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+ Memphis Power House

and Cultural services of the French Consulate in Atlanta invite you to celebrate the debut of: Born under a bad sign, Sunday, July 13, 2008 6-8pm. Join curator Celine Kopp for a Bastille Day celebration, a project bringing six of Europes most exciting artist to be in residence together in Memphis in 2009. This project will take place in several phases involving research and an introduction to the local audience.

+ The UrbanArt Commission New Projects: Staff Update & Move
Catherine Blackwell Pena joins the UAC staff as a part-time administrative assistant. She was one of our 10th Anniversary artists and recently received her MFA from Memphis College of Art. The UAC is MOVING! We will begin occupying our new office space at 2549 Broad on July 28. Rhodes-Hill Mural Project, Deadline: August 1, 2008.  Legends Park, University Place Deadline: August 6, 2008. Community Info: Call for Artists from Arts 'Round the Square
September 27, 2008  Paris, Tennessee Deadline: August 1 Click here for calls to artists and more information.

+ Call for Artist: A Feast for the Eye, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church juried exhibition, 205 East Gresham Street, Indianola, MS 38751. Entry Deadline Aug. 15. Click for Prospectus.

+ Material Material is pleased to present its sixth exhibition of 2008: Niki Johnson and Melissa Farris: Moral Fiber. The exhibition will open with a reception for the artist on Friday, August 1 from 6-8 pm. The exhibition will run through August 29. Niki Johnson and Melissa Farris collaboratively present Moral Fiber, an exhibition that stitches together traditional women’s media with pointed socio-political commentary. The exhibition will feature large-scale appliquéd portraiture as well as miniature cross-stitch studies that investigate the ironic relationships between American morality and the media. This body of work continues both Johnson and Farris’ individual dialogs concerning cultural ideologies while uniting the two under the genre of domestic craft.
Material is located at 2553 Broad Avenue. Parking is available on both the north and south sides of Broad Avenue.

+ Recording Academy Memphis Chapter Open House - Featuring art work by Bobby Spillman, music, and food from Alcenia's. Fri., July 25, 6-9 p.m. Recording Academy Memphis 493 S. Main (South Main).

+ Jack Robinson Photography Gallery 44 Huling 576-0708. Metal Museum Intern and Artist-In-Residence Show. work by National Ornamental Metal Museum intern Steven Cuzzilla and artists-in-residence Mary Catherine Floyd and Jeannie Tomlinson. Fri., July 25, 6-9 p.m.

+ Energy Fitness, 552 S. Main (South Main). "Not Your Typical Work". Work by Richard Fudge. Fri., July 25, 6-9 p.m.

+ Memphis College of Art 1930 Poplar 272-5100. "Oh Lord, Won't You Send Me a Sign?". Work by the 2008 printmakers of the University of Mississippi. Fri., July 25, 6-9 p.m.

+ St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Urban Art Commission Announces Public Art Project in the University District There will be a meeting at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church located at 480 S. Highland on Saturday, July 26th from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to gather input from community members, which will be used to inspire further public art in the University District. The project involves a community driven series of highly visible public art in the University District which is designed to create a special sense of place and identity. The collaborative team of neighborhood associations, artists and other neighborhood stakeholders will develop a series of murals, banners, billboards, and other public art projects over the next eighteen (18) months that artistically express the identity of the University District and help to strengthen a sense of place and pride in the community.
Follow-up phases of the project will include community art classes for youth and the establishment of a “Community Art Center” for the University District.
For additional information or questions contact call UNDC Executive Director, Steve Barlow, at 901-605-8209

River City Art Tour - Art on TV! Join Arnold Thompson and Melissa Taylor as they tour artists studios and public art throughout Memphis. Now showing on WMC-TV at 6:00 AM Sunday mornings.


Prints of Andy Warhol: A to B and Back Again. Presented by Looney Ricks Kiss 25 years.

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+ Lulalyn Gallery, 1859 Madison (Midtown) 278-0111. "Connections". Paintings by Michael Ethridge. Sat., July 26, 6-9 p.m.