KNOXVILLE — UT students and staff are invited to submit their paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, films\/videos, mixed media and installations for a juried exhibit to be held in conjunction with the “Poverty and Health Care” mini-summit to be held on March 31 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.<\/p>\n
The theme of this exhibit, which will be displayed at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy from March 31 to April 2, will be health care and\/or poverty, and it is meant to provide a visual representation of these issues through art and creative dialogues.<\/p>\n
To enter, submit any number of works to Room 208 of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy no later than 5 p.m. on March 26. All work must be framed or otherwise ready for display.<\/p>\n
Artists will be notified of acceptance on the evening of March 29, and those artists must be available to set up their display at the Baker Center at 2 p.m. on March 30.<\/p>\n
Ten $100 awards will be given to the most outstanding works, as determined by the faculty jurors.<\/p>\n
Ready for the World, UT’s international and intercultural initiatives, has devoted this academic year to “Our World in Need” with a particular emphasis on the issue of poverty.<\/p>\n
The “Poverty and Health Care” mini-summit is being sponsored by Ready for the World.<\/p>\n
The summit will include showcases of graduate student and faculty research dealing with health and health care issues facing those in or near poverty. It also will include a forum featuring representatives of local nonprofit health care organizations and a panel discussion of lessons learned from 15 years of TennCare. The day’s keynote address will be delivered by U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper.<\/p>\n