Calendar of Events
Friday, November 13, 2015
Broadway Studios and Gallery: Work by Sharon Popek
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
The exhibit of photographs are entitled "Ground Cherries and Farm Images" (East Tennessee). Sharon Popek lives in Knoxville.
Opening reception will be held FIRST FRIDAY Nov. 6th from 5-9pm. Convenient parking provided.
Regular hours: Thurs-Sat, 11-7 and Sun, 11-3.
Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com or BroadwayStudiosAndGallery@gmail.com
The Birdhouse Bird-Feeder Gallery/Cafe: Community Gardening Exhibition
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event and Science, nature
The Birdhouse Bird-Feeder Gallery/Cafe announces their November exhibition "Community Gardening." The exhibition opening will be on First Friday, November 6th from 6-9, in conjunction with and followed by the Labor Day Sunflower Project Winnowing party 6 - midnight.
On the second Sunday in November, November 15th, Angelia Rateike will be presenting her work on Community Gardens in Knoxville: Insight into Challenges Facing Community Garden Initiatives. So... don't put away your tools just yet!
The Birdhouse Bird-Feeder Gallery/Cafe, 800 N 4th Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: http://birdhouseknoxville.com, birdhouseknoxvillegallery@gmail.com
Tennessee Stage Company: A Benefit Production of My Three Angels
Category: Kids, family and Theatre
November 5 – 15: 8:00 pm Thursday – Saturday, 3:00 pm Sunday matinees
Sam & Bella Spewack’s classic comedy, My Three Angels, as part of the 7th Timeless Works Series Production
The Tennessee Stage Company, known to Knoxville audiences for Shakespeare On The Square and the New Play Festival returns to our Timeless Works series this autumn with the Sam & Bella Spewack’s classic comedy, My Three Angels. This (almost) gentle comedy is the story of a three desperate, but unconventional, criminals who provide a loving, but struggling family with a most happy and unexpected Christmas. My Three Angels is a collaboration with the Historic Southern Railway Station newly renovated and now being operated as an event space by the Blueslip Winery. This beautiful structure makes a perfect backdrop for the simplicity and whimsy of our Timeless Works productions. Timeless Works was conceived by the Stage Company as a benefit series to help raise funds for our other programs, Shakespeare On The Square, the New Play Festival and our Education and Outreach programs. All the artists donate their time and talents and all funds raised go directly back into the work of the Company.
Tickets ($15) may be purchased through our online booking system at http://tennesseestage.com/home/events, by phone at (865) 546-4280, or at the door the night of the show. At the Historic Southern Railway Station, 300 West Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.
Art Market Gallery: Works by Nelson Ziegler and AMG jewelers
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
Recent works by painter Nelson Ziegler and jewelers of the Art Market Gallery will be featured during the month of November. In addition, fine crafts by members juried in this year to the 33-year-old cooperative will be on display in the front part of the gallery. An opening reception for both shows will begin at 5:30 p.m., Nov. 6, during Downtown Knoxville’s monthly First Friday Art Walk, with complimentary refreshments and country music performed by Robert Heck on guitar accompanied by box drum/canon base.
Featured artist Nelson Ziegler, of Sevierville, paints in oils and watercolors. His award-winning works have been honored in many notable national juried exhibitions, among them the National Arts Club, Salmagundi Club, and the Copley Society, and are in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. The member jewelry artists featured are Roger Kroll, Jennifer Lindsay and Kathy Bradley, all of Knoxville; Kathy Seely of Oliver Springs; and Sissy Caldwell of Maryville. They use various techniques, working with fine metals, semiprecious stones, beads – many hand-made, and other items to create one-of-a-kind pieces to wear. The new members for 2015 are Johnny Glass of Rockford and Jon Richey of Knoxville for glass art; Phil Monroe of Loudon for metal sculpture; and Knoxville residents Jeannie Grivetti for gourd art, Julia A. Malia for fiber wear and Nancy Rowland-Engle for jewelry.
wned and operated by 65 professional regional artists, the Art Market Gallery, at 422 South Gay St., is a few doors away 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; 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday; and during November and December, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. 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.
The Muse Knoxville: November events
Category: Kids, family and Science, nature
Nov 2 Homeschool Tuesdays Spring Registration and Winter Wonderlabs Registration Opens
Nov 6 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 7 Saturday Science Connections 11:30-1:30 FREE with admission
Nov 9 Muse Mondays 10-11am FREE with admission
Nov 10 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 13 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 14 Saturday Science Connections 11:30-1:30 FREE with admission
Nov 16 Muse Mondays 10-11am FREE with admission
Nov 17 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 20 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 21 Saturday Science Connections 11:30-1:30 FREE with admission
Nov 23 Muse Mondays 10-11am FREE with admission
Nov 24 Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2
Nov 27 STEAM Sprouts Fairy Tale Engineering, 10 AM, $4, Knoxville Skies, 4:30, $2,
Nov 28 Saturday Science Connections 11:30-1:30 FREE with admission
Nov 30 Muse Mondays 10-11am FREE with admission
The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman Street, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-594-1494, www.themuseknoxville.org
Clayton Center for the Arts: "Real Drawings of Imaginary People" Exhibition
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Steve Foster was born and raised in Blount County. After spending his college years at the University of Tennesee, he returned to his home where he currently lives with his wife and three children.
