ARTSmemphis

09/03/2026

“If it were any other weekend, my recommendations would include a more diverse selection of the amazing cultural events happening throughout our great city. But this weekend, all roads lead to metal! Join us for new exhibitions, demonstrations, live music, and more as we open in Overton Park with the ringing of an anvil at noon on Saturday; explore Seams: Work by the Metal Museum Staff at Rhodes College’s Clough-Hanson Gallery; take a copper jewelry class with Brandy Boyd; and for one night only, celebrate with us as we embrace another type of “heavy” metal at the Overton Park Shell’s Metal Night.” - Carissa Hussong, Executive Director, Metal Museum

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08/31/2026

Recognize the action this September | The month ahead in the arts welcomes major grand openings, milestone anniversaries, and events to engage and inspire all ages. What are you looking forward to this September? Find it all on our community calendar, and join us in congratulating our grantee partners. ✨

08/30/2026

This week marks 901 Day and a multitude of ways to creatively reflect in community. Discover arts experiences across Memphis on ARTSmemphis’ calendar online or in Memphis Magazine.

08/28/2026

Our city’s arts scene has fueled its continued recognition as a cultural magnet — even to Travel & Leisure, who just named Memphis its best U.S. road trip destination in the country. Learn more about our grantee partners who are opening, evolving, and activating spaces with profound creativity.

08/27/2026

“In a month, the Campbell Clinic Foundation will host “Campbell Celebrates ‘Back to the 80s,’” to mark our 80th anniversary, raise funds for health outreach and of COURSE, flashback to a great era of music and culture. Naturally, I have gravitated to the MICHAEL: A JussPlay LIVE Experience! at the Crosstown Arts Green Room on August 28. After all, who didn’t dance the entire Thriller album in their friend’s basement night after night in 1982?!” - Jenny Koltnow, Executive Director, Campbell Clinic Foundation

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08/26/2026

“Our organizational direction and strategy continues to be shaped by the expertise of our incredible lay leadership,” ARTSmemphis president and CEO Elizabeth Rouse said. “Their sound counsel and engagement are critical to our growth, impact, and sustainability as an organization."

Read more about our new board members Nicole Lauchaire and Rebecca Givens Rice in the Memphis Business Journal:

Wendy Guzmán | Memphis Business Journal A local nonprofit has named new board members from prominent Memphis companies. ARTSmemphis, the Mid-South’s biggest arts funder, added two new members to its board of directors: Nicole Lauchaire, CMO and head of retail/D2C at Varsity Spirit, and R

08/25/2026

Our leaders, advisors, and jurors, many of whom sacrifice hours for our arts sector without expecting recognition, are the magic behind our grantmaking. Meet our Artist Advisory Committee, whose perspectives advise ARTSmemphis staff and board in review and refinement of programs supporting individual artists, namely our ARTSassist grant, in alignment with ARTSmemphis’ mission and strategic goals. Their advocacy for ARTSmemphis and role as liasons between our organization and local artists is

Our ARTSassist grant is the only unrestricted grant program for individual artists in Shelby County. Applications are now open until October 4 for visual art, dance and film (directors) through ARTSmemphis' website. Musician support is provided through our grantee partner Music Export Memphis.

08/23/2026

Jam, chat, dream, and dance this week with artists all over Memphis. Discover arts events for every age and neighborhood across on ARTSmemphis’ calendar: artsmemphis.org/event-calendar.

08/22/2026

“Memphis culture has influenced the world, and 901 Weekend is about celebrating the people who are creating what comes next,” Mayor Paul Young said. “We want Memphians to come to Downtown Memphis, experience the incredible talent that lives right here in our city and support the artists, creatives and businesses that make Memphis unlike anywhere else.”

08/21/2026

“We’d really like Memphis to be known as a classical arts incubator — one of the capitals of classical theater, not just for Shakespeare but for the great American writers, too,” McCleary said. A new festival featuring plays adapted from classic literature is launching in Memphis. We're proud to support Tennessee Shakespeare Company with an ARTSmemphis Enhancement Grant.

“We’d really like Memphis to be known as a classical arts incubator — one of the capitals of classical theater, not just for Shakespeare but for the great American writers, too."