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"Sunshine" Sonny Payne Inducted Into the Blues Hall of Fame

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Published May 6, 2010 at 3:25 p.m.

"Sunshine" Sonny Payne was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on Wednesday alongside blues greats WC Handy, Lonnie Brooks, Bonnie Raitt and many others ... Candice Ludlow drove down Highway 61 and over the Mississippi to Helena-West Helena, Arkansas to visit the man behind the mic ...

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News in the Arts: Initiative takes global look at cinema

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Published May 1, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.

Recent feature films from Iran, Algeria, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, India, Vietnam, Uruguay, Serbia and China will be screened at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art through July when the "Global Lens" series debuts May 13 ...

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Canaletto brings Venice to life on canvas in Brooks exhibit

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 6:17 p.m.

"Venice in the Age of Canaletto," an exhibition featuring works by the master painter of 18th century Venetian life, opens on Sunday for display through May 9 at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The exhibit comprises about 50 items, mostly paintings but also pieces of furniture and decorative objects such as the spectacular "Dessert Decoration in the Form of a Glass Garden," circa 1760. Lenders to the exhibition include a who's who of national institutions, including The Metropolitan Museum of

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News in the arts: International shorts shown at the Brooks

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

For weeks and even months, movie fans have had the opportunity to see such Oscar-nominated features as "Avatar," "The Blind Side" and "The Hurt Locker." But the short films nominated for Academy Awards typically are seen only by Oscar voters and dedicated cinephiles. On Location: Memphis -- the cinema arts group that organizes the annual On Location: Memphis Film Festival -- aims to change that with screenings next weekend ...

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Vandalism of Nude Art at Brooks Art Gallery!

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Published Nov. 1, 2009 at 11:32 p.m.
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In the November issue of Memphis magazine, we tell the dramatic story of the strange events that took place at the Memphis Academy of Arts from 1969 to 1971, when certain people here objected rather strongly to the school's use of nudes, and an exhibition of nude photography. The result was death threats, car bombs, even a kidnapping. It's on newsstands now. Buy a copy. I mean it ... But the art academy (now known as Memphis College of Art) wasn't the only victim of this outrageous behavior.

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A C's Endorse-arama

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Published Sept. 26, 2009 at 12:17 p.m.

[image-1] ... Shelby County mayor A C Wharton continues to shrug off criticism from opponents in the Memphis mayoral race concerning his off-and-on attitude toward forums and debates. With a big lead in the polls, meanwhile, he's vaunting his support from others in the political establishment ... During the last week, Wharton’s campaign released a lengthy list of such endorsers, and the candidate did show-and-tells with some of them on successive days. On Thursday, Wharton appeared at his

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'Nuts! Over Art' cracks open new festival in Overton Park

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Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 5:22 p.m.

As if the hint of fall in Memphis weren’t reason enough to step outdoors, a new festival in Overton Park should offer even more incentive. Still not convinced? Try “free.” “Nuts! Over Art” promises a full day of art, music and assorted family activities, and it is all free to the public. Designed to spotlight Overton Park as a local arts destination, the Saturday event marks the first time that the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Memphis College of Art and the Levitt Shell — all

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On the Courthouse Steps

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Published Sept. 18, 2009 at 3:27 p.m.

As part of the sixth annual Architecture Month, Jimmy Ogle will lead a tour of the Shelby County court house this Saturday ... The tour is free and begins at 1 p.m. Participants should meet a few minutes before then on the courthouse steps at the corner of Adams and Third Street downtown ... The courthouse is actually celebrating its Centennial Tuesday, October 13th, so this is a good chance to get a sneak peek. For more information on that, go here ... For more info on other Architecture Month

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Party Line: Night at the museum

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Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 5:27 p.m.

You go to an art museum to view art, right? Saturday night people went to Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to dance, sing karaoke, have their fortunes told, watch a magic show, smoke cigars and view a burlesque show. They also could view "The Prints of Jacob Lawrence." The event was the Avant-Garde Party 2009. Guests, many of whom dressed in 1920s-style attire, were still dancing toward midnight in the rotunda at the annual fundraiser for Brooks ...

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The art of saying more with less

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Published Aug. 13, 2009 at 10:47 a.m.

If you haven't caught the stellar Jacob Lawrence exhibit at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, which ends Sept. 6, there's now more reason. Simply drive across town after taking in the Brooks show and you can see Lawrence's influence on Memphian Carl E. Moore, whose retrospective at The Caritas Village balances social commentary with a visual power worthy of the pioneering Harlem Renaissance artist ...

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