Calendar of Events

Two exhibits will kick off the holiday season at the Art Market Gallery. Sponsored by Clayton Bank, recent works by the gallery’s featured artists for November, acrylic painter George Rothery and functional artist Kathy Lovelace, both of Knoxville, will be on display, as well as a show of works by new members who were juried into the gallery during 2014.

An opening reception for these exhibitions will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Nov. 7, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments and jazz and blues from the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s performed by Melanie and the Meltones.

George A. Rothery Jr. is known for his marine art. The University of Tennessee graduate owned galleries in Knoxville from 1958 to 1980, representing well known artists and selling some of his own small oils. Later he studied with Walter Hollis Stevens and, now, as a professional artist, he concentrates on acrylics and oils. He especially enjoys researching sea lore so that he can combine his keen interest in history with his love of art. Rothery’s paintings are in public and private collections coast to coast, and he belongs to Salmagundi Club (New York City), American Society of Marine Painters, and Tennessee Artists Association, among others. His website is Georgerothery.com.

Kathy Lovelace, who was born into an Air Force family, has drawn and made things with her hands since childhood. The longtime banker-turned-artist began her new career by creating an acrylic painting of a small-mouth bass to give to her husband, an avid fly-fisherman. She now specializes in the brook, brown and rainbow trout found in streams of the Great Smoky Mountains. Lovelace describes her work as “functional art” since her paintings are depicted on small furniture and home accessories which then are protected with multiple coats of polycrylic in order to make them safe to use without fear of damage.. Her website is, fittingly, troutpainter.com.

Members recently juried in to the Art Market Gallery are: Diane Aldrich (Gatlinburg) 2D mixed media; Mary Saylor (Knoxville) papier-mache sculpture; Ron Smith (Dandridge) handmade pens; Lynda Best (Tellico Plains), Dede Christopher (Maryville), Inna Nasonova (Lenoir City), Chriss Hardy, Kate McCullough, and Bradford W. Smith (all of Knoxville), painting.

Owned and operated by 62 professional regional artists, the Art Market Gallery, at 422 South Gay St., is a few doors from Mast General Store and next to Downtown Grill & Brewery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible, and parking in nearby public garages and on the street is free on weekends and after 6 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call 865-525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net, or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

The UT Downtown Gallery is excited to have Louis Chan's My Home on exhibition for the month of November. Chan, a recent graduate of Hunter College in New York spent several years in New York photographing the homes of Chinese-Americans. Please join us for an opening reception Friday, November 7 from 5-9PM at the UT Downtown Gallery.

Learn About Louis Chan: http://www.louischanphoto.com/Louis_Chan.html

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

Before all of the holiday lights and trees come out, let's take a moment to appreciate the breath-taking artwork Knoxville has to offer in November. This month, we are showcasing local artist, Brian Pittman. He free hand draws imaginary cathedrals. He has pieces in all shapes and sizes- he even draws floor plans and rose windows! Make sure not to miss this beautiful display, because seeing it in person is inspiring!

Come see us from 6-10pm on Friday, November 7, meet the artist, and take in the beautiful art!
RALA, 323 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902; http://shoprala.blogspot.com/

Afterlight
1. the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
2. a view of past events; retrospect.

Hues grow warmer and more vivid in the afterlight of fading autumn days, while memories past usher in with the approaching season. Afterlight showcases the work of several gallery artists, many of whom are local.

Join us at The District Gallery for one of the most festive times of year, as we remember times past and anticipate the cheer and colors to come. Artists include Janet Lucas Beck, Gary Dagnan, Connie Gaertner, Nancy Lloyd-Hooker, Joe Parrott, and Karen Weihs.

Meet the artists and enjoy seasonal fare from 5-8 p.m. The show is on display through November 29.

The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: Mon-Fri 10-5:30, Sat 10-4. Information: 865-200-4452, www.TheDistrictGallery.com

New paintings by Stephen Bach and new paintings & drawings by Robin Surber. Opening reception Nov 7, 5-8 PM.

