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SUMMARY:Young Collectors Contemporary
DESCRIPTION:Now in its fourth edition\, Young Collectors Contemporary is one the most celebrated art events and the perfect destination to discover and buy visual art from emerging artists. \nThe four-day art fair and conference includes an open-to-the-public exhibition with multidisciplinary work by emerging artists. The goal is to expand the spectrum of artists to new and existing collectors to support the arts economy. \nArtists include: Jonathan Adams\, Khadija Nia Adell\, Chambers Austelle\, Nuveen Barwari\, Erick Antonio Benitez\, Natalie Eddings\, Adama Delphine Fawundu\, Phylicia Ghee\, Jerrell Gibbs\, LaToya Hobbs\, Courtney\, Khail\, Marcus Manganni\, Sarah Stefana Smith\, Austin Stern\, Andrew Gray\, Anna Bearman\, Brittney Boyd Bullock\, Richard Echols\, Paige Ellens\, Dustin Hedrick\, Lacy Mitcham Veteto\,  Kyle Owens\, Raymond Padron\, Clay Palmer\, Jess Tinsley\, Tracy Treadwell\, and Melissa Wilkinson. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/young-collectors-contemporary-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:Young Collectors Contemporary Art Fair & Conference
DESCRIPTION:Now in its fourth edition\, Young Collectors Contemporary is one the most celebrated art events and the perfect destination to discover and buy visual art from emerging artists. \nPresented by Young Arts Patrons\, the art fair returns to Memphis from March 21-24 and showcases the genius of a national roster of emerging artists. \nThe Fair’s ambitious four-day program includes live performances\, engaging panel discussions\, experimental works\, and food and drink from some of Memphis’s best restaurateurs\, and mixologists. \nPrepare to be immersed in Memphis’ most diverse gathering of local and national artists and collectors at the 2019 edition of Young Collectors Contemporary. \nThe exhibition that goes along with the conference will remain on view at Crosstown Arts through April 7. After the ticketed events\, the exhibition will be free and open to the public. \nSee the full schedule + purchase tickets
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/young-collectors-contemporary-art-fair-conference/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Recent Acquisitions: Friends of the Brooks Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for a group exhibition curated by Lester Merriweather. \nFeaturing work by:\nRadcliffe Bailey\nKevin Beasley\nSanford Biggers\nTorkwase Dyson\nLawrence Mathews lll\nLester Merriweather\nCarl Moore\nEbony Patterson\nSheila Pree Bright\nErnest Withers
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-recent-acquisitions-friends-of-the-brooks-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: New Work by Coriana Close
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for video art by Coriana Close \nAbout the artist:\nCoriana Close was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Photography at The University of Memphis. She has a BA in Cinema Studies with Honors in Studio Art from Oberlin College\, and an MFA in Photography from The University of Arizona. Coriana works in both still photography and appropriated layered video. Conceptually her work focuses on social justice\, state-sanctioned violence\, and the relationship between human beings and the natural world. Her work has been noted in publications including the Philadelphia Inquirer\, UA News\, Athens News\, Chronicle Tribune\, and the Republican American. She has exhibited and lectured in universities and galleries across the United States.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-active-shooter/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, Screening Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Every American Thing
DESCRIPTION:Recent works by Lester Merriweather \nOpening: Friday\, Feb. 15\, 6-8 pm\nOn view: February 15-March 10 \nArtist bio:\nLester Julian Merriweather (b.1978) is a Memphis-based visual artist. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. He holds an MFA from Memphis College of Art and a BA from Jackson State University. \nMerriweather has exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. at various venues such as the Studio Museum in Harlem\, NYC\, Diverseworks in Houston\, the Contemporary in Atlanta\, and Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans. He has also exhibited abroad at the Zacheta National Gallery in Warsaw\, Poland. He has exhibited locally at Powerhouse Memphis\, The Brooks Museum of Art\, The Dixon Gallery\, Crosstown Arts and The CMPLX. \nMerriweather served as the Curatorial Director at the University of Memphis for the Jones Gallery and the Martha & Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art for six years. He served on the Board of Directors for Number\, Inc. Independent Journal for the Arts where he created the Art of the South Series. He participated in the Collabortory Memphis project. He was also a founding member of the ArtsMemphis Artist Advisory Council and the artsAccelerator Grant Panel Program. Complex Magazine named him one of Fifteen Young Black Artists Making Waves in the Artworld. \nHe currently serves as the Curatorial Consultant for The PPF Art Collection. He is on advisory panels for the CLTV and LocateArts. Merriweather serves as Principal of LJM Studio Memphis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-every-american-thing/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Kenturah Davis + Desmond Lewis
DESCRIPTION:Seed Space + Delta Axis present: Kenturah Davis + Desmond Lewis\n\n\nMemphis artist Desmond Lewis and Kenturah Davis (an artist working between Los Angeles\, New Haven\, and Accra\, Ghana) were selected by Delta Axis and Locate Arts/Seed Space to exhibit their work together based on their innovative sensitivity to material\, their exploration of social and relational content\, and the critical acclaim associated with their work. \nOpening: Friday\, Feb. 15\, 6-8 pm\nOn view: February 15-March 10\nPanel discussion: Saturday\, Feb. 16\, 2 pm \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the show:\n\nDelta Axis and Locate Arts/ Seed Space share a mission to promote contemporary art in Memphis and to connect Memphis to the national arts network. After years of dialogue\, a collaboration between the two organizations is emerging in the form of this exhibition. It features an artist practicing in Memphis (Desmond Lewis) and an artist practicing outside of Tennessee (Kenturah Davis). The two artists were selected to exhibit their work together based on their innovative sensitivity to material\, their exploration of social and relational content\, and the critical acclaim associated with their work. \nThis two-person show is one in a series of statewide exhibitions\, organized by Locate Arts\, that features Tennessee artists and artists from out of state\, and partners with a local organization. These exhibitions are leading up to a major statewide event: The TN Triennial\, which will be the largest contemporary art exhibition ever to occur in Tennessee. Its impact will be significant\, both economically and socially\, with an enduring effect\, especially on our visual arts community. The TN Triennial will be a celebration of the experience of contemporary art in Tennessee\, and will include works by renowned artists from inside and outside of the state. The curator has been selected\, important venues are signed up and the dates are set. More information will be released this spring. \nAbout the artists:\nKenturah Davis is an artist working between Los Angeles\, New Haven\, and Accra (Ghana). Her work oscillates between various facets of portraiture and design. Using text as a point of departure\, she explores the fundamental role that language has in shaping how we understand ourselves and the world around us. This manifests in a variety of forms including drawings\, sculpture\, and performances. Davis was commissioned by LA Metro to create large-scale\, site-specific work that will be permanently installed on the new Crenshaw/LAX rail line\, opening fall 2019. Her work has been included in institutional exhibitions in Africa\, Asia\, Australia and Europe. Davis earned her BA from Occidental College and MFA Yale University School of Art. \nDesmond Lewis is a sculptor who was born and raised in Nashville\, TN. Lewis received his AA from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington\, MA in 2012\, BS from Tennessee State University in Nashville\, TN in 2014\, and MFA from The University of Memphis in 2017. Selected group exhibitions include Current Collapse at Ruddell Gallery in 2017 in Spearfish\, SD\, Price is Right at David Lusk Gallery in 2017 in Memphis\, TN\, Equality Matters at Mildred Cox Gallery in 2017 in Fulton\, MO\, and The Collective Presents: Liberation at the Clough-Hanson Gallery at Rhodes College in 2018 in Memphis\, TN. Public and private collections include the Penland School of Crafts\, Carolina Bronze Sculpture Park\, City of Lenoir\, NC\, City of Hickory\, NC\, Vermont Carving and Sculpture Center\, The University of Memphis\, Soulsville USA\, NexAir LLC\, Skowhegan Parks and Recreation\, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. In 2017\, He was named one of the 100 Interesting and Influential People of Memphis. Residencies include the Pittsburgh Glass Center (2018)\, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2018)\, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (2017)\, and the Vermont Carving and Sculpture Center (2016). Desmond is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville\, TN. His studio is based in Memphis\, TN. