Exhibitions
MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART, 1936-2020: AN ENDURING LEGACY
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art / 1934 Poplar Ave. February 25, 2026 - September 27, 2026
For eighty-four years, the Memphis College of Art offered a rigorous arts education to students from across the country and around the world. Through this exhibition of ninety works by ninety faculty, administrators, and graduates, Memphis College of Art, 1936-2020: An Enduring Legacy reflects on the school’s historical impact and celebrates its continued legacy regionally and beyond. The exhibition is guest curated by Marina Pacini, Chief Curator, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 2002-2019, and is accompanied by a catalogue published by Paul Holberton Press.
Supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art
All exhibitions at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art are underwritten by the MBMA Exhibition Fund.
All exhibitions at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art are underwritten by the MBMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by Kay Clark and Maggie and Milton Lovell, with generous annual funding from Anonymous, Gloria and Kenneth Boyland, Holly and Paul T. Combs, Deborah and Bob Craddock, Michael and Maria Douglass, Eleanor and William Halliday, Debi and Galen Havner, Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt, Jay and Kristen Keegan, the Doris S. and Hubert Kiersky Charitable Remainder Trust, Carl and Valerie Person, and Bill Townsend.
About Memphis Brooks Museum of Art:
Located at 1934 Poplar Avenue in historic Overton Park, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is one of the leading art museums in the American South. Over 10,000 works make up Memphis’ art collection at the museum, including ancient works from Greece, Rome, and the Ancient Americas; Renaissance masterpieces from Italy; English portraiture; American painting and decorative arts; contemporary art; and African Diasporic art. In 2026, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will open its new home and become Memphis Art Museum: a state-of-the-art, 122,000-square-foot facility at the heart of downtown Memphis. For more information on the current programming and future plans for Memphis’ art museum, call 901-544-6200 or visit brooksmuseum.org.
Press Contact: Kelly Helton, kelly.helton@brooksmuseum.org, 901-590-6935
