The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
1934 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
PH: 901.544.6200
Map
www.brooksmuseum.org
Events
AUGUST
Sunday, August 1
2 pm
Film: Wheedle’s Groove
Thursday, August 5
7 pm
Film: M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues
Saturday, August 7
11 am – 12 pm
Opening reception: Me TV: Art Therapy with Shelby County Relative Caregivers Program
2 – 4 pm
Live in the Galleries: Robert and Candace Mache
Sunday, August 8
2 pm
Film: Mid-August Lunch
Thursday, August 12
5 – 7 pm
Live in the Galleries: Jimmy Davis
7 pm
Film: No One Knows About Persian Cats
Saturday, August 14
11 am – 1 pm
Creation Station
Thursday, August 19
6 pm
Gallery Tour: Who Shot Rock & Roll with WEVL DJs
7 pm
Film: Reel to Real with Scott Bomar
Saturday, August 21
2 – 4 pm
Live in the Galleries: Jeff Golightly
7 pm – midnight
I Love Rock & Roll
Avant-Garde Party 2010
(Members only)
Sunday, August 22
2 pm
Film: The Art of the Steal
Thursday, August 26
7 pm
By the Glass Film Series: Merlove
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 4
2 – 4 pm
Live in the Galleries: Van Duren
Thursday, September 9
5 – 7 pm
Live in the Galleries: Lamar Sorrento
7 pm
Film: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Saturday, September 11
11 am – 1 pm
Creation Station
Sunday, September 12
2 pm
Film: Reel to Real with Robert Gordon
Thursday, September 16
11 am and 1 pm
Homeschool at the Brooks
6 pm
Who Shot Rock & Roll tour with WEVL DJs
7 pm
Lecture: Ian MacKaye
Saturday, September 18
2 pm
Film: Wade in the Water, Children
2 – 4 pm
Live in the Galleries: Robby Grant
Thursday, September 23
5 – 7 pm
Live in the Galleries: Jeff Hulett
Saturday, September 25
11 am and 1:30 pm
Music photography talk and workshops
Sunday, September 26
2 pm
Lecture: Photographer Robert King
Tuesday, September 28
10:30 am
Alzheimer’s Tour
Thursday, September 30
6 pm
Hello, Brooks! (Members only)
PROGRAMS
Programs are free with museum admission unless otherwise listed.
Opening Reception
Saturday, August 7
11 am – 12 pm
Me TV: Art Therapy with Shelby County Relative Caregivers Program
Join us for a reception celebrating the artistic accomplishments of our summer Art Therapy program. Working with art therapist Karen Peacock and museum educators, youth ages 5-16 participated in art-making and interactive gallery tours. The exhibition is the culmination of this high impact program.
Music Photography Talk and Workshops (tentative)
Saturday, September 25
11 am and 1:30 pm
In collaboration with the Memphis Music Foundation, the Brooks will host a panel discussion led by acclaimed music photographers Ebet Roberts and Dick Waterman. Afterwards, photographers can join these experts in workshops to learn tips and techniques for shooting on photography
Live in the Galleries
Memphis Music Unplugged
Experience Who Shot Rock & Roll with live music! For the first time in the history of the Brooks, Memphis musicians will be performing – live and unplugged – in the traveling exhibition space.
Visit www.brooksmuseum.org/events for more information.
Sat, Aug 7 | 2 – 4 pm
Robert & Candace Mache
Thurs, Aug 12 | 5 -7 pm
Jimmy Davis
Sat, Aug 21 | 2 - 4 pm
Jeff Golightly
Thurs, Aug 26 | 5 - 7 pm
Justice Naczycz
Sat, Sept 4 | 2 - 4 pm
Van Duren
Thurs, Sept 9 | 5 - 7 pm
Lamar Sorrento
Sat, Sept 18 | 2 - 4 pm
Robby Grant
Thurs, Sept 23 | 5 - 7 pm
Jeff Hulett
LECTURES
Thurs, Sept 16 | 7 pm
Ian MacKaye
Sun, Sept 24 | 2 pm
Photographer Robert King
GUIDED TOURS
Tours are free with museum admission unless otherwise noted. Space is limited and reservations are required.
Evening Tours and Gallery Talks
Join us for evening tours of our featured exhibition and permanent collection. After your tour, enjoy dinner in the Brushmark.
Thurs, Aug 19 | 6 pm
Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 – Present tour with WEVL DJs
Let some of Memphis’ biggest music fans, volunteer DJs from WEVL 89.9 FM, guide you through their favorite images in the Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibition.
Piece of Mind Alzheimer’s Tours
A free monthly program that engages individuals in the early-to-middle stages of Alzheimer’s and their caregivers through interactive gallery tours and art-making experiences. Generously funded by Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation.
Tues, Sept 28 | 10:30 am
American Art
FILM
Tickets (unless otherwise noted) are $6 members, $8 non-members, and free with a VIP Film Pass. Call or visit brooksmuseum.org/films for more information or to purchase.
Auditorium sound system provided by Ninth Wave Audio/Video Design. Sponsored by The Jeniam Foundation.
Sunday, August 1 | 2 PM
Wheedle’s Groove
With commentary by Quincy Jones, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Mark Arm (Mudhoney), Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden), and Kenny G, and using interview footage, archival materials, original music, and live performances, this documentary, winner of Indie Memphis’ 2009 Audience Award, paints a picture of a thriving and vibrant music scene centered around Seattle’s small African-American population. Introduced by filmmaker Jennifer Maas.
