Calendar of Events

As a part of our continuing series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the East Tennessee Historical Society will host a brown bag lecture, “Unvexed to the Sea,” the story of the Siege and Battle of Vicksburg, presented by Terrence J. Winschel, retired historian of Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi.

From the beginning of the Civil War, the Confederate bastion at Vicksburg thwarted Federal hopes to gain control of the all-important Mississippi River by cutting the Confederacy in half and disrupting the flow of supplies from the Trans-Mississippi West to the major Confederate armies in the East. By 1863, despite Federal successes at New Orleans and Memphis, Vicksburg still stood defiant. An unlikely hero emerged that year--a scruffy, cigar-smoking Ulysses S. Grant--who dared to launch a highly risky campaign to force the Rebels from their Mississippi stronghold. As Grant closed in on the great prize of Vicksburg, hard-pressed Confederate forces held on desperately, expecting relief that never came. Terrence Winschel will tell this story of one of the war's longest and most decisive campaigns.

Winschel is a 35-year veteran of the National Park Service, having served at Gettysburg National Military Park, Fredericksburg National Military Park, and Valley Forge National Historical Park, as well as Vicksburg. The author of numerous articles and book reviews on the Civil War, Winschel’s books include “The Civil War Diary of a Common Soldier,” and “Vicksburg: Fall of the Confederate Gibraltar.” He is the recipient of several awards, including the 2007 National Park Service Preservationist of the Year, presented by the Civil War Preservation Trust.

The program is sponsored by 21st Mortgage, and free and open to the public. The lecture will begin at noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. Guests are invited to bring a “Brown Bag” lunch and enjoy the lecture. Soft drinks will be available.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

High school students who play drums and other percussion instruments will have a special opportunity to develop their skills this summer. The 1st Annual UT Summer Percussion Institute (UTSPI), a week-long workshop for high school students, will take place at the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. Students will participate in daily hands-on clinics, master classes, ensemble rehearsals, and performances alongside percussion professionals. Instruction will be given in concert-orchestral percussion, mallet instruments, drum set, jazz & improvisation, steel band, ethnic instruments, percussion ensemble, and more.

The seminar will be taught by an esteemed faculty of professional percussionists including its founder and director, Dr. Andrew M. Bliss, Director of Percussion Studies at the UT School of Music in Knoxville. The other distinguished percussionist faculty are Keith Brown, UT Jazz faculty; Erin Walker, University of Kentucky World Music faculty; Casey Cangelosi, Percussion Solo Artist; Josh Jennings, Afro-Cuban/Brazilian Percussion Specialist; and Matt Weyer, Directors’ Workshop Coordinator for Contemporary Percussion Concepts.

According to Bliss, “One caveat for high school teachers is the two-day concurrent Director’s Workshop, which counts toward professional development credits, and includes an option to attend the students’ master classes, rehearsals and performances too.”

The UTSPI will be held at the Alumni Memorial Building located at 1408 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 and is open to high school students of all backgrounds and skill sets. No audition is required for acceptance. Registration and tuition are required. Limited scholarships are available. For more information or to register online, visit www.music.utk.edu/UTSPI. For additional help, call (865)-974-4882 or (423)-863-2470. www.music.utk.edu/events

On First Friday July 5th., “2 Many Pixels” photo gallery is proud to present a collection of photographs by artist and 6 times Ilford Prize winner JACQUES GAUTREAU.

This exhibit explores the full extent of the photographic language, composition, colors, textures, shadows and offers a voyage through the most subtle and genuine emotions.
The photographs are all for sale, gallery archival prints, signed and numbered by the artists.
Hope to see you all for the opening on Friday night, July 5th., 6pm to 9:30pm.
The photos will remain on the walls through the months of July and August.
"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 or chance... at 917 532 4913 or patrice@2manypixelsphoto.com

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents Knoxville artist Bill Cook as the featured artist for July and August. His work is featured in specially designed cases on the second floor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall through Aug. 30.

As a young child growing up in the foothills of East Tennessee, Cook took up wood carving with a pocket knife, creating small carvings from the plentiful cedar wood on the family farm. As a University of Tennessee student, he discovered sculpting in clay, and, in the late 1990s, he began using marble as a sculptural medium. Cook enjoys the physical, mental and spiritual effort required to use marble to create sculpture. He currently resides in Knoxville with his wife and three children.

