birdcap/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Autumn Art Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for the Autumn Art Exhibitions in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts.\n \nThe Galleries at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, September 1\, 2023\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nCelebrate the opening of the autumn/winter 2023 art 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. \nThe Molasses Man & Other Delta Tales serves as an anthology of stories based off of Ahmad George’s life and experiences with people they’ve encountered here and not. These works feature scenes with existing and non-existing figures from folklore and mythology sourced from the American South\, elsewhere\, and created. \nAhmad George is a painter and multimedia artist from Memphis\, Tennessee. They’ve shown at NADA Miami as well as national and international group and solo exhibitions.Through their work\, they explore the liminal space between reality\, mythology\, folklore\, and self. Their world-building thins the veil of this world by mixing  imagery of the American South (mostly scenes from Tennessee and Mississippi) with local and sourced myths from different parts of the world. Oftentimes\, they use people from their own life to be the protagonists of these narratives. Major themes they explore in their paintings currently include generational history\, transformation\, consequence\, and spiritual alchemy. \n___________________________________________________________________________ \nDays follows the everyday observations of the structures we interact with. The houses become more than just a residence\, but become individuals themselves. The shadows start to blur the line of where the walls stop and where a presence might begin. \nNoah Thomas ​​Miller is Illinois-born but finds his home in Memphis. He works in multivalent mediums\, whether that be woodworking\, film\, sound installation\, or a combination of materials\, to preserve memory and tell stories. \n___________________________________________________________________________ \nBut Then\, Suddenly I Was Looking From the Inside Out is about “no compartments.” Everything is mashing together in life all the time — and while Lapossy longs for stability and order — it’s all happening at once and they love how that feels — what that allows for. Not to be confused with multitasking\, this is a kind of nurtured chaos. \nThrough a resistance to the tenants of modernism\, Coe Lapossy centers erased histories and marginalized labor. They create work that revels in the subversive\, how it sneaks in and makes change\, how it works undetected because it must. They revisit artifacts of queerness wedged within a seemingly straight world\, choosing these references\, linking narratives from various times throughout history\, things forgotten\, erased\, messages that “flew under the radar.” With the reuse of these artifacts they create a meditation on what bodies we value\, how we memorialize\, and what/who survives under the conditions we create. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-autumn-art-exhibitions/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,East Gallery,Gallery,West Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Spring 2023 Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:The Galleries at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, April 21\, 2023\nTimes: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nCrosstown 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. \nThe opening reception is scheduled for Friday\, April 21\, 6-8 p.m. The exhibitions run from Saturday\, April 22\, through Sunday\, August 6.   \nScreening Room:\nMcLean Fahnestock — “Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas”\n \nThis exhibition is composed of videos from McLean Fahnestock’s Stratagem series\, where the sea and sky flip and merge to generate a new\, seductive yet false horizon. Stratagems are plans or schemes that are designed to deceive. Usually referring to warfare\, they are a well-executed artifice upon an enemy. Working with her interest in desire as it manifests in the landscape\, these works present the ways that our desires can open a door to our ultimate deception.  \nIn a presentation unique to Crosstown Arts\, the videos have been loaded into a custom program that randomly chooses the video and the length of time the video will loop before the next one is randomly chosen to play. Viewers will have a shifting experience that will never repeat. \nThe title for the exhibition comes from the first of the 36 Stratagems – a 6th century Chinese text covering political\, military\, and social strategy written by an unknown scholar. \nMcLean Fahnestock works with the dynamically changing landscape. Her practice is centered on our desire for specific visual and physical landscapes as manifested through the concept of paradise. This has led to investigations into how this desire has been the catalyst for climate change\, colonialism\, and ecocide. She utilizes digital forms of collage\, video\, and new media. McLean received a BFA from Middle Tennessee State University and MFA from California State University Long Beach. Her work has been exhibited and screened across the United States and internationally. Her work was selected for Off the Screen at the 57th Ann Arbor Film Festival. She has been an artist in residence at Stove Works in Chattanooga\, Tennessee\, and The Lock-Up in Newcastle\, New South Wales\, Australia. McLean keeps her studio in Old Hickory\, Tennessee. \n \nEast Gallery: \nKhara Woods — “Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line” \n“Edgewise: Exploring Pattern and Rhythm with Line” presents a collection of paintings\, sculpture and creative devices developed since 2016. The works examine the creation of movement and texture focusing on a restricted set of grids\, bold colors and shapes inspired by basic geometry. Within these confines\, there are arrangements that intertwine\, shift and vibrate across canvas and wood.