Calendar of Events

Celebrating Three Generations of Paulk Artists, opening March 6, 6-10 PM

Scott Paulk - Scott is a photorealistic painter and will be exhibiting a brand new body of work at Paulk+Co. Scott hasn't shown in east TN for many years; this is a very, very special showing. Children of all ages will enjoy his incredibly vibrant and unique take on toys and the everyday world around us. The vintage toys he uses as models for his vignettes will also be on display. He told American Art Collector Magazine in October 2010, "I'll hear or think of a phrase, some concept or word and there's the title to my next painting. I always give a title to a painting before I start it. The resulting picture depicts the story of my thoughts on the title. I want the viewer of these works to connect with them on a similar level and join in the process and the journey." http://www.scottpaulk.com/

Justin Paulk - Justin, proprietor of Paulk+Co, is a dynamic fabricator of high performance concrete, stone, metal. His freestyle sculptures will be exhibited. Justin grew up in his Dad's studio and traveled with him across the country as he exhibited. http://www.paulkandco.com/index/

Wiley Paulk - Wiley is a 5 year old prodigy with an impressive arts pedigree. He creates in mixed media. He currently attends First Lutheran Early Childhood Education Center and will be attending Beaumont Magnet Academy for Honors Kindergarten this fall. He has titled his portion of the exhibit, "Wiley's Amazing Picture Show." Wiley, like his father Justin, is growing up immersed in the art world; he has the natural talent that is obviously genetic to these men. Wiley does not currently have a website.

In addition to the fine art available, Paulk+Co will host Knoxville Fashion Week's First Friday Gallery Event, with beautiful models attired in Sarah Brobst Designs originals to complement the vibrant works of the Paulks. Southern Belle Beauty will be providing Make Up & Hair Artistry with an unexpected twist. Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) sponsors the event with savory eats, sweets and pop up poetry for all ages. The exhibit will be up for the months of March + April, by appointment or chance and is free. Appointments can be scheduled by contacting Paulk+Co at info@paulkandco.com. Free, covered parking is available adjacent to Paulk+Co in the City lot under the bridge. Paulk+Co is the last stop on the complimentary Gay Street Trolley Line, they pick up and deliver every 10 minutes.

Paulk+Co, 510 Williams Street, Knoxville, TN 37917, 865.335.3334

Recent works by watercolor painter Lil Clinard of Loudon, and beaded-jewelry artist Jennifer Lindsay of Knoxville will be on display during the month of March at the Art Market Gallery. An opening reception for the featured artists will be held during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk beginning at 5:30 p.m. March 6, with complimentary refreshments and live music performed by The Accidentals.

Both featured artists can relate their current creative expression to beginning in childhood.

As a girl, Lil Clinard spent summers by the sea, and trips to big cities made a lasting impression on her. She loved to paint what she had experienced. After a rewarding career, albeit not in art, it was time to follow her heart full-time. Inspired by workshops with nationally recognized watercolor artists, she has since been honored in regional, state and national competitions. While Clinard experiments with different mediums and her subject matter varies, she is best known for her transparent watercolors of seascapes and cityscapes....back to those memories from her youth. Her paintings are in collections throughout the Southeast.

When she was young, Jennifer Lindsay made jewelry from anything her mother would give her ---from paper to yarn. She found a niche with beads and cord, and her first jewelry sales were simple macramé bracelets. Gradually, however, she realized these were too basic to communicate her vision, inspired as she was by everything from flowers in bloom to stars in the sky. She began to work with many sizes of seed beads, learning, through classes and books by jewelers, various techniques to fashion them into intricate wearable art. Her pieces now also incorporate semiprecious stones and Swarovsky crystals for dazzling accents.

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., Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible, and parking in the abutting garage 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.

March First Friday at Bliss Home
Bliss Home 29 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902
Friday, March 6th, 2015 through the end of the month.
Opening Reception: Friday, March 6th, 2015 6pm to 9pm

Facebook: Bliss Home • Stacey Fletcher
Artist's Website: www.staceyfletcher.com

Bliss Home is pleased to present the latest works by Knoxville artist, Stacey Fletcher, for March''s First Friday. Bliss Home, located at 29 Market Square, will host an opening reception on Friday, March 6th from 6pm to 9pm. Complimentary snacks will be provided and Stacey's art will be featured for the month of March.

Stacey Fletcher received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing from The University of Tennessee in 2003, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Valdosta State University in 2000. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in many individual, group, and juried exhibitions. This includes being awarded the honor of participating in the 2005 Pienkow International Artist Workshop in Poland. Stacey has taught for The University of Tennessee since 2000 as a graduate assistant, an assistant professor, as well as through the personal and professional extended education program. She lives, paints, and teaches in Knoxville, TN.

