Beginning with our 20th anniversary party in 2017, UAC started commissioning artists to create limited edition items to help us celebrate and support our work. As we embark on the 2020 holiday season, we wanted to share these special pieces with you - because what better gift than one that supports artists and art in public spaces!
All items are priced individually and available for curbside pick up or $5 dollar shipping to anywhere in the USA. To purchase, use the donation form at the bottom of this page. Enter the total amount of the item(s) and leave a note (using the 2nd line of the address, or dedication) telling us which items you want. If you have any questions or comments please contact A.M. O’Malley-Miller at am@uacmem.org.
Artist Print
by Kong Wee Pang
Signed and numbered print
Price: $75
Based on Pang’s design for a sequin mural commissioned by the Downtown Memphis Commission for the I-40 underpass at North Main - installation coming in January 2021!
Tea Mug
by William Lescheck
Price: $25
As part of UAC’s response to COVID-19 and the financial impact of the pandemic on artists, we invited artists to submit project proposals that helped us feel connected to one another. Lescheck was selected from the first of two rounds of Bridging the Distance project funding to create these handmade ceramic mugs that were shared with his neighbors followed by a virtual happy hour.
Earrings
by Question the Answer
Price: soldered brass: $88, sterling silver: $128
Created for UAC’s 20th anniversary, Lauren Carlson dreamed up these bold and beautiful earrings in response to a sculpture by Vito Acconci Studio at the Cannon Center for Performing Arts, Roof Like a Fluid Flung Over the Plaza.
Artist Prints & Postcards
We Deliver for Memphis
by Amber George, Quantavious “Toonky” Worship, Jamond Bullock, Mia Saine, Therrious Davis and Grant Butler also known as Fitz
Price: $25 for 8x10” matte finish print, or $10 for 6 glossy postcards (one from each artist) or two sets for $15
This Bridging the Distance project seeks to honor black and brown postal workers who get up each day to make sure we receive a friend's letter or a government check, even during the coronavirus pandemic. We Deliver For Memphis was spearheaded by Angelica McKinley, who was initially inspired by her mother’s 22 years with USPS serving the same community that she and her mother grew up in, Orange Mound. It is one of the first Black neighborhoods to be built for and by Black Americans in this country. Local artists Amber George, Quantavious “Toonky” Worship, Jamond Bullock, Mia Saine, Therrious Davis and Grant Butler also known as Fitz were asked to create artwork inspired by photographs that McKinley’s mother took of postal workers from the East Lamar Ave Branch of the USPS. Proceeds from both the prints and postcards will support UAC's Bridging the Distance project grant fund and team lunches for the East Lamar USPS Branch, the postal branch location of the six employees featured in the portrait series work.
UAC Grab Bag
Price: $5
Enamel pins, Magnets, Stickers
UAC is committed to creating opportunities for artists and neighborhoods to connect and shape spaces through public art. Donations to UAC help support resources for artists, engaging residents in the public art process and sharing art across virtual and physical spaces.
All items are priced individually and available for curbside pick up or $5 dollar shipping to anywhere in the USA. To purchase, use the donation form below. Enter the total amount of the item(s) and leave a note (using the 2nd line of the address, or dedication) telling us which items you want. If you have any questions or comments please contact A.M. O’Malley-Miller at am@uacmem.org.