\n\nKhara Woods was born and raised in Memphis\, Tennessee. She comes from a family of artists and craftspeople. She continues the tradition with her geometric abstract paintings and sculpture. Woods began working as a public artist in 2015\, creating and installing murals. In 2016\, she began her studio practice. Woods works primarily with wood\, using it as a canvas or to make 3D art. Mural Arts Philadelphia commissioned Woods as a lead artist for its Art & Environment Initiative in 2019. She completed her first large-scale data visualization mural\, “Basin Portraits\,” in October of that year. She created paintings and mini sculptural studies for her first solo exhibition in October 2020 at the Beverly and Sam Ross Gallery at Christian Brothers University. Some of Woods’ latest op-art-inspired paintings and a layered wood sculpture were displayed in the Axis exhibition at Hilliard Art Museum in Lafayette\, Louisiana in 2021. Since then\, Woods is continuing to develop her studio practice and making more 3D works. and State Fellowship Program\, and was the finalist for the Southern Prize. \n \nWest Gallery: \nTangela Mathis — “Entrances\, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt” \n“Entrances\, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt” presents contrasting aspects of personality\, showcasing the yin and yang of pneuma. The exhibit represents a mental\, emotional\, and spiritual transformation within a palpable dreamscape. Works presented depict and embrace ideas of transitory spaces visually\, mentally and physically.  \n“Entrances\, Exits and the Spaces Betwixt” offers the public a glimpse into the unfiltered psyche of TANGELA. The exhibit presents contrasting aspects of her personality\, showcasing the yin and yang of her pneuma. TANGELA is undergoing a mental\, emotional\, and spiritual transformation\, and invites visitors to witness her journey as she ebbs and flows.\n\n \nArt Bar Bar Top: \nCarl Fox — “Color Thread”  \n“Color Thread” by Carl Fox is a mixed-media installation featuring works in acrylic\, oil\, and watercolor paired with text. The installation invites the viewer to move along a tapestry of color and hold space for Carl’s thoughts on the nature of color and how an examination of that nature can be brought to other aspects of life. Do colors have identity? Can one re-create an experience of color? How do the richest colors — browns\, coppers\, maroons — seem to slide under us\, unnoticed\, as we move through everyday life?
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-spring-2023-exhibitions/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
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SUMMARY:“Mending in a State of Abundance”
DESCRIPTION:On view November 18\, 2022 to March 26\, 2023\nCrosstown Arts Galleries\nFree and open to the public \nGallery Hours\nTuesday–Friday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.\nSaturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\nSunday: noon– 6 p.m. \n“Mending in a State of Abundance” explores the emotional and physical labor of repair\, offering an alternative response to the modern realities of material excess. Through slowly mending both found and personal objects by hand\, textile artist Katrina Perdue investigates connections and relationships between sentimental and material worth\, surplus and enough\, holding on and letting go.  \nThroughout the exhibition\, damaged objects repaired with colorful threads emphasize and celebrate worn areas — not only to preserve and restore\, but also to offer a renewed sense of value\, appreciation\, and usefulness. Using darning techniques in traditional and nontraditional ways\, stitching serves as a visual representation of mending as an act of care. To fix something — to make it whole again — is an act of healing.  \nExtending the life of any object is also a significant gesture towards a more sustainable existence. Displayed alongside the carefully mended pieces are all too familiar scenes of excess — piles of handmade quilts in need of repair\, mass quantities of unwanted clothing bundled in bales like harvest crops. This visual interplay of abundance and scarcity calls into focus the paradox of fixing things in a culture of mass consumerism and disposability.  \nFrom emotional repairs like the artist’s own jeans heavily patched with layers of her late father’s clothing\, to a cracked plastic garden tote pulled from the garbage and stitched back together\, “Mending in a State of Abundance” is about seeing the potential in worn-out everyday objects. Through repair\, we can rethink consumption and imbue our own value on possessions and resources. As we navigate the vicissitudes of life\, piecing together broken materials can also make a way forward feel tangible — one thread\, one stitch\, one step at a time. \nKatrina Perdue is a textile artist and educator living and working in Memphis\, Tennessee. Her love for hand stitching has grown over the past twenty years from first learning machine sewing\, quickly followed by hand knitting\, and most recently to a full time studio practice focusing on the art and impact of mending and repair. She was selected to be a textile studio assistant at Penland School of Craft for a summer 2019 mending workshop\, a 2020 Arts Memphis ArtsAccelerator Grantee\, and an adjunct instructor of Textiles at the University of Memphis.  \nKatrina was born and raised in the Midwest\, spent several years living in the Mid-Atlantic\, and now calls Memphis — the heart of the Mid-South — home. \nInstagram: @katrinaperdue \nWebsite: www.katrinaperdue.com
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mending-in-a-state-of-abundance/
