Calendar of Events

The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is pleased to announce our Annual BFA Honors Exhibition. Graduating seniors in the School of Art and the College of Architecture and Design are honored each year when selected by committee as the top students among their peers. This exhibition will feature work from students in ceramics, painting and drawing, design, architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design. There will be a First Friday opening reception on May 3 from 3-5pm in the Ewing Gallery. Come out to see some fine examples of student work from our undergraduate programs before heading downtown for evening First Friday events.

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

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition featuring needlepoint pillows by Coral Grace Turner and monoprint/chine collés by Marilyn Avery Turner.

“Recent Works by Coral Grace Turner & Marilyn Avery Turner” will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from May 3-31, 2013. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on May 3 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, May 4, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Please note, the Emporium will be closed on Monday, May 27, for the holiday. 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 featuring contemporary Polish printmaking and media art at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from May 3-31, 2013. Artists in the exhibition include professors, tutors and students with the Faculty of Graphic Arts and Media Art from the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on May 3 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Students from the University of Tennessee Print Club will demonstrate screenprinting and relief printing during the May 3 reception.

“The Wroclaw Faculty of Graphic Arts and Media Art Exhibition” will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from May 3-31, 2013. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, May 4, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Please note, the Emporium will be closed on Monday, May 27, for the holiday. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

Bliss Home is pleased to present Knoxville artist, Jill Sanders, for May's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, May 3rd from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary snacks will be provided and Jill's art will remain for the month of May.

Jill pulls on her experience as a wood printmaker and graphic designer to create art that features richly colored patterns and natural materials. Jill describes her art as 'narrative scenes with objects and figures, richly layered with patterns and embellished with bits of typography'. Jill is often inspired by her dreams and the places she has seen, which gives her art 'rich sensibility'.

The UT Downtown Gallery is pleased to announce our next exhibition; ART SOURCE 2013. The Knox County Art Educators Exhibition began as a testament to the talent of dedicated teachers. Teaching art allows an educator to foster and nurture children’s creativity and critical thinking. For over a decade, this exhibition has provided the opportunity for Art Educators to showcase their dedication and abilities as practicing, professional artists. The exhibition has greatly increased awareness of the importance of art education in Knox County. The goal of the Art Source 2013 is to provide the visual evidence of these endeavors.

Please join us for a First Friday reception May 3 from 5:00 - 9:00pm. Free admission and the public is welcome.

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

A1LabArts presents the Spring 2013 Members Show.
Opening reception: Friday, May 3, 6:00-10:00PM.
Awards: Friday, May 7, 7:00 PM
Closing: Friday May 17, 5:00-9:00 PM

The Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville.

THE 15TH ANNUAL ART GUILD OF TELLICO VILLAGE SPRING SHOW will be held at the
Community Church of Tellico Village, 130 Chota Center, Loudon, TN. On
Friday, May 3rd, from 7-9 a Gala Reception will take place in the Christian
Life Center. There will be refreshments and live music, with artists present
to discuss their work
On Saturday, May 4th the exhibit will be open from 10am to 4pm and on Sunday
from 8am to 2pm. On Sunday at 1:30 the People's Choice Awards will be
presented and the public is welcome to attend. Many new types of art media
and and processes will be shown. Don't miss this exceptional event.

The 39th annual Street Rod Nationals South Plus, the region’s largest and most spectacular street rod, street machine and custom car show, Friday - Sunday, May 3 - 5, 2013.

An action packed weekend with a truly unique blend of rods, customs, muscle cars and specialty vehicles offering something for everyone. Plus, every vehicle entering the event will be eligible for any and all awards and giveaways presented during the weekend.

Cars will be on display for public viewing throughout the day, while entered in a variety of events. Streets of Rods, 29 Below Rodders, Pro’s Picks, NSRA Safety Inspections to name a few. Activities will be featured for all ages as well, many just for the children and ladies. Live entertainment will perform during the day and night time too.

Friday & Saturday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday 8:30 AM - 2 PM.
Admission prices are $14 per adult, $5 per child (6-12 years), and children 5 years and under FREE, when accompanied by an adult.

Paul K. Chappell is a 33-year old retired Army Captain who served in Iraq. He left the Army in 2009 to devote his time to speaking, teaching and writing about the military and its future as an institution. He is the author of the Road to Peace series about waging peace, ending war, the art of living, and what it means to be human. His website is www.peacefulrevolution.com

Friday, May 3
10 AM - 12 PM: Maryville College Center for Campus Ministry
1-2 PM: Press Conference at Knoxville Convention Center
7-9 PM: Presentation on Peace at LSLK Buddhist Temple, Knoxville

Saturday, May 4
10 AM - 12 PM: All Veteran Forum at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church
1-4 PM: Learning Peace Leadership at Beck Cultural Exchange Center
7-10 PM: Give Peace a Dance (fun, food, dance, and book signing) at Remedy Coffee

Sunday, May 5
10-11 AM: Will War Ever End? Forum at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church
1-4 PM: Peace Leadership and the End of War Community Forum at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church

The public is invited to all events except the veterans-only forum on Saturday morning. Information: 865-382-6392

The first weekend in May, the community of Townsend grows from a few hundred to more than 20,000 as visitors from across the country come to the mountain town to learn about and celebrate Appalachian culture at the Smokies Spring Festival and Old Timers Day.

Just a few of the activities taking place at the festival include clogging, storytelling, wildflower walks, children’s activities, Southern food, and the heart of the spring festival – bluegrass music, which features special performances and jam sessions throughout the grounds of the visitors center.

Appalachian demonstrations including blacksmithing, weaving, bee keeping, cornmeal making, rug hooking and woodcarving will bring old Appalachia to life before the eyes of festival-goers. Old harp singing, book signings, a Cades Cove preservation and an Appalachian Bear Rescue exhibit will be among the many opportunities in which visitors can partake.

Throughout Townsend, there will also be multiple other events held in conjunction with the main festival taking place at the Townsend Visitors Center, including the 7th Annual Quilters Road Show and the Pistol Creek Catch Of The Day concert at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, an interactive walking tour featuring a full-sized engine, coal and water tank at the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum and a unique shopping experience at Townsend’s downtown – Trillium Cove. A free shuttle service will provide transportation to and from each of the venues.

The festival is a free, family event. No pets are allowed on festival grounds.

May 3-4, 2013, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
Smoky Mountain Visitors Center at Townsend
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882

For more information, please visit www.SmokyMountains.org, www.SmokyMountainFestivals.org or contact the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority at (800) 525-6834.

The month of May will feature master artist Eric Buechel in an exhibit at the Shanks Center for the Arts, Crossville TN, which demonstrates Buechel’s wide variety of artistic accomplishments.

Buechel began at an early age learning to draw and paint from his father who is an artist and model-maker born in Koblenz, Germany. At the young age of 16, Buechel purchased a 19th century engraving which later grew into a substantial collection and began his interest in art conservation. During his high school years, he won several art scholarships and attended DCret School of Art, Plainfield, New Jersey and worked under Dr. Furman Finck, an Official Presidential Portrait Artist in his NYC studio. Continuing to enter professional competitions, Buechel graduated from Broward College, Fort Lauderdale FL, was quickly hired as an illustrator for FLM Graphics, Fairfield, New Jersey and continued to freelance with Sikorsky Aircraft, Curtis Wright Corporation, NASA, Strategic Medical, Communications and several pharmaceutical and advertising companies in New Jersey, Manhattan, and Connecticut.

Buechel opened a Design and Advertising Company called Tec-Art and in 1990 formed a new environmental company, Pioneers e-Waste, which was the first to recycle cathode ray tubes. His company, Advanced Recovery, was the featured story on the front page of the New York Times, followed by National Geographic, the Newark Star-Ledger, Chicago Tribune and Popular Science and other media worldwide for the development and marketing of the process of recycling computer and electronic materials and components. Other development processes continued, and in 2001, he was contracted to clean up 6,000 pallets full of technology equipment after the 911 attack on the World Trade Center. After that project, Buechel sold the company and moved to Tennessee.

In 2006, Buechel opened The Artist Corner and Gallery on Main Street in Crossville, but had to close it after three years when he was diagnosed with 4th stage non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2011, following treatment and recovery, Buechel began teaching adults and youth painting and art history classes at the Shanks Center of the Arts, Crossville TN. The Buechel exhibit, opening May 2 with a reception from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, will showcase a wide variety of styles and mediums.

Shanks Center for the Arts, 140 North Main Street, Crossville, TN 38555. Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10AM-4PM. Information: 931-787-1936, www.shankscenter.org

Waiting delves into the lives of twelve people who share humorous and heart-warming stories about their relationships and whether or not they waited to have sex until they were married.
Adult tickets are $10; Student and Senior tickets are $7

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Info: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com