There are 19 article(s) tagged UrbanArt Commission:

• April 2024

  • Lauren Kennedy goes from urban art to an art gallery

    For eight years, Lauren Kennedy was executive director of the UrbanArt Commission, an organization which was essential to the spread of so much public art throughout Memphis

    By Eric Barnes April 11, 2024

• February 2024

  • The importance of public art in Memphis

    Lakeisha Edwards, leader of the Urban Art Commission, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the ways public art not only beautifies a neighborhood but also about how it impacts the people living there.

    By Eric Barnes February 06, 2024

• December 2023

  • Meet the UrbanArt Commission’s new director

    A University of Memphis graduate and former gallery manager is the latest to take the helm at Memphis’ UrbanArt Commission. 

    By Elle Perry December 18, 2023

• August 2023

  • Sculpture to honor history of South Memphis park

    “Given its prominence at the intersection of two busy thoroughfares (and) the neighborhood that it serves, it is an important park with a lot of amenities.”

    By Rashod Cobb August 01, 2023

• June 2023

  • UrbanArt Commission director to depart in September

    In the fall, Lauren Kennedy plans to open a new contemporary art gallery in the Edge District called Sheet Cake.

    By Elle Perry June 27, 2023

• July 2022

  • Gooch Park mural offers ‘Slice’ of Memphis culture

    The North Memphis mural will surround the park’s public pool and is named after a term for enthusiastically jumping into a swimming pool.

    By Alicia Davidson July 11, 2022

  • UrbanArt Commission to dedicate Gooch Park mural

    The UrbanArt Commission will host its unveiling and pool mural dedication for Gooch Park Saturday, July 9 at 10 a.m.

    By Daja E. Henry July 08, 2022

• May 2022

  • Guest column: Peggy Seessel was a ‘mighty force for good’ in Memphis

    If Peggy was on your team, you could count on her to put her heart and soul into everything she did on your behalf. 

    By Erin Harris May 19, 2022

  • Photographer Kha returns to Memphis for ‘Critical Conversation’

    “I think the public versus private versus publicly-owned private space question is one that should be unpacked,” said Sam Rauch, who has curated exhibits for New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

    By Jordan Arellano May 19, 2022

• January 2022

  • Sequin mural lights up Downtown thoroughfare

    The piece, entitled “Subterranean River,” stretches 161 feet and 80 feet on each side, featuring symbols that portray the Mississippi River as a passage for commerce. LED lights shine on the shimmering sequins to mimic the movement of water. 

    By Julia Baker January 09, 2022

• November 2020

  • Designers look outward in convention center revamp

    Overseers of the Renasant Convention Center project took media representatives on a tour of the nearing-completion project Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 17.

    By Wayne Risher November 18, 2020

• June 2020

  • Memphis artists dominate airport’s public art competition

    Memphis International Airport and the UrbanArt Commission named winners Tuesday, June 16, in the competition for public art in the modernized B Concourse.

    By Wayne Risher June 17, 2020

• February 2020

  • Artists sought for airport’s revamped B Concourse

    UrbanArt Commission opens calls for artists to produce artworks and/or designs for Memphis International Airport's modernized B Concourse.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 24, 2020

  • UrbanArt selects Desmond Lewis for Orange Mound public art project

    The City of Memphis’ percent-for-art program will fund the project.

    By Elle Perry February 19, 2020

• January 2020

  • Updated: Airport ups public art budget for revamped concourse to $1.2 million

    Memphis International Airport will spend about $1.2 million for public art as part of the B Concourse modernization, which is just over a year from completion.

    By Wayne Risher January 16, 2020

  • Public art selections made for Convention Center overhaul

    The UrbanArt Commission, Memphis Convention Center board and city of Memphis have selected four Memphis-based artists for public art installations in the upgraded convention center.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 16, 2020

• July 2019

  • $400,000 sculpture among new artworks commissioned for renovated convention center

    UrbanArt Commission will commission four new permanent artworks for the convention center worth a combined $595,000.

    By Elle Perry July 11, 2019

• May 2019

  • What should be done with Memphis’ 56 square miles of vacant land?

    Several organizations shared this week the ways they have repurposed vacant land and removed blight in various parts of Memphis, which planners say is one of the city's biggest problems.

    By Elle Perry May 26, 2019

• February 2019

  • High Ground News Podcast: How public art is engaging Memphians around sustainability

    Ebony Archie from UrbanArt Commission and local artist Khara Woods discuss new public art installations that are being designed around themes of sustainability and environmental issues.

    By Natalie Van Gundy February 25, 2019