Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts

Monday, May 23, 2011

Memphis in May

(Memphis) During the Artist's Link Breakfast meeting this past week at Holiday Deli on Poplar, attendees heard about exhibits at the MOMA from Shelia and Jim who had just returned from a visit to NY.  Norm announced he and two other collaborators would be exhibiting at WKNO in September.  Members quizzed him on the theme of the show and offered suggestions for titles of the exhibition.   Some went by The Dixon afterwards to see Private Memphis, works from fine art collections in the city.
The exhibit included fine examples of American genre painting from about one hundred years ago in the Plough room, and nudes in the Crump room. "Fusion" alone is worth the price of admission.   For those who love dogs and hunting, wonderful works of these subjects are also up.  The exhibit also includes some works by Belgian painters.
On this sunny day, a visit to North Main Street between Union and Peabody revealed an active lunch crowd at the outdoor patios of Flight, Local and Majestic.  These restaurants are located just around the corner from the world famous Tea Room.  Directly behind them on Front Street is a parking garage for $6.00 a day near the former Post Office, now Law Library.

Friday, May 13, 2011

May You Find Art in Memphis

Being that Belgium is the honored country this year by the Memphis in May Festival, their fabulous Surrealists are on exhibit at The Brooks Art Museum.

I enjoyed visiting Gallery 56 yesterday as well and noticed that Frames 1910  has the new Memphis in May poster

At breakfast with the Artists Link members, Martha Stephens passed out cards about a group exhibit called Healing Through Art opening Friday, May 13th from 5 to 7 pm which is honoring cancer survivor artists at the Wings Gallery 100 N. Humphreys Blvd in Memphis.  And  member Jane told us about her family's home and ten acres in Bartlett being for sale.