Calendar of Events
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts: 16th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
16th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
January 12 – March 2
Opening Reception & Awards, January 11, 6-8 pm
Sandra J. Blain Galleries
Free Admission
Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN
865.436.5860
www.arrowmont.org
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority and Arts & Culture Alliance Present “Arts in the Airportâ€
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville are pleased to present “Arts in the Airport: 75 Years of Making Memories in Aviation,†a new exhibition featuring selected artwork from nearly 40 artists in the East Tennessee region. “Arts in the Airport†was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The selected art features contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and will be exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint from October 12, 2012 – April 11, 2013 with an opening reception on Wednesday, November 7, at 5:00 PM.
A gallery of images may be viewed at www.knoxalliance.com/album/airport_fall12.html.
The Arts & Culture Alliance, with assistance from Dorothy Habel, juried the exhibition with final approval by the Airport Authority. Prizes include $1,000 in awards to be announced at the reception on Wednesday, November 7, at 5:00 PM (awards ceremony at 5:00 PM). For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit www.knoxalliance.com.
Dogwood Arts Festival: Art in Public Places
Category: Exhibitions, visual art
Art in Public Places Knoxville is a monumental installation of large-scale outdoor sculptures by regionally and nationally acclaimed artists. The sculptures enliven downtown Knoxville as well as McGhee Tyson Airport. Awards for the Art in Public Places exhibition will be presented by world-acclaimed sculptor, Allen Peterson. The ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. at Nouveau Classics on 128 South Gay Street on April 6.
Most of the Festival’s wide range of arts events, performances, and exhibitions are offered to the public free of charge. For more information, including a complete Festival Calendar of Events and ticket information, visit dogwoodarts.com
