Light of the Truth

Light of the Truth at Tennessee State University’s Hiram Van Gordon Gallery and Fisk University’s Carl Van Vechten Gallery from January 24 - February 10, 2022, reception on February 10 from 3-4 pm at the Carl Van Vechten Gallery. The show then travels to University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Student Union Gallery from February 25 - March 26, 2022, reception on February 25 from 1-3 pm, 2022.

In an 1892 speech, Ida B. Wells told her audience, “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” She lived these words, determinedly and vocally confronting every social inequity she encountered. In what ways can your artwork shed light onto truths? How can artists illuminate their surroundings, through leadership, activism, community building, or sharing perspectives? In the past year, the challenges of the pandemic, focused much of the country to look inward and deeply analysis its many underrepresented voices. Light can also symbolize warmth, comfort, clarity, and hope. What tools and mediums do we utilize to dismantle, build, and highlight the world today?

The 2nd student exchange and group exhibition with students of University of Tennessee (Knoxville), Tennessee State University, and Fisk University on the topic of inclusion and diverse representation. Light of the Truth will bring together students and faculty mentors from these three distinguished institutions to offer engagement opportunities that provide exchanges of cross-cultural creative research and professional experiences that enhance student learning. This undergraduate student art exhibit will travel to all three campuses, highlighting individual student research presentations and travel to each institution to learn about the unique history of each campus and creatively engage with different campus communities.