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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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.

New art shows in the Memphis area.

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.

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 ...

New art shows in Memphis and the surrounding areas.