Calendar of Events

Fort Craig Elementary School

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Friday, 10AM-8PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. For information: 865-934-2036, www.knoxart.org

Photography by Paul Hassell

Red Line Gallery, 11519 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM. For information: 865-288-0277, www.redlinegallery.net

Art Market Gallery of Knoxville is pleased to present two special exhibits: jewelry by featured member artist Kristine Taylor and Reelin’ in Red, a special showing of Valentine and love themed artworks in various mediums by member artists. Ms. Taylor creates unique one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces of jewelry using a blend of polymer clay and traditional jewelry materials including stones, pearls, glass, metals and fibers. A First Friday Reception for these exhibits is planned for February 4th from 5:30-9 pm with complimentary refreshments and live music performed by Stacy Nickell Miller and Clark Miller.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM; Sunday 1-5PM. For information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Additional dates: March 1-5, April 5-9, May 3-7

Free tours are provided for up to three Knox County students ages 5-18 (per paying adult) during the first week of every month during the school year (except January). Tours are given at the top of every hour between 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Advance reservations required? NO
How to obtain admission: Visitors should stop by the Blount Mansion Visitor’s Center and see a staff member to purchase tickets. Must mention Penny Performances and provide proof of Knox County residency to receive $0.01 admission.
Contact: Ashleigh Oatts, 865-525-2375, educationcoordinator@blountmansion.org
200 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37901 | www.blountmansion.org

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, the name says it all. The traditional dance of Andalusia, Spain, which dates back to the 1500’s, lives in the 21st Century because its compelling rhythms, flashing colors, and passion set hearts pounding just as they did 500 years ago. It is dance at its best, international and exotic. In the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre. Tickets range from $25-$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

Robin Trower’s career spans more than four decades and he’s one of the most influential guitarists in rock ’n’ roll history. Prepare for a highly spontaneous evening of punchy, ethereal rock from this guitar virtuoso.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com. For tickets: 865-684-1200, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Marine Jazz Band from Albany, Georgia, presents its 8-member Stage Band, performing their program "Here We Stand." The band's unique instrumentation includes a sousaphone, two saxophones, a trumpet and a trombone, as well as drums, keyboard and guitar. They will be performing in a variety of musical styles from swing and ragtime to funk and rock. The show is approximately one hour in duration with an opportunity to meet and speak with all the members of the group directly following the performance. Check out their facebook page at Albany Marine Band.

At the Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg., 1408 Middle Drive on the UT campus. Please check the web site or call the day of the event for updates or cancellations: 865-974-5678, www.music.utk.edu/events

Pride. Sorrow. Love. Death. These are the universal themes that touch and transcend the boundaries of the many cultures in America. Through pure form and invention, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana strikes a universal chord in audiences everywhere and will perform for one night at the Clayton Center for the Arts at Maryville College. Tickets are $25-$35 with group rates available. Tickets may be purchased by calling 865-981-8590 or visiting www.claytonartscenter.com.

Carlota Santana founded the company in 1983, to use Flamenco not only as an art form, but also as a device for breaking down cultural barriers. Experiencing a Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana performance, the audience feels the essence of may cultures found in Spain, including Gypsy, Judaic, Arabic, Spanish and Latino. Flamenco Vivo is renowned for its extensive arts-in education programs and will bring that program to the Clayton Center for the Arts. This professional dance company will be teaching a master class for senior citizens, which will incorporate the culture and history of Flamenco. This truly will be a Dancing with the Stars opportunity. Master Classes are limited in size and those interested in participating may call
Executive Director, Robert Hutchens at 865-981-8264 for more information.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9AM-5PM; Saturday-Monday, 1-4PM. For information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

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