Metal Museum gets recommendation as Rust Hall’s next tenant
Mayor Jim Strickland will consider the committee's recommendation that the Metal Museum be Rust Hall's future occupant. If he accepts it, the City Council would have final say.
Topic: Memphis College of Art
RSSThere are 26 article(s) tagged Memphis College of Art:
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July 2020
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May 2020
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Memphis College of Art celebrates final commencement via Facebook
A class of 50 graduates were honored through a prerecorded program of remarks and awards during a Facebook Live ceremony, the final graduation of Memphis College of Art's 84-year history.
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As art school winds down, what’s next for Rust Hall, Brooks buildings?
The pandemic may be delaying the city's process for selecting the next users of Rust Hall and the Brooks Museum of Art building in Overton Park.
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We live in Tennarkippi
The artist Dolph Smith named his Ripley home Tennarkippi, but it's also a place where the borders of three states merge to create a particular state of mind.
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April 2020
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Legacy Catalog will live online long after MCA closes
The Memphis College of Art Legacy Catalog celebrates the school's 84-year history with lots of photographs and names.
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Memphis College of Art’s final creation: A prerecorded commencement
Memphis College of Art is closing and graduates its last class on May 9. The pandemic has made a difficult situation harder, forcing the college to substitute a prerecorded commencement video for the real graduation ritual.
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March 2020
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MCA fights virus to graduate last class
Memphis College of Art does not have the luxury of closing temporarily because of the pandemic. The school has long planned to close permanently in May, but is now having to fight to stay open long enough to graduate the last class of its 84-year history.
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State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus
State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19.
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On the Ground Podcast: Arrow Creative talks creative diversity and stepping up for arts education
Abby Phillips and Jailenn Scott with Arrow Creative discuss Memphis’ creative landscape.
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February 2020
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Construction of Fire Station No. 5 will start chain of projects
The Memphis Fire Department has filed for a permit to build a new Fire Station No. 5 at a new location. Moving a mile away to 400 Adams will clear the way for construction of a new Memphis Brooks Museum of Art on the Downtown river bluff.
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Memphis College of Art gives students one last boost with jobs fair
Businesses have until Friday, Feb. 21, to register for the free event on Feb. 25. It's MCA's last jobs fair, but one that may continue on anyway.
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January 2020
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Question flipped about buildings: ‘What does Overton Park want?’
A partnership of professionals is using social media to promote their loosely defined proposal for reusing Rust Hall and Brooks art museum buildings at Overton Park.
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December 2019
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Going, going, until gone
Memphis College of Art to sell last 500 artworks starting Jan. 25.
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The Early Word: Three tax breaks, one makeover and Orange Mound isn’t having it
Good morning; it’s Thursday, Dec. 19. Today, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will be in Memphis, and Beale Street Music Fest has an announcement for us.
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October 2019
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Arrow plans $10M facility in Broad Arts District
Arrow, the nonprofit organization that supports artists in multiple ways, has decided to drop its bid for Overton Park's Rust Hall and instead build a permanent, $10 million facility in the Broad Avenue Arts District.
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September 2019
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The art of closing: MCA takes high road to the end
Memphis College of Art endures the challenges of an extraordinarily long "teach-out" to give its last students a chance to graduate.
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August 2019
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Union University does not want Rust Hall, spokesman says
A spokesman for Union University says the Christian college based in Jackson, Tennessee, does not want to buy Rust Hall in Overton Park even though local sources say the university is, in fact, interested in the property.
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Memphis College of Art has ‘potential buyer’ for Rust Hall in Overton Park
Whether the next user of Rust Hall buys the building from Memphis College of Art or leases it from the city, the city of Memphis has a strong say about who gets the keys.
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July 2019
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Ten finalists vying for Overton Park buildings are revealed
The city's selection process has reduced to 10 the number of proposals for repurposing Rust Hall and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art building.
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April 2019
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Memphis Fashion Week struts 901 style
Memphis Fashion Week is back, with events at locations including Crosstown Concourse, Hu Hotel and Memphis College of Art.
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March 2019
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City issues call to ‘reimagine’ Brooks Museum, Memphis College of Art buildings
The city of Memphis has issued a “Create Your Space” call for ideas to occupy the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and Memphis College of Art buildings in Overton Park.
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February 2019
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‘Arrow at Overton’ targets Rust Hall
The nonprofit organization that proposes to turn Overton Park's Rust Hall into a one-roof art district has re-branded itself as "Arrow at Overton."
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The Weekly Memphian: Oxford Film Festival, Works of Heart, ‘Dirty Dancing’ and 901 Wrestling
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Feb. 6-12.
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December 2018
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How Feldman’s time in Memphis prepped the incoming National Gallery of Art director
Earlier this week Kaywin Feldman was named the first female director of the National Gallery of Art in the museum’s 77-year history – and nobody in Memphis was surprised.
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November 2018
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Citizens offer more feedback on future of Overton Park buildings
However Overton Park’s two iconic buildings are reused in the future, they should welcome the public with open arms, continue to celebrate art and support artists, and provide continuing education.
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