A big part of our mission here at Off The Walls Arts is to bring art into the greater Memphis community.

Not just connecting professional artists with patrons and sponsors, we also work hard to nurture the artistic spirit in the blossoming minds of the kids growing up around us, from all walks of life and from all economic backgrounds.

Keeping true to this idea, we hosted a Giant Puppet Workshop IN APRIL 2022 for middle schoolers from 2 local schools.

Over the course of a week the kids traveled from their schools to our facility to learn, create and collaborate with artists and volunteers from Off The Walls Arts.

We made some amazing puppets!

Workshops

After all of our puppets were finished, we hosted an event at Off The Walls Arts called “CARNIVAL OF CREATIVITY” where students that participated in the workshop, along with the greater artistic community, celebrated the creative process of puppet making with a Giant Puppet Fashion Show and a Giant Puppet Parade! There was also live music by the Lucky Seven Brass Band and dance performances by students from the University of Memphis!