Frist Art Museum Online Special Exhibit: “We Count: First Time Voters”

We Count: First-Time Voters features the work of five local artists inspired by the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Originally scheduled to be on view in the Conte Community Arts Gallery, the exhibition will go live at FristArtMuseum.org/WeCount on May 1. It will highlight the history and challenges of voting in the United States and the first voting experiences of a diverse group of Nashvillians.

The artists—Thaxton Waters II, Beizar Aradini, Jerry Bedor Phillips, Donna Woodley, and M Kelley—connected with individuals and community groups across Nashville to learn about their voting experiences. The artists then created visual representations of those stories, through drawing, painting, printing, stitching, and other techniques.