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SUMMARY:“Those Who Hold Dominion Here”
DESCRIPTION:On view November 18\, 2022\, to March 26\, 2023\nCrosstown Arts Galleries\nFree and open to the public \nGallery Hours\nTuesday–Friday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.\nSaturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.\nSunday: noon– 6 p.m. \n“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. After the violence of our present\, portals on the walls reminiscent of black holes observe and allow entry and exit to the space. Observing through these windows our human actions on earth\, these yonic\, serpentine deities rise encrusted from the deepest earth\, unknowable\, and as guides responsible for the passage of knowledge. Bringing humanity to a negotiation of human time on earth\, they facilitate the decision to exit the space through another portal\, on to an unknown world to come\, or the possibility of complete non-existence. \nSarah Elizabeth Cornejo is an interdisciplinary artist based in Memphis\, Tennessee. She is a co-founder of BASEMENT\, a provisional artist-run space in Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, where she was also a co-curator from 2019-2022. Her work has been shown throughout the eastern United States and internationally including the Mint Museum\, Ackland Art Museum\, Duke University\, and Field Projects among others. She received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Studio from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, and her BA in Studio Art and English Literature from Davidson College. She was a 10-month artist-in-residence at Crosstown Arts (2021) and is an upcoming artist-in-residence at the McColl Center (2023). She was a 2021 New Public Sculpture Fellow with the UrbanArts Commission in Memphis\, and a 2021 recipient of TriStar Arts’ inaugural Current Art Fund project grant. She was awarded the 2022 Tennessee State Fellowship through the Southern Prize and State Fellowship Program\, and was the finalist for the Southern Prize. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/those-who-hold-dominion-here/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for “Those Who Hold Dominion Here”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the opening reception for “Those Who Hold Dominion Here” by Sarah Elizabeth Cornejo. \nNovember 18\, 2022\n6-8 p.m.\nCrosstown Arts Galleries\nFree and open to the public \n“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. After the violence of our present\, portals on the walls reminiscent of black holes observe and allow entry and exit to the space. Observing through these windows our human actions on earth\, these yonic\, serpentine deities rise encrusted from the deepest earth\, unknowable\, and as guides responsible for the passage of knowledge. Bringing humanity to a negotiation of human time on earth\, they facilitate the decision to exit the space through another portal\, on to an unknown world to come\, or the possibility of complete non-existence. \nSarah Elizabeth Cornejo is an interdisciplinary artist based in Memphis\, Tennessee. She is a co-founder of BASEMENT\, a provisional artist-run space in Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, where she was also a co-curator from 2019-2022. Her work has been shown throughout the eastern United States and internationally including the Mint Museum\, Ackland Art Museum\, Duke University\, and Field Projects among others. She received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Studio from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, and her BA in Studio Art and English Literature from Davidson College. She was a 10-month artist-in-residence at Crosstown Arts (2021) and is an upcoming artist-in-residence at the McColl Center (2023). She was a 2021 New Public Sculpture Fellow with the UrbanArts Commission in Memphis\, and a 2021 recipient of TriStar Arts’ inaugural Current Art Fund project grant. She was awarded the 2022 Tennessee State Fellowship through the Southern Prize and State Fellowship Program\, and was the finalist for the Southern Prize.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-those-who-hold-dominion-here/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:The Art of Science
DESCRIPTION:On view June 4\, 2022 to October 23\, 2022\nCrosstown Arts Galleries\nFree and open to the public \nGallery Hours\nTuesday–Friday: 10 am – 8 pm\nSaturday: 10 am – 6 pm\nSunday: noon– 6 pm \nPresented by Crosstown Arts and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in collaboration with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center \nSponsored by Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Research Foundation Institute \nExploring the beauty of science and the power of art: Local artists paired up with medical research scientists and clinicians from across Memphis.  \nTogether these scientists and artists introduce new audiences to science that is saving lives every day. Local researchers not only strive to prevent and cure childhood illnesses\, but are also making discoveries that can improve the health and well-being of all Memphians and people everywhere. Over thirty local artists will present a piece of art inspired by the work of area researchers and clinicians\, which will also be on display alongside the works of art. The Art of Science artists create unique portals that enable viewers to peer inside the clinics and laboratories of the renowned facilities at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital\, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center\, and St Jude Children’s Hospital.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-art-of-science/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:Memphis Quarantine Closing Ceremony
DESCRIPTION: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).
