YOUNG COLLECTORS CONTEMPORARY, THE ART FAIR FOR EMERGING ARTISTS, CURATORS, WRITERS, AND COLLECTORS

The Fourth Edition of Young Collectors Contemporary returned in 2019 with some of the country's most diverse emerging artists.

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This is Amurica! Photobooth Action from the 2019 nexAir Opening Night Party
This is Amurica! Photobooth Action from the 2019 nexAir Opening Night Party

Guests have a hell of a time in the photobooth at the nexAir Opening Night Party!

What Sold at Young Collectors Contemporary
What Sold at Young Collectors Contemporary

With artists from Memphis, Baltimore, Seattle, Atlanta, and more, the art fair is building its reputation for discovering the best new talent.

Interior Designers Re-imagine Gallery Space
Interior Designers Re-imagine Gallery Space

Attendees to Young Collectors Contemporary were invited into the minds of interior designers, Carmeon Hamilton and Shavonda Gardner.

nexAir Opening Night Party
nexAir Opening Night Party

Young Collectors Contemporary’s celebrated the official opening of the galleries at the nexAir Opening Night Party.

Young Collectors Contemporary x The National Civil Rights Museum
Young Collectors Contemporary x The National Civil Rights Museum

The 2019 Young Collectors Contemporary partnered with The National Civil Rights Museum to host the professional development and community development masterclasses for +20 artists, journalists, and community builders.

Kicking it Off with #BringYourSoul VIP Bus Tour
Kicking it Off with #BringYourSoul VIP Bus Tour

Check out a few captures from the 2019 Young Collectors Contemporary #BringYourSoul Bus Tour.

