Fisk University Art Galleries

Fisk University Art Galleries Fisk University is home to The Carl Van Vechten Gallery and The Aaron Douglas Gallery. Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Henry O.

Fisk University Galleries provide a welcoming environment and foster an appreciation and understanding of art through exhibitions, educational programs and research. The galleries maintain a permanent collection with over 4,000 objects that span three centuries of art history. Tanner, Elizabeth Catlett, Diego Rivera, Aaron Douglas, Winold Reiss, Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz are just a few

of the acclaimed artists represented in the collection, along with significant examples of African, Oceanic, and Asian art. Works from the collection are exhibited regularly in permanent and temporary installations at the university's Carl Van Vechten Gallery and Aaron Douglas Gallery.

Materiality of the Sacred Join us for the opening reception:April 2, 2026 | 5:30–7:00 PMCarl Van Vechten Gallery, Fisk U...
04/02/2026

Materiality of the Sacred

Join us for the opening reception:
April 2, 2026 | 5:30–7:00 PM
Carl Van Vechten Gallery, Fisk University

Materiality of the Sacred brings together multigenerational Black artists from across Tennessee to explore how spirituality, memory, and material practice shape lived experience.

Co-curated by Crafting Blackness co-director Karlota Contreras-Koterbay and Fisk University Art Department Coordinator Lakesha Calvin, the exhibition unfolds through three themes:
• Practice as Revelation
• Faith and Memory
• Embodiment of the Divine

Through craft, ritual, and form, the works on view reveal the sacred as both deeply personal and collectively held—rooted in history, community, and creative expression.

Bridging historical figures and contemporary voices, this exhibition highlights the enduring role of spiritual practice in shaping Black artistic traditions and futures.
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Join us tomorrow for an midday conversation.
03/31/2026

Join us tomorrow for an midday conversation.

Join us for A Conversation on Many Ways of Seeing—a new publication exploring the legacy and complexity of the Alfred St...
03/30/2026

Join us for A Conversation on Many Ways of Seeing—a new publication exploring the legacy and complexity of the Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University.

Bringing together new scholarship and perspectives, the book examines how this historic gift from Georgia O’Keeffe continues to shape conversations around modern art, race, and education in America.

📍 John Hope & Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Fisk University
🗓 Wednesday, April 1
🕔 5:00 PM

In conversation with the co-editors:
Jamaal B. Sheats and Jen Padgett

Sheats is Associate Provost of Art & Culture and Director of Fisk University Galleries.
Padgett is Windgate Curator of Craft at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

It’s official today is the day. After five years, Many Ways of Seeing is now available.Proud to have served as co-editor...
03/18/2026

It’s official today is the day. After five years, Many Ways of Seeing is now available.

Proud to have served as co-editor of this project alongside . This work reflects years of research, collaboration, and the contributions of teams at and , our authors and contributors, and countless Fisk students.

This is the first major publication to fully examine the Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University.

Deeply grateful to everyone who helped bring this project to life, including our partners and the team at Rizzoli.

Now available!!!

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Nashville, TN
37208

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Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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