W elcome to Memphis: a hub for the creative, a pilgrimage destination for the artistic, a historic hotspot of legendary musicians past. Memphis has inspired the minds and hearts of the ingenious and the innovative for decades. Today, the Bluff City continues to be the home of talented actors, singers, musicians, painters, sculptors, writers, and dancers, serving as the perfect backdrop to showcase their work. These pages offer just a preview of the rich and extensive Memphis arts scene; however, to really experience it, we advise you to move from page to stage and explore the creativity this city has to offer.
VISUAL ARTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art 119 S. Main St., 523-2787belzmuseum.org
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library 3030 Poplar Ave., 415-2700memphislibrary.org
The Dixon Gallery and Gardens 4339 Park Ave., 761-5250dixon.org
Memphis Botanic Garden 750 Cherry Rd., 636-4100memphisbotanicgarden.com
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Overton Park, 1934 Poplar Ave., 544-6200brooksmuseum.org
Metal Museum 374 Metal Museum Dr., 774-6380metalmuseum.org
ART GALLERIES
Broadway Studios 5179 Wheelis, 725-6838dannybroadway.com
Crosstown Arts 422 N. Cleveland, 507-8030crosstownarts.org
David Lusk Gallery 64 Flicker St., 767-3800davidluskgallery.com
Fountain Gallery 3029 Poplar Ave., 458-7100fountainartgallerymemphis.com
Gallery Fifty-Six 2256 Central Ave., 276-1251galleryfiftysix.com
Gallery Ten Ninety One at WKNO 7151 Cherry Farms Rd., 458-2521wkno.org/gallery1091
Jack Kenner Photographic Gallery jackkenner.com
L. Ross Gallery 5040 Sanderlin Ave. #104, 767-2200lrossgallery.com
Thomas Kinkade Inspiration Gallery 2760 N. Germantown Pkwy., #112, 257-1212,thomaskinkadememphis.com
Broad Avenue Arts DistrictBroad Ave./Sam Cooper Blvd.,info@splashcreativeinc.com,broadavearts.com
Five in One (VINI) 2535 Broad Ave., 308-2104,fiveinone.org
MetalWorks Design Studios 2537 Broad Ave., 327-4000,mtlwrks.com
T. Clifton Art Gallery 2751 Broad Ave., 323-2787,tcliftonart.com
South Main Arts Districtgosouthmain.com
Art Village Gallery 410 S. Main St., 521-0782artvillagegallery.com
Disciple Design 390 S. Main St., 386-4299discipledesign.com
Joysmith Gallery 46 Huling Ave., 543-0505joysmith.com
Leadership Memphis Gallery 363 363 S. Main St., 278-0016leadershipmemphis.org/gallery363
Rainbow Studio 400 S. Front, 521-0400rainbowstudio.com 877-710-4555
Robinson Gallery 400 S. Front St., 576-0708robinsongallery.com
Sue Layman Designs 125 East G.E. Patterson Ave., Suite 103, 409-7870,suelaymandesigns.com
300 South Main Gallery 300 S. Main St., 207-5059 300southmaingallery.blogspot.com
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES
The Art Museum at the University of Memphis 3750 Norriswood Ave., 678-2224memphis.edu/amum
Beverly and Sam Ross Gallery Christian Brothers University 650 East Parkway, 321-3432cbu.edu/gallery
Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College 2000 North Parkway, 843-3442rhodes.edu/campuslife
Memphis College of Art Overton Park, 272-5100mca.edu
MUSIC & DANCE
Ballet Memphis 7950 Trinity Rd., 737-7322balletmemphis.org
Memphis Symphony Orchestra 585 S. Mendenhall, 537-2525memphissymphony.org
New Ballet Ensemble and School 2157 York Ave., 274-5368newballet.org
Opera Memphis 6745 Wolf River Greenway, 257-3100operamemphis.org
STAX Music Academy 926 E. McLemore Ave., 946-2535staxmusicacademy.org
THEATER
Germantown Community Theatre 3037 S. Forest Hill-Irene Rd., 754-2680gctcomeplay.org
Hattiloo Theatre 37 S. Cooper St., 525-0009hattiloo.org
New Day Children’s Theatre 4630 Merchant’s Park Cl., 853-9669newdaytheatre.org
Playhouse on the Square & Circuit Playhouse 66 S. Cooper/51 S. Cooper St., 726-4656playhouseonthesquare.org
