Please join us Thursday, September 17th, 6:30 - 7:30 pm at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts as Adrienne Outlaw presents the seventh and final project of the year-long program ART MAKES PLACE: contemporary artists make community-oriented, temporary and performance-based art for public spaces, or AMP.
Working with neurologists, ethicists, lawyers, philosophers, doctors and historians, Outlaw is making a multi-part artwork about the ethics of pharmaceutical cognitive enhancement. On the 17th, she will lead a conversation with a panel of experts debating the ethics of healthy people taking prescription drugs to enhance brain power. Audience members may participate in the conversation.
Participants invited to the Frist Center conversation include four distinguished scholars from Vanderbilt University.
Director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Professor of Law and Pediatrics, Ellen Wright Clayton, Ph.D., J.D., M.D., is an internationally respected leader in the field of law and genetics. Associate Professor of Law and Philosophy, Nita A. Farahany, J.D., M.A. & Ph.D., focuses on the legal, philosophical, and social issues arising from biosciences, particularly related to behavioral genetics and neuroscience. Dr. Howard Kirshner is a Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Hearing and Speech Sciences. Board certified in vascular neurology, he is also Vice Chair for the Department of Neurology and Director of the Vanderbilt Stroke Center. Interested in the social and cultural impacts of technological change, Chancellor's Professor of History Michael Bess, Ph.D, is currently working on his fourth book entitled "Icarus 2.0: Technology, Ethics, and the Quest to Build a Better Human." Interested in bioethical issues developing with the rapid advancement of technology, cross-disciplinary artist Adrienne Outlaw exhibits internationally in public art collections, galleries and museums. She holds an MLAS from Vanderbilt University and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Outlaw considers the talk at the Frist Center as the first public phase of her piece titled "The Enhancer." During the summer she met with small groups of teenagers, college students and professionals to discuss ideas behind the work. In these smaller talks, many people admitted taking or knowing someone who has taken non-prescribed drugs such as Ritalin to help them focus. The Frist Center talk kicks off the public phase of her project. The next phases include a conversation about drugs and creativity, an informative and participatory blog, 1000 brain-shaped, hand-held viewfinders distributed to the public, and an interactive installation for the AMP exhibit at the Nashville Public Library, which opens Oct. 14th.
Encouraging partnership between artists and the public, AMP projects address the artist's role in society and how artists help to create a sense of place and identity within a society. Projects, which began last fall, have each started with a lecture/workshop with public school students, continued with participation from Vanderbilt University and the larger Nashville community, and result in a temporary artwork presented in public spaces throughout Nashville. AMP culminates in fall, 2009 with a catalogue and an art exhibition at NPL main gallery.
AMP is organized by the Nashville Cultural Arts Project and has as its collaborative partners Metro Nashville Public Schools, Frist Center for the Visual Arts and Vanderbilt University. AMP funding and assistance comes from Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Vanderbilt University, Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation and FCVA.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
ART MAKES PLACE discussion at Frist - Sept 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Frist: Artist's Forum: Rocky Horton and Chris Scarborough - May 7 , 2009
Artist's Forum: Rocky Horton and Chris Scarborough
Thursday, May 7, 6:30 p.m.
Rechter Room, FREE
Join artists Rocky Horton and Chris Scarborough as they discuss their work.
In his most recent studio practices, Rocky Horton utilizes different dilutions of photographic development chemicals to paint onto exposed photographs. With these "photo paintings" Horton is commenting on the precarious relationship these mediums have had with each other since the invention of photography in the 19th century.
Chris Scarborough works in photography and drawing to create meticulously detailed images of people who have been manipulated according to the exaggerated characteristics of Japanese anime. His most recent work has developed from this foundation to include the examination of cartoon violence.
During the evening, enjoy jazz music in the lobby from 6:00-8:00 p.m. by Billy Contreras and Buddy Spicher and a stroll through the galleries.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Arts Council of Williamson County announces March’s “Brown Bag Lunch Bunch” guest speaker, Jeremy Spencer, Firefly Fine Arts Festival
Contact: Linda McLaughlin, Arts Council of
(615) 428-3845, linda@artscouncilwc.org
Arts Council of
The Arts Council of Williamson County’s ‘Brown Bag Lunch Bunch’ will meet on Friday, March 13, from 11 am – 1 pm at the Williamson County Public Library (main conference room), 1314 Columbia Pike in Franklin.
