What’s On at Off the Walls Arts
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Life Drawing Workshop
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at Off the Walls Arts’ life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
*$10 entry fee at the door (cash, Venmo & CashApp accepted)
Life Drawing Workshop
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at Off the Walls Arts’ life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
*$10 entry fee at the door (cash, Venmo & CashApp accepted)
Artoberfest 2024
Fall is in the air, and that means Artoberfest 2024 is right around the corner! Join us at Off the Walls Arts for the annual family-friendly showcase of Memphis artists and musicians hosted by Fearless Dave and the Tsunamis. There’s live music, a costume contest, vendors, tons of activities, and a whole lotta fun. Admission is free!
Life Drawing Workshop
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at Off the Walls Arts’ life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
*$10 entry fee at the door (cash, Venmo & CashApp accepted)
Just Take It - An Exploration of Letting Go
In a retrospective exhibition spanning 10 years of work, artist and photographer Don Gaines reflects on what it means to hold on to the physical in the face of loss.
His exhibition celebrates life’s precious moments through the act of letting go — as the artist says of human experience, “It often seems that the more we let go the more we receive.” Gaines’ work captures his travels to Australia, Cuba, Japan, Europe, and living a life in Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Visitors are encouraged to take home pieces off the gallery wall at a pay-what-you-will rate.
Life Drawing Workshop
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at Off the Walls Arts’ life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
*$10 entry fee at the door (cash, Venmo & CashApp accepted)
Off the Rails Band Bash FUNraiser
It may be back to school season, but summer isn’t over yet! Keep the party rolling at the OFF THE RAILs Band Bash FUNraiser, featuring all your favorite local bands, a full bar, hot dog grill-out, and raffle for a uniquely acquired piece of railroad memorabilia!
All event proceeds will fund the development of OFF THE RAILs Art Line: our current mission to transform a 1.4 mile stretch of decommissioned railroad in South Memphis into a pedestrian green-line.
Headlining is WorkDog Rag, with performances later by Tennessee Screamers, The Turnstiles, the Doughrollers, and Macrophonics!
Entry is $15 at the door. Cash, Venmo, and CashApp accepted. Sign up for our newsletter at the event and get a free sticker too!
Life Drawing Workshop
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at Off the Walls Arts’ life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. Models will be nude or clothed. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
*$10 entry fee at the door (cash and Venmo accepted)
Life Drawing Workshop *Cancelled*
WORKSHOP CANCELLED
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at Off the Walls Arts’ life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. Models will be nude or clothed. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
*$10 entry fee at the door (cash and Venmo accepted)
Life Drawing Workshop
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at Off the Walls Arts’ life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. Models will be nude or clothed. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
*$10 entry fee at the door (cash and Venmo accepted)
Life Drawing Workshop
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at Off the Walls Arts’ life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. Models will be nude or clothed. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
*$10 entry fee at the door (cash and Venmo accepted)
Caribbean Night
Escape to the Islands at Off the Walls Arts’ Caribbean Night! Featuring live Caribbean-styled music, dancefloor, and food trucks, with performances by Paul McKinney and The Knights feat. Jamille “Jam” Hunter. Island wear is encouraged!
**$20 entry at the door
Glam Rock Picnic: Fundraiser, Art Market, & Interactive Sculpture Party
Participate in the making of local artist Mike McCarthy’s newest sculpture The Aladdin Sane Weathervane, a 9 foot tall statue honoring David Bowie. Featuring live music, art vendors, face painting, Eric’s food truck, and a David Bowie themed bar, Sculpt Memphis’s GLAM ROCK PICNIC has something for everyone! With a $10 entry fee at the door (kids get in for free!), supporters receive a piece of clay to place on the sculpture. All proceeds help fund the continued creation of The Aladdin Sane Weathervane. Come visit Off the Walls Arts to join in the glam rock fun!
Life Drawing Workshop
Spend a Saturday afternoon with fellow creatives at our new life drawing workshop! The class is bring-your-own-materials, open to pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and more. Models will be nude or clothed. For 2 hours and a $10 entry, this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, practice what you know, and meet other artists!
**$10 entry fee at the door (cash and Venmo accepted)
"Are you having fun?" Present Work by Adam Farmer
Join us in our Downstairs Gallery for Adam Farmer’s solo show “ Are you having fun ? “, an exhibition of the multimedia artist’s new body of work that investigates the significance of play in art-making and our human experience. Farmer says of the collection, “this work was built on automatic lines and improvisational mark-making. The faces and figures exist somewhere in this subconscious process and manifest naturally.” In addition to his 2D multimedia works, Farmer will hold a live performance at 9 pm during the exhibition opening. Support your local artists at this must-see show!
Floating Shelf Workshop
Join this workshop and create your own floating shelf! Perfect for beginners, this class teaches you the basics of woodworking and tool use, no prior experience needed. You’ll leave not just with a stylish shelf, but also with the know-how to tackle future projects. Come, learn, and have fun in a hands-on DIY experience!
$70 registration fee
Only 12 spots!
EXTRAVAGANZA Year of the Dragon Celebration
Ring in the Lunar New Year with us at Off the Walls Arts’ EXTRAVAGANZA Year of the Dragon Celebration! Begin the night with our dragon-themed art exhibition opening at 7 pm, then start the party with live music by Marcella and Her Lovers at 8:30 pm. Featuring throughout the night are live tai chi, fire, aerial, and modern dance performances, as well as a drag(on) show by local drag queen Blanca Flores. Join us under the full moon for our Dragon Procession and night of festivities!
