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  • Art events around town Published 5/16/2013 at 1:34 p.m. 0 comments

    NEW SHOWS Germantown Performing Arts Centre, 1801 Exeter, Germantown: Memphis/Germantown Art League 36th annual Juried Spring Exhibition, through May 29. Artist reception 4-8 p.m. Saturday. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 901-751-7664.

  • Art review: Terri Phillips' "Chapel of Yes" Published 5/16/2013 at 1:28 p.m. 0 comments

    Notions of what is spiritual in the lives of human beings do not necessarily have anything to do with established religions or the tenets of orthodoxy. The mind’s capacity for awareness of the transcendental exercises its powers in myriad ways.

  • Williamson retrospective a Memphis who's who Published 5/10/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments

    When Jason Williamson died in 2011, he left not only a legacy of his own artistic efforts as a premier watercolor artist but also a heritage of influence through his teaching and friendships with countless other artists.

  • Art events around town Published 5/10/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments

    ANF Architects, 1500 Union Ave.: “The Artwork of Jason Williamson, A Retrospective,” through June 5. Opening reception 5:30-8 p.m. Friday. Artwork by artists influenced by Williamson: Dolph Smith, Knox Everson, Bill Berry, Susan Inman, David Patteson, Carol Sams Schreiber, Fred ...

  • Spillman's work 'strange, fantastic and dreamlike' Updated 5/3/2013 at 7:54 p.m. 0 comments

    Art galleries are rather colorless environments, so what it takes to lift them into magical realms is the art they display. Such is the case with the exhibition “Noir,” at Memphis Jewish Community Center’s Shainberg Gallery through May 23.

  • Art events around town Published 5/3/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments

    NEW Shows

  • Dixon dazzles with antique jewelry exhibition from Paris Updated 4/28/2013 at 12:08 a.m. 0 comments

    Jewelry as fashion statement? Jewelry as work of art? Both are true in “Bijoux parisiens: French Jewelry from the Petit Palais, Paris” — the new exhibition at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens opening Sunday and running through July 21. The ...

  • Gifted painter not yet a gifted artist Published 4/26/2013 at 3:00 a.m. 0 comments

    There’s a mesmerizing nature about intricate detail minutely rendered that inspires awe in viewers of such paintings. We ponder and even exclaim, “How did he do that? How fine was the brush? How intense the concentration? How much more real ...

  • Memphis "between the parkways" in 500 photographs Published 4/18/2013 at 6:28 p.m. 0 comments

    You remember the guy who used to take pictures of tourists on the Mississippi riverboats? His name is Jamie Harmon, and he now operates the Amurica traveling photo booth.

  • Art events around town Published 4/18/2013 at 4:44 p.m. 0 comments

    New art and gallery shows in Memphis and the surrounding areas.

  • Broad Avenue matures with help from the arts Updated 4/18/2013 at 12:32 a.m. 0 comments

    Memphis artist N J Woods remembers sitting on a bench a couple of years ago during one of the art walks on Broad Avenue and thinking about how nice it would be to have a space there.

  • Art events around town Published 4/11/2013 at 8:36 p.m. 0 comments

    New art shows in the Memphis area.

  • Art review: Anton Weiss at L Ross Gallery Published 4/11/2013 at 6:39 p.m. 0 comments

    It was interesting to note that Weiss’ new exhibition, through April 30 at L Ross Gallery, is titled “Return to Canvas,” signaling a re-emphasis on paint.

  • Weather vanes and whirlygigs can be art; holding up a wet finger isn't Published 4/4/2013 at 8:49 p.m. 0 comments

    Asking which came first, the weather vane or the whirligig, is as futile as asking the old riddle, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Both weather vane and whirligig are animated by the wind, though weather vane pointers ...

  • Art events around town Published 4/4/2013 at 8:08 p.m. 0 comments

    New art shows in Memphis and the surrounding areas.

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