There are 13 article(s) tagged Tone:

• January 2023

  • The To-Do List: Photos at Tone, AI at MoSH and two Dolly Parton parties

    This week, the late George Hunt has a posthumous exhibition, Playhouse presents the story of Alabama’s “Scottsboro Boys” and Black Lodge hosts a showtunes rave.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry January 19, 2023

• August 2022

  • Social Club: Memphis rap veteran contributes to Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’

    Network channel TLC captures local visiting Manhattan-based Kleinfeld Bridal salon and rapper Tommy Wright III is on the first track of Beyonce’s newly released album, “Renaissance.”

    By Jasmine McCraven August 02, 2022

• June 2022

  • Gala celebrates Juneteenth in style

    With eyes on the future while nodding to the past, the Black arts organization Tone gets glamorous before Sunday’s ‘Family Reunion’ in Orange Mound.

    By Carmen Darden June 19, 2022

  • Everything ‘scaled up’ for second Juneteenth gala, festival

    Orange Mound’s Tone is hosting a Juneteenth gala that calls for dress in “Afrofuturistic black tie.”

    By Elle Perry June 17, 2022

  • Here’s how Memphis organizations are celebrating Juneteenth

    A variety of events will celebrate Juneteenth in Memphis, many returning to live events this year for the first time since the pandemic began. 

    By Kofi Whitehead June 08, 2022

• March 2022

  • The To-Do List: Farmers markets, ‘Remembering MLK’ and a party in the park

    This week, Opera Memphis kicks off 30 Days of Opera, animatronic dinos stomp into the Renasant Convention Center and an art show at Tone explores gender and gender variation.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry March 31, 2022

• February 2022

  • Statewide art exhibition launches with Brooks, Tone, MRPP

    A new statewide triennial — a multi-site, multi-city art exhibition — is slated for next year, and several Memphis organizations plan to participate. 

    By Jasmine McCraven February 23, 2022

• September 2021

  • Listen to Victoria Jones talk about the importance of dedicated spaces for Black creatives

    Victoria Jones of Tone joined Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about rebranding, the mission of the organization, and its growth and expansion after acquiring the United Equipment Building in Orange Mound.

    By Eric Barnes September 30, 2021

• June 2021

  • Orange Mound’s United Equipment landmark bought for mixed-use development

    The former United Equipment Building towers over Lamar Avenue and the surrounding community.

    By Elle Perry June 08, 2021

  • About Town: From a rebrand to a building’s rebirth in Orange Mound

    Two weeks ago in this space, we highlighted Tone, an Orange Mound-based Black arts organization, and the significance behind its rebranding.

    By Omer Yusuf June 04, 2021

• May 2021

  • About Town: Setting a new ‘Tone’ in Orange Mound

    After a year-long programming hiatus, Tone is celebrating its relaunch with an event tomorrow at its gallery in the Lamar Airways Shopping Center. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 21, 2021

  • ArtsMemphis, First Horizon scramble to patch holes in arts budgets

    Collage Dance Collective, which opened its new $11 million studio on Broad Avenue in Binghampton mid-pandemic, received a $150,000 grant for its capital campaign from First Horizon. 

    By Peggy Burch May 18, 2021

  • Armed with a new name, arts organization hopes to make Memphis a cultural beacon

    After a year-long programming hiatus, an Orange Mound-based art organization is back. 

    By Elle Perry May 17, 2021