Munch and Learn
Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
FREE
Enjoy lunch and learning at Munch and Learn, Wednesdays at noon! This weekly lecture series features local artists, scholars, and Dixon staff sharing their expertise on a wide range of topics. Bring your own or arrive early and enjoy lunch from the Dixon’s café, Park and Cherry.
Please email Lacy Mitcham at lmitcham@dixon.org with any questions.
MUNCH AND LEARN IS ENDOWED BY THE LANDAU FAMILY IN MEMORY OF LESLIE MANN LANDAU
September
SEPTEMBER 2
Fall Perennials, Sabrina Childs, Ball Horticulture Company
SEPTEMBER 9
Painting in the Wild: Outdoor Painting in Remote Landscapes, Matthew Lee, artist
SEPTEMBER 16
Restoration and Preservation of a Historic Black Cemetery, Samuel Oldham, Board Member, Mt Carmel Ally
SEPTEMBER 23
Living and Working in Layers, Debbie Likley Pacheco, Mallory/ Wurtzberger featured artist
SEPTEMBER 30
Memphis as Nepantla: World-making through Art, Arely Herrera, artist
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 7
For the Love of Hostas, Susan Ragsdale and Julie Lewter
OCTOBER 14
Your Brain on Nature: how immersion in natural environments can improve your mental + emotional health, Caroline Schratz, LPC-MHSP
OCTOBER 21
Firestorms and Futures: Art and Artists in Challenging Times, Amy Ruggaber, Assistant Director, The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change, University of Memphis
OCTOBER 28
The Dance of Death: Bones and Skeletons in Art, Ellen Daugherty, Associate Curator, Dixon Gallery and Gardens
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 4
Conifers and Other Notable Plants that Merit Attention in Mid-South Gardens, Dale Skaggs, ASLA, Director of Horticulture, Dixon Gallery and Gardens
NOVEMBER 11
Scary Art, Spooky Music: The Sublime and the Supernatural in Art & Music Histories, Rebecca Howard, Associate Professor of Art History and Ewelina Bockowska, Assistant Professor of Musicology, University of Memphis
NOVEMBER 18
Six Essential Works in the Dixon Permanent Collection, Kevin Sharp, Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director, Dixon Gallery and Gardens
NOVEMBER 25
NO MUNCH AND LEARN | HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
DECEMBER
DECEMBER 2
Holiday Decorating with Local Greenery, Marisa Mender-Franklin, Owner, Midtown Bramble & Bloom
DECEMBER 9
Looking Backward: 50 Years of Great Art at the Dixon, Jane Faquin, Independent Curator and Art Historian
DECEMBER 16
The Start of the Next 50 Years: Upcoming Exhibitions, Julie Pierotti, Martha R. Robinson Curator, Dixon Gallery and Gardens
DECEMBER 23 & 30
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!