Calendar of Events

Thursday, April 28, 2022
Reception: 4-7pm at the Ewing Gallery

The Capstone course is a requirement for all BFA Studio Art majors in the final semester of their degree. Capstone, students engage in a self-initiated research project to demonstrate their ability to practice the skills and concepts of their chosen concentration. The Capstone also demonstrates the student’s ability to intellectualize and articulate issues and ideas about contemporary art.

The Capstone Exhibition will be on display in the Ewing Gallery from 10am - 7pm on Thursday, April 28.
1715 Volunteer Boulevard, Art and Architecture Building, Knoxville
Information: 865-974-3200, www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

THURSDAY AT 10 AM – 6 PM
940 Blackstock Ave NW, Knoxville, TN

Thank you so much for your interest in our FIRST EVER POME Lounge Market. We are so excited to have the opportunity to host an event within our community FOR our community.

POME (Product of My Environment) Lounge Market is a curation of local/regional arts displaying their individuality & uniqueness.

Stay tuned for vendor announcements & updates! Event will take place in the old International Parking lot.

https://www.facebook.com/events/506486870943093

UT Humanities Center Conversations & Cocktails: Breaking Boundaries 2021-22 Series
"Buddhist Art and Artefacts on the Silk Roads"

Megan Bryson, Associate Professor
UT Department of Religious Studies

When we think of the Silk Road, we usually think of the medieval transportation route that connected East Asia to Central Asia and eventually to the Mediterranean. However, there were several such routes that facilitated the global spread of goods, people, and ideas in Asia and beyond. This talk focuses on Buddhist art and artefacts that traveled along three silk roads to demonstrate how people in Dunhuang, Dali, and Java developed distinctive regional traditions in an earlier era of global exchange.

Please register ahead of time using this link.

Thursday, April 28 at 7:00pm to 8:00pm
https://calendar.utk.edu/event/ut_humanities_center_conversations_cocktails_breaking_boundaries_2021-22_series_-_bryson#.Yma-Y9rMLcu

Thursday April 28, 2022, 7:30pm
McCarty Auditorium (AA109)

UTK Printmaking alumna Raluca Iancu (MFA ’15), an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University will be recognized with the UTK Alumni Board’s 40 Under 40 Alumni Award on Friday, April 29, 2022. As part of her visit to campus, Raluca will present a public lecture in the UT School of Art on Thursday, April 28, in AA109 at 7:30pm. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The lecture will also be available via Zoom. Register at: https://tiny.utk.edu/iancu

Originally from Romania, Iancu received her BFA in Printmaking from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in 2012 before coming to graduate school at UTK. She has exhibited internationally, at venues including the Domek Miedziorytnika Gallery & Museum (Poland), the National Museum Robevci (Macedonia), the Art Museum of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), and the CICA Museum (Korea); as well as nationally at the International Print Center of New York (NY), the Bradbury Art Museum, (AR), and the Art Institute of Boston (MA). She has been an artist in residence in the United States, at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences (GA) and the Vermont Studio Center (VT), among others; as well as internationally at Art Print Residence (Spain), the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts (Poland), and St Michael’s Printshop (Canada). She shares her creative scholarship and pedagogical research regularly at conferences such as FATE, MAPC, SGCI, and SECAC. In 2021 she won the FATE (Foundations in Art, Theory and Education) Emerging Educator Award. Most recently, she became a Miller Faculty Fellow (Iowa State University), in Spring of 2021, as the principal investigator of a grant titled “Pressing Letters: Integrating Printmaking into Graphic Design and Creative Writing.” She also received an Iowa State University Teaching Innovation Award for her creativity and speed in the transition to online instruction in the Spring of 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her art explores themes of disaster, memory and vulnerability through printmaking, sculpture, performance, video, and animation. Her website is: https://ralu.ca/

https://art.utk.edu/visiting-artist-raluca-iancu/

Youth Week at The Bottom is coming up - stop by for free books, story time & more! Each child who comes to The Bottom during the week of April 26th - April 30th will receive a $25 voucher to use in the bookstore (while supplies last).

We’ll also be hosting a round table discussion with teens (ages 13-19) in our community to discuss mental health and social media usage on Friday, April 29th. Food will be provided, please RSVP HERE!

On Saturday April 30th the fair will conclude with a story time at 10am and a local author exposition from 1pm-6pm featuring Black Knoxville authors from all around the city!

The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: thebottomknox@gmail.com, 865-444-5915 or www.thebottomknox.com/

Free!
Mondays-Fridays, April 25-May 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts

The Knoxville Museum of Art, in conjunction with the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, showcases what two important Tennessee cultural organizations are doing to support and empower women artists. Women Artists: Highlights from the Hunter Museum of American Art is on view at the KMA April 22-July 24, 2022, and Currents: Women Artists from the KMA Collection is on view May 13-August 14, 2022. Both exhibitions pay tribute to contemporary women artists represented in each museum’s respective collections.

Since 2000, the Hunter Museum of American Art has prioritized the acquisition of works by women artists from around the United States, who have long lagged behind their male counterparts when it comes to museum-level recognition. Highlights of the Hunter exhibition include an installation by Lesley Dill featuring floor-to-ceiling banners and hand-embroidered text, a silhouette pop-up book by Kara Walker examining the history of American race relations, a textile by Vadis Turner questioning inherited gender roles, and a mixed media installation by Beverly Semmes inspired by composer John Cage’s minimalist music.

Like the Hunter, the Knoxville Museum of Art has actively sought to acquire outstanding works by women for its collection. The selection on view reflects women’s broad technical and aesthetic range found in contemporary art. A mixed media painting on wooden sections by Alison Moritsugu conveys a monumental landscape, expansive yet incomplete. Nancy Rubins elevates graphite drawing into a large sculptural construction apparently shaped by violent forces. British artist Marilène Oliver constructs provocative portraits of her family in the form of acrylic sheets imprinted with digital medical scans. Patty Chang uses water and mirrors to transform her own image taken in a Belgian church into a complex photographic work fragmented by harsh angles and provocative reflections. In her video Joan of Arc, Alex McQuilkin responds to Maria Falconetti’s memorable lead role in the legendary 1928 French silent film by Carl Dreyer and the film’s themes of adolescent desire, faith, and suffering. These and other selected works call overdue attention to women’s significant role in reshaping the contemporary art landscape.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-5. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org. Admission and parking are free.

Created and originally directed by Ted Swindley – Based on a true story
Directed by Lianne Kressin

April 20 – May 15 | CBT MainStage

Crazy good!

Back by popular demand after a sold-out run in 2003, this fabulous musical is based on the true story of Patsy’s long friendship with fan, Louise Seger, and features 27 classic songs including Crazy, Walkin’ After Midnight, She’s Got You, Sweet Dreams, and Back in Baby’s Arms.

Single tickets on sale March 31. https://clarencebrowntheatre.com/2021-2022-season/

2022 NEW HARVEST FARMERS’ MARKET (THURSDAYS)
Every Thursday (3 pm – 6 pm), April 14 through September 29, 2022
New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Lane, Knoxville, TN.

The New Harvest Farmers’ Market is an open-air, producer-only farmers’ market located in east Knox County at New Harvest Park. Everything at the NHFM is grown or raised within a 150-mile radius of Knoxville. Products vary by the season, and include fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, honey, cut flowers, edible and ornamental plants, prepared foods, baked goods, crafts, and much more! New Harvest Park also features a splash pad, playground, walking trails, public restrooms, and a covered pavilion for patrons to enjoy.

https://www.nourishknoxville.org/new-harvest/

Presented by the Monroe Area Council for the Arts at the Cora Veal