BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Crosstown Arts - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://crosstownarts.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Crosstown Arts
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20110313T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20111106T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20120311T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20121104T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20130310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20131103T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20140309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20141102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20150308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20151101T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20160313T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20161106T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150920
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150728T042721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150827T020816Z
UID:10002378-1440097200-1442689199@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Lawrence Matthews III: In a Violent Way
DESCRIPTION:Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday\, 10 am – 6 pm \n\nPerformance at Rock For Love: Friday\, September\, 4\, 8:30 pm\nArtist Talk: Thursday\, September 10\, 7:30 pm\n\n\n“A riot is the language of the unheard.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \nIn a Violent Way is a multimedia installation by Lawrence Matthews III that incorporates a wide array of visual and audio elements\, from oil painting and collage to tube televisions and archival video footage. To accompany the installation\, Matthews will perform his own original songs at the close of the show’s reception. The exhibition’s title is a nod to the seminal\, genre-bending 1969 Miles Davis recording\, In a Silent Way\, which inspired and guided Matthews while he created this body of work. \nThe imagery of In a Violent Way is sourced from or informed by mass media portrayals of events past and present in four primary cities: Baltimore\, Los Angeles\, St. Louis and Memphis\, each with its own history of entrenched racial discrimination and economic disparity disproportionately affecting people of color. Mixed media works depicting the demonstrations and unrest of the 1960’s tellingly reside alongside banks of television sets showing video footage of more recent discord\, like the 1992 L.A. Riots. These scenes — differing in timeline\, though not in tenor — convey generations of frustration caused by institutionalized oppression\, angry citizens crying out against abuses at the hands of authority\, and the ambivalent eye of the media that only captures part of the story. \n“My work does not judge the morality of the individuals partaking in the riots\, only the institutions that create the circumstances where riots are the only voice.” – Lawrence Matthews III \n\n                 \n\n\n    \n\nLawrence Matthews III was born in Memphis\, TN\, into a family who encouraged him to be an artist from a young age. He received his BFA from the University of Memphis and was awarded “Best of Show” in the University’s 31st Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Young\, but already prolific\, Matthews is an emerging artist who has shown work in several solo and group shows across Memphis\, including Doomed to Repeat at Circuitous Succession Gallery (2015)\, Cigar Box Show at Glitch Gallery (2014)\, and Price Is Right at David Lusk Gallery (2014). \nMatthews works in a wide variety of media\, including oil paint\, collage\, photography\, sculpture\, music and film\, and combines post-modern\, Pop Art and contemporary influences to narrate his perspective as an African descendant living in America.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/in-a-violent-way/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/unnamed1.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150815T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150815T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150804T225914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150813T205900Z
UID:10002399-1439632800-1439640000@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Walking Eyes: Roundtable Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts is hosting a small group discussion with Walking Eyes collaborators\, Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum. This free event is open to the public. \nIf you are interested in attending\, please email emily@crosstownarts.org to RSVP.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/walking-eyes-roundtable/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-13-at-10.58.21-AM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150805T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150805T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150801T031455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150806T235746Z
UID:10002397-1438777800-1438781400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:LOCATE Arts: Q&A Forum
DESCRIPTION:LOCATE Arts is a brand new organization with plans to strengthen the connections between artists and patrons across Tennessee\, while sharing the dynamic contemporary arts of our state with the rest of the country. \nCo-founders\, Carri Jobe and Brian R. Jobe\, will be leading a discussion about the mission\, vision and goals of LOCATE Arts. Please join us!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/locate-arts-forum/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:430
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/LOCATE-Arts-Forum.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150731T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150731T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150708T031037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150724T013224Z
UID:10002481-1438347600-1438358400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Walking Eyes: Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Walking Eyes is a collaborative exhibition by Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum. Inspired by a month spent in Southeast Asia\, each piece was developed through exchanges of ideas and sketches between the two artists. The work is informed by personal memories\, hand-drawn maps\, tropical flora\, and Batik patterns. Many of the pieces have high levels of details with hidden treasures to encourage exploration. The show includes a collection of mixed-media works on paper and fabric\, as well as an installation. \nCollaborators in life and art\, Kong Wee and Jay thoughtfully balance married life\, creative exploration and professional growth through ongoing ventures like the playful TaroPop Studio\, which they co-founded in 2009. \n\nPlease join us for refreshments in the gallery to celebrate the exhibition\, and visit the Walking Eyes page for more information.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/walking-eyes-reception/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Walking-Eyes-Poster-Smaller.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150816
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150701T214311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150818T005722Z
UID:10002443-1437678000-1439665199@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum: Walking Eyes
DESCRIPTION:Reception: Friday\, July 31\, 6 – 9 pm\nRoundtable Discussion: Saturday\, August 15\, 3 – 5 pm\nGallery Hours:\nTuesday – Saturday\, 10 am – 6 pm\nWalking Eyes is a collaborative exhibition by Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum. Inspired by a month spent in Southeast Asia\, each piece was developed through exchanges of ideas and sketches between the two artists. The work is informed by personal memories\, hand-drawn maps\, tropical flora\, and Batik patterns. Many of the pieces have high levels of details with hidden treasures to encourage exploration. The show includes a collection of mixed-media works on paper and fabric\, as well as an installation. \nCollaborators in life and art\, Kong Wee and Jay thoughtfully balance married life\, creative exploration and professional growth through ongoing ventures like the playful TaroPop Studio\, which they co-founded in 2009. \n\n                 \n\n\n    \n\n\n \n\nArtists Bios\nKong Wee Pang is a designer/artist from Malaysia. She graduated from Singapore Nanyang Academy of Fine Art. In 2001 she moved to the United States. She received a degree in fine art and design and an MFA from the Memphis College of Art. She currently works as an art director at the mid-south’s largest ad agency\, archer>malmo. Her work has been shown in NYC’s Times Square\, Spain\, Italy\, Berlin\, Atlanta\, Memphis and California. \nKong Wee on her practice: \n\nMy work is concerned with transformation. Coming from Malaysia\, I have learned to adapt to a new way of life here in the United States. I exist in a liminal state living in two worlds. I have focused upon the notion of original self\, outside influences and transmutation. Working with watercolor is meaningful to me. In Chinese we have a saying which translates roughly to “When you drink water\, remember the spring.” The abstracted figures give me a chance to face my new freedom while remembering where I come from. It is found in translation. \n\nJay Crum is a designer\, illustrator and artist. He was born in New Orleans\, LA and currently lives in Memphis\, TN. He received a BFA in printmaking in 2005 and has since been navigating the line where art and design meet. In 2009 he co-founded TaroPop\, a small studio producing T-shirt designs and limited-edition art-prints. He received his MFA at Memphis College of Art in 2012. He has exhibited work in Memphis\, Rome and Barcelona.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/walking-eyes/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Walking-Eyes-Square.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150704
