June in the Galleries: Featuring the work of Tennessee Art League, Micah Rijke-Epstein, and Larry Frank
The Janet Levine March Gallery will feature the work of the Tennessee Art League. Founded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1954 as an artist-run, non-profit art organization, the League's mission is to support and encourage participation in the visual arts for artists and patrons. They support this work through changing exhibitions, promotion, events, and community outreach. Their goal is to create opportunities for visual artists, and nurture art appreciation through art exhibitions, networking, and sharing creative energy.
For their annual show at the J Galleries, this year’s theme is called Rarities & B-Sides. Art history is full of B-sides—pieces that didn’t fit into neat categories, yet defined movements, challenged perspectives, and became cultural touchstones. Rarities & B-Sides is an exhibition for artists who embrace risk, who work in the margins, who don’t fit into conventional molds but create with unrelenting passion.
This show is about freedom. It’s about the art that lingers in the studio, waiting for the right moment to be seen. It’s about the unreleased tracks of an artist’s career—the pieces too experimental, too emotionally raw, or too unconventional to have found a home.
The viewer is invited to step outside the expected, to unveil what was once tucked away. This is where risk meets reward, where the underground rises to the surface, and where art that dares finds its audience.
The JLMG2 Gallery will feature the work of Micah Rijke-Epstein. Micah is the winner of the 34th Annual Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards. The Scholastic Art Awards is the oldest and most prestigious art competition for young artists. Since 1991 Cheekwood has had the honor of presenting the Scholastic Art Awards and Exhibition for Middle Tennessee. Each year creative, imaginative, and talented teens from across middle Tennessee submit over 1,500 works of art in a variety of categories. This is Micah’s first exhibit at the J Galleries.
The Sig Held Gallery will feature the art of Larry Frank described as a concert promoter, entrepreneur, designer, and visual artist. He has always thrived at the crossroads of creativity and chaos. Whether orchestrating vibrant live music experiences or crafting bold visual art in his studio, Larry is driven by a relentless desire to create something extraordinary. His paintings, like his approach to life, are dynamic, layered, and unapologetically original.
Frank is the co-founder and owner of Frank Productions, one of the largest concert producers in the United States. He has promoted some of the most iconic live events across the U.S. and Canada, working with legends from Metallica and Bruce Springsteen to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Eric Church. But he isn’t just a successful entrepreneur — he's a visionary of spaces. He dreamt up and designed The Sylvee, a state-of-the-art concert venue in Madison Wisconsin, shaping it into a vibrant space where creativity and performance come alive. Attached to the Sylvee is the Frank Productions office which houses its 100+ employees. That office space exudes a vibrant, collaborative energy which was also born from Larry’s imagination—a place where innovation breathes freely.
Whether he's building concert venues, crafting immersive spaces, or painting his next masterpiece, Larry Frank is always creating a world where imagination knows no limits.
His paintings are visual echoes of a life lived in images, a direct translation of thought to canvas, born from dyslexia. Self-taught, and refined through workshops at Anderson Ranch studying with world-renowned artists for 15 years, his process blends the raw emotion of Van Gogh with the vibrant perspectives of Hockney. He sees the world in textures and colors, building layers of paint to capture memories and emotions. Each painting reflects memories and a unique way of seeing the world around him.
The Senior Lounge continues to feature the work of Pamela Dove.
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The House gallery will feature the Under One Roof collaborative exhibit.
The Exhibition Dates are June 1 – 31st.
The Artist Reception is set for Wednesday, June 4th from 6 -8 pm.
The exhibitions are free and open to the public. Any attendees will need to sign in at the front desk. For more information, contact the GJCC at 615.354-1699, Curator Carrie Mills at carrie@nashvillejcc.org, or go to www.nashvillejcc.org.
