Arts & Culture

Nokomis McElroy stands for a portrait in Orange Mound. (Andrea Morales) Andrea Morales

From Stax Records to social media, two generations of Black arts leaders support the scene Read Article

While birthed in different eras, The Collective and The Memphis Black Arts Alliance face the similar strifes from combating generational poverty in disinvested communities and having to navigate and engage artists in a city where arts infrastructure is in its infancy.

Photo: Youth programming at the Memphis Black Arts Alliance. (MBAA)

Brandon Marshall painting a recent temporary mural at the Crosstown strip. Averell Mondie

Musical Heights: A neighborhood's forgotten role in the history of one of pop's most famous studios Read Article

In a nondescript store front on National Street, some of the 20th century's biggest music stars once worked. Discover the one-time Heights recording studio that played a major role in garage rock, soul, and heavy metal and laid the groundwork for one of Memphis' most enduring musical ...

Photo: Ardent recordings opened in 1966 at the intersection of National and Bayliss, catty corner from the Sweden Kream that still stands today.

The intersection of art and urban planning makes Memphis 3.0 a multimedia strategy Read Article

Three Memphis-based artists are engaged in the comprehensive Memphis 3.0 planning process. Through art, they engage with residents and bring down to the earth lofty urban planning concepts such as livability, connectivity and sustainability.

Photo: Alex Greene, Yancy Villa Calvo, and Neili Jones at the Urban Art Commission offices. (Houston Cofield)

Soulsville artists in residence combine creativity with community outreach Read Article

As the home of legendary Stax Records, Soulsville is known as Memphis' music-first neighborhood. As part of a unique artists-in-residency program, a muralist and filmmaker have moved into the neighborhood to encourage creativity among their neighbors.

Photo: Kalimah Abioto features a clip from her film “Vulnerable: Street Interviews” Rachel Warren

Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director Read Article

Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.

Photo: Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.

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By 2014, the MSO's endowment had dwindled to a few hundred thousand dollars, and an increasingly desperate symphony leadership decided to take its case to the public

New direction for Memphis Symphony Orchestra

Emily Adams KeplingerFriday, May 13, 2016

Innovation & Job News

New public art coming to Memphis neighborhoods

Friday, May 6, 2016

Gangsta Boo is still the 'Queen Of Memphis'

Friday, May 6, 2016

Source: Vibe

The Bo-Keys' Memphis Soul

Friday, May 6, 2016

Source: Austin Chronicle

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Splish and Binti, the Memphis Zoo’s two female hippos

New 4-acre Zoo exhibit rehomes hippos

Anna MullinsFriday, April 29, 2016

Development News

Renderings of the Ballet Memphis headquarters

Ballet Memphis releases design for new location

Friday, April 29, 2016

Memphis Film Prize aims to increse local filmmaking

Friday, April 29, 2016

Source: Memphis Film Prize

Accolades and new staff for Indie Memphis

Friday, April 29, 2016

Source: Indie Memphis

Memphis beyond Graceland

Friday, April 22, 2016

Source: Washington Post

Memphis music scene highlighted

Monday, April 11, 2016

Source: Money

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Loflin Yard brings new concept Downtown

Lance WiedowerFriday, April 8, 2016

Development News

Power Over HIV campaign launches with new mural in South Memphis

Friday, April 8, 2016

Innovation & Job News

Art by Design highlights work of local interior designers

Anna MullinsFriday, April 8, 2016

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Art by Design highlights work of local interior designers

Anna MullinsFriday, April 8, 2016

Innovation & Job News

Entrepreneur's new business allows artists to self promote

Amy HoytFriday, April 1, 2016

Innovation & Job News

Consortium MMT launches annual music festival with Shelby Farms Park Conservancy

Amy HoytFriday, April 1, 2016

Innovation & Job News

Memphis musician pays homage to Stax

Lauren TurnerThursday, March 31, 2016

Feature Story

Rust Hall, MCA's architecturally award-wining core building

Memphis College of Art puts the creative craft to work

Lesley YoungFriday, March 25, 2016

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"The Memphis Music Initiative brings together a diverse network of teachers, students, and musicians unlike any I have seen. It is a privilege to witness such a monumental undertaking and see the tremendous efforts delivered for the sake of the youth

Empowering youth through music

Elle PerryFriday, March 11, 2016

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New Ballet Ensemble staging new production, summer camps

Friday, March 11, 2016

Source: New Ballet Ensemble

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Memphis is a rich with authentic arts and culture assets. From the thriving music industry with deep roots in every important American genre to arts districts blossoming from Broad Avenue to Soulsville, Memphis' creative talents are not left in the history books. The city is home to a nationally acclaimed professional ballet company, opera and symphony orchestra and new galleries and collectives that are bringing the city's latest generation of artists into greater recognition.

Arts & Culture

From Stax Records to social media, two generations of Black arts leaders support the scene Read Article

Musical Heights: A neighborhood's forgotten role in the history of one of pop's most famous studios Read Article

The intersection of art and urban planning makes Memphis 3.0 a multimedia strategy Read Article

Soulsville artists in residence combine creativity with community outreach Read Article

Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director Read Article

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