In This Place: This IS Memphis

Your favorite season is back! In This Place is an annual citywide season of culture, community, and capital rooted in the spirit of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and powered by The Big We. Throughout the season, Memphians gather to connect, share stories, and imagine what our city can become when we show up for one another.

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Surely you didn’t think the work stopped? Our team at The Big We + Historic Clayborn has been hard at work with programming and storytelling as we move on to the next stage of Clayborn’s rebuild!

Take a look at our latest news, including an update on our cooperative program, Co-op Opportunity for Inclusive Neighborhoods (COIN), and an introduction to our Artist in Residence!

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Memphis Culture Coalition to Host State of the Arts: Mayoral forum 2026
Memphis Culture Coalition to Host State of the Arts: Mayoral forum 2026

Memphis Culture Coalition (MCC), in partnership with Historic Clayborn Temple and powered by Memphis-based social enterprise The Big We, will host State of the Arts: Mayoral Forum 2026 on Monday, April 6th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Memphis Museum of Science & History, located at 3050 Central Avenue. 

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A Major Investment in Memphis History: $3.1 Million Federal Grant Advances Clayborn Temple Restoration
A Major Investment in Memphis History: $3.1 Million Federal Grant Advances Clayborn Temple Restoration

Congressman Steve Cohen recently announced a $3.1 million federal grant to support the rebuilding and preservation of the historic Memphis landmark, a site widely recognized as one of the most important locations in American history.

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Lighting the Spark: SheLectricity Is Helping Memphis Girls Discover the Entrepreneur Within
Lighting the Spark: SheLectricity Is Helping Memphis Girls Discover the Entrepreneur Within

In classrooms across Memphis, a quiet but powerful transformation is beginning. Inside Freedom Prep Academy, a group of middle school girls gather each week to talk, imagine, build ideas, and discover something many of them have never been told before: they already have what it takes to create something of their own.

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Cultural Strategy in Action: Culture Shift 101 Brings Memphis Creatives Together to Turn Story Into Movement
Cultural Strategy in Action: Culture Shift 101 Brings Memphis Creatives Together to Turn Story Into Movement

Memphis residents gathered at the National Civil Rights Museum for Culture Shift 101, an interactive workshop that explored how storytelling can influence culture, shift beliefs, and inspire meaningful change in communities.

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Memphis + Clayborn Temple take the pbs stage

For Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memphis and Historic Clayborn Temple took the big stage on PBS as Anasa Troutman joined The Chavis Chronicles to discuss Clayborn Temple, Dr. King’s legacy, and reimagining Clayborn Temple for Memphis’ future.

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Meet RACHEAL, THE BIG WE + HISTORIC CLAYBORN Temple’s artist in residence

Memphis’ creative economy is gaining new momentum through a powerful collaboration between Crosstown Arts and The Big We!

The Big We’s current Artist in Residence, Racheal Weathers, recently stopped by Live @ 9 to introduce herself to Memphis ahead of our In This Place season.

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Rising from the Ashes

After the April 2025 fire, Clayborn is rising again, reimagined as a vibrant landmark for Memphis' next chapter. Discover how our team and community are breathing new life into a National Treasure built for creativity, connection, and Memphis’ future.

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