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150609T230237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150814T014706Z
UID:10002402-1433444400-1435949999@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Richard Lou: Stories On My Back
DESCRIPTION:Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday\, 10 am – 6 pm \nCrosstown Arts is pleased to present Stories On My Back\, a large-scale multi-media installation incorporating audio\, video\, digital photographs\, and tamale leaves created by Memphis artist Richard Lou. The installation\, never before seen in its entirety in Memphis\, is an immersive experience alluding to a ceremonial site where people come to share their stories and personal histories. The piece is informed by stories exchanged through the artist’s family: stories told by the artist’s mother and father\, the stories he shared with his children\, and the stories retold by his children as their own. \n \nStories On My Back from Crosstown Arts on Vimeo. \nThe thousands of tamale leaves in the installation speak to the artist’s bi-cultural heritage as a Chinese/Mexican\, or what artist/activist Guillermo Gomez-Peña would a “Chicanese\,” a Chicano/Chinese. The stories mix personal history within the larger context of the external historical forces that brought the artist’s families together\, or threatened to pull them apart. They are stories of loss\, dreams\, isolation\, ignorance\, race\, disparities of power\, assimilation\, spirit\, and subjugated knowledge and wisdom. \nIncluded in the installation is Lou’s father’s chair\, where Lou Yet Ming would sit and watch John Wayne westerns and movies about World War II. Lou’s father served in the U.S. Marine Corp during World War II and was honorably discharged as a Technical Sergeant. Lou Yet Ming’s recliner was re-designed and brought back to life by Louisiana artist Chere Labbe Doiron\, reupholstered with images of the artist’s children and his mother. It has traveled with the exhibition for the last two years and now has become an integral component of the larger installation. \nRichard Lou was born in San Diego\, CA and raised in San Diego and Tijuana\, BCN\, MX. He has over 20 years of teaching experience in higher education\, over 15 years of arts administration experience\, has curated over 30 exhibitions\, and continues to produce and exhibit art while teaching and chairing the Department of Art at the University of Memphis. \nCrosstown Arts thanks the First Tennessee Foundation | ArtsFirst and ArtMemphis for support of this exhibition and its related programs\, which are part of an ongoing artistic and community partnership between Crosstown Arts and Centro Cultural.  More details about the18-month schedule of collaborative exhibitions and events\, and several long-term cultural projects\, can be found at crosstownarts.org/centro-cultural-collaboration. \n\nStories On My Back Events \nOpening Festivities: Friday\, June 5 \n\n9am: WKNO Checking on the Arts interview with Richard Lou\n6 pm: Blessing by Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl\n6:15 pm: Performance from singer/songwriter Savannah Long\n7 pm: Cuban and Latin folk music by Los Cantadores\n6 – 9 pm: Hot Mess Burritos food truck\, empanadas from Havana’s Pilon\, paletas by Michoachana\, elote (grilled corn) and a wide variety of cold beverages!\n\nExhibition Programs: Saturday\, June 6\, 2-4 pm\n \n\n2 pm: Lecture by Visiting Scholar Guisela Latorre\, 430 N. Cleveland\n3 pm: Gallery Talk with Richard Lou & Guisela Latorre\, 422 N. Cleveland\n\n\nPress for Stories On My Back \nArt Review: Richard Lou explores mixed heritage in ‘Stories on My Back’ at Crosstown Arts\nFredric Koeppel / Commercial Appeal / June\, 2015 \n\nArtist Biography \nRichard Alexander Lou was born in San Diego\, CA and raised in San Diego and Tijuana\, BCN\, MX. Richard grew up in a biracial family\, spiritually and intel­lectually guided by an anti-colonialist Chinese father and a culturally affirming Mexicana mother. Educated at Southwestern College\, Chula Vista\, CA receiving an A.A. in Fine Art in 1981; California State University at Fullerton\, CA receiving a B.A. in Fine Art in 1983; Clemson University\, Clemson\, SC receiving an M.F.A. in Fine Art in 1986. \nLou has exhibited at the DePaul Art Museum\, Chicago\, IL; Wing Luke Museum\, Seattle\, WA; Landmark Gallery\, Texas Tech University\, Lubbock\, TX; Museo Carrillo Gil\, Mexico City DF\, Mexico; Museum of Contemporary Art\, San Diego; Mexic-Arte Mu­seum\, Austin\, TX; Newport Harbor Art Museum\, Newport Beach\, CA; Cornerhouse Art Gallery\, Manchester\, England; the 3rd International Istanbul Biennial\, Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum\, Istanbul\, Turkey; Dong-A University\, Busan\, South Korea; Miami Museum\, Miami\, FL; Museum of Photographic Arts\, Balboa Park\, San Diego\, CA; Walker Art Center\, Minneapolis\, MN; Mexican Fine Arts Museum\, Chicago\, IL; Otis School of Art and Design\, Otis Gallery\, Los Angeles\, CA; MIT List Visual Arts Center\, Boston\, MA; Aperto 90` Section\, La Biennale Di Venezia\, Venice\, Italy; Grey Art Gallery\, New York University\, NY\, NY; Dia Foundation\, NY\, NY; Artist Space\, NY\, NY. Richard Lou’s artwork has been published and/or cited in various newspapers\, magazines\, catalogs\, electronic media\, and over 30 books. Lou has over 20 years of teaching experience in higher education\, over 15 years of arts administration experience\, has curated over 30 exhibitions\, and continues to produce and exhibit art while teaching and chairing the Department of Art at the University of Memphis. \nArtist Statement \n“There has never been a free people\, a free country\, a real democracy on the face of this Earth.  In a city of some 300\,000 slaves and 90\,000 so called free men\, Plato sat down and praised freedom in exquisitely elegant phrases.” Lerone Bennett Jr. \nAs a Chicano artist the recurrent themes are the subjugation of my community by the dominant culture and white privelege. These works manifest themselves in the creation of counter-images and counter-definitions made in a self-determinant manner.  As a contemporary image-maker I am interested in collecting dissonant ideas and narratives allowing them to bump into each other\, to coax new meanings and possibilities that dismantle the hierarchy of images. The work serves as an ideological\, social\, political\, and cultural matrix from which I understand my place in this world and to make a simple marking of the cultural shifts of my community. The artwork examines how communities use images and language to dehumanize the “Other” in order to ignore the “Other’s” basic human rights.  It challenges unquestioned claims to territory and legal status. \n“Art is one of the most sacred ways to communicate.” Consuelo Jimenez Underwood \nThe work that I create as a Chicano artist emanates and is in response to the love I have for my family.  The work embraces the contradictions\, the conflicts and triumphs\, the quiet and raucous moments of a routine day\, the flowering\, the decaying\, the markings and ceremonies that compose a lifetime all within a society that subjugates.  At the core\, all work I do is for them.  