Calendar of Events

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition by Susan V. Adams and Barb Johnson entitled “ORGANIC AND MECHANIC”. The exhibition features mixed media works by two artists who have been friends since they both moved to Knoxville in the late 80s. Susan V. Adams developed her work while exhibiting in local shows and her gallery, and Barb Johnson has been connected to the art world through her background in art education and teaching. “ORGANIC AND MECHANIC” will be displayed in the Balcony gallery of the Emporium Center. A public reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on Friday, July 3, from 5:00-9:00 PM and features a Jazz Jam Session hosted by Vance Thompson & Friends from 7:00-8:45 PM in the Black Box Theatre. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be available and chocolate fondue will be provided by the Melting Pot of Knoxville.

Susan V. Adams loves to create. She is a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, has exhibited in galleries and shows throughout Knoxville, and has done commissions for several private collections. The focus of her art is botanicals of the East Tennessee and the Appalachian regions. For this show, she has also forayed into farmer’s markets for vegetables and berries, hence the reference to “organic” in the exhibition’s title. Adams photographs, collects and researches botanicals and draws inspiration from antique botanical art.

Barb Johnson finds art as a staple in her everyday life, translating scenes and subjects into works of art. For many years she taught art in a Knoxville high school, which proved her full-time priority. Today, creating art is a full-time passion, and she offers private art lessons in her West Knoxville studio. The word “mechanic” in the exhibition’s title refers to Johnson’s series of acrylic paintings of the large Mendelson Warehouse in Dayton, Ohio, where old mechanical objects were displayed and sold. Every shelf in the warehouse provided opportunities for painting compositions. The “Mendelson” series has won several awards in area juried art shows, and one work is currently in Knoxville’s Arts in the Airport exhibition. For more information on Barb Johnson, please visit www.barbjohnsonart.com.

“ORGANIC AND MECHANIC” is on display July 3-31, 2015 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 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 the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new group exhibition by the Artists of 17th Street Studios titled “Amalgam Volume 3”. 17th Street Studios is located at the corner of 17th Street and Highland Avenue in Redeemer Church of Knoxville, and at any given time, houses painters, sculptors, illustrators, drawers, and graphic artists. This is their third annual group exhibition, which features original work by eleven local artists: Ashley Dawn Addair, April Bachtel, Jalana Cooper, Michael Giles, Jon Hendricks, Michelle Jephcott, Carri Jobe, Sarah McFalls, Janet McMullen, Beth Meadows and Tony Sobota. “Amalgam Volume 3” will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from July 3-31, 2015. An opening reception will take place on Friday, July 3, from 5:00-9:00 PM and features a Jazz Jam Session hosted by Vance Thompson and Friends from 7:00-8:45 PM in the Black Box Theatre. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be available and chocolate fondue will be provided by the Melting Pot of Knoxville.

The artists and designers who make up the 17th Street Studios each have a unique background and a specific creative inclination. Their differing goals as artists result in bodies of work that notably contrast from one another. Yet, as these professionals inhabit the same space, a conversation is sparked, similarities are discovered, and a fusion of ideas begins to take shape. The mission of 17th Street Studios is to host artists in Knoxville by providing studio spaces and a working community. These studios serve as workshops for artists to develop their art practice and fulfill their calling. For more information, please visit http://17thstreetstudios.gutensite.com.

“Amalgam Volume 3” will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 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 the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Reception, Friday July 3, 5-9PM

The Land Report Collective deals with landscape in fundamental ways and as a foundational reference point. Brown considers the politics of mountaintop removal in his construction of objects and installations. Jobe crafts meeting places for public interaction through the delineation of pathways and works with stacked brick and wood. Jones responds to desert environments with model scale sculpture and stop-motion animation. Kikut incorporates a lifelong interest in the horizon line in a new series of paintings with flat Midwestern landscapes as his muse. Shadwell views landforms from a non-traditional lens creating mountains out of matchbooks and photo-realistically drawing facets of garbage bags and diapers to appear as monumental.

