Calendar of Events

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A staged reading of this new play by Tennessee playwright, Todd Olson, will be performed on May 10 in the Square Room, 4 Market Square, Knoxville at 7:00 PM. Admission is free with donations appreciated. For more information, please see wordplayers.org or call 865-539-2490.

In 1955, Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton were world-ranked tennis players … yet no one wanted to partner with them in women’s doubles. In fact, few even wanted to talk with them. Post-War America was still very segregated and the tennis world was still very anti-Semitic. Eight years after Jackie Robinson had broken the color line in major league baseball, the tennis world lagged behind, clinging to its country club roots. Althea, a black woman from Harlem, and Angela, a Jewish woman from Liverpool, were outcasts in two nations. So they decided to join forces outside their own country. What happened then made history.

The WordPlayers is a 501(c)3 theatre organization based in Knoxville. This play is the second in a series of three new plays sponsored by Brad Croisdale of Realty Executives. The WordPlayers' upcoming programming includes Knoxville Freedom Songs & Stories on May 20 in Chilhowee Park.

For more information, please call 865-539-2490 or visit www.wordplayers.org

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The Center will be conducting the annual plant sale in May - just in time for Mother's Day!

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

May - June: The traveling Birds of Seven Islands Photo Exhibit – now showing at Tomato Head restaurant downtown on Market Square through May. The exhibit, featuring images from noted photographers Clay Thurston and Ken Jenkins, will move to Tomato Head restaurant in West Knoxville at the Gallery Center for the month of June.

Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) and 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. http://thetomatohead.com

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Featured Artists are Tom and Sally Neckvatal; Special Exhibit includes Artwork of Crossville’s Graduating High School Seniors

Tom and Sally Neckvatal are the Art Guild’s Featured Artists for May. They will be honored at the Fun and Wine Reception on Friday, May 7, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., at the Plateau Creative Arts Center located at 451 Lakeview Drive in Fairfield Glade. Attendees should wear masks and practice social distancing. Wine will be served. This event is free & open to the public.

In addition, the artwork from Crossville graduating high school seniors will be on display in the gallery. This exhibit was featured at the Art Circle Library during the months of March and April, and the public had the opportunity to vote for their favorite artwork. The winning entries will be on display at the Art Center during the month of May, and the artists will be honored during the reception.

Hours: Mon-Sat 9 AM - 4 PM. Art Guild at Fairfield Glade at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558. Information: 931-707-7249, www.artguildfairfieldglade.net

Join us on First Friday, May 7th, from 5pm-8pm for the opening of our new exhibit featuring local student artists in a competition for the Astrid Galindo Artistic Scholarship.

This scholarship honors a dear friend of HoLa and Mexican-American artist, Astrid Galindo. Stop by the gallery in person or visit the virtual exhibit online at www.HoLaHoraLatina.org beginning Friday, May 7th, at 5pm to vote for your favorite artworks. The three students with the most votes will receive a monetary reward to pay for art supplies, sponsored by HoLa Hora Latina. The exhibit and voting will be available online and in person through Wednesday, June 2nd. During our First Friday event, we will be selling hot, chicken tamales. Throughout the month, visitors can enjoy the exhibit and competition, pick up a free art activity for children, and shop new merchandise at the Casa HoLa Artisan Tienda. Don't forget to mark your calendars for the 21st HoLa Festival, September 25th and 26th at World's Fair Park. Casa HoLa is located on the bottom floor of the Emporium for the Arts at 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902.

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HoLa Hora Latina: El concurso y la exhibición de la beca artística de Astrid Galindo

Les invitamos a la apertura de First Friday, el 7 de mayo, a las 5pm presentando la nueva exhibición de estudiantes artistas locales en un concurso de la Beca Artística de Astrid Galindo. Esta beca conmemora la vida y la obra artística de una artista mexicana-americana, Astrid Galindo. Pasen por la galería en persona o mirar por la exhibición en línea en www.HoLaHoraLatina.org a partir del 7 de mayo a las 5pm para votar por sus obras favoritas. Los tres estudiantes que obtengan la mayoría de los votos recibirán un premio monetario para la compra de materiales de arte, patrocinado por HoLa Hora Latina. La exhibición y el concurso están disponibles en persona y en línea hasta el miércoles, 2 de junio. Durante el evento First Friday, venderemos ricos tamales de pollo. A lo largo del mes de mayo, los visitantes pueden disfrutar de la nueva exhibición y el concurso de la beca, recoger una actividad de arte gratis para niños, y mirar por la Casa HoLa Tienda de Artesanías. No olviden de anotar la fecha del HoLa Festival 2021 en sus calendarios, 25 y 26 de septiembre en el parque de la feria mundial. Casa HoLa se ubica en la planta baja del edificio Emporium for the Arts en 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville TN 37902.

Awaken Coffee will host an opening reception for Michaelanne Collins Friday, May 7 from 6-8 pm.

Collins is a local artist specializing in floral and angler art. Her love of fly fishing and exploring the Smokies inspires most of her work.

“I hope you can find something inspiring among my collection of hand-made paper collages, original acrylics, palette knife, and fluid art canvases, watercolor, pen and ink sketches, and framed prints.”

Please join us for some amazing art, light refreshments, and of course great coffee.
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Awaken Coffee, 125 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Info: 865-951-0427 or https://www.facebook.com/awakencoffeeoldcity/

214 magnolia may show: ‘It’s about time’ by Sarah Shebaro

Opening reception Friday may 7th 5-8, runs the whole month of may

214 Magnolia, 214 W. Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Friday 5-8, Saturday 12-5, and by appointment, via IG button, during the week: https://www.instagram.com/214magnolia/. 865-337-7106 or https://www.214magnolia.com/

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at The Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from May 7-28, 2021. A free reception with the artists will take place on Friday, May 7, from 5:00-8:00 PM. All visitors to the Emporium are required to wear a mask and maintain physical distancing guidelines. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by visiting in person or the online shop at www.knoxalliance.store.