As a cathartic painter, Stacey’s work expresses emotions and frustrations that would otherwise be hard to express verbally. They seem abstract at first glace to the viewer, but have some sense of childhood imagery disguised among the colorful layers. Her work is fresh with vibrant lively colors, with layered metaphors of herself and others contrasted with the chaotic approach of the energetic marks.

Fractured Memories: Living with Violence in México: Prints by Miguel Aragon
Thousands of people die in drug-related violence every year in México; using processes that are reductive in nature I am exploring what it means to see, live and cope with images of incomprehensible violence. By using metaphors and visual metonymies to tie together process and subject matter I explore the idea of perception, memory and transformation. My work is derived from a need to find meaning in these brutal events that repositions the corpse in our field of vision, reminding us that our physical existence is finite.
http://web.utk.edu/~sphere/Pages/Exhibition_Aragon.html

HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-335-3358, www.holafestival.org

The Arts & Culture Alliance proudly announces four unique exhibitions by SGC International. In the main gallery, the 2015-2018 Southern Graphic Council International Member’s Traveling Exhibition features an array of 51 original prints, created by SGC International members from around the world. Juried by artist, distinguished professor, and 2015 SGCI Printmaker Emerita Award Recipient Ruth Weisberg, the work selected for the exhibit will travel though the United States for three years. Artists include Beauvais Lyons and Koichi Yamamoto, School of Art faculty at the University of Tennessee.

Knoxville Collects Yee-Haw will feature letterpress prints from Yee-Haw Industries collected by the people of Knoxville. The exhibition seeks to celebrate the legacy of Yee-Haw Industries and its significance for people living in East Tennessee. Organized by B.J. Alumbaugh, MFA student in Studio Art (printmaking) at the University of Tennessee, the exhibition will include text panels for each print with a short paragraph by the owner about why the work is of significance for them. Works will be on display in the Balcony gallery.

Approximate Exactitude: The Diagram and the Book will feature a selection of original artist books by fourteen artists in the display case. The books in this show celebrate, occasionally spoof, and often times elevate the significance of the diagram as an element of the book. The exhibition is curated by Sarah Smith, the Special Instructor/Manager of the Book Arts Workshop at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH.

Prints by UTK Faculty will present selected prints by University of Tennessee, School of Art faculty members Koichi Yamamoto, Althea Murphy Price, and Beauvais Lyons on the North Wall of the gallery. The three participating artists in this exhibit are also hosts of the 2015 Southern Graphics Council International Conference held March 18-21 in Knoxville.

The exhibitions will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville from March 6-29, 2015. A public reception will take place on Friday, March 6, from 5:00-9:00 PM. The First Friday reception also features a Jazz Jam Session hosted by Vance Thompson and Friends from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Black Box Theatre.

Gallery hours for the SGC International exhibitions are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Additional special hours are posted at www.theemporiumcenter.com/visit.html. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

The A1LabArts Gallery will open A Show of Hands, an exhibition of prints and photographs curated by Adam Finkelston and James Meara, on Friday, March 6 from 6 – 10 p.m.

A Show of Hands exhibition is a part of the Southern Graphics Council International SPHERE conference and will be open at The Center for Creative Minds through March 28. Finkelston and Meara, co-editors of The Hand Magazine, will be in attendance at the exhibition’s reception on Thursday, March 19 from 6 – 9 p.m. at The Center for Creative Minds.

Since April 2013, The Hand Magazine has published hundreds of images from some of the most interesting contemporary artists working in reproduction­based media. The Hand is dedicated to the promotion of hand­made images that utilize techniques invented for and generally thought of as being mechanical in nature. In addition to exploring this paradox, The Hand seeks to unite the photographic and print communities and give a new audience to established practitioners of these arts. The Hand reaches out to established and emerging artists alike, in an effort to recognize the history of hand­made reproduction as well as the future.

A1LabArts @ the Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: www.a1labarts.org

Opening Reception: Friday March 6, 5-9PM
Ruth Weisberg’s artwork is notable for her commitment to both extending the history of art, and its continued relevance to the human experience today. Her themes are often ambitious ones, including cultural identity, love, mortality, history and community. Her work has been widely exhibited nationally and internationally, with her recent exhibitions including “Ruth Weisberg: Guido Cagnacci and the Resonant Image” at the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, and “Ruth Weisberg: Unfurled” at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles. In total, she has presented over 80 one-person exhibitions at museums and galleries internationally.
Weisberg’s work is in the collections of major museums, including the Getty Center; Norton Simon Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Smithsonian Museum of American Art and the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Whitney Museum of American Art; Jewish Museum, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; Harvard University; Biblioteca Nazionale d'Italia (Rome); and Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
Ruth Weisberg is 2015 recipient of the SGC International Printmaker Emeritus Award

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

Tennessee Stage Company Presents its 18th Annual NEW PLAY FESTIVAL & World Premiere Production of Scott Strahan’s I AM THE WAY