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-kenturah-davis-desmond-lewis/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Recent Acquisitions: Friends of the Brooks Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:Group exhibition curated by Lester Merriweather. \nFeaturing work by:\nRadcliffe Bailey\nTorkwase Dyson\nKevin Beasley\nSanford Biggers\nTorkwase Dyson\nLawrence Mathews lll\nLester Merriweather\nCarl Moore\nEbony Patterson\nSheila Pree Bright\nErnest Withers
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/recent-acquisitions-friends-of-the-brooks-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Gallery,Gallery
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SUMMARY:New Work: Coriana Close
DESCRIPTION:Video art by Coriana Close \nAbout the artist:\nCoriana Close was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Photography at The University of Memphis. She has a BA in Cinema Studies with Honors in Studio Art from Oberlin College\, and an MFA in Photography from The University of Arizona. Coriana works in both still photography and appropriated layered video. Conceptually her work focuses on social justice\, state-sanctioned violence\, and the relationship between human beings and the natural world. Her work has been noted in publications including the Philadelphia Inquirer\, UA News\, Athens News\, Chronicle Tribune\, and the Republican American. She has exhibited and lectured in universities and galleries across the United States. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/active-shooter/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, Screening Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery,Screening Room
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SUMMARY:Every American Thing
DESCRIPTION:Recent works by Lester Merriweather \nOpening: Friday\, Feb. 15\, 6-8 pm\nOn view: February 15-March 10 \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nArtist bio:\nLester Julian Merriweather (b.1978) is a Memphis-based visual artist. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. He holds an MFA from Memphis College of Art and a BA from Jackson State University. \nMerriweather has exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. at various venues such as the Studio Museum in Harlem\, NYC\, Diverseworks in Houston\, the Contemporary in Atlanta\, and Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans. He has also exhibited abroad at the Zacheta National Gallery in Warsaw\, Poland. He has exhibited locally at Powerhouse Memphis\, The Brooks Museum of Art\, The Dixon Gallery\, Crosstown Arts and The CMPLX. \nMerriweather served as the Curatorial Director at the University of Memphis for the Jones Gallery and the Martha & Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art for six years. He served on the Board of Directors for Number\, Inc. Independent Journal for the Arts where he created the Art of the South Series. He participated in the Collabortory Memphis project. He was also a founding member of the ArtsMemphis Artist Advisory Council and the artsAccelerator Grant Panel Program. Complex Magazine named him one of Fifteen Young Black Artists Making Waves in the Artworld. \nHe currently serves as the Curatorial Consultant for The PPF Art Collection. He is on advisory panels for the CLTV and LocateArts. Merriweather serves as Principal of LJM Studio Memphis. \nArtist statement: \nMANE-MADE (CURIOSITIES)\nRare Black Narratives.\nWe forget they’re human (The Consumptives).\nExaltations + Exactions\nIdeas Relevant to Real People\n(It is Night For Now). \n(Photo)Souvenirs\n(To) Love Me Like They Love\nOr to take away in remembrance\nThe Evening Standard\nOn Everything.\nThey Have Taken Everything. \n#BetterGardensAndJungles\n+\nThe Esteemed Desert \nMOVING THE TRUTH INTO POWER.\nA Pronounced Event in a Fragile Moment.\nInterruptions:\nYou’ve Been Here Before\nWe’ve Been Here Before\nHow Different Things Would Have Been  \nNo Sympathy for Kings\nMove up further and further\nHave less people to talk to\nLess Communication\nAbout that Action  \nNo two days are alike.\nAngels Avoiding Sleep\n\nINTERIORS DEVOID OF RACE\n#BetterGardensAndJungles\nInteriors Devoid of Race \nThe People’s Republic of Memphis\nOn Occasion:\nThe failures of revolution and the inherent investigation of the colonial sublime \nTo then preserve this land;\nThat other sublime.\nArrows Fly (After Words Fail)\nHere Am I  \nDysmorphic\nEverything happens exactly as it should. \n(Exceptions)\nJust On The Other Side\nAlways like it ever Was\nStill Unwelcome  \nI am in search of I examine the connection(s) between colonialism and modern-day capitalism throughout visual culture(s).
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/every-american-thing/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,Gallery
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SUMMARY:Kenturah Davis + Desmond Lewis
DESCRIPTION:Seed Space + Delta Axis present: Kenturah Davis + Desmond Lewis\n\n\nMemphis artist Desmond Lewis and Kenturah Davis (an artist working between Los Angeles\, New Haven\, and Accra\, Ghana) were selected by Delta Axis and Locate Arts/Seed Space to exhibit their work together based on their innovative sensitivity to material\, their exploration of social and relational content\, and the critical acclaim associated with their work. \nOpening: Friday\, Feb. 15\, 6-8 pm\nOn view: February 15-March 10\nPanel discussion: Saturday\, Feb. 16\, 2 pm \n\n                 \n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the show:\n\nDelta Axis and Locate Arts/ Seed Space share a mission to promote contemporary art in Memphis and to connect Memphis to the national arts network. After years of dialogue\, a collaboration between the two organizations is emerging in the form of this exhibition. It features an artist practicing in Memphis (Desmond Lewis) and an artist practicing outside of Tennessee (Kenturah Davis). The two artists were selected to exhibit their work together based on their innovative sensitivity to material\, their exploration of social and relational content\, and the critical acclaim associated with their work. \nThis two-person show is one in a series of statewide exhibitions\, organized by Locate Arts\, that features Tennessee artists and artists from out of state\, and partners with a local organization. These exhibitions are leading up to a major statewide event: The TN Triennial\, which will be the largest contemporary art exhibition ever to occur in Tennessee. Its impact will be significant\, both economically and socially\, with an enduring effect\, especially on our visual arts community. The TN Triennial will be a celebration of the experience of contemporary art in Tennessee\, and will include works by renowned artists from inside and outside of the state. The curator has been selected\, important venues are signed up and the dates are set. More information will be released this spring. \nAbout the artists:\nKenturah Davis is an artist working between Los Angeles\, New Haven\, and Accra (Ghana). Her work oscillates between various facets of portraiture and design. Using text as a point of departure\, she explores the fundamental role that language has in shaping how we understand ourselves and the world around us. This manifests in a variety of forms including drawings\, sculpture\, and performances. Davis was commissioned by LA Metro to create large-scale\, site-specific work that will be permanently installed on the new Crenshaw/LAX rail line\, opening fall 2019. Her work has been included in institutional exhibitions in Africa\, Asia\, Australia and Europe. Davis earned her BA from Occidental College and MFA Yale University School of Art. \nDesmond Lewis is a sculptor who was born and raised in Nashville\, TN. Lewis received his AA from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington\, MA in 2012\, BS from Tennessee State University in Nashville\, TN in 2014\, and MFA from The University of Memphis in 2017. Selected group exhibitions include Current Collapse at Ruddell Gallery in 2017 in Spearfish\, SD\, Price is Right at David Lusk Gallery in 2017 in Memphis\, TN\, Equality Matters at Mildred Cox Gallery in 2017 in Fulton\, MO\, and The Collective Presents: Liberation at the Clough-Hanson Gallery at Rhodes College in 2018 in Memphis\, TN. Public and private collections include the Penland School of Crafts\, Carolina Bronze Sculpture Park\, City of Lenoir\, NC\, City of Hickory\, NC\, Vermont Carving and Sculpture Center\, The University of Memphis\, Soulsville USA\, NexAir LLC\, Skowhegan Parks and Recreation\, and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. In 2017\, He was named one of the 100 Interesting and Influential People of Memphis. Residencies include the Pittsburgh Glass Center (2018)\, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2018)\, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (2017)\, and the Vermont Carving and Sculpture Center (2016). Desmond is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville\, TN. His studio is based in Memphis\, TN. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kenturah-davis-desmond-lewis/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brick Fiction Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Solo exhibition of work by Carrie Rubinstein \nOn view: December 14-January 27 \nArtist Statement:\nInfluenced by the abundant brick and plaster walls of the Crosstown Concourse building in which it was conceived\, Brick Fiction consists of two freestanding wooden structures that are covered in drawings that mimic those surfaces. The walls of Crosstown Concourse reveal layers of sandblasted paint\, plaster\, brick\, and concrete from the previous century. The beauty of this raw surface inspires my sensibilities as an artist because it sparks my curiosity about the prior occupants of this place. \nBoth structures stand at 10 x 9 x 8’ tall and contain full-size doors and two windows. The viewer is invited to experience the work from its interior and perimeter. One structure features hand-drawn individual bricks for its entire exterior. Even though each structure is nine feet tall\, the overlapping placement of each interior drawing of plaster walls produces an unexpected intimacy. Other objects made entirely from hand-drawn and folded sheet paper include a ceiling that resembles wooden planks\, an electrical outlet\, and a three-dimensional fuse box with bolts and wire housing. \nRubinstein is motivated by the dichotomy of building representational space out of non-traditional construction materials. This natural tension drives her practice and she continually seeks to give it structure. Brick Fiction celebrates the renewal of an old space and its objects complement the revitalized edifice from which they are inspired. \n\nBrick Fiction is inspired by the raw beauty found in the walls of Crosstown Concourse\nAside from the wooden framework\, the objects are all hollow constructed sheet paper.\nUsing paper to represent solid construction materials is a driving force for the artist.\n\n\nAbout the artist:\nCarrie Rubinstein is a Brooklyn-based artist who creates ink drawings\, paper sculptures\, and watercolor paintings. She earned her BA in Studio Art from Smith College\, a post- baccalaureate degree in Sculpture from Brandeis University\, and her MFA in Sculpture from Hunter College with a semester at L’École des Beaux Arts in Paris. \nNotable NYC-based group shows include exhibitions at Arts@Renaissance\, Brooklyn Museum’s Go Open Studio Project\, A.I.R. Gallery\, Orgy Park\, The Roger Smith Hotel\, and TSA Gallery. In 2010-11\, Rubinstein coordinated the tART art collective\, and in 2013 was a sculpture resident at the Vermont Studio Center. \nHer VSC experience generated early work for Retrofit\, a full-room installation made entirely from paper through drawings\, hollow constructed sculptures\, and castings. Brooklyn’s Rhombus Space presented Retrofit\, which was Rubinstein’s first NYC solo show\, and she was their August 2015 artist-in-residence. In June 2017\, Rubinstein created the paper installation\, Found Underground\, at Hunter College’s Thomas Hunter Project Space in Manhattan. In September 2017\, Retrofit traveled to the Krasl Art Center in St. Joseph\, MI. This was Rubinstein’s first solo museum show. Rubinstein was honored to be a pilot artist in-residence at Crosstown Arts in Memphis for 2017-18.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/brick-fiction-opening-reception/
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:20181214T120000
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SUMMARY:Homeward Bound Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:On view: December 14-January 27 \nOpening reception for a group show addressing the complex theme of “home.” \nA place of home has very different meanings to all of us. Sometimes it is a memory\, a sense of place\, a person\, a dream\, a certain chaos\, a metaphorical anchor\, a roof over our heads. \nAt 6:45 pm\, artist Areej Itayem will be performing in a sculpted pair of shoes in a piece titled “Zaman\, Al KabKab: An Indefinite Existence.” \n“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude\, two for friendship\, three for society.”\n-Henry David Thoreau \n“Home is a name\, a word\, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke\, or spirit ever answered to\, in the strongest conjuration.” -Charles Dickens \n“Going home without my sorrow\nGoing home sometime tomorrow\nGoing home to where it’s better than before.\nGoing home without my burden\nGoing home behind the curtain\nGoing home without the costume that I wore.”\n-Leonard Cohen \n\nArtists: \nSantina Amato \nLily Anderson \nBinnie Babbage \nDan Ball \nAlexandra Barnett \nAlexandria Bell \nValerie Berlin \nLauren Blair \nHolt Brasher \nJesse Butcher \nHouston Cofield \nSarah Cohen \nAbigail Crenshaw \nSaj Crone \nPaola de la Calle \nEllen Dempsey \nMelissa Dunn \nRichard Echols \nWayne Edge \nBeth Edwards \nVeverly Edwards \nPaige Ellens \n\nRobert Fairchild \n\n\nShatara Ferguson \n\n\nNoa Fodrie \n\nSharon Havelka \nAreej Itayem \nMary Jo Karimnia \nTammy Kurre \nHeath Lail \nRobert La Warre  \nRenee Lasater \nDarla Linerode-Henson \nMax Malcolms \nBart Mallard \nErika McCarthy \nRoss McLean \nAylen Mercado \nRob Moler \nCarl Moore \nNancy Morrow \nLake Newton \nClay Palmer \nAlex Paulus \nNikii Richey \nJuan Rojo \nRebecca Shapass \nGeoffrey Brent Shrewsbury \nCorkey Sinks \nAmanda Sparks \nRyan Steed \nCA Traen \nTammy Trosclair \nMary K VanGieson \nCorie Walker
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/homeward-bound-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190128
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SUMMARY:Brick Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Solo exhibition of work by Carrie Rubinstein \nOpening: December 14\, 6-8 pm \nArtist Statement:\nInfluenced by the abundant brick and plaster walls of the Crosstown Concourse building in which it was conceived\, Brick Fiction consists of two freestanding wooden structures that are covered in drawings that mimic those surfaces. The walls of Crosstown Concourse reveal layers of sandblasted paint\, plaster\, brick\, and concrete from the previous century. The beauty of this raw surface inspires my sensibilities as an artist because it sparks my curiosity about the prior occupants of this place. \nBoth structures stand at 10 x 9 x 8’ tall and contain full-size doors and two windows. The viewer is invited to experience the work from its interior and perimeter. One structure features hand-drawn individual bricks for its entire exterior. Even though each structure is nine feet tall\, the overlapping placement of each interior drawing of plaster walls produces an unexpected intimacy. Other objects made entirely from hand-drawn and folded sheet paper include a ceiling that resembles wooden planks\, an electrical outlet\, and a three-dimensional fuse box with bolts and wire housing. \nRubinstein is motivated by the dichotomy of building representational space out of non-traditional construction materials. This natural tension drives her practice and she continually seeks to give it structure. Brick Fiction celebrates the renewal of an old space and its objects complement the revitalized edifice from which they are inspired. \n\nBrick Fiction is inspired by the raw beauty found in the walls of Crosstown Concourse\nAside from the wooden framework\, the objects are all hollow constructed sheet paper.\nUsing paper to represent solid construction materials is a driving force for the artist.