Epigenetics, asthma, polyps and mitral valve regurgitation might seem unlikely subjects of artistic inspiration, but the marriage of medical science and visual art is drawing visitors to “The Art of Science.”
From a painting pachyderm to a determined violinist, we’re all about those who give their all to do their best, including Tigers football players and IRONMAN triathletes.
On Wednesday, Oct. 5 the Economic Development Administration announced the 51 recipients for its Build to Scale grant program including AgLaunch and University of Memphis.
Each year, Paint Memphis invites artists from around the country to join local and regional artists to create murals in blighted or disinvested areas in Memphis.
We’re all about sports this week, with images of boxers, wrestlers, Coach Ryan Silverfield, and the FedExForum. Vote for your favorite.
Memphis photographer Brad Vest snapped up a slew of photos at last weekend’s Collierville Balloon Festival. Take a look and choose your favorite.
Hulsey Britt and Frankey Anderson approached Kenneth Wayne Alexander with a proposition: to curate a combined art space, restaurant, and entertainment venue dedicated to Black culture and Black excellence.
Patrick Lantrip snapped a slew of pictures to capture what may be the final Southern Heritage Classic matchup for Jackson State and Tennessee State. Take a look and select your favorite.
International prize-winners and a deep array of local-interest documentaries highlight the lineup for the 25th Indie Memphis Film Festival.
It all started with a waiter who saw the fence around the restaurant’s North Main Street patio as a place to display his art.
The healing power of sports: Tonight fans can cheer our hometown athletes, the Memphis Redbirds. And until Sept. 19 you can sign up a child for free or almost-free tennis lessons. And if you get a chance, thank the MPD officers who helped make Let’s Finish Eliza’s Run possible.
Artists who attend the en plein air events are encouraged to submit their work for an exhibition that will be on display in December. However, any artist can submit their artwork for consideration for the exhibit; the submission deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 1.
There’s been a lot to celebrate this week, from the Ruby Bridges Reading Festival to high school football games all over the Shelby-Metro area, to 901 Day. And our photogs were there to capture it all.
The nonprofit is accepting submissions for a Memphis-themed tea box.
When “Young Rock” begins filming its third season in Memphis next week, it will do so for a couple of reasons. One is that NBCUniversal executive Richard Ross lives here.
Our photographers captured a range of emotions, from a toddler’s joy to the sorrow of firefighters grieving for one of their own.
“I have a career that I’m proud to say I’m making a difference when I can, and shine light when it needs to be shone,” Patrick Lantrip said.
Until recently, the building housed a Memphis Fire station and headquarters for the department.
Take a trip down memory lane this week as we mark the 100th anniversary of medical care for Mid-South veterans, say goodbye to a landmark and relish the joy of old books. And folks at a local church share old-fashioned kindness with an Alabama congregation.
Photographer Andrew Feiler traveled 25,000 miles to capture images, interviews and history connected to Rosenwald Schools, a program created in 1912 by Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington.
This week we learned that you don’t have to like golf to enjoy the FedEx St. Jude Championship. And the 1,550 volunteers who serve at the tournament exhibit a similar devotion to the team rolling and delivering burritos Downtown every week for 10 years. And we wonder if fashionista Mark Sandfoss owns any golf shirts.
MoSH theater manager Tom Hardy says while Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” may not be a very well-known film, seeing the drama on the big screen will be a transformative experience for viewers.
“I think the museum field has been going through this long, kind of traumatic, transition from being a place that was for a very small group of people, by a very small group of people, to a place that is very much a civic asset for a city,” said incoming Memphis Brooks Museum of Art executive director Zoe Kahr.
“If that person says, ‘I like your outfit’ or stares or the car that drives by honks, it’s going to be a fun night,” said Mark Sandfoss, a zoologist with a flair for fashion.
Artist Ephraim Urevbu has bought a building on Jackson Avenue that he plans to renovate into an art incubator, studio space and a restaurant — with the larger goal of creating an art community.