Tennessee artist Olen Bryant to be honored at Sunday’s Austin Peay State University’s Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts’ annual CECA Ovation Awards

Clarksville, TN – For decades, artist and Austin Peay State University emeritus professor Olen Bryant has inspired students and community members through his patient demeanor and innovative sculptural works. His reputation as an artist was solidified locally in the early 1980s when his piece, “The Sentinel,” was unveiled as a permanent, public art installation in the center of the APSU campus.

But at 2:00pm on March 4th, the University will again recognize him when he is named the recipient of this year’s George Mabry Award, presented during the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts’ annual Ovation Awards Ceremony at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center auditorium. [Read more]

Lecture on Folk artist ET Wickham – Part 2

Dr. Dixie Webb, Professor of Art History, presented on January 14th at 2:00pm a slide show and lecture on local folk artist ET Wickham, at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center auditorium, on the corner of Commerce and South 2nd Streets in historic downtown Clarksville, TN. This lecture is part of the Winter Salon Series, a once-a-month artistic interlude put on by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts of Austin Peay State University. [Read more]

Lecture on Folk artist ET Wickham – Part 1

Dr. Dixie Webb, Professor of Art History, presented on January 14th at 2:00pm a slide show and lecture on local folk artist ET Wickham, at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center auditorium, on the corner of Commerce and South 2nd Streets in historic downtown Clarksville, TN. This lecture is part of the Winter Salon Series, a once-a-month artistic interlude put on by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts of Austin Peay State University.

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