Arts Calendar
Upcoming and Ongoing Events
Sep 8 - Nov 13, 2025
Art Gallery: Sandra Bowden Exhibition
Location: PAC, Art Gallery
In the first decades of the twentieth century, the writings of the atheistic philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche were a powerful inspiration for the artistic and literary avant-garde communities in Berlin, Dresden, and Munich. His exuberant affirmation of the “vital forces” of life, anti-authoritarian iconoclasm, and withering condemnation of Christianity inspired artists and writers in their search for a new future that would liberate humanity from the suffocating aesthetic, cultural, political, and religious conventions derived from the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Yet, why does biblical imagery saturate Expressionist literature and the visual arts? Was God Dead? Biblical Imagination in German Expressionist Prints explores this question through a broad survey of nearly fifty works from such important artists as Max Beckmann, Lovis Corinth, Kathë Kollwitz, Otto Dix, Christian Rohlfs, Schmidt-Rottloff, Vassily Kandinsky, and Edvard Munch, among many other important representatives of Expressionism, including key members of the influential avant-garde movements Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter.
Was God Dead? demonstrates the important role that Biblical imagery played in the German Expressionists’ subject matter, which deepened the impact of their innovations in medium and form.
Lecture and Reception Dates: Discussion Panel - Thursday, November 13th at 4:30 PM in Harvey Auditorium.
Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Kate Rawls
Location: JEN, Hartley Recital Hall (JEN-123)
Tue, Sep 30, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Carolyn Townsend McAfee Concert: Katherine Handford
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Katherine Handford, organist at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota
Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Music: Worship Ensembles Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Tue, Oct 28, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Music: UU Symphony Orchestra Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Thu, Oct 30, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Music: University Singers Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Music: Commercial Ensembles Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Art Gallery: Sandra Bowden Lecture and Reception
Location: SUB, Harvey Aud. (LR-22)
Art Gallery Exhibition to run Sept. 8 - Nov. 13, 2025
Nov 18 - Jan 2, 2026
Art Gallery: Brian Bundren Exhibition
Location: PAC, Art Gallery
Brian Bundren earned his M.F.A. from the University of Memphis in 2012 and has held a full-time faculty position at Freed-Hardeman University (FHU) since 2008. Bundren teaches Painting I - IV, Drawing I - II, Renaissance Art History and supervises the Senior Practicum capstone project for studio art majors. He also supervises the installation of exhibitions at FHU's Troy Plunk Art Gallery and assists with coordinating exhibitions.
The current work (2017) represents “stream of consciousness”. Since 2010, I have been combining multiple, connected images into my paintings to create singular compositions. With the more recent paintings, I have come to realize the importance of letting the image making process be more organic and “free”, allowing the paintings to exist for themselves as opposed to rigid, singularly defined personal reflections.
Opening Reception, Tuesday, November 18th at 4:30 PM in Harvey Auditorium.
Tue, Nov 18, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Art Gallery: Brian Bundren Opening Reception
Location: SUB, Harvey Aud. (LR-22)
Art Gallery Exhibition to run Nov. 18, 2025 - Jan. 2, 2026
Tue, Nov 18, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Bob Mayo
Location: JEN, Hartley Recital Hall (JEN-123)
Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
A Union Christmas
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Music: Symphonic Band/Jackson Community Band Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel