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Tri-Star Arts is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Tri-Star Arts
Exhibition Projects + Speakers
WHO ARE WE?
Tri-Star Arts produces annual contemporary art exhibition projects in Tennessee with a rotating statewide schedule. Additionally, our speaker series brings contemporary visual arts professionals to Tennessee to engage with the community through public talks, Q&A sessions, and speaker-selected studio visits.
Tri-Star Arts serves Tennessee by spotlighting and growing the contemporary visual art scenes in each region and fostering a unified statewide art scene. Our programs promote art dialogue between the different cities in the state, and between the state and the nation.
Find our web resource, LocateArts.org, and our inaugural Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art, TennesseeTriennial.org.
*Our annual exhibitions and speakers were formerly housed under the name Seed Space, an organization founded by Adrienne Outlaw with exhibitions curated by Rachel Bubis. Our merger with Seed Space occurred in December 2016.
BRIAN R. JOBE Executive Director + Co-Founder
Brian R. Jobe co-founded Tri-Star Arts in 2014 and is also its Executive Director. He previously taught at colleges and universities throughout Tennessee and Texas for 12 years. Additionally, he previously worked at the Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY) and the Blue Star Contemporary (San Antonio, TX). He is a sculptor and exhibits his work nationally. Brian grew up in Memphis, TN.
CAROLYN JOBE Chief Advisor + Co-Founder
Carolyn Jobe co-founded Tri-Star Arts in 2014 and is also its Chief Advisor. She previously worked in administration for the Chelsea Music Festival (New York, NY), Art Crating Inc. (New York, NY), and for churches in San Antonio, TX and Knoxville, TN. She is a painter and exhibits her work nationally. Carolyn grew up in Nashville, TN.
GENEVIEVE ANTOINE Membership Coordinator
Genevieve Antoine is a graduate of the Fisk Museum Leadership Program and holds two Bachelors of Science from Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL). She most recently held the position of Postgraduate Fellow of the Lens Media Lab at the Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (New Haven, CT).
RACHEL BUBIS Web + Print Manager/ Contributor (The Focus)
Rachel Bubis began with Seed Space in 2010, curating numerous shows for the gallery and working directly with artists to make their visions a reality. She is also an independent arts writer and Director of E. T. Burk, a furniture design gallery in downtown Nashville. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Rollins College (Winter Park, FL).
BEHIND TRI-STAR ARTS
TRACY AYERSBoard MemberSenior Managing Director, Renasant Bank |
MARÍA MAGDALENA CAMPOS-PONSBoard MemberArtist/ Professor of Fine Art, Vanderbilt University |
BRENTON HARRISONBoard MemberFinancial Advisor, Henderson Financial Group, Inc. |
JAMES PATTERSONBoard MemberArts Advocate/ Founder of Delta Axis/ Physician |
JENNIFER PEPPERBoard MemberArtist/ Educator |
JAMAAL SHEATSBoard MemberDirector + Curator of Fisk Univ. Galleries/ Fisk Univ. Asst. Professor of Art/ Artist |
JANET DECKER YAÑEZBoard MemberArtist/ Founder of Ground Floor Gallery + Studios/ Mortgage Loan Officer at Accurate Mortgage |
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ADRIENNE OUTLAWBoard Member Emeritus/ Founder of Seed Space |
DATURA ZHOULead Intern |
TRACY TREADWELLStaff Intern |
LUKE WILKINSWeb Developer |