And in that hopeful light\, I am willing to take the chance that the power of the work will ultimately save my children who will become the inhabitants of a New Nepantla as they negotiate a home in this destabilized world. \n-Richard Lou \n— \n\n\n\nLecture on June 6\, 2 pm at 430 N. Cleveland \nStories on My Back by Richard Lou: Installation Art\, Transnationalism and the Chinese-Chicano Experience \nPerformance\, installation and new media artist Richard Lou’s work has compelled spectators to think critically about bordered identities\, power inequities\, post-colonial realities\, race relations\, and other socially relevant issues. His provocative and dynamic performances\, installations and multimedia pieces have also encouraged audiences to problematize clear distinctions between art and activism and between creative endeavors and social justice work. \nPrimarily known as a Chicano artist\, Lou’s work for the past ten years\, however\, has paid great attention to his Chinese heritage and to the transnational subjectivities that animate social identities. Having grown up in the San Diego/Tijuana border region with a Mexican mother and a Chinese father\, Lou’s experiences have been defined by the transnationalism of the border region itself but also by the biculturalism of his upbringing. \nIn this presentation\, Guisela Latorre will focus on one of the artist’s installation Stories on my Back on display at the Crosstown Arts Gallery. Without losing sight of the politically engaged and collective nature of his art\, this work is among the most introspective and deeply personal of the artist’s career. Utilizing the images and voices of the artist’s children and deploying story-telling devices throughout the installation\, Lou articulates a transnational identity that is\, on the one hand\, quite intimate and unique to his Chinese-Chicano experience and\, on the other\, broadly symptomatic of an increasingly globalized world. \nThus\, Stories on my Back embodies what cultural studies scholars Kit Dobson and Áine McGlynn identify as “the desire to advocate for artistic agency at a time when globalizing forces are increasingly calling for economic rationalizations for creative practices.” Latorre will therefore argue in this presentation that Stories on my Back eloquently speaks of the critical connections between the Chicana/o and Chinese experiences in the U.S.\, connections that represent viable forms of transnational resistance to the homogenizing and subordinating forces of globalization. \nGuisela Latorre\, Associate Professor\, Ohio State University Department of Art \nGuisela Latorre specializes in modern and contemporary U.S. Latina/o and Latin American art with a special emphasis on gender and women artists. Her first book titled Walls of Empowerment: Chicana/o Indigenist Murals from California (U. of Texas Press 2008)\, explored the recurrence of indigenist motifs in Chicana/o community murals from the 1970s to the turn of the millennium. Her other publications include “Border Consciousness and Artivist Aesthetics: Richard Lou’s Performance and Multimedia Artwork” in the American Studies Journal (2012)\, “New Approaches to Chicana/o Art: The Visual and the Political as Cognitive Process” in Image & Narrative (2010)\, and “Icons of Love and Devotion: Alma López’s Art” in Feminist Studies (Spring/Summer 2008). Latorre’s recent research activities include the co-editorship of the feminist journal Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies and work on a second book project of the graffiti and mural movement in Chile during the post-dictatorship era. She teaches classes on Latina/Chicana feminism\, visual culture and Latina/o art. \n\n\n\n— \nCrosstown Arts is a contemporary arts organization dedicated to further cultivating the creative community in Memphis. Managing five types of spaces that integrate varying components of exhibition\, performance\, production\, education and retail\, Crosstown Arts supports multidisciplinary and collaborative projects that interconnect people and organizations. We welcome anyone in the community to join any of our events or projects\, regardless of prior experience or expertise with creative interests. \ncrosstownarts.org \nCentro Cultural Latino de Memphis strives to meet the needs of the community by celebrating and promoting awareness of our cultural richness and diversity interpreted through the literary\, performing\, and visual arts. Our primary goal is to preserve our respective rich Latino cultural heritage and to stimulate intergenerational dialogues among the disciplines\, languages\, and traditional and contemporary expressions. \ncentrocultural.us
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/richard-lou-stories-on-my-back/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/CXA_Stories-On-My-Back_SQU-e1433872900871.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150601T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150630T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20160913T181101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160913T181101Z
UID:10002846-1433134800-1435669200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Centro Cultural Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:Supported by the First Tennessee Foundation/ArtsFirst and ArtsMemphis\nCrosstown Arts is pleased to partner with Centro Cultural Latino de Memphis for a series of exhibitions and events to showcase the work of Latino artists living and working in Memphis and to celebrate elements and traditions of Latino culture as an integral part of the creative community of Memphis. This partnership is made possible by a generous grant from the First Tennessee Foundation\, ArtsFirst and ArtsMemphis. The partnership builds on the substantial work that Centro Cultural Latino de Memphis has accomplished and furthers Crosstown Arts’ ongoing mission to help combine audiences\, further expand inclusivity and provide opportunities to all of Memphis’ creative community. \nTwo large-scale partnership events were Stories on My Back on view at Crosstown Arts during the month of June 2015\, and the Tamale Fest at Caritas Village\, held on June 28\, 2015. Created by bi-cultural Memphis artist Richard Lou\, Stories On My Back is a multi-media installation that incorporates audio\, video\, digital photographs\, thousands of tamale leaves. This work has never been installed or seen in its entirety in Memphis. Later that month\, Crosstown Arts was an integral partner with Centro Cultural and Caritas Village for the Tamale Fest\, the first annual fundraising event for Centro Cultural. This event featured tamale-cooking teams and contests\, tamale tastings\, food trucks\, live entertainment\, an artist market and family activities. \nIn addition to an 18-month schedule of exhibitions and events\, detailed below\, several longer-term artistic projects will be launched through the partnership: the Crosstown-Centro Billboard Program will feature artwork displayed on a billboard on North Cleveland; and the Tamale Stories video project will capture and share the diverse Memphis’ community’s cross-cultural stories and memories of the beloved “tamal” or “tamale.” \n\nCalendar of Events\nSPRING 2015\nCentro Cultural Spring Showcase\nSaturday\, April 25\, 5-7 pm\, Crosstown Arts\, 430 N. Cleveland \nShowcase of visual and performing arts organized by Centro Cultural \nTamale Cooking Demo\nSaturday\, May 16\, 2 pm\, at Latino Memphis\, 6041 Mt. Moriah Rd \nThis one-hour cooking demo will be facilitated by a local tamale-making expert (or “tamalero/a” in Spanish). The tamalero/a will share his/her own family recipe and will walk the attendees through a step-by-step process for making tamales at home. \n$10 admission/donation to benefit Centro Cultural. \nSUMMER 2015\nRichard Lou: Stories on my Back\nMultumedia installation on view June 5-July 4\, 2015\, Crosstown Arts Gallery\, 422 N. Cleveland\nOpening Night: Friday\, June 5\, 6-9 pm\nFood trucks\, live music and more \nExhibition Programs: Saturday\, June 6\, 2-4 pm\nLecture by Visiting Scholar Guisela LaTorre\, 430 N. Cleveland\, 2 pm\nGallery Talk with Richard Lou & Guisela LaTorre\, 422 N. Cleveland\, 3 pm \nTamale Cooking Demo\nSunday\, June 7\, 3 pm\, Crosstown Arts\, 430 N. Cleveland\nThis one-hour cooking demo will be facilitated by a local tamale-making expert (or “tamalero/a” in Spanish). The tamalero/a will share his/her own family recipe and will walk the attendees through a step-by-step process for making tamales at home.\n$10 admission/donation to benefit Centro Cultural. \nPechaKucha Night Volume 12\nThursday\, June 25\, 6:30 pm\, Phuong Long\, 306 N. Cleveland\nAn evening of fun\, fast-paced presentations themed around food\, made by community members. Presenters for this installment: Miles Tamboli\, Wes Riddle\, Ben McLean\, Noah Campbell\, Margarita Sandino\, Onie Johns\, Rachel Neely Williams & Edna Banks-Hawkins\nFree admission. \nTamale Fest\nSaturday\, June 27\, 2-6 pm\, Caritas Village\, 2509 Harvard Avenue in Binghampton\nOrganized by Centro Cultural\, Caritas Village and Crosstown Arts\nTamale Fest 2015 is the first annual fundraising event for Centro Cultural. The festival will have main stage live entertainment\, a tamale team cooking contest\, a tamale tasting tent\, a kids’ activity corner\, art vendors\, food trucks and a photo booth. Centro Cultural was founded in 2011 and has been operating as a 100% volunteer-run organization. Accomplishments to date include over 60 cultural workshops taught\, 13 showcases celebrated\, 6 art exhibits produced\, collaboration with Dixon Gallery and Gardens produced the first contemporary Latino Art exhibition in Memphis\, current development of a book based on immigrant stories in Binghamton and over 5000 hours of volunteer time given. The purpose of the Tamale Fest is to share and celebrate Latino culture\, bring people together for a positive cultural experience and to raise money to allow Centro Cultural to expand their programs and administration. \nFALL 2015\nCentro Cultural Visual Arts Showcase\nFriday\, November 6-28\, 2015\, Crosstown Arts Gallery\, 422 N. Cleveland \nFALL 2016\nExhibition of Latino/a Artist Portraits\nNovember 2016\, Crosstown Arts Gallery\, 422 N. Cleveland \nONGOING / UPCOMING\n\nCrosstown-Centro Billboard Program at 431 N. Cleveland\nCentro Cultural’s Latino/a Artist Registry\nTamale Stories video project
