ON VIEW

Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides

In her first solo museum presentation, Calida Rawles envisions water as a space for Black healing. Merging hyperrealism, poetic abstraction, and water's cultural and historical symbolisms, Rawles creates unique portraits of Black bodies submerged in and interacting with bright and mysterious bodies of water.

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Calida Rawles, 'Towner for Life', 2024 acrylic on canvas 72 x 102 inches 182.9 x 259.1 cm © Calida Rawles Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London. Photo by Marten Elder

On View

The Summer Art Garden: A Flash of Sun

Memphis-based artist and designer Khara Woods presents A Flash of Sun, an installation of sun-drenched shades, dazzling patterns, and geometric sculptures. Woods incorporates her signature tile-like shapes and hypnotic motifs, reminiscent of houndstooth and other textile patterns, with swirling rays. Inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem, Summer in the South (1903), with its vivid, lyrical descriptions – “Then a flash of sun on a waiting hill / The sky smiles down...”– the installation captures summer’s vibrancy and joy.

Axis, 2021, Spray Paint on Wood Panel, 30x40 in

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On View

Beyond the Surface: The Art of Handmade Paper

More than just a surface on which to paint, draw, or sketch, paper can be a dynamic art form that encourages collaboration and welcomes spontaneity. 'Beyond the Surface: The Art of Handmade Paper' explores the shape-shifting quality of paper—how it can transform from pulpy fiber into vibrant works of art through hand papermaking.

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Amy Jacobs, Coronet I, 2023. Pigmented cotton with stenciled blowout. Gift of Dieu Donné, New York, 2024.10.4.

Plan your visit

Open in Overton Park

The Brooks is Memphis' art museum. Until we move Downtown, we're OPEN in Overton Park. Come explore your museum and its 29 galleries, two art classrooms, print study room, research library, and professional auditorium.

About the Brooks

Hours

Christmas Eve

Closed

Christmas Day

Closed

New Year's Day

Closed

Monday + Tuesday

Closed

Wednesday

10a – 4p

Thursday

10a – 8p

Friday

10a – 4p

Saturday

10a – 5p

Sunday

11a - 5p

Every Saturday, Memphis' art museum is FREE from 10a - 12p!

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Jazz Saturdays

May 3, 2025
12p - 2p

In partnership with Memphis Jazz Workshop- every first Saturday of the month enjoy good jazz and great times in the galleries at your art museum. Join us on Saturday from noon - 2p for an experience the whole family will enjoy.

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Met Gala Watch Party

May 5, 2025

Get ready to experience the glitz and glamor of fashion’s biggest night with the Couture Collective at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art!

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The Decorative Arts Trust Presents: An Evening with Mieke ten Have Reception, Book Signing & Talk at Memphis' Art Museum

May 14, 2025
6p - 8p

Memphis' art museum and the Decorative Arts Trust invite you to an inspiring evening with renowned interiors stylist Mieke ten Have, celebrating the launch of her new book, Interiors: Styled by Mieke ten Have.

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Peak of Spring: Floral Arranging Workshop with Midtown Bramble & Bloom

May 18, 2025
2 - 4p

Join us for a cozy floral arranging workshop celebrating the first hints of spring using delicate flowers, textures, seed pods, and greenery.

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Jazz Saturdays

June 7, 2025
12p - 2p

In partnership with Memphis Jazz Workshop- every first Saturday of the month enjoy good jazz and great times in the galleries at your art museum. Join us on Saturday from noon - 2p for an experience the whole family will enjoy.

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Education at the Brooks Museum

At the Brooks, we believe art is a unifying force. We see how art inspires creativity, dialogue, and communal spirit. That is why we strive to make art accessible to the whole community, in and outside the museum.

The Brooks Museum in Overton Park

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Become a member and get more out of your Brooks experience.

Unlimited free museum admission
Invitations to exclusive opening receptions
Free admission to select Art Open Late events
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