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May 2018
The Battle for Cooper-Young
Protest art by Nick Canterucci.
Opening reception: Thursday, May 31, 6-9 pm
On view through June 2
Free exhibit booklet while supplies last
Back from a hiatus due to a heart attack , outsider artist Nick Canterucci returns with his 15th exhibit “The Battle for Cooper-Young.”
The exhibit deals with the artist’s opposition on how the camera program, as set up by the Cooper-Young Neighborhood Watch, has been unfolding over the past two years. A coffee table booklet of ….
Indie Wednesdays
Weekly film screenings hosted by Indie Memphis. Films will screen at Crosstown Arts, Malco’s Studio on the Square, and Ridgeway Theatre on a rotating basis.
This week: Valerie & Her Week of Wonders (1970) — A girl on the verge of womanhood finds herself in a sensual fantasyland of vampires, witchcraft, and other threats in this eerie and mystical movie daydream. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders serves up an endlessly looping, nonlinear fairy tale, set in a quasi-medieval landscape. Ravishingly shot, enchantingly ….
The Art of Kathryn James
Exhibition of handmade items by Kathryn James | Curated by Jenna Fergus
Donations accepted for Alzheimers and Dementia Services.
Donna James Regel’s Mom, Kathryn James, has been practicing the craft of crochet since she was six years old. This exhibit of tablecloths, bedspreads, clothing, doilies, and other beautiful items of her life are a celebration of all she has made. Her intricate art works will be displayed as a labyrinth of comfort to exemplify the love Kathryn James showed to ….
Wish Book: James Benning Reception & Screening
Opening reception for selected work by James Benning | Curated by Terri Phillips and Brian Pera
Reception, filmmaker Q&A, and screening of measuring change (60 min), 2016
Indie Wednesdays
Weekly film screenings hosted by Indie Memphis. Films will screen at Crosstown Arts, Malco’s Studio on the Square, and Ridgeway Theatre on a rotating basis.
This week: Are We Not Cats — New Yorker Eli (Michael Patrick Nicholson) loses his girlfriend, home, and job in less than 24 hours. After landing a job transporting car parts upstate to make some quick cash, he meets Anya (Chelsea Lopez), a young woman who shares his fetish for eating hair. In this gorgeously lensed oddball ….
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.
Raise Your Voice
A Friendship Commanders Tour
Rock + Voter Registration
Featuring performances by Negro Terror, Friendship Commanders, and Blood Like Wine.
MicroCinema Club
Monthly short film screening series, presented by Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts.
This month: Live From Memphis Retrospective
An homage of over 10+ years of films, projects, and events from Live From Memphis — a volunteer organization in support of music, film, and art from local creatives. This is a pay-what-you-can event, with proceeds going to Sarah Fleming and Chris Reyes’ legal fund during their fight to save their home from the Aparium Hotel Group.
Doors at 6:30 pm | Screening at 7 pm.
April 2018
Booksigning for “After the Dust Clears”
Authors El and Zina Henry sign and share intimate stories from their new book, After the Dust Clears, a memoir on the pain of infidelity.
Books will be available for sale.
Organized by the authors
