Sewanee Event Highlights

Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. EDT
Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Associate Professor of Art and Chair of Art, Art History and Visual Studies Jessica Wohl will be showing“I Dreamed You Were Here”, transforming the Hunter Museums's mansion stairwell with layered textile banners sourced from found garments, linens, and discarded household items. She uses the softness of the material and the intricately stitched text to communicate with the viewer, inviting them to join her in a quiet revolution against exploitation and oppression. Her exhibition will be on view through February 2027.

Aug. 27 - 28, 7 - 10 p.m.
Studio Theatre, Tennessee Williams Center

Auditions now open for The Oresteia by Ellen McLaughlin. Directed by Sarah Lacy Hamilton. What does history demand? What is justice? What do we owe one other? The Greeks ask all the toughest questions. All are Welcome! Bring a digital photo. No preparation required.

Aug. 27 - Oct. 15
University Art Gallery

In all of her installations, McKelvey explores her relationship with the land and the environment. Indigo Hallow is not a portrait of Shakerag Hollow, but an intuitive and poetic response to that place. Visitors are invited to share in McKelvey’s response, and also to consider the meanings and implications of materials, of process, and of the act of representation itself.

Aug. 7 - Sept. 15
TheCaverns.com/SingOff

Auditions now open for the Sing Off, a vocal competition inviting local talent of all ages from across the South Cumberland region until Sept. 15. The concert will take place on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, inside The Caverns’ underground concert hall and is free to the public with advance RSVP required for limited seating for residents of Tennessee’s South Cumberland region. Free tickets will be available to community members to reserve starting Oct. 15 at TheCaverns.com.