Calendar of Events

The Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church invites the community to an exhibit of the diverse works of art created by Knoxville artist Suzanne Jack. The artist and former art educator graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Art Education. She later earned a Master's Degree in Art Education at the University of Tennessee. Her work has been exhibited at Vanderbilt and Ohio State University Clubs, the Renaissance Center in Dickson, TN and the 18th International Pastel Exhibition in Seattle as well as numerous other locations. Gallery showings include Cumberland Gallery in Nashville, Blue Spiral Gallery in Ashville, Art Access of Bexley, Ohio and Art Market Gallery in Knoxville. To learn more about the artist go on line to www.suzannejack.com.

The exhibit is free. Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge. The ORUUC Gallery is open Monday – Thursday, 9 am to 3 pm. and Sunday 11 am to 12:30 pm. Info: (865) 483-6761.

Knox Heritage invites the public to a free workshop on the benefits of preservation easements and how they can be a financially beneficial tool for owners of historic properties. Ross M. Bradford, Senior Associate General Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will lead the session and a light lunch will be served. The workshop will be held on August 18 at Historic Westwood (3425 Kingston Pike) at 12 noon and it is free and open to the public.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Knox Heritage office at (865) 523-8008 or sending an email to hcook@knoxheritage.org. The deadline for reservations is August 17.

Preservation easements currently preserve thousands of historic properties across the United States--from single-family dwellings, complexes of buildings and nationally-significant historic landmarks to rural villages, cultural landscapes, farms and farmland. Preservation easements are flexible tools; they can be crafted to address the specific characteristics of a property, the property owner's interests, and the mission, goals, and interests of the easement-holding organization.

Protecting a historic property through the use of a preservation easement can have numerous benefits, including peace of mind that a cherished property is perpetually protected. In addition, owners of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places may be eligible for a federal income tax deduction and a reduction in property taxes as a benefit for donating a preservation easement on the property.

At the National Trust, Ross Bradford focuses primarily on enforcement issues related to the National Trust's easement program.

Knox Heritage preserves, restores and transforms historic places. For everyone. Forever. The nonprofit organization was founded in 1974 and now serves the entire 16-county Knoxville region. For more information visit www.knoxheritage.org.

PechaKucha Night Knoxville will present Volume 20 at Relix Variety Theatre on August 18. Doors open at 6:30, presentations will begin at 7:20. We have a fantastic lineup that you won't want to miss. Check out our website for more information on all our great presenters! They have been working hard to bring you a night full of inspiration and fun. http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/knoxville/events/57460675792d6086e8000007

Relix Theatre, 1208 N Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-474-1017, www.relixvariety.com

The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture Store at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is hosting a back-to-school sale through the end of the month. The sale will feature items at up to 70 percent off the original price. Museum members and UT students will receive an additional 10 percent off all purchases, including jewelry, toys, books, scarves and more. All proceeds from the store support the museum's free educational programs, which reach thousands of university and K-12 students in East Tennessee and across the region each year.

Museum admission is free, and the museum and museum store's hours are 9 a.m–5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 1–5 p.m. Sundays. Free two-hour museum parking passes are available from the parking kiosk at the entrance to Circle Park Drive during the week. Free parking is available on the weekends. Free public transportation to the museum is available via the Knoxville Trolley Vol Line. Info: Kimberly Pack, store manager (865-974-6750, kpack2@utk.edu) or http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Townsend Visitor Center will exhibit "Art of Native Plants" to honor the centennial of the National Park Service. The exhibit will run 8/16/2016-08/28/2016 and will feature botanical illustration, sculpture, quilts and more. The exhibit will highlight plants used for medicinal value, ones used for food, tools and dyes and plants which are endangered species.

Townsend Visitor Center, 7606 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Townsend, TN. www.smokymountains.org.

