Calendar of Events

A troupe of Israeli performers create a surreal form of choreography, wearing structures of recycled aluminum in The Aluminum Show in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre. This innovative troupe is in the tradition of the Blue Man Group and Pilobolus in their redefining of what choreography is. Tickets range from $20-$35.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Two Legendary Songwriters
Nashville legend Marshall Chapman is having a banner year, having released a new album Big Lonesome and a new book, They Came to Nashville, as well as landing her first movie role as Gwyneth Paltrow’s road manager in Country Strong. Born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina, she has released 11 acclaimed albums and her songs have been recorded by Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Wynonna, Joe Cocker, Irma Thomas, Jimmy Buffett and Jessi Colter. In recent years she has added theater and literary activities to her creative output. She is joined on the program by Knoxville’s own legendary RB Morris, whose recent output includes a new book of poetry, Keeping the Bees Employed and the CD Spies Lies and Burning Eyes. Morris served as Writer-in-Residence at the University of Tennessee from 2004-2008, and was inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame in 2009.

Jubilee Community Arts, 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916. For information: 865-522-5851, www.jubileearts.org. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

The show features never before exhibited drawings and photographic images of the Villa Ottolenghi project, from conception to construction.

PUBLIC LECTURE by Guido Pietropoli - "The Dancing Columns of the Villa Ottolenghi"
February 16 @ 5:30 PM
Rm. 109, McCarty Auditorium, Art + Architecture Building
A reception, open to the public, will commence immediately following the lecture, at 7PM, in the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: M-F 10-5, Sun 1-4. For information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

Artworks of monumental physical scale are overwhelming. The diminutive viewer is confronted and consumed by the gigantic. Presented with the miniature, the viewers, no longer assigned to the passive role, can instead devour the work, taking it into their souls. The miniature invites the viewer into a personal and intimate relationship. With attention drawn to the significance of the seemingly insignificant, the momentousness of the miniscule is magnified, thus instilling monumental value.

This exhibition investigates the power of small-scale artists’ books to challenge their readers with grand, powerful, urgent, and poignant content. In addition to the work of current UT Assistant Professor of Printmaking, Althea Murphy-Price, as well as three UT school of art alums, MIMB includes books from 141 artists from the United States, Korea, Japan, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, India, Pakistan, the UK, Canada, Mauritius, and Argentina. The miniature books range from complicated structures, poems, and humorous texts, to intricate drawings. Many of the books use unconventional materials and innovative bookmaking techniques; including relief printing, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen printing, and the newest digital processes.

To see images of individual books, visit the MIMB flickr page at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimborg/

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: M-F 10-5, Sun 1-4. For information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

The Farragut Folklife Museum will feature the “Out of the Attic” exhibit this winter and spring. This special exhibit will showcase interesting artifacts from the Museum collection that have not been displayed in many years or have never been on display.

Farragut Folklife Museum, 11408 Municipal Center Dr, Farragut, TN 37934. Hours: Monday-Friday, 10AM-4:30 PM. For information: 865-966-7057, www.townoffarragut.org

Reception January 14, 6:30-8:00 PM. Music by Dave Williams, refreshments will be served.

Also featuring Knox County Student Art Exhibit: Powell High and Middle, Brickey McCloud Elem., Copper Ridge Elem., Norwood Elem., Pleasant Ridge Elem., Powell Elem., and West Haven Elem.

213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; Saturday, 9AM-1PM. For information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityart.org

by Christoper Durang

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $10 plus fees for Thursday & Sunday; $15 plus fees for Friday & Saturday. For information: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com. For tickets: 865-523-7521, www.KnoxTIX.com

Hans Christian Anderson's greatest story features all the hallmarks of the best fairy tales: magic mirrors, evil trolls, crystal palaces, spine-tingling adventure, and a battle twixt good & evil.

Located at 800 Tyson Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-599-5284, www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com, info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

One artist likens her work to a Rubik’s Cube. The other is a former punk rock–bluegrass musician who now composes mixed media and traditional acrylic paintings. Both are full-time faculty members at Pellissippi State Community College and will share gallery space in the current New Faculty Show art exhibit.

The exhibit welcomes Jennifer Brickey and Herbert J. Rieth III as new faculty who have been teaching art at the college since fall 2010. Brickey and Rieth both teach classes ranging from drawing and painting to design. Brickey received her B.F.A. in studio art (painting) from the University of Tennessee and her M.F.A. in the same discipline from Maryland Institute College of Art. Rieth comes to Pellissippi State after teaching at universities in Alabama, Mississippi and Ohio. The art on display promises to be engaging. Brickey’s pieces represent five years’ worth of paintings and drawings, many of them autobiographical. Brickey says she is drawn to the connections between her life and work.

The New Faculty Show takes place in the gallery of the Bagwell Center for Media and Arts on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. An artist reception is scheduled for Jan. 20, 5-7 p.m., and will be preceded by an artist talk at noon. The reception, discussion and exhibit are free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Jeff Lockett, Art professor, at jlockett@pstcc.edu or (865) 694-6433.

The O’Brien Art Gallery on the Roane County Campus is currently featuring the paintings of Nashville based artist Ev Niewoehner. For gallery Hours, contact Bryan Wilkerson at 865.882.4649. www.roanestate.edu/art/gallery

An exhibit featuring the photographs and painting of Terri Swaggerty and oil paintings of Emily Spence Stables will be on display at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. Free and open to the public. Opening reception Friday, January 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists' talks at 6:30 p.m.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Art Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 9AM-5PM; Friday 9AM-4:30PM; Sunday 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

Bliss Home is kicking 2011 off with a First Friday artist that is not one to be missed! Melissa Johnson has created truly unique and playful pieces of art that are not only beautiful, but also make a bold statement. The materials she uses range from actual vintage newspapers and magazines to vintage children's encyclopedias and fabric. The pieces capture Johnson’s personal experiences by involving culture and religion, love and relationships, body image, and American social codes and roles both from the 1960's and current. Her work will be on display at the 29 Market Square location through February!

29 market square. Addn info: anne@shopinbliss.com; 865.673.6711