Calendar of Events

Bike Walk Knoxville (BWK) is hosting four events in the summer of 2016 where community members can tour the four corners of Knoxville neighborhoods (by bike or on foot) and meet with elected officials. This year’s “Ride with Elected Officials” is adding the “W”(alk) in BWK to include opportunities for pedestrians and families to tour Knoxville sites on foot. The first event will be a walking tour of Bearden. Participants should meet at Bearden Beer Market, 4524 Kingston Pike, and expect an hour tour of all of the wonderful things happening in downtown Bearden. Expect discussions of walkability, bikeability and Knoxville’s premier new mixed use development. This event is a wonderful opportunity to meet with City and County elected officials and have a candid dialogue about the issues that matter to you most. The walk will begin and end at Bearden Beer Market at 6pm June 14th with an opportunity for beverages and lively discussion afterward.

EAST: August 9th, 6pm at Jackie’s Dream, 2223 McCalla Ave
SOUTH: September 20th, 6pm at Trailhead Bard, 1317 Island Home Drive

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Come explore East Knoxville with your elected officials! Starting at Jackie’s Dream Restaurant, 2223 McCalla. Knox County Health Department’s Five Points Up team is partnering with us on this event. Join us for a one mile walk through the neighborhood. Participants will be asked to fill out a survey after the walk regarding what they feel are the barriers to walking in their neighborhoods. Info: Caroline Cooley, 865-604-3497

Featuring 30 paintings from members of the Knoxville Watercolor Society who live in and around Knoxville. Members are juried into the KWS. The Knoxville Watercolor Society was formed in 1963 to educate its members, as well as the community, to the understanding of watercolor as a significant art form. In this exhibit you will view watercolors by members of the KWS, many who have achieved regional and national acclaim.

The public is invited to an exhibition reception on August 7, 2-4 PM.

Free admission! 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

Join us for a memorable tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Sam Venable. 2 Days Only, Saturday August 6 and Saturday October 15.

All tours depart from the GSM Heritage Center,Townsend, TN at 9:30 am.
Tour is 3 1/2 - 4 hours. Tours will run "rain or shine"

Join author, columnist, humorist and naturalist Sam Venable on a trip from the Heritage Center to Newfound Gap, via the Little River valley, Metcalf Bottoms,
a brief swing through Elkmont and then over to the Sugarlands and up the mountain
to the site of FDR's famous speech when the park was dedicated. Sam's tour will highlight points of interest along the way, especially as they relate to the forests, fish and wildlife of the park. In addition, he will discuss the life and career of
an old family friend who was born and raised in the Sugarlands.

A fifth-generation Southern Appalachian, Sam Venable is a retired columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel. He majored in forestry and wildlife management at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of 12 books, including the acclaimed "Mountain Hands: A Portrait of Southern Appalachia" as well as the whimsical "How To Tawlk and Rite Good." Sam regularly entertains audiences as a standup comedian, often featuring mountain heritage themes.

$60 per person. Advance reservations required. Call 865-448-8838 for reservations
Mon - Fri 10 am - 5 pm
Limited to 17 Guests per Tour.

Tours depart from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

A Cades Cove Heritage Tours Exclusive!
Join Kim Delozier SEARCHING FOR BEARS IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Saturday August 6, 13 & 20, 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm.
Advance reservations required
$60 per person
Call Don Alexander at 865-448-8838 today.

Kim Delozier, Retired Wildlife Ranger, will lead you on a guided tour into the GSMNP in search of bears. While there is no guarantee you will see bears, this may be your best chance to see bears in the wild. This is a once in a lifetime experience to learn all about bears in our national park and perhaps see them in their natural habitat.

Also, BEAR IN THE BACK SEAT, VOLUMES 1 & 11,
Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger by Kim Delozier and Carolyn Jourdan will be available in the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Museum store for purchase, $17.95 each.

For more information call Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center 865-448-0044.

JON PEMBERTON shares his fun and funky take on pop art! "The pieces that I have created
for this show are a throwback to my 'artistic beginning'."

