Sesquicentennial Art Commission

The General Alumni Association of Fisk University, Incorporated (GAAFU), in partnership with Fisk University, is soliciting proposals from qualified artists for the creation of an original work of art in honor of Fisk University’s Sesquicentennial in 2016.  The goal is to commission a significant, museum caliber original work of art that is two or three-dimensional, and of the highest aesthetic quality. The work will commemorate the Sesquicentennial of Historic Fisk University and embody the University’s enduring spirit. The work must be made of durable materials suitable for display within the interior of a museum.

Application for Art Commission

Art Commission - Application

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  1. National Research Program Selects Fisk University Student for Summer Research Program
  2. Baccalaureate Service Speaker: Reverend Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook
  3. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to Deliver 2017 Commencement Address at Fisk University
  4. Tanya Torres named 2017-2018 Student Government Association President
  5. Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management to Speak at Fisk University for The Executive Series
  6. 4th Annual I-Develop Business Week Expo
  7. Dr. Kevin D. Rome, Sr. Named 16th President of Fisk University
  8. Fisk University to Host 88th Annual Spring Arts Festival
  9. Carl Van Vechten and Aaron Douglas (Temporarily Closed for Installs)
  10. UNCF Career-Prep Tour Set To Visit Fisk University
  11. President of Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau to Speak at Fisk University for the Executive Series
  12. Fisk University Qualifies for Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship
  13. The Fisk Jubilee Singers® to be Honored by Nashville Ballet with Synergy Award
  14. CNN Political Analyst and Attorney Bakari Sellers to Speak at Fisk University
  15. Fisk University to Host Conference Basketball Tournament
  16. Joelle Phillips, President of AT&T Tennessee Announced as Lecturer for The Executive Series at Fisk University
  17. Fisk University Student Organization Awarded Funding To Expand Computing Group for Students
  18. Gary Garfield, Retired Executive Chairman, President, and CEO of Bridgestone Americas, Inc to Speak at Fisk University for the Executive Series
  19. Fisk University partners with community arts organizations for Civil Rights Movement Celebration Concert
  20. Fisk University awarded $1 million grant from UNCF® Career Pathways Initiative
  21. Fisk University to host Christmas at Fisk Holiday Concert
  22. Fisk University to establish Sports Hall of Fame
  23. Fisk University and Ivy Tech Community College announce transfer agreement
  24. The Department of Arts and Languages presents the Fall 2016 Humanities Workshop
  25. Civil Rights activist Diane Nash to deliver keynote address for Fisk University Jubilee Day Convocation
  26. Fisk Jubilee Singers® Exhibit
  27. Fisk University to launch The Executive Series for Nashville Top Executives
  28. Fisk University Awarded $452,000 from National Science Foundation
  29. Jubilee Day Heritage Concert
  30. Powernomics Corporation of America founder to speak at Fisk University for Lecture Series
  31. Author and Former U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairwoman to speak at Fisk University as part of Fisk Lecture Series
  32. Ebenezer Armah Receives BDPA Foundation Scholarship
  33. Author Mary Frances Berry to Speak at Fisk University for Lecture Series
  34. Christmas at Fisk
  35. Alicia Henry Named 2016 Winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
  36. Hildateri Parks Smith '02 Named Principal of McGavok Elementary School
  37. Darlean Martin '18 Accepted into University of Oklahoma Structural Biology Research Program
  38. Fisk University to Participate in Interfaith Community Service Campus Challenge
  39. From the Desk of President Frank L. Sims
  40. In Memoriam
  41. Upcoming Events
  42. Sirius XM Radio Host Joe Madison to Speak at Fisk University for Fisk Lecture Series
  43. Fisk University Awarded $404,000 Grant from Army Research Office for Defense Research
  44. Fisk University Welcomes Fullbright Scholar to Faculty
