A Sense of Place: Memories of Chattanooga
Continuing the program series inspired by Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe, Dr. Edna Varner and Rev. Ann Jones Pierre will share memories and discuss the impact of municipal changes on Chattanooga’s African American communities in a discussion moderated by Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste. This will be followed by a poetic response by Erika Roberts […]
Throwback Thursday
Enjoy free admission to the permanent collection and $5 general admission to the current exhibitions Beauford Delaney’s Metamorphosis into Freedom and Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe. Members and youth 17 and under are free. Beauford Delaney’s Metamorphosis into Freedom is organized by the Knoxville Museum of Art. Really Free: […]
Create & Sip: Folk Art Flora
Make your own creation inspired by the vibrant drawings in Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe while also enjoying a glass of wine! Led by a Hunter educator, the program offers an opportunity to explore the exhibit followed by a how-to on folk art-inspired botanical drawings. Open to anyone 21 and over. […]
Create & Sip: Doll Making
Make your own creation inspired by the dolls and found object art in Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe while also enjoying a mocktail! Led by a Hunter educator, the program offers an opportunity to explore the exhibit followed by a how-to on doll art. Open to all. $25/adult, $16/teen (17 and […]
Art Wise: Curator Katherine Jentleson
Hear from Dr. Katherine Jentleson, the curator who organized Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe. Jentleson, The Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self‑Taught Art at the High Museum, will give an in-gallery tour of the exhibit and offer insights into the artist and the collection. Joining as special guests, […]