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/centro-cultural-collaboration/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Centro-Cultural-Logo-Website.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150501T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150501T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150707T063813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150724T215456Z
UID:10002477-1430476200-1430483400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Eye on Abstraction: All-Ages Workshop
DESCRIPTION:An after-school workshop all about abstraction. Explore our current abstract painting exhibition\, Between the Eyes (in the gallery at 422 N. Cleveland). Then meet in story booth for hands-on art activities for all ages\, led by artists Laurel Sucsy (Between the Eyes curator)\, Mary Jo Karimnia\, and Brittney Bullock. \nThis is a free\, drop-in program: come when you wish\, no registration necessary! \nChildren must be accompanied by adults.\nSnacks and drinks will be served. \n(Image: Rubens Ghenov)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/eye-on-abstraction/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery,Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Rubens-Ghenov.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150421T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150421T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150508T210554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150609T202036Z
UID:10002390-1429621200-1429632000@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Painters on Painting Gallery Talk
DESCRIPTION:A discussion about abstraction with artists Hamlett Dobbins\, Melissa Dunn\, and Laurel Sucsy \nImage: Rob De Oude
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/painters-on-painting-gallery-talk/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11138545_1021808501180864_6745879959044456166_n-e1433863230408.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150516T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150508T210435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150609T193801Z
UID:10002389-1429272000-1431781200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Between the Eyes
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts is pleased to present Between the Eyes\, a group show about contemporary abstract painting and how we see it.  Just as the relationships of pitch and duration can express emotion in music\, the formal relationships of hue\, value\, shape\, and placement can collect to create meaning in abstract painting.  Featuring the work of six painters exploring distinct modes of abstraction\, the exhibition examines the way each artist uses deliberate choices to engage us in the experience of looking.  Formal cues such as gesture\, color and the use of found objects prompt us to recognize patterns and attribute meaning to certain behaviors.  Physicality contends with the pictorial as we both decipher and project meaning into the space of abstract forms. \nThe exhibition is curated by Laurel Sucsy and features work by New York-based artists Marina Adams\, Rob de Oude\, and Joe Fyfe; LA-based artist Iva Gueorguieva; Philadelphia-based artist Rubens Ghenov; and Laurel Sucsy of Memphis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/between-the-eyes/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CXA_Between-the-Eyes_IG-Square.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150306T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150328T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150610T215912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150610T215912Z
UID:10002300-1425614400-1427547600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:you+Me
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Mary Jo Karimnia \nFeaturing work by Kathy Barnes\, Melissa Farris\, Keiko Gonzalez\, Richard Lou\, Lester J. Merriweather\, Haley Morris-Cafiero\, John Q (Wesley Chenault\, Andy Ditzler\, and Joey Orr)\, Joel Parsons & Jeff Unthank \n\n                 \n\n\n    \nFrom the Curator: you + me explores a range of relationships\, from the intimate\, personal one-on-one of lover\, spouse\, parent\, friend to the broader aspects of relationships in the community surrounding race\, gender\, sexual orientation and our historic pasts. The real meat of a relationship is experienced in a personal way by individuals. you + me acknowledges the delicate balancing act of these relationships and the connections and disconnects that we form among ourselves and with the communities that surround us.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/youme/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/11080967_1010844355610612_5535234644860644338_n.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150206T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150228T110000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150612T004722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150612T004722Z
UID:10002305-1423188000-1425121200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Public/Art/ists Part I
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts\, the UrbanArt Commission and ArtsMemphis are partnering to present a multi-venue exhibition and programming series throughout 2015 to acknowledge public art makers in Memphis. \nThe series will collectively recognize and share the work of artists who have participated in Memphis’ public art projects and initiatives\, including the studio work (non-public art projects) of these artists\, as well as insight into their processes and involvement in creating public art projects from conception to completion.  The exhibition and ongoing events of Public/Art/ists not only act as a connection point to these artists\, but also reveal the multiple facets of these artists’ practices in the community. \nCrosstown Arts will host part I of Public/Art/ists\, sharing the studio work of over 40 artists who have made contributions to Memphis’ urban landscape: \nBeth Edwards\, Cat Pena\, Greely Myatt\, Anne J. Froning\, Jill Wissmiller\, Jonathan Auger\, Kiersten Williams\, Pinkney Herbert\, Jamond Bullock\, Jeannie Tomlinson Saltmarsh\, Carol Deforest\, Tootsie Bell\, Sean Murphy\, Richard Lou\, Jeane Umbreit\, Jay Crum\, Jason Miller\, Robin Salant\, Tad Lauritzen Wright\, Elisha Gold\, Anne Davey\, Louis Tucker\, Robert Burns\, Kia Lola\, Anthony Lee\, Mary Long\, Justin Bowles\, Bob X\, Annabelle Meacham\, Penny Dodds\, Susan Maakestad\, Suzy Hendrix\, April Pierce\, Stephanie Cosby\, Yvonne Bobo\, Meredith Olinger\, Eszter Sziksz\, Jamin Carter\, Vitus Shell\, Phyllis Boger\, Kristi Duckworth\, Pam Cobb\, Brandon Marshall\, Lea Holland\, Whitney Kerr\, Cedar Lorca Nordbye\, Yancy Villa-Calvo & Erica Qualy \nAdditional information about future exhibitions and programs of Public/Art/ists happening at other venues is forthcoming.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/publicartists-part-i/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-11-at-2.46.47-PM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141114T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141220T110000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150610T010017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150612T010247Z
UID:10002404-1415930400-1419073200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Derek Larson: Trance
