Art in The Loop takes place in Memphis TN
on Ridgeway Loop Road
Free Admission!
(Between Briarcrest Avenue & Ridgebend Road)
This Free Festival Celebrates Our Region's Artists!
Support the Arts in Tennessee, with your purchase of a Specialty License Plate.
Art in The Loop
April 10, 11 & 12, 2026
Memphis TN
Art in The Loop Features Talented Artists working in Metal, Glass, Wood, Clay & Fiber; plus, Jewelry, Paintings, Photography & More!
You'll also enjoy fare by the town's top food trucks, and lots of fresh air!
Free Admission!
Kelvin Baldwin
Karen BottleCapps & Carol Robison
William Carmack
Cullen Curtis
Holt Lewis
Michele Price
Angela Welti
Event Schedule:
Meet the Stars of WKNO!
Friday afternoon 1 to 4pm - WKNO FM's
Darel Snodgrass Broadcasts Live
Saturday meet the ever delightful Kacky Walton
Sunday afternoon - Every Kid's Favorite Teacher, Teacher!
Drawing by Sarah Skiold-Hanlin
Collinsville IL
Food & Beverages:
VooDoo Cafe
- Gourmet Coffee & Scrumptious Beignets
MemPops
- Frosty Treats! + Wine & Beer
Eat at Eric's
- Classic Sandwiches
Rice Burner
- Japanese Cusine with Southern Style
Sierra Squeeze
- Freshly Sqeezed Lemonade
Primal Fames Grill
- unique, flavorful foods, and real fruit smoothies
Sculpture by Mark Wallis, Spencer IN
Art in The Loop
is presented with the support of our wonderful sponsors
Friday, Noon to 6p
- Food Trucks Open at 11:30am(see list below)
- Artists' Market & Demonstrations Open at 1pm
- Music (see schedule below)
Saturday, 10a to 5p
- Artists' Market, Demonstrations & Food Trucks Open at 10am
- Music (see schedule below)
Sunday, 11a to 4p
- Artists' Market, Demonstrations & Food Trucks Open at 11am
- Music: (see schedule below)
WKNO TV (PBS) Promo Spot for 2026
dates: April 10, 11 & 12, 2026
Lester Jones, Memphis TN
Art in The Loop is Sponsored by
Art in The Loop & WKNO Present
Classical Music
Watch this Space for Music & More!
Friday:
1pm Kingsbury Middle School Orchestra
2pm UofM Beale String Quartet: Perfoming Borodin's String Quartet no 2 in D Major, Allegro Moderato; plus,
Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
3pm The String Ensemble of the Maxine Smith
STEAM Academy
4pm
1p to 6p Meet Scott Williams, Author of "Townmania: Marcus Winchester and the Making of Memphis"
Saturday:
10am
11am The Bellevue Baptist School of
Performing Arts Strings Program
Noon GPAC Youth Symphony
2pm Opera Memphis Strolls & Sings!
3pm
Sunday:
1pm
2pm Bartlett Community Concert Band, our 54 piece performance finale
click on performance group names for more information about their members and mission
Brooch by Catherine Geyer,Memphis TN
Art. Food. Art. Music. art
sponsored by
presented with the support of the
Our Next Show: April 10, 11 & 12, 2026
Ridgeway Loop Road at Briarcrest Avenue
The ARt Festival
In EaSt MemPhis
Scroll Down For List of Artists
Handbags by Dorothy Wright, jackson MS
Please Support Our Sponsors, WKNO TV & FM
who bring you great Classical Music and Informative Programming for the whole Family, as well as community events like Art in The Loop!
This project is funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee administered by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.
WKNO TV & FM . Memphis Magazine
Memphis Dermatology Clinic
Clay & Land Insurance
Raymond James
& is presented by
Meet Author, Scott Williams Friday from 1p to 6p. Scott is dedicated to uncovering the forgotten stories of those who helped shape American history and popular culture. He is the author of biographies on adventurer Richard Halliburton, pioneering entertainment reporter Odd McIntyre and American folk hero David Crockett. In his latest work, “Townmania: Marcus Winchester and the Making of Memphis,” he explores the life and times of early Memphis settler Marcus Winchester.
Our 2026 Artists' names appear below.
Click on names shown below
in bold type to link to that artist's web, facebook or instagram page.
Shown Above: Ceramic Installation by Craig McMillin of LaCombe LA; Mixed-Media by June Pryor of Olive Branch MS; Painting by Kelly Dawson of Chicago IL; Mixed-Media by Kandra Bennett of Natural Bridge AL; Painting by Skylar Wilson of Madison TN;
see these and many more exciting artists' works at Art in The Loop!
Sculpture by Jerry & Jaque Crable
Burlington IA
Additional Support Provided by: