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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.
In 2014, Tennessee artist Red Grooms spent four days in Memphis visiting artist-created environments, museums, casinos, and neighborhoods with Brooks curator Marina Pacini, author and filmmaker Robert Gordon, and raconteur Tad Pierson, as part of his research for Memphis on My Mind, a special commission for the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
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This model of the Tennessee Fox Trot Carousel has been on view for a few months at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Here is an introduction to the nine of the figures from the carousel that are in Red Grooms: Traveling Correspondent.
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Every detail of Inside Art came about because of thoughtful decisions the Inside Art team felt would inspire young museum goers and their families. However, one object stands out, quite literally - a larger-than-life fuzzy squirrel tail. What makes this handmade squirrel tail special is that it was once the Halloween costume of Jack Carter Mix, now 11 years old.
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Anyone with internet access can now enjoy paintings, sculpture, and more from the 100-year-old Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, thanks to the Brooks eMuseum. The musuem’s online collection can be accessed from the homepage or by clicking on Collections. You can even create your own collection by saving your favorite works to a " MyCollection " folder.
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Apathy created by Anna Schall from White Station High School and Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright by Sammi Weiss from Lausanne Collegiate School both won gold keys in the 2016 Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards. In June, both students went on to win national awards in New York City.
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This is a special message is for Pokémon GO players and parents of younger players! There have been sightings of Charmanders, Spearows, Venonats, and Eevees inside Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and around the outdoor sculptures.
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Written by Stanton Thomas, Ph.D., Curator of European & Decorative Art Among the new exhibition spaces in the Brooks is a gallery dedicated to Dutch and Flemish art of the 1600s. This period was the golden age of artistic achievement in the Netherlands—with Dutch and Flemish painters gaining international recognition for their spectacular landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and genre paintings.
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We love our docents and education team here at the Brooks Museum. Even while the museum has been closed, our docents have been hard at work continuing to learn about the museum’s permanent collection. Recently, our docents gathered for a presentation on Sofonisba Anguissola and Georgia O’Keeffe, two important women artists whose works hang in our permanent collection.
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On Monday, February 1, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art began the week-long process of deinstalling Nam June Paik’s Vide-O-belisk. For the first time since the sculpture was installed at the Brooks, it will receive a thorough conservation assessment as part of our role as stewards of great works of art through proper care and conservation.
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As an affiliate of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, the Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards honors exemplary art by students in 7th through 12th grades, recognizing their outstanding achievements in a competitive annual exhibition and providing cash prizes and scholarship opportunities. The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards is generously sponsored by the Brooks Museum League, which provides both financial support and countless volunteer hours.
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