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<strong>A panel including Tommy Kha and other artists and art experts participated Wednesday, May 18 in a panel entitled&nbsp;&ldquo;Critical Conversations&rdquo; at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The panel was hosted by the UrbanArt Commission and the Brooks, sponsored by Arts Memphis.</strong> (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)Arts & Culture

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 16 hours ago
Spirit of Memphis

Downtown’s high-tech mural is raising money for St. Jude

The hope behind a new mural on the Exchange Building is to teach the community about new types of technology while also raising funds for St. Jude.

By Christin Yates May 10, 2022
Neighborhoods

Douglass Juneteenth festival showcases local artists

An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.

By Daja E. Henry May 09, 2022
Arts & Culture

Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

Hard to beat a picture of smiling kids, but a winning Grizz game and a bakery full of cookies come close. Let us know which is your favorite.

By The Daily Memphian Staff May 07, 2022

  • Arts & Culture

    Brooks to start national search for new director

    The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art announced a search committee to oversee the selection of a permanent executive director.

    By Sam Hegenheiser May 04, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    We’ve got Grizzlies, artistry and food. Cast a ballot for the week’s best picture.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 30, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Botanic Garden creates ‘901-derland’ with new Alice exhibit

    Armed with a new mosaiculture manager, a 20-foot-tall Red Queen and lots of bunnies, the Memphis Botanic Garden is hoping visitors are ready to fall down a rabbit hole. 

    By Jordan Arellano April 30, 2022
  • Visual Arts

    Sculptor Yvonne Bobo’s latest project: Giant paper-mâché puppets

    The large animal puppets will go on parade this weekend and be used in a dance program at the University of Memphis this fall. 

    By Chris Herrington May 10, 2022
  • Subscribers only Business

    M stands for Memphis, Miami and embellishments

    We Tight Knit, comprised of chain-stitch embroidery entrepreneurs Whitney Washington and Ashley Padmore, began as a business in Memphis, made a stop in the Old West and is now expanding to Miami. 

    By Sam Hegenheiser April 25, 2022
  • Update Arts & Culture

    George Hunt’s final Beale Street Music Festival art unveiled

    George Hunt died in December 2020, but his final commission for the festival was never released due to the pandemic. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 20, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Brooks Museum begins ‘crucial endeavor’ for Black art, curators

    Under the museum’s $5 million Blackmon-Perry Fellowship, aspiring curators of color will have the opportunity to create their own exhibits and acquire art from all over the world. 

    By Jasmine McCraven April 22, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Black Keys, Wilco, Big Ass Truck to play Mempho Music Festival

    Rock bands the Black Keys and Wilco are among the headliners at this fall’s Mempho Music Festival, which returns to the grounds of the Memphis Botanic Garden. 

    By Chris Herrington April 13, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Africa in April to celebrate Malawi during upcoming festival

    The five-day event is slated to begin Wednesday, April 20.

    By Jasmine McCraven April 11, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Oh Snap: This week’s best photos

    It’s all about people this week. We have four photos featuring faces that we think capture Memphis pretty well. Food, FedEx, history and sports.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 09, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Tommy Kha, behind and in front of the camera

    The Memphis-born photographer uses his art to connect with people but also to spark a conversation he said is bigger than just him. 

    By Jasmine McCraven April 09, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    From MidSouthCon to Ida B. Wells Street, it’s been a busy week and our photographers were there to capture the action. Let us know which photo you like best.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 02, 2022
  • Metro

    Susan Sanford, civic leader and benefactor, dies at 77

    The former development director for the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Sanford served as president and CEO of the Mid-South Food Bank for nearly two decades.

    By David Waters March 31, 2022
  • Visual Arts

    Dixon extends free admission until 2024

    The museum started free admission following its temporary close during the start of the coronavirus pandemic. 

    By Jasmine McCraven March 30, 2022
  • Metro

    Memphis airport to reinstall Tommy Kha artwork

    The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority says it will reinstall the Tommy Kha artwork it had taken down after saying it had generated “a lot of” negative feedback from Elvis fans.

    By Elle Perry,  The Daily Memphian Staff March 22, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Petition started to bring Tommy Kha back to Memphis International

    Close to 300 people are asking Memphis International Airport to bring back a photograph from Memphis native Tommy Kha. 

    By Jasmine McCraven March 22, 2022
  • Update Arts & Culture

    Photographer’s work removed from Memphis airport

    The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority stated negative feedback came from Elvis fans. 

    Related story:

    Petition started to bring Tommy Kha back to Memphis International

    By Elle Perry March 22, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Graceland has somewhere you can ‘Gogh’

    New “Beyond Van Gogh” installation part of Elvis Presley Enterprises’ aim to bring world-class exhibitions to Memphis. 

    By Jasmine McCraven March 02, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Contemporary Arts Memphis accepting summer fellowship applications

    Free fellowship guarantees month-long artworld immersion for 10th to 12th grade Memphis-area students.

    By Alicia Davidson February 24, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    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
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis native returns with award-winning documentary

    From Memphis to Harvard, Jeffery Robinson says he had one of America’s best educations, and one that still ignored or obscured much of the country’s history. In his new documentary “Who We Are,” Robinson explores the rest of the story.

    By Chris Herrington February 22, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Exhibit documents Memphians during quarantine

    Jamie Harmon spent three months photographing about 2,000 Memphians from outside their windows, front doors and backyards to create visual tales of quarantine.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 18, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Herrington: The culture we love can bind us, carry us through and take us home

    Wanda Fern Herrington wrote gospel songs. Robert Curtis collected country and folk records. The music they loved was part of who they were, and helped carry them through to the end. 

    By Chris Herrington January 04, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    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
  • Neighborhoods

    River Arts Fest returns to Downtown Memphis

    More than 180 artists from around the country are gathered Downtown this weekend for the River Arts Fest, which is being held at Renasant Convention Center. 

    By Julia Baker October 24, 2021

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