BTH: The Art of the Cityscape

WKNO | By Christopher Blank

Published December 12, 2017 at 9:52 AM CST

How does public art shape the civic landscape? This week on WKNO's Behind the Headlines, host Eric Barnes talks with Lauren Kennedy, executive director of the UrbanArt Commission and Karen Golightly, director of Paint Memphis. They are joined by Bill Dries, senior reporter for the Memphis Daily News.

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Christopher Blank

Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.

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