Laskey
Gallery
Attention is the beginning of devotion.
Laskey Gallery
Exhibit Calendar
8/23-10/23
2026
Scarritt Bennett Center proudly presents an exhibit of work by Metro Nashville Public School Art Instructors
People who teach art to students across Metro Nashville Public Schools will hold an exhibit of their work in Laskey Art Gallery from August 22 through October 24, with a special artists’ reception on August 26 from 4 pm until 8 pm.
Metro Nashville Public Schools Director of Director and Visual Arts Coordinator Allison Ross is working with Soul Works Director Rev. Linda Furtado to make this special exhibit available during back to school season.
Please take time to visit the Laskey Gallery and experience the art of those who shape our young artists.
The exhibit is free and open to the public with free parking.
Light refreshments will be served at the reception on August 26.
Exhibition Dates: August 23-October 23
Location: Laskey Art Gallery, Scarritt Bennett Center
Prophetic Justice
Poet Mary Oliver once said, "attention is the beginning of devotion." At Scarritt Bennett Center, we promote creative expressions of the inner self as critical to spiritual practice and communal formation. Since its inception, Laskey Gallery at Scarritt Bennett Center has hosted artists whose crafts and voices demonstrate and reaffirm our commitment to creating a more just world.
The artists we showcase bear witness. They invite us to examine the parts of ourselves we overlook or purposely ignore; to take in the world as it really is; to imagine what could be or could have been; to reflect on difficult seasons and painful truths; to be honest about the stories we tell, the histories we affirm, and the voices we silence; to transform, to hope.
At Scarritt Bennett Center, we work to realize a just society and promote activism on behalf of all those who live with injustice.
Few point the way like the artist.
Exhibits in Laskey Gallery are always free and open to the public.
Exhibitor Application
Scarritt Bennett Center welcomes local and regional artists to apply to exhibit in the Laskey Gallery. All artistic media are welcomed.
We plan and confirm exhibits a year in advance, and begin marketing exhibits six weeks before they open. Each exhibit includes an artist's reception at the gallery after the exhibit opens to the public. We also sell exhibited art on behalf of the artist in person at the gallery. Check with the folks at Guest Services in the Laskey Welcome Center for details.
To apply to exhibit your art in Laskey Gallery, email Rev. Linda Furtado, Director of Sprituality and the Arts, with the following items:
• Name of individual or organizing group, with contact information and number of artists included in the exhibit
• A proposal, including examples of your work and the medium/style used
• Potential theme and/or name of the exhibit
Private Events
in Laskey Gallery
What better backdrop for your next event than an art gallery? Scarritt Bennett Center welcomes groups to rent Laskey Gallery for private events and special occasions. Located on the 2nd floor of Laskey Hall, the Gallery is a circular event space at the top of a winding double staircase, wrapped around a striking chandelier.
Laskey Gallery can hold up to 100 guests for a standing reception, and accommodate two separate buffet areas and up to six high cocktail tables. The space is accessible via elevator and include ADA-accessible bathrooms.
Private events in the gallery are booked through our Conference and Sales team, not our Gallery curator.
