The Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice (EADJ), program is a trans-institutional partnership founded by Dr. Maria Magdalena Campos Pons. The partnership includes Vanderbilt University, Fisk University, the Frist Art Museum and Millions of Conversations. Artistic Activism and the Power of Collective Resistance will be curated by Oslo, Norway-based… Read More

Join Annemarie Bilclough, curator of Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, as she discusses the development of this fascinating new exhibition that explores the life of the beloved children’s author, the places and animals which inspired her stories, and her background as a scientist and conservationist. Read More

Join Betsy Bray, an international authority on Beatrix Potter, for a lively look at the remarkable life of this acclaimed children’s author-illustrator. She talks about the various roles played by Beatrix Potter from author-illustrator to her later life as a sheep farmer, land conservationist, entrepreneur, and community activist.  Read More

The guitar figures prominently in the visual stories Americans tell themselves about themselves and their histories, identities, and aspirations. As meaningful to hear as it is fun to play, the guitar has unique expressive possibilities in the visual arts. This illustrated lecture introducing Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art will explore the guitar’s symbolism in American art from the early nineteenth century to the present day, demonstrating the instrument’s capability of denoting myriad historical topics, from race and ethnicity to class and gender—as well as the American music industry itself. Read More

Join artist Ron Jude for an in-gallery conversation with Toby Jurovics about the exhibition 12 Hz. Read More

Join historian Marta McDowell for an exploration of Potter’s botanical art, the flora and horticulture that appears in her “little books,” and her gardening and conservation efforts in England’s Lake District. Read More