In this new exhibition, Diana Kilburn will display watercolors inspired by scenes and outdoor floral arrangements in downtown Knoxville.

The flowers, meadows, and forests inspired many of my paintings when I lived in southeastern Kentucky for 20 years. Now, after living in downtown Knoxville for nine years, I appreciate the beautiful colorful plantings by the City and individuals who work and live within the city. I enjoy creating paintings that emphasize details found in these plantings and in scenes of our downtown. Painting with watercolors gives me joy. Watching colors mix on paper and textures created almost spontaneously feels like magic and as if the paintings are created by instinct.

Diana Kilburn received a Bachelors in Education from Miami University of Ohio and a Masters of Art from the University of Memphis. Her work has exhibited in galleries in Tennessee and Kentucky, and she has also participated in group and solo shows in Missouri and Ohio. She is a member of the Knoxville Watercolor Society. During the many years when she lived on Wood Creek Lake in Kentucky, she hosted a weekend artist retreat for guests from many states, teaching watercolors, serving gourmet meals, and leading hikes to a nearby waterfall. She also started teaching a watercolor painting class to a group of nine women, some of whom had not painted before. Except for the time of the pandemic, they have continued to meet together once a month for 21 years, calling themselves “The Escape Artists” because of their shared love of traveling to paint, exhibit and enjoy time together.

The exhibitions are on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. The Emporium is open to the public Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please see www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at The Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from May 7-28, 2021. A free reception with the artists will take place on Friday, May 7, from 5:00-8:00 PM. All visitors to the Emporium are required to wear a mask and maintain physical distancing guidelines. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by visiting in person or the online shop at www.knoxalliance.store.

From the day we are born, human beings are drawn to faces. We develop our identities in the context of faces we see around us as well as the reflection of our own faces in the mirror. In this exhibition, I seek to capture a piece of the infinite beauty of the human face across gender, age, race, and ethnicity using the art of needle felting and the medium of merino wool. Subjects include friends who have influenced my life or artistic journey and others who represent things important to my growth and understanding as a woman living in America. I have included historic figures Sojourner Truth and Zitkala-Sa, translating black and white photography from the Library of Congress into color in the wool medium as I imagine they may have appeared. My great hope as a human and an artist is that by recognizing the beauty and wonder in the faces of our fellow humans, we can overcome our differences and live more fully into community with those around us.

Sonja Oswalt has worked with wool since 2012. Her works includes 3-dimensional animal replicas and fantasy figures, 2-dimensional landscapes and portraits, clothing, purses, and hats. She is largely self-taught, though she has participated in workshops with renowned felt-makers worldwide. Oswalt works on commission and via her Etsy online store. Her store, the Baad Hatter Felt Hats and Fiber Arts, reflects the whimsical style of much of her work.

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The exhibitions are on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. The Emporium is open to the public Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please see www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at The Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from May 7-28, 2021. A free reception with the artists will take place on Friday, May 7, from 5:00-8:00 PM. All visitors to the Emporium are required to wear a mask and maintain physical distancing guidelines. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by visiting in person or the online shop at www.knoxalliance.store.

The Color of Light presents a romantic look at nature from an abstract expressionist viewpoint. Works focus on the intensity of light falling on landscapes or clouds and reflecting and illuminating often unexpected colors. The themes of sunsets, exotic locations and intriguing fictional ones are painted in vibrant colors on textured substrates enticing viewers to escape from their traditional observation of nature and see it through romanticized and whimsical eyes.

“My paintings are an invitation for the viewer to experience an emotion rather than simply scrutinize an image,” says Larry Cole. “My intentionally ambiguous and abstract subjects are chosen with the hope that the observer can easily relate them to their own personal experiences.”

A native of Tennessee, Larry Cole studied art and business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In his early studio work, he drew inspiration from the painting styles of his nationally-known professors, C. Kermit Ewing and Carl Sublett. The influence of their painting techniques can be detected in Cole’s accentuation of the abstract structures within his real-world subjects. Larry subsequently chose a career in banking but maintained a life-long interest in painting. For several years, he owned a studio and gallery in the Bearden Arts District. His works have been showcased in solo and group exhibitions throughout Tennessee and the Southeast. Cole maintains a number of devoted private and corporate collectors.

www.colestudioart.com

The exhibitions are on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. The Emporium is open to the public Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please see www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at The Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from May 7-28, 2021. A free reception with the artists will take place on Friday, May 7, from 5:00-8:00 PM. All visitors to the Emporium are required to wear a mask and maintain physical distancing guidelines. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by visiting in person or the online shop at www.knoxalliance.store.

In 1963, the Knoxville Watercolor Society (KWS) began when the head of the University of Tennessee’s art department, Kermit (Buck) Ewing, invited watercolor artists exhibiting at the university’s McClung Museum to form the nucleus for the organization. The purpose of the organization is to educate the members as well as the community to the understanding of watercolor as a significant art form. Active membership is juried by the members and consists of Knoxville area artists who are currently active in the serious pursuit of aqueous painting and meet regularly to share knowledge and new techniques.

KWS Members exhibit with the Tennessee Watercolor Society, other state watercolor organizations, the Southern Watercolor Society, Watercolor USA and the American Watercolor Society and consistently win regional, state and national awards. Local watercolor artists interested in joining KWS have the opportunity to apply for active membership each October and submit paintings to be juried by the membership at the November meeting.

www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com

The exhibitions are on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. The Emporium is open to the public Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. For more information, please see www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543.