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Long Weekend! Perfect time to catch up on Video from Young Collectors Weekend. Check it out in Conversations on the site! 💥Happy to have hosted De Nichols for an amazing Masterclass and Keynote. Check out her video recap. Link in bio.
Long Weekend! Perfect time to catch up on Video from Young Collectors Weekend. Check it out in Conversations on the site! 💥Happy to have hosted De Nichols for an amazing Masterclass and Keynote. Check out her video recap. Link in bio.
Congratulations to Young Arts Patrons Founder, Whitney Hardy, on being selected as one of the Top 40 Change Makers in Memphis over the past 40 years by Leadership Memphis! For this bicentennial celebration, Whitney joins an impressive group of some the most accomplished and deserving individuals who have contributed immeasurably to the Memphis community. • 🥇 Whitney Hardy is the founder and executive director of Young Arts Patrons in Memphis, TN, her hometown. Her background is in entrepreneurship, accounting and audit controls, and market driven social innovation. Young Arts Patrons is a dynamic platform that is advancing contemporary ideas, conversations, and engagement around the fine arts in underestimated urban spaces. Young Arts Patrons was created by Hardy to serve as a platform to cultivate and grow audiences and patrons for emerging artists. Over the past four years Young Arts Patrons’ annual art fair and conference, Young Collectors Contemporary has presented over 100 artists from arts and culture hubs including Memphis, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, and other cities. Hardy joins a rare tribe of black women art fair founders and gallerist in the United States in showing works at this scale. Young Collectors Contemporary has grown into a pillar of the visual arts world for up and coming curators and art critics and is a vital part of Young Arts Patrons’ mission of providing a high-visibility platform to support artists from diverse backgrounds who are emerging in the arts world. Young Collectors Contemporary is recognized as a premier launching pad for new and cutting-edge artists from around the United States. Whitney is an avid speaker on local and national platforms such as For Freedoms, International Business Innovation Association, Robert Deutsch Foundation’s Baltimore Artist Retreat, Teach for America, and others. Whitney was selected as a Young Cultural Innovator with Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, where she focused on efforts around arts and social impact on a global macroeconomic scale. Whitney serves on the Exhibitions Committee of The Brooks Museum of Art and on the Board of Directors for ArtsMemphis and others.
Congratulations to Young Arts Patrons Founder, Whitney Hardy, on being selected as one of the Top 40 Change Makers in Memphis over the past 40 years by Leadership Memphis! For this bicentennial celebration, Whitney joins an impressive group of some the most accomplished and deserving individuals who have contributed immeasurably to the Memphis community. • 🥇 Whitney Hardy is the founder and executive director of Young Arts Patrons in Memphis, TN, her hometown. Her background is in entrepreneurship, accounting and audit controls, and market driven social innovation. Young Arts Patrons is a dynamic platform that is advancing contemporary ideas, conversations, and engagement around the fine arts in underestimated urban spaces. Young Arts Patrons was created by Hardy to serve as a platform to cultivate and grow audiences and patrons for emerging artists. Over the past four years Young Arts Patrons’ annual art fair and conference, Young Collectors Contemporary has presented over 100 artists from arts and culture hubs including Memphis, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, and other cities. Hardy joins a rare tribe of black women art fair founders and gallerist in the United States in showing works at this scale. Young Collectors Contemporary has grown into a pillar of the visual arts world for up and coming curators and art critics and is a vital part of Young Arts Patrons’ mission of providing a high-visibility platform to support artists from diverse backgrounds who are emerging in the arts world. Young Collectors Contemporary is recognized as a premier launching pad for new and cutting-edge artists from around the United States. Whitney is an avid speaker on local and national platforms such as For Freedoms, International Business Innovation Association, Robert Deutsch Foundation’s Baltimore Artist Retreat, Teach for America, and others. Whitney was selected as a Young Cultural Innovator with Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, where she focused on efforts around arts and social impact on a global macroeconomic scale. Whitney serves on the Exhibitions Committee of The Brooks Museum of Art and on the Board of Directors for ArtsMemphis and others.
Artist in Studio 🛑 Stop 2: Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary
Artist in Studio 🛑 Stop 2: Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary
🛑 Stop 2: Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary
🛑 Stop 2: Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary
Getting to know the artists of the Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary!
Getting to know the artists of the Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary!
Never too early to get involved with the arts! 📍Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary
Never too early to get involved with the arts! 📍Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary
Raymond Padron (Chattanooga, TN) The Watchman, 2018 Medium: Oxidized white oak relief carving Dimensions: 31x21x2 inches • “The Watchman is from a series of relief wood carvings I began in 2017. Each of these works is enlarged in scale, yet collapsed against the wall. Referencing the body and its absence, each work is tied to a person whom I've considered a mentor.” – Raymond Padron (@theyoungcollectors ‘19)
Raymond Padron (Chattanooga, TN) The Watchman, 2018 Medium: Oxidized white oak relief carving Dimensions: 31x21x2 inches • “The Watchman is from a series of relief wood carvings I began in 2017. Each of these works is enlarged in scale, yet collapsed against the wall. Referencing the body and its absence, each work is tied to a person whom I've considered a mentor.” – Raymond Padron (@theyoungcollectors ‘19)
📍Hanging in the studios of Memphis based artists at Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary
📍Hanging in the studios of Memphis based artists at Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary
Long Weekend! Perfect time to catch up on Video from Young Collectors Weekend. Check it out in Conversations on the site! 💥Happy to have hosted De Nichols for an amazing Masterclass and Keynote. Check out her video recap. Link in bio. Congratulations to Young Arts Patrons Founder, Whitney Hardy, on being selected as one of the Top 40 Change Makers in Memphis over the past 40 years by Leadership Memphis! For this bicentennial celebration, Whitney joins an impressive group of some the most accomplished and deserving individuals who have contributed immeasurably to the Memphis community. • 🥇 Whitney Hardy is the founder and executive director of Young Arts Patrons in Memphis, TN, her hometown. Her background is in entrepreneurship, accounting and audit controls, and market driven social innovation. Young Arts Patrons is a dynamic platform that is advancing contemporary ideas, conversations, and engagement around the fine arts in underestimated urban spaces. Young Arts Patrons was created by Hardy to serve as a platform to cultivate and grow audiences and patrons for emerging artists. Over the past four years Young Arts Patrons’ annual art fair and conference, Young Collectors Contemporary has presented over 100 artists from arts and culture hubs including Memphis, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, and other cities. Hardy joins a rare tribe of black women art fair founders and gallerist in the United States in showing works at this scale. Young Collectors Contemporary has grown into a pillar of the visual arts world for up and coming curators and art critics and is a vital part of Young Arts Patrons’ mission of providing a high-visibility platform to support artists from diverse backgrounds who are emerging in the arts world. Young Collectors Contemporary is recognized as a premier launching pad for new and cutting-edge artists from around the United States. Whitney is an avid speaker on local and national platforms such as For Freedoms, International Business Innovation Association, Robert Deutsch Foundation’s Baltimore Artist Retreat, Teach for America, and others. Whitney was selected as a Young Cultural Innovator with Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, where she focused on efforts around arts and social impact on a global macroeconomic scale. Whitney serves on the Exhibitions Committee of The Brooks Museum of Art and on the Board of Directors for ArtsMemphis and others. Artist in Studio 🛑 Stop 2: Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary 🛑 Stop 2: Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary Getting to know the artists of the Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary! Never too early to get involved with the arts! 📍Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary Raymond Padron (Chattanooga, TN) The Watchman, 2018 Medium: Oxidized white oak relief carving Dimensions: 31x21x2 inches • “The Watchman is from a series of relief wood carvings I began in 2017. Each of these works is enlarged in scale, yet collapsed against the wall. Referencing the body and its absence, each work is tied to a person whom I've considered a mentor.” – Raymond Padron (@theyoungcollectors ‘19) 📍Hanging in the studios of Memphis based artists at Marshall Arts Gallery @ The Young Collectors Contemporary

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Young Collectors Contemporary artists are from underestimated arts and culture communities from around the United States. They are recipients of combined over +50 Awards, fellowships, residencies, and honors.

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Young Collectors Contemporary is a 4-day event that explores the intersection of art and ideas. We invite rising stars in the art world including social justice leaders, writers, curators, artists, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs to engage the public and share their work.

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You want a party? We like to party! The weekend is a full-scale immersion into host city, Memphis, Tennessee and includes bus tours, parties, and more!

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Discover New Talent!