\n\n\nAbout the artist:\nCarrie Rubinstein is a Brooklyn-based artist who creates ink drawings\, paper sculptures\, and watercolor paintings. She earned her BA in Studio Art from Smith College\, a post- baccalaureate degree in Sculpture from Brandeis University\, and her MFA in Sculpture from Hunter College with a semester at L’École des Beaux Arts in Paris. \nNotable NYC-based group shows include exhibitions at Arts@Renaissance\, Brooklyn Museum’s Go Open Studio Project\, A.I.R. Gallery\, Orgy Park\, The Roger Smith Hotel\, and TSA Gallery. In 2010-11\, Rubinstein coordinated the tART art collective\, and in 2013 was a sculpture resident at the Vermont Studio Center. \nHer VSC experience generated early work for Retrofit\, a full-room installation made entirely from paper through drawings\, hollow constructed sculptures\, and castings. Brooklyn’s Rhombus Space presented Retrofit\, which was Rubinstein’s first NYC solo show\, and she was their August 2015 artist-in-residence. In June 2017\, Rubinstein created the paper installation\, Found Underground\, at Hunter College’s Thomas Hunter Project Space in Manhattan. In September 2017\, Retrofit traveled to the Krasl Art Center in St. Joseph\, MI. This was Rubinstein’s first solo museum show. Rubinstein was honored to be a pilot artist in-residence at Crosstown Arts in Memphis for 2017-18.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/brick-fiction/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190128
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SUMMARY:Homeward Bound
DESCRIPTION:Group exhibition addressing the complex theme of home\, featuring work from more than 50 artists in genres ranging from painting to sculpture\, video to performance art. \nA place of home has very different meanings to all of us. Sometimes it is a memory\, a sense of place\, a person\, a dream\, a certain chaos\, a metaphorical anchor\, a roof over our heads. \nAt 6:45 pm\, artist Areej Itayem will be performing in a sculpted pair of shoes in a piece titled “Zaman\, Al KabKab: An Indefinite Existence.” \n“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude\, two for friendship\, three for society.”\n-Henry David Thoreau \n“Home is a name\, a word\, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke\, or spirit ever answered to\, in the strongest conjuration.” -Charles Dickens \n“Going home without my sorrow\nGoing home sometime tomorrow\nGoing home to where it’s better than before.\nGoing home without my burden\nGoing home behind the curtain\nGoing home without the costume that I wore.”\n-Leonard Cohen. \n\nImportant dates:\nSubmission deadline: Saturday\, November 24\, 2018\nSelection notices sent: Tuesday\, December 4\, 2018\nArtwork drop-off: Wednesday\, December 5-Friday\, December 7\, 2018 (no late work accepted) \nOpening Event: Friday\, December 14\, 2018\nClosing date: January 27\, 2019\nArtwork pick-up: Monday\, January 28-Wednesday\, January 30\, 2019 \n\nArtists: \nSantina Amato \nLily Anderson \nBinnie Babbage \nDan Ball \nAlexandra Barnett \nAlexandria Bell \nValerie Berlin \nLauren Blair \nHolt Brasher \nJesse Butcher \nHouston Cofield \nSarah Cohen \nAbigail Crenshaw \nSaj Crone \nPaola de la Calle \nEllen Dempsey \nMelissa Dunn \nRichard Echols \nWayne Edge \nBeth Edwards \nVeverly Edwards \nPaige Ellens \n\nRobert Fairchild \n\n\nShatara Ferguson \n\n\nNoa Fodrie \n\nSharon Havelka \nAreej Itayem \nMary Jo Karimnia \nTammy Kurre \nHeath Lail \nRobert La Warre  \nRenee Lasater \nDarla Linerode-Henson \nMax Malcolms \nBart Mallard \nErika McCarthy \nRoss McLean \nAylen Mercado \nRob Moler \nCarl Moore \nNancy Morrow \nLake Newton \nClay Palmer \nAlex Paulus \nNikii Richey \nJuan Rojo \nRebecca Shapass \nGeoffrey Brent Shrewsbury \nCorkey Sinks \nAmanda Sparks \nRyan Steed \nCA Traen \nTammy Trosclair \nMary K VanGieson \nCorie Walker
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/homeward-bound/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:Call to Artists: Homeward Bound
DESCRIPTION:Open call to all artists to address the complex theme of “home.” All mediums encouraged\, painting\, photography\, performance\, sculpture\, mixed media\, video\, and sound. \nA place of home has very different meanings to all of us. Sometimes it is a memory\, a sense of place\, a person\, a dream\, a certain chaos\, a metaphorical anchor\, a roof over our heads. \n“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude\, two for friendship\, three for society.”\n-Henry David Thoreau \n“Home is a name\, a word\, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke\, or spirit ever answered to\, in the strongest conjuration.” -Charles Dickens \n“Going home without my sorrow\nGoing home sometime tomorrow\nGoing home to where it’s better than before.\nGoing home without my burden\nGoing home behind the curtain\nGoing home without the costume that I wore.”\n-Leonard Cohen. \n\nImportant dates:\nSubmission deadline: Saturday\, November 24\, 2018\nSelection notices sent: Monday\, November 29\, 2018\nArtwork drop-off: Monday\, December 3-Friday\, December 7\, 2018 \nOpening Event: Friday\, December 14\, 2018\nClosing date: January 27\, 2019\nArtwork pick-up: Monday\, January 28-Wednesday\, January 30\, 2019 \nSubmission Form
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/call-to-artists-homeward-bound/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception — Give a Damn! Music + Activism at Stax Records
DESCRIPTION:On view: September 28-December 2 \n“Give a Damn\,” a title taken from the 1970 Staple Singers song\, is the culmination of a year-long examination of Stax Records’ commitment to political activism\, community engagement\, and social justice in the years following Dr. King’s 1968 assassination in Memphis. \nThis exhibition is presented by The Stax Museum of American Soul Music and hosted at Crosstown Arts. It features never-before-seen artifacts including Isaac Hayes’ 14-foot long custom-made office desk\, stage clothing worn by Johnnie Taylor and Isaac Hayes\, rare photos and documents\, short films\, music\, and original artwork contributed by Shelby County students. \nDJ LeRoy (PRE$$URE WORLD) will be spinning deep soul hits from Stax Records and rarely heard tracks from other top Memphis studios.\n\n\nHistorical background:\nFor the musicians and staff of Stax Records\, the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. proved to be a catalyst for change. While never explicitly told to keep politics out of the studio\, most Stax artists kept their political preferences to themselves\, or simply chose not to engage. The death of Dr. King\, though\, literally put the struggle for freedom at the front door of Stax Records and made it difficult for those working within to ignore.  \nThe transformation began overnight\, with Stax artists Isaac Hayes and Rufus Thomas thrown into the role of peacekeepers during the unrest that followed Dr. King’s death. The era peaked at 1972’s Wattstax Festival\, where Stax gave an all-day concert for more than 112\,000 people in support of the community the wake of the Watts Rebellion\, and lasted until the studio’s doors closed in December 1975.  \nStax artists increased their participation in civic causes\, initiated relationships with politicians and activists\, adjusted their sound and look to align with both a growing counterculture and black consciousness movement\, and became community leaders\, empowered by their success and support from label owner\, Al Bell. Simply put\, Stax Records began to “give a damn.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-give-a-damn-music-activism-at-stax-records/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181203
DTSTAMP:20260519T231251
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SUMMARY:Give a Damn! Music + Activism at Stax Records
DESCRIPTION:On view: September 28-December 2\nOpening reception: Friday\, Sept. 28\, 6-8 pm \n“Give a Damn\,” a title taken from the 1970 Staple Singers song\, is the culmination of a year-long examination of Stax Records’ commitment to political activism\, community engagement\, and social justice in the years following Dr. King’s 1968 assassination in Memphis. \nThis exhibition is presented by The Stax Museum of American Soul Music and hosted at Crosstown Arts. It features never-before-seen artifacts including Isaac Hayes’ 14-foot long custom-made office desk\, stage clothing worn by Johnnie Taylor and Isaac Hayes\, rare photos and documents\, short films\, music\, and original artwork contributed by Shelby County students. \n\nHistorical background:\nFor the musicians and staff of Stax Records\, the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. proved to be a catalyst for change. While never explicitly told to keep politics out of the studio\, most Stax artists kept their political preferences to themselves\, or simply chose not to engage. The death of Dr. King\, though\, literally put the struggle for freedom at the front door of Stax Records and made it difficult for those working within to ignore.  \nThe transformation began overnight\, with Stax artists Isaac Hayes and Rufus Thomas thrown into the role of peacekeepers during the unrest that followed Dr. King’s death. The era peaked at 1972’s Wattstax Festival\, where Stax gave an all-day concert for more than 112\,000 people in support of the community the wake of the Watts Rebellion\, and lasted until the studio’s doors closed in December 1975.  \nStax artists increased their participation in civic causes\, initiated relationships with politicians and activists\, adjusted their sound and look to align with both a growing counterculture and black consciousness movement\, and became community leaders\, empowered by their success and support from label owner\, Al Bell. Simply put\, Stax Records began to “give a damn.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/give-a-damn-music-activism-at-stax-records/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, West Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T150000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Wish Book: Lay of the Land with John Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition of photographic works by John Pearson\nOn view: Sept. 21-Dec. 2\nLocation: East Gallery & East Atrium \nThese large-scale\, landscape cyanotypes on fabric link the tactile and the visual by committing the photographic process to the physical landscape. Pearson works outdoors on the ground\, making 1:1 indexical photographic prints during midday sunlight. In these photographs\, view is replaced by elemental record; while the horizon\, removed from the composition\, becomes the topographic support and source for construction of the images. \nPearson’s intention is not to convey the solely visual appearance of place — in this case\, the arid southern California landscape — but rather to invoke a more dynamic experience of place by means of the transformative nature of photography. \nPerformance by >mancontrol< at 7 pm\nRadical experiments in sound creation using light sensors and projected images to make “songs” in the moment. What you see makes what you hear! \n\nJoin the Revolutions Bicycle Co-op group ride to the Wish Book opening! The bike group will meet at 6 pm at the Explore Bike Share station in Overton Park. The ride rolls out at 6:15 pm. See their Facebook event page for more info.  \n\n\nArtist statement:\nMy intention is to provide the viewer a photograph that offers an experience of the landscape that does not rely solely on visual appearance.  An image of a different scope that conveys the material phenomena of a location\, a more tactile involvement with the landscape\, that attempts a solution to the distance conventional photography asserts. My interest is to bridge this gap between being immersed in a landscape and simply looking at it as a photograph.\n\nThese large-scale\, landscape cyanotypes represent an experience of the arid Southern California landscape.  They are made outdoors on the ground in the middle of the day in Griffith Park and Death Valley.  This is a rudimentary photography\, made without camera or film\, recording the moment\, the light\, and the terrain of a particular but negligible plot of ground in a vast space at high noon.  It is influenced by the landscape embodied in the 1840s cyanotype photograms of Anna Atkins\, and it responds to the grand vistas of photographers such as Ansel Adams by bringing vision back to the body and using what is within reach: rocks\, dirt\, open sky\, and sunlight. This series of photographs is an inquiry of place\, an expression of a phenomenological sensation\, and a proposition of sense.\n\nThe videos and photographs both are invested in observation\, the presence and action of light\, the parallels of light entering the shadowed interior of the camera and the eye functioning as an aperture to the blackness of the body’s interior.  That dependence of light on darkness interests me.  Video provides a physicality to the process of making images\, a physicality that links vision back to the body\, to movement and pulse\, rather than the mechanical idealized view of the camera.  Video is more performative and allows for an intuitive\, animated exploration of light.\n\n\n\nCurated by Terri Phillips and Brian Pera in collaboration with Crosstown Arts \nThe Wish Book series is a series focusing on non-traditional approaches to film as a medium. Curators Brian Pera and Terri Phillips welcome internationally recognized artists\, filmmakers\, and critics to Memphis for this exciting series\, which takes its name from the famed Sears Catalog and is hosted by Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, itself once a major Sears distribution center.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-wish-book-lay-of-the-land-with-john-pearson/
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:20180921T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T104500
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with John Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Artist John Pearson will discuss his work in Wish Book: Lay of the Land. \nThese large-scale\, landscape cyanotypes on fabric link the tactile and the visual by committing the photographic process to the physical landscape. Pearson works outdoors on the ground\, making 1:1 indexical photographic prints during midday sunlight. In these photographs\, view is replaced by elemental record; while the horizon\, removed from the composition\, becomes the topographic support and source for construction of the images. \nPearson’s intention is not to convey the solely visual appearance of place — in this case\, the arid southern California landscape — but rather to invoke a more dynamic experience of place by means of the transformative nature of photography. \n\nCurated by Terri Phillips and Brian Pera in collaboration with Crosstown Arts \nThe Wish Book focuses on non-traditional approaches to film as a medium. Curators Brian Pera and Terri Phillips welcome internationally recognized artists\, filmmakers\, and critics to Memphis for this exciting series\, which takes its name from the famed Sears Catalog and is hosted by Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, itself once a major Sears distribution center.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/artist-talk-with-john-pearson/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181203
DTSTAMP:20260519T231251
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SUMMARY:Wish Book: Lay of the Land with John Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition of photographic works by John Pearson\nOpening reception: Friday\, Sept. 21\, 6-8 pm\nOn view: Sept. 21-Dec. 2\nLocation: East Gallery & East Atrium \nPerformance by >mancontrol< at 7 pm \nThese large-scale\, landscape cyanotypes on fabric link the tactile and the visual by committing the photographic process to the physical landscape. Pearson works outdoors on the ground\, making 1:1 indexical photographic prints during midday sunlight. In these photographs\, view is replaced by elemental record; while the horizon\, removed from the composition\, becomes the topographic support and source for construction of the images. \nPearson’s intention is not to convey the solely visual appearance of place — in this case\, the arid southern California landscape — but rather to invoke a more dynamic experience of place by means of the transformative nature of photography. \n\nArtist statement:\nMy intention is to provide the viewer a photograph that offers an experience of the landscape that does not rely solely on visual appearance.  An image of a different scope that conveys the material phenomena of a location\, a more tactile involvement with the landscape\, that attempts a solution to the distance conventional photography asserts. My interest is to bridge this gap between being immersed in a landscape and simply looking at it as a photograph.\n\nThese large-scale\, landscape cyanotypes represent an experience of the arid Southern California landscape.  They are made outdoors on the ground in the middle of the day in Griffith Park and Death Valley.  This is a rudimentary photography\, made without camera or film\, recording the moment\, the light\, and the terrain of a particular but negligible plot of ground in a vast space at high noon.  