Calendar of Events

An exhibit featuring the talent of both the artists and the athletes.
3 photographers are showing their images:
Andrew Kornylak from Atlanta, GA
Janine Hill from London, UK
John May from Knoxville, TN

Opening reception - First Friday August 3, from 6pm to 9:30pm:

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 at 917 532 4913 or patrice@2manypixelsphoto.com

Bliss Home will feature Callie Farmer for July's First Friday. A reception will be held at Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, July 6th. Callie is currently working on her MFA in Studio Art and Printmaking at Bradley University in Chicago, Illinois. Callie's most recent work, primarily in intaglio, invites the viewer to see her interpretation of the world through new and creative printing techniques. Callie's work intends to 'show the beauty in the overlooked images all around us.'

July 6, 2012 through the end of the month.
Website: shopinbliss.com and callie-farmer.wix.com/calliefarmer
Facebook: Bliss Home

The East Tennessee Historical Society and the Tennessee Sampler Survey are pleased to announce the opening of the traveling exhibit, Tennessee Samplers: 19th Century Schoolgirl Embroidery on view now at the Museum of East Tennessee History.

The exhibit will be on view at the East Tennessee History Center, Knoxville, TN, from July 6 through July 29, 2012.

Since 2004, the Tennessee Sampler Survey has been documenting 19th century embroidery across the state. Twenty Tennessee samplers were selected for the exhibit, each from a different county. The exhibit presents the samplers on full-sized panels; the actual samplers are not part of this exhibit due to their fragility. Five text panels, explaining the work of the Tennessee Sampler Survey and the regional characteristics of the samplers, are also part of the exhibit.

The East Tennessee History Center is open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday; and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Sunday. Admission to the Tennessee Samplers exhibit is free. The other exhibits at the Museum of East Tennessee History have an admission fee except for Sunday which is “Family Day” with free admission. The East Tennessee History Center is located at 601 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37901. For more information call (865) 215-8830, email eths@eastTNhistory.org, or visit www.easttnhistory.org.

A Brown Bag lecture with co-curators Jennifer Core and Janet Hasson is planned for Wednesday, July 25, at noon at the East Tennessee History Center.

Land Portrait - Culture Laboratory Collective - Curated by Brian R. Jobe
Opening reception, First Friday July 6, 5:00-9:00pm
Free Admission

Land Portrait features works from members of the Culture Laboratory Collective based upon their relationship with a particular place, landform, landscape, topography, or state of current residence. These pieces, when combined, serve as comprehensive land portraits. Translations of localities can act as reflections of communities continually in flux. The visual statements produced for this exhibition may provide a more complete understanding of who (and where) we are. The value of place and landscape is immeasurable. Memories from places can become etched in our minds and contextualized over time. This exhibit offers a view into a collective memory and re-locates interpretations of place into a public, conversational setting.

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 Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new group exhibition featuring six regional artists opening Friday, July 6, at 5:00 PM in the Balcony of the Emporium Center:

Evelyn M. Bryant (Townsend) – Figurative and whimsical equine sculptures
Dawn Hawkins (Powell) – Acrylic and watercolor abstracts
J. Austin Jennings (Dayton, OH) – A combination of bold acrylic paint and cut-paper collage that takes mixed media to a new level
Randy Jennings (Dayton, OH) – Black and white images created with Holga "toy cameras"
Mary Klopfer (Fort Wayne, IN) – Charcoal and graphite drawings
Işik Sönmez (Crossville) – Oil on canvas with a palette knife

The group exhibition will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from July 6-27, 2012. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on July 6 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, July 7, 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.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of artwork by Knoxville artist Derrick Freeman, opening Friday, July 6, at 5:00 PM on the north side of the Balcony at the Emporium Center in Knoxville.

Derrick Freeman is a 21-year old who was diagnosed with autism at age two. At that time, he stopped talking. By the age of three, he began to draw, and it led to his way of commu­nicating with his family. Since that time, he has made outstanding contributions to his community through his gift of art. Derrick’s art is and has been an inspiration to many families who have someone with a disability. Each piece of his art has a unique story to tell, and he has proven that regardless of any disability, each of us has something to give back to our community.

Works by Derrick Freeman will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from July 6-27, 2012. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on July 6 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, July 7, 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.

RECEPTION Friday, July 6, 3-5pm
GALLERY HOURS Mon - Fri 12-5PM

Media and subject matter were not stipulated at the outset of this exhibition. The pieces on display, therefore, represent an honest ‘work sample’ from a talented segment of the UT community whose artistic skills might otherwise remain unrecognized outside of their duties as staff members. The exhibitors are: Mike C. Berry, Manager of the UT Downtown Gallery; Jessie Van der Laan, UT Print Shop Tech; and Sarah McFalls and Jennifer Stoneking -Stewart, Ewing Gallery staff.

These four artists currently create work that represents a distortion of the natural landscape and addresses the relationship we often have with the idea of "place." For additional information on this exhibition, please call the Ewing Gallery at 865.974.3200 or visit us online at www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu.

UT Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture - A+A Bldg. 1715 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996. ph: 865.974.3200 - email: ewing@utk.edu - web: www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

Major League Baseball meets Faust in this light, fast-paced and devilishly clever musical comedy. Middle-aged Joe Boyd trades his soul for a chance to lead his hometown Washington Senators to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. The Devil, along with his most successful temptress, Lola, makes a deal and transforms him into young baseball sensation Joe Hardy, who, in turn, transforms the hapless Senators into a winning team. But will it be worth the life and devoted wife Joe has left behind?

227 Broadway in
Historic Jackson Square
865.482.9999 / http://www.orplayhouse.com

A1LabArts presents "La Loba: Recapturing the Wild Woman Archetype,” a 2-day, 2 part, multi-genre art show that will include painting, drawing, sculpture, textile, jewelry, live African music, and dance. The show features A1LabArts contributing artists, as well as dance performances by Na'la of Washington D.C., Jaia and Ananda Dance Company, Ali Blair and AFA, Claire Fenner, Forbidden Fire and many more.

Dates: Opening reception/Art Show on Friday July 6, 5-9 PM, free admission; live music and dance performances on Saturday July 7, doors at 7, performances begin at 8pm, admission $5 for A1LabArts members and $10 general public; all events will be held at The Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, across from the Old Gray Cemetery on Broadway, in Knoxville.

On the first Friday of every month, downtown is happening! Art openings from the 100 block of Gay Street into Market Square offer an enjoyable gallery walk downtown. Market Square District members offer performances, food specials and sales to celebrate the vibrancy of our downtown area.

Information: http://www.knoxvillefirstfriday.com or 865-523-7543

Carpetbag Theatre has a black box theatre in the Emporium where we host an open mic event called CAFE NOIR every FIRST FRIDAY. The public can sign up at 7:00pm to share musical, theatrical, and dancing talents.

In Suite 114 of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. The Carpetbag Theatre: 865-544-0447, www.carpetbagtheatre.org

July 6 – The Mumbles

Alive After Five is a unique live music series presented on thirty or more Fridays per year in four seasonal series. The programs take place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Great Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, free portrait drawing, free parking, and a licensed therapeutic masseuse available. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries.
All shows 6:00 - 8:30 PM
$8-general, $4-KMA members and students with ID