Dates and Art Exhibit Location

April 18 – May 8: First Amendment Center

Events

Most of the 10 East German visual artists whose works are featured in the program will be in Nashville for the first week of the exhibition and on hand for the following special events:

  • April 18: Opening reception by invitation only from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Center
  • April 26: Junior High and High School Day featuring opportunities for area students to interact with the artists
  • April 27: Artist-to-Artist Forum from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m at the First Amendment Center, an exchange between the German artists and their Nashville counterparts. By invitation only.
  • April 28: Civil Rights Discussion Forum from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Amendment Center. Breakthrough! artists are joining Joe Goldthreate and Dr. Rip Patton, participants from the Nashville sit-ins, as well as George Barrett, a Nashville attorney active in the civil rights movement, for a dialogue on civil rights and freedom of expression. This discussion will be moderated by First Amendment Center founder, John Seigenthaler; Breakthrough Art Foundation founder, Jeff Thinnes; and executive director of the First Amendment, Center Gene Policinski. Free and open to the public; seating is limited. For reservations, call: (615) 727-1333.
The First Amendment Center’s Protest exhibit and the Breakthrough exhibit are free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Event Photos

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Local Partners and Sponsors

First Amendment Center
The First Amendment Center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, of the press and of religion, and the rights to assemble and to petition the government.

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