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Memphis Arts Moot is gathering of individuals who long to explore the intersection of Faith and the arts. It is a day filled with live music, delicious food, conversation and the telling of great stories across a range of mediums.

​We owe a huge debt to The Rabbit Room and were inspired by their yearly gathering in Franklin, TN called Hutchmoot. We will use what we have learned from these groups to create a unique experience for our attendees.

Join us Saturday, April 5th for Memphis Arts Moot 2025.

Join us Saturday, April 5th for
Memphis Arts Moot 2025.

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2025 KEYNOTE & SESSION LEADERS

DR. Junius Johnson

Lisa Jo Perdue

Danielle Sierra

Titania (Nia) Paige

Cheryl McClurg

Laura Love

Daniel Grose

Broderick Connesero

Matthew Clark

James E. (Jim) Allman, Jr.

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration (Chapel Entryway)

8:45 AM
Gathering (Chapel)

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Devotional (Chapel)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Session 1*

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Session 2*

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Gathering (Chapel)


12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch (Gym/Sanctuary)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 3*

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Session 4*

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Gathering (Chapel)

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Keynote Address (Chapel)
Junius Johnson
"Chasing After the Lord of Worlds: Finding Inspiration in the Theological"

AGENDA

*Session locations are dependent upon which presentation is selected.

THE BASICS

9 hours, 45 minutes

All Ages
In person

Free venue parking

Doors at 8:00 AM

Junius Johnson is a writer, teacher, speaker, independent scholar, and musician. His work focuses on beauty, imagination, and wonder, and how these are at play in the Christian and Classical intellectual traditions. He is the executive director of Junius Johnson Academics, through which he offers innovative classes for both children and adults that aim to ignite student hearts with wonder and intellectual rigor. An avid devotee of story, he is especially drawn to fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction. He performs professionally on the French horn and electric bass. He holds a BA from Oral Roberts University, an MAR from Yale Divinity School, and an MA, two MPhils, and a PhD from Yale University. He is the author of five books, including The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty, On Teaching Fairy Stories, and has authored volumes and been a contributing writer for the Humanitas series of history textbooks. An engaging speaker and teacher, he is a frequent guest contributor to blogs and podcasts on faith and culture. He is co-host of The Classical Mind podcast and is a member of The Cultivating Project.

Dr. Junius Johnson

James E. (Jim) Allman, Jr.’s credentials – degrees in biology and business – qualify him for an altogether different trade. However, he easily tires of the dissected and austerely economized. He is a dabbler with an expensive photography habit and a poetry-dependency. Nominated for three Pushcart Prizes, his work appears, or is forthcoming, in Black Warrior Review, The Literary Review, Nimrod, Phoebe, Prairie Schooner, Sugar House Review, and Third Coast, among others. He has written reviews for Rattle as well as other journals, blogs and sundries and believes language is a holy space.

James E. (Jim) Allman, Jr.

Matthew Clark is a singer/songwriter and storyteller from Mississippi. He has recorded several full-length albums, including a Bible walk-through called Bright Came the Word from His Mouth and Beautiful Secret Life. Matthew’s current project, The Well Trilogy, consists of three full-length album/book combos releasing over three years. Each installment is made up of 11 songs and a companion book of 13 essays written by a variety of contributors exploring themes around encountering Jesus, faith-keeping, and the return of Christ. Parts one and two, Only the Lover Sings and A Tale of Two Trees are available both as an album and as a companion book. Part three, Where the River Goes releases March 2025.

Matthew Clark

Broderick Connesero is currently serving as Pastor at The Common Memphis. Over the past twenty years in Memphis, he has engaged audiences through visual art, music and spoken word. Prior to his tenure in Memphis, Broderick had three theatrical productions produced in southern California. Additionally, he spent time designing stages for productions that toured northern and southern California. His experience in film and television continues to inform his ministry work, enabling him to push creative boundaries and inspire audiences to achieve clarity and conviction.

Broderick Connesero

Daniel Grose is a native Memphian, has been married to his lovely wife Rachael for 15 years, and is father to four wonderful and adventurous boys. He has been a landscape designer for 15 years and has served as Director of Horticulture at the Memphis Botanic Garden for the last three. It is his growing passion to combine his love of nature and designed garden spaces to bring humans and nature back into community and connection with each other. 

Daniel Grose

Laura Love is an introverted homeschool mother of five who often feels torn between her need for community and her need for quiet, both in creative endeavors and in life. Her creativity comes in the form of homemaking, juggling impossible schedules, finding beauty in the mundane, and writing poetry, which she is even learning to share sometimes.

Laura Love

Cheryl McClurg is a “retired” educator originally from metro Detroit, Michigan. She became involved in the performing arts – Band, Choir, and Theatre at an early age. She has worked for many years with students from preschool through college and is currently in her fifth year directing the Falcon Footlights show at Farmington Elementary in Germantown. Her philosophy? “Tell me and I will forget; show me and I will remember; involve me and I will understand.”

Cheryl McClurg

Titania Paige crafts songs, stories, and sacred spaces that inspire faith, creativity, and community. As a Bible teacher, songwriter, and community cultivator, she weaves art and scripture with personal testimony to create music, discipleship resources, and soul-enriching gatherings. A noted Christian author and active mentor in her local church, Titania’s heart is to create spaces where people grow in faith together. She leads the Lamp Burners’ Guild, a creative community for Christian artists, and serves as a ministry director, helping others live out their calling with purpose and joy.

Titania Paige

Lisa Jo Perdue holds a B.F.A. in Art/Graphic Design from the University of Memphis and has years of experience as a graphic designer. She currently teaches Visual Arts and Digital Arts classes at Harding Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, where she resides with her husband Jay and her children Parks and Wren.

Lisa Jo Perdue

Danielle Sierra is a visual artist from the small rural farming town of Avenal in California. She received her BFA in Studio Art at California State University, Fresno. Danielle has worked with the Urban Art Commission in the mural arts producing three murals in Memphis for the Bickford Community Center, the Four Way Restaurant, the Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis, and a large-scale vinyl window art installation at the Ed Rice Community Center. She received her MFA in Painting at the University of Memphis in 2022. Danielle’s work was originally equipped by her artist father as a child, Ernie Sierra, and she makes art in honor of his memory continuing to explore wonder. Her art is inspired by the beauty found in the diversity of human beings and God the creator. Danielle is an Assistant Professor at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee for drawing and painting. 

Danielle Sierra

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

We believe that creative communities can't flourish without resonators, those who deeply appreciate and support artists, so we welcome artists and non-artists alike! Come and find your place with us. We can't wait to have you!

Attendance to all four sessions; lunch(provided on site); access to MAM Gallery of art and books, some for purchase; Keynote address.

Oh yes! We welcome all session and concert inquiry requests. While we'd love to prioritize Memphis, TN based artists, don't let that stop you from reaching out via email to: memartsmoot@gmail.com.

With "Moot Sponsorship" as your subject, please email us at: admin@memphisartsmoot.com. We can't wait to chat about ways to partner with you at the next moot!

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