Events

Etched into Memory focuses on the form of intaglio printmaking and its connection to concepts of memory. Through these processes, the artists are able to explore concepts of loss, family and collective…

Earth Tones: An Exploration of Natural Pigments centers on regional artists who use local and naturally derived materials to form, color, and inspire their works.  Respecting,…

Richard Lou, Artist, Professor, University of Memphis
Marksbury Family Branch, Community Room A & B

To Defend Yourself: Education as instrument and catalyst and art as a language to assert your humanity in an uncertain world.

In conjunction with the talk, new artworks by Lou will be on exhibit in the Marksbury Family Branch Public Library's lobby from September 30 to October 12.

Richard Lou, Artist, Professor, University of Memphis

As a Chicano Artist, the recurrent themes are the subjugation of my community by the Dominant Culture and White Privilege. These works manifest themselves in the creation of counter-images and counter-definitions made in a self-determinant manner. As a contemporary image-maker, I am interested in collecting dissonant ideas and narratives allowing them to bump into each other, to coax…

Stephanie Berrie -I am heavily influenced by nature and our human relationships with the environments in which we live. My work questions what it means to have a body, as well as what it means to live in a world surrounded by other bodies. I feel a dissociation with my body that is explored through organic materials and imagery, which serve as metaphors for the emotional and physical matter beneath my skin. I combine multiple forms of…

SeeArt is a designed creative experience for high school students (juniors and seniors) who are invited to visit our facility and attend workshops held by our internationally esteemed faculty. There will be a variety of studio workshops throughout the day, and students get to choose their art medium on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendance is FREE! 

Workshops will be posted soon.

Group Registration deadline: September…

Carey Ellis Juror: Travis Townsend

Travis Townsend draws, builds, rebuilds, paints, and tinkers upon wood and mixed media sculptures in his Lexington studio. His process-oriented works evolve from sketches and travel through many transformations before being cut apart, reassembled, and reworked (sometimes many years later). Parts are often transplanted or recycled.

IMAGE: Travis Townsend, Another…

Annual Carey Ellis Exhibition opening reception. This year's juror is Travis Townsend.

Travis Townsend draws, builds, rebuilds, paints, and tinkers upon wood and mixed media sculptures in his Lexington studio. His process-oriented works evolve from sketches and travel through many transformations before being cut apart, reassembled, and reworked (sometimes many years later). Parts are often transplanted or recycled.

IMAGE: Travis…