  45. Inaugural Talented Tenth Gala and Awards Ceremony to be Held to Support Fisk Scholarships
  46. Fisk Faculty Members to Collaborate with Local Artists for Community Art Exhibit
  47. Kayla Elliot '10 Receives Southern Education Foundation Fellowship
  48. Giovanni to Receive Literary Lifetime Achievement Award from the Library of Virginia
  49. Inaugural Talented Tenth Gala and Awards Ceremony Held to Support Fisk Scholarships
  50. Stephanie Woodson '10 Named ZETA of the Year
  51. Dr. Carlton Maxwell '02 Delivers 2016 Commencement Address at University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
  52. Mathew Knowles '75 Receives Doctorate From Cornerstone Christian Bible College
  53. We Invite You to Show Your Support for Fisk by Making a Generous Gift to the Fisk Fund by June 30th
  54. Dearly Departed
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  56. From the Desk of President Frank L. Sims
  57. New Student Orientation Fall 2016
  58. Student Victor Vinson Awarded the U.S. Department of State Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to Study Abroad
  59. United Negro College Fund to Award $50K Planning Grant to Fisk University
  60. Asher Turney, MD '99 Named to Nashville's Black 40 Under 40 by Stay On The Go Magazine
  61. Iral Davis Porter ’60 Honored by the National Medical Association
  62. Joyce Searcy '71 Receives Metro Nashville Community Service Award
  63. KAPPA GAMMA CHAPTER of ZETA PHI BETA Sorority Kicks Off 50th Year Anniversary Celebration
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  69. Fisk Jubilee Singers® concert adds special guests
  70. NAIA All American Honorable Mention: Stevonna Scott
  71. Fisk Alumna Dr. Lauren Hicks Barton ’75 Elected President of the Michigan Occupational and Environmental Association
  72. Fisk University to Establish Research Center with $5M Grant From National Science Foundation
  73. Fisk University to Host Sesquicentennial Scholarship Gala at Music City Center
  74. Fisk University Establishes Research Center with $5m Grant From National Science Foundation
  75. Frist Center for the Visual Arts Celebrates WFSK 88.1 with Free Admissions for Faculty, Staff and Alumni
  76. Stieglitz Art Collection Returns To Fisk
  77. Dearly Departed
  78. Carl Van Vechten Gallery Grand Re-Opening
  79. UNCF/ Mellon Undergraduate Fellowship Announces Selection of Fisk University Students
  80. Fisk Faculty Selected as Guest Speaker for National Science Foundation Workshop
  81. 87th Annual Spring Arts Festival
  82. Student Government Association Hosts Baltimore City State Attorney
  83. The Fisk Jubilee SIngers ® Recieve Feature Story in the Boston Globe and Recognition From Berklee College of Music
  84. Diane Nash ’61 to Receive Honorary Degree Ffrom University of Notre Dame
  85. P. Andrew Patterson ’65 to be Recognized with 2016 Law and Justice Award
  86. Stieglitz Art Collection Returns to Fisk
  87. Fisk Jubilee Singers® set to Headline Concert at Ryman Audiorium
  88. Fisk Women of Prominence Luncheon
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  98. WFSK 88.1 Hits Milestone with Educational Programming
  99. Renowned Vocalist Presents Program of African American Spirituals
  100. Monique Odom ’95 Named Deputy Director of Metro Nashville Parks
  101. Around Campus
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  103. Fisk Women of Prominence Luncheon
  104. Jazzy 88 WFSK - Upcoming Events
  105. Dearly Departed
  106. Jacquelyn Favours '13 Joins Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
  107. Fisk Professors Win $333,249 Research Award
  108. Elizabeth Taylor ’02 Joins The Tennessee State Board of Education
  109. Kimberly Goods ’93 Named Teacher Of The Year
  110. Fisk Sunday
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  112. Women Of Perfection Participate In Annual MLK Day Of Service
  113. Kansas City Public Schools Names Dr. Mark Bedell ’97 New Superintendent
  114. Berklee College of Music Presents the Fisk Jubilee Singers®
  115. Hotel Rooms for Reunion 2016
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  120. Religious Leaders for Fisk Prayer Brunch
  121. 34th Annual Convocation: In Celebration of the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  122. Holiday Music at Fisk University
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  125. Legacy Day
