Bessie Smith Cultural Center is offering a chance to explore the history of blacks in the South with the new exhibit “Southern Journeys.”
“Southern Journeys,” organized by the Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans, features 55 works of black artists, including Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett and Hughie Lee-Smith. The artists have chronicled history of the Southern culture from the 1940s to 2009, and their artwork contains subject matter ranging from personal experiences, music and folklore to Southern traditions and religion.
The exhibition will be on display through Aug. 11.
“We are thrilled to be working with the Stella Jones Gallery, Mid America Art Alliance and the National Endowment for the Arts to bring this nationally acclaimed exhibition to Chattanooga,” said Rose Martin, executive director of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.
“This exhibition promises to be a special opportunity to explore African American influences on modern art.”