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-quarantine-closing-ceremony/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220411
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SUMMARY:Memphis Quarantine
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents an exhibition of photographer Jamie Harmon’s Memphis Quarantine photographs.\n\nFrom 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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jamie Harmon: \nJamie Harmon is a Memphis-based photographer with decades of experience in documenting both found objects and human subjects through film and digital media. A visual anthropologist\, Harmon’s photographs have been featured in the New York Times\, CBS News\, Bitter Southerner and Memphis Magazine. His latest project “Quarantine Memphis” offers an intimate\, early record of life during the 2020 global pandemic through showcasing home-bound notable local figures and everyday Memphians. Through portraiture\, the images document Memphis residents’ shared isolation anxieties and bonds renewed by survival\, hope and solidarity. His other work includes an ongoing portable studio called “Amurica\,” a renovated midcentury Airstream trailer lit with bright\, whimsical props that help visitors come alive with color in the shutter. Grounded in an exploration of place from community to individual to object\, Harmon’s work breathes in a sincere interest in capturing human emotion and character as story. \nArtist Statement:\nThe Memphis Quarantine Project started on March 13\, 2020\, when I\, along with many others\, officially started distancing from one another. I thought I needed something to keep me busy but still be safe. I assumed this would only be for a few weeks and asked a friend if I could photograph them from outside their home. This led to posting an open invitation on social media\, and the project quickly grew to hundreds of people. I eventually reached over 1\,200 people on the sign up link before I had to put a freeze on it. \nFrom March 13 through May 31\, 2020\, I photographed over 800 dwellings and 2\,000 people with an average of 13 photoshoots a day\, each lasting between 15 -30 minutes. Leah Keys\, my partner\, sorted and scheduled all 800 requests by zip code and surrounding cities in the greater Memphis area with daily efficiency routes\, which made it possible to keep such a tight schedule. After the photos were taken\, there was still editing and sorting to do. Generally 8 hours of shooting would lead to another 8 hours of editing. So even though the shooting stopped at the end of May\, the editing continued every day until July. \nThe project was free for participants. Each home\, person\, or family received a private web link with edited images that they could download at no charge. Although many people donated to the project\, it was never advertised as a requirement in efforts to keep participation equitable.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-quarantine/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T140000
DTSTAMP:20260519T223407
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for New Faculty: Connections
DESCRIPTION:On view through January 23 \nIn 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. \nNew Faculty:  Connections presents the work of the most recent additions to the department\, including seven artists and two art historians. In conjunction with the exhibition\, programming will highlight collaborative curriculums\, insight into reading materials that inform their research as an educator\, artist\, or historian\, and opportunities to create bridges outside of the academic sphere. \nParticipating educators include: Dr. Lucienne Auz\, Hamlett Dobbins\, Kelsey Harrison\, Dr. Rebecca Howard\, Coe Lapossy\, Kate Roberts\, Ramona Sonin\, Ash Thayer\, and Lisa Williamson
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-new-faculty-connections/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211119T140000
DTSTAMP:20260519T223407
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Contingency Plan
DESCRIPTION:On view through January 23 \nContingency 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. \nParticipating student artists: Tess Cleary\, Ethan James McVay\, Reanna Ruddick\, Matthew Shibata\, Erica Vanhaute\, Vlad Volkov\, Faith Waggener\, Ashley Whitt\, and Kristen Williams
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-contingency-plan/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220124
DTSTAMP:20260519T223407
CREATED:20211105T191129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T191201Z
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SUMMARY:New Faculty: Connections
