Current Exhibitions

Sep 27, 2024–Jan 5, 2025

María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold

Visitors looking at works of art on view in the Maria Magdalena Compos-Pons exhibition
Sep 27, 2024–Jan 5, 2025

LaJuné McMillian:
The Portal’s Keeper—Origins

Woman standing in a room filled with abstract purple and pink shapes projected on the walls
Sep 6, 2024–Mar 16, 2025

2024 Young Tennessee Artists: Selections from Advanced Studio Art Programs

Young woman looking at a work of art
Animation of a big cat laying on its back with a small girl in a pink dress laying on the cat's stomach.

Family-friendly exhibition about Japanese culture opens October 25!

Journey through Japan: Myths to Manga, opening Friday, October 25, will showcase how imagination, playfulness, and the environment have inspired Japan’s folklore, design, and technology through the centuries. Designed with younger audiences in mind, yet fun and fascinating for all ages, this exhibition features more than 150 historic and contemporary objects, ranging from kimono, origami, and woodblock prints to animated movies, graphic novels, and robots.

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Upcoming Events & Programs

Thursday, October 10, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Beginner Tai Chi

Group of people standing in a grass field practicing tai chi
Sunday, October 13, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Family Drop-In ARTlab: “Art in Motion: Making Mobiles”

Hand made mobile made of round pieces of paper with colorful tissue paper on them and beads.
Sunday, October 13, 1:00–5:30 p.m.

Family Sunday

Two young girls jumping and playing in front of a bright digital screen
Monday, October 14, 12:00–1:30 p.m.

Beginner Digital Art-Making Workshop for Ages 55+

Woman leaning down to look at an iPad as a man looks on.
Saturday, October 19, 1:00–4:30 p.m.

Youth Maker Mixer

Youth Maker Mixer promo graphic
Thursday, October 17, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk: “Worlds Interwoven: Cuba, the Caribbean, and the Birth of the Modern Era” 

Canvas painted with a blue sea showing a large fish swimming around a group of creatures that look half fish and half human
Thursday, October 17, 12:00–1:30 p.m.

Advanced Digital Art-Making Workshop for Ages 55+

Group of seniors sitting at desks working on iPads
Saturday, October 19, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Adult ARTlab: “Constructing Identity: Symbolic Connections Through Polaroid Manipulation”

Two polaroids showing abstract images next to a white paper with an imprint of both
Thursday, October 24, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Curator’s Perspective:  Journey Through Japan

Large wave cresting in the ocean
Monday, October 28, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Homeschool Monday

Mom and two daughters working at the animation station
Thursday, November 21, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Sound Bath Meditation

Woman sitting cross-legged surrounded by different size glass containers and holding a white rod over one of the containers
Saturday, November 23, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Adult ARTlab: “Make Cute: An Exploration of Kawaii Through Mixed Media”

photo of a woman's head in black and white with characters and embellishments all around.
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