Calendar of Events

Dogwood Arts is proud to announce the fifth annual Guitar Design Contest, an exciting opportunity for students to customize an Epiphone Guitar with original artwork! Designed Guitars can be viewed at Awaken Coffee during First Friday and Rhythm N’ Blooms Music Festival.

Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Soul Connection

Alive After Five is a unique live music series that takes place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Ann and Steve Bailey Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, and free parking. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum’s art galleries. Admission is $15 for general and $10 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free.

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

An evening of spectacular entertainment, food, and music to benefit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Knox County.
Once upon a time in Spain...
The Story of Ferdinand.

Friday, April 6 at 6:30 pm at the Mill and Mine join us in honoring Dr. Joe Johnson, President Emeritus of The University of Tennessee. Enjoy comida rica (delicious food),
bebibas esquisitas (exquisite drinks), and más sorpresas (more surprises)!

If you are unable to attend the event, you can still make your presence felt through a donation to Imagination Library. On the form, instead of tickets, select "I would like to make an additional donation to Imagination Library."

For information and tickets please visit knoxlib.org/gala.
The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.

Join us for a First Friday opening with painter Maggie Russell. She lives and works in Memphis, TN. Maggie loves to create portraits that "validate the quirks and flaws that we all share as if to say "Me too.'" Come view the work and meet the artist!

Rala, 112 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7888, https://shoprala.com/
Instagram: @ShopRala

Friday, April 6, celebrate spring with the students of the Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Management Department at the University of TN during the annual Appalachian Spring Fundraiser - an event put on by students. All proceeds are donated the the RHTM to enrich educational experiences at UT. This year's event will honor the influential Sam Beall, Proprietor of Blackberry Farm.

For tickets and information please visit https://www.appalachianspringutk.com/.

Anna Jensen’s body of work consists of psychological landscapes and emotionally complex narratives. She combines references to art history, pop culture, natural science, and personal chronicles to represent the conflicts of life. The titles are important elements, and, like Jensen, the stories are at once funny and sad.

Come laugh / cry with us, sip, snack, and shop the collection!

Smart + Becker, 1154 McCalla Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Hours: M-W by appt; Th-Sa 10-7, Su 1-7. Information: 828-707-8532, http://www.smartandbeckercreative.com/

On this First Friday, we'll have Ethan Ferguson on the fiddle, and our mission for the event will be to raise awareness, and collect donations for the Junior Diabetes Research Fund Walk in May. We'll be registering walkers for the Walk, and there will be giveaways throughout the evening. A JDRF representative will be present to answer questions and share information about the organization's mission.

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

Hosted by Bruce McCamish at 618 S Gay St SW, Knoxville, TN 37902

Announcing and exciting and unique Photo Art Show. Come downtown to see 30 plus photographers display their work. You will vote for your favorite image. The theme is called "The Human Element in black and white". Each photographer was instructed to take an image in black and white with one human in the image. Not two, or four or a crowd, just one hopefully creating an artistic impression of their craft. Voting starts at 5:30 ending at 8:30 when votes will be tallied. https://www.facebook.com/events/179377342688726/

The KSL Designer ShowHouse is now open! The TENNESSEAN Personal Luxury Hotel and Residences is located in downtown Knoxville at 531 Henley St. Tour three luxury residences furnished and decorated by local designers as well as the model unit. Ticket includes complimentary parking in the adjacent Holiday Inn Garage and access to the Symphony ShowHouse Gift Shop. Tickets available at the door. (Day Pass: $20, Season Pass: $30)

April 5 - 29
Thursdays & Fridays: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sundays 1 - 5 p.m.

2018 ShowHouse Designers
Bennett Galleries & Interior Design
Bill Cox Furniture – Designers Jeffrey Hanson and Cheryl Turner
Ethan Allen Design Center Design Team
Gail Gamble Reed
Law’s Interiors & Design
Scott Bishop – Westwood Antiques and Design Market

Click here for a list of special events happening throughout the run of the KSL ShowHousehttp://www.knoxvillesymphonyleague.org/new-events/show-house/

Sculptures created by nine University of Tennessee art students that incorporate materials provided by steel recycler Gerdau will be on display April 5-22 at the Knoxville Convention Center on its Clinch Concourse. “The Art of Recycling” sculpture exhibition celebrates April’s National Recycling Month and is a partnership among Gerdau, Dogwood Arts and the University of Tennessee Sculpture Program. The artworks will be unveiled in a public ceremony Thursday, April 5, at 10 a.m.

In January, Gerdau’s Knoxville steel mill opened its scrapyard to the students, along with John Powers, UT associate professor of sculpture and time-based art. The students selected 3,540 pounds of discarded metal and steel, provided free of charge by Gerdau, and gained inspiration for new works of art. “Every day, Gerdau creates new steel from discarded scrap metal, preparing it for use in our cities’ infrastructures and keeping it from landfills,” said Johnny Miller, vice president and general manager of Gerdau’s steel mill in Knoxville. “This art project provides an excellent opportunity to support these student sculptors, celebrate National Recycling Month and educate the public about how ‘green’ steel manufacturing really is.”

This marks the fourth year the partnership has culminated in a public art exhibition, and the Knoxville Convention Center remains an enthusiastic supporter of the project. Gerdau has partnered with Dogwood Arts for the past eight years and appreciates the opportunity to provide the students with both raw materials and artistic inspiration. Participating UT students include Reid Arowood, Mary Badillo, Amanda Beasley, Thomas Colabella, Zachary Edwards, Shannon Frisco, Troy Houk, Michaela Leib and Dylan Tan.

Questions: 865-544-0088 ext. 109 or http://www.moxleycarmichael.com

To celebrate spring and the coming Dogwood Arts festival, the Art Market Gallery will hold a silent auction of artwork by its members throughout the month of APril. Bidders can make a "buy it now" bid at tremendously reduced prices or make regular bids on paintings, jewelry, pottery, fiber art and more.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Th & Sa 11-6, Fri 11-9, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net

Woven designs by Carol Pritcher and paintings by Lynda Best will be featured at The Art Market Gallery.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Tu-Th & Sa 11-6, Fri 11-9, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net