Memphis Botanic Garden heats up with the “Summer Sizzle ‘23” exhibit, where the works of more than 50 Memphis-area artists are on display. 

“We’re just so proud to have the exhibition here in what is now the largest majority Black city in America,” said the Memphis Brooks Museum’s executive director. “We think it’s so essential that every Memphian sees themselves reflected here in our museum.”

Kong Wee Pang’s installation features designs on a dozen large umbrellas, augmented reality, seating, flowers and lighting.

Amro Music first opened shop in Memphis in 1921, surviving the Great Depression a decade later by trading milk and eggs for piano lessons. Today it’s the largest piano, band and orchestra dealer in the Mid-South.

The initiative began several years ago when Crosstown Concourse was still under construction. The Moonpie Project was a brainchild of muralist Michael “Birdcap” Roy. 

Children and teens cleaned up Memphis streets including Tillman Street, Carpenter Street and Mimosa Avenue. Then, they were handed chalk.

In the fall, Lauren Kennedy plans to open a new contemporary art gallery in the Edge District called Sheet Cake.

“We really tried to focus on celebrating Memphis music in all its different genres, from blues to soul to rock and roll to punk.”

The film is based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir, “Elvis and Me.”

A new mural on a building at Arlington’s Depot Square depicts a number of iconic places and items from the town’s past.

“For us, being Chinese American in the South feels like a very specific experience. And we’re really interested in exploring how we share that experience with the outside world.”

MUS graduate Stephen Pacheco spent hundreds of hours last season capturing the best moments from Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant.

The teenagers in the Contemporary Arts Memphis’ summer program spend three weeks at St. Columba Retreat Center and then a week in New York, visiting museums and meeting working artists. 

Stars from “Yellowstone,” “Gunsmoke,” “St. Elsewhere” and more will appear at the festival.

For Black Music Month, Kit Kat has revealed packaging designed by Memphis artist Mia Saine and a mini docuseries featuring young Memphis musicians.

Pack a picnic and bring lawn chairs for this classic thriller on the grounds.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a world-class new home for Memphis’ art collection,” the museum’s executive director said. “Right now, Memphis is known for music, barbecue and the Grizzlies. In 2026, it will also be known for its history, present and future, as a world-class, visual arts destination.”

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The works of McLean Fahnestock, Khara Woods, Tangela Mathis and Carl Fox feature a variety of media and themes, from video art and abstract painting to mixed-media installations and immersive dreamscapes.

The exhibit features the beauty and intricacy of a unique style of painting that combines elements of Chinese calligraphy with Western abstraction.

This week, Memphis in May celebrates Malaysia, Opera Memphis honors soldiers and Motownphilly’s back again.

Designed as a site-specific production, 901 Stories’ three acts will take the audience through several rooms of the Medicine Factory — each made to suit the setup, mood and theme of a particular story.

Artists and Arlington residents Mark and Megan Davey painted the mural at Arlington’s Depot Square to represent the town’s past with the train depot, water tower and old cotton gin featured.

Danny Broadway put his own imprint and texture on the 2023 design while honoring longtime Beale Street Music Festival poster artist George Hunt.

It’s Memphis in May’s “international week,” and we’ve got your essential guide to celebrating this year’s honored country of Malaysia.