The Denso Gallery is open 9am-6pm.
Clayton Center for the Arts: 502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. Information/tickets: 865-981-8590, www.ClaytonArtsCenter.com
Fountain City Art Guild Holiday Show and Sale
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Fine Crafts and Free event
Fountain City Art Guild Annual Holiday Show and Sale - opening reception and exhibit. Also showing: "Oil paintings by the Students of Aurora H. Bull". Opening Reception, everyone welcome, Friday, October 30, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM.
Exhibit viewing hours: Tu, Th 9-5; W, F 10-9; most Saturdays 9-1
Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com
Clarence Brown Theatre: Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play
Category: Theatre
by Anne Washburn; directed by Casey Sams. At the Lab Theatre
“ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! When was the last time you saw a play so smart it made your head spin?” The New York Times
It’s the end of everything in contemporary America. A future without power! What will survive? In post-apocalyptic Northern California, a group of strangers bond by recreating an episode of “The Simpsons.” From this meeting, memories of Marge and Homer become the basis for shaping a new society as the play travels decades into the future.
Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com
The Arts at Pellissippi State: Solo Exhibition by Photographer David Durbak
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
David Durbak, Pellissippi State faculty member, international speaker and exhibitor, and recipient of numerous ADDY awards, presents his personal work.
Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 10-6:30. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts
Omega Gallery at Carson-Newman: Photography by Barrett Hedges
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
An exhibition of wildlife and landscape photography by Barrett Hedges, Photography major class of 2008, and award-winning photographer with the National Geographic Society.
Opening: Sat Oct 17, 9:30 AM - noon
Omega Gallery at Carson-Newman University, Warren Art Building, corner of Branner & S. College Streets, Jefferson City, TN 37760. Gallery hours: M-F 8-4. Information: www.cn.edu
McClung Museum: Embodying Enlightenment: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Free event, History, heritage and Science, nature
This exhibition will take the viewer through the evolution of Himalayan artistic styles from the 8th century through the present. From gilded statues of deities, to complex and colorful paintings of religious figures, the objects in the exhibit explore how trade, travel, and the evolution of Buddhism helped foster a strong artistic tradition that continues today.
Exploring the rich history of Himalayan style art in a chronological fashion, the Tibetan bronzes and paintings featured will progressively lead the viewer through the major stylistic developments that took place and provide an introduction to the techniques used to produce these works as well as to the complex religious iconography depicted in them.
McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu
Dogwood Arts: Art in Public Places Knoxville
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Where: Downtown Knoxville and McGhee Tyson Airport
When: April 4, 2014-March 20, 2015
How Much: Free
Art comes in all shapes and sizes. We invite you to experience some of the larger variety with Art in Public Places, an annual event featuring large-scale outdoor sculptures in Knoxville’s downtown public spaces and also at McGhee Tyson Airport. These larger scale pieces are thought provoking and awe-inspiring.
By displaying these works outdoors, we celebrate not only the art of sculpture but Knoxville’s natural beauty during this year-round outdoor exhibition.
The exhibition presently on view, an interesting and inspirational collection of works by sculptors from across the nation, was selected and awarded by noted sculptor Kenneth M. Thompson. Kenneth holds a Master of Liberal Studies in Sculpture from the University of Toledo and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Siena Heights College, in Adrian, MI. While many of his sculptures are in Ohio and Michigan, Thompson’s work can be seen in other states. He has done 41 pieces of public sculpture across the country. Ken has been making sculpture for over thirty years out of his car-dealership-turned-studio in Blissfield, Michigan. From this facility he operates Flatlanders Sculpture Supply and Art Galleries as well as Midwest Sculpture Initiative, which provides exhibitions that feature outdoor sculpture. Fourteen shows are planned for next year, he says. He also serves or has served on numerous arts-oriented boards.
The Art in Public Places Knoxville program, the 2015-2016 year being its 9th is a featured presentation of Dogwood Arts in partnership with the City of Knoxville Public Art Committee. The 2014-2015 Art in Public Places Knoxville Co-Chairs are Bart Watkins and Jason Brown.
To purchase a sculpture, please call [865] 637.4561.
Dogwood Arts: 865-637-4561 www.dogwoodarts.com