Savages & Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes
Museum Center at 5ive Points 200 Inman St SE, Cleveland, United StatesJoin the Museum Center for this traveling exhibit organized by the Mid-American Arts Alliance, which explores, through the work of indigenous artists, the various themes of stereotyping of Native Americans in mainstream and pop culture. This traveling exhibition brings together twelve contemporary Native American visual artists who reclaim their right to represent their identities as…
Savages & Princesses exhibit opening event
Museum Center at 5ive Points 200 Inman St SE, Cleveland, United StatesJoin the Museum Center for a reception to open a traveling exhibit, Savages & Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes. Enjoy a discussion panel moderated by Dr. Rondall Reynoso with artists featured in the exhibit: Heidi Bigknife, Micah Wesley, Hoka Shenandore, and Karin Walkingstick. The event begins at 6:30, the panel at 7:00pm. For more…
Mary Leuana Christensen: Cherokee Author
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNJoin the Global Education Center for an evening of reading and discussion with Cherokee poet and author, Mary Leuana Christensen. The event is part of the "Three Roots of Appalachia: Indigenous, Black, Scot-Irish" program series, partially funded by Humanities Tennessee. Visit the Global Ed website for more information.
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
Tom & OE Stigall Museum, HumboldtThe Tennessee tour of “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” launched in Clinton at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center and is now concluding at the Tom & O.E. Stigall Museum in Humboldt. TN. The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) traveling exhibit examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people,” and…
The Evolution of Transportation
Tipton Haynes Historic Site 2620 S Roan St, Johnson City, TN, United StatesTipton-Haynes new, permanent exhibition includes conveyances from their collection to explore the changes in transportation over time in the region. Visit http://www.tipton-haynes.org/ for more information. Humanities Tennessee is pleased to provide partial support for this project.
TN 101 The History of Music: Lucy’s Record Shop & Community
Join the TN Historical Society for a virtual discussion of the stories and significance or Lucy's Record Shop and independent shops overall with Mary Mancini.Info and registration coming soo to: Tennessee 101: The History of Tennessee Music - Tennessee Historical Society (tennesseehistory.org)The event is part of the Tennessee 101: History of Music series, funded, in…
Stories of the Past, Photographs of the Present: Living Legacies of the Lee-Buckner Rosenwald School
The Franklin Theater 419 Main Street, Franklin, United StatesJoin the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County at the Franklin Theater for an exhibit highlighting oral histories of the alumni of a local Rosenwald school--one of those created across the rural south in the early 20th century through desegregation to educate black children. Activities include an exhibition viewing and a moderated roundtable discussion with local,…
We Will Speak: Film Screening/Discussion
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNJoin the Global Education Center for a screening of We Will Speak, an award-winning film exploring Cherokee language preservation, and a discussion with the filmmaker. The event is part of the "Three Roots of Appalachia: Indigenous, Black, Scot-Irish" program series, partially funded by Humanities Tennessee. Visit the Global Ed website for more information.
Community Author Experience Project
The Kelcurt Foundation concludes its inaugural Community Author series with school visits by author Rita Mae Hubbard. Ms. Hubbard will visit students for reading discussions at the following elementary schools in north Hamilton County: Soddy-Daisy, Allen, Big Ridge, North Hamilton and McConnell. Humanities Tennessee provided partial support for the author series, which occurred over nine…
“How to Sue the Klan” film screening
Walker Theater 399 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, United StatesCivil Productions is pleased to announce the premiere of its documentary, How to Sue the Klan, which chronicles an historic event from 1980 Chattanooga involving Klan violence and the five women who sued them in civil court. Humanities Tennessee provided partial support for the production of this film.