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“Unveiling Narratives: A Journey through African American Art at the Dixon”

In the heart of Memphis, the Dixon Gallery and Gardens has become a canvas for the vibrant tapestry of African American art, spanning decades and narratives that echo through history. Dr. Earnestine Jenkins, UofM professor of Art History, has helped the museum take a bold step in reshaping its identity…

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Art. Blood. Passion. (A first-person account of the ‘Central to the Arts Festival’)

By: Jake Lankford April 1. April Fool’s Day, but the warm, sunny and slightly breezy weather is fooling no one. It’s a perfect day for the inaugural Central to the Arts Festival. I arrive at the festival and my first stop is the ROAR’s table. Our job as hosts at…

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UofM Professor Marty Lang’s new feature film STAY WITH ME was recently shown at the Jacksonville, FL Film Festival on the 4th He also led a film crowdsourcing workshop at the festival that same day. The film will play next at the South Georgia Film Festival, in Valdosta, on March…

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MSO, Opera Memphis, UofM Institute for Arts and Health come together for Music and the Mind

Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Opera Memphis, in collaboration with the University of Memphis Institute for Arts and Health, will host Music and the Mind, a panel on cognitive diseases related to aging featuring world-renowned soprano vocalist Renée Fleming. “To have someone as iconic as Renée Fleming not only performing in…

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Fashion Forward

With the incorporation of a new and expanded Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising program joining the Department of Art, CCFA students have yet another way to express themselves of Art, CCFA students have yet another way to express themselves. “We are absolutely thrilled to take on this high-quality program that…

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Theatre & Dance presents EMERGE: New Student Dance Works

EMERGE: New Student Dance Works is the annual showcase of exciting new dance works by UofM dance program student choreographers. These new, bold, exciting, thought-provoking, and beautiful dance works are set on dance program student and other U of M students from across campus. This performance is executed in collaboration…

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Artists chosen for AMUM’s upcoming Wearable Art Runway Show

AMUM is hosting a Juried Student Wearable Arts design competition, runway show, and exhibition in partnership with the Fashion Design program. The project will challenge students to create a work of wearable art, under the guidance of University of Memphis Fashion Design and Merchandising professor Ramona Sonin Lee and celebrity…

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University of Memphis Theatre & Dance presents ‘Ordinary Days’

University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance is proud to announce the first show of our 2021-2022 season: Ordinary Days, a musical by Adam Gwon. The show will feature a cast of actor/singers who are vaccinated, safely distanced and wearing masks. 8.3 million individuals live in New York City,…

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UofM Theatre & Dance announces unique performance lineup for fall 2020 semester

The University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance is proud to announce their Fall 2020 Jubilee season: A mix of virtual and outdoor performances created specifically for the age of the coronavirus. The department will host two filmed and streamed theater pieces and a Zoom-based comedy show, in addition…

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