Reception on August 5th, 6-10pm

RALA, 323 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7888, https://shoprala.com/

En plein air, or plein air painting, is a phrase borrowed from the French equivalent meaning "open (in full) air". Painting plein air is essentially about observing and painting subjects from life outdoors. This practice increased in popularity in the nineteenth century after the invention of tubes for oil paint. Plein air painters can paint in any media and usually paint landscapes. They typically attempt to capture the impression of the atmospheric effects in terms of light and color as these cannot be recorded by a camera. Some painters who paint plein air will always finish what they start outdoors.

The Tuesday Painters are a collective group of artists who regularly paint outdoors in the beautiful foothills of East Tennessee. They gather together on the Tuesday of each week to paint, sketch, critique, share, and support one another while capturing the beauty of East Tennessee on canvas or paper, bringing the outdoors inside through their paintings. This group originated from a small group of painters in Jeremy Doss’s class and then followed Kathie Odom, a classmate, outside to paint plein air. Muriel Fawcett now guides the Tuesday Painters. The group can be seen among numerous painting locations such as along the Little River in Townsend, in the middle of fields in Cades Cove, in beautiful local gardens, and even in Knoxville’s Old City.

This inaugural exhibition includes work by 26 artists: Kay Alexander, Carra Artis, Kate Aubrey, Beverly Burdette, Bill Daniel, Jeremy Doss, Nora Estep, Patricia Fain, Muriel Fawcett, Connie Gaertner, Kim Gale, Suzanne Jack, Inna Nasonova Knox, Carol Livington, Kate McCullough, Sue Moody, Kathie Odom, Joe Parrott, Janice Pybas, Diana Sarkar, Terri Swaggerty, Dan Thurman, Debbie Toney, Carly Urello, Mary Ann Valvoda, and Bob Weir.

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, from 5:00-9:00 PM to which the public is invited to meet the artists and view the artwork. Most of the works are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

"Expressions" is a combination of abstract expressions and Knoxville urban art scenes. Terina Gillette is a resident of Knoxville. She works in a variety of media such as window painting, chalk art murals, traditional wall murals, working with acrylics, papers, pencils, and face & body painting. She publishes an International art magazine that highlights professional artists and students. The magazine has been sent to Belgium, Italy, Holland, and the UK. Gillette teaches art to local home education students at her private studio as well as summer art camps at the Knoxville Museum of Art. She is a member of numerous associations nationwide and locally that promote and support arts and culture. She does unique and beautiful face painting designs for public and private events almost every weekend. She is currently a psychology student and believes that art is an important venue for healing and enjoying life. Her printed work can be purchased at Visit Knoxville or online at www.TheColoredPalette.com.

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, from 5:00-9:00 PM to which the public is invited to meet the artists and view the artwork. Most of the works are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Melinda Adams is an amateur photographer with a passion for wildlife, architecture, and landscape. As a young girl living on a farm in East Tennessee, she would walk the acres of farmland in search of a great photo. Such a luxury of a camera was unheard of at that time in her life. Eventually, she managed to save money and buy herself a Polaroid camera. She could not take many photos because the film for the camera at that time was so expensive, and the few photos Adams took she cherishes to this day. She has received multiple awards from the Tennessee Valley Fair competitions. Her work has juried into Knoxville Photo and Arts in the Airport exhibitions, and she received a merit award for her work at the International Biscuit Festival.

Marjorie Holbert began woodcarving six years ago by initially carving caricatures. Soon, she found herself interested in carving birds. Holbert’s daughter and son-in-law are passionate birders and would send her pictures of many birds that they would see on their trips. Often, they would ask her if she could identify the birds, which sparked her interest in birds and bird woodcarving. Holbert has won multiple awards at the Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers annual show in Townsend each October. She will be a featured exhibitor at the Foothills Craft Guild’s annual show in November.

