There are 11 article(s) tagged Dixon Gallery & Gardens:

• November 2020

  • Handwritten, illuminated ‘Saint John’s Bible’ on display at Dixon

    Currently, 68 pages from the seven volumes of the illuminated Bible, with contemporary artworks that illustrate the verses, glow in carefully lit exhibition galleries at the Dixon.

    By Peggy Burch November 07, 2020

• September 2020

  • The art shows must go on: Exhibitions stay on through pandemic

    Memphis museums reopened slowly and carefully, and shows that were expected to leave in May are still open through Sept. 27.

    Related story: Downtown art museum’s veiled design: ‘It’s exceeding our expectations’

    By Peggy Burch September 18, 2020

• March 2020

  • The art-less quarantine

    I have missed entire seasons of music, art and drama for no good reason at all. Now that they’re closed, they’re all I can think about. 

    By Jill Johnson Piper March 29, 2020

  • Nelson: Add Eggleston to list of Memphians who changed world

    A joint exhibition of work by the famed photographer Eggleston and Jennifer Steinkamp at the Dixon Gallery has been extended to April 5. The Dixon is closed for two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic, but currently scheduled to reopen March 31.

    By Michael Nelson March 18, 2020

  • Black sculptor’s defiance on display at Dixon Gallery and Gardens

    Art history professor Earnestine Jenkins describes Augusta Savage’s sculptures as a form of resistance to the way black subjects were represented in the last century.

    By Jared Boyd March 14, 2020

• February 2020

  • Arts programs for seniors nurture creativity, community

    From mosaics to music, the affordable Creative Aging Mid-South’s arts courses encourage social engagement through educational and artistic ventures. 

    By Erinn Figg February 09, 2020

• January 2020

  • Eggleston Art Foundation starts ‘living legacy’ with Dixon art show

    The Memphis-based foundation will honor the storied career of photographer William Eggleston with shows that connect his work to that of younger artists.

    By Jared Boyd January 16, 2020

• September 2019

  • Women on canvas at Brooks, ‘all over the museum’ at Dixon

    Important shows in two Memphis museums are winding up soon: the Bouguereau at Brooks, and two by Southern women artists at the Dixon. 

    By Jill Johnson Piper September 12, 2019

• July 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Smackdown!, 85 South, water fight

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers July 25-31.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 25, 2019

• April 2019

  • Major Dixon expansion to open to the public May 4

    Dixon Gallery & Gardens is preparing to open the Liz and Tommy Farnsworth Education Building, its first expansion since 1985.

    By Elle Perry April 30, 2019

• December 2018

  • The Weekly Memphian: Mannheim Steamroller, Big Freedia, Amurican Hiatus, Time-Warp Drive-in

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This week's list covers Dec. 12-17. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 12, 2018