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Miranda Lash\, Curator of Contemporary Art\, Speed Art Museum \nNovember 14-December 20\, 2014\nCrosstown Arts\, 422 N. Cleveland\, Memphis\, TN 38104 \nOpening Night: Friday\, November 14\, 6-8 pm\nGallery talk with the artist and curator at 6:30 pm \nRoundtable discussion: Saturday\, November 15\, 11:30 am \nCrosstown Arts is pleased to announce Trance\, an exhibition of digital media work by Georgia-based artist Derek Larson\, opening Friday\, November 14. The exhibition is curated by Miranda Lash\, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville. \nIn his practice Larson combines digital media with painting\, lights\, motors\, and projected animations on freestanding screens. For his first solo show in Memphis\, Larson is presenting five video projections: three from his series entitled Tantric Wealth from 2012\, and two artworks from his most recent body of paintings that include elements of video. Through this constellation of artworks Larson addresses how technology has changed our ways of seeing. Are our ever-present screens and videos luring us into an extended state of passive hypnosis\, or perhaps more optimistically\, do they allow a more expansive mode of learning\, contemplation\, and meditation? \nThe artist and curator will introduce the exhibition at 6:30 pm on Friday\, November 14\, at the opening reception. Crosstown Arts will host a roundtable discussion and lunch with the artist and curator on Saturday\, November 15 at 11:30 am. \nDownload Curator’s Essay \nAbout the Artist \nDerek G. Larson has participated in a number of national and international exhibitions and residencies\, with recent exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art (New York)\, Union South Gallery 1308 (Madison)\, May Gallery (New Orleans) and Vox Populi (Philadelphia). His work is featured in the upcoming issue of New American Painters.  Larson received a BFA from the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis\, and an MFA from the Yale School of Art.  He currently lives and works in Statesboro\, Georgia. \nAbout the Curator \nMiranda Lash is curator of contemporary art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville\, Kentucky\, where she is overseeing new commissions for the upcoming Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park\, and organizing the reinstallation of the permanent collection for the new building designed by wHY architecture\, which will open in April 2016. Prior to the Speed\, Lash was curator of modern and contemporary art the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). She joined NOMA in 2008 as the founder of the museum’s modern and contemporary art department. During her tenure at NOMA\, Lash curated over twenty exhibitions\, including the traveling retrospective exhibition Mel Chin: Rematch; Rashaad Newsome: King of Arms; Katie Holten: Drawn to the Edge;Swoon: Thalassa\, and Camille Henrot: Cities of Ys. \nAbout Crosstown Arts \nCrosstown Arts is a contemporary arts organization dedicated to further cultivating the creative community in Memphis. Managing five types of spaces that integrate varying components of exhibition\, performance\, production\, education and retail\, Crosstown Arts supports multidisciplinary and collaborative projects that interconnect people and organizations. Crosstown Arts welcomes anyone in the community to join any of our events or projects\, regardless of prior experience or expertise with creative interests. \nShop ‘Til You Droop\, 2013\nDigital video & animation (loop)\, projection\, aluminum composite\, wood\, epoxy\, paint\, paper\, fluorescent light\, black light\, electrical\, hydrocal\, 38 x 24in.\nCourtesy of the artist \nMedia contact: Emily Halpern\, emily@crosstownarts.org\nCrosstown Arts’ Visiting Artist Series is sponsored by V02 Networx \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/derek-larson-trance/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/10365754_926559524039096_2749112831755716387_n.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140924T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140928T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150610T222043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150610T222043Z
UID:10002302-1411527600-1411905600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Anyway\, Anyhow
DESCRIPTION:A raw wild visual gumbo to accompany the sick sonic stew of Gonerfest\, organized by Goner Records\n\n\nFeaturing the artwork of Tim Kerr (Austin\, TX)\, Bruce Webb (Waxahatchie\, TX)\, John Henry Toney (Seale\, AL)\, Butch Anthony (Seale\, AL)\, Timmy Lampinen (Detroit\, MI)\n\nTIM KERR\nTim moved to Austin in 1974 to attend The University of Texas at Austin and there he earned a degree in painting and photography. While in the art department\, he studied under famed photographer Garry Winogrand and was awarded a Ford Foundation grant for his work. \nTim is also well-known for his slashing guitar work in seminal punk bands The Big Boys\, Poison 13\, Monkeywrench\, Lord High Fixers and more. \nHis artwork combines social awareness with iconic figures\nand searing images overlaid by inspirational quotes. He has been involved in many different scales\, from murals to artwork on skateboards. \nHe recently exhibited in \nhttp://www.timkerr.net/\nhttp://juicemagazine.com/home/tim-kerr-art-show/\nhttp://www.yalostudio.com/2014_04_01_archive.html \n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \nBUTCH ANTHONY\nMr. Anthony has made up his own word\, “intertwangleism\,” a label he paints on a lot of his pieces\, which he defined this way: “Inter\, meaning to mix\,” he said. “And twang\, a distinct way of speaking. If I make up my own ‘ism\,’ no one can say anything or tell me I’m doing it wrong.” \nButch’s art world contains sly reworkings of existing paintings\, sculptures made of discarded metal and wood\, and semi-apocryphal taxidermy all creating a unique voice that has charmed the art world from his native Alabama through New York City\, London\, and beyond. \nButch did a show in the Goner Store in 2004 which was a huge thrill for us. In the ten years since that show\, Butch has become strangely sorta famous\, but hasn’t changed a bit. A recent show at Yolo Gallery in Water Valley\, MS was a sensation. We are thrilled to have him back. \nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/garden/08doonanny.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\nhttp://www.blackratprojects.com/artists/butchanthony\nhttp://www.yalostudio.com/2013/03/anatomy-can-be-fun-new-work-by-butch.html\nhttp://www.museumofwonder.com/ \n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \nJOHN HENRY TONEY\nMr. John Henry Toney grew up in Sandfort\, Alabama and farmed all his life. He used to drive a tractor around Seale and plow up folk’s garden patches for them. One day he plowed up a turnip with a human face on it… His art career was born. He’s 83 years old and draws everyday. \nhttp://www.museumofwonder.com/#slide3\nhttp://www.garde-rail.com/artists/toney/index.html\nhttp://rawvision.com/articles/love-and-water-art-john-henry-toney \n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \nBRUCE LEE WEBB\nBruce Lee is the co-conspirator and co- creator of Webb Gallery in downtown Waxahachie\, Texas. He loves hobo lore and train car graffiti. He is a researcher and collector by nature and is currently working on “As Above So Below -Art of the Fraternal Lodge” with co-author Lynne Adele\, which will be published by UT Press in 2015. \nBruce recently curated and participated in the “Akin” exhibit of outsider and self-taught artists at Crosstown Arts. \nhttp://www.webbartgallery.com/\nhttp://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2012/03/spinning_a_webb_local_artist_a.php\nhttp://www.croftartgallery.com/previousshows/brucewebb.html \n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \nTIMMY LAMPINEN\nTimmy\, well-known in Goner circles as the the Human Eye / Timmy’s Organism / Clone Defects singer and guitar mangler\, is also a 2010 Kresge Grant Arts award winner. As Timmy’s music strives for wild departures and maximum impact via spaced-out sounds\, his artwork spreads the color of consciousness and fredom with righteous abandon. His album covers are some of the trippiest of anyone working in the medium today. \nhttp://www.kresgeartsindetroit.org/fellowships/past-fellows/2010-fellows/timmy-lampinen/\nhttp://larecord.com/interviews/2008/12/01/human-eye-yeah-i-drank-the-glitter-slime \n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \nFor more information see:\nhttp://www.goner-records.com/gonerfest/gonerfest11-artshow.php\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1443801609200425/
