More than 550 arts funders from across the country are in Memphis this week for a national conference examining how investments into local artists and organizations can strengthen communities.

In Brownsville, a towering metal conglomeration that looks vaguely like a power station can be seen to the west, where it looms over the local grocery store and roadside motel. 

The winning artwork will appear on the 2027-28 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. Sadly, no readers met Geoff Calkins' challenge to predict the winner.

The Federal Duck Stamp Contest is taking place in Memphis on Thursday and Friday. Pick the winner, and Geoff Calkins will buy you lunch.

On its grand opening day, the new Memphis Art Museum will have four site-specific installations.

At least two of this week’s main events are happening in Overton Park. 

What event or festival embodies fall in Memphis to you?

Jeff King has been running Memphis Museums of Science & History for nearly a year. Now, he has the job for good.

The second annual Like You Children’s Film Festival puts a spotlight on emotional growth and connectivity for kids in a fun and interactive space.

The museum welcomed visitors Saturday to its new home in the former Memphis College of Art. The doors will officially open Sept. 11.

The Metal Museum takes the wraps off its move to Overton Park this weekend. For one Memphis family, the celebration will be deeply personal.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art admission will be free in September for Shelby County residents.

Meet the designers who will compete for a chance to show at the 2027 Memphis Art and Fashion Week.

The Brooks Museum’s Art Therapy Access Program allows at-risk youth to tap into “something within them that they maybe didn’t know existed before.”

Millennials are finding time to be a little crafty and picking up the same hobbies — like sewing and baking — their grandmothers might have enjoyed. 

“Honestly, the best part of our 19 years in Memphis is Memphis itself,” said Kevin Sharp, who will step down after 19 years in the role.

In this week’s To-Do List, John Legend is live at the Garden, a “Matrix” actor stars in a Hattiloo play and you can get a sneak peek at Stomping Grounds. 

When the Metal Museum’s Rust Hall reopens in September, it will blend a deep local history with plenty of new features and uses.

The UrbanArt Commission oversaw the project that brightens a milelong stretch of concrete barrier along Chelsea Avenue. 

From a fresh start to a growing gallery to more national recognition and tourists, here’s why the Memphis Art Museum staffers are so excited about the tantalizing possibilities that will come with the new space.

Comedies opening this weekend: “The Invite” and “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.”

A Downtown Memphis Commission board gave the green light for the new Memphis Art Museum’s signage, including a code deviation.

“It just doesn’t make sense for people in a city where our water is being used up by the data center … to contribute to that,” said one of the hosts for Lamplighter Lounge’s first anti-AI show-and-tell. 

One of 2026’s standout arthouse films so far is coming to Studio on the Square for a one-night Indie Memphis screening.

Also showing: The new “Jackass: Best and Last” is advertising itself as the “fifth and final installment” of the TV-born, gonzo-stunt comedy franchise.