Building a Foundation
Opened in 1994 in the restored city hall building in Humboldt, Tennessee, the West Tennessee Regional Art Center is the permanent home of the Caldwell Collection, the Ewers Collection, and the Lois and Wallis Jones Boehm Porcelain Collection.
WTRAC hosts:
• The annual WTRAC Invitational Art Exhibition , an official event of the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival.
• “Bellwethers,” a regional juried exhibition of works by university students from Tennessee and up to six other Southeastern states. The annual exhibition is presented in partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin’s visual arts department.
• In partnership with the Tennessee Art Education Association (TAEA), WTRAC hosts the annual West Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition for middle and high school students .
For information about other programs and temporary exhibitions, visit www.wtrac.tn.org , call 731.784.1787 or e-mail wtrac@aeneas.net.
WTRAC Mission
Having as its mission to “provide opportunities to participate in, and education through, the arts,” WTRAC offers guided tours to school children and regularly interacts with area colleges and universities.