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/anyway-anyhow/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-12.10.05-PM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140819T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140920T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150610T220206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150813T234054Z
UID:10002301-1408417200-1411214400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Bawlmer
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts is pleased to present Bawlmer\, a group exhibition of new work by Baltimore-based artists organized Dwayne Butcher. Butcher is an artist\, designer\, and curator who moved from Memphis to Baltimore in 2013. Artists he has chosen for this exhibition include Colin Alexander\, Kyle Bauer\, Amy Hughes Braden\, Dave Eassa\, Cara Ober and Paul Shortt. Through painting\, sculpture\, and a prevailing sense of humor\, the exhibition aims to make connections between Memphis and Baltimore and their respective creative landscapes. \nCurator’s Statement: \n‘In my short time in Baltimore\, I have noticed many similarities between this city and Memphis. Each is roughly the same size in area and population\, and each is similar in its racial\, political\, and socioeconomic makeup. They both have the “grit and grind” that blue-collar\, middle-class urban areas have to have. This “grit and grind” is the prefect incubator for creativity\, which makes “Bawlmer\,” as enunciated in the local dialect\, seem like home to me. \nThe six artists included in this exhibition approach their work with a sense of humor. They poke fun at normal conventions of class and gender\, recall the fads of their youth\, enjoy the frivolity of today\, break down shapes into the purest of forms\, and call into question the superiority of the art world’s “big swinging dicks.” \nOh\, the Baltimorons love their crabs as much as Memphians love their BBQ. So there is that. And then there is the Old Bay.’ \n-Dwayne Butcher \nArtist information: \nColin Alexander  \nKyle Bauer \nAmy Hughes Braden \nDave Eassa \nCara Ober \nPaul Shortt \nCurator’s biography: \nOriginally from Memphis\, TN\, Dwayne Butcher is an artist\, designer\, and curator living in Baltimore. He received his MFA from the Memphis College of Art in 2008. While at MCA\, he developed a deep interest in the integration of Digital Media expression with traditional art forms. His work wittily comments on his life as a citizen of the American South\, often around issues of gender identity. His work has increasingly been shown in international exhibitions in the last two years in locations such as Belfast\, Northern Ireland\, Chongqing\, China\, Paris France\, Berlin\, Germany\, Amsterdam\, The Netherlands\, New York City and Los Angeles. He has been featured in articles focusing on his work and community art projects for the New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Hyperallergic\, Art21\, and Big\, Red and Shiny.  When Dwayne is not working on all of the above things\, he maintains an art blog focusing on the visual arts of Baltimore and the surrounding area. He enjoys watching short animations and experimental films. He is one of the world’s greatest Risk players and has won awards for his chicken wings.  Dwayne also spends a lot of time with his wife taking pictures of their two worthless cats. Oh. He also likes beer. \n-From http://dwaynebutcher.squarespace.com/info/ \nCover image: Kyle Bauer\, detail
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/bawlmer/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-10-at-12.00.06-PM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140711T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140809T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150612T202155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150813T234004Z
UID:10002408-1405054800-1407589200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Lester Merriwhether
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts is pleased to present Colossus\, an exhibition of new large-scale collage works by Memphis artist Lester Merriweather. \n\n                 \n\n\n    \nLester Merriweather (b.1978) is a Memphis-based visual artist. He attended the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. He holds an MFA from Memphis College of Art & a BA from Jackson State University. Merriweather has exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. at various venues such as the Studio Museum in Harlem\, NYC\, TOPS Gallery\, Powerhouse Memphis\, Diverseworks in Houston\, and the Contemporary in Atlanta. He has also exhibited abroad at the Zacheta National Gallery in Warsaw\, Poland. He currently serves as the Curatorial Director of the Martha & Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art at the University of Memphis. He also serves on the board of Number\, inc. and as a member of ArtsMemphis’ Artist Advisory Council.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/lester-merriwhether/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/c3c98c2a5f3c03b6-LMsmall.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140606T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140630T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150610T013802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150610T014856Z
UID:10002299-1402023600-1404129600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Akin
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition of outsider artists co-curated by Lauren Kennedy of Southfork Memphis and Julie & Bruce Webb of Webb Gallery in Waxahachie\, Texas\n\n\n\n\n                 \n\n\n    \nFeaturing 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. \nAkin also seeks to complement the major retrospective of sculptor Marisol\, opening at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art on June 14\, through thoughtful associations and kinship. \n\nRecent media:\nFredric Koeppel\, The Commercial Appeal\nEileen Townsend\, The Memphis Flyer\n \nOpening reception music by Marcella René Simien and food by Hi-Cue \n \n\n\nComplementary programs:  \n\nBilly Tripp’s Art Environment: Mindfield \nSaturday\, June 14 \nMeet at Crosstown Arts\, 422 N. Cleveland\, at 11 am; we will return by 4 pm. \nJoin us on a field trip to Billy Tripp’s art environment\, “Mindfield” nearby in Brownsville\, TN. “Mindfield” is a continually growing and expanding outdoor sculpture that Tripp has been working on for many years. This afternoon trip is an opportunity to more fully experience the relationships within the Akinexhibition on view at Crosstown Arts. We will stop for lunch at Helen’s BBQ after visiting the site. Group transportation will be available for a small fee. More details to come; please direct any questions to info@crosstownarts.org \n\nScreening of Make \nWednesday\, June 25 at 6:30 pm \n430 N. Cleveland \nFree admission \nThe documentary Make\, by Scott Ogden\, is an intimate journey into the lives of four American self-taught artists: Prophet Royal Robertson\, Hawkins Bolden\, Judith Scott and Ike E. Morgan. All of these artists find their most powerful voice through art. Their interwoven stories bring together individuals whose worlds are as unique as their creations and explore why they are each consumed by their obsessive art making. \n\nImage: Esther Pearl Watson\, 2011\, Courtesy of Webb Gallery 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/akin/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2014-06-10-at-3.40.45-PM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140405T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140525T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150612T010224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150612T020805Z
UID:10002306-1396666800-1401019200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Cedar Lorca Nordbye: To Frame\, To Construct\, To Occupy
