RACC Past Events

Ah Rising! Gallery Hours: Monday: 11:30AM-1PM | Tuesday: 10AM-12:30PM | Wednesday: 1-3PM | Thursday: 10AM-12:30PM My name is Erie Chapman.  I am a Baptist minister, a graduate of Vanderbilt Divinity School, a lawyer, healthcare executive-and, an artist.  In each of my career roles, art has traveled along, sometimes… Read More

Alicia Henry: Patterns RELIGION IN THE ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND THE KELLY MILLER SMITH INSTITUTE ON BLACK CHURCH STUDIES PRESENT: ALICIA HENRY: PATTERNS. RUNS JANUARY 31 – MARCH 14, 2019 GALLERY HOURS MONDAY: 12:30 – 2:30 PM; TUESDAY: 9 – 11 AM; WEDNESDAY – 12:30 – 2:30 PM; THURSDAY: 12:30 – 2:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION:  THURSDAY, JANUARY 31,… Read More

Graph of Desire: A retrospective exhibition of paintings by Mira Gerard September 27-November 12, 2018 Gallery Hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday 12:15 to 2:15 PM Opening Reception: September 27, 4-7PM Vanderbilt Divinity School G-20 (Arts Room) Artist’s Statement I make paintings of the figure as a way to understand desire,… Read More

Desire: An Evening of Musical Reflection THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018 | 6:00 P.M. VANDERBILT DIVINITY SCHOOL G-20 (ARTS ROOM) While pursuing his Master of Divinity degree, Luther Young has undertaken research at the intersection of race, sexuality, and theology. An extension of the M.Div. Senior Project entitled “Pimps and… Read More

Eikon: A Triple Encounter GALLERY HOURS: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 12 – 2 PM (ROOM G-20)… Read More

April 14, 2018 • 3:00 p.m. Divinity School Room G-23 Dr. Jelena Bogdanovic, MA’02 Associate Professor, Iowa State University Lecture followed by a gallery showing for the exhibit, Eikon: A Triple Encounter (on display March 27-May 10). Sponsored by: Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Program in Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture,… Read More

February 27th, 2018 – 4-5 PM – Room G-20 We are happy to offer this special session with acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier.  Gauthier will discuss her latest collection of songs, Rifles and Rosary Beads and her songs such as “Mercy Now,” which, like Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” has become embraced popularly as… Read More

February 1 – 28, 2018 In observation of Black History Month, Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture is pleased to partner with the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies to present an exhibition of paintings and mixed-media works from Nashville artist Omari Booker.   “Lock… Read More

“Ritual’s Musicality: Music as Innate to Bodies at Worship” by Dr. Bruce T. Morrill, S.J. January 18, 2018 – Noon to 1PM – Room G-20 (Divinity ground floor) Whereas people widely recognize from experience that music enlivens Christian liturgy and other types of corporate worship, explaining and exploiting scientifically and… Read More

Invictus: 20 works Celebrating African Americans’ Pursuit of Freedom and Will to Survive IN THE NEWS: Read ‘Invictus’ art exhibition inspired by Vanderbilt student’s African American studies FEBRUARY 2 – FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Weekly Gallery Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from Noon to 2PM – Room… Read More