Calendar of Events

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

The Knoxville Museum of Art presents Several Silences March 16-May 20, 2012.
Several Silences presents installations, videos, sculptures, and drawings by a diverse selection of contemporary artists from around the world who approach the theme of silence in distinctly individual ways. This group exhibition explores various kinds of silence—meditative, ambient, memorial, etc.—and calls attention to the rarity of the absence of sound in our growing “culture of distraction.”

There will be an opening reception Thursday, March 15 from 5:30-7:30pm at the KMA. Free and open to the public. Cash bar.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101,

A Creative Continuum - Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence Anniversary Exhibition
Reception: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Open Monday - Saturday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

The Knoxville Watercolor Society presents “Illuminations”—a mix of recent transparent watercolor paintings by the Knoxville Watercolor Society. The Show will be in the downstairs gallery of the Knoxville Museum of Art from March 16 to May 6. An opening reception with refreshments will take place on March 25 from 2 to 4 PM. The Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 5 Pm and on Sundays from 1 PM to 5 PM and is located at 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive. More information can be obtained by contacting the museum at 865-525-6101 or the show chair person, Lil Clinard at 865-274-6394. To find out about membership information and view members works go to www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com.

Red Line Gallery will be hosting an Artist Reception & Exhibition
featuring the abstract works of photographer, Dennis Sabo, entitled
“Nature’s Color Splash”.

The Artist Reception will be held on Friday, March 9th from 7-9pm & the
show will hang through the end of March.

Red Line Gallery is located at 11519 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN
37934 (Campbell Station & Kingston Pike).
Phone: 865.288.0277
Website: www.redlinegallery.net

An exhibit featuring the paintings of Nathaniel Galka and Marianne Woodside will be on display at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
March 4, 2012 through May 5, 2012
Opening reception Friday, March 9, 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. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 9AM-5PM; Friday 9AM-4:30PM; Sunday 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

The monthly art exhibit by the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade beginning March 3 is a colorful collection of “Abstract” art.

This exhibition of sleek, vibrant, hip color schemes moves us into a brighter, more playful display. The good old days were filled with recess, eating glue, and scribbling with rainbow-colored crayons. And while your drawings might not have been masterpieces, you can re-capture the fun, by looking for the creatively-named colors of your childhood in the art exhibition.

Inspiration for this art work comes from the dedication of these artists, and it is worth a look for lots of neat and different kinds of displays. All items displayed can be viewed or purchased at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive (off Peavine).
Website: www.artguildfairfieldglade.net

Reception: March First Friday, March 2, 5-9pm
Lecture: TBA

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday: 11AM - 6PM; Saturday: 10AM - 3PM. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

The UT Downtown Gallery is pleased to exhibit In Action the work of Michigan based artist, Mark Newport. The exhibition consists of hand-knitted acrylic yarn recreations of hero costumes, prints of the artist in costume, and carved, costumed figure sculptures. The costumes are life size, wearable objects that hang limply on hangers.
The exhibition runs from March 2 - March. 31, 2012
Mark Newport will be giving lecture Thursday March 1 at 7:00 PM in Room 109 in Art & Architecture Building on the UT campus.
Reception: Friday, March 2, 2012, 5:00 - 9:00 PM.
Gallery Hours: Wed - Fri 11-6PM, Sat 10-3PM

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition entitled “War of the Lawn Ornaments”, an investigative, interactive exhibit by local artists Alan Finch and Denise Stewart-Sanabria.

The exhibition will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from March 2-30, 2012 with an opening reception as part of First Friday activities on March 2 from 5:00-9:00 PM.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, March 3, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present “Elements: Human and Natural”, a new exhibition of photographs by local artist Jeff Tidwell, opening Friday, March 2, at 5:00 PM on the north side of the Balcony at the Emporium Center in Knoxville. This exhibition reflects Tidwell’s desire to capture the basic elements, such as light, water and earth, as well as human elements: the way people behave, the things people make, and the emotional connection to those things.

“Elements: Human and Natural” will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from March 2-30, 2011. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on March 2 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, March 3, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

"2 Many Pixels" photo gallery is proud to present the work of David Habercom. The artist will be displaying 2 different photo essays: "The missionary journals", a photographic account of the disappearance of the Rev. Theron K. Lucas from Little Pigeon in 1920. "Under the bridge", a collection of dignified portraits of those who do not have a home with a true focus on human beauty.
Opening reception Friday, March 2, 6:00 PM

2 Many Pixels, 130 West Jackson Avenue, Suite 201, Knoxville, TN 37902. The gallery is open weekdays 10 am to 5 pm and after hours or weekends by appointment. Information: 917 532 4913 or patrice@2manypixelsphoto.com