Brooks Museum of Art

Celebrate Women’s History Month at your art museum with a creativity-filled Homeschool Day inspired by women artists who push the boundaries of color and feeling. Students will explore abstract watercolor techniques influenced by the work of Memphis-based artists Kong Wee Pang and Amy Hutcheson. Using a special emotional response guide, young artists will discover how […]

Celebrate the arrival of spring with Super Saturday: Cherry Blossom Collage Fun! on March 14. Inspired by the soft pink blooms of cherry blossom season, this hands-on activity invites young artists to create their own vibrant floral artwork using tissue paper squares, markers, glue, and paper. Children will layer tissue blossoms, draw branches and backgrounds, […]

Join us on March 15, 2026, from 2–4 p.m. for an inspiring afternoon inside the studio of acclaimed Memphis artist Maysey Craddock, presented by the Art Now Collective. This intimate visit offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at Craddock’s practice, known for its richly layered works exploring place, memory, and transformation. Space is limited, making this […]

Join us for an illuminating afternoon as the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art welcomes Rachel Stephens, the University of Memphis’s 2025 Dorothy Kayser Hohenberg Chair of Excellence in Art History, for her talk, “Tennessee Gentleman?: Renegotiating Andrew Jackson’s Legacy through Portraiture.” Stephens will explore the fascinating artistic relationship between Ralph E. W. Earl and Andrew […]

Step inside Urevbu Contemporary on March 22, 2026, from 2–4 p.m. for a dynamic Gallery Takeover presented by the Black Art Collective (BAC). This lively afternoon invites guests to explore the visionary work championed by Sheila Urevbu and her gallery, celebrating contemporary Black artistry in Memphis and beyond. This program offers an engaging opportunity to […]

On March 28, explore color, culture, and creativity during Super Saturday: Yarn Mandalas—a hands-on activity inspired by the work of Suchitra Mattai, currently on view in the Rotunda. In celebration of Women’s History Month, young artists will create their own “God’s Eye”-style yarn mandalas using color-shifting yarn and dowel rods or popsicle sticks, echoing Mattai’s […]