Events
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Inspired Resistance
Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesA group show curated by Ian Lemmonds with work by Emily Cifaldi, Melissa Dunn, Carl E. Moore, Alex Paulus, Nick Pena, Joey Slaughter, Bobby Spillman & Melanie Spillman https://vimeo.com/86553963
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Healing Space
Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesAn environment of selected works by the artists and patients of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Tower 2 Project, organized and curated by Youngblood Studio.
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Visiting Writer Bill Cotter & The Grown Up Lady Story Company
story booth 438 N. Cleveland St., Memphis, TN, United StatesCrosstown Arts and The Booksellers at Laurelwood present visiting writer Bill Cotter and The Grown Up Lady Story Company The author will read from his most recent novel "The Parallel Apartments" Justine Moppett is 34, pregnant, and fleeing an abusive relationship in New York to dig up an even more traumatic childhood in Austin. Waiting for her […]
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Visiting Writer Holly George-Warren
story booth 438 N. Cleveland St., Memphis, TN, United StatesAn event to celebrate the release of A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton The first biography of the influential musician and forebear of the indie-rock scene by Holly George-Warren presented by Crosstown Arts and The Booksellers at Laurelwood Conversation with the author and Andria Lisle at 7 pm Live performance by Loveland Duren at 8 pm […]
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Cedar Lorca Nordbye: To Frame, To Construct, To Occupy
Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United Stateshttps://vimeo.com/95392983 Utilizing the approximate quantity of wood used to frame a small house, the installation explores questions of diaspora, exile and relocation, with occupancy as a form of resistance, and construction as a metaphor for idea formation.The colorful and fragmented imagery of houses, figures and abstract designs cast on a variety of standard, wooden framing […]
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MemFeast 5: Broad Avenue
Water Tower Pavilion 2493 Broad AvenueEnjoy a locally-sourced dinner, live performances and artist presentations for the Broad Avenue Water Tower Public Art Project…then cast your vote in selecting the winning project. Be a part of creative placemaking in Memphis!
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Visiting Writer: Michael Pollan
Crosstown Alley 430 N. ClevelandInternationally-acclaimed, bestselling author Michael Pollan visits Memphis
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Akin
Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesFeaturing sculpture, painting, and drawings by outsider artists working from the 1930s through today, the show aims to make connections among widely varying practices, perspectives and origins. Artists include self-taught California painter Esther Pearl Watson, Memphis sculptor Hawkins Bolden, and “Prophet” Royal Robertson from Louisiana, among others.
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Visiting Writer: John Brandon
story booth 438 N. Cleveland St., Memphis, TN, United StatesReading and booksigning of Further Joy
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St. Francis Elevator Ride: Fabric of Paradise
St. Francis Elevator Ride presents Fabric of Paradise, an exhibition of collage illustrations exploring unreality and the pitfalls of being human. The artist has curated pieces from the last two years of his career that illustrate how people live in their heads while struggling to be a part of the world around them. Audioscapes by […]
