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

Starry, Starry, Winter Garden

For the museum’s inaugural Winter Art Garden, Memphis-based artist Greely Myatt uses found objects including metal scraps, neon, and discarded signage to create Starry, Starry – an illuminated starscape on the museum’s plaza. Teasing the boundaries of sculpture through the use of flat forms, Myatt ponders and plays with line and light.

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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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Super Saturday - Paper Mosaics

April 5, 2025
10a - 12p

Bring the whole family to Super Saturday and dive into the vibrant world of paper art.

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Jazz Saturdays

April 5, 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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Homeschool Day - Underwater Inspirations

April 10, 2025
10a - 1p

Dive into creativity at Homeschool Day, inspired by the breathtaking underwater scenes in Calida Rawles’s paintings.

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Super Saturday - Masks and Faces

April 12, 2025
10a - 12p

This Super Saturday, join us for a creative exploration of faces and masks inspired by the stunning works in the Brooks collection!

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Art Club: Stettheimer

April 13, 2025
2 - 3p

Join us Sunday, April 13th for art club with Mallory Sharp.

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Super Saturday - Sustainable Art for Earth Week

April 19, 2025
10a - 12p

Celebrate Earth Week with us at this week’s Super Saturday!

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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

Membership

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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