Rhodes College McCoy Theatre 2000 North Parkway, 843-3834rhodes.edu/theatre
Theatre Memphis 630 Perkins Extd., 682-8601theatrememphis.org
TheatreWorks & Evergreen Theatre 2085 Monroe Ave./1705 Poplar Ave., 274-7139,theatreworksmemphis.org
University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance 144 Theatre Building, 678-5643memphis.edu/theatre
THEATRICAL GROUPS
Our Own Voice Theatre Troupe 274-1000,ourownvoice.org
Playback Memphis 264-0841,playbackmemphis.org
Poplar Pike Playhouse 755-7775,ppp.org
Stage Door Productions, Kroc Center 729-8007,stagedoormemphis.org
Tennessee Shakespeare Company 759-0604,tnshakespeare.org
Voices of the South 726-0800,voicesofthesouth.org
LOCAL VENUES
Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center 3663 Appling Rd., 385-6440,bpacc.org
Buckman Performing & Fine Arts Center at St. Mary’s School 60 Perkins Extd., 537-1486stmarysschool.org/thebuckman
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts 255 N. Main, 576-1200thecannoncenter.com
Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC) 1801 Exeter Rd., 751-7500gpacweb.com
The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre 440 W. Powell Rd., Collierville, 457-2780,harrelltheatre.org
Kroc Memphis, Nancy R. Crosby Worship and Performing Arts Center 800 East Parkway S., 729-8007,krocmemphis.org
Landers Center 4560 Venture Dr., Southaven, 662-280-9120landerscenter.com
Levitt Shell 1928 Poplar, Overton Park, 272-2722levittshell.org
Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities University of Memphis, 678-3732memphis.edu/moch
Minglewood Hall 1555 Madison Ave., 312-6058minglewoodhall.com
The Orpheum 203 S. Main St., 525-3000orpheum-memphis.com
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
ArtsMemphis 575 S. Mendenhall, 578-2787artsmemphis.org
Beethoven Club Series 263 S. McLean St., 274-2504beethovenclubmemphis.org
The Blues Foundation 421 S. Main St., 427-2583,blues.org
Center for Southern Folklore 119 S. Main St., 525-3655southernfolklore.com
Children’s Ballet Theater 5111 Sanderlin Ave., 921-0388,balletchildren.com
The Consortium MMT 22 N. Front St., 543-3559,theconsortiummmt.org
Dancers, Inc. 1738 Galloway Ave., 301-3262dancersinc.us
Germantown Symphony Orchestra 755-8708,germantownsymphony.org
IRIS Orchestra 1801 Exeter Rd., 751-7669,irisorchestra.com
Lindenwood Concerts 2400 Union Ave. at East Parkway, 458-8506lindenwoodcc.com
Live at the Garden Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Rd., 636-4107liveatthegarden.com
Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Inc. 985 S. Bellevue Blvd., 948-9522memphisblackartsalliance.org
Memphis Chamber Music Society 758-0150,artsmemphis.org
Memphis/Germantown Art Leaguemgal.org
Memphis Jewish Community Center 6560 Poplar Ave., 761-0810,jccmemphis.org
Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission 125 N. Main, Suite 200, 636-6850,memphismusic.org
Project: Motion 2085 Monroe, 214-5327,projectmotiondance.org
The Recording Academygrammy.org
Rumba Room 303 S. Main St., 523-0020,memphisrumba.com
School of Rock 400 Perkins Extd., 730-4380, memphis.schoolofrock.com 9309 Poplar Ave., Suite 102, 209-4170, germantown.schoolofrock.com
UrbanArt Commission 3485 Poplar Ave., Suite 225, 454-0474urbanartcommission.org
READINGS & BOOK SIGNINGS
Barnes & Noble 2774 N. Germantown Pkwy., 386-2468 4610 Merchants Park Cir. #521 (Collierville), 853-3264barnesandnoble.com
The Booksellers at Laurelwood 387 Perkins Extd., 683-9801thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com
Burke’s Book Store 936 S. Cooper, 278-7484burkesbooks.com
Java Cabana 2170 Young, 272-7210javacabanacoffeehouse.com
River City Writers Series University of Memphis, 678-2651facebook.com/RiverCityWritersSeries
