Calendar of Events

SUMMER CAMPS
Ages 8-12, Spa Camp
Monday-Tuesday, July 2 and 3 (two days), 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $50.00
Instructor: Elise Murphy
Everyone loves a little luxury! Join us in this twoday class and learn to make your own spa creations! From scrubs and soaps to candles and creams, we'll blend traditional Appalachian techniques with the hottest pampering trends. We'll even add our own special touch to the bags, boxes, containers and jars. This class is not recommended for students with allergies or sensitive skin.

Ages 8-13, Acrylic Canvas Painting, Mixed Media, & painting with a Palette Knife Monday-Friday, July 9-13, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, $80.00
Instructor: Betty Fortenberry
If you love to draw and paint and try new art mediums this class is for you! During this class students will complete a canvas painting in acrylics. We will explore and create a mixed media collage using different materials, stencils, paint and paper. One of the projects will be to experience painting on a board with molding paste and acrylic paint using a plastic palette knife.

Ages 8-13, Basketry
Monday-Friday, July 9-13m 1:00-4:00 p.m. $80.00
Instructor: Nancy Roberson
Students will use rattan reed to learn basic basketry skills and create individual baskets. Square baskets, round baskets, egg baskets and miniature baskets will all be explored. Basket reed has to be worked wet so expect to get a little wet as well!

Ages 8-15, Introduction to Stained Glass Monday-Friday, July 16-20 (two classes available) 9:00a.m.-12:00 noon or 1:00-4:00 p.m., $115.00
Instructor: L' Jon Papillion
In this class participants will cut, grind and lead glass to make a 8" X 12" stained glass panel. Materials and tools will be supplied. Come learn the ancient art and see the world "through colored glass". L'Jon is a seasoned professional in glass and has been a Knox County teacher for a number of years. For safety, no sandals allowed.

Ages 11-15, Design & Paint a Masterpiece Monday-Friday, July 23-27, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, $80.00
Instructor: Betty Fortenberry
In this class participants will create a beautiful painting using acrylics. Topics such as shading, watercolor effects, composition and color theory will be discussed and implemented. A beautiful quality painting should be completed at the end of the week.


8-12, Dolls, Dolls and more Dolls
Monday-Friday, July 23-27, 1:00-4:00 p.m. $80.00
Instructor: Nancy Roberson
Learn to make your own simple dolls and playthings. Students will learn to make yarn dolls, corn shuck dolls, hankie dolls, and a small 18" X 18" doll quilt. Basic hand sewing skills will be taught plus some simple embroidery stitches.

Ages 8-13, Mixed Media
Monday-Friday, July 30-August 3
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $120.00
Instructor: Anna Gundlach
Explore with various materials such as clay, paint, and pastels. Learn basic drawing and sculpture techniques while making an assortment of fun art projects. The clay pieces will be fired to cone 06 and finished with a variety of faux finish and painting techniques.


OTHER CLASSES BEGINNING SOON
Newborns to 4 years, Kindermusik Adventures Thursday, July 12-August 2, 10:00-10:45 a.m., $100.00 (Includes home materials)
Instructor: Kara Pritchard

Ages 3-5, Pre-Ballet
Tuesday, July 10-August 28, 3:45-4:30 p.m., $80.00
Instructor: Sandy Larson

Ages 5-8, Beginner Ballet, Tap and Jazz Tuesday, July 10-August 28, 4:30- 5:30 p.m., $80.00
Instructor: Sandy Larson

Combining Clay Techniques: Slabs, Extrusion, & more (6 weeks) Day and Evening classes are available:
Monday, July 9-August 13 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. or Wednesday., July 11-August 15 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $160.00
Instructor: Jackie Mirzadeh
Beginning and intermediate students will explore ways to use clay slabs and/or extruded parts alone or in combination to make fun and functional pieces such as cups, vases, trays, boxes and baskets. Students who already know how to throw on the wheel will be encouraged to add thrown components to their slab and extruded pieces. Decorative techniques and glazing will be taught, and pieces will be fired to cone 6. Class includes up to 25 lbs of clay, use of tools, glazes, firing , and independent studio time. (Students may purchase an additional bag of clay from the instructor for $50.00 which also includes glazes and firing fees.

Beginner & Intermediate Wheel Thrown Pottery Tuesday, July 10-August 14, 5:30-8:00 p.m., $160.00
Instructor: Jackie Mirzadeh

Adult Oil Painting
July 23-August 27, 6:00-8:00 p.m., $125.00
Instructor: Mark Smothers

Adult Watercolor
Tuesday, July 17-August 21
10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, $90.00
Instructor: Susie Holt

Adult Soldering Extravaganza
Saturday, July 14, 8:30-1:30 p.m., $65.00
Instructor: L'Jon Papillion
Have you ever wanted to learn decorative soldering? Would you like to have the time to repair a piece of stained glass or work on the solder bead of a piece you've done before? Maybe you have a project that is finished....except for the soldering!!!! Come join us as we spend a day learning different soldering techniques. We'll also work to perfect the "bead" on our work. *Participants need to bring a one-pound spool of solder (60/40) The soldering irons, paste, and glass is provided. Feel free to bring a piece you need to finish or one that need repair.

