Calendar of Events

Join in singing traditional four part, seven shape note music from the New Harp of Columbia at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Knoxville, TN 37916-2016.
Sunday evening, May 8, 6:30-8:00PM.

Free and open to everyone: no experience needed. Loaner books provided.
www.oldharp.org.

Book signing with William Morris, author of Memphis Bar-B-Krewe

Union Ave Books, 517 Union Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-951-2180, www.unionavebooks.com

The Sundress Academy for the Arts Reading Series is excited to present Chris Hosea, Douglas Piccinnini, and Emily Capettini! Chris Hosea is the author of Double Zero (Prelude, 2016) and Put Your Hands In (LSU Press, 2014), selected by John Ashbery for the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. Hosea's poems appear in The American Poetry Review, Boston Review, Conjunctions, New American Writing, Prelude, VOLT, and more. Hosea's work as a visual artist includes, with Kim Bennett, "Over Time Across Space," a full-gallery show at Transmitter in New York City in Summer 2015. He works as an advertising copywriter in Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn.

Douglas Piccinnini's writing has been featured by The Academy of American Poets, Antioch Review, Aufgabe, Best American Poetry Blog, Lana Turner, NYTimes.com, Prelude, The Seattle Review, Verse, the Volta, and the West Wind Review, among other publications. He is the author of Story Book: a novella (The Cultural Society, 2015) and a book of poems, Blood Oboe (Omnidawn, 2015).

Emily Capettini is the author of Thistle (Omnidawn, 2015), winner of Omnidawn's Fabulist Fiction Chapbook Contest. Her fiction has most recently appeared in places like Menacing Hedge and Wyvern Lit. She is the long-term Writer-in-Residence at Sundress Academy for the Arts and an Assistant Editor for Sundress Publications.

At Bar Marley, 760 Stone St NW, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917. Info: (865) 560-6106, safta@sundresspublications.com, http://www.sundresspublications.com/safta

Lew Bolton started performing Jack’s adventures at the Jack Tales Storytelling Theater as trickster-hero Jack, celebrating his 30th season. Adults and youth take part in these interactive tales. Jack Tales are rooted in traditional folk stories from Appalachian settlers. Richard Chase, in a 1943 folk classic, The Jack Tales, published part of our rich cultural heritage. Bolton has also published Smoky Mountain Jack Tales of Winter and Old Christmas for the family to read at home. NEW in 2016, enjoy professional storytelling from the *Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association (info: www.smokymountaintellers.org)

Most events occur on Saturdays and Sundays with occasional performances on Wednesdays and Mondays. See the website for full schedule.

At ABC (Adventure Bound Camping Resort) 4609 US 321, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Supporting Jack Tale Theater since 1987. Info: (865) 436-4434 or www.Smokymountainjacktales.com

Also featuring Selections from the Permanent Collection - featuring International Artists including Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, Salvador Dali and many others.
And in the Foyer Gallery - A Summer Thing: Summer Class Instructors

Artists Reception: Friday Evening, May 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with Gallery Talk at 5:30 PM
The event is free and open to the public. Bring your friends and family!

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

The Appalachian Arts Craft Center will hold its annual Plant Sale starting Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and running for about 2 weeks during shop hours.

Appalachian Arts Craft Center: 2716 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-6, Su 1-5. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net

Come see 30+ beautiful KBS member trees on display at UT Garden's Architectural Landscape Building during Blooms Day weekend May 7th-8th. Show open 10am – 5pm Saturday, 9am-3pm Sunday.

Vendors selling trees/pots. Beginners Welcome! See you there!
Saturday - Bonsai Demonstration 10am-Noon, 2016 Guest Artist 1pm-4pm ($50 BYOT)
Sunday - Silent Auction, Awards (7 Categories)

UT Gardens, Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-7151, http://utgardens.tennessee.edu

FULL STOP is an elaborate, room-sized installation fabricated entirely of cardboard and ink by New York-based painter Tom Burckhardt. It takes the form of a mythical modern artist’s studio, complete with hundreds of lifelike tools, paint brushes, and other supplies, each painstakingly constructed of cardboard, the details rendered in ink with great attention to the smallest details. Organized by the Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio. Presenting sponsor for FULL STOP: Tom Burckhardt is McCarty, Holsaple, McCarty Architects and Interior Designers.

The public is invited to an exhibition preview reception on Thursday, May 5, 5:30-7:30pm, preceded by a gallery talk by Full Stop artist Tom Burckhardt at 4:30pm. Free and open to the public.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Contemporary Focus 2016 is part of a series of exhibitions organized by the KMA that spotlights significant but under-recognized artists living and working in East Tennessee. John Douglas Powers, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville School of Art, is this year’s featured artist. His larger-than-life motorized machine-like sculptures and video projections combine cinema, engineering, computation, music, and physical space, drawing from areas as diverse as natural history, architecture, and the history of technology.

The public is invited to an exhibition preview reception on Thursday, May 5, 5:30-7:30pm. Contemporary Focus 2016 artist John Douglas Powers will give a talk at the museum on Wednesday, June 15, 5:30-7pm. These events are free and open to the public.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM, Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

Rhenda Clevenger’s art is currently on Exhibit at Newport Printing & Office Supplies during the months of May & June. Address: 315 E Broadway St, Newport, TN 37821

A casual Artist reception will be held on June 22nd, 2016 from Noon-3PM. Come an experience beautiful art that will make your heart sing. Everyone is cordially invited to meet and greet with Miss Clevenger at this event which is Free & Open to the public. Stop by and ask questions or let her know how much you enjoy her creations.

Learn more about Rhenda Clevenger by visiting her online member Portfolio here: http://www.dnatn.com/rhenda-clevenger-meet-artist

Reception: May 6th from 3-5pm at the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture

Initiated by the Ewing's Director Sam Yates 26 years ago, this exhibition recognizes outstanding students graduating from The University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art, College of Arts and Sciences; a Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor of Science, Interior Design, a Master of Architecture, and a Master of Landscape Design from the College of Architecture and Design.

Selected by a School of Art Faculty Scholarship committee, seven art students from various art disciplines were chosen from the qualifying applicants for this year's exhibition. These students are Youn Lee, Brandon McBath, Ashley Layendecker, Mark Bender, Anna Weible, Santiago Ortiz-Piazuelo, Alex Rudd, and Alex Raykowitz.

The College of Architecture and Design participants were selected by the faculty-at-large, and by outside review teams. These exhibitors are to be announced.

Hours through May 15, 10am - 5pm M-F and Sundays 1-4pm.
Hours May 16 - June 5, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 12-5pm.

Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

Join us as we kick-off our Biscuit Art Exhibition. The exhibition will open May 6, 2016 at Coffee & Chocolate, Rala, and 30 Market Square in Downtown Knoxville and will last through May 30th, 2016.

Featuring artwork with a Biscuit theme, last year’s entries came from across the nation. http://www.biscuitfest.com/art-exhibition