Jackson Arts Council

314 East Main Street
Jackson, Tennessee
38301
731.423.2787
Fax 424.2040
jac@aeneas.net

Contact:
Kathi Landon Leatherwood
Executive Director

 

 

grant programs

Non-profit galleries and museums

Chambers/McClure Exhibition Center  The center at Lane College houses four permanent collections of memorabilia, antiquities, and photographs, including Bishop Isaac Lane/Lane College Archival Collection, the I.H. Anderson Family Collection, the Clara D. Hewitt Print Collection, and the Hale Woodruff Collection.  Contact: Andrew Smith, Art Coordinator and Instructor, 731-426-7633.  www.lanecollege.edu

International Rockabilly Hall of Fame  Video and audio presentations by and about original 1950s and 1960s rock-a-billy artists such as Jackson native Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Ace Cannon, and Narvel Felts. Contact:  Henry Harrison, 731-427-8521.  www.rockabillyhall.org

Ione-McRae Brown Gallery at Lambuth University  Exhibits including works by faculty, students and regional artists and a juried art show.  Contact: Dr. Larry Ray, Head of School of Arts and Communications, 731-425-8395.  www.lambuth.edu

Ned R. McWherter West TN Cultural Arts Center  Provides visual art year round in two galleries.  Contact:  Pat Alford, Event Coordinator, 731-425-8396. http://www.cityofjackson.net/venues/nedmain.htm

West Tennessee Cultural Heritage Museum Exhibits of old radio equipment, memorabilia and artifacts pertaining to the history of the African American experience.  Contact:  James Wolfe, 731-265-9800.

Union University Art Gallery  Presents annual student exhibits, professional art series, and graduating senior exhibitions. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Contact:  Aaron Lee Benson, 731-661-5292. www.uu.edu/dept/art/gallery.html

 

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