The Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy and the Chattanooga Public Library’s 4th Floor present Culture on 4: A Conversation with Megan Ledbetter & Tom Lee.
Culture on 4 introduces you to the world of arts, culture and entertainment. Featuring intimate conversations with talented artists, writers and performers, Culture on 4 will inspire anyone looking to start or expand a career in arts, culture and entertainment.
On Saturday, October 4, join us for a conversation between artist and educator Megan Ledbetter and Emmy award-winning journalist Tom Lee. They’ll discuss Megan’s current project, The Field, forgotten cemeteries, buried pasts and stories of the south.
Click here for an article written by Tom Lee, featuring Megan’s photography.
About Megan Ledbetter
Megan Ledbetter (1980) is an artist and educator based in Red Bank, Tennessee, whose lens-based work explores personal, cultural, and historical narratives tied to place.
Her current photographic project, The Field, is part of a larger collaborative initiative to recognize and repair a derelict municipal cemetery for the poor and dispossessed in operation from 1890-1912, discovered recently in her hometown. Through generous support from the Current Art Fund (2023-2024), her work combines visual imagery, historical research, and community engagement to shine a light on the complex overlapping histories at this abandoned burial ground.
She earned her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2011), a BFA from East Tennessee State University (2008), and a BA from Auburn University (2002). She attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2013 and was awarded a Resident Artist Fellowship from Anderson Ranch Arts Center in 2014.
Learn more at www.meganledbetter.com.
About Tom Lee
Tom Lee, a seventh-generation Middle Tennessean, is the managing principal of CivicPoint LLC, a government relations firm with offices in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio.
Tom focuses his practice on government relations, including state government procurement, gaming law, and public-facing litigation. With more than 40 years’ experience as an Emmy award-winning journalist, political strategist, lobbyist, and attorney, Tom is especially adept when conflict resolution requires awareness of policy, politics, and the press. He draws on his unique experience as a former sports betting regulator to advise clients in the gaming industry. He also serves as an adjunct professor of gaming law at Vanderbilt Law School.