Thurs, Aug 5 | 7 pm
M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues
This documentary, a winner at multiple indie film festivals, takes audiences on a wild ride through the heart of the Mississippi Delta's current blues scene, from sun-drenched cotton fields to whiskey-soaked juke joints. More than just a collection of concert performances, the film collects the sounds, images and feel of both the performers and their native landscape. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the screening.
Sun, Aug 8 | 2 pm
Mid-August Lunch
Devoted son Gianni (Gomorrah’s Gianni Di Gregorio), caretaker to his 93-year old mother, offers to repay a debt by looking after his landlord’s mother. Suddenly Gianni, reduced to sleeping in a deck chair, is single-handedly running what amounts to a temporary geriatric ward. Italian with English subtitles.
Thurs, Aug 12 | 7 pm
No One Knows About Persian Cats
On a quest to network with other musicians, indie rockers Negar and Ashkan meet up with numerous folkies, metalheads, and rappers who populate their local music scene. Yet as the New York Times points out, “These earnest, impetuous young artists, scrambling to find space and time for rehearsal, live not in Austin or Brooklyn, but in Tehran.” Persian with English subtitles.
Thurs, Aug 19| 7 pm
Reel to Real: Scott Bomar
This monthly series continues with Memphis musician Scott Bomar, whose filmography includes Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, Gospel Hill, Soul Men, and Teenage Tupelo. Bomar will present one of his favorite films, and be on hand to discuss his selection.
Thurs, Aug 26 | 7 pm
By the Glass Film Series: Merlove
Our first-ever series that pairs wine tastings with film screenings concludes with this valentine to wines made from the dark-blue grapes of Bordeaux, California, and Italy. Preceded by a Merlot tasting presented by Michael Hughes, GM/Wine Club Director at Joe’s Wines & Liquor. ($12 mem, $15 non-mem)
Sunday, August 22 | 2 PM
The Art of the Steal
The true story of a multi-billion art heist and how they got away with it, this documentary follows the struggle of control for Dr. Albert Barnes’ 25 billion dollar coleciton of modern and post-impressionist art.
Thurs, Sept 9 | 7 pm
Respect Yourself: the Stax Records Story
This documentary, which was co-directed and co-produced by local filmmaker Robert Gordon, celebrates the triumphs of Memphis’ own Stax Records label, and the genius of its artists and musicians. Respect Yourself also examines the label's woes and its ultimate resurgence.
Sat, Sept 18| 2 pm
Wade in the Water, Children
Presented in conjunction with the Rhodes College symposium “Telling Katrina’s Stories: Interpreting Hurricane Katrina Five Years After,” this documentary was filmed by eighth-graders at the first New Orleans school to reopen in Katrina’s aftermath. The winner of the Audience Award at the New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, it offers a shockingly intimate look into life as a child in the ruined city.
Sun, Sept 12 | 2 pm
Reel to Real: Robert Gordon
This monthly series continues with author/filmmaker Robert Gordon, chronicler of Memphis’ secret histories. Gordon’s books include It Came from Memphis and Can’t Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters, while his filmography includes The Blues: The Road to Memphis, Johnny Cash’s America, Stranded in Canton, Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement’s Home Movies, and Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, also screening at the Brooks in September.
FAMILY
Creation Station
Mark your calendar for the second Saturday of every month! This is an exciting drop-in art-making activity for children (ages 4 – 12) and their grown-ups. Presented by Thomas & Betts Corporation. Free with museum admission and always free for children 6 and under.
Sat, Aug 14 | 11 am – 1 pm
Point and Shoot
Recreate some of the dynamic shots from Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 – Present using a pointillist technique. Families will use dots (some close together, some far apart) to bring the photographs to life in their own unique drawings.
Sat, Sept 11 | 11 am – 1 pm
Carvable Critters
What’s your favorite kind of critter? Using a soft material and a simple carving tool, children will create small sculptures of their favorite four-, six-, or eight-legged creatures.
Thursday, September 16, 2010 | 11 am and 1 pm
Homeschool at the Brooks
Free admission
Homeschool families are invited to take a docent-led tour of the exciting exhibition, Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 – Present . Children ages 6 to 14 will enjoy a complementary art-making activity. Reservations are required; no minimum per group. Visit brooksmuseum.org/homeschoolprogram to make your reservation.
MEMBERS
Sat, Aug 21 | 7 pm – midnight
I Love Rock & Roll
Avant-Garde Party 2010
The Summer’s Hottest Party!
Presented by Acura of Memphis – with logo at the top
Channel your inner rock star from the era of your choice and enjoy live music on the terrace, Wii Rock Band, pictures with celebrity rock stars, a hookah bar, tattoos, a full bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres, and much more!
2010 Host Committee
(USE LIST ON RSVP AD)
Avant-Garde is a FREE party exclusively for Brooks members at the $300 level and above. Joing today for your FREE TICKETS! Call 544-6230 or visit http://brooksmuseum.org/joinorreneweuvres, and much more!
Thur, Sept 30 | 6 pm
Hello, Brooks! A tour for members only
Members, it’s time to meet our extraordinary permanent collection in a whole new way. Join fellow art lovers and enjoy our masterpieces with a tour by one of our knowledgeable and passionate docents.
BRUSHMARK
The Brushmark serves lunch Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am – 2:30 pm. A special Brunch menu is also offered on the weekends. Every Thursday evening, dinner is served from 5 – 9 pm.
Full menus available online.
