art scholarships

RiverArtsFest funds BFA and MFA merit scholarships that are given at 5 local colleges and universities: University of Memphis, Memphis College of Art, LeMoyne-Owen College, Rhodes College and Christian Brothers University. This scholarship program is chaired by Chuck Mitchell.

RAF%2BScholarship%2BRecipients.jpg — past scholarship recipients

(left to right) Cat Williams, Henry Wilkinson, and Aaron Kia Napunako Boyd received RiverArtsFest Scholarships at Memphis College of Art in 2018.

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Tennessee Arts Specialty License Plates provide funding for RiverArtsFest.

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Join us at the Art For All Festival this Saturday at the Brooks Museum! RiverArtsFest will be hosting a special participatory art activity for all ages: help create a stunning “SOUL LIVES HERE” collage with artist Darlene Newman! Find us

Are you an up-and-coming Mid-South artist eager to launch your career? Apply for our Emerging Artist Program! Grow your skills, learn the business, and showcase your work at RiverArtsFest. Limited spots are available. Apply by May 31 with the link in

Attention artists! Applications are officially open for this year’s RiverArtsFest, happening October 19 and 20. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to showcase your artwork on Riverside Drive! Apply by May 31 with the link in ou

We’re all smiles here at RiverArtsFest as we take in all the wonderful happenings in Memphis during ARTSweek! The hardest part of the week is deciding how to fit it all in! We’re so proud to be part of Memphis’s incredible, thriving

This ARTSweek, let us paint you a picture of our gratitude—by numbers! Thanks @artsmemphis and all of you who came out to show our fine and preforming artists all the love this past October.

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