About Arrow 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 studio to take home. Learn a new skill, work on specialized equipment, or support the budding mini-maker with classes for kids, all in one location. With special events, artist chats, and multiple galleries with ever changing exhibitions, 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 expanding 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 Nantucket to LA. Working side by side with Jones is the magnificent 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 design 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 watercolor 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 gemstones 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 graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.A in Studio Art. Alice’s work aims to combine the graphic nature of photography and the softness of painting by using encaustics on top of photographic prints. @alice_crenshaw_art