There are 7 article(s) tagged Urban Art Commission:

• July 2023

  • Public Art Yoga: The nexus of nature and namaste

    The free class at the corner of Mississippi and Danny Thomas boulevards was one of a four-part series this summer offering yoga outdoors, each near a different work of public art. 

    By Alicia Davidson July 08, 2023

• March 2023

  • Review: Artworks at airport form ‘pockets of brilliance’

    In a review of the 61 works of art by 62 artists in Memphis Airport’s new Concourse B, Zak Ozmo finds an exhibit that is “robust and diverse.”

    By Žak Ozmo March 24, 2023

• May 2022

  • Meet Tony Hawkins, the Westwood artist giving back through public art

    Westwood artist Tony Hawkins, a product of the southwest Memphis neighborhood, will paint a mural in Westwood to convey the significance of his community. 

    By Daja E. Henry May 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

• October 2019

  • UrbanArt Commission selects four neighborhoods for new public art program

    The UrbanArt Commission is partnering with four Memphis neighborhoods as it launches its Neighborhood Art Initiative later this year. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 18, 2019

• July 2019

  • Local muralist set to unveil new work in Frayser

    Local muralist Jamond Bullock was awarded the opportunity to do a mural in his hometown neighborhood of Frayser eight months ago, and is set to unveil it July 27. 

    By Omer Yusuf July 20, 2019

• February 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: ‘The Awful Truth,’ Soul Cinema 6, Songwriters Week and more

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Feb. 13-19.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 13, 2019