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Explore a variety of articles and media about current exhibitions, events, announcements, collaborations within the city, and more written by Brooks staff, fellows, and guest writers.
Explore a variety of articles and media about current exhibitions, events, announcements, collaborations within the city, and more written by Brooks staff, fellows, and guest writers.
Memphis is a vibrant community of people who make, celebrate, love, and learn from art. And for over 100 years, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art has played a central role in nurturing and developing the cultural life of the city we all call home. Our centennial milestone has afforded us a unique opportunity to look back on our achievements, assess the current status of our operations, and contemplate our future.
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The Brooks Museum's Art Therapy Access Program is featured in the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD’s) latest publication in its Next Practices series: Next Practices in Partnerships. The resource is a compilation of 94 case studies from AAMD members detailing effective partnerships between art museums and community stakeholders that have enhanced museums’ service to the public.
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When a Mississippi mother saw a Facebook post about the latest Brooks Outside project coming to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, she knew immediately that her 7-year-old son Davey had to see it in person.
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First Tennessee Bank has loaned the museum Carroll Cloar’s Historic Encounter Between E.H. Crump and W.C. Handy on Beale Street. The painting is now on view in the Carroll Cloar Gallery for the next six months.
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It’s the first week of spring and one of our paintings featuring this season is spending time in Paris. Stanton Thomas, Curator of European and Decorative Art, accompanied Camille Pissarro’s Printemps à Éragny (Springtime in Éragny) to France earlier this month. This is Stanton in front of the Gare du Nord (Northern Train Station) during his time in Paris.
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Why do people collect art? Is it the pursuit of beauty? A way to connect to history? Or, to quote one passionate collector, is it simply a "genetic defect?" Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art founder Alice Walton, Memphis philanthropist Pitt Hyde and former NBA player/Grizzlies minority owner Elliott Perry shared their passion for art collecting at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art on Wednesday, March 8 during a nearly hour-long conversation that was stimulating, often...
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Can you name five women artists? In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we are joining the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in their effort to showcase works of art made by women. Throughout the month of March we are highlighting five women artists whose works are part of our permanent collection.
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The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards is an annual juried student exhibition presented by the Brooks and the Brooks Museum League. The Awards honors regional students, in grades seven through 12, for exemplary artworks by recognizing their outstanding achievements in a competitive annual exhibition.
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The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards is an annual juried student exhibition presented by the Brooks and the Brooks Museum League. The Awards honor exemplary artworks by regional students in grades seven through 12 by recognizing their outstanding achievements in a competitive annual exhibition. Click here to see the top awards.
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Intrude, one of the most highly acclaimed major public art installations in the world, came to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in January 2017. We held an Instagram contest to increase visitor interaction with the installation. The contest had 680 entries. Each winner was awarded a family membership to the Brooks.
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