Sharaku Who?
The city of Edo, modern day Tokyo, Japan, experienced the rise of a new form of pop art in the period between the seventeenth and the twentieth centuries. Ukiyo-e, or woodblock prints, became all the rage because their mass production …
Slow-Motion Soul Suspension | The Photographs of Bill Steber
Bill Steber clearly remembers the pivotal moment in 1992 that fueled his obsession with documenting the disappearing culture of the Delta and northeast Mississippi’s hill country.
Steber, then a photojournalist, was assigned to shoot a travel story in Mississippi. On …
Spotlight | Cherry Blossom Festival
This month Nashvillians can enjoy a day of Japanese culture by participating in the 2010 Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival on March 27 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The beautiful pink trees, called sakura in their homeland, have functioned as a symbol …
Spotlight | Harpeth Watershed Photography
The Harpeth River Watershed Association and the Brentwood Photography Group will be hosting a reception showcasing sixty juried photographs by thirty-two member photographers. These beautiful images of the Harpeth River will be available for purchase, with part of the proceeds …
On the Horizon | Ensworth High School
Students Share Larger-than-Life Aspirations
At Ensworth High School, the arts curriculum is based on a foundation of understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment. An environment of open creativity and respect for the arts, students say, allows Ensworth students to find their passions …
Spotlight | Tennessee State Museum
Exhibits 50th Anniversary of Tennessee’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins
This year marks the fifty-year anniversary of the powerful civil rights sit-ins that changed the course of American history in the South. In honor of this occasion, the Tennessee State Museum …
