Calendar of Events

Opening Reception: Friday, November 1, 2013 6pm to 9pm
Bliss Home is pleased to present Bottle Cap Art by Knoxville artist, Ryan Blair, for November's First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, November 1st, from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches will be provided and Ryan's art will be featured for the month of November. Ryan's exhibit Bottle Cap Art is funky and fried southern folk art acrylic paintings on wood depicting vintage neon signage, distressed, and then covered in painted bottle caps. Bottle Cap Art consists of mixed media, like wood, bottle caps and acrylic paints. Ryan's inspiration for Bottle Cap Art comes from vintage neon signs across the United States. Ryan was born and raised in Central Indiana but has spent the last 17 years in the foothills of East Tennessee. Ryan holds a degree in Art Education, with an emphasis in painting, which he uses to teach art in Knoxville's public school system. Website: ryanblairart.com

Where: Bliss Home 29 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902
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A1LabArts and the Center for the Creative Mind is happy to announce a group exhibition "Layered and Built," which showcases recent work by 3 MFA painting graduates from the University of Tennessee. Their work explores various forms of abstraction informed by sources such as architecture, pattern, geometry, debris, and pop culture. The exhibition and opening reception is November 1st from 6-10 p.m. at the Center for the Creative Mind, 23 Emory Place.
Kate Faulkner and Briena Harmening reside and work in Knoxville. Briena is a member of the Vacuum Shop Studios, and teaches the International Baccalaureate Art program at West High School. Kate Faulkner currently coordinates the Summer Art Academy at the Knoxville Museum of Art and teaches at both Walter State Community College in Morristown, and at Tusculum College, in Greenville, Tennessee. Rachel Clark has taught at Ohio University and co-directed a study abroad program in Hungary. She currently teaches at Ohio University Lancaster and in the Ohio University’s Upward Bound program.

Dates: Opening and Reception on Friday, November 1, from 6-10 PM, at 23 Emory Place, across from the Old Gray Cemetery on Broadway, in Knoxville. Other viewings times can be made by appointment by contacting Briena Harmening at brienarharmening@yahoo.com

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Meet artists Houston Llew and Lisa Kurtz from 5-9 p.m. First Friday, Nov. 1!

New Spiritiles by Houston Llew
Every Spiritile is handcrafted in Atlanta, Georgia from American made copper,
glass and wood. Finely ground colored glass is handpainted on copper and then
fired by kiln at 1500 degrees.

New Work by Lisa Kurtz
Lisa throws and hand builds functional pottery. Most of her textural pieces are altered while still wet to highlight the intrinsic beauty of the clay itself. Lisa mixes her own glazes, which adds a unique depth and quality to the work.

Philippa Roberts Jewelry Show
Using sterling silver and beautifully cut gemstones, California designer Philippa Roberts creates contemporary necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings that can be worn formally or informally, with an appeal to all ages.

Artisan Chocolates are back!
Try our favorite pairings for chocolate and wine:
V Chocolates back by popular demand...And introducing Zoe's Chocolate Co.

Open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. & Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The District Gallery & Framery | 5113 Kingston Pike | Knoxville | TN | 37919
(located next to Gourmet's Market) | 865.200.4452 | www.thedistrictgallery.com

The Art of Fashion will feature work by artist Beth Meadows from 2012 & 13. This exhibition will be located at Style of Civilization 133 S Gay St and run Nov 1- Nov 28. Opening and Reception will be held during First Friday, Nov 1 from 5-9pm.
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Altars by Hector Saldivar, Juan Carlos Martin Trejo, and Adriana Caloca. Paper marche sculptures by Hector Saldivar. Masks by Stephen Hicks and Angel Luna. Day of the Dead Costume and Makeup contest. Sugar skull decorating demonstration by Alex Villalpando (taking orders for Sugar skulls through HoLa). New this year -- day of the dead costume and make up contest!

