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Respect ~ Restore ~ Replenish: Fisk Continues to be Inseparable from The Arts!
The Fisk University Department of Art is delighted to participate in the University’s Annual Spring Arts Festival which celebrates the arts and the humanities. In 2023, as in previous years, we continue our tradition of showcasing the creative efforts of our students, and of those who have taught and trained them. Student artists are selected from the Painting, Ceramic, Sculpture, and Photography Studios. In classes, they are taught and given constructive criticism, and each student has the opportunity to present work, created from their interests, imaginations, and experiences.
The department was founded by Aaron Douglas, known as “the father of black American art.” He was the department chairman for 22 years and chairman Emeritus from 1966 until his death in 1979. An illustrious list of faculty and alumni have followed and left a remarkable impression. For over seventy-five years, the department has continued to produce exceptional graduates dedicated to the study of the arts and visual culture. Fisk’s museum collections have consistently been an integral teaching resource for students, artists, and scholars as well as the national and global community.
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Office of the President
Greetings Fisk Family and Friends,
Greetings Fisk Family and Friends,
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 94th Annual Spring Arts Festival. This weeklong festival boasts of both student and faculty offerings centered on the theme Repair – Respect - Restore Replenish: Fisk Continues to Be Inseparable from The Arts. In the past, we have had such luminaries as Langston Hughes, Ossie Davis, Harry Belafonte, Golden Globe recipient Sheryl Lee Ralph, and our very own “Poet Laureate” Nikki Giovanni and the Grammy Award winning Fisk Jubilee Singers, just to name a few.
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 94th Annual Spring Arts Festival. This weeklong festival boasts of both student and faculty offerings centered on the theme Repair—Respect—Restore—Replenish: Fisk Continues to Be Inseparable from The Arts. In the past, we have had such luminaries as Langston Hughes, Ossie Davis, Harry Belafonte, Golden Globe recipient Sheryl Lee Ralph, and our very own “Poet Laureate” Nikki Giovanni and the Grammy Award winning Fisk Jubilee Singers, just to name a few.
This year, we will honor one of our own. Professor Alicia Henry, chairperson of the Art Department. She will be the featured visual artist this year. Her works will be hung in the Carl Van Vechten Art Gallery for all to witness her artistic brilliance and talent. The students are truly blessed to have the opportunity to study under her tutelage. We also have one of our John Lewis Center for Social Justice Fellows, Michelle Eistrup, presenting a multimedia production entitled Charging Changes. Both artistic offerings will be magnificent!
This year, we will honor one of our own. Professor Alicia Henry, chairperson of the Art Department. She will be the featured visual artist this year. Her works will be hung in the Carl Van Vechten Art Gallery for all to witness her artistic brilliance and talent. The students are truly blessed to have the opportunity to study under her tutelage. We also have one of our John Lewis Center for Social Justice Fellows, Michelle Eistrup, presenting a multimedia production entitled Charging Changes. Both artistic offerings will be magnificent!
We have entered a collaboration with Vanderbilt’s Theatre Department to produce SWEAT, by Lynne Nottage as directed by Chuck Smith of the Goodman Theatre, Chicago. This production will feature students from Fisk University, as well as Vanderbilt University and will be performed on both campuses. What a unique opportunity for all involved!
We have entered a collaboration with Vanderbilt’s Theatre Department to produce SWEAT, by Lynn Nottage as directed by Chuck Smith of the Goodman Theatre, Chicago. This production will feature students from Fisk University, as well as Vanderbilt University and will be performed on both campuses. What a unique opportunity for all involved!
These offerings are a mere sample of what you will experience this week. There will be choral and band concerts, movies on the yard, a fashion show, and so much more. Excitement looms throughout our hallowed halls as we honor and celebrate the arts here at our beloved Fisk University. Students and faculty alike will share their gifts and talents throughout this weeklong celebration, which will open with a Rocket Team rocket blast off!
These offerings are a mere sample of what you will experience this week. There will be choral and band concerts, movies on the yard, a fashion show, and so much more. Excitement looms throughout our hallowed halls as we honor and celebrate the arts here at our beloved Fisk University. Students and faculty alike will share their gifts and talents throughout this weeklong celebration, which will open with a Rocket Team rocket blast off!
Repair. ---- Respect---- Restore---- Replenish: Fisk Continues to Be Inseparable from The Arts. I thank you in advance for sharing with us during this, our 94th Annual Spring Arts Festival. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Repair—Respect—Restore—Replenish: Fisk Continues to Be Inseparable from The Arts. I thank you in advance for sharing with us during this, our 94th Annual Spring Arts Festival. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Frank Sims, Interim President
Frank Sims, Interim President
