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UAC and the City of Memphis is commissioning artist Khara Woods to design two crosswalks for the Midtown neighborhood. The preferred location for the two crosswalks is at the intersection of Madison and Avalon Street, particularly on the East side of Madison and the North side of Avalon.
UAC and the City of Memphis, in partnership with Black Seeds, are seeking an artist to create a sculpture for the Greenlaw neighborhood. The preferred location for the sculpture is Greenlaw Park, at the intersection of 4th and Greenlaw St.
UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with WIND Memphis CDC, are seeking an artist to create a tranquil watershed sculpture that honors the resilience in Boxtown, Mt. Pisgah, Walker Homes, and West Junction communities and impact from the 2011 flood. The preferred location for the sculpture is Alonzo Weaver Park.
UAC and the City of Memphis, in partnership with The Heights CDC, commissioned Brandon J. Scott to create a gateway sculpture for the Heights Line. The preferred location for the sculpture is at the corner of National Street and Summer Avenue, which is the southern entrance to the Heights Line. The Heights Line project strives to revitalize National Street through people-focused design.
UAC and The City of Memphis are seeking an artist to create a sculpture for the Orange Mound Library and Genealogy Center.
UAC and The City of Memphis are seeking an artist to create a sculpture for Jesse Turner Park.
The City of Memphis Planning Division, in partnership with UAC, commissioned Metal Museum to create neighborhood signage for Orange Mound.
UAC and The City of Memphis are seeking an artist to create a mural for the new Memphis Sports and Event Center.
UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with the Hospitality Hub are seeking an artist to create a Trauma-Informed works of art for several spaces within their brand new Hub Hotel.
UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with Gestalt Schools, commissioned Brandon Marshall to create artistic enhancements to bus shelters for the Hickory Hill neighborhood.
UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with Mallory Heights CDC, are seeking an artist to design artistic enhancements for neighborhood bus shelters.
UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with The Time Is Now Douglass Redevelopment Corporation, are seeking an artist to create a mural that speaks to the pride of the community, engages neighborhood youth, and pays tribute to Douglass’s rich Black history.
UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with Uplift Westwood Community Development Corporation, are seeking an artist to create a mural that speaks to the pride of the community, engages neighborhood youth, and pays tribute to Westwood’s rich Black history while focusing on Westwood’s growth and development.
UrbanArt Commission (UAC) is partnering with The City of Memphis to commission a series of small, interior mural installations.
UAC is partnering with the City of Memphis to commission Memphis-based artist Amanda Nalley to produce an exterior 3D wall-bound mural for the entrance of the new Frayser Library branch.
Reflections by Arnold Thompson is designed to connect ancestry to the rich culture of South City through a meditative yet energizing experience.
Whitehaven’s own, Lorenzo Scruggs, is honored to have the opportunity to create “a landmark in any community is a privilege, but one in your own area is a dream. The Y, the people of this community, and the local businesses are very important reasons why my interest is in this project.”
Tylur French of Youngblood Studio aims to draw upon Cordova Library’s surrounding natural landscape as well as the historical role of flowers and light agriculture that helped play a fundamental role in the history of this community.
Artist Bruce Myers has worked closely with the Wolf River Conservancy and UAC to develop a project that can be used as a seated classroom just off one of the many trails along the Wolf River.
public art oversight committee
All projects funded by the City of Memphis' Percent-for-art program require approval from project specific selection committees and the Public Art Oversight Committee or PAOC. PAOC is a seven member committee that reviews all Percent-for-art projects, meeting on the second Wednesday of every month at 1 pm at UAC. Similar to selection committees, PAOC is comprised of representatives from the broader Memphis community, visual artists or arts professionals, an architect and a UAC board member. Monthly PAOC meetings and selection committee meetings are open to the public.
The current committee includes Coriana Close (Artist and Professor, University of Memphis), Eso Tolson (Artist), Jana Travis (Chairman of Visual and Performing Arts, Christian Brothers University), Lisa Law (LRK-Looney Ricks Kiss), Patricia Lee Daigle (Director, Martha & Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art and Visiting Assistant Professor -University of Memphis) and Nefertiti Orrin (Community Lift and UAC board member).
Due to COVID-19, meetings are being held virtually. Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83128413135?pwd=djBRT1JwdUV4NkJ5emdOUmFlVFlNQT09 Meeting ID: 831 2841 3135 Passcode: 629573 Dial in: +1 301 715 8592
