in coordination with his upcoming residency, birdcap is creating a zine to document his residency at crosstown arts. subscriptions go to keep the studio stocked with art supplies. this probably doesn’t count as an event. i’m on coffee tho

Power & Piety: Spanish Colonial Art includes 57 sumptuous paintings, sculptures, furniture, and silver objects produced in the Spanish Caribbean between 1680 and 1820. e works are drawn from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection and exemplify the mastery attained by colonial artists as well as the rich diversity of themes, styles, and materials of Spanish Colonial art.

Edward Giobbi was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1925, and grew up in a poor immigrant neighborhood during the Great Depression. After serving in World War II, he completed his art training in Boston, Provincetown, and nally in New York, at the Art Students League. In 1951, Giobbi moved to Florence for more than three years, where his experience of Italian Renaissance masterpieces—especially the work of Giotto (a name so like Giobbi)—exerted a profound in uence upon him. Returning to…

This annual exhibition’s artwork is the outcome of an 11-day annual trip by MCA students, faculty and alumni to Horn Island, a barrier island off the coast of Pascagoula, Miss. This year, over 40 participants made the excursion, immersing themselves in the relative isolation and primitive conditions of the undeveloped island. There will be a Reception on August 26 from 5:30-8:30pm. Remaining artworks will be listed for sale online at shop.mca.edu on October 9. Gallery hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5…

Withers Collection Museum and Gallery, in collaboration with Mercedes Benz of Memphis and Global Innovation Now, are partnering to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the “Pictures Tell the Story” MLK50 Campaign. The campaign provides youth a unique opportunity to participate in the reenactment of the iconic “I Am A Man” photo, which symbolizes the Sanitation Workers Strike of 1968. Participants will have the opportunity to tour the Withers Collection Museum and Gallery, participate…

The Artists’ Link group will be the September 2-24 exhibiter in St. George’s Art Gallery. A reception to meet the artists will be held Sept. 9, from 6 to 8 pm at the Art Gallery; it is free and open to the public. Artists’ Link is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization organized for and by visual artists in the Memphis area, and currently has over 110 members representing approximately 20 mediums. The group’s mission is to be a resource and support…

This exhibition features selected moving image works that use the human form to interrogate the slippage of place and time. The international roster of artists explores physical transgression, gender expression, the death drive, and the archive. The exhibition includes the work of Vika Kirchenbauer + Mysti (Germany), Laura Henno (France), J. Louise Makary (United States), Marianna Milhorat (United States), and Patrick Staff (United States/United Kingdom).

New work by Robert Fortner Organized by the artist

grief: noun deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death. It is difficult to talk about my work without talking about my grief. My paintings are emotive abstractions that play with the female form, florals, and texture. They often happen in wild moments after weeks of preparing (and avoiding). I lost a lot of my family in recent years, and I have seen a lot of suffering and a lot of sudden loss. I have also fallen in love, traveled…

Young Will Shakespeare has writer’s block…the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but he’s in desperate need of inspiration – enter Viola. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing to appear in his next play. Set against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming, and backstage theatrics, their love quickly blossoms into his greatest masterpiece.