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  130. Sesquicentennial Calendar
  131. 2015 Jubilee Day Schedule
  132. 2015 Homecoming
  133. 2015 Live Well Benefits Fair
  134. New Student Orientation 2015: Brochure
  135. New Student Orientation 2015: at-a-glance
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  137. Title IX
  138. Fisk Student Selected for Summer Research Experience at National Institute
  139. Fisk Inks Partnership Agreements with Nine Chinese Universities
  140. Trustees Establish Global Studies Fund
  141. Math Club Orientation
  142. Lady Patriot
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  145. Sesquicentennial Art Project artist selected
  146. Volleyball Camp
  147. Awarded Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Agency
  148. Board of Trustees - New Members
  149. Los Angeles Fisk Alumni Association | Jazz Brunch
  150. Mandatory Senior Class Commencement Rehearsal 2
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  153. Fisk 100 Revisited
  154. A $50,000 Makeover for Fisk Student Areas
  155. Student Leaders for 2015-2016 Academic Year
  156. Fisk University Associate Professor Dr. Lean'tin Bracks Has A Banner Year
  157. Inaugural Valda Montgomery Child Health Symposium Held at ASU
  158. Paine College Names Fisk Alumna Provost and VP of Academic Affairs
  159. Students Challenge State Voter ID Law
  160. 2015 Fisk University Baseball Team
  161. Swing Low Sweet Chariot moment captured on new Exeter Pound note
  162. Alumna Named Executive Director
  163. Alumnus Issues $500,000 Challenge to All Alumni
  164. Registration Opens for 2015 Maymester, Summer, and Fall Terms on March 16th!
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  169. Live Demonstration of Mediation
  170. Fisk University News - January 2015
  171. Dr. Natalie Arnett selected for Prestigous Five-Year NSF Career Award
  172. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Convocation
  173. Advertisement - Vice President for Finance & Administration
  174. Fisk president discusses historic university's current state and future
  175. Happy Holidays from the Fisk University Family
  176. Christmas at Fisk
  177. Mark Crowder wins National ABRCMS Award
  178. 2014 Fisk Homecoming
  179. First Lifetime Achievement Award to Trustee Emerita Leatrice B. McKissack
  180. #GIVINGTUESDAY
  181. Fisk University Maintains National Rankings
  182. Increased Enrollment For Third ConsecutiveYear
  183. Jazzy 88 WFSK Begins 2014 Fall Fund Drive with 9th Annual 48-hour Radiothon
  184. American Red Cross | Blood Drive
  185. Jubilee Day
  186. Sesquicentennial Art Commission
  187. New Student Orientation Fall 2014
  188. From a Spark to a Flame:
  189. Dr. Gladys Inez Ford
  190. Van Vechten Art Gallery
  191. New Student Orientation at-a-glance Fall 2014
  192. Fisk University Pre-College Summer Program
  193. Baccalaureate and Commencement 2014
  194. Gables Elementary
  195. Press Release 04/24/14
  196. Press Release 04/10/14
  197. Fisk wins HCASC challenge
  198. Retool Your School
  199. 2014 Scholars Weekend Schedule
  200. Campus Safety Awareness Week
  201. 85th Annual Spring Arts Festival - Schedule
  202. 2014 Honors Convocation
  203. 16th Annual Fisk Research Symposium (FRS) - Call for Abstracts
  204. Fisk University and the Los Angeles Alumni Association of Fisk Univeristy
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  206. Prelaw Seminar at Fisk University
  207. Keynote at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Convocation
  208. SACSCOC Reaffirms University's Accreditation
  209. Last Night's Art Talk: Alicia Henry and Jaamal Sheats at Fisk
  210. Fisk University Presents Christmas at Fisk
  211. Fisk Alumni Article Featured in the Marin Independent Journal
  212. Stieglitz Collection Unveiled at Fisk's Partner, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
  213. Allstate Quotes for Education
  214. Nashvillians reflect on March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr
  215. Fisk University Celebrates its Trailblazing Students
  216. Honorary Degree Nominations
  217. Fisk University receives 2013 R&D 100 Award
  218. Fisk AVP Jonathan M. Frost named a finalist for 2013 NELA Awards
  219. Fisk Alumna Mary K. Bush featured on television program