Calendar of Events

Art Market Gallery of Knoxville is pleased to present an exhibit of recent works by Victoria Simmons of Knoxville and Linda Sullivan of Oak Ridge.

Victoria Simmons is an award-winning painter and illustrator of animals, primarily dogs and horses. Her April exhibit will be paintings of Foxhounds, a series which was born out of years spent at the opening meets of the Tennessee Valley Hunt Club and on hound walks with the huntsman.

Linda Sullivan, who holds an MFA in ceramics, creates functional and sculptural vessels out of stoneware and porcelain clays. Inspired by various landscapes and drawing on her strong background in painting, she employs a unique glazing process by pouring and overlapping her glazes in a purposeful, painterly way to depict landscape imagery.

A First Friday Reception for the exhibit is planned for April 1 from 5:30-9 pm. with complimentary refreshments and live music.

Member owned and operated by over 60 regional artists, Art Market Gallery is located at 422 South Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm & Sunday 1-5 pm. For more information, call 865-525-5265, visit artmarketgallery.net or join us on facebook: facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery

The Annual Student Art Show, an exhibit showcasing the best works by art students at Pellissippi State Community College, begins a 12-day run on Monday, March 28.

Featuring pieces created by students from all levels in their studies, the exhibit is free and open to the public. This year’s display showcases paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculptures and design pieces.

The exhibit is in Pellissippi State’s Bagwell Center for Media and Art gallery, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu

2nd annual juried photographic exhibition.
Opening Reception : March 26, 7—9 PM with a gallery talk at 6:30.

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

An exhibit of nature photography by Becca Childress will be on display in the Visitor Center at Ijams Nature Center. Childress is a graduate of Appalachian State University where she received a BS in technical photography. She is also a former CAC AmeriCorps member on the Earth Flag team at Ijams. “I had the good fortune of working for two environmental non-profits after graduating: Ijams Nature Center and RiverLink,” says Childress. “I learned and grew working as an environmental educator, and consider myself extremely fortunate. These experiences offered some great photo opportunities as well.” The photos are for sale with a portion of the proceeds going to the nature center.

Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

The 11-month residency program is an opportunity for emerging artists to further develop both artistically and professionally. This exhibition showcases their progress.
Reception: April 9, 6:00-8:00 PM

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 576 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

What: Art exhibit

Elizabeth Porter: "Disconnected"
Mixed media

Conrad Reinhardt: "Beyond Time and Place"
Digital photographs and oil paintings

Free and open to the public

When: March 6 through May 6, 2011
Opening reception Friday, March 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; artists' talks at 7 p.m.
Where: Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery
2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918
An exhibit featuring the art work of Conrad Reinhardt and Elizabeth Porter-Moses will be on display at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
Contact: Roy McCullough
Sperrin@bellsouth.net
865-281-2435

The 2011 Knox County Elementary Art Show will be held at the Phoenix Building March through April 25th.

A local student from Bearden High School won the design contest and will be receiving a free trip to New York courtesy of Sargent Art. The art was made into a flag that will be displayed in Washington representing Tennessee in the Flags Across America YAM Ceremony.

Historic Preservation Influences Artist’s Latest Work.

Beth Meadows is an artist who lives and works in Knoxville, TN. Her main medium is, but not limited to, acrylic on canvas. The pieces she has made for Rala are influenced by her position as the architectural salvage coordinator for the non-profit Knox Heritage. Beth re-uses old building materials in her work to promote the importance of historic preservation, and donates a portion of the proceeds of work sold to Knox Heritage. Her subject matter is inspired mostly by life in East Tennessee and music.

To view more of her work, please visit www.bethmeadows.com and www.etsy.com/shop/WithBearHands

The pieces will be displayed and available for sale at Räla, located at 323 Union Avenue in Downtown Knoxville, just off Market Square.

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For almost five decades, Jim Gray has painted in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains, creating a body of work that captures, according to the artist, "the ever changing pattern of light and shadow [that moves] across the ancient faces of the Smokies." The retrospective exhibition, Roads I've Traveled, showcases these East Tennessee-inspired landscapes, as well as additional selections from Gray's life's work, including wildlife, floral, and marine paintings and assorted sculptures in bronze.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. For information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

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