Bennett Galleries & Company, 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Info: 865-584-6791; www.bennettgalleries.com

In partnership with the Knox County Public Library, KSO string quartets visit libraries throughout the community. Members of the quartet combine stories about music with classical selections, sound effects, and hands-on learning for pre-school aged children and their parents. Programs in public library branches are FREE and open to the public. In 2010, this program expanded to also serve pre-kindergarten students in Knox County Schools. The 2014-2015 program is “Fizz, Boom, Read!” Join KSO musicians as they explore how sounds come together to create music! Stories included in this program are The Very Quiet Cricket, Boom Bah! and Rattletrap Car.

Fall 2014 Library Story Time Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 4 - 10:30 a.m. Sequoyah Branch
Tuesday, Nov. 4 - 4:00 p.m. Farragut Branch
Friday, Nov. 7 - 10:15 a.m. Fountain City Branch
Wednesday, Nov. 12 - 11:00 a.m. Burlington Branch
Thursday, Nov. 13 - 11:00 a.m. North Knoxville Branch
Tuesday, Nov. 18 - 10:30 a.m. South Knox Branch
Wednesday, Nov. 19 - 10:15 a.m. Bearden Branch
Thursday, Nov. 20 - 10:30 a.m. Howard Pinkston Branch
Tuesday, Nov. 25 - 10:30 a.m. Murphy Branch
Wednesday, Dec. 3 - 11:00 a.m. Karns Branch
Friday, Dec. 5 - 10:30 a.m. Powell Branch
Wednesday, Dec. 10 -10:30 a.m. Halls Branch
Thursday, Dec. 11 - 4:00 p.m. Norwood Branch
Wednesday, Dec. 17 - 11:00 a.m. Carter Branch
Thursday, Dec. 18 - 4:00 p.m. Cedar Bluff Branch

Knox County Public Library: 865-215-8750, www.knoxlib.org
http://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/education-community/story-time-performances/

The Knoxville Watercolor Society is presenting an open media exhibition of recent artwork by its members at the Omega Gallery in the Warren Art Bldg., corner of Branner St. and South College St. at Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, TN 37760 from November 2, 2014 through December 3, 2014. Opening reception will be Sunday, November 2 from 3:00 pm. to 5:00 pm, and regular gallery hours are M-F, 8 am. to 4 pm. More information can be obtained by contacting the C-N Art Department at 865-471-4985.

The Knoxville Watercolor Society is an active, juried membership group of regional artists that began in 1963. To find out about membership and to view members' works go to www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com.

The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville are pleased to present “Arts in the Airport”, a new exhibition featuring selected artwork from 36 artists in the East Tennessee region. “Arts in the Airport” was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The current exhibition features contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and is exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint through April 8, 2015. Please note: the exhibition is normally available for viewing only by visitors flying in or out of the airport. Otherwise, artists and their guests may view the exhibition during the opening reception and by appointment with Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority staff. Contact Becky Huckaby, Director of Public Relations, at (865) 342-3014.

Juror Joshua Bienko, Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, provided this statement about the exhibition: “The Arts in the Airport show is an incredible collection of artists work dealing with a wide array of ideas in a variety of mediums. It is an opportunity to peek into the minds of so many talented artists living among us. For me, Art does not provide answers, theories or quantifiable data in as much as it prods questions, provokes interpretations and resists resolutions. The works selected for the show are intended to begin conversations and dialogues. They are organized in a way that encourages dialectics to immerge, questions to form and conflicts to exist. I am so happy to have had the opportunity to engage with the work of these local artists who attest to the vibrancy of the arts here in the greater Knoxville area.”

The following artists’ works is on display: Sheila Chesanow of Athens; Anne Freels of Clinton; Veronica Fay of Crossville; Amy Masters of Gatlinburg; J. Brooks Brann, David Butler, Valentino Constantinou, Delia Foster, Marcia Goldenstein, William Goolsby, Beauvais Lyons, Tom McDaniel, Rose Montgomery, Althea Murphy-Price, Dick Penner, Indra Sahu, Jenny Snead, Daniel Taylor, Clay Thurston, Mary Julia Tunnell, Marilyn Avery Turner, Richardson Turner, Hawa Ware, Lida Rice Waugh, and Kurt K. Weiss of Knoxville; Steve Chastain of Louisville; Mary Bogert, Carl Gombert, Adam Griffin, John Patterson, and Bill Womac of Maryville; Eric Buechel of Pleasant Hill; Yvonne Bartholomew-Thomas of Seymour; Pat Clapsaddle and Marty McConnaughey of Sharps Chapel; Tyson Smith of Townsend.

A gallery of images may be viewed at http://www.knoxalliance.com/album/airport_fall14.html. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543.

The Town of Farragut Arts Council presents Elaine Marcel-Culbert as the featured artist for October and November. Located at the Farragut Town Hall, her exhibit features a variety of her paintings.

A Kansas City, Mo. native, Marcel-Culbert has studied drawing and painting for over 30 years under numerous professional artists as well as in the more formal settings of university art courses, art center programs and museum classes. An award winning artist, she is co-founder of The Artists' Studio and Gallery, a private studio and gallery in Oak Ridge (372 East Tennessee Avenue). Many of Marcel-Culbert's works are held in private collections and can be viewed at The Artists' Studio and Gallery or online at www.elainemarcel-culbert.com.

Each month, the work of an artist or group of artists is featured in specially designed cases on the second floor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall. 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 966-7057 or visit www.townoffarragut.org/artsandculture.

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 exhibit, Made in Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones, at the Museum of East Tennessee History through April 4, chronicles the history of manufacturing and manufacturers in Tennessee over the past two-and a-half centuries. A companion student K-12 curriculum has been developed and is available for teachers and students. As with all exhibitions and programs developed by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the Museum of East Tennessee History, Made in Tennessee features a “grassroots” approach, turning to communities and individuals across the state for help in identifying content and artifacts.

The exhibition begins at the workstation of Knoxville Glove Company employee Margaret Newcomb, who personally sewed more than 10,800,000 industrial gloves from 1953-2013. Visitors are invited to “clock in and out” using a time card and an authentic time clock and will enjoy more than 80 artifacts of iconic Tennessee products, from Jack Daniels to JFG coffee to an Alladdin/Stanley thermos to an employee-signed hood of a Volkswagen. The perimeter of the exhibit includes 20 “Did You Know?” facts about manufacturing in Tennessee, such as did you know that Mastercraft, the world’s largest producer of ski, wakeboard, and luxury performance power boats, built their first ski boat in a two-stall horse barn in Maryville in 1968? Visitors will encounter other surprising facts: Did you know that in 1810, there were 14,000 registered distillers in the state, producing some 25.5 million gallons a year? Intriguing is the fact that by 1980, the Marathon was the only car that had been produced completely in the state, yet by 2010, Tennessee was the “#1 state in car manufacturing strength.” Following its run at the Museum of East Tennessee History, Knoxville, the exhibit will be made available to museums across the state through 2017.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM, Saturday: 10AM-4PM, Sunday: 1-5PM. Library: Monday-Tuesday: 9AM-8:30PM, Wednesday-Friday: 9AM-5:30PM, Saturday: 9AM-5PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

Black Box Theater
Friday October 3rd, 2014
6:00 PM

Cumberland Hispanic Festival
Cumberland Playhouse
Saturday October 18th, 2014
3:00 PM


Black Box Theater
Friday November 7th, 2014
6:00 PM


Black Box Theater
Friday December 4th, 2014
6:00 PM

International Festival Children Museum
February 21st, 2015
AM

Pasión Flamenca: 865-202-0740, www.flamencowestknox.com

The show is open to fine art photographers working in any photography medium, (alternative, traditional, and digital approaches) - we care about well-done art more than the specific medium, technique or format. Fine Art Photography refers to photographs that are created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Fine Art Photography stands in contrast to photojournalism, which provides a visual account for news events, and commercial photography, the primary focus of which is to advertise products or services. Juror - Colby McLemore, Professional Photographer

The show will hang at the Morristown Hamblen Library from October 1, 2014, until November 30, 2014. The “Awards Presentation and Meet The Juror” will take place on October 4, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., in the Periodicals Room Exhibit Area.

Info: www.morristownart.com; or call 423-312-8325.