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, from 5:00-9:00 PM to which the public is invited to meet the artists and view the artwork. Most of the works are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

“Goddesses exist everywhere women gather,” says Sheryl Sallie. This exhibition will include works that were inspired by a poem she wrote entitled “Where Have All the Goddesses Gone?” Sallie was born in Knoxville and has a Bachelor’s Degree in education from Knoxville College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology from The University of Tennessee. She was a teacher in Knoxville City School system and Knox County School system for 35 years. She is a poet who has won several poetry contests, self-published a book of her poems, and competed in several poetry slams in the area. She began painting nine years ago and uses her poems as inspiration for some of her art. Her paintings have previously exhibited at the Fountain City Art Center.

“Because I am a poet, I equate my techniques for writing poems with my techniques for painting,” she says. “As a poet, I use patterns of word placement, punctuation, and line breaks to add substance and depth to my poems. A poet looks at ordinary things in extraordinary ways. Now, as a visual artist, I use acrylic paint, collage, image transfer, found objects, and words from magazines and books to create texture and substance in my artwork.” She prefers to work with mixed media because it allows her to express her ideas through layering, collage, and image transfer. For more information about Sheryl Sallie and her work, please e-mail sjackie09@comcast.net.

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, from 5:00-9:00 PM to which the public is invited to meet the artists and view the artwork. Most of the works are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

For the last two years, Yvonne Hosey has experimented with adapting traditional marbling techniques with glass paint on board. Like most artists, her journey has been a winding one. Discouraged as a young woman from pursuing a career in art, Hosey opted instead for a career in nursing. Marriage and family followed. The creativity refused to stay buried as she became an avid cook, decorator, and collector. Her travels always included trips to art museums and exhibitions. When her son started high school, they moved to a house with a sunny back porch. “One day I discovered a pack of old oil pastels, bought a few sheets of paper, and commandeered the porch,” says Yvonne Hosey. “I haven't looked back since.”

A public reception will take place on Friday, August 5, from 5:00-9:00 PM to which the public is invited to meet the artists and view the artwork. Most of the works are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition.

The exhibition is on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Featuring recent works by watercolor artist Kate McCullough and glass artist Johnny Glass. An opening reception for the featured artists will begin at 5:30 p.m. on August 5 with complimentary refreshments and music performed by Patrick Mulligan.

KATE MCCULLOUGH – ‘ROUND KNOXVILLE - Kate first studied art at Villa Maria College and SUNY in Buffalo, NY before switching to Interior Design which was her career until 2008. The fine art bug struck again in 2002 when she decided to pick up a brush again. Watercolor was her first choice and she has not looked back since. Kate took courses at the University of Tennessee and then workshops with John Salminen, Sue Archer, Linda Kemp, Linda Baker, Paul Jackson, Don Lake, Don Andrews and Keiko Tanabe. This exhibit will feature scenes from around Knoxville, mostly from the downtown area. My focus is to present these locations as either a place one may not often notice or familiar scenes presented just a little differently. www.katemcculloughwaterart.com

JOHNNY GLASS AND The “Occhi” Windows - Although Johnny Glass is a Knoxville native he began his glass career and training in Los Angeles, CA, where he was first introduced to glass at Santa Monica College. In 2010 Johnny started Glass by Glass LLC on the west coast which grew quickly from a hobby to Johnny’s full time job. In 2013, Johnny decided to expand his market and returned to Knoxville, Tennessee to open Glass by Glass’ east coast mobile hotshop and to finish his education. He spent 3 years at Tennessee Technological University's, Appalachian Center for Crafts, studying under world famous glassblower and teacher, Curtis Brock. He just recently graduated from TTU with honors and a BFA in Glass. Glass by Glass, has made it their mission to bring a new awareness and social practice to the art of glass blowing. Johnny has designed and constructed all of his own studio equipment to be completely mobile. Glass by Glass’s live 2016 glassblowing demonstrations can be seen at many art museums and over 10 craft festivals, in five different states. Johnny’s website is: www.GlassbyGlass.com

Who, What, Where Show Revisited
In celebration of East Tennessee History and in cooperation with the East Tennessee History Center, The Art Market will revisit our "Who, What, Where" show and contest. All artwork must have something to do with either a familiar person of East Tennessee (Who), a Familiar east Tennessee item (What), or a familiar place or landmark in East Tennessee.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Th & Sa 11-6, Fri 11-9, Su 1-6. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net or www.Facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery