Calendar of Events

Each year the East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) continues to enhance classroom learning on a variety of subjects. The main focus this year is Tennessee History aspects of the new Tennessee social studies curriculum and curriculum core. Discover how the East Tennessee Historical Society is helping teachers bring history to life with programs and exhibits created to capture the interests of students. The ETHS strives to bring history to life with interactive exhibits and programs that will intrigue and educate.

Teachers are invited to an open house to see all the new educational programs of the East Tennessee Historical Society. The open house will allow teachers to introduce a new experience to their classrooms with exhibits such as the feature exhibition Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee. Through this workshop, teachers can learn how to use all the resources and curriculum materials the ETHS offers. For more information about this event, contact Lisa Oakley, email Oakley@eastTNhistory.org or call at 865-215-8828. Please RSVP before August 20 to reserve your spot. For more information about all the educational programs the ETHS offers you can go to our website at www.eastTNhistory.org.

With Asheville Americana band The Honeycutters and guitarist Mark Kroos along with writer Tom Jester.

Tennessee Shines is a weekly radio show on WDVX FM hosted by Bob Deck and Paige Travis on the stage of the Knoxville Visitor Center Mondays at 7pm and broadcast live on WDVX FM and WDVX.com. Tickets are $10, free for students with valid ID and children ages 14 and under. Tickets are available in advance at the WDVX Blue Plate Special, noon weekdays and Saturdays at the Knoxville Visitor Center, or at the door beginning at 6 p.m. on the night of the show. Tune in Monday nights at 7pm and Saturday nights at 10pm for rebroadcasted shows and compilations of off-air performances. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com, http://www.tennesseeshines.com

In 2013 Huey Lewis & the News are commemorating the 30th anniversary of Sports, one of the most influential and celebrated albums in pop-rock history and the anthem of a generation. They bring the “Sports” 30th Anniversary World Tour Monday, August 26 at 8 p.m. Fans will hear the band perform the songs from “Sports”, plus many other hits and surprises.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and The National Basketry Organization (NBO) are pleased to present All Things Considered VII, a biennial juried and invitational exhibition. The show is comprised of 44 baskets—14 included by invitation and 30 included by jury. The show features benchmarks in excellence in traditional and sculptural basketry that demonstrate superior technique, and original concept and design. This traveling exhibition is comprised of baskets of the highest caliber, craftsmanship and technical ability, which speaks to intricacy of expression, intimacy of design, visual excitement and communication that highlight tradition and stretch the imaginations of the viewer to new insights of the scope basketry in the 21st century.

Artists included in the exhibition are: Linda Allen, Sally Anaya, Dona Anderson, Pamela Becker, Lanny Bergner, Danielle Bodine, Lauren Bristol, Clay Burnette, Ann Coddington Rast, Donna Crispin, Sharon Dugan, David Dusina, Kathey Ervin, Sue Fedenia, George Fitzpartick, John Garrett, Polly Jacobs Giacchina, Jennifer Heller Zurick, Lissa Hunter, Christine Joy, JoAnn Kelly Catsos, Nancy Koenigsberg, Katherine Lewis, Jennifer Liston Dykema, Kari Lonning, Dorothy McGuinness, Nathalie Meibach, Marilyn Moore, Kathryn Rousso, Ann Coddington-Rast, Lois Russell, Amanda Salm, , Josh Simpson, Nadine Spier, Jo Stealey, Polly Adams Sutton, Elizabeth Whyte Schulze, Matt Tommey, Don Weeke, Peggy Wiedeman, Peggie Wilcox, and Nanette Wood.

As a complement to the cutting edge basketry on exhibit in All Things Considered VII, Arrowmont will display a variety of historic baskets from the school’s permanent collection. Many nearly 100 years old, these baskets are examples of those produced by the cottage industry that helped support mountain families around the time Pi Beta Phi Settlement School—which has evolved to become Arrowmont—was first founded in Gatlinburg.

Open Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Please call for Holiday and Weekend hours. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

People's Choice Exhibit at the Denso Gallery
Reception on September 27, 5-8 PM

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

Javier began photography years ago as a hobby; however, it quickly turned into a passion that he has pursued with ambition and talent. Much of Javier's work draws inspiration from nature, showcasing the beauty and wonder in a world that often goes by unnoticed. His photography has been featured at The Frist Center, Palette Gallery, Fire Hall Gallery, Williamson County Library, Cheekwood Museum, Knoxville Museum of Art, and other group shows throughout Nashville.

Gallery hours: M-F 10-5. HoLa Hora Latina: 865-335-3358, www.holafestival.org

Recent works by potter Linda Sullivan of Oak Ridge and paintings by Linda Johnson of Loudon will be featured during the month of August at the Art Market Gallery in downtown Knoxville.

