Past Events › Programs
November 2016
Beginners Photography Class for Adults
Photographer Jamie Harmon will teach students how to use any photographic device — from smart phone cameras to DSLRs — to create one-of-a-kind images using editing tools in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Crafts & Drafts
Curated exhibition and sale of handmade arts and crafts from more than 60 local craft vendors. Local craft beers will be available for purchase, and food trucks will be on-site. Sponsored by the Memphis Flyer.
Hustle: Collectors and Collecting
Monthly workshop series aimed at providing visual artists with information, resources, and opportunities to support them in the development of their professional careers.
October 2016
Creep Sweep
A fun, free community event to beautify the block around Crosstown Concourse in preparation for the St. Jude Marathon and future public art projects. Trunk-or-Treat for kids, mural installation, food trucks, and more.
Spillit & Crosstown Arts present: Dear Diary
Spillit and Crosstown Arts collaborate for an evening of personal, embarrassing, awkward, and hilarious stories culled from presenters’ diaries.
Hustle: ArtsAccelerator Grant Workshop
Hustle: professional development for artists is a free program organized by ArtsMemphis, UrbanArt Commission, and Crosstown Arts. The series will provide visual artists with information, resources, and opportunities to support them in the development of their professional careers. Workshop topics will range from positive studio practices to pricing work and navigating gallery representation. Questions? Contact Mary Jo Karimnia at maryjo@crosstownarts.org
Open Crit
Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis, is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. All sessions are free and open to the public.
The Moonpie Project presents: Killer Napkins
A new mural by Jason Spencer. The Moonpie Project is an ongoing, rotating mural series curated by Michael Roy in memory of muralist Brad Wells.
September 2016
Open Crit
Crosstown Arts’ Open Crit series, organized in partnership with ArtsMemphis, is a monthly critique event where visual artists are invited to bring new and/or in-progress studio work for critical feedback and group discussion particular to each artist’s practice. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Hustle: Demystifying Public Art with the Urban Art Commission
Join us for a discussion with Lauren Kennedy, Siphne Sylve and Allison Hennie of the UrbanArt Commission to learn more about UAC, its resources and opportunities. Why is UAC involved in Hustle, and what resources can it offer Memphis artists? Explore UAC’s public art process as well as the future of the organization.
Presentation with Q&A to follow.
Program begins at 6 pm
Complimentary food and drinks
Hustle: professional development for artists is a free program organized by ArtsMemphis, UrbanArt ….