Yogalates
Tuesday, July 10- August 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $80.00
Instructor: Sandy Larson

Morning Cup of Yoga
Wednesday, July 18-September 5, 8:45-9:45 a.m., $80.00
Instructor: Sandy Larson

Belly Dance Technique
Tuesday, July 10-August 28, 6:35-7:45 p.m., $80.00
Instructor: Sandy Larson

Delicious, Stuffed Pasta 201
Monday, July 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $25.00
Instructor: Susan Arbital
Susan shares her knowledge from Casa Caponetti in the Tuscan countryside with those interested in expanding their own Italian cooking expertise. Students will make two different stuffed ravioli dishes and be provided with a variety of other recipes to create in their own kitchen.

Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1127 Broadway Suite B, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-523-1401, www.cityofknoxville.org/recreation/arts

A traveling exhibition about General Groves and includes insight into his family, West Point graduation, leadership style, personality and achievements in overseeing the Manhattan Project through eye-catching graphics and a 10-minute documentary film. AMSE Lobby.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

A traveling exhibition that follows the progress of the crisis, when for 14 days in October in 1962, the U.S. and the Soviet Union faced each other in a standoff over the USSR's installation of nuclear missiles in Cuba. Artifacts, audiovisuals, and posters tell the story. AMSE Second Level.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

With guide commentary for U.S. citizens (10 years and up) with photo identification. This Public Bus Tour is offered Monday - Friday, once a day, except government holidays July 4 & 5. Bus Tour registration begins at 9 am, when AMSE opens. AMSE admission includes the DOE Facilities Public Bus Tour, when participants complete the Registration Sheet upon entering AMSE. Tour participants begin loading bus at 11:45 am, bus departs at 12 noon and returns to AMSE at 3 pm. Space is limited and some restrictions apply. Participants have four off-the-bus stops including Y-12 New Hope Visitor Center, Bethel Valley Church and Graphite Reactor, a national historic landmark, both at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the K-25 Overlook. Tour also includes a drive by of the Spallation Neutron Source.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

Men's Work: Rickey Beene, Bill Capshaw and Charles (Chico) Osten will be featured at the Oak Ridge Art Center June 30 - August 12, 2012.
There will be an artists' reception on July 7, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, with a gallery talk at 6:30.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday through Monday 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Oak Ridge Art Center
201 Badger Rd Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 482-1441

THE ART BEHIND DESIGN
An Art and Design Exhibition & Cocktail Party! June 21, 2012, 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Alfred Williams & Company
716 Division Street, Nashville
Free Valet. Cocktails. H'ordeuvres. Music. All welcome.
$5 Suggested Donation benefiting
The American Institute of Architect's Community Partner.

Whether it's a brilliant idea on an old napkin, a beautiful hand-rendered sketch, or a delightfully intricate model, this exhibition will unearth and present the hidden artifacts of the art behind design. It's a rarity that an audience can formally experience the creative intimacy behind Nashville's most influential architects and interior designers.

The exhibition will highlight intriguing blueprints, sketches, photographs, models and various other fine art works by leading architects and designers. These are the ideas and outlets that amount to the aesthetic growth of our city and communities.

This will be Alfred Williams & Company's 5th quarterly, charitable art and design exhibition. 100% of donations and fine art proceeds will benefit Rebuilding Together Nashville, who's volunteers provide free rehabilitation and critical repairs to the homes of low-income Americans. Many of Nashville's flood victims have received significant help from this organization. Let's support them with a $5 suggested donation at the door.

Joining the festivities is Nashville's first mobile boutique, The Trunk as well as The Grilled Cheeserie. 10% of proceeds will benefit Rebuilding Together Nashville.

Dates of Exhibition: June 21- August 23. Free and open: M-F 9am-5pm.

12th Annual Clarence Brown Theatre Summer Acting Camps at Clarence Brown Theatre Performance Venues.

Instructors: Terry Silver-Alford, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Melony Maness, Katie Alley, Jess Milewicz

June 18-29 and July 23-August 3, 2012. Each session 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Focus on acting and musical theatre techniques.
$525 for one two-week session

To register: To register please visit the Acting Camp website at http://www.clarencebrowntheatre.com/actingcamp.shtml or contact Terry Silver-Alford at tsilvera@utk.edu.

