Events for August 8, 2019
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The Biggest and Most Important Things: A Duo Exhibition by Michelle & Aaron Grayum
[ August 2, 2019 to October 23, 2019. ] AUG 3 – OCT 23 | ORGAIN/BRUNER GALLERIES Michelle and Aaron Grayum have owned and operated the graphic design firm The Gray Umbrella in Nashville for more than nine years while raising their 11-year-old son. The Biggest and Most Important Things marks the first time in four years that this talented couple, celebrating 18 years of [...] -
Odyssey: An Exhibition of Recent Works by Paul Harmon
[ August 8, 2019 to October 20, 2019. ] AUG 8 – OCT 20 | CROUCH GALLERY Paul Harmon is an internationally exhibited artist. From 1986 to early 1998, Harmon divided his time between studio/residences in Paris, France and Brentwood, Tennessee. Within the more than fifty works shown, are some of Harmon’s signature themes of reclining nudes and literary references. -
Jim Diehr: Imagined Perspectives
[ August 2, 2019 to September 29, 2019. ] AUG 2 – SEPT 29 | JOSTONS GALLERY Artist Jim Diehr’s work showcases his interest in the use of symbols found in religion and mythology. Diehr served as a college professor and administrator for many years in Kansas and Tennessee. Recently retired, Diehr is a full-time artist. This exhibit includes both paintings and sculptures. -
The Eagle Has Landed: Celebrating Apollo’s 50th Anniversary
[ July 12, 2019 to September 8, 2019. ] July 12–Sept 8 | Lobby July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969 as part of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission. This exhibit features dioramas by Exhibits Preparator Randy Spurgeon and famous magazine covers from the Museum collection commemorating the event. -
The Art of Peggy Bonnington
[ July 3, 2019 to September 1, 2019. ] July 3 – Sept 1 | Harvill Gallery Specializing in handmade papers and mosaics, local artist Peggy Bonnington brings her whimsical studies of color and shape to the Museum. Peggy is Co-Founder & Volunteer Artist Teacher at Arts for Hearts and is a member of the Downtown Artists Co-op. The exhibit will include both 2D and [...] -
Revisiting New York: A Photographic Essay by Norman Lerner
[ June 25, 2019 to September 29, 2019. ] June 25–Sept 29 | Kimbrough Gallery Norman Lerner worked as a fashion and commercial photographer in New York City from the early 50s to the 70s. In 1961, he established the photography program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. In the 1970s through the mid-1980s, he was a coordinator of the photography studies program [...] -
Remembering D-Day: 75th Anniversary | The Mysterious Captain Weems
[ May 21, 2019 to September 21, 2019. ] Remembering D-Day: 75th Anniversary Memory Lane | May 21 – Sept 29 This exhibition presents World War II artifacts from the Museum’s collection’s and private collections including plans & maps of Normandy, and World War II Senate surrender documents signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur Memory Lane | May 21 – Sept 29 New donations to the Museum [...]