Jeremy Spencer, Festival Director, will speak about the inaugural Firefly Fine Arts Festival on June 26-28, 2009 at the beautiful, custom-designed grounds adjacent to the award-winning
‘Supplies for Soldiers’ collection continues again this month. The Arts Council is collecting supplies for troops stationed in
Did you ever wonder where those supplies that we've been collecting have been going?
Come and meet Jimmy Finney! Jimmy’s troop was the recipient of the supplies and he is back from
Grab your lunch and join them for a lunchtime of artistic fun and camaraderie. You provide your lunch; they’ll provide the location! The Arts Council’s ‘Brown Bag Lunch Bunch’ meets 2nd Friday of most months.
For more information, visit www.artscouncilwc.org, call 428-3845 or email info@artscouncilwc.org.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Engaging Art: The Future of Arts Participation in America A Presentation by Steven Tepper : March 11, 2009
Attention Arts Organizations, Artists and Arts Enthusiasts - Mark Your Calendars!
Engaging Art: The Future of Arts Participation in America A Presentation by Steven Tepper
March 11, 4:30 p.m.
Nashville Downtown Public Library, 615 Church Street
All arts organizations, artists and arts enthusiasts are encouraged to attend this fast-paced and engaging presentation, which covers the changing ways in which people are accessing and interacting with art and how the traditional arts may need to adapt to changing audience demands. The presentation will explore what it means to participate in the arts in contemporary society, from museum attendance to music downloading. Tepper analyzes key trends involving technology, audience demographics, religion and the rise of "do-it-yourself" participatory culture, drawing on findings from his recent book with Bill Ivey, Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life. His research on arts engagement has been featured at more than 20 conferences and events across the country in the past two years.
About Steven Tepper:
Tepper is assistant professor in the department of sociology and associate director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University. His research and teaching has focused on creativity in society; conflict over art and culture; and cultural participation. In addition to Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life (Routledge 2007), he is currently completing a book on cultural conflict and social change in American cities, to be published in 2010 (University of Chicago Press).
Art: Up Close & Personal: Ben Caldwell @ Williamson County Library March 9 2009
Art: Up Close & Personal
* Co-sponsored by Williamson County Public Library & O'More College of Design *
Williamson County Public Library
(main conference room)
1314 Columbia Pike
Franklin, TN 37064
We are proud to present a new evening series for 2009. Some of the most renowned local artists will share an up-close and personal glimpse into their lives and their work. The evening starts with a powerpoint presentation, followed by a question and answer period.
March' s Guest:
Ben Caldwell, Copper/Metalworker
March 9
6-8 pm
Ben was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. His interest in art was sparked by his parent’s passion for all things well crafted and beautiful. The weekends of his childhood were spent in antique stores and the studios of artists and craftsmen across the country. Being dyslexic, school was difficult and art became the oasis he went to for sustenance. He studied painting in Boston and New York. After graduating from Tufts University, he spent ten years building musical instruments. Then he apprenticed under Terry Talley, a nationally known coppersmith and silversmith in Bradyville Tennessee. The most important thing he learned from Terry was how to earn a living as a fulltime artist. Today he lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee and supports himself and his family with his art.
Description of Process
Ben starts with a large sheet of copper and applies powdered enamel to create a design. The enamel is torch fired to the copper section by section at temperatures between 1500 deg. F and 1800 deg. F. This allows the copper to oxidize and mix with the enamel and change color. After the copper cools, it is then shaped with a hammer. It is then re-enameled and shaped while still red hot until the final shape and color are achieved.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Art Makes Place: Mike Calway-Fagen: Free Talk @ Frist; Feb 27, 2009
Art Makes Place: Mike Calway-Fagen
Friday, February 27, 6:30 p.m.
Studio B, Upper-Level, FREE
Artist Mike Calway-Fagen invites public participation for planning an artwork about ideas and issues of community. Calway-Fagen's talk is the third of an eight-part public meeting and discussion about the year-long project, "Art Makes Place," an initiative in which contemporary artists create community-based, temporary and performance-based art for public places.
"Art Makes Place" is organized by the Nashville Cultural Arts Project, in collaboration with Metro Nashville Public Schools, Vanderbilt University, and the Frist Center, with funding from the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Vanderbilt University, and the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Art Makes Place Panel Discussions @ Frist
Art Makes Place Panel Discussions
Fridays, Jan. 9, Feb. 27, March 27, April 17-- 6:30 p.m.
Studio B, FREE
The Frist Center will be the site for a number of presentations in conjunction with ART MAKES PLACE: Contemporary Artists make Community-based, Public Art in the form of Temporary, Site-specific and Performance-based Artworks.
Art Makes Place is organized by the Nashville Cultural Arts Project, in collaboration with Metro Nashville Public Schools, Vanderbilt University, and the Frist Center, with funding from the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, Vanderbilt University, and the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation.
Additional information about AMP is available at www.n-cap.org/amp.html.
Remaining Presentations
Friday, January 9, 2009
Michael Cooper
Nationally renowned Nashville muralist Michael Cooper discusses a proposed mural by students at Overton High School based on graffiti art. This talk will be followed by a round table discussion with other Art Makes Place artists working in the public sphere.
Cooper and Overton High School students will create a temporary mural with sidewalk chalk on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. on the 3rd Ave. Rock City Machine building in downtown Nashville, weather permitting. The public is invited to watch.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Julie Horn
Video artist Julie Horn discusses the production of a video about personal and communal time.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Bonnie Fortune
Friday, April 17, 2009
Lindsay Obermeyer
Location: Rechter Room at the Frist Center
Friday, May 22, 2009
Mike Calway-Fagen
Friday, August 14, 2009
Mel Zeigler
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Adrienne Outlaw
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
PANEL DISCUSSION at Zeitgeist - July 22, 2008
PANEL DISCUSSION at Zeitgeist in
Zeitgeist will host the third panel discussion from the Dialogues exhibition series this Tuesday from 6 to 8PM in the gallery to address topics related to the medium of Sculpture.
Invited panelists are: John Donovan (artist and educator), David Maddox (writer and arts advocate), and Julie Roberts (artist and Director of Visual Art, Craft, and Media for the
address: zeitgeist
We hope to engage viewers to explore the wealth of art and artists in our area. Our goal as a gallery is to be a resource to those viewers who value the connection between the visual arts and the
For more information on all events, please visit our website (www.zeitgeist-art.com) or call Janice Zeitlin or Lain York at 615-256-4805.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Dialogue 2: Photography, panel discussion @ Zeitgeist: May 13, 2008
Dialogue 2: Photography, panel discussion
PANEL DISCUSSION at Zeitgeist in Hillsboro Village, TUESDAY, EVENING MAY 13th 6-8PM
Zeitgeist will host the second panel discussion from the Dialogues exhibition series this Tuesday from 6 to 8PM in the gallery to address topics related to the medium of photography (see last week's Tennessean article on the first panel held for the medium of painting).
Invited panelists are: Caroline Allison (artist and Watkins College professor of photography), Wendy Koenig (professor of Art History at Middle Tennessee State University and ArtPapers contributor), and Pradip Malde (artist and University of the South, Sewanee photography professor).
address: zeitgeist 1819 21st Avenue South in Hillsboro Village
We hope to engage viewers to explore the wealth of art and artists in our area. Our goal as a gallery is to be a resource to those viewers who value the connection between the visual arts and the Nashville community at large and to provide a richer experience for those moved by the art, the artists, and the creative process.
For more information on all events, please visit our website (www.zeitgeist-art.com) or call Janice Zeitlin or Lain York at 615-256-4805.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Panel Discussion w/ Rocky Horton @ Zeitgeist: April 8 6-8pm
PANEL DISCUSSION, TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 8, 6-8PM
Please join us in the gallery for a panel discussion featuring Dialogue artist and educator Rocky Horton, and Watkins College professors, Terry Thacker and Kelly Williams.