DESCRIPTION: 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 surfaces is the first phase of a two-part project. At the close of the exhibition\, the graphically altered lumber will be donated to Memphis Habitat for Humanity and available for use in a newly constructed home\, briefly visible as a collaborative artwork between the artist and the volunteer builders before being enclosed within the walls of a future dwelling. \nOn view in the Crosstown Arts gallery\, across the street from the Sears Crosstown building\, which is soon to be the largest building remodel in the history of Memphis\, the installation utilizes wood collected from multiple sources (including the interior of Sears Crosstown) to examine our sense of the structures we inhabit in a post 9/11\, post-Katrina America. \n“Our ideas\, the thoughts that give shape to our days\, our emotions and our interactions\, are like the beautiful golden streaked Douglass fir two-by-fours that frame our homes. Humble\, cut to length and hidden away.” \nCedar Lorca Nordbye is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Memphis where he has taught since 2003.  His work has been exhibited in California\, Atlanta\, Chicago\, Quebec\, Skopje\, Alabama\, Kentucky and North Carolina in a variety of gallery\, museum and alternative spaces.  Norbye has carried out social-practice/performance artworks in Las Vegas\, Paris\, Greensboro\, Seattle\, Nashville and New York City\, where he has been banned from the Empire State Building since 2003. \nWhen asked where he is from\, Nordbye replies\, “Michigan for four years\, Minnesota for one year\, Iowa for four years\, Massachusetts for five years\, California for ten years\, and before that in a childhood blur of hippie-Jewish-exiled wandering which spanned Connecticut\, Guatemala\, New Mexico and West Virginia\, with my mother and my father…who actually is a Jewish carpenter.” \nHis work can be viewed online at cedarnordbye.com. \nThe exhibition was organized by the artist and Crosstown Arts.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/cedar-lorca-nordbye-to-frame-to-construct-to-occupy/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-11-at-3.01.55-PM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140413
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150612T204231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150813T234234Z
UID:10002412-1394737200-1397329199@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Healing Space
DESCRIPTION:An 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.\n\nFeaturing work by Jeanne Seagle\, Lurlynn Franklin\, Janet Beaver\, Kong Wee Pang\, Jay Crum\, Alex Warble and Danny Broadway \n\n                 \n\n\n    \nFilling a hospital with art has been shown to support the well-being of patients\, families and staff. The use of color and imagery can create a healing environment that lowers stress and anxiety and can also be used to encourage rehabilitation. Each art program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is aimed at promoting healing\, transforming the hospital experience and bringing joy. The hospital’s commitment to filling the environment with local art is seen throughout campus in murals\, paintings and prints\, sculpture\, mosaics\, flooring and colorful designs. \nSix years ago\, a new tower was built and named the Chili’s Care Center. Instead of filling the corridors with murals\, hospital planners opted to populate each floor with framed artwork consisting of pieces from local artists and patients\, as well as photographs that would be displayed in custom-made\, colorful frames unique to the tower’s interior. While the tower was under construction\, several local artists moved into it\, set up studios and created a large body of work for the project. \nTogether\, with art produced by patients and images created by St. Jude photographers\, hundreds of pieces were permanently displayed in the corridors of every floor within the tower. Today\, patients\, families and staff walking the halls experience art created for them and by them; these individuals also view photos of themselves and of those who support them. \nBecause of the success of the Chili’s Care Center art program\, hospital planners decided that the next tower\, currently under construction and known as “Tower 2\,” would house a similar art program. Seven artists were invited to participate in the Tower 2 Project. Jeanne Seagle\, Lurlynn Franklin and Janet Beaver were three artists from the original group who were asked to participate in this new project. \nThe remaining four were Kong wee Pang\, Jay Crum\, Alex Warble and Danny Broadway. Seagle\, Beaver\, Broadway and Warble set up studios on campus\, while the remaining three worked from their personal studios. All of the artists participated in tours and were given open access to explore and experience the campus and the people. They were also provided color samples of the new tower’s interior and encouraged to not only pull from their experience at St. Jude\, but to also create work that might draw the viewer in to find something new. \nEach artist participated in at least one “painting party” with patients and families. These parties were designed not only to fill the new tower with patient work\, but also to provide artists\, patients and families with a fun and therapeutic experience. The artists together produced more than 100 pieces during their four-week residency\, while patients and families produced more than 100 paintings during their seven painting parties. \nHEALING SPACE is a sample of the work produced during the Tower 2 Project. This show displays the pieces for public view before permanent installation while illustrating the importance of color and connection in a therapeutic environment. \n-Youngblood Studio\, LLC
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/healing-space/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-12-at-10.38.32-AM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140208T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140301T110000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150610T013341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150610T013404Z
UID:10002298-1391824800-1393671600@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Inspired Resistance
DESCRIPTION:A 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
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/inspired-resistance/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1617310_10203054292261033_1098327177_o-copy.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20131018T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20131130T110000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150612T010703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150612T010703Z
UID:10002307-1382065200-1385809200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Valerie Piraino: Reconstruction
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts is pleased to present Reconstruction\, an exhibition of works by New York-based artist Valerie Piraino. Her work examines how sentimental objects are used to rebuild portraits of place and time. With slide installations\, framed porcelain cameos\, and works on paper\, Piraino uses conditions from a recollected past to address the meaning of nostalgia and memory. The artist will visit Memphis and present a discussion of her work on Wednesday\, November 20\, at 6 pm at the gallery. \nValerie Piraino (b. 1981 Kigali\, Rwanda) received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2004 and her MFA from Columbia University in 2009.  She was artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2009-2010 and was nominated for the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant in 2011 and 2012.  Recent and forthcoming exhibitions include “Could Not Bear the Sight of It” Contemporary Art Interventions on Critical Whiteness at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum\, Chicago\, Illinois (2014)\, Photoplay at Cindy Rucker Gallery\, New York\, NY (2013)\, Present Future at Artissima\, Turin\, Italy (2013). She lives and works in New York City. \nArtist Talk: Wednesday\, November 20\, 6 pm (5:30 reception)\nDiscussion moderated by Cedar Lorca Nordbye \nArtist Statement 2013 \n“Working in installation\, sculpture and photography\, my work explores how images can be re-contextualized.   I think of homes and domestic spaces as sites that are integral to influencing subjectivity\, in particular family photographs and slides. \nI look to personal mementos as malleable forms. Working from an archive of slides\, I create immersive tableaux that critique nostalgia. Drawing from theater\, cinema and literature\, I make dramatic and disorienting settings that house projected slides. My photographs are a more literal take on malleability\, where slides are projected on to fabric and manipulated.  I work to create a psychological backdrop where personal narratives are continuously re-interpreted.” \nhttp://www.valeriepiraino.com \nCrosstown Arts thanks Elliot Perry for co-organizing this exhibition. \nImage: Valerie Piraino\, With Pen in Hand\, 2010\, frames\, slide projectors\, slides\, tables\, 7’x7’x9’ \nValerie Piraino: Reconstruction\nOctober 18-November 30\, 2013\nCrosstown Arts\n422 N. Cleveland\nMemphis\, TN 38104
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/valerie-piraino-reconstruction/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-11-at-3.04.58-PM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130817T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130914T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150508T211121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150610T220257Z
UID:10002394-1376740800-1379170800@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Jessica Lund: Wreford