Athens Area Council for the Arts announces its upcoming exhibit “CLASSWORK: ADULT STUDENTS OF THE ARTS CENTER 2011-12”. Exhibit dates are June 8 – August 24, 2012. AACA has been offering classes in the visual and performing arts at The Arts Center for children and adults since opening in 2005. This exhibit is intended to showcase works by adult students who have taken classes in the past year. A variety of media has been taught by an impressive array of instructors, including this year’s instructors Sandy Brown (watercolors), Joy Merckson (acrylics and drawing), Billie Stevens (stained glass), and Andy Phipps (clay). Many of the students were beginners who had never had a course in their chosen medium, while others have taken many classes at The Arts Center and other venues. A sampling of their works that were either done in class or while taking a class will be on display to show the impact The Arts Center has had on their art. Landscapes, abstracts, portraits, and other subject matter will reveal the extent of their training, as some of the students had never picked up a paint brush before beginning classes here, while others enrolled to improve their skills and explore new directions.

The Arts Center invites you to view this exhibit and be as amazed and as proud as we are by the abundance of talent present in our community. The public, artists, family and friends are also invited to attend the opening reception on Tuesday, June 12, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. The Arts Center instructors and many of the students will be on hand to talk about their experience and their art.

The Arts Center is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. For more information or directions, call (423) 745-8781 or visit our website at www.athensartscouncil.org. All programs of AACA are funded in part by the Tennessee Arts Commission.

The Knoxville Museum of Art presents Beverly Semmes: Starcraft June 8-September 9, 2012.

Semmes, a Brooklyn-based artist, is known internationally for her unique multi-media installations. She challenges the conventional definitions of craft and “women’s work” by creating completely non-functional pieces out of traditional materials such as fabric, clay and glass.

The KMA hosts a preview party Thursday, June 7, from 5:30-7:30pm. The party is free and open to the public and includes a cash bar. Semmes will host a gallery talk earlier that day at 4pm, and will attend the preview party as well.

The Knoxville Museum of Art is located in downtown Knoxville at 1050 World’s Fair Park and is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday 10 am–5 pm, and Sunday 1 pm-5 pm. Admission and parking are free. For more information, contact Angela Thomas at 865.934.2034 or visit www.knoxart.org.

Nikon Small World recognizes excellence in photomicrography, honoring images that successfully showcase the delicate balance between difficult scientific technique and exquisite artistic quality. Among this year's top five images, including the green lacewing larva, are a blade of grass, Melosira Moniliformis/living specimen; intrinsic flourescence in liverwort and a microchip surface/3D construction.

Additional information on this exhibition can be found at www.nikonsmallworld.com or follow the conversation on Facebook and Twitter@nikonsmallworld

The exhibit will run from June 1 through August 5, 2012.

The American Museum of Science and Energy, located at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge, is open Monday - Saturday from 9 am - 5 pm and Sunday 1 - 5 pm. Admission is Adults $5, Seniors (65+) $4, Students (6 - 17) $3 and Children (5 and under) no charge. For more information on AMSE memberships, exhibits, programs and events, visit www.amse.org To schedule a group visit, call AMSE at
(865) 576-3218.

The Frank H. McClung Museum will offer a new exhibit, "The Owl and the Woodpecker", which will introduce museum visitors to the most important species of owls and woodpeckers in North America, using spectacular photos, informative text, and evocative audio recordings to illustrate how these birds define and enrich the specific habitats on which they depend, and to highlight the critical importance of conserving those habitats.

"The Owl and the Woodpecker" is based on a book of the same title by Seattle photographer and author Paul Bannick, who is knkown for his intimate wildlife photography which supports environmental conservation efforts.

Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Knoxville Zoo offers one of only three chances to experience the zoo’s Close Encounters of the Wild Kind program this summer. Close Encounters of the Wild Kind gives visitors the chance to take an intimate behind-the-scenes tour and meet some high profile residents at Knoxville Zoo. Visitors can go off the beaten path to meet giraffes, penguins, or giant Aldabra tortoises during these special encounters. They also have the opportunity to touch or feed their new animal friend, talk with their keepers to learn about them and take a souvenir photo of their personal introduction. This Saturday, June 23rd, as well as Saturday, July 28th, and Saturday, September 1st, three different animal encounters will be offered; Giraffe Gatherings, where visitors can offer Jumbe, Lucille and Patches a leafy treat at 11:00 a.m., the Penguin Party which includes
a special appearance by Gypsy or Jello penguin at 1:00 p.m. and Tortoise Time, an encounter with loveable giant Aldabra tortoises Al, Stand-Up and Patches at 2:30 p.m.
Reservations are required for Close Encounters of the Wild Kind and can be scheduled by calling the zoo’s ticket office at (865) 637-5331, extension 361 or at the zoo’s ticket window upon arrival to the zoo. Each Close Encounter session is $20 per person, or $50 per person for all three encounters and reservations for each session are limited. Advanced reservations are highly recommended. General admission to Knoxville Zoo is not included in the price of each Close Encounter ticket.