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Development Department: Fashion vs. Culture

10/09/2010 by Emilyyyy

Diane Jalfon is the Director of Development and a strong, determined woman. A piece of advice: read her perspective and learn from her wisdom. Oh, and wish her a happy birthday, too! I was driving home the other day listening to my friends at WKNO slog through their bi-annual pledge drive with a mix of admiration and sympathy. It’s admirable that season after season they summon an amazing amount of energy and optimism to reach their fundraising goals. But I’m […]

Categories: Collection, Decorative Arts, Education, Events, Film & Video, Music, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark, Wine • Tags: Culture, Development Department, Diane Jalfon, Fashion, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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Seasonal Food and Beautiful Surroundings: The Brushmark Restaurant

09/27/2010 by Emilyyyy

The Brooks has changed my cooking with the power of art. Like so many other restaurants, at the Brushmark, we change our menu with the seasons. As chefs, Wally and I plan our menu the season before, using our years of experience to guess the availability of new foods. Sometimes, it is hard to be inspired to write a menu around pumpkins and chanterelle mushrooms while still serving ripe tomatoes and melons. The Brooks offers many outlets for inspiration. The […]

Categories: Collection, Events, Music, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark, Wine • Tags: Brunch, Chef de Cusuine Andrew Adams, Dinner, Food, Lunch, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis for Lunch, Seasonal Food, Seasons, Terrace, The Brushmark, The Power of Art

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Riddle Me This: What do Brooks Members do When They’re Not at the Museum?

09/11/2010 by Emilyyyy

They put on their best dresses and ride in the Midnight Classic! Check out Brooks member, Michael Hoots, as he participates in full form for the annual ride to benefit Meritan. Hoots started riding for exercise after an injury, but his good-deed riding didn’t start here. Hoots also participates in the AIDS Lifecycle Ride to End Aids, a 7 day ride from San Fransisco to LA. He had his amazing red dress made for the ride and he said, “he […]

Categories: Events, Music, People • Tags: Bicycle, Brooks Employees, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Midnight Classic Bike Ride, University of Memphis

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Maggie Exner the Magnificent

08/30/2010 by Emilyyyy

Maggie works as On-Call Admissions Coordinator and in the catering department at the Brooks. When she’s not at work (rare), she’s plugging away creating new forms both sculpturally and two-dimensionally. Typically, my work explores themes of human experience in particular environments through the form of drawing. In my drawings I create strange environments that are reminiscent of the real world but heavily animated. These become the playing grounds for imaginative characters that interact with their surroundings. Last Friday, Exner turned […]

Categories: Education, Events, Film & Video, Music, People, Special Exhibitions • Tags: art, Fun, Local Artist, Maggie Exner, Memphis, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Music, People, The Memphis Flyer

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Moving on Up: A Brooks Employee Graduates!

08/28/2010 by Emilyyyy

The Brooks Museum wants to congratulate Susan, our On-Call Admissions Coordinator, on her recent graduation!

Categories: Education, Events, Music, People • Tags: Admissions, Family, Graduation, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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The Brooks Gets Props from the UK!

08/27/2010 by Emilyyyy

When the London bar, The Nightingale, requested Who Shot Rock & Roll posters to celebrate Elvis week, we were like, um yeah! Check out their spot here.

Categories: Education, Events, Music, People, Special Exhibitions • Tags: Elvis, Elvis Week, London, Memphis, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, UK, Wales, Who Shot Rock and Roll: A Photographic Exhibition; 1955 to the Present

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Education Department: Art Therapy

08/23/2010 by Emilyyyy

Through the Art Therapy Access Program, the Brooks recently partnered with the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program (SCRCP), a program of the Department of Child Services at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. SCRP supports children who are not living with their parents by providing therapeutic activities, family advocacy, educational workshops, and caregiver respite. The Brooks’ collaboration included sessions with a registered art therapist, Karen Peacock, as well as interactive gallery tours of the museum’s permanent collection. A selection […]

Categories: Collection, Education, Music, People, Special Exhibitions • Tags: Access Program, art therapy, Billboards, community, Education, Family, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Museum

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RECAP: Marshall Grant Photos!

08/09/2010 by Emilyyyy

To check out more photos from this and other events, check out the Brooks Flickr here!

Categories: Collection, Decorative Arts, Education, Events, Film & Video, Music, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark, Wine • Tags: Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two, Marshall Grant, Memphis Brooks Museum, Overton Park, The Brushmark Restaurant

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FILM: No One Knows About Persian Cats

08/09/2010 by Emilyyyy

Thursday, August 12 | 7 PM In his third film, director and writer Bahman Ghobadi tells the story of two 20-somethings trying to inspire others through music. What makes this film different from others is not only its characters, but itz location. Negar and Ashkan, two possible lovers but definitely bandmates, are bohemian musicians who want to spread their sound and meet others like them from around the globe. They decide to get visas and passports and out of Tehran, […]

Categories: Collection, Decorative Arts, Education, Events, Film & Video, Music, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark, Wine • Tags: Indie Rock, Iran, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Music, Overton Park, Rock and Roll, Tehran

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FILM:M for Mississippi: A Road Trip Through the Birthplace of the Blues

08/03/2010 by Emilyyyy

August 5 | 7pm A documentary about Mississippi and its famous Delta blues, M for Mississippi tells the story of several artists and their cultural influences on music from the South. This film takes the viewer from one place to the next ranging from the fields and farms to the bars and juke joints to demonstrate the deep range of Mississippi music. A Q & A with the fillmakers will follow the movie. Easily one of the best documentary films […]

Categories: Collection, Decorative Arts, Education, Events, Film & Video, Music, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark, Wine • Tags: Date Idea, Delta Blues, Films at the Brooks!, M for Mississippi, Memphis, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Mississippi, Overton Park

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Re:Brooks

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Category Archives: Music

Development Department: Fashion vs. Culture

Seasonal Food and Beautiful Surroundings: The Brushmark Restaurant

Riddle Me This: What do Brooks Members do When They’re Not at the Museum?

Maggie Exner the Magnificent

Moving on Up: A Brooks Employee Graduates!

The Brooks Gets Props from the UK!

Education Department: Art Therapy

RECAP: Marshall Grant Photos!

FILM: No One Knows About Persian Cats

FILM:M for Mississippi: A Road Trip Through the Birthplace of the Blues

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