Jason S. Brown
Brian R. Jobe
David L. Jones
Patrick Kikut
Shelby Shadwell

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

“CUBA: TRANSITION, DREAMS, AND TRANSFORMATION”
Knoxville’s Hispanic Organization, HoLa Hora Latina, will present a dramatic display of photographs of Cuba during the month of July. A special reception for the three photographers, who are experienced Cuban travelers and leaders of the Hispanic community in Knoxville, is scheduled for the evening of Friday, July 3rd 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM in the Casa HoLa suite #112 of the Emporium Center. The photo exhibit will be open to the public at the Casa HoLa suite during normal business hours through the end of July. There is no admission charge to attend the opening reception or to visit the photo exhibit during July.

The photos of Cuba are unusual because they visually reveal how Cubans are dreaming and also how visitors might be dreaming of Cuba. The collection of photographs shows the results of intensive visits to Cuba. With the changing diplomatic relations, Cuba has come into the limelight and media coverage has been intense since travel to Cuba by American is now a realistic dream of change.

The photographers of this special exhibit include:
Maria B. Clark, PhD, Associate Professor of Spanish language and literatures at Carson-Newman University. She visited Cuba in 1992 and 2014 to participate in international literary conferences. While hailing from Germany, she is well traveled in Latin America because of her research interests and love for Hispanic peoples and cultures. The selected photos from her recent trip focus on some iconic places as well as everyday public spaces of Havana in transformation, as thriving tourism creates new crossroads and dreams for its inhabitants.

Astrid Galindo, a local artist, was in Cuba during the difficult time after the Soviet Union collapsed and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Cuban people were stoical and creative and suffered with fortitude. Artistic creativity was latent during that period that she called "The Bicycles Period” because riding bicycles was almost the only means of transportation and, as demonstrated in her photographs, was an art form.

Rosa Mar is currently the Executive Director of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and an active leader in the Hispanic Community. She is a member of the class of 2012 Leadership Knoxville, a recipient of the YWCA awards for women’s achievement, and a board member of the HoLa Hora Latina. Her trip to Cuba was part of a program sponsored by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and gave her special insight, as well as photo opportunities, into the Cuban culture.

HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Information: 865-335-3358, www.holafestival.org

Recent works by painter Diana Dee Sarkar of Knoxville and ceramic artist Eun-Sook Kim of Oak Ridge will be on display 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., July 3. There will be complimentary refreshments, and Matt Tillery will perform eclectic blues/rock music from the 1960s to the 2000s as well as original pieces on acoustic guitar.

During 34 years as a physician with a busy practice, Diana Dee Sarkar’s creative outlet, besides playing violin in symphony and competitive ballroom dancing, was painting portraits and landscapes of people and places she encountered while doing volunteer medicine in Third World countries. In 2005, the self taught artist decided to obtain an art education. She studied oil painting at Woodstock School of Art and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. The Wichita, KS, native earned an MFA in figure painting at the Academy of Art University, where she has continued to study pastel landscape painting with such notables as Gil Dellinger and Susan Ogilvie. Enjoying plein-air painting in several countries, Diana Dee will show pastels featuring varied landscapes of East Tennessee and Georgia.

Eun-Sook Kim received a B.A. in English literature from Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul, Korea. Accepted into a graduate program at University of Tennessee, she moved to Knoxville, married, and resumed her studies after raising her children, earning an M.F.A. in ceramics in the 1990s. Her award-winning work has been in juried shows nationally and internationally, and shown in area solo exhibitions.. She founded and, for many years, directed both the Corner Gallery and the Upstairs Gallery in Oak Ridge. Kim, who also does Chinese brushstroke painting, leads workshops, teaches, and lectures. She belongs to the National Council for Educators of Ceramic Art, the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, and Foothills Craft Guild. Her work has appeared in ceramics magazines published globally.