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts is pleased to present Wreford\, an installation of new work by Jessica Lund on view from August 17 to September 14\, 2013. Jessica Lund is a recent graduate of the University of Memphis’ MFA program. Her work explores memory through mapping and architectural space in the forms of drawings and large-scale installations. \nFrom the artist: \nWreford has been my landlord for the past two years. He rules with an iron fist over a complex of four multi-unit buildings. One of them housed my first-floor one-bedroom apartment. My interest for some time now has been in exploring memory through architectural space and mapping. A recent exodus of 1865 Poplar Avenue has refocused these ideas. \nThis work explores the symbiotic relationship between existing architectural structures and the personalities that inhabit them: \nWreford:  He charged me $2 to wheel my trashcan to the street. He looks like a Ken doll. \nMister:  My cat has moved with me five times in six years. He looks like a stuffed animal. \nThe Neighbors: They held the fence dividing our properties together with a garden hose. I never actually saw them. \nI spent July leaving Wreford’s\, toting boxes across midtown Memphis to a new residence. Cat fur tumbleweeds blew through the apartment as I slowly emptied it of belongings. It was gross and romantic. \nJessica Lund was born in 1986 in Florida and grew up in Alabama. She received her MFA at the University of Memphis and her BA at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She currently lives and works in Memphis\, Tennessee. \nView a full gallery of installation images here. \nPoster photo by Mim Brooks \n  \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/wreford/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/d6f7d6_d82092479f71169d84150625bbfa19d7.jpg_srb_p_887_590_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130712T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130811T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150609T200258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150609T201400Z
UID:10002398-1373598000-1376222400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Material Anthology
DESCRIPTION:July 17-August 11\, 2013\n\n\n\nMaterial was founded by Hamlett Dobbins and Julie Meiman in late 2004.  A 19’ x 16’ exhibition space set in the storefront on Broad Avenue in the Binghampton neighborhood of Memphis\, Material takes its name from Montessori learning tools.  The space was built to provide emerging and established artists with an intimate\, clean space in which to share their work with Memphis’ growing arts community. The programming consists of monthly or nightly shows as well as artists’ lectures in connection with local colleges and universities. Material has served as a space for young artists to have their first shows\, as well as a place for established local and regional artists to test new ideas in a public forum. In addition to serving local artists\, Material has hosted artists from Birmingham to Tokyo.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates and commemorates Material Art Space’s inspiring and longstanding impact on the Memphis art community and its unprecedented run as an alternative space.  In May of 2013\, Material celebrated its 100th exhibition and in August it will host its final show as Hamlett Dobbins leaves for an eleven-month stay at the American Academy in Rome. The exhibition at Crosstown Arts will feature work by over 50 artists who exhibited at Material from 2004 through 2013. \nAmong the many artists who will contribute to the exhibition are Greely Myatt\, Mark Nowell\, Melissa Dunn\, Mel Spillman\, Bobby Spillman\, Rebecca Robert\, Elizabeth Alley\, Clayton Colvin\, Kathleen Perniciaro\, Douglas Degges\, Dwayne Butcher\, Tad Lauritzen Wright\, Adam Farmer\, Susan Maakestad\, Jonathan Auger\, James Inscho\, Clare Torina\, Jamie Harmon\, Holly Cole\, Pete Schulte\, Georgia Creson\, Alex Harrison\, Jordan Martins\, Maggie Kleinpeter\, Jeana Baungardner\, Joel Parsons\, Mary Jo Karimnia\, and Joshua Huyser.\nContact: Hamlett Dobbins  dobbinsh@rhodes.edu or Emily Harris Halpern Emily@crosstownarts.org
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/material-anthology/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-09-at-9.55.26-AM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130530T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130629T120000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150609T203541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150609T203953Z
UID:10002400-1369890000-1372507200@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Socially Awkward
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Dwayne Butcher\nOn view at 422 N. Cleveland \n“Socially Awkward is an unaffiliated continuation of the recent Memphis Social exhibitions that took place the week of May 10th at various venues around the city. I was drawn to the word “social” more than anything in regards to this previous exhibition. The visual art in Memphis has historically been traditional and conservative and primarily consists of landscape\, figurative realism\, and still-life painting. There is so much more to the visual arts in Memphis than this\, especially in the context of social practices.Socially Awkward will feature video and installations from Jill Wissmiller\, Brooke White\, Coriana Close\, Terri Phillips\, and Georgia Creson. Each of their works are socially conscious pieces either from a environmental\, gender\, classism\, and/or political perspective. ” -Dwayne Butcher\n\nThe opening will take place Thursday\, May 30\, 2013 at 6-8pm and the exhibition will run through June 30\, 2013. There will be a short gallery talk with several of the artists immediately prior to the opening at 5:30 pm.If you have any questions please fell free to contact Dwayne Butcher at dwaynebutcher@gmail.com or Emily Harris Halpern at emily@crosstownarts.org. \nFacebook event page \nImage: Jill Wissmiller\, Rhinestone Cowboy\, Digital Video Projected on to a Glitter Screen
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/socially-awkward/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/971837_623865590975159_1554531951_n.jpg
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20121207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20121207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T121530
CREATED:20150612T203024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150813T234211Z
UID:10002410-1354881600-1354892400@crosstownarts.org
SUMMARY:Lisa Kereszi: Salvage
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts is pleased to present “Salvage\,” an exhibition of recent work by New York based photographer Lisa Kereszi. The exhibition will be on view at 422 North Cleveland\, Crosstown Arts’ future gallery space\, and will consist of works from Kereszi’s newest book Joe’s Junk Yard. The artist will visit Memphis to give a gallery talk on the evening of Friday\, December 7\, 2012. Artist Talk at 7 pm; Performance by Interrobang (Paul Taylor) at 8 pmLisa Kereszi grew up outside Philadelphia to a mother who ran an antique shop and to a father who ran the family junkyard. In 1995 she graduated from Bard College\, and moved to NYC and worked as an assistant to Nan Goldin.  In 2000 she received an MFA from the Yale School of Art\, where she has been a Lecturer since 2004\, and is currently also Acting Director of Undergraduate Studies in Photography. \nHer work is the collections of the Whitney Museum\, the New Museum\, The Brooklyn Museum and many others. She was granted a commission to photograph Governors Island by the Public Art Fund in 2003\, which culminated in shows in NYC and a book. Her book on striptease\, Fantasies\, was published by Damiani in 2008\, and one on escapism\, Fun and Games\, was released by Nazraeli Press in 2009. Her new book is entitled Joe’s Junk Yard\, about her family’s business\, published by Damiani in 2012. She is represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York. \nLearn more about the artist at lisakereszi.com \nImage: Mermaid swimming away\, Weeki Wachee Springs\, Florida\, 2002.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/lisa-kereszi-salvage/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts Galleries\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://crosstownarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-12-at-10.28.56-AM.png
GEO:35.1522897;-90.0132964
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Crosstown Arts Galleries 1350 Concourse Ave. Suite 280 Memphis TN 38104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280:geo:-90.0132964,35.1522897
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR