Join artist Dylan Camp and Design Intern Autumn Cruse for a conversation moderated by Student Curator Sydney Nelson about the creative and collaborative process behind the new Art in the Elevator installation Here with You: Awake and Dreaming.
Schedule of Events
5:45–6:20 p.m.: Reception in Upper-Level East Foyer
6:30–7:30 p.m.: Opening Conversation in Rechter Room
About Sydney Nelson
Sydney Nelson is an art student at Fisk University. She is interested in curation as well as the fine arts. Born in Nashville, she attended Hume-Fogg High School, down the street from the Frist Art Museum. She is passionate about art and its ability to connect people through a shared visual language. In her own art practice, she is exploring applied arts and the way Black women have historically used fiber arts to support and stitch together their communities.
About Dylan Camp
Dylan Camp is a Tennessee painter whose works display her experience growing up as a Black American in the South. Her work captures the beauty, spirituality, and strength found in lived experiences. She works with acrylic to paint dreamlike works in which her characters display pride and self-confidence in their individuality.
About Autumn Cruse
Autumn Cruse recently graduated from Tennessee State University with a bachelor of science and liberal arts degree. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was inspired by the lively branding and environmental design of the Bengals’ stadium. Her passion for design has also extended to assisting brands with affordable branding to help their businesses grow. Autumn has a freelance graphic design agency called Glomani Graphics.
