Humanities Tennessee

May 15, 2012 09:44 AM

Win Tickets to An Evening with General Colin Powell

Humanities Tennessee is pleased to partner with the Nashville Public Library and Parnasssus Books for a conversation between General Colin Powell and Jon Meacham. The event will take place Wednesday, May 30, at 7:00 p.m. at the Massey Auditorium at Belmont University. It is a free event, and the event is sold out.

Though the event is sold out, we have two tickets available via random drawing.

Click here to enter the contest!

Deadline to enter is Monday, May 21st, 9am (CDT).

May 8, 2012 01:22 PM

Ron Rash Joins Salon@615 May 16

Humanities Tennessee, Nashville Public Library and Parnassus Books are pleased to host author Ron Rash at the downtown Nashville Public Library Wednesday, May 16 for a reception, reading and book signing. The event is free and begins with a reception at 6:15 p.m., followed by author reading at 6:45 p.m. and book signing. The event takes place at the main library at 615 Church St.

May 3, 2012 07:57 AM

The Way We Worked Opens at Final Stop in Tennesssee: Jamestown

The Way We Worked, the seventh Smithsonian traveling exhibit sponsored by Humanities Tennessee, arrived in Jamestown on Saturday, April 28th for the final stop along its tour of Tennessee.

According to one local resident, "I haven't seen the community come together over a project like this in a very long time. It’s exciting, energizing, and gives me hope for what the future may have in store."

May 2, 2012 02:52 PM

Beyond the Brush Strokes

As part of a yearlong project devoted to the work of painter Thomas Hart Benton, Doris King's art students at Clarkrange High School trained to become docents for a travelling exhibit King brought to the school as part of her 2011 Award of Recognition for Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities. Over 900 students and adults from the town saw the exhibit during its stay at Clarkrange. And like the best museum educators, King's classes surveyed their audience to gauge the effect of their work. According to King, "Only 32% of students at the high school level have ever been to an art museum. Most students knew about the Great Depression, but had no idea it influenced the production of art. Very few recognized art could or should be used to study history."

May 2, 2012 01:57 PM

2012 Grant Recipients Announced

Humanities Tennessee is pleased to announce the grant awards for the 2012 General Grant Program. Take a look!

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Southern Festival of Books Image Gallery

Check out some of the Festival art and images from previous year's events.

Events

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Knox County Public Library's Children's Festival of Reading

Knox County Public Library's Children's Festival of Reading hosts a star-studded line up of authors and illustrators

The 2012 Children’s Festival of Reading will have audiences starry-eyed! Dream Big is the theme of the summer reading clubs, and it is particularly fitting as the lineup of featured guests is a virtual constellation of star power. From Biscuit and Babymouse to the Backyardigans and Ella Enchanted, this year's Festival plays host to some of the most highly acclaimed legends in children's literature .

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Author Andrea Wulf to Read in Nashville May 24

Andrea Wulf – Chasing Venus - Andrea has written for New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, the Sunday Times and the Guardian, as well as others. She is a three-time fellow of the International center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.

This event is part of Salon @615, an author reading series held at the main branch of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street. The series is a partnership among Nashville Public Library, Humanities Tennessee, the Nashville Public Library Foundation, and Parnassus Books, which will be the on-site bookseller for the events.

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About Chapter 16

Chapter 16, launched in October 2009, is an online journal about books, writers, and literary events in Tennessee and serves as the state affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress. We cover novels set here; histories involving Tennessee events or locations; authors who live here, were born or educated here; and out-of-state writers when they give readings or participate in book signings anywhere in the state. We also publish original poems and essays by prominent Tennessee authors (including previews of their works in progress). New content appears daily, and our reviews and interviews are published in newspapers around the state under a syndication plan modeled on Pro Publica’s.

You can find it all at Chapter16.org.

Program Spotlight: The Way We Worked

Humanities Tennessee presents The Way We Worked, a Museum on Main Street exhibit tour project in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service. The Way We Worked uses large-scale images, audio/video recordings, and artifacts to explore the history and meaning of work in American society across regions and over time. Adapted from an original exhibition developed by the National Archives, The Way We Worked explores how work became a central element in American culture by tracing the changes that affected the workforce and work environments over the past 150 years. Find out more about this exhibition, currently on tour across the state ...

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