HoLa Hora Latina: 865-335-3358, www.holafestival.org

Beginning on November 1st, the gallery at the Plateau Creative Arts Center (PCAC) will feature art in the theme of City Scapes. 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

RECEPTION Friday, Nov. 1, 5-9PM
LECTURE Friday, November 1, 12:15PM - 1:15PM | room 111 of Art + Architecture Bldg.

AAA 75TH ANNIVERSARY PRINT PORTFOLIO
Daniel G. Hill, Assistant Professor of Studio Methods, School of Art, Media, and Technology at Parsons in New York, will be giving a lecture on digital printmaking in conjunction with the American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio on display at the UT Downtown Gallery. Mr. Hill is was also the project director for this portfolio. The 75th anniversary portfolio is the first digitally printed portfolio released by the AAA.

The UT Downtown Gallery is please to present the 75th Anniversary American Abstract Artists Print Portfolio, a exhibition consisting of 48 archival digital prints. AAA published its first portfolio in 1937. It consisted of 30 lithographs and, in lieu of a catalog, accompanied the group's first exhibition, which was held at the Squibb Gallery in New York City. In addition to that first portfolio and this 75th Anniversary portfolio, only two others have been published—one commemorating the organization's 50th anniversary, and one for the 60th. All prints are 9.75" x 12.75"

The School of Art at the University of Tennessee takes great pride in the excellence of its printmaking program, so we are excited to host this portfolio, which breaks new ground with its technical production. Printed digitally instead of using a more time-honored method of printmaking, the 75th Anniversary Portfolio seeks to move not only its members, but also printmaking and contemporary art forward into this era of rapid technological change.

This is the first digitally produced portfolio published by American Abstract Artists. All past portfolios–1937, 1987, 1997–were produced using various forms of lithography and means of transferring image to plate. Unlike traditional printmaking, the digital inkjet process does not involve a physical matrix from which ink is transferred to paper. This marks both a technical and a conceptual shift in printmaking. Our choice of the medium situates this portfolio squarely in the current century and is an indication of the group's forward momentum.

The artists were asked to provide a digital file meeting predetermined specifications, yet no restrictions were placed on how the file could be created. The digital process enabled a wide variety of approaches that include abstract and documentary photography, scanning of flat-work made expressly for the project, digital compositing and image manipulation, as well as the use of vector-based software and hand-coded algorithms. The results are as varied as the artists' individual sensibilities.

Please join us for this opening reception. All events are free and open to the public. 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

“The Robber Bridegroom” is a rousing, bawdy Southern fairy tale set in 18th-century Mississippi. The play tells the story of Rosamund, the only daughter of the richest planter in the county, and her courting by rascally robber Jamie Lockhart. Affairs go awry by way of an unconventional case of double-mistaken identity, compounded by the machinations of an evil stepmother intent on Rosamund’s demise, a pea-brained henchman and a hostile talking head in a trunk. The play includes one of the first genuine bluegrass scores ever heard in a Broadway musical, giving this unusual tale a distinctive sound reminiscent of the Natchez Trace Band. “The Robber Bridegroom” book and lyrics are by Alfred Uhry, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Driving Miss Daisy.” The story is based on a 1942 novella of the same name by Eudora Welty.

Pellissippi State presents “The Royal Bridegroom” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 1-2 and 8-9. Additional performances are set for 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 3 and 10. For more information, call (865) 694-6400.

The East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild and the Arts & Culture Alliance present the 17th Master Woodworkers Show, November 1-3, at the Emporium Center. This biennial juried show highlights the handcrafted works of 33 craftspeople and artists of East Tennessee and the surrounding region and features many types of woodwork, from traditional to whimsical, including fine furniture, cabinetry, turning, sculpture and marquetry. The Emporium gallery provides an ideal environment in which to view the work and meet the artists.

