DESCRIPTION:
A few years ago, the festival known as Arts in the Park was a celebration without a home. Even though it was a consistently popular festival for local, regional, and national artists of all stripes, the organizers found themselves bouncing between Overton and Audubon Parks. But they finally found an enduring home when they took on a new name and took to the streets.

RiverArtsFest is an annual fall gathering of painters, sculptors, photographers, crafters, and artisans who father to offer their wares among the galleries and shops of the South Main Arts District. The more permanent galleries and art spaces in the area open their doors to greet the flood of visitors, who are entertained by the multiple music stages and roving street musicians, and fed by the many South Main restaurants. But the RiverArtsFest is not just a gathering, it's another sign that Downtown Memphis is a viable community again, where only a decade ago there was nothing but empty streets and urban blight.

Music by Jeffery James and the Haul

Flipside Memphis
Produced by Live From Memphis ( http://www.livefrommemphis.com ) and
the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau ( http://www.memphistravel.com )
produced and directed by Sarah Fleming ( http://www.livefrommemphis.com/sarah ) and Christopher Reyes ( http://www.livefrommemphis.com/christopher )
additional videography and editing by Brad Phelan ( http://www.livefrommemphis.com/brad ) and Eric Swartz ( http://www.livefrommemphis.com/eric )
additional location audio by Chad White
production assistance by Shelly Gillette
Animation titles and graphic design by Alex Harrison