The Dixon in a post-pandemic world
The museum’s director, Kevin Sharp, discusses upcoming exhibits, the museum’s expanding education programs, and what the Dixon might look like - and feel like - in 25 years.
Topic: Dixon Gallery & Gardens
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June 2021
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‘Meet the Dixons’ opens at the museum bearing their name
On view through Sept. 26, an exhibit introduces visitors to the couple whose home and 17 acres of gardens became the Dixon Gallery & Gardens 45 years ago.
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April 2021
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Impressionism goes West in a show at the Dixon
Seven paintings from Dixon’s collection are included in an exhibition that will travel to San Antonio Museum of Art and the Brandywine River Museum of Art near Philadelphia after it leaves Memphis on May 9.
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March 2021
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If spring is here, can plant sales be far behind?
Garden directors can’t predict when flowers will bloom, but they can set dates and times for plant sales. The traditional spring events start in mid-April this year, and each venue has unique offerings.
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November 2020
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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.
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September 2020
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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’
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March 2020
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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.
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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.
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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.
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February 2020
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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.
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January 2020
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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.
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September 2019
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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.
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July 2019
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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.
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April 2019
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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.
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December 2018
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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.
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