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September 2017
Hustle: Organizing Your Practice
It’s time for the big O! Organizing. Georgia Creson will share all the good tools for corralling your studio space, setting up and maintaining a usable inventory and keeping track of contacts. It’s never too late to get your sh*t together.
Hustle: professional development for artists is a free program organized by ArtsMemphis, UrbanArt Commission, and Crosstown Arts.
Respectful Lil’ Mac Book Launch & Signing
Memphian Clarence McFerren II is launching his first children’s book, Respectful Lil’ Mac. Meet the author at this book signing event.
Makeup artist Nicole Dorsey will be on-hand for free face painting. Light refreshments will be served.
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.
Four Knowledge II
Work by Beth Barnes Winterburn, Kat Gore, Janet Stuart Smith, and Lisa Williamson. Curated by Ken Hall.
Winterburn, granddaughter of famed Delta photographer Harris Barnes, holds a BFA from the University of Tennessee. Her work in bold, gestural brush strokes and minimalist detail has built a strong following. Very mathmatical in approach , her work is an exploration in control.
Kat Gore is a graduate of Memphis College of Art with years of experience working in the interior design industry ….
Four Knowledge II Opening Reception
Work by Beth Barnes Winterburn, Kat Gore, Janet Stuart Smith, and Lisa Williamson. Curated by Ken Hall. On view through Sept. 9.
MicroCinema Club
Monthly short film screening series presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts. Sponsored by Orion FCU.
This month: Festival Narrative Shorts — Staff Picks 2016
Selection of narrative shorts from the 2016 Indie Memphis Film Festival, curated by programmer Brighid Wheeler.
Shoot & Splice: An Evening with Graham Gordy
Monthly filmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts.
Join Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts for a very special Shoot & Splice: An Evening with Graham Gordy. Mr. Gordy is perhaps best known as the creator and executive producer of the partially shot and Memphis-set Cinemax series Quarry. Hear from Graham about his experiences in making the series and working as a writer in the so-called “golden age of television,” as well as how he’s gone about making a career for himself while still calling the South his home.
In(format)ion
Recent works by Lester Julian Merriweather. Music by Applejac (Unhooked Generation).
Organized by the artist
August 2017
Crosstown ‘Clectic
Second annual art show and sale hosted by TN Craft Southwest. Featuring works by Mary Batholemew, Dale & Brin Baucum, Brandy Boyd, Pat Chafee, Hallie Charney, Rose Conway, Katie Dann, Jeanine Hill, Debbie Lovett, Joshua Samuels, Angela Schneider, and Catherine Stevens.