The Show hours are: Friday, November 1, 4:00-9:00 PM; Saturday, November 2, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; and Sunday, November 3, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Admission is free. A public reception takes place on Friday, November 1, from 5:00-9:00 PM as part of First Friday activities in downtown Knoxville. Other demonstrations and talks are as follows:

Saturday, November 2
11:00 AM - Brian Horais of Knoxville, TN - Off Axis Turning
12:00 PM - Tim Hintz of Smithville, TN - Chair Making
1:00 PM - Alf Sharp of Woodbury, TN - Guided walk through the Show; Bowtie Carving
3:00 PM - Sabiha Mujtaba of Clarkston, GA - Design Process
4:00 PM - Yann Giguere of Salem, VA - Japanese Hand Planes

Sunday, November 3
12:00 PM - Brian Boggs of Asheville, NC - The Soul of a Chair
1:00 PM - East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild presents Show Awards
2:00 PM - Chris Hedges of Knoxville, TN - Hand Cut Dovetails
3:00 PM - Ronald Young of Chattanooga, TN - String Inlay

“We’ve got a great show for 2013,” says Scott DeWaard, Show Director. “Since it only happens every other year, we are adding talks and demonstrations from the makers. If you love fine handmade furniture and want to know more about what sets it apart, this is the show for you.”

For interviews or more information, contact Scott DeWaard, Show Director, at (865) 681-4798 or etwgmws@gmail.com.

The 17th Master Woodworkers Show will be displayed at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street (corner of Gay/Jackson) in downtown Knoxville. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com. To join an information e-mail list, visit www.masterwoodworkers.org.

Cantakerous novelist Charles Condomine is haunted by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting "happy medium", one Madame Arcati. As the (worldly and un-) personalities clash, Charles' current wife Ruth is accidentally killed, "passes over", joins Elvira and the two "blithe spirits" haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.

Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. Group rates are available. Come dressed in costume for the Halloween show and get in for $10!

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office M-F 10AM-6PM or by phone or online: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com

Flying Anvil Theatre is betting that Knoxville theatre audiences are ready for something a little... different. Their next production is VENUS IN FUR by David Ives, a play the New York Times called "good, kinky fun." Flying Anvil Theatre's Executive Producer Staci Swedeen says the play is "smart, sexy and laugh-out-loud funny, but also sneaks in some serious ideas about sex, power and gender roles." The show was an off-Broadway sensation in 2010 before moving to Broadway the following year and picking up a Tony nomination for “Best Play.”

VENUS IN FUR opens with a cynical playwright lamenting the lack of talent in the actresses he has auditioned for his new play based on an erotic novel. Ditzy actress Vanda arrives two hours late. Sparks and punch lines fly, but underneath the humor something wicked and dangerous bubbles to surface. It builds to a punch-in-the-gut ending you'll never see coming.
"This play is definitely an adult comic-thriller," says Swedeen, a playwright herself. "The content and language is for mature audiences. But there's also a lot of comedy to be mined in the issue of dominance and submission between the sexes. Sort of 50 Shades of Grey with laughs." Local actors Carolyn Corley and J.D. Sizemore will portray Vanda and the playwright, Thomas. Flying Anvil Theatre Artistic Director Jayne Morgan will direct VENUS IN FUR.

This production marks the first time Flying Anvil Theatre will produce a show in a downtown space currently being renovated by Hatcher Hill at 525 N. Gay Street. The City of Knoxville is giving a facelift to the entire block, with new lighting, curb cuts and trees to match the rest of Gay Street.

VENUS IN FUR will open with a 'pay-what-you-want' preview on October 30, a $20 preview on Halloween ($15 if you come in costume!) and a $35 Gala opening on Friday, November 1st. Other performances are November 2 and 3, November 7-10 and 14-17. Evening shows are at 7:30 PM, Sunday matinee at 2:00. Admission for these performances is $25. Reserve and purchase tickets through KnoxTIX at www.knoxtix.com or by calling 865-523-7521. Tickets are also available at the door.

Flying Anvil Theatre's mission is to present provocative theatre of the highest professional quality by staging plays that entertain, inspire, and engage the audience. For more information go to www.flyinganviltheatre.com

Opening reception Mon, Oct 28, 6:30-7:30 PM
At the Art & Architecture Building, Gallery 103
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1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: brian.r.jobe@gmail.com