EXHIBITIONS
FROM ARTISANS TO ARTISTS
JUNE 26 - SEP. 11, 2022
GASPARRINI GALLERIES
Using historical records, material culture, and metal artwork throughout history, guest curator Dr. Earnestine Jenkins explores African American metal working traditions in Memphis.
TRIBUTARIES: THOMAS CAMPBELL | COROLLARY
MAY 21 - JULY 17, 2022
KEELER GALLERY
Tributaries artist Thomas Campbell is fifth-generation steelworker whose work honors his family’s legacy by focusing on the processes and aesthetics of the steel fabrication industry.
image: Thomas Campbell, Sequence, 2022. Blackened steel. Artwork courtesy of the Artist.

SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
ONGOING
This exhibition is located on the first floor of the Library building.
image: Stacey Lee Webber, Abe Hex Sign #9, 2017. Photo courtesy of Houston Cofield.

BEAUTY IN THE BOUNDARY
ONGOING
This exhibition is located on the second floor of the Library building.
image: Samuel Yellin, Wrought Iron Grille, c. 1930. Photo courtesy of the Metal Museum.