There are 29 article(s) tagged UrbanArt Commission:

• January 2020

  • Public art selections made for Convention Center overhaul

    The UrbanArt Commission, Memphis Convention Center board and city of Memphis have selected four Memphis-based artists for public art installations in the upgraded convention center.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 16, 2020

• July 2019

  • $400,000 sculpture among new artworks commissioned for renovated convention center

    UrbanArt Commission will commission four new permanent artworks for the convention center worth a combined $595,000.

    By Elle Perry July 11, 2019

• May 2019

  • What should be done with Memphis’ 56 square miles of vacant land?

    Several organizations shared this week the ways they have repurposed vacant land and removed blight in various parts of Memphis, which planners say is one of the city's biggest problems.

    By Elle Perry May 26, 2019

• February 2019

  • High Ground News Podcast: How public art is engaging Memphians around sustainability

    Ebony Archie from UrbanArt Commission and local artist Khara Woods discuss new public art installations that are being designed around themes of sustainability and environmental issues.

    By Natalie Van Gundy February 25, 2019