Events

It's like the Like Really Creative Collage Party, but with journals! Bring your favorite journal, rummage through vintage magazines and rare ephemera, choose your favorite art supplies, and create as many mixed-media collages as you'd like within your journal—all while vibing out to tunes from DJ Brilli with a community full of creatives. Kickstart your […]

Get your hands messy and your creativity flowing at this week’s Super Saturday! Inspired by the Spiked Bowl with Feline Face from the museum’s collection, you’ll use model magic and sculpting tools to craft your own pottery piece, complete with playful animal features. Afterward, visit the galleries to explore how artists across cultures and centuries […]

Discover the magic of tiny dots that make a big impact! Inspired by Camille Pissarro’s Springtime in Éragny, this Super Saturday invites you to experiment with pointillism — a technique where small dots of color come together to form a complete image. Using Q-tips and chopsticks, you’ll create your own vibrant painting. Afterwards, explore the […]

Join Cari Harris, owner of Cari’s Closet, for a workshop that transforms simple line drawings into stitched textile art. Using hand-sewing techniques, participants will outline faces, abstract designs, or symbols with thread - creating minimalist, contemporary fabric pieces. Inspired by gesture and movement in fine art, this class offers a fresh take on fiber arts […]

Following his first solo exhibition Club Rapture and the Ecstasy Afters exhibited at Sheet Cake Gallery, join Memphis-based artist and Pride Collective member Joel Parsons for a special artist talk. Parsons will reflect on the show, his inspirations, and the need for queer spaces – including the Pride Collective at the Memphis Brooks Museum of […]

Learn about textiles and how yarn can be used like paint! There's a whole world of textile art to be explored - including our newest Rotunda installation by Suchitra Mattai called 'with abundance we meet'.  Super Saturday takes place every week during the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art free hours from 10a-12p. Guests can enjoy […]

Inspired by the work of Charles White, this teacher workshop focuses on examining themes of resistance and the human condition in the work of various artists. Teachers will be guided to create a work of art that shows resilience in the face of adversity.  The workshop blends guided instruction with open experimentation, set against the […]

Take a closer look at the blueprints with architect Jack Brough, Project Manager for the new Memphis Art Museum and Associate at Herzog & de Meuron. Jack Brough began his collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron in New York in 2009. He has contributed to a number of significant cultural, institutional, and hospitality projects in […]

Join us for a compelling artist talk at your art museum, as curator Rose Smith sits down for an in-depth conversation with celebrated painter Calida Rawles on the topic of her current exhibition, Away with the Tides. Known for her luminous, water-drenched portraits that center Black bodies in states of grace, resilience, and possibility, Calida Rawles […]

Get “egg-static” about sustainability and sculpture! This Super Saturday, you’ll use egg cartons, cardboard, model magic, and more to build your own 3D animal head, inspired by the animal-themed works of William Keane and William Edmondson. Explore how everyday materials can become extraordinary art. Free and open to the public every Saturday from 10 AM […]

It’s one thing to go out and take a photograph; it’s another to take a picture that tells a story. To do that, there must be intent, a resonating with the surrounding world that influences the photographer to respond and capture an image. Join acclaimed photographer Bruce Meisterman for a talk about his philosophy, journalistic […]