Neighborhood ‘matriarch’ has vision for new arts center
Desi Hall paints the entrance hall of a building newly acquired by the Orange Mound Arts Council on Park Avenue on Feb. 14, 2020. The Council is converting the building into a space for art and neigborhood history. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Details are still being worked out about programming and specific uses for the arts space, but one component will be like a museum of Orange Mound's history.
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Mary Mitchell Don Gilbert Orange Mound Arts Council ArtUp ArtspaceElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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