contemporary & outsider art
previously at gallery F
•These Fruits Of Society
• Me, My Cat and My House - A Glimpse of Art Brut
• Changement de Pieds:
Facts and Fictions for the Hermitage
• Surface + Insight Exhibit
•The Room
• Unusual Sympathy Exhibit
• Wish List
• The New Dress Code
Society bears fruit, some of which has been gathered by gallery F in an exhibition of sculpture, installation, video, collage and painting. The show playfully inquires into issues of identity, belonging and gender in the context of the interplay of societal expectations and the idea of one’s true self. The answers to these questions remain open. The artists’ works present a spectrum from humorous to deeply contemplative.
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, Oct. 16, 6 - 9 p
w/ JJ Jones’ premier of his interactive performance art prayer installation, “What the World Needs Now”
THROUGH Jan. 9, 2010
GALLERY HOURS
Tues-Fri 12-6p • Sat-Sun 9a-4p
THE ARTISTS:
PATRICIA EARNHARDT,
LIBBY ROWE
SARA ESTES,
DANIEL LAI
JAMES DARR
MATT CHRISTY,
Curated by Sabine Schlunk
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more info: sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org
1008 19th Ave S, Nashville 37212
615.320.4651
Be sure to stop by the Front Porch Gift Shop while you're there!
The exhibition is an installation of drawings, paintings, and objects created by artists with mental disabilities. It looks at the question, “Is there such a thing as so-called Outsider Art? Who is the outsider? Is it the artist, or is everybody an outsider in some way?”
This show attempts to shed light on the relationship between the artistic process and the product. In this case the product is very colorful, joyful and pure. The intentions are not to resolve the problems of the world, but to convey more basic needs, like living in a house, having my cat, being with a friend. "I would like to be a cat, then I would eat and eat and eat.” (smile) - Mike.
In the end it does not matter if we call it Raw Art, Art Brut, or Outsider Art - we all become Insiders.
Show extended through Oct 10
Gallery Hours: Tues-Fri 12-6p • Sat-Sun 9a-4p
View video of the artists
sharing their thoughts on their craft.
The Artists:
Bill Guion
Lisa Manus
Tracy L. Martin
Paul Miktarian
Mike Rewis
SEPTEMBER, 12th • 6 - 8p
ARTISTS TALK
with Lisa Manus, Tracy L. Martin,
Mike Rewis & Paul Miktarian
&
An INTIMATE CONCERT by
Art Brut Musicians
Mr. Ship, Lisa Manus & Susan Jasper
Special Guest Speakers:
Ron Anderson,
Artist, Art Historian of Native American Art/speaks about traditional role of people with mental disability in the Native American Community
Merritt Ireland,
Pacesetters,Cookeville Artist/Teacher/Mentor of Artists
Exhibit Curated by
Jennifer Campbell, Patricia Earnhardt & Sabine Schlunk
Thanks for the special support of The Kennedy Center at Vanderbilt University & Merritt Ireland of Pacesetters, Cookeville.
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more info: sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org
1008 19th Ave S, Nashville 37212
615.320.4651
an art installation by
amelia winger-bearskin and carlin wing
The exhibit is made up of video, photographs, story-telling and an installation that provide an opportunity for the audience to participate in commemorating the life of Lyncoya, the adopted Creek Indian son of President Andrew Jackson. Each participant will be given a sachet of native flower seeds to scatter.
Changement de Pieds is the second in a three part series inspired by the role of The Hermitage as a historical site within the local community. The first exhibition, Unusual Sympathy was at Gallery F at Scarritt Bennett this past February. The third and final part of the series will be a video installation at The Hermitage on May 17th in conjunction with the Enslaved Memorial Dedication Ceremony.
OPENING RECEPTION : Saturday, May 9 from 2p-6p with performances throughout the opening by Native American storyteller, Charlene Winger-Bearskin.
PANEL DISCUSSION : May 21 from 7p-9p
SHOW RUNS THROUGH: July 5
GALLERY HOURS: Tues-Fri 12-6p • Sat-Sun 9a-4p
organized by sabine schlunk
more info: sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org
1008 19th Ave S, Nashville 37212
615.320.4651
An exhibition full of surprises, not only in subject matter, but in the use of materials like gold leafed hair, mysterious hovering particles in colorful fluid and bandages on symbolic limbs. Portraying materialized conversations between bodies, memories of abandoned objects, animal-like images on skin, the exhibition features photography, video and installation with fresh conceptual approaches. This show includes work from five artists currently working and residing in Nashville, two of them recent alumni of Watkins College of Art, Design & Film.
