EXHIBITION-Specific PROGRAMS
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Paradise
CURATED BY graham feyel and j. Sova
february 27th - june 6TH, 2026
February
Opening Reception & Drag Show: Fri, Feb 27th, 6—8 PM
Curator’s Talk: Sat, Feb 28th,
March
Paradise Reading:
Featuring:
Inside the Art, Outside of Ourselves: Thurs, Sept 4, 5:30–6:30 PM
Looking at
Book Club: Thurs, Sept 18, 5:30—6:30 PM
Reading: Introduction, Chapters 1, 2 & 3 (136 pages)
April
Artist Workshop: Sat, Oct 25, 1–3 PM
Featuring:
Book Club:
Reading: Introduction, Chapters 1, 2 & 3 (136 pages)
Inside the Art, Outside of Ourselves:
Looking at
may
Paradise Screening:
Book Club:
Reading: Introduction, Chapters 1, 2 & 3 (136 pages)
Inside the Art, Outside of Ourselves:
Looking at
may
Howard Sooley's photograph of Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage Gardens
Programs Description:
Book Club: (edit)
We’ll be reading The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America by Sarah Lewis in conjunction with this exhibition. We have 10 free copies, courtesy of Harvard University Press, available to the first ten people to commit to joining both discussions. The audiobook is also available through the Chattanooga Public Library.
Inside/Outside: (edit)
Inside the Art, Outside Ourselves is a series of workshops that each invite you to spend time reflecting on a specific artwork from our main exhibition. Through guiding prompts and conversation, we encourage you to dig deeper into the work, think meaningfully about the ideas presented, and to respond with drawing or writing exercises. Artists to be featured include