The Edit Holiday 2022

community, amplifying the voices of the individuals who make our city special.

At Arrow we believe in the artistic growth of our city and the power that art and design have to strengthen our community, amplifying the voices of the individuals who make our city special. This holiday season, we're proud to be able to promote and support over 85 individual artists at the Holiday Bazaar.

The Holiday Bazaar was a time honored tradition at Memphis College of Art for 69 years, and one of our personal favorite events during the holidays. Arrow staff, participating artists, board of directors and volunteers are honored to carry the torch. This year’s show is not to be missed. In our expanded facilities off Central Avenue, the artists and makers of Memphis are sure to make your holidays bright!

Every dollar you spend in the Arrow marketplace goes to support local creative small businesses. Last year, because of your financial support, Arrow provided over $45,000 in funds directly to local creatives through sales in the marketplace and teaching opportunities with the community. This holiday season, we’re proud to be able to promote and support over 85 individual artists at the Holiday Bazaar.

The Holiday Bazaar was a time honored tradition at Memphis College of Art for 69 years, and one of our personal favorite events during the holidays. Arrow staff, board of directors and volunteers are honored to carry the torch. This year's show isn't one to miss. In our expanded facilities off Central Ave., the artists and makers of Memphis are sure to make your holidays bright!

Join us in supporting local makers as we continue to build a community to #KeepMemphisCreative.

Happy Holidays! ARROW CREATIVE

Join us in supporting local makers as we continue to build a community to Keep Memphis Creative.

Arrow Creative has a new home just off Central Avenue, which serves as the hub for the Memphis creative community. With artist studios on site, shared equipment, co-working space, and classes year round, a visit to Arrow is sure to delight and inspire your inner creative.

“I do a lot of sewing and the ability to have equipment that’s set up and ready to go is incredible for an artist. This kind of shared art making space makes so much sense,” said Memphis artist Douglas Repetto. “It’s something that Memphis needs. To have all the equipment yourself is really hard and really wasteful. To have professional equipment, to have people I can ask for advice is really trans-formative as an artist. Finding Arrow has just been wonderful.”

Meet the artists and watch them work, then purchase a piece from their stu dio to take home. Learn a new skill, work on specialized equipment, or sup port the budding mini-maker with classes for kids, all in one location. With special events, artist chats, and multiple galleries with ever changing exhibi tions, every visit to Arrow offers something new to appreciate, enjoy, observe or learn.

Many makers in Memphis find themselves without the resources and space they need to create. Since our opening, we have worked to make Arrow a place for artists to grow as solo entrepreneurs in Memphis. Arrow provides, to the art enthusiast as well as the creative entrepreneur, equipment, classes, work space, gallery, exhibitions, creative studios, and a retail area to create a thriving center where art and business merge.

Become a part our creative community and Keep Memphis Creative.

Antonio Jones

Antonio Jones is a graphic designer from Memphis. He’s also the owner of the apparel brand Rough Feathers Clothing, that continues to grow with a customer base that is expand ing internationally.

@rfclothing

Stephanie Jones

Stephanie Jones, of Me and Mrs. Jones, helps her clients make their spaces more beautiful, using environmentally-kind products and techniques on furniture and fixtures already on hand. Jones’ pieces enjoy pride of place in homes from Nan tucket to LA. Working side by side with Jones is the magnifi cent Kate Roberts.

@meandmrsj

Whitney Wiggs

Whitney Wiggs is a historical costumer with a passion for all fiber arts! She owns and runs the local yarn shop, Fiber Arts Shop. There is never an end to her learning and teaching, she’s often found giving advice in the Brother Sewing Studio and telling people about the up and coming sewing classes. @fiberartsshop

Dani Harris

Originally from Chicago, Dani Harris earned her BFA in graphic design from MCA. While maintaining a career as a graphic and web designer, she continues to draw and exhibit whenever possible. Much of her work today mixes different textures with paper, drawings and painting. @dani.harris

Debi Vincent

Debi Vincent is an artist and illustrator. She fell in love with watercolor at a young age, but also enjoys digital surface de sign and creating lifestyle products. As you’ll see in her studio, she’s particularly fond of English antiques because, “they are just so darn charming and they pop up often in my art.”

@debivincentart

OUR STUDIO ARTISTS

Ashlee Hendry

Ashlee Hendry, of Ashlee Nell, is a painter working in wa tercolor and gouache. She is inspired by chance, change, and the natural world. She is moved by the human connection to nature and seeks to honor that in her work.

@ashleenell

Lauren Tester

Lauren Tester, of Lauren Brook Jewelry, is a jewelry designer and metalsmith. She works with precious metal and gem stones to create unique, minimalist pieces for every body. In her studio, she makes everyday jewelry, elevated.

@laurenbrookjewelry

Douglas Repetto

Douglas Repetto, of Mildly Happy, is an artist and teacher based in Memphis and NYC. His current fashion & design work focuses on drawing, painting, and sewing on found and recycled materials.

@mildly_happy

Alice Crenshaw

Alice Crenshaw, a visual artist, focuses on mixed media photography and painting. Born in Memphis, Alice graduat ed from the College of Charleston with a B.A in Studio Art. Alice’s work aims to combine the graphic nature of photogra phy and the softness of painting by using encaustics on top of photographic prints.

@alice_crenshaw_art

Dorothy Collier

Dorothy Collier, of Dorothy Art, is the Maximalist Grandmil lennial Artist! Dorothy fills her canvases and more recently murals with whimsical fauna and flora inspired by her fabu lous finds while being your personal vintage shopper!

@dorothyart

Kaylyn Webster

Kaylyn Webster was born in Memphis, where she currently lives and works, selling large-scale oil paintings. She received her BFA in Studio Art from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, as well as a minor in African & African American Studies.

