Memphis Art Park has a new website, and we hope you'll visit it. This impressive, important project is continuing to take shape and needs our support.

As you know from our earlier posts, we consider it one of the exciting ideas bubbling up from our creatives for ways to move Memphis ahead and create momentum to position us for the future.

When it comes to promoting its brand, Memphis has been criticized for being something of a one-note town.

But Memphian John Kirkscey has an idea to change that. "Memphis is the arts Mecca of the South," Kirkscey says. "We need to start celebrating our present culture, not just our past."

The Promenade, a four-block area west of Front Street between Union and Adams avenues, has long been one of the city's most poorly utilized portions of Downtown riverfront. 

Credit John Kirkscey with an idea that could change that…Kirkscey hopes tonight's event, which will also feature live music and art displays (naturally), can be a starting point to build public support for the art park.