Arts

The spring 2010 International Lens film series launches Jan. 20 at Vanderbilt University‘s Sarratt Cinema and continues through April. All the screenings are free and open to the public. Read More

Vanderbilt University continues its Saturday University series this spring, with five lectures by faculty focusing on works of art in the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Collection. Read More

Bill Ivey, director of The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University, will speak about leadership Jan. 28 at a breakfast. Read More

Creativity, an increasingly valued aspect of life and work in college and beyond, is the subject of an innovative new program at Vanderbilt University offered through its Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. Read More

Vanderbilt students, faculty and other interested individuals came together recently for a unique improvisational art experience directed by renowned artist Oliver Herring. Participants worked with Herring to create a so-called TASK event on a Sunday afternoon in the Ingram Art Studio. Read More

Frank Dobson, director of Vanderbilt University's Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, will present a reading of his original play, Young Messiahs Fly, at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. Read More

The Fine Arts Gallery at Vanderbilt University has relocated to a new building on the east portion of campus, a move designed to lead to more interaction with the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. Read More

A developer of the Rock Band video game will speak at Vanderbilt University as part of the Curb Creative Leadership Series, followed by a Rock Band competition for Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff. Read More

The Beauty Queen of Leenane, which debuts Nov. 6 at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt University, explores the destructive relationship between a cantankerous, domineering mother and her lonely, troubled daughter as they endlessly repeat a bitter daily battle of wits and wills. When a local bachelor offers the daughter a chance for romantic happiness, a series of shocking and irrevocable events ensues. Read More

Colorful, portable sculptures and panel discussions with Vanderbilt faculty members are all part of Art Makes Place, a year-long project to bring more contemporary art to Nashville's public spaces. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 7 talk by Professor of Art Marilyn Murphy, part of the Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box series. Read More

Colorful sculptures in the form of movable stair stoops and a panel discussion with three Vanderbilt University faculty members are among the ongoing activities for Art Makes Place, a year-long project to bring more contemporary art to Nashville's public spaces. Read More

Watch video of an Oct. 4 conversation between artists and the community. Read More

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, which debuts Oct. 2 at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt University, is a chilling dark comedy of new love and old hatreds. Read More

A documentary about the 1980s punk music scene in Los Angeles will begin the Vanderbilt University portion of the 2009-2010 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Read More

Vanderbilt University's film series, International Lens, kicks off its season on Sept. 2 with Amnesty International's presentation of The Visitor, a drama that explores the implications of U.S. immigration policy. Read More

Vanderbilt University will be viewing eco-friendly, sustainable fashions in September at a fashion show and a couture display. Read More

Great Performances at Vanderbilt celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2009-2010 with four free shows by Australia's Strange Fruit company at Centennial Park and Vanderbilt. Other events include a radio documentary performance by L.A. Theatre Works and music by Grupo Cultural AfroReggae. Read More

Bill Ivey, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and head of a prominent center at Vanderbilt University, was presented with a lifetime award from the NAMM, an international association representing the global music products industry. Read More

The work of art students at Vanderbilt University will be displayed April 17-May 8 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center. The exhibit is open to the general public, as is a reception April 17 highlighted by the announcement of the $25,000 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet award funding a year of travel and research for a graduating senior. Read More