With Loeb mural collaboration, art class is in session at Overton Square

April 4, 2018 LPI Memphis

Bob Loeb was flipping through the pages of Memphis magazine when he saw a piece of art he had to have. It wasn't a gallery piece, but a mural created by local elementary school students using recycled plastic bottle caps.

The article led to the latest educational collaboration between Loeb Properties Inc. and Shady Grove Elementary.

Loeb orchestrated a trade in which students would create a bottle cap mural for Overton Square in exchange for an educational field trip in which 75 fifth-graders received an art lesson from The Art Project, lunch from Belly Acres and a guided public art tour.

The serendipitous way in which Shady Grove Elementary found itself partnering with Overton Square is a microcosm of Memphis itself, said school principal Kiersten Schnacke.

"That really and truly is what our world should be about — people coming together," Schnacke said. "Through those connections, our students were able to have an amazing experience."

Like Memphis, Shady Grove is a diverse public school with a mix of races and incomes. Five of the school's buses are dedicated to transporting students from a nearby apartment complex.

New Mural Installed on the Highland Strip

October 17, 2017 LPI Memphis

A new mural of a blue-eyed, lifelike tiger has been installed on the Highland Strip near the University of Memphis.

The mural, Tiger Eye, was designed by the Loeb Properties team and installed over several days by SignWorks Memphis.

Using a special technique, the team installed the mural by using a heat-gun application which stretched the printed material over the wall, sticking it to the brick and mortar.

"The dramatic visual element celebrates the University of Memphis Tigers and reflects the community spirit of the university neighborhood," Loeb officials said in a press release.

U of M president, David Rudd approves, calling the mural "imposing, striking and well done" in a tweet on Sunday.

REMED: The Art of Guillame Alby

June 23, 2016 LPI Memphis

French artist Guillame Alby has created murals at Loeb properties at Overton Square, You Are The Universe, and Broad Avenue, This Is We. Learn more about his creative process:

"There isn’t some kind of special motivation for making art. Instead, the drive to create is present within each and every one of us. It’s only a matter of choice if we follow it.

Alby Guillaume, aka Remed, is a French artist who plunged himself into the world of art without any kind of formal training, but that didn’t limit him in any way. Characterizing his work as mix between mathematics and soul, he seeks precision and always listens his gut feeling. Simplifying things is one way to make them universal. Sometimes the artist succeeds, sometimes not, but all the pieces possess a level of sincerity that makes them appealing to the viewers. Well, their imposing visual qualities also help in a great deal."

MCA Students Design Overton Square Art Map

June 15, 2016 LPI Memphis

"Loeb Properties has kicked Overton Square’s status as an entertainment destination up a notch with a newly released art map that highlights public art alongside restaurants and retail.

Loeb Properties commissioned Memphis College of Art students to design the map as part of a semester-long Design Lab course where students learned how to fulfill a project for a client.

“If the students are going in the direction of design, then that process is valuable because they need to learn to think strategically and develop design ideas, and not just produce as artists,” said Cat Normoyle, assistant professor at MCA and adviser for the Design Lab."