I Am The Way, a World Premiere play by Scott Strahan presented as the featured production in the 18th annual New Play Festival, produced by the Tennessee Stage Company.
Theatre Knoxville Downtown 319 N. Gay Street
March 6 – 22
Thursday – Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm
Sunday afternoons at 3:00 pm

Tickets are on sale now. General Admission is $ 15.00

I AM THE WAY By Scott Strahan

McRae Allen hates his job, so he finds a new one. He becomes an Internet evangelist and watches the cash, and death threats, come rolling in. I Am The Way runs March 6 – 22, Thursdays – Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm, at Theatre Knoxville Downtown

Tennessee Stage Company: 865-546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com

An attempt to connect artists with available studio spaces close to downtown. 13 UT students and graduates will be showing their paintings, sculpture, prints and installations in the 12 studio spaces available at Wright Place in their show Casual Friday.

1127 N. Broadway, Wright Place
March 6th-13th, 2015

First Friday Opening Reception:
March 6th
6 -10 pm

One unlikely gallery space.
Thirteen artists.
Abundant wood paneling and refreshments.
A free-wheeling art spectacular of installation, painting, sculpture, etc.

Curated by Marta Lee

Featuring:
Devin Balara, Rachel Byrd, Aimee Chico, Amanda Carrell, Bailey Davenport, Josh Gibson, Dan Hood, Marta Lee, Meg McGregor, Corinna Ray, Josh Shorey, Kenzie Wells, Anna Wehrwein.

For more information about the show contact Marta Lee: martafsylee@gmail.com
For more information about Wright Place studio space contact Jessica Gregory: paintsoul@yahoo.com

The Appalachian Ballet Company presents the timeless fairytale classic Cinderella. This romantic and lighthearted three-act ballet tells the triumphant story of a young girl who finds love at a dazzling ball. The awkwardly funny stepsisters, along with the glorious elegance of the Fairy Godmother and her Season Fairies, help create a spectacular production for the enjoyment of the entire family. The production will run approximately one and a half hours.

Cinderella will be presented at The Historic Tennessee Theatre on Friday evening March 6th at 7 pm and Saturday March 7th at 2pm. Tickets will be available at
KnoxTickets. com or by calling the ballet company at 865-982-8463.

Cinderella will be danced by Kylie Morton Berry, most recently seen by Knoxville audiences as the Sugarplum Fairy in ABC’s production of The Nutcracker. Dancing the role of the Prince is Australian Aaron Smyth an award-winning dancer currently dancing with Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Mr. Smyth’s most recent award was the Men’s Senior Bronze Medal in the 2014 International Ballet Competition.

www.appalachianballet.com/
215 W Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37801
(865) 982-8463

Americana rock band Houndmouth formed in 2011 in New Albany, Indiana, a town across the river from Louisville, Kentucky. The driven group of musicians quickly built a loyal following based on its fervent live shows, and was soon sharing stages with like-minded bands such as Drive-By Truckers and the Lumineers.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

14th Annual East Tennessee History Day to showcase student performances, exhibits, documentaries for a chance at state and national competition

WHO: 370 middle and high school students representing 31 schools in 6 East Tennessee public school systems (Blount, Jefferson, Knox, Lenoir City, Loudon, Morgan, and Sevier) plus a number of private and home schools in the area to compete in 2015 East Tennessee History Day. The event is hosted by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Knoxville History Department.

WHAT: The 14th annual East Tennessee History Day Competition features student historical research, knowledge, and creativity through history-themed projects in a variety of formats, including museum-style exhibits, papers, websites, documentaries, and live performances. The 2015 National History Day theme is Leadership and Legacy in History. District winners will move on to Tennessee History Day in Nashville on April 11 and state winners then compete in National History Day competition in June at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.


WHEN: Friday, March 6, 2015
Registration: 8:30-9:15
Welcome: 9:15 - 10 a.m.
Student Competitions: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. with the best time for performance action shots
and student interviews—10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Awards Ceremony: 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Carolyn P. Brown University Center, 2nd floor (check in at registration desk outside of ballroom).

National History Day is the world’s leading program for history education and invites students from across the country to enter its annual competition. This year’s broad theme is Leadership and Legacy in History. Students in grades 6-12 are asked to research topics related to the theme. Examples of leadership can be found almost anywhere—in the military, politics, government, communities, social movements, or in fields such as science, the arts, education, religion and economics. Inspirations can come from most any place including local history, textbooks, recent headlines, TV shows or even Twitter. Students must share their findings in one of five categories—exhibits, performances, papers, documentaries, and websites. A performance entry would require students to research a topic, write the script for the play, design costumes and props, and perform the parts. For documentaries, students research the topic, design or film the scenes and interviews, and write the script. Many students choose the exhibit category and illustrate their topics with colorful storyboards.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org