The Arts Beat: New year, more art
(Photo illustration by Kelsey Bowen/The Daily Memphian)
This year gave us music, fashion and art, with new events and parties cropping up and institutions pivoting in response to funding changes.
So what can we expect for 2026?
A host of museums and venues opening, big anniversaries and entertainers ready to take the stage.
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Kelsey Bowen
Kelsey Bowen is a born-and-bred Memphian with publications in Creative Nonfiction magazine and at the Library of Congress, who occasionally moonlights as a writing teacher. You can usually find her digging around a Summer Avenue antique mall or seated at a Malco movie theater.
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