Linda Sullivan, who received her MFA in Ceramics from Northern Illinois University, will exhibit recent clay pieces. She likes to alternate between making wheel-thrown and hand-formed stoneware and porcelain work, and fires both types to 2300 degrees in electric kilns to achieve a clean, bright look.

On a whim, Linda Johnson took a painting class 12 years ago while living in California, and has continued learning at workshops around the country. It was a natural fit for someone who likes working with her hands, from gardening to cooking. “I fell deeply in love with expressing myself through the vibrant colors, delicate lines and curves of flowers in God’s magnificent world about us,” she says. Her medium is watercolors and her preferred subject matter children and flowers. She belongs to the Tennessee Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society and the Tellico Village Art Guild.

An opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2, during Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk. There will be complimentary refreshments and easy-listening American music and vocals in a Southern style by Elijah Harris on guitar and drums, and many member artists will be on hand to meet and mingle with patrons.

Owned and operated by more than 60 professional regional artists who also run the gallery, the Art Market is located at 422 South Gay St., a few doors away from Mast General Store, and next to the Downtown Grill & Brewery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is handicapped accessible and parking in the abutting garage is free after 6 p.m. and on weekends. For more information, call 865-525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net, or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

Bliss Home is pleased to present Knoxville artist, Erika Smith, for August's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, August 2nd from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches will be provided and Erika's art will be featured the whole month of August.

Erika's mixed media collage style has been largely self-taught and inspired by the world around her. She sees the appeal of not only the typical sense of beauty, but the life and splendor in decay as well. One man’s trash is Erika’s treasure, as she can be found rooting through the discarded to incorporate antique photos and paint with broken glass, rusty nails, cast away doll parts, and a myriad of elements that seem unnatural but work so well together with Erika’s touch.

Bliss Home 29 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902

Professional artist, Sam Hill, has an art exhibition as Artist of the Month during the month of August. Many watercolor paintings are displayed. Sam is the winner of many top awards at the PCAC and Oak Ridge Art Center and is a signature member of the Ohio Watercolor Society, Whiskey Painters of America, and an associate member of the American Watercolor Society.

Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558. Hours: M-F 9AM-4PM; Saturday-Sunday 1-4PM. Information: 931-707-7249; www.artguildfairfieldglade.net

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new “side by side” exhibition featuring mixed media, encaustic, watercolor, acrylic, sculptures, and more by the Artists Association of Monroe County and young artists from VSA Arts Tennessee. This exhibition is the first time the two organizations have partnered together and will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from August 2-30, 2013. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on August 2 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

The Side by Side, Diverse Arts of Monroe County exhibition will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from August 2-30, 2013. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, August 3, 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 “From the Expansive to the Intricate,” a new exhibition featuring large and small scale works by Kathy Holland of Oak Ridge and Althea Murphy-Price of Knoxville. Holland will exhibit landscape paintings of New Zealand and Southern Appalachia, and Murphy-Price will exhibit alternate processes of drawing, printmaking, and fibers-based sculpture. The exhibition’s title reflects the range of subject matter as both artists explore the concepts of attraction and distortion in their work: Kathy Holland’s paintings portray extraordinary geographic terrains, defined by travel and translated through photography and memory, and Althea Murphy-Price’s work examines how artificial, manufactured hair can be a beautifying embellishment and symbol of personal expression. The exhibition will be displayed in the Emporium Center from August 2-30, 2013. A public reception will take place on Friday, August 2, from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and chocolate fondue from the Melting Pot.

“From the Expansive to the Intricate” is on display August 2-30, 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, August 3, 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.

RECEPTION - Friday, August 23, 5:30 - 7:30pm in the Ewing Gallery

From laser cut aluminum to furniture design and photography taken abroad, Thirty Two is an exhibition of work by faculty of the College of Architecture and Design. The collection, named for the number of participants, demonstrates the creative energy and rich ideas of a faculty, whose dedication to the college's three disciplines -- architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design -- inspires their professions and the students they teach. The legacies of the college and its programs are a reflection of the research and creative pursuits of its instructors. Since the last faculty exhibit six years ago, the culture of the College of Architecture and Design has evolved. It is more interdisciplinary than ever. The addition of the Landscape Architecture Program in 2008, appointment of new leadership, and employment of diverse faculty to the ever-growing Architecture and Interior Design programs, reflect the college's long-standing mission to create an environment of inquiry, collaboration, exploration, and learning. Thirty Two documents this vibrant culture. It provides a source of inspiration to students to stretch their thinking, investigate their passions, and pursue their own creative work.

GALLERY HOURS - M-F: 12-5PM
Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu