This annual event, now in its 12th year, celebrates the life of Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer and her passion for the arts and dedication to the Dulin Gallery of Art and Knoxville Museum of Art. This year’s speaker, Shawnya L. Harris, is the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, where she organizes group and solo exhibitions focused on both historical and contemporary artists of African descent. She also was an assistant professor of art history at Elizabeth City State University and has taught at the University of North Carolina and Middle Tennessee State University. She holds master’s and doctoral degrees in art history from UNC and  bachelor’s degree in African American studies from Yale.

The lecture is followed by a reception and a cash bar. Admission is free, and seating is limited. Respond by April 4 to [email protected] or call 865-525-6101, ext. 227, to make a reservation.