Calendar of Events
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
University of Tennessee Ewing Gallery: Objects on the Horizon
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
The exhibition brings together the works of six contemporary Tennessee sculptural artists—Jason Brown, Knoxville; Greely Myatt, Memphis; Greg Pond, Sewanee; Deborah McClary, Sparta; Audrey Russell, Greenville, and Jackson Martin, Johnson City. These artists engage the human experience of understanding place in shifting natural and cultural landscapes. In this exhibit, six sculptors representing the different regions of Tennessee work in a range of media from organic materials such as wood, dirt and coal to electronic video and audio. Local and personal objects merge with global issues in a diverse range of perspectives on the concept of landscape. Although based in Tennessee, these artists have exhibited extensively throughout the US and abroad. There will be an exhibition reception on Sunday, October 4, from 1-4 PM. The artists will be present and refreshments will be served. The Ewing Gallery is located at 1715 Volunteer Boulevard on the UT campus and is open free to the public Monday and Thursday, 10-8; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10-5; and Sunday, 1-4. For more information, please call 865-974-3200 or visit http://www.ewing-gallery.org.
Go! Contemporary Dance Works: First Day Festival Performance
Category: Dance, movement
865-539-2475 or www.gocontemporarydance.com
UT Downtown Gallery: The Administrator by Michael Aurbach
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
A colleague of Vanderbilt University art professor Michael Aurbach once told him that you never know who a person really is until they have been put into a position of power. The large installation entitled The Administrator is a humorous portrait of a university administrator who made Aurbach's life miserable. First Friday Artist Reception, September 4 from 5-9pm.
106 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Gallery hours: Wed-Fri 11-6; Sat 10-3. (865) 673-0802
Fountain City Art Center: Variety Showcase
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
Featuring Judy Jorden, Christine Harness, Owen Weston, Sue Lane, Giovanni Hall and others.
Reception: Friday, Aug. 14, 6:30-8:30PM
213 Hotel Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9-5, Wednesday & Friday 10-5, Saturday 9-1. More information: (865) 357-2787, www.fountaincityart.org
Children's Theatre of Knoxville: ALICE IN WONDERLAND: THE MUSICAL
Category: Kids, family
Book adapted and additional lyrics by David Simpatico; Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle; Based on the 1951 Disney film "Alice in Wonderland" and the novels "The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll
Thursdays at 7 PM, Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 1 PM & 5 PM, Sundays at 3 PM
865-599-5284; www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com
Telamon Corporation: Growing Tennessee: Rural Youth Cultivate Common Ground
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
An exhibit of documentary photographs created by children from migrant farm worker and local families living in rural Appalachia and West Tennessee will be featured at the Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery. The exhibit will feature dozens of photographs depicting the lives of rural children and their families. The images are the work of more than 50 children, ages 8 – 18, from East to West Tennessee. Curator Jane Crowe, Telamon's Program Development Coordinator, collaborated with Tennessee's Migrant Education Program, Tennessee 4-H, Milligan College, East Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Martin to bring the fruits of this project to the public. To date, this exhibition has been shown at Knoxville Museum of Art, The Art Gallery of Knoxville, West Tennessee Regional Art Center, The Mess Hall in Chicago, and even promoted on Time Square in New York City. The exhibit is part of Telamon Corporation's statewide Youth Initiative. On September 23, in conjunction with the exhibit, the Commission will host a Latino Arts Meeting at the gallery from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Commission gallery is located at 401 Charlotte Avenue in downtown Nashville, and hours are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more information on the project visit: http://www.telamon.org or contact Jane Crowe at (865) 212-4011, ext. 15. For more information on the Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, visit: www.arts.state.tn.us or contact Julie Horn at (615) 532-9798.
Art Market Gallery: Marie Merritt and Morgan Fitch
Featuring painter Marie Merritt and the metal art of Morgan Fitch. The Gallery will host an opening First Friday Reception August 7, with live music provided by Gil Draper & Chad Beauchane playing traditional Irish music. 422 S. Gay St., operating hours Tuesday - Saturday 11-6 and Sunday 1-5. 865-525-5265 or visit the website at www.artmarketgallery.net.
Knoxville Museum of Art: Elementary Art Exhibitions
August 1-30 featuring Youth Stone Carving Institute
1050 World's Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm. FREE. For more information: (865) 525-6101 or www.knoxart.org.
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: Moon Over Buffalo
Category: Theatre
By Ken Ludwig, Directed by Robert Hahn
Cast: Gay Harrison, Krisha Newport, Beverly Harrison, Alicia Sells, Mark Palmer, Erin Glisson, Robert McDonald, III, Gary Mullins
Showtimes: Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8:00 pm and Sunday @ 3:00 pm
Tickets: Thursday, Sunday $10; Friday, Saturday $15.
319 N. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com
East Tennessee History Center: Art and Artists of the Great Smoky Mountains
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
Exhibit of before and after the Creation of the Park; explore artwork depicting Great Smoky Mountains National Park landscapes and life.
(865) 215-8830, www.east-tennessee-history.org
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery: Heather Middlebrooks and Sheila Rauen
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9-5, Sunday, 9-12 noon. For more information, visit the Web site or call (865) 523-4176.
Ramsey House: Covering History
Category: History, heritage
A rare display of quilts and coverlets from the Ramsey House collection will be exhibited from July 10 through August 31. The collection includes quilts unique to Tennessee, and pre-Civil War era quilts and coverlets. Additionally, Ramsey House will be receiving as a gift from the Knoxville Committee of Smoky Mountain Quilt Trail a painted square representing the pattern, Twelve Triangles, to be erected this week. Information can be found at www.ramseyhouse.org or by calling 865-546-0745. Ramsey House is located at 2614 Thorn Grove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914.