Calendar of Events

Stop by The Tomato Head on Kingston Pike to see Lesley Eaton's new show, Tennessee Critters. If you've been wanting to own an original "Peppered Paper" collage, now's your chance! Enjoy some pizza or a cupcake, check out the art, and make me an offer!

https://www.facebook.com/pepperedpaperart
http://www.pepperedpaper.com/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PepperedPaper

Our annual indoor exhibition and sale of fine arts and crafts is held the weekend before Thanksgiving each year. The show begins with a ticketed Preview Party the evening before the show opens to the public. During the Preview Party, guests enjoy live music, refreshments, and door prizes while browsing the show. While the emphasis is on finding handmade holiday gifts and shopping local, a nice variety of art and crafts is available for sale during this show with items for all tastes and budgets.
November 20 – 22, 2014
Preview Party November 20 at 5:30pm | Tickets $5
November 21 10:00 am – 5:00pm | FREE
November 22 10:00am – 8:00pm | FREE
http://athensartscouncil.org/events/holiday-trunk-show-2014/

Location: Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building on UT campus

The Fisk Jubilee Singers are vocal artists and students at Fisk University in Nashville, TN., who sing and travel worldwide.

The original Jubilee Singers introduced ‘slave songs’ to the world in 1871 and were instrumental in preserving this unique American musical tradition known today as Negro spirituals. They broke racial barriers in the US and abroad in the late 19th century and entertained Kings and Queens in Europe. At the same time, they raised money in support of their beloved school.

The Fisk Jubilee Singers continue the tradition of singing the Negro spiritual around the world. This allows the ensemble to share this rich culture globally while preserving this unique music.

http://go.utk.edu/events/categories/cpc/cac/

Knox Heritage holds its 2014 Preservation Awards ceremony and Annual Meeting at the Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. The special guest of the evening is Knoxville's Mayor, Madeline Rogero. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.

The event begins at 5:00 p.m. with a reception, followed by the Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards at 6:00 p.m. A report of the organization’s work from the previous year will be delivered by Knox Heritage board president Annette Brun. Mayor Rogero will deliver remarks before the Preservation Awards are presented. For planning purposes, RSVP to 523-8008 or rsvp@knoxheritage.org by Monday, November 17.

Awards for the best in preservation during 2014 will be presented in the following categories: the City of Knoxville Mayor’s Award and the Knox County Mayor’s Award; the Greystone Award; the “Fantastic Fifteen” for preservation rehabilitation, restoration, compatible infill and preservation stewardship; the Volunteer of the Year; and the Media Award.

Knox Heritage: 865-523-8008, www.knoxheritage.org

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts invites the public to Souper Bowl XI, November 20, 2014 in the campus dining hall—lunch, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm and dinner, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The proceeds from Souper Bowl XI benefit the United Way of Sevier County. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased in advance at Arrowmont or United Way.

Participants will enjoy a meal of homemade soup and bread, served in an original hand-crafted bowl. Each bowl is designed and crafted in Arrowmont’s ceramics studios by visiting clay artists from across the nation and Arrowmont students, studio assistants and resident artists. The bowls are each unique in design, size, shape and color and are a treasure to add to any collection.

Advance sales and space permitting tickets may be available at the door. However, it is anticipated that the event will sell out early so make your reservations by calling Arrowmont, 865.436.5860. Tickets may also be purchased at the United Way, 865.430.5727.

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

Roberta Smith (senior art critic for The New York Times) and Jerry Saltz (senior art critic for New York Magazine) will give a joint talk at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in the University Center auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.

A true power couple, Saltz and Smith have been married for over 20 years and have reputations as distinct voices whose writings have set the tone for art criticism in America today. During their public lecture, Saltz and Smith will survey the contemporary art scene, speak on the importance of artists developing their work critically, and reflect on the role of the critic in the digital age. The lecture will end with a question and answer session.

The visit is supported by the Visiting Artist Committee (VAC), The Mildred Haines and William Elijah Morris Lecture Endowment, and the UT School of Art's Visiting Artist, Designers, Scholars Committee (VADSCO).

BIOGRAPHY:
Roberta Smith is a senior critic for the New York Times and a lecturer on contemporary art. She is known for her clear, insightful writing about contemporary art as well as a broad range of genres which include design, architecture and decorative arts. In addition to the New York Times, her writing has appeared in Artforum, Art in America and the Village Voice. Smith has written numerous essays for catalogues and monographs on contemporary artists, including Alex Katz, Elizabeth Murray, Cy Twombly as well as the featured essay in the Donald Judd catalogue raisonné published by the National Gallery of Canada in 1975. Smith has lectured widely and taught at the School of Visual Arts, New York and the Rhode Island School of Design. She received art criticism grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1975 and 1980. In 2003, the College Art Association awarded Smith the Frank Jewett Mather Award for Art Criticism. She has appeared numerous times on Art Review’s guide to the 100 most powerful figures in contemporary art.

Jerry Saltz is the senior critic for New York Magazine. He was formerly the senior art critic for the Village Voice, and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism three times. Saltz has also served as a Visiting Critic at The School of Visual Arts, Columbia University, Yale University, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the New York Studio Residency Program. Saltz is known for his accessible, candid and at times humorous writing style and democratic approach to critical dialogue. He has embraced new media and popular culture as a means to connect audiences to art. His Facebook page, which is followed by tens of thousands, has become an outgrowth of his writing and a platform for public debate on contemporary art.

An improve performance - open mike starts at 7:00 PM, show after the open mike between 7:30-8:00 PM.

At My Place Performing Arts Center on Hall of Fame Drive (across from Karm Thrift Store). Info: karlalanhess@gmail.com

“Medicare Plans: How to Make Choices” will be presented on Wednesday, November 20, at 11 a.m., at the Blount County Public Library. If you have Internet access, attenders are encouraged to become familiar with the www.medicare.gov website before the program.

Joani Shaver, Coordinator of the Office on Aging at the Blount County Community Action Agency, will provide a brief overview of original Medicare, with supplemental plans and Part D, or Advantage plans. Shaver is a Certified Information & Referral Specialist for Aging Issues.
Jeremy Long, Doctor of Pharmacy at City Drug Store, will discuss how to determine which Part D plan is best for each individual’s situation. Long has provided information and support to patients with Medicare Part D plans since the Part D inception in 2006. He will discuss navigation of the www.medicare.gov website, provide explanation of basic benefits provided by plans and will explain the dreaded "donut hole" of coverage. He will navigate through a sample patient profile of medications and provide direction on how to decide which plan will best fit a patient's needs based on the Medicare.gov information. He will also help clarify for patients who qualify for the "extra help" portion of Medicare Part D, how to get that specific process started and where to start. Of course there will be plenty of question and answer time available to work on more specific problems
Free and open to the public, the program is sponsored by the Blount County Public Library, located at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville.
For further information about library programs or services, call the library at 982-0981 or visit the Web site at www.blountlibrary.org . Also check out Facebook at “Blount County Public Library” and Twitter at “Blount_Library”.

Pellissippi State Community College showcases the work of its Photography faculty members during the Photography Faculty Exhibit, Nov. 18-Dec. 12. The exhibit is in the Bagwell Center for Media and Art gallery at Pellissippi State’s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. A reception takes place 4-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17. The exhibit and reception are free to attend, and the community is invited. “This exhibit allows our students to see what their professors are doing in their personal art pursuits,” said Kurt Eslick, an associate professor in Photography. “It’s great when students can see that their professors are out there creating, too.”

For more information, visit www.pstcc.edu or call (865) 694-6400.

DENSO Art Gallery
Judith Rodriguez: Photography Exhibit
Wild Violets

Judith Rodriguez, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, took up photography after a trip to Paris. Wanting to discover her hometown in a new way, she took to the streets to discover the life and people in the streets. She is currently working on Street Portraits, Life at Home and the jxtapositions of shadows, light and what she calls “special one-second expressions”.
Of her works, “Wild Violets” in the DENSO Gallery, Rodiguez says, “I took these close up portraits of people I saw in public places in Buenos Aires. I have been doing that for three years. The streets are the places where routine everyday life takes place in a city. . . . I am amazed at these fleeting encounters, seeing such singular faces walking by, with stories written in the gestures, their dress, or the way they look into your eyes. Shadows, lights, gestures, expressions that last only for a second, reactions that might never be seen twice, as it is impossible to take the same photo twice.”

Artist Reception: The artist will be in from Argentina for the reception November 21 from 6 to 8 PM. Please join us to meet and welcome her.

The DENSO Gallery is open Monday through Friday 10am-6pm

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

In the DENSO Gallery at the Clayton Center for the Arts, November 17 through December 31, 2014, photographer Judith Rodriguez will exhibit her “Wild Violets” works. Ms. Rodriguez will travel from Argentina to attend the artist reception, November 21 from 6 pm to 8 pm in the Gallery. The DENSO Gallery is open 9 am to 6 pm and during Clayton Center events.

Judith Rodriguez, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, took up photography after a trip to Paris. Wanting to discover her hometown in a new way, she took to the streets to discover the life and people in the streets. She is currently working on Street Portraits, Life at Home and the juxtapositions of shadows, light and what she calls “special one-second expressions”.

Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804, 865-981-8263, www.claytonartscenter.com

Featuring new selections on loan from a private collection and Selections from the Permanent Collection. Featuring International Artists including Henri Matisse, Edouard Manet, Salvador Dali and many others. And in the Foyer Gallery, New Nativities by Local Artists and Mary - Mortal and Divine - Manifests the Feminine.

Opening Reception: Monday Evening, November 17, from 4:30 to 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 or http://www.oakridgeartcenter.org/