Presented by Nashville Opera’s Opera On Wheels

Join us for a special performance from the Nashville Opera with operatic, musical theatre, and spiritual selections by Black composers and arrangers. This performance is inspired by the current exhibitions David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship and Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999.




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David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship

Mar 14–Jun 1, 2025 | Upper-Level Galleries

David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship highlights the artistic legacy of David C. Driskell and the importance of his relationships with fellow artists—many of whom hold a significant place in the 20th-century art canon. In 1976, Driskell curated the groundbreaking exhibition Two Centuries of Black American Art: 1750–1950, which… Read More

Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999

Mar 14–Jun 1, 2025 | Carl Van Vechten Art Gallery—Fisk University, Upper-Level Galleries—Frist Art Museum

1966 marked the centennial year of Fisk University, the oldest institution for higher learning in Nashville, Tennessee. It also represented a moment of transition after the retirement of Aaron Douglas, founder and chair of Fisk’s Art Department and a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance. The appointment of David C. Read More

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