DESCRIPTION:Opening Friday\, Nov. 19 from 6-8 pm \nIn 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. \nNew Faculty:  Connections presents the work of the most recent additions to the department\, including seven artists and two art historians. In conjunction with the exhibition\, programming will highlight collaborative curriculums\, insight into reading materials that inform their research as an educator\, artist\, or historian\, and opportunities to create bridges outside of the academic sphere. \nParticipating educators include: Dr. Lucienne Auz\, Hamlett Dobbins\, Kelsey Harrison\, Dr. Rebecca Howard\, Coe Lapossy\, Kate Roberts\, Ramona Sonin\, Ash Thayer\, and Lisa Williamson
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/new-faculty-connections/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220124
DTSTAMP:20260519T223407
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T190702Z
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SUMMARY:Contingency Plan
DESCRIPTION:Opening Friday\, Nov. 19 from 6-8 pm \nContingency 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. \nParticipating student artists: Tess Cleary\, Ethan James McVay\, Reanna Ruddick\, Matthew Shibata\, Erica Vanhaute\, Vlad Volkov\, Faith Waggener\, Ashley Whitt\, and Kristen Williams \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/contingency-plan/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200817
DTSTAMP:20260519T223407
CREATED:20200218T192559Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Art of Science 2020
DESCRIPTION:This event is postponed until further notice. \nCrosstown Arts\, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital\, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) present the 7th annual Art of Science exhibition. \nLocal artists are paired up with medical research scientists and doctors from across Memphis. Together\, scientists and artists create work that introduces new audiences to the science that is saving children’s lives everyday in Memphis. \nResearchers at Le Bonheur and UTHSC not only strive to prevent and cure childhood illnesses\, but are also making discoveries that can improve the health and well-being of all Memphians. By making art inspired by their research\, Art of Science artists create unique portals that enable viewers to peer inside the laboratories of these renowned facilities.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/art-of-science-2020/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200229T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200229T090000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Artist Talks
DESCRIPTION:Artists with work on view at Crosstown Arts will deliver talks in their respective galleries. \nArtists Susan Lichtman and Dennis Congdon will discuss their work in Here Is Where We Meet in the West Gallery at 1 pm. Curator Laurel Suscy will deliver their introduction. \nArtist Keiko Gonzalez will discuss his work in STUDIOS in the East Gallery at 2 pm. Crosstown Arts residency manager/artist Mary Jo Karimnia will deliver his introduction. \nFree and open to the public
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/exhibition-artist-talks/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery,West Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200420
DTSTAMP:20260519T223407
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SUMMARY:STUDIOS: Keiko Gonzalez
DESCRIPTION:** This exhibition is temporarily suspended. \nPainting\, drawings\, and digital drawings by Keiko Gonzalez in Crosstown Arts East Gallery. \nAbout Keiko Gonzalez:\nKeiko Gonzalez was born in Texas and raised in the U.S. and Bolivia. Keiko studied art in Texas and received an advanced degree and the Ralph Bunche Fellowship from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Art. He has also traveled and studied in Europe. His intuitive practice has been honed for over 25 years on three continents. Although Keiko’s primary medium is paint\, he is also at ease sculpting\, drawing\, and producing multimedia installations. \nKeiko shows in Bolivia in La Paz\, Santa Cruz\, Cochabamba\, Sucre and in cities all over South America. He has represented Bolivia in biennials in La Paz\, Venice\, Sao Paulo\, and Cairo\, taking several First Place and Grand Prize awards. Keiko shows in Germany\, Hungary\, The Netherlands\, Spain\, and extensively in North America\, including Panama City\, Mexico City\, Miami\, Houston\, Atlanta\, New York\, Memphis\, and Toronto. Keiko’s work is exhibited regularly at art fairs and is included in several major museum collections in North and South America.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/studios-keiko-gonzalez/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200420
DTSTAMP:20260519T223407
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SUMMARY:Here Is Where We Meet: Dennis Congdon & Susan Lichtman
DESCRIPTION:** This exhibition is temporarily suspended. \nHere Is Where We Meet features large-scale paintings and works on paper by Dennis Congdon and Susan Lichtman. \nThe artists’ styles are decidedly distinct and yet united by the deliberate attention given to the way in which a painting is constructed. Congdon makes playfully saturated works with the use of a stencil template. Lichtman is a figurative painter of domestic spaces who understands the practice of painting to be a “life of the mind.”  Here is Where We Meet looks at how each artist riffs on the language of painting as well as the written word. \nThroughout the exhibition\, writers and poets will be invited to respond to the visual works.  Curator Laurel Sucsy states\, “I am inspired by the relationship between painters and poets and how artists working in each discipline use the other for inspiration and structure.” \nIn the month of April\, the gallery will host a poetry night during which a collection of responses will be presented to the public. \nCurated by Laurel Sucsy\nThis LifeWorks exhibition was made possible by the generous support of the Don Pelts Memorial Foundation. \n Dennis Congdon:\nDennis Congdon holds a BFA in Painting from RISD and an MFA from Yale. In 1983\, he won the Prix de Rome and became a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome.  He has taught painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Tyler School of Art and has been on the faculty at RISD since 1984. In 2003\, he received a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship\, and in 2010\, he received RISD’s John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching.  \nCongdon’s work has been exhibited widely. Since 2013\, he has had three solo shows in New York City: CUE Foundation in 2013 (curated by Stanley Whitney\,); Horton Gallery in 2014 ; and “Congeries” at Zieher Smith and Horton Gallery in 2015. In 2015\, his large work “Hummocks” was included in the James and Audrey Foster Prize Exhibition at the ICA Boston (curated by kijidome). \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nAbout Susan Lichtman:\nSusan Lichtman is a figurative painter of domestic spaces\, working out of her home studio in southeastern Massachusetts. She is the Charles Bloom Professor of the Arts of Design at Brandeis University\, where she has taught painting and drawing since 1980.  \nLichtman received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and an MFA in Painting from Yale University School of Art. A recipient of a 2018 fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, she also has awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. She was the Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence at Hollins University in 2017 and has been a visiting critic and lecturer at studio art programs throughout the U.S. and Europe. Lichtman has recently exhibited paintings at Steven Harvey Fine Arts Projects in New York\, at Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia\, and the Wilson Museum of Hollins University in Roanoke\, VA.  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nAbout the Curator (Laurel Sucsy):\nLaurel Sucsy is a painter and writer living in Memphis\, TN. She received a BA from Bowdoin College and an MFA from Tyler School of Art. She has taught at Rhodes College and Memphis College of Art. Recent curatorial projects include Between the Eyes\, an exploration into abstract painting and how we see it. Recent exhibitions include Finding the Edge\, at The Dixon Gallery and Gardens (TN) and Paintings at John Davis Gallery (NY). She is the director of LifeWorks\, which aims to activate a sense of community through exposure to the arts.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/here-is-where-we-meet-dennis-congden-susan-lichtman/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery,West Gallery
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200228T140000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception — STUDIOS
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for painting\, drawings\, and digital drawings by Keiko Gonzalez in Crosstown Arts East Gallery.\nOn view through April 19. \nAbout Keiko Gonzalez:\nKeiko Gonzalez was born in Texas and raised in the U.S. and Bolivia. Keiko studied art in Texas and received an advanced degree and the Ralph Bunche Fellowship from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Art. He has also traveled and studied in Europe. His intuitive practice has been honed for over 25 years on three continents. Although Keiko’s primary medium is paint\, he is also at ease sculpting\, drawing\, and producing multimedia installations. \nKeiko shows in Bolivia in La Paz\, Santa Cruz\, Cochabamba\, Sucre and in cities all over South America. He has represented Bolivia in biennials in La Paz\, Venice\, Sao Paulo\, and Cairo\, taking several First Place and Grand Prize awards. Keiko shows in Germany\, Hungary\, The Netherlands\, Spain\, and extensively in North America\, including Panama City\, Mexico City\, Miami\, Houston\, Atlanta\, New York\, Memphis\, and Toronto. Keiko’s work is exhibited regularly at art fairs and is included in several major museum collections in North and South America.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-studios/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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