Exhibitions, fellowships & Special Projects

This project, under the umbrella of Bridging the Distance, seeks to honor the postal workers, in particular the black and brown postal workers disproportionately affected by COVID and systemic racial disparities, who get up each day to make sure the people of Memphis receive a friend's letter, a government check and probably most importantly at this moment, mail-in or absentee voting ballots.

A virtual conversation series discussing art at the intersection of environmental activism and movements for social justice. October 22 - November 12, 2020

In 2020, in response to current events, UAC issued an open call for small-scale community-focused art projects. This past April we were proud to have been able to fund a third and final call for Bridging the Distance projects.

The Neighborhood Art Initiative helps community organizations incorporate public art into their ongoing initiatives.

Revisiting is a series of temporary, site-specific responses to existing public art projects created by Memphis-based artists.

A partnership between UAC, Mural Arts Philadelphia, Clean Memphis, and MMDC to creatively address environmental issues in Frayser and Uptown.

A partnership between the UrbanArt Commission and the City of Memphis to creatively re-imagine blighted properties in neighborhoods throughout Memphis.