For more information about this exhibit or to access a Featured Artist of the Month application, please contact Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 865-966-7057 or visit www.townoffarragut.org (Departments, Parks & Leisure Services, Arts & Culture). The Farragut Town Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive directly across from the Farragut Branch Post Office.

The gallery at the Plateau Creative Arts Center (PCAC) will feature art in the theme of Celebrating Freedom. The public is invited to the PCAC gallery to view original artwork in the form of oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, colored pencil, photography, mixed media, pottery, sculpture, and jewelry, created by Art Guild members.

In addition to viewing this fine art work, visitors also learn about the many art classes available during the month, and depending on the day and time, may view a class in session, or watch the open painting, beading, or figure drawing sessions that take place in the studio. The gallery is also the perfect place to shop for a reasonably priced gift of art.

The PCAC is open Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Located at 451 Lakeview Drive (off Peavine), the gallery is handicapped accessible. The Art Guild at Fairfield Glade is a not-for-profit organization and an equal opportunity provider. For more information call 931-707-7249. www.artguildfairfieldglade.net.

The University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery is excited to present Print Resonance, a portfolio of 50 prints by students and faculty members from five international universities. This portfolio has been exhibited at the other schools and is now being displayed for the first time in the United States here at the Downtown Gallery.
Fifty graduate students and faculty members at five universities: the University of Alberta, Canada; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium; Silpakorn University, Thailand and Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan created prints specifically for this project. The participating artists made their prints on the same size paper, allowing the viewer to focus on the image, rather than the scale of the work. The audience is encouraged to consider the artistic expression from each university and to find commonality across geographic and cultural borders, as the printmakers share ideas about their own interests, lives, and values.

The works were created using various print techniques, which include inkjet, etching, drypoint, chine-colle, lithography, woodcut, intaglio and blind printing. This portfolio is a limited edition of 10 copies, two for each of the five universities, with the goal of further development of printmaking education around the globe.

Print Resonance will be on display at the UT Downtown Gallery from July 5 -27, 2013.

The opening reception is on July 5 from 5:00- 9:00pm. The artists representing the University of Tennessee in this exhibition will be present.

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

Recent works by jeweler Jennifer Lindsay and photographer Dennis Sabo will be featured during the month of July at the Art Market Gallery in downtown Knoxville.

Jennifer Lindsay, who resides in Knoxville, fashions one-of-a-kind jewelry using various beading techniques that employ imported seed pearls and semi-precious stones, as well as Swarovsky crystals for dazzling accents. “I get my inspiration from everywhere – architecture, gardens, historical customs,” she says. Ms Lindsay’s creative expression and a penchant for intricate construction are the result of a background blend that ranges from membership in the Embroiderers’ Guild of America to her career as a mechanical engineer at Alcoa.

Dennis Sabo, a Loudon resident, is an internationally honored photographer specializing in contemporary abstract, landscape, and seascape photography. His award-winning work has appeared in various publications, television, the Internet and institutions, among them NOVA, PBS, Shedd Aquarium-Chicago, Hilton Hotels and Blue Planet. A frequent lecturer and workshop instructor, Sabo has refined the fine-art photograph into an interpretive collage of color and texture. The title for this exhibition is “Leafing Impressions,” an expressionistic view of the grandeur of forests and trees.

A First Friday opening reception for the exhibits is planned for 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, July 5, with complimentary refreshments and jazz, soul, world and fusion music by Marquis McGee on saxophone. Many member artists will be on hand to meet and mingle with visitors.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Bliss Home is pleased to present Knoxville artist, Beth Meadows, for July's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, July 5th from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches will be provided and Beth's art will be featured the whole month of July. Beth Meadows graduated from the University of Tennessee with a BFA in Studio Art in 2007. She has lived and worked in Knoxville since then and currently manages The Salvage Room for the non-profit Knox Heritage, receiving and selling historic building materials. She is also the Director, as well as an artist, at 17th Street Studios, a work space for thirteen artists near downtown Knoxville. Beth's July exhibit will feature work inspired by a subscription to Vogue her sister gave her a few summers ago. Most pieces began by tearing out pages from these magazines- photographs of scenes, models, and clothing.

Bliss Home 29 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902
Artist website: http://www.withbearhands.com/

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition entitled “East Meets West” featuring ceramics, Chinese watercolor paintings and woodblock prints by Oak Ridge artist Eun-Sook Kim. “Although my primary medium is ceramics, I consider myself a painter first,” says Eun-Sook Kim. “Through brushwork, I feel in harmony with nature. Like a speck in the landscape of a classical Chinese painting, I am infinitely small, yet essential in nature. Interweaving different strands from different cultures and countries, my art reflects the multicolored pattern of my life.”

Eun-Sook Kim received her B.A. in English literature from Ewha Woman's University in Seoul, Korea in the early 1960s. She was accepted into a graduate program at the University of Tennessee, and upon moving to Knoxville, she married and then stayed home with her children until they finished college. At that point, she resumed her graduate studies and received an M.F.A. in ceramics from UT in the 1990s. Her work has been featured in various juried shows throughout the U.S. and in Japan and Korea, and she has held solo exhibitions locally in Ewing Gallery, The Art Market Gallery, Oak Ridge Art Center, and the American Museum of Science and Energy. She founded and directed both the Corner Gallery and the Upstairs Gallery in Oak Ridge for many years. Currently, Kim is a member of the National Council for Educators of Ceramic Art, the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA), Foothills Craft Guild and the Art Market Gallery. She has extensive experience leading workshops, lectures, and teaching. Her work has appeared in various Ceramics magazines published globally. For more information on Eun-Sook Kim, please visit www.eunsookkim.com.

“East Meets West” by Eun-Sook Kim will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on July 5 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 6, 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.

“If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.” Alphonse de Larmartine, Nineteenth century French poet turned politician

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of recent photographs of Istanbul, Turkey by Dean Rice opening Friday, July 5, at 5:00 PM in the display case of the Emporium Center. In this exhibition, Rice attempts to underscore Larmartine’s quote by offering viewers a glimpse of the vibrancy, diversity and beauty of this city and its people. While political protests have brought Turkey and Istanbul, in particular, to the forefront of recent world news, Dean Rice’s photographs reflect a city that bridges rather than divides cultures and reveals the people who bring these cultures to life. Rice has traveled to Turkey twice in the past two years in conjunction with the Knoxville Turkish Alliance and the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce. “I have had the opportunity to travel to quite a few countries, and I can say without equivocation that the Turkish people are the most hospitable and gracious I have ever had the privilege of knowing. I am proud to call many my friends,” Rice said. Istanbul is a city of 14 million people that connects Europe and Asia both culturally and geographically. It has served as the seat of power of empires from 700 B.C. until the end of the Ottoman Empire following World War II. Each successive culture has left is historic mark on the city weaving an amazing tapestry of religious beliefs, architectural styles, cuisines, music and literature. Today, Istanbul remains the cultural capitol of Turkey and one of the largest metropolitan cities in the world.

Knoxville native Dean Rice has enjoyed photography for the past 25 years. Although he enjoys photographing the scenic beauty of East Tennessee, his primary photography interest lies in capturing images that portray the uniqueness of the daily life, customs and people from cultures unfamiliar to most East Tennesseans. In 2011, the Emporium displayed an exhibit of his photographs of the Miao and Dong minority people groups of rural southern China. Rice serves as the chief of staff to Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and is an adjunct member of the faculty in the University of Tennessee’s College of Communication and Information. He is a member of the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), Blount Mansion Board of Directors and the past chairman of the Board of Visitors for the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee. He is father to twin 10 year old girls who share his love of photography.

Photographs of Istanbul by Dean Rice will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from July 5-26, 2013. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on July 5 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 6, 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 the first annual Knoxville Photo 2013, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 36 artists throughout the Southeast region. Knoxville Photo was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their highest quality work. The exhibition encompasses photographs depicting all subjects and genres, including streetscapes, cityscapes, landscapes, environmental portraiture, abstracts, and more, and will be displayed in the Emporium Center from July 5-26, 2013. A public reception will take place on Friday, July 5, from 5:00-9:00 PM with an awards ceremony at 6:00 PM in which $750 in cash awards will be announced.

The reception on Friday, July 5, is free and open to the public, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served. Knoxville Photo 2013 is on display July 5-26, 2013 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, July 6, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

“Fine Arts Blount” Member Art Exhibit, coordinated by Cindy McDannel on the Art Wall at the Bookmark Café, Art Panels at the Reading Rotunda, two square pedestal cases and two vertical display cases in the Entry Rotunda, through July.

Free and open to the public, the program is at the Blount County Public Library, located at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville.