October 6, 2026 - May 15, 2027

(Upper & Lower Level)

Time is elusive. Despite our attempts to structure time into measured components from milliseconds to centuries, it often feels like an illusion. As pressures and constraints govern our lives, many feel that time is flying, marching, and speeding by. Inspired by the southern turn of phrase, “a month of Sundays”, (which implies a prolonged period) this exhibition allows us to press pause on our busy lives and discover how modern and contemporary artists explore the concept of time.

Organized into five themes, Slow Time, For the Duration, Passage of Time, Take a Breath, and Marking Time, the works of art in the exhibition reveal how we mark and experience time within our own bodies and in the environment.

Come see the art on view and find what speaks to you. What pieces draw you in? We encourage you to lose yourself in the moment and rebel against our fast-paced world by engaging in the act of slow looking as you explore A Month of Sundays.


Main Lobby


Helina Metaferia

   b. Washington, DC  

    Lives and works in New York, New York  

                  Headdress 62, 2023  

                 Mixed-media collage  

                 Courtesy of the artist  

Collage subject: Lakesha Calvin, Gallery Coordinator, Fisk University Galleries  

         Photography: LeXander Bryant

The material in Calvin’s crown is sourced from the special collections at Fisk and the Civil Rights Room at the Nashville Public Library; it is related to the Nashville Student Movement led by Diane Nash. By Way of Revolution honors the history, labor, and impact of women at the forefront of activism past and present.

Two other works from the By Way of Revolution series have been installed as vinyl murals on Talley-Brady Hall. Another original work of art is featured in Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville.