There are 22 article(s) tagged UrbanArt Commission:
September art shows have themes of abstract expressionism and minimalism, making syrup from fruit, expanding the definition of drawing, the rural U.S., video games and “ana” — slang for “animosity.”
Muralist Brandon Marshall said he designed the Hickory Hill images to inspire drivers and bus riders with uplifting pictures of “a strong cultural asset for the city.”
The 2024 AAPI Month Memphis exhibition is expanded in both duration and its mission from the 2023 iteration.
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
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.
A University of Memphis graduate and former gallery manager is the latest to take the helm at Memphis’ UrbanArt Commission.
“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.”
In the fall, Lauren Kennedy plans to open a new contemporary art gallery in the Edge District called Sheet Cake.
The North Memphis mural will surround the park’s public pool and is named after a term for enthusiastically jumping into a swimming pool.
The UrbanArt Commission will host its unveiling and pool mural dedication for Gooch Park Saturday, July 9 at 10 a.m.
If Peggy was on your team, you could count on her to put her heart and soul into everything she did on your behalf.
“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.
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.
Overseers of the Renasant Convention Center project took media representatives on a tour of the nearing-completion project Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 17.
Memphis International Airport and the UrbanArt Commission named winners Tuesday, June 16, in the competition for public art in the modernized B Concourse.
UrbanArt Commission opens calls for artists to produce artworks and/or designs for Memphis International Airport's modernized B Concourse.
The City of Memphis’ percent-for-art program will fund the project.
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.
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.
UrbanArt Commission will commission four new permanent artworks for the convention center worth a combined $595,000.
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.
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.
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