opening Lectures Private to Public: Building a Collection for the Dixon
An American Impressionist
Maia Jalenak, contrubutor to Helen M.Turner: The W oman’s Point of V iew catalogue
Sunday, January 31
Kevin Sharp, Director
Fall’s Fabulous Finish
Two sides of the Pond,Two Arts at Once: Clare Leighton in England and America
The New W oman
Sunday, June 27
Ellen LeBlond, garden volunteer
Jonathan Stuhlman, Curator of American Art at the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
Dr. Leslie Petty, Assistant Professor of English, Rhodes College
Helen M.Turner: Overcoming Obstacles, Realizing a Dream
Nighttime is the Right Time For Making…Gardens
Sunday, July 25
Jesse Howley, Manager of Grounds Horticulture
The Artist and the Creative Process
Jane Faquin, Curator of Helen M.Turner: A W oman’s Point of V iew
Objects of Wonder
Birds Pecking at Grapes and Other Shiny Objects: Four Centuries of Still life from the Norton Art Museum of Art
George Bougher, artist and musician Kevin Sharp, Director
Sunday, October 17
Reflections on Barthé: Modern and Contemporary Depictions of Black Masculinity
Roger Ward, Chief Curator and Deputy Director, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
How Chinese Plants Traveled The W orld to Grace Your Garden
Adult Workshops
The Art of Architecture: The W orks of Architect John Staub
About Face
Rehema Barber, University of Memphis professor
Dr. Carolyn Kittle
Heather Koury, Executive Director, AIA Memphis; and Jim Murray, AIA, Self Tucker Architects
Saturday, February 7
W.C. Handy and the Memphis Blues
Two-day Watercolor Workshop
Apothecary Fairy: The Beauty of Handmade
Local artist Bill Branch conducted a two day workshop for beginners and advanced students.
Clare Torina conducted a portraiture workshop. Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24
George Bougher and David Martin, musicians Elia Singer, skincare chemist
Printmaking Workshop: The Art of Linocut
Creating Holiday Floral Arrangements
Saturday, August 14
Kevin Coble, owner of Le Fleur
Artist and Memphis College of art professor, Maritza Dávila led a workshop exploring the art of linocuts.
Watercolor Workshop: Again in Autumn Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16
A second installment led by Bill Branch.
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