Calendar of Events

The 13th Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibition and the 8th International Juried Student Exhibition are hosted at Arrowmont in conjunction with The Enamelist Society conference 2011; Transformation in Contemporary Enamels, Alchemy. The exhibition premiers at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts then travels to the Knoxville Museum of Art and on to the National Ornament Metal Museum. In the Sandra J. Blain Galleries

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

The Athens Area Council for the Arts is pleased to present “The Space Between”, an exhibit of artwork by Toneeke Runinwater Henderson, September 7 – October 28, 2011, at The Arts Center, 320 North White Street, in Athens, Tennessee.

The public is invited to meet the artist at an opening reception at The Arts Center on Friday, September 16, 2011 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Toneeke was born and spent her early years in the West before moving to Florida as a teen. She flourished in the prominent art communities there and was encouraged by famed wildlife artist, Guy Coheleach, and Bill Grinstead, known for his floral paintings and painting knife oils. A long time resident of Calhoun , Tennessee , Toneeke has gained a measure of regional and national recognition for her eclectic and prolific approach to her art. Working in almost all media, she has made each her own as she experiments, combines, and synthesizes her life’s experience. From delicate watercolor landscapes to large scale textural assemblages, she strives to exceed boundaries and explore the “challenges of her heart and mind”. Manipulated photography, sculptures using traditional and found media, and texturized acrylic paintings are all used to define thoughts and explore ideas. Also a spiritual therapist, certified in several techniques, she uses these skills to encourage self-healing through art classes designed to help others remove creative blocks or work through issues by the process of directional and meditational art therapy.

The Arts Center is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. For more information or directions, call The Arts Center at 423-745-8781, or visit the website at www.athensartscouncil.org.

Featuring nineteenth century Tennessee-made earthenware and stoneware
Tennessee Turned: Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900 is a major exhibition of nineteenth-century pots made in East Tennessee. This once-in-a-lifetime grouping of more than 200 distinctive regional pieces will make for an unforgettable exploration of this chapter of Tennessee history.
“This pottery, of which we are justifiably proud, provides a unique link in the continuum of the American potting tradition as it spread across the United States.”

The exhibit will explore all aspects of nineteenth-century pottery production in East Tennessee, as well as featuring comparative examples from other parts of the state. Visitors will learn how to “read” a pot, how a pot was made in the nineteenth-century, the difference between earthenware and stoneware, and the importance of pottery for households.

On Friday, June 3, ETHS will host the Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival at the History Center for an opening reception, pottery demonstrations, and a viewing of the Tennessee Turned exhibit. Two special “Pottery Day” events to be held June 25 and September 17 will invite the public to bring in pottery objects they may have in their families for possible identification and to be documented photographically for historical purposes.

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

Now in its fifth year, this world-class exhibition of 25 large-scale sculptures can be viewd in downtown Knoxville and the McGhee Tyson Airport. The 2011 exhibition juror will be John Henry and will feature up to 35 large-scale, outdoor sculptures. The selected sculptures will be exhibited in downtown Knoxville. For more information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com