@kaylyn_elyse

Mary Adcox

Mary Adcox, of The Hammered Pear, creates a wide variety of edgy and Bohemian design jewelry. A mechanical engineer by degree, Mary is mainly self-taught with classes taken at MCA, the Metal Museum and other established artists to improve knowledge and technique.

@thehammeredpear

Kristen Williams

Kristen Williams is a creative photographer based in Mem phis. She considers herself a jack-of-all trades photographer. The majority of her work has been based around surreal imagery. She loves taking whimsical, dreamlike portraits of people.

@kristenwilliamsphoto

C.L. “Goose” Maiden

A published freelance photographer, Maiden has been in volved in photography since the mid 1980s. You can find Goose most weekends and evenings in his studio creating art through photography.

@dreadnought_photo_werkz

Autozone Creative Youth Entrepreneur Residency

Arrow is a unique space for local artists to work and sell from one location. The Autozone Youth Creative Entrepreneur Residents are given a designated shared studio space in the marketplace, valued at $650 a month, to be among the artists as well as consumers shop ping the space on a regular basis.

Arrow works with nine students through out the year. Students set up an in-studio sched ule and are trained in sales and marketing through a work study program in Arrow’s retail shop that will in turn teach them to sell work through their own studios. Students will be given a year-long membership to Arrow to access equipment and other membership ben efits such as community, retail benefits, and promotional opportunities through Arrow so cial media. Arrow will welcome in, and release back into Memphis, generations of future creatives. Providing a home for all creative entrepreneurs ensures that Memphis continues to be a city known for culture, creativity and forward-thinking.

Donate to support our creative entrepreneurs all year.

Kennedy Adeogba

Kennedy Adeogba is a crochet and knitting artist. She fell in love with crocheting during Covid and had a knack for pick ing it up. She mainly crochets small accessories and wearable items such as bucket hats and purses!

@createdbybliss

Alex Beard

Alex Beard, a Hutchison student and studying artist, has al ways been interested in story telling through art. That’s where she got the idea to make comics and zines! She also does commissions for portraits. When not painting portraits, she is creating comics and stories on mental health, pop culture, and high fantasy worlds. @naraki__

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ARROW’S PROGRAMS

Memphis Fashion Week

The original creative entrepreneur endeavor, MFW is held each year and promotes local designers. The event is supported through sponsors and ticket sales.

Holiday Bazaar

A continuation of the beloved tradition from Memphis College of Art. Arrow hosted the first annual bazaar December of 2020. With over 100 artists represented, this is one of Arrow's top fundraisers.

Mini Maker Summer Camp

Youth summer camp is an 8 week camp for kids ages 9-17. Arrow continues this programming from MCA and facilitates sessions with professional artists.

Adult Creative Classes

Arrow offers classes for adults looking to fine tune their skills. Mediums include jewelry making, candles, drawing and painting, textiles, photography and more.

Makers Studios

Arrow purchased art making equipment from Memphis College of Art in order to provide accessible work spaces for local makers. Through a $35/month membership, artists can work on professional equipment in the medium of their choice.

Youth Creative Entrepreneur Advancement

Arrow has teamed up with youth organizations and local high schools to provide entrepreneur advancement to youth through work study and studios, supported by AutoZone.

Artist's Studios

Arrow provides artists studios where creatives can work and sell in one place. Ideally, artists should be able to pay for their studios just by being present.

NEW CLASSES

Arrow’s mission is to make art more accessible in order to inspire the creative spirit in all Memphians. We are a premier source of creative entrepreneur enrichment, arts education, and art immersion for the entire community. Arrow has expanded upon Memphis College of Art’s suc cessful existing programming with eight weeks of summer camp, year long adult education programming, Holiday Bazaar and individual artist enrichment.

Many makers in our city, even with their skills and drive to create, find themselves without the resources and space they need to thrive. Creative entrepreneurs and hobbyists find themselves at a loss for space and equipment to safely and affordably create. Arrow addresses these needs by pro viding studios, coworking spaces, and workshops for local arts enthusiasts.

Through independent and community research, levels of existing need within the Mem phis creative community have been identified. Arrow addresses these needs individually with tailored programming, education, and spaces.

Arrow’s New Home

In February of 2021, in order to increase our capacity to serve creatives in Memphis, Arrow moved into a 23,000 square foot building from our concept shop on Broad Avenue. Upon moving into the new space, Arrow completed Phase I to build out the marketplace with artists’ studios, a retail store, classroom space and four dedicated galleries.

Completing Phase I of our project not only has increased our earned income streams, but has also enabled us to reach our goal of better supporting our creatives and engaging art enthusiasts. However, to truly achieve the community impact we planned for, making art accessible to all, we must complete Phase II of our project.

Phase II Supports the Creative Entrepreneur

The completion of Phase II will enable Arrow to fulfill its vision, including building out labs with equipment and tools, career development for working artists, and more robust educational programming.

Arrow is a creative’s dream. A space filled with life, creativity and passion. The options for personal and communal growth are endless. We invite you to join us to help point our local creative to a sustained future of financial success, community and support.

To learn more: arrowcreative.org/donate

ARROW ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF THE MEMPHIS COMMUNITY

CONTACT US

Abby Phillips

Executive Director, Co-Founder aphillips@arrowcreative.org

Erika Cain

Acting Chief Operations Officer ecain@arrowcreative.org

Nyale Pieh

Programs Manager npieh@arrowcreative.org

Sophie Murphy

Retail Manager smurphy@arrowcreative.org

Kim Winters Events Coordinator kwinters@arrowcreative.org

Ashley Koehler

Media Manager akoehler@arrowcreative.org

Marley Wisby

Programs Assistant, Office Manager hello@arrowcreative.org