It is influenced by the landscape embodied in the 1840s cyanotype photograms of Anna Atkins\, and it responds to the grand vistas of photographers such as Ansel Adams by bringing vision back to the body and using what is within reach: rocks\, dirt\, open sky\, and sunlight. This series of photographs is an inquiry of place\, an expression of a phenomenological sensation\, and a proposition of sense.\n\nThe videos and photographs both are invested in observation\, the presence and action of light\, the parallels of light entering the shadowed interior of the camera and the eye functioning as an aperture to the blackness of the body’s interior.  That dependence of light on darkness interests me.  Video provides a physicality to the process of making images\, a physicality that links vision back to the body\, to movement and pulse\, rather than the mechanical idealized view of the camera.  Video is more performative and allows for an intuitive\, animated exploration of light.\n\n\nCurated by Terri Phillips and Brian Pera in collaboration with Crosstown Arts \nThe Wish Book series is a series focusing on non-traditional approaches to film as a medium. Curators Brian Pera and Terri Phillips welcome internationally recognized artists\, filmmakers\, and critics to Memphis for this exciting series\, which takes its name from the famed Sears Catalog and is hosted by Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, itself once a major Sears distribution center.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/wish-book-lay-of-the-land-with-john-pearson/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:Frances Berry & Jenny Fine: Tunnel Vision — Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for Tunnel Vision\, a collaborative installation by Frances Berry and Jenny Fine \nOn view through September 2 \n\nImplementing time as material\, artists Frances Berry and Jenny Fine join forces to create TUNNEL VISION\, a collaborative installation that explores the family photographic archive and the space of memory. \nCombining the historical form of the tunnel card with overlapping projections of still and moving imagery culled from the artists’ family archives\, TUNNEL VISION invites the viewer to become a part of this colliding Southern mind-scape. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/frances-berry-jenny-fine-tunnel-vision-opening-reception/
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:20180727T140000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Art of the South 2018
DESCRIPTION:Opening reception for the fifth annual Art of the South exhibition\, presented by Number: Featuring work by artists from Alabama\, Arkansas\, Florida\, Georgia\, Kentucky\, Louisiana\, Maryland\, Missouri\, Mississippi\, North Carolina\, Oklahoma\, Tennessee\, Texas\, South Carolina\, Virginia\, West Virginia\, and Washington DC. \nThe exhibition is juried by Brian Jobe\, artist\, educator\, independent curator\, and non-profit co-director of Locate Arts based in Nashville\, TN. \nFeatured artists:\nRichard Armendariz\nApril Bachtel\nBridget Bailey\nLeticia Bajuyo\nOmari Booker\nMark Brosseau\nJason S. Brown\nRichie Budd\nNancy Cheairs\nPaul Collins\nSage Dawson\nDawn Dickins\nKimberly Dummons\nSamuel Dunson\nNatalie Eddings\nBrian Edmonds\nBeth Edwards\nVirginia Fleck\nLynne Ghenov \nMichael Giles\nBuster Graybill Flyswatter\nGeorganna Greene\nVirginia Griswold\nAndy Harding\nKatie Hargrave\nNatalie Harrison\nAnne Herbert \nChintia Kirana\nPaula Kovarik\nSilvan Laan\nTad  Lauritzen Wright\nKatie  Maish\nElysia Mann\nT. Michael Martin\nAlex McClurg\nErica Mendoza\nAverell Mondie & Terri Phillips\nJeffrey Morton\nJoe Nolan\nMeredith Olinger\nClay Palmer\nChristen Parker\nNick Peña\nGiang Pham\nNate Renner\nNikii Richey\nZach Searcy \nRyan Steed\nJason Stout\nHills Snyder\nChris Boyd Taylor\nAugusta Toppins\nNatalie Tyree\nMary VanGieson\nJonathan Whitfill\nA.C. Wilson\nTom Wixo\nJessica Wohl 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-for-art-of-the-south-2018/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180903
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SUMMARY:Frances Berry & Jenny Fine: Tunnel Vision
DESCRIPTION:A collaborative installation by Frances Berry and Jenny Fine \nOn view through September 2\nOpening reception: Friday\, July 27\, 7-9 pm \n\nImplementing time as material\, artists Frances Berry and Jenny Fine join forces to create TUNNEL VISION\, a collaborative installation that explores the family photographic archive and the space of memory. \nCombining the historical form of the tunnel card with overlapping projections of still and moving imagery culled from the artists’ family archives\, TUNNEL VISION invites the viewer to become a part of this colliding Southern mind-scape. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/frances-berry-jenny-fine-tunnel-vision/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, East Gallery\, Crosstown Concourse\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180903
DTSTAMP:20260519T231251
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SUMMARY:Number: Presents Art of the South 2018
DESCRIPTION:The fifth annual Art of the South exhibition\, presented by Number:\, is open to all artists 18 and older working in any media residing in Alabama\, Arkansas\, Florida\, Georgia\, Kentucky\, Louisiana\, Maryland\, Missouri\, Mississippi\, North Carolina\, Oklahoma\, Tennessee\, Texas\, South Carolina\, Virginia\, West Virginia\, and Washington DC. \nThe exhibition will be juried by Brian Jobe\, artist\, educator\, independent curator\, and non-profit co-director of Locate Arts based in Nashville\, TN. \n\nFeatured artists:\nRichard Armendariz\nApril Bachtel\nBridget Bailey\nLeticia Bajuyo\nOmari Booker\nMark Brosseau\nJason S. Brown\nRichie Budd\nNancy Cheairs\nPaul Collins\nSage Dawson\nDawn Dickins\nKimberly Dummons\nSamuel Dunson\nNatalie Eddings\nBrian Edmonds\nBeth Edwards\nVirginia Fleck\nLynne Ghenov \nMichael Giles\nBuster Graybill Flyswatter\nGeorganna Greene\nVirginia Griswold\nAndy Harding\nKatie Hargrave\nNatalie Harrison\nAnne Herbert \nChintia Kirana\nPaula Kovarik\nSilvan Laan\nTad  Lauritzen Wright\nKatie  Maish\nElysia Mann\nT. Michael Martin\nAlex McClurg\nErica Mendoza\nAverell Mondie & Terri Phillips\nJeffrey Morton\nJoe Nolan\nMeredith Olinger\nClay Palmer\nChristen Parker\nNick Peña\nGiang Pham\nNate Renner\nNikii Richey\nZach Searcy \nRyan Steed\nJason Stout\nHills Snyder\nChris Boyd Taylor\nAugusta Toppins\nNatalie Tyree\nMary VanGieson\nJonathan Whitfill\nA.C. Wilson\nTom Wixo\nJessica Wohl  \n\nBiography of the Juror\nBrian Russell Jobe (American\, b. 1981) is an artist\, educator\, independent curator\, and\nnon-profit co-director based in Nashville\, TN. \nIn 2015\, Brian and Carolyn Jobe founded Locate Arts\, an organization that connects\nand promotes contemporary visual art in Tennessee. Presently\, he is the Co-Executive\nDirector of Locate Arts + Seed Space. He also teaches art courses at Lipscomb\nUniversity. \nJobe’s studio practice is focused on sculpture\, installation\, and public art. His solo\nexhibitions/ projects have been on view at venues such as Mixed Greens Gallery (New\nYork\, NY)\, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum (San Antonio\, TX)\, the University of\nWyoming (Laramie\, WY)\, the University of Tennessee College of Architecture + Design\n(Knoxville\, TN)\, and the McNay Art Museum (San Antonio\, TX). \nBorn in Houston\, Texas and raised in Memphis\, Tennessee\, Jobe received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Tennessee in 2004 and Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2006. After living in Brooklyn\, NY for a time\, he relocated with his wife\, painter Carolyn Jobe\, to Tennessee.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/number-presents-art-of-the-south-2018/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:The Music of Michael Brecker