GiddyUP Glamour
Photographer Adarryll Jackson, Sr. captures inspiring scenes of Memphis through his unique lens; he reveals the amazing community and positive impact of programs like BridgeUP, GiddyUP. BridgeUP, GiddyUP provides Whitehaven children with a unique track to personal development through the medium of horseback riding completely free! This is an exhibit of Adarryll's favorite moments spent with the horses & riders. The opening is at OFF THE WALLs Arts on Dec.16th, from 6-9pm. We invite everyone to come enjoy these images of equity that have become a reality here in our hometown!
Where I Stopped and Where I Begin
The Collective Critique began with artist and art educator, Emily Walls, wanting to host monthly group critiques as a way for artists to come together with a shared agenda, to make art and prioritize the importance of it.
The exhibition, Where I Stopped and Where I Begin, features the work of four local artists: Ashley Elizabeth Keane, Carolyn Closz, Emily Cifaldi, and Jorden Miernik-Walker. Artwork includes watercolor, acrylic paintings and photography.
Delta Chique
Works of three great artists, all heavily influenced by the Mississippi Delta and the American South. Live music by Jason Freeman.
Artoberfest
Celebrate Art and October at Off The Walls Arts! In addition to 10 spectacular bands and a whole slough of local vendors, we'll also have a costume contest and a stage featuring University of Memphis Musicians.
Bhanjan Bhoy & Drop Ceiling
Bhajan Bhoy will be performing at Off The Walls Arts on Thursday, October 19th. Doors open at 7:00, show starts at 8:00. Special performance by local band Drop Ceiling. No Cover charge, but a $10 donation at the door is suggested.
"Bark" Record Release Party
Based in Water Valley, MS, Bark is the collaborative duo of Susan Bauer Lee (drums and Vocals) and Time Lee (Bass vi and vocals). Susan has played and toured with Bark and Tim Lee 3. Tim got his start in Mississippi’s The Windbreakers before going on to tour as part of the Mitch Easter’s Let’s Active and siminal college rock band Swimming Pool Q’s.
Images in Black and White
In Conjunction with the Memphis Film Revival Club, this show features black and white art from various local artists, a black and white photo booth, and interactive artwork! Refreshments provided, black and white attire suggested.
Runs thru September 30th.
Prana Primer Meditation Gathering
New and Exciting Meditation group forming at Off The Walls Arts starting August 6th downstairs. Please come join our growing community!
Check out our website for more info!
The Tennessee Triennial, Statewide Contemporary Art series "Topography"
OFF THE WALLS Arts is participating in Tennessee Triennial, a statewide Contemporary Art series:
Topography,
a group show featuring four installation artists from OFF THE WALLS Artist Collective: Yvonne Bobo, Scott Carter, S.E. Cornejo and Tracy Treadwell.
The opening reception is upstairs in the event space, OFF THE WALLS Arts, located at 360 Walnut St, Memphis, TN 38126
Thursday April 27th from 7:30-10pm
With Special Musical Performance by FAKE!
Here’s a rundown of the featured artists and their works:
The Sinkhole, by SE Cornejo
plywood, fiberglass, urethane foam, paint, reflective beads, aluminum, epoxy grout, found asphalt pieces, hardware
Coral Fixation, by Yvonne Bobo
metal, electricity, and neon. An installation bringing awareness to efforts to save our dwindling coral reefs through the creation of artificial reefs. ( no image)
A Home Mercurial, by Tracy Treadwell
an installation of found objects, Tracy responds to the environment to create a site specific work of art. ( no image)
Relayer, by Scott Carter
Guitar cables, fluorescent lights, rigging cable, duratex coating, mdf
Lesley Young "No Longer Never"
Lesley first stumbled upon photography while working as a journalist at the Commercial Appeal when her editor asked her to grab a photo while on assignment and handed her a point-and-shoot camera. That photograph ended up above the fold, and the head of the photo department called her to compliment the work. She went on to attend MCA to earn a second bachelor’s, studying photography and continued to photograph her stories for the paper. Eventually, she decided to retire her camera as digital photography continued to advance at an impossible speed. While on an artist retreat in New Orleans, she discovered the art of Instagram walking her dog through the city’s magical streets, and suddenly everything became a photograph. She became a collector of the exquisite and the decay and that underneath and behind. If she were to sum up her work in a word, entelechy, would serve nicely. Lesley has shown her work using reclaimed frames (if you have any you are looking to unload….) at Crosstown Arts, the Brooks Museum, and other venues in the city.
Sami Roth Art Opening
Sami Roth is a traditional artist forever exploring putting emotions on paper. With their work presenting bright colors and sometimes darker themes, the pieces are described as "creepy cute." In this showing are creations that have been inspired by the inner truths, deep secrets, and undying reveries of our pasts, presents, and futures.
PAINTINGS FROM MY SAILBOAT AND OTHER FUN PLACES IN MEMPHIS
Landscape paintings By Matthew Lee
Dream Life is Nigh: Art Closing by Hope Hudson
Dream Life is Nigh is a collection of paintings made from 2020 to 2022, using repurposed fabrics and found objects to create abstract compositions.