Calendar of Events

May 11th Class (Learning Series - The Camera) 6PM-8PM - The Camera will teach you all about analog shooting. Topics covered will be: selecting a camera, camera functions, operating in that mysterious "Manual" mode, metering your subject, lens selection, and more. Pricing for this individual class is $60.
This class is limited to 3 participants. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

May 11th Class (Learning Series - The Camera) 6PM-8PM - The Camera will teach you all about analog shooting. Topics covered will be: selecting a camera, camera functions, operating in that mysterious "Manual" mode, metering your subject, lens selection, and more. Pricing for this individual class is $60.
This class is limited to 3 participants. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

May 14th Workshop (Cyanotype Prints) 6PM-8PM - Learn one of the original photographic processes! Cyanotype is one of the oldest printing processes invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842. In this workshop, you will learn to make a unique one of a kind handmade print by coating various papers with Cyanotype chemicals and developing them in the sun. A materials fee of $60 is due at or before the event. This class is limited to 5* participants. Be sure to register for the event by Wednesday, May 10th to secure your spot! You can pay in person or online. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

May 18th Class (Learning Series - The Negative) 6PM-8PM - The Negative will take you inside The Darkroom where you will learn to load and process your film. Pricing for this individual class is $60. This class is limited to 3 participants. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

May 19th (Learning Series - The Print) 2PM-4PM - The Print will take you inside The Darkroom where you will learn the basics of enlarger use, burning and dodging and developing finished prints. For this class, you must bring your developed film and B&W photo paper. We suggest buying film and paper locally from F32 near West Town Mall. Pricing for this individual class is $60. This class is limited to 3 participants. See additional details and sign up for the class here!

http://www.theknoxvillecommunitydarkroom.org/workshops

The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is pleased to announce the return of our "Tuesdays at Two" programming. We have made a few alterations to the spring series due to the ongoing pandemic and the potential for cold temperatures in the amphitheater. The most significant change involves the actual delivery of the programming. We will be streaming the series on the Heritage Center website rather than having in-person meetings. Of course, members will have free access to these programs. Another change that we will incorporate into the spring offerings will involve program content. Rather than a standard lecture series, the series will be more demonstrative with artisans showing how they perform their craft. The line-up is very exciting, and we believe you'll enjoy the presentations. We will be sending log-in information to all members in future email blasts. This will allow you to access each program from the Heritage Center site, so please be on the lookout for that information.

May 11 -- Blacksmith Demonstration with Michael Ensor

June 8 -- The Art of Salt Making with James Bordwine

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-5. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

The John C. Hodges Society of the University of Tennessee Libraries and the University of Tennessee Press will host an evening with Bruce Wheeler, author of Knoxville, Tennessee: A Mountain City in the New South.

Join us for this live virtual event at 6:00 p.m. (EST) on its rescheduled date of Tuesday, May 11.

The event is free and open to the public.

The third edition of Knoxville, Tennessee: A Mountain City in the New South, recently published by UT Press, includes a new preface and a valuable chapter covering the period from the death of Cas Walker to the end of the administration of Madeline Rogero, Knoxville’s first female mayor.

William Bruce Wheeler, professor emeritus of history at UT Knoxville, is also the coauthor of TVA and the Tellico Dam: A Bureaucratic Crisis in Post-Industrial America and Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence. He is currently at work on the sixth edition of Discovering the American Past.

Jesse Fox Mayshark worked as a reporter and editor for 20 years before going to work in communications for Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero in 2011. In 2018, Jesse started the local news website Compass with former Knoxville News Sentinel editor and reporter Scott Barker.

Please register in advance. Please note, if you registered for this event on its original date (04/13) your information is confirmed for the rescheduled date on May 11.
Tuesday, May 11 at 6:00pm to 7:15pm
https://calendar.utk.edu/event/in_conversation_with_bruce_wheeler_and_jesse_fox_mayshark#.YJAPALVKjct

https://www.arrowmont.org/visit/galleries/exhibition-schedule/

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

https://www.friendsofsevenislands.com/

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.

www.HoLaHoraLatina.org
www.Facebook.com/HoLaHoraLatina
www.Instagram.com/HoLaHoraLatina
www.Twitter.com/CasaHoLa

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.

First Friday Meet the Artist Reception, May 7, 5-8 pm

Nelson Ziegler, Wood Turning
Nelson Ziegler, of Sevierville, Tennessee in the Smoky Mountains, is a graduate of The Art Institute of Boston and Northwestern Academy of Watercolor. He has won many awards for both his painting and woodturning, both regionally and nationally. Among them, Gold Medal for watercolor at the American Artists Professional League, Honorable Mention-The Artist’s Magazine annual competition. He was chosen the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage artist of the year in 2016. He has participated in numerous juried exhibitions in New York, including Allied Artists, American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, Knickerbocker National Watercolor Exhibition, Faces of America, Academic Artists Association, Springfield Arts League, Springfield, MA, Guild of Boston Artists, Copley Society, Moston, MA, North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA, Tennessee Watercolor Society and Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts.

Dennis Sabo, Photography
Dennis Sabo lives in Loudon, Tennessee and specializes in contemporary abstract, landscape, and seascape photography. His photographic fine art can be found in many private collections as well as those within the healthcare and corporate industries. His photographic artwork is available in open, limited and original edition series. Dennis’s photography has been included in solo and group art gallery exhibitions and commercial installations throughout the world. Recently one of his Photographic Metal Prints that sold at the Art Market Gallery went to its new home in Brazil. In 2020, he received the Healing Power of Art excellence award from Manhattan Art International, New York, New York. Continuing his New York accolades, Dennis’s work was recently included in the 2020 William Vale, Brooklyn, New York- August 2020 permanent art collection.

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

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.
https://www.facebook.com/events/3831356336914160

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.