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: $15 (purchase on Eventbrite)\nDoors at 6:30 pm | show at 7 pm \nJazz tribute to saxophonist Michael Brecker featuring Lannie McMillian (tenor sax)\, Tony Thomas (piano)\, Austin Bradley (drums)\, Gerard Harris (guitar)\, and Scott Reed (bass). \nThe Crosstown Jazz Series\, presented by Strictly Jazz Entertainment in collaboration with Crosstown Arts\, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends. \nMichael Leonard Brecker (March 29\, 1949 – January 13\, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004\, and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007. \n\nAbout Lannie McMillan:\nLannie McMillan is a lifelong\, full-time jazz performer. Lannie graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education. He has been a staff musician at many recording studios including Stax Records\, Shoe Productions\, and the Hi-Cream Studios. He has also performed with many well-known jazz artists\, such as Stan Kenton\, Buddy DeFranco\, Lou Soloff\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Clark Terry\, Louis Bellson\, Maynard Ferguson\, and Don Menza. In addition\, he participated in a blues seminar given at King George College and performed at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in 1993. Lannie McMillian is the featured saxophonist for Sunday Brunch at Owen Brennans. \n\nAbout Strictly Jazz Entertainment:\nStrictly Jazz Entertainment is committed to cultivating a growing community in the knowledge and appreciation of jazz. We facilitate dialogue and collaboration between the devoted supporters of jazz and the brand new constituents – those new to the genre – for the furthering of the jazz community. We provide a bridge between leading artists and a community that typically does not embrace jazz by promoting concerts in various venues to generate an atmosphere that is viable for the absorption of pure jazz.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-music-of-michael-brecker/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180613T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180613T140000
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SUMMARY:Pinkney Herbert: Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Artist Pinkney Herbert will discuss his work in Distilled: The Narrative Transformed\, which will be on view at Crosstown Arts May 26-July 4.\n\n\n \n\n\nThis 30-year survey of Herbert’s work tracks his transition from narrative beginnings through the development of a personal abstract vocabulary that both thrills and seduces the viewer.\n\n\n\n\nArtist Statement:\nSince 2008\, I have divided my time between Memphis and New York. Working in both cities has inspired a sense of exploration and a certain amount of nervous energy in my paintings and drawings. My intent is to allow for the funky\, raw history of Memphis to collide with the frenetic energy of New York City. This dichotomy fires my intuitive impulses\, allowing them to surface and meet head​-on in an ever-changing conflict​ between the emotional and the cerebral. The gestural marks I make attempt to bridge that gap. I am influenced by many other sources\, including the figure\, architecture\, maps\, water\, music\, urban imagery\, and digital technology. During the last few years\, my goal has been to expand my abstract language to question and illuminate the connections and contradictions between my interior world and the real world. \n\nAbout the Artist:\nPinkney Herbert was born in Charlotte\, NC in 1954. He received his BA from Rhodes College and his MFA from the University of Memphis. Herbert is the recipient of Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Tennessee Arts Commission\, and USIA-Arts  America. He is has exhibited throughout the US\, Europe\, Japan\, and Southeast Asia. His art is in numerous national and international collections and in the permanent collections of the New Orleans Museum of Art\, Ogden Museum of Southern Art\, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art\, and the Arkansas Arts Center\, among others. \nHerbert is represented by David Lusk Gallery\, Memphis\, TN; Sandler Hudson Gallery\, Atlanta\, GA; Boyd Satellite\, New Orleans\, LA; ADA Gallery\, Richmond\, VA; and Greg Thompson Fine Arts\, North Little Rock\, AR. He is a fellow and has served as trustee of the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)\, Amherst\, VA (2008-2017). He currently serves as president of VCCA-France\, a residency program in Auvillar\, France\, and has served on that board since 2009. He is also the founding director of Marshall Arts\, an alternative gallery\, performance\, and studio space he established in Memphis in 1992. For the past ten years\, he has divided his time equally between New York and Memphis. \nIn November 2015\, the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville mounted a 30-year survey of Herbert’s work entitled Distilled: The Narrative Transformed. In 2013-2014\, Herbert was awarded a year-long studio as part of the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation Space Program in Brooklyn\, NY. \nHerbert has taught painting and drawing at the University of Georgia Study Abroad Program in Cortona\, Italy\, and also at the Penland School of Crafts\, the Arrowmont School\, the Telluride School of Painting\, Rhodes College\, the University of Memphis\, and the Memphis College of Art. He has been a visiting artist at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, TN; the Academy of Fine Arts\, Helsinki\, Finland; the Institute of Fine Arts\, Lahti\, Finland; the Academy of Fine Arts\, Prague\, Czech Republic; University of Fine Arts\, Hanoi\, Vietnam; and the Oberfalzer Kuntzlerhaus\, Schwandorf\, Germany.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/pinkney-herbert-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180526T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180526T160000
DTSTAMP:20260519T231251
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception — Distilled: The Narrative Transformed
DESCRIPTION:A 30-year survey of Pinkney Herbert’s vibrant body of work.  \nThis exhibition tracks Herbert’s transition from his narrative beginnings through the development of a personal abstract vocabulary that both thrills and seduces the viewer. \nOn view through through July 3 \nCurated by Sam Yates\, T. Michael Martin\, and David Lusk in collaboration with Crosstown Arts \n\nArtist Statement:\nSince 2008\, I have divided my time between Memphis and New York. Working in both cities has inspired a sense of exploration and a certain amount of nervous energy in my paintings and drawings. My intent is to allow for the funky\, raw history of Memphis to collide with the frenetic energy of New York City. This dichotomy fires my intuitive impulses\, allowing them to surface and meet head​-on in an ever-changing conflict​ between the emotional and the cerebral. The gestural marks I make attempt to bridge that gap. I am influenced by many other sources\, including the figure\, architecture\, maps\, water\, music\, urban imagery\, and digital technology. During the last few years\, my goal has been to expand my abstract language to question and illuminate the connections and contradictions between my interior world and the real world. \nAbout the Artist:\nPinkney Herbert was born in Charlotte\, NC in 1954. He received his BA from Rhodes College and his MFA from the University of Memphis. Herbert is the recipient of Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Tennessee Arts Commission\, and USIA-Arts  America. He is has exhibited throughout the US\, Europe\, Japan\, and Southeast Asia. His art is in numerous national and international collections and in the permanent collections of the New Orleans Museum of Art\, Ogden Museum of Southern Art\, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art\, and the Arkansas Arts Center\, among others. \nHerbert is represented by David Lusk Gallery\, Memphis\, TN; Sandler Hudson Gallery\, Atlanta\, GA; Boyd Satellite\, New Orleans\, LA; ADA Gallery\, Richmond\, VA; and Greg Thompson Fine Arts\, North Little Rock\, AR. He is a fellow and has served as trustee of the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)\, Amherst\, VA (2008-2017). He currently serves as president of VCCA-France\, a residency program in Auvillar\, France\, and has served on that board since 2009. He is also the founding director of Marshall Arts\, an alternative gallery\, performance\, and studio space he established in Memphis in 1992. For the past ten years\, he has divided his time equally between New York and Memphis. \nIn November 2015\, the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville mounted a 30-year survey of Herbert’s work entitled Distilled: The Narrative Transformed. In 2013-2014\, Herbert was awarded a year-long studio as part of the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation Space Program in Brooklyn\, NY. \nHerbert has taught painting and drawing at the University of Georgia Study Abroad Program in Cortona\, Italy\, and also at the Penland School of Crafts\, the Arrowmont School\, the Telluride School of Painting\, Rhodes College\, the University of Memphis\, and the Memphis College of Art. He has been a visiting artist at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, TN; the Academy of Fine Arts\, Helsinki\, Finland; the Institute of Fine Arts\, Lahti\, Finland; the Academy of Fine Arts\, Prague\, Czech Republic; University of Fine Arts\, Hanoi\, Vietnam; and the Oberfalzer Kuntzlerhaus\, Schwandorf\, Germany.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception-distilled-the-narrative-transformed/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180704
