Calendar of Events

The Holiday Trunk Show is a 3-day exhibition and sale of fine arts and crafts handmade by regional artisans. You’re sure to find one-of-a-kind gifts during this holiday shopping extravaganza.

Day 1 – Preview Party, Thursday November 21, 6-8 pm:
Shop early! Enjoy refreshments. Sign up to win a door prize. Listen to the holiday stylings of guitarist Oneta Wright. $5 admission, or donation of recently purchased non-perishable food item for the Coordinated Charities of Athens food bank.

Day 2 – Business Hours and Twilight Shopping Spectacular, 10 am – 8 pm:
Come for free all day. Shop hop during the Downton Business Association’s “Twighlight Shopping Spectacular”. Have your photo made with Santa! $10 for a package with one 5X7 and four wallet-sized photos.

Day 3 – After Hours Shopping, 10 am – 6 pm: Shop for free all day
The artists and craftspeople participating in the Holiday Trunk Show this year include: polymer clay jewelrey by Ginny Schild, custom-embroidered handmade apparel by Trinity’s Closet and Bows (Emerald Leamon and Marietha Silvers), wire-wrapped and copper jewelry by Howlin’ Wolf (McRae Williams), scented goat milk soaps, lotions, and other items by Dixie Soaps, (Bill and Becky Ensinger), cards, ornaments and letterpress items by Mountain Girl Cards (Amanda Haun), functional pottery, ceramic art and sculpture by Foothills Pottery (Andy Phipps), handknit scarves, Christmas ornaments and jewelry by Baby Sue Beads (Karen Stewart), paintings, canvas wall hangings and tiles by Barbara Ensley, hand strung beaded jewelry by Baby Sue Beads (Karen Stewart), art gourds by the Whimsical Gourd Patch (Sue Hicks), knitted and felted textiles by Tone Haugen-Cogburn, wire wrapped and hammered gemstone jewelry by JAly Designs (Jennifer Aly), signature steam punk and found object jewelry by Jessica Klaaren Jewelry, acrylic paintings, etched and engraved glass and mirros, cards, and jewelry by Chrissy Fugett, books by local author Frances Dorward, hand painted silk scarves, garments and other items by Lizz Harris and stained glass by Billie Stevens.

Athens Area Council for the Arts: 320 North White Street, Athens, TN, 37303. Info: 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org

Photography, sculpture, 4-D & Installation works by UTK Capstone Seniors from the UTK School of Art.
RECEPTION: Friday November 22, 6:00–9:00 p.m.

Please join for an exhibition of works by seven of the Capstone graduating Seniors from the UTK School of Art.
Toni Collinger
Katherine Forgy
Shelby Gordon
Caroline Hatfield
Margaret Ingram
Derek Ogea
Courtney Ringrose

The following Capstone Artists are exhibiting their work in the other galleries listed:
*Please check listing for dates and time for the galleries below*

A1-GALLERY - Adam Gagle, Mallory Cowan, Hannah Goodall, Kristin Harris, Heenyeng Yoon
1010 Gallery - Savannah Eason, Shelby Kirkpatrick, Lauren Hulse, Carlye Taylor

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 Art of the Creche II: Folk Art Nativities from Around the World
Featuring new selections on loan from a private collection.

Also showing - Selections from the Permanent Collection
Featuring International Artists including Henri Matisse, Edouard Manet, Salvador Dali and many others.

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 16, 7 to 9 PM
Gallery Talk: 6:30 PM
The event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends and family!

Oak Ridge Art Center * 201 Badger Avenue * Oak Ridge
(865) 482-1441

The RSCC Playmakers present The Foreigner by Larry Shue.
The setting-a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. The story-a frequent visitor to the lodge, Froggy, has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. Froggy tells all assembled that Charlie speaks no English. The fun begins as Charlie overhears more than he should.
Nov. 14-16 & 21-23, 7:00PM, Nov. 17 & 24, 2:00PM matinee.
General Admission $10, students $7
RSCC Theatre, Harriman

Provides a look at the 1940's history of Oak Ridge as captured through the photographic lens of Ed Westcott, the official U. S. Army Manhattan Project photographer. This exhibition is sponsored by the Y-12 National Security Complex. AMSE Lobby.

American Museum of Science & Energy, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-576-3200, www.amse.org

A book, a play, a poem – all form the basis of the literary arts. Regional artisits submitted original works for this juried art competition and exhibit that was inspired by a title, a line, a theme, or a character from a literary work.

Join us for an exhibit opening and awards ceremony on Tuesday November 19th:
6:00 pm – Opening Reception with light refreshments
7:00 pm – Awards Ceremony

Athens Area Council for the Arts: 320 North White Street, Athens, TN, 37303. Info: 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org

The Arts & Culture Alliance is proud to present “Art Appetizers,” a new exhibition of painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, ceramic, and more from local artists who are members of the Arts & Culture Alliance. All of the works are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition. Artists featured in “Art Appetizers” include: Neranza Noel Blount, Gay Bryant, Bill Capshaw, Aleex Conner, Claudia Dean, Lolly Durant, Bailey Earith, Deede Edele, Carl Gombert, Annamaria Gundlach, Kelly Hider, Kathy Holland, Kate McCullough, Tom McDaniel, Gloria Nelson, Donna Silvey, Jeffrey Stoner, Bonnie J. Vetterick, and Kurt Weiss.

The exhibition will be on display in the display case and the main gallery of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville from November 7-26, 2013. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

In the Blackberry Farm Gallery
Knoxville Artist Jered Sprecher’s paintings, drawings and installations focus on the “fleeting images and objects that surround us,” according to the artist. An associate professor in the University of Tennessee’s School of Art, Sprecher received his bachelor of arts degree from Concordia University in Nebraska and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. His work has been exhibited at The Drawing Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Chinati Foundation, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Des Moines Art Center and Espai d'art Contemporani de Castelló. In 2009, he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Most recently, he was the artist-in-residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.

There will be a reception from 6pm to 8pm, November 26

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

Live! On Air and In Your Living Room: 60 Years of East Tennessee Television
Relive the Golden Age of television in East Tennessee through rare footage and original artifacts.

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

Nov. 2 - Dec. 6 at Tomato Head Market Square
Dec.7 - Jan. 4 be at Tomato Head Gallery/Kingston Pike location

Sally Ham Govan draws figures and dogs and creates digital illustrations of city scenes. She has a BFA in studio art (drawing and graphic design) from the University of Tennessee and an MFA in illustration from the University of Hartford. She designs and edits publications and websites for Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University. Previously she worked as an art director at Whittle Communications and a graphic designer at the Knoxville News Sentinel. Her website is sallygovan.com.

Tomato Head - 12 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902 | (865) 637-4067
Tomato Head - Bearden - 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 | 865-584-1072

In the Small Hall Gallery at Magpies and Glowing Body, 846 N Central St Knoxville, TN 37917

All work will be under $100 and partial proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. It is a multi-artist show.

Information: jenniferbrickey@hotmail.com

A special art exhibit during the month of November will be displayed at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive (off Peavine) , Fairfield Glade. The Art Guild will pay a Memorial Tribute to artist, Larry Harrington, who passed away in August.

Larry was an excellent artist and his graphite and charcoal drawings were exquisite - elegant and beautiful in their simplicity and execution. He was always ready to help anyone with any problem. Everything he did was with a big smile. Larry was, also, an Episcopalian Monk. What an interesting person he was.

In conjunction with this exhibit, a reception for the public will be at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, home of the Art Guild, beginning November 3 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm . Larry’s art work will be on display and for sale along with many other items through the month of November.