Owned and operated by 62 professional regional artists! Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM, Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Local artist Derrick Freeman shows outstanding support of the community with his gift of art. He is an inspiration. Each art piece has a story to tell and reminds us that we all can give back to the community we love. Derrick and his mother, Angela Freeman-Hunter, founded “Our Place” a summer art workshop. http://www.derrickfreemansart.com/

View his work at Mast General Store, 402 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-546-1336, www.mastgeneralstore.com/knoxville

An ongoing monthly event, every First Friday of the month beginning May 1 and running through October 2, 2015. Featuring artists and crafters, displaying and selling work in a booth and market-like setting. Behind the original Freezo, 3015 N. Central Street in Knoxville. Info: hhartistsmarket@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/hhartistsmarket

Save the date for the Red, White & Blues Pre-Independence Day Celebration Presented by TDS, on Friday, July 3rd. The event runs from 6:30-10:00pm and is being held on the beautiful lawn at Renaissance | Farragut this year.

Event features include: The SouthEast Bank Kids' Play Area & Exhibits, Food Booths, Beer & Wine, Watermelon Eating Contests and more! Bring your lawn chairs and celebrate our nation's independence enjoying music, family, fun and community! Enjoy the patriotic songs of Concord Brass and singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and American Idol finalist Casey Abrams.

Advance tickets: Adults: $8.00, Children (2-11): $3.00, Under 2: Free. Tickets at the gate will be $10.00/adults, $5.00/children, and under 2/free.
*** Food, beverages and premium rides not included in admission.***

http://everwondr.com/event/69699

At Fluorescent Gallery, 627 N Central St, Knoxville TN.
Artist website - www.tonyhensonart.com.
Available for viewing by appointment through July 17.

At the Knoxville Visitor Center

Celebrate the first Friday of July with WDVX! Host Nelson Gullett sets the stage by inviting the best Americana acts to perform, chat, and get comfortable. On Friday, July 3, powerhouse songwriter (and daughter of John Hiatt) Lilly Hiatt will play from her new album "Royal Blue" on the Knoxville Visitor Center stage. Tune in online, on the air, or in person at 7 pm!

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-544-1029, www.wdvx.com

June's First Friday comedy show was a smashing success, enjoyed by all. Let's keep the laughs going. Bringing the laughs on July 3rd is headliner John-Michael Bond, the night also features Samm Severin from Atlanta. Popular Knoxville comics Shane Rhyne and Sean Simoneau will also entertain you. Saw Works Brewery loves you so enjoy this FREE comedy show. Check out the comedians impressive bios.

John-Michael Bond: Originally from Chattanooga, TN John-Michael Bond turned to comedy when numerous attempts to start a band failed. His odd take on positive thinking has been honed from years of drinking, social work, and long-term love.

He has appeared at the Cape Fear Comedy Festival, Crom Fest, the Chicago Comedy Exposition, and No Idea Records “The Fest” in Gainesville, Florida. Now living in Atlanta he is a regular at the Laughing Skull Lounge and Atlanta Improv.

Over the last four years he has worked with Tig Notaro, Kyle Kinane, Emo Philips, Joe DeRosa, Hari Kondabolu, Jeff Dye, Jackie Kashian, Dave Stone, and a host of other wonderful people.

You can hear him on Nerd's Terrified with Dave Ross the Arguments and Grievances Podcast. His argument on A&G was one of the shows top arguments of 2014.

Samm Severin: On Samm's blog, I'm Having So Much Fun I Could Vomit, a friend describes her as, “A zen master disguised as a hyperactive, charming party girl with cheap tattoos.” Samm proudly describes her comedy as, "These are jokes my dad doesn't get." With such an eloquent introduction, you know this a girl you want to make your best friend and drink beer with.

Hosted by Saw Works Brewing Company, 708 E Depot Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917. https://www.facebook.com/events/961194383902416/

We are proud to announce the opening of our first collaborative group exhibition, FIRST THIGHDAY on July the 3rd from 6 to 10pm in our gallery space, Striped Light.

Commemorating and celebrating this unique, patriotic weekend in all of it's glory, FIRST THIGHDAY will pay creative homage to Freedom Thighs, bicycles and the stubborn beauty of ingenuity.

Striped Light, 107 Bearden Place - aka - 900 North Central St, Knoxville TN 37917
http://www.stripedlight.com/