DTSTAMP:20260519T231251
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SUMMARY:Pinkney Herbert — Distilled: The Narrative Transformed
DESCRIPTION:A 30-year survey of Pinkney Herbert’s vibrant body of work.  \nThis exhibition tracks Herbert’s transition from his narrative beginnings through the development of a personal abstract vocabulary that both thrills and seduces the viewer. \nOpening reception: Saturday\, May 26\, 6-9 pm \nCurated by Sam Yates\, T. Michael Martin\, and David Lusk in collaboration with Crosstown Arts \n\nArtist Statement:\nSince 2008\, I have divided my time between Memphis and New York. Working in both cities has inspired a sense of exploration and a certain amount of nervous energy in my paintings and drawings. My intent is to allow for the funky\, raw history of Memphis to collide with the frenetic energy of New York City. This dichotomy fires my intuitive impulses\, allowing them to surface and meet head​-on in an ever-changing conflict​ between the emotional and the cerebral. The gestural marks I make attempt to bridge that gap. I am influenced by many other sources\, including the figure\, architecture\, maps\, water\, music\, urban imagery\, and digital technology. During the last few years\, my goal has been to expand my abstract language to question and illuminate the connections and contradictions between my interior world and the real world. \nAbout the Artist:\nPinkney Herbert was born in Charlotte\, NC in 1954. He received his BA from Rhodes College and his MFA from the University of Memphis. Herbert is the recipient of Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Tennessee Arts Commission\, and USIA-Arts  America. He is has exhibited throughout the US\, Europe\, Japan\, and Southeast Asia. His art is in numerous national and international collections and in the permanent collections of the New Orleans Museum of Art\, Ogden Museum of Southern Art\, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art\, and the Arkansas Arts Center\, among others. \nHerbert is represented by David Lusk Gallery\, Memphis\, TN; Sandler Hudson Gallery\, Atlanta\, GA; Boyd Satellite\, New Orleans\, LA; ADA Gallery\, Richmond\, VA; and Greg Thompson Fine Arts\, North Little Rock\, AR. He is a fellow and has served as trustee of the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)\, Amherst\, VA (2008-2017). He currently serves as president of VCCA-France\, a residency program in Auvillar\, France\, and has served on that board since 2009. He is also the founding director of Marshall Arts\, an alternative gallery\, performance\, and studio space he established in Memphis in 1992. For the past ten years\, he has divided his time equally between New York and Memphis. \nIn November 2015\, the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville mounted a 30-year survey of Herbert’s work entitled Distilled: The Narrative Transformed. In 2013-2014\, Herbert was awarded a year-long studio as part of the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation Space Program in Brooklyn\, NY. \nHerbert has taught painting and drawing at the University of Georgia Study Abroad Program in Cortona\, Italy\, and also at the Penland School of Crafts\, the Arrowmont School\, the Telluride School of Painting\, Rhodes College\, the University of Memphis\, and the Memphis College of Art. He has been a visiting artist at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, TN; the Academy of Fine Arts\, Helsinki\, Finland; the Institute of Fine Arts\, Lahti\, Finland; the Academy of Fine Arts\, Prague\, Czech Republic; University of Fine Arts\, Hanoi\, Vietnam; and the Oberfalzer Kuntzlerhaus\, Schwandorf\, Germany.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/pinkney-herbert-distilled-the-narrative-transformed/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180521
DTSTAMP:20260519T231251
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SUMMARY:Wish Book: Screening of James Benning's READERS
DESCRIPTION:Screenings of READERS (2017) by artist James Benning. 108 minutes. \nThe film will screen at 1 pm\, 3 pm\, and 5 pm. \nSign up for a screening time\n  \nCurated by Terri Phillips and Brian Pera \n\nThe Wish Book series is a triannual exhibition with a focus on artists’ films. Curators Brian Pera and Terri Phillips welcome internationally recognized artists\, filmmakers\, and critics to Memphis for this exciting new series\, which takes its name from the famed Sears Catalog and is hosted by Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, itself once a major Sears distribution center. Drawing from a wide range of topics\, techniques\, and perspectives\, the films index the scope of work being done by artists in moving pictures. \n\nAbout the Artist:\nJames Benning has sometimes been referred to as a “filmmaker’s filmmaker”\, though he might prefer the more succinct “artist.” Alternately telescopic and microscopic\, his work often explores the American landscape and its social and environmental histories\, observing the movements and moments which characterize it in endlessly mutable patterns. \nEqually painterly\, sculptural\, and literate\, his films combine elements of sound and image in ways which invite interpretation through a uniquely cinematic immersion. Landscape is a function of time\, according to Benning\, and duration plays an important role in a viewer’s experience of his films\, endowing most of the work with distinctly cumulative effects. \nThe film’s narratives are generated by the highly subjective experience of prolonged observation. The rigorous formality of his approach generates meditations on place and memory\, prompting viewers to look more closely and differently at the spaces we inhabit. \nIn an environment increasingly mapped out by remote third party GPS systems\, Benning’s work reminds us what it is to see for ourselves. Benning began making films in the 1970s. Wish Book presents a selection of his most recent work\, much of which revisits and expands upon themes and motifs consistent throughout his oeuvre.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/wish-book-screening-of-james-bennings-readers/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, Screening Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180520
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SUMMARY:Wish Book: Screenings of James Benning's Ash 01
DESCRIPTION:Screenings of Ash 01 (2016) by artist James Benning. 20 minutes. \nThe film will screen at 1 pm\, 2 pm\,  3 pm\,  4 pm\, and 5 pm. \nSign up for a screening time\n  \nCurated by Terri Phillips and Brian Pera \n\nThe Wish Book series is a triannual exhibition with a focus on artists’ films. Curators Brian Pera and Terri Phillips welcome internationally recognized artists\, filmmakers\, and critics to Memphis for this exciting new series\, which takes its name from the famed Sears Catalog and is hosted by Crosstown Arts at Crosstown Concourse\, itself once a major Sears distribution center. Drawing from a wide range of topics\, techniques\, and perspectives\, the films index the scope of work being done by artists in moving pictures. \n\nAbout the Artist:\nJames Benning has sometimes been referred to as a “filmmaker’s filmmaker”\, though he might prefer the more succinct “artist.” Alternately telescopic and microscopic\, his work often explores the American landscape and its social and environmental histories\, observing the movements and moments which characterize it in endlessly mutable patterns. \nEqually painterly\, sculptural\, and literate\, his films combine elements of sound and image in ways which invite interpretation through a uniquely cinematic immersion. Landscape is a function of time\, according to Benning\, and duration plays an important role in a viewer’s experience of his films\, endowing most of the work with distinctly cumulative effects. \nThe film’s narratives are generated by the highly subjective experience of prolonged observation. The rigorous formality of his approach generates meditations on place and memory\, prompting viewers to look more closely and differently at the spaces we inhabit. \nIn an environment increasingly mapped out by remote third party GPS systems\, Benning’s work reminds us what it is to see for ourselves. Benning began making films in the 1970s. Wish Book presents a selection of his most recent work\, much of which revisits and expands upon themes and motifs consistent throughout his oeuvre.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/wish-book-screenings-of-james-bennings-ash-01/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, Screening Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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