OPENING RECEPTION March 21. 6 to 9p
With an experimental music performance by Lola @ 7 & 8p
Show runs THROUGH APRIL 26TH
ARTIST TALK Apr. 9. 7 to 9p
GALLERY HOURS Tues-Fri 12-6p • Sat-Sun 9a-4p
THE ARTISTS
Ruth Zelanski
Laura Young
Stephanie Brooke West - artist in residence
Jennifer Campbell - artist in residence
Ryan Hogan - artist in residence
Curated by Sabine Schlunk
more info: sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org
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1008 19th Ave S, Nashville 37212
615.320.4651
Be sure to stop in the Front Porch Gift Shop while you're there!
Monday Evening March 30, Seven o'clock
In celebration of van Gogh's birthday, Jaz Dorsey and Dr. Jamie Cutler will present a special reading of Act I of
award-winning New York playwright Alyce Mott's, The Room, in the intimate setting of gallery F.
The Room, explores the journey of van Gogh's sister-in-law, Johanna, as she rises above her own sense of grief and abandonment from the loss of her husband, Theo and her brother-in-law, Vincent and in doing so, gives the world the gift of Vincent van Gogh.
The event is free but seating is limited, so reservations are suggested and may be made by calling gallery F 615.320.4651 or sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org
QUESTIONS: About the reading contact producer Jaz Dorsey at 615.915.0891 or jazmn47@aol.com
About gallery F. contact gallery curator, Sabine Schlunk 615.320.4651 or sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org
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UNUSUAL SYMPATHY
a story of a Creek Indian boy in the home of a president
an installation of drawings, video, original songs, text & photography revolving around the Creek Indian boy, Lyncoya, orphaned on the battlefield & adopted by Andrew Jackson
by carlin wing & amelia winger-bearskin
february 6 - march 15
closing reception
march 15 (Andrew Jackson's 242nd Birthday)
4-7p
artist talk
sunday, february 8 at 3p
more information: unusualsympathy@gmail.com
organized by sabine schlunk
special thanks to Vanderbilt Dept. of Art &
Watkins College of Art & Design
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday - 12 PM to 6 PM
Saturday & Sunday - 9 AM to 4 PM
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1008 19th Ave S, Nashville 37212
615.320.4651
Be sure to stop in the Front Porch Gift Shop while you're there!
EXHIBIT THROUGH: 01.25.2009
The art exhibition WISH LIST does not address the diamond
rings, perfect smiles, or shiny Hummers that Santa Claus stuffs
down the chimneys of the world. Instead, it deals with the
very personal wishes and concerns of young artists whose eyes
are wide open on their journeys – and not only during the
holiday season. These works of painting, printing, drawing,
installation and photography compel the viewer’s contemplation,
using humor and irony to describe what they really want
(or don't want) for Christmas.
WISH LIST is a collaboration with the students and graduates
of the Art Department of Tennessee State University.
VINCENT BLACK
BRANDON DONAHUE
SARA ESTES
JARED FREIHOEFER
ASH LUSK
MANDY SAUER
HOLLY SETTLE
MARJORIE WARD
CURATED BY SABINE SCHLUNK
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday - 12 PM to 6 PM
Saturday & Sunday - 9 AM to 4 PM
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1008 19th Ave S, Nashville 37212
615.320.4651
Be sure to stop in the Front Porch Gift Shop while you're there!
September 5 – November 16
The exhibit features artists from across the U.S. and their viewpoint on feminine values in art. Apart from their gender and dedication to art, most of these women are alums from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, which is devoted to progressive ideas and exchange, much like the mission of Scarritt-Bennett. This exhibition features installation, sculpture, video, painting and drawing and reflects personal statements regarding various aspects of society from politics to philosophy, from spirituality to psychology.
The exhibition is housed in the new gallery F. at the Front Porch Coffee & Gift Shop at Scarritt-Bennett, at the corner of 19th & Grand.
"The New Dress Code: Seven Women Explore Feminine Values In Art" with Kristi Hargrove, Jodi Hays, Michelle Sciumbato, Barbara Yontz, Mandy Sauer, Erika Wollam Nichols
Join this unique group of artists as they discuss their work which includes conceptual art, photographic, print making, painting, drawing, video, installation, and object art. Following the theme of feminine values, their work connects the technical aspect of art with philosophy, literature, psychology, politics, and spirituality.