Get out and see some live music!
Open Chord Music, 8502 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: (865) 281-5874 or http://www.openchordmusic.com/live-music-venue

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is exhibiting works by ceramic artist and longtime Arrowmont staff visionary Bill Griffith. This exhibit is in conjunction with Arrowmont’s Utilitarian Clay VII: Celebrate the Object National Symposium (September 21-24, 2016), a gathering of leading practitioners in the field which Bill initiated in 1992.

The Bill Griffith Recollective showcases ceramic work produced during his 27-year tenure as the Assistant Director and Program Director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Among his many contributions to the school, he established the Artists-in-Residence Program in 1991, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. As an outgrowth of the Residency Program, he also established ArtReach – an annual program that has provided hands-on art instruction to more than 25,000 Sevier County students. Bill currently serves as Arrowmont’s Outreach and Partnership Liaison.

Bill received a BS in Art Education from Indiana State University and an MA in Art Education/Ceramics from Miami University, Ohio. He participated in the initial International Workshop for Ceramic Art in Tokoname, Japan and is a recipient of an Individual Artists Fellowship awarded by the Tennessee Arts Commission. Bill’s functional and sculptural works have been exhibited internationally and featured in numerous publications. He has work in private and public collections including Tennessee State Museum, Arkansas Arts Center, City of Orlando, Florida Permanent Collection, San Angelo Museum of Art, Texas, Tokoname Japan Cultural Museum and Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, China. For more information, visit his website at www.billgriffithclay.com.

In the Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

New Paintings by Michael Giles

O’Brien Art Gallery, Roane State Community College, O’Brien Building, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, TN 37748. Information: www.roanestate.edu/art/gallery

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is exhibiting over 200 utilitarian ceramic works by 93 leading artists in the ceramics field. This exhibition is in conjunction with Arrowmont’s Utilitarian Clay VII: Celebrate the Object National Symposium – September 21-24, 2016. The Utilitarian Clay VII Symposium Presenters Exhibition features 32 works by 16 international and national ceramic artists whose work represents some of the most diverse utilitarian work being made today.

The Past Presenters Exhibition features 58 former Utilitarian Clay Symposium presenters from 1992-2012. The exhibition is on view August 15 – September 25, 2016 in the Drown Gallery.

Admission is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, www.arrowmont.org

There's A Lobsta' See Here! By Land or by Sea, a lively collection of painted paper collage by Lesley Eaton, will be on view at our Market Square location until September 4th. Lesley curates, cuts, arranges and glues colorful papers to shape her happy collages, like this crusty crustacean. Her most recent collection incorporates peppered paper - large sheets of paper that at one time provided a surface to catch all of her spills and splatters. https://pepperedpaper.wordpress.com/

The Tomato Head, 12 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902. Phone: (865) 637-4067, www.thetomatohead.com

Orange Poppies - Tue, 8/23/2016, 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Uncorked
Knoxville Nights - Fri, 8/26/2016, 7:00 - 10:00 PM - Quaker Steak and Lube - Sevierville

Wine & Canvas: Knoxville, TN, 865-356-9179, http://www.wineandcanvas.com/knoxville-tn.html

Assemblage artist Linda Williams McCune, graduate of the University of Tennessee, is an artist with a long and impressive resume, and her recent work will be on display at Rose Center in Morristown through the month of August, with an artist reception on Friday, August 19 at 6:30pm as part of the Rose Center’s Groovy, Far Out, Awesome 40th Birthday Disco Party.

McCune received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and her M.F.A. from the University of South Carolina at Columbia.
McCune abandoned early success as an abstract painter to explore mixed-media sculpture. Her assemblage work is usually connected to place and family.

This exhibit is a “homecoming” for the artist. Mrs. McCune was one of the original founding members of the Rose Center. She helped create the Mountain Makins Festival, which was recently named the Best Festival in the Southeast. Admission to the Rose Center is free. Regular gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm. Some evenings offer extended hours until 7pm. Rose Center is located at 442 W. Second North Street in Morristown. Please call the Rose Center office at 423-581-4330 for details. More information on the artist is available at her website: www.lindawilliamsmccune.com