This exhibit guides visitors through Lucy Higgs Nichols' life, from 1838 — 1915. Period documents and letters detail her life as a slave in Tennessee, a nurse during the Civil War, and her post-war life in freedom.
This moving exhibition draws the national phenomenon of the Underground Railroad into sharp focus by revealing the contributions of ordinary people, both free and enslaved, whose courageous acts on both sides of the Ohio River helped overthrow the institution of slavery.
« All Events To a Fine Effect: George W. Morrison, 1820 – 1893 January 30 10:00 am - August 16 5:00 pm Join us on Thursday January 30th from 5 PM - 7 PM in the Sally Newkirk Gallery as we unveil a collection of…
Multimedia artist Scott Scarboro has utilized numerous materials and processes for self-expression for over 3 decades. This exhibit is not really a retrospective, but a sampling of his hand-glitched videos, mixed media sculptures and quilts from the past, his current sound and video creations, along…
« All Events Artistry Unleashed: Gustav Klimt Painting Tree of Life July 16 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Join us at The Cultural Arts Center for an afternoon to learn about a different type of art each month, with a reading of a book about…
« All Events Art History Illustrated, Imaging the End Times: The Iconography of the Last Judgment July 17 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Artists throughout the Christian era were fascinated and inspired by the scriptural description of The Last Judgment, and pictured the chaos of…
« All Events A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course July 19 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Learn about notable artists who made art about horses, including depictions of horse-related sports, and then make and decorate your own jointed paper horse. For ages…
« All Events Artistry Unleashed: Marc Chagall and Reverse Painting August 13 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Join us at The Cultural Arts Center for an afternoon to learn about a different type of art each month, with a reading of a book about the…
« All Events Art History Illustrated, Welcome to the Present: Contemporary Art that Moves August 21 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Kinetic art has been an especially important thread through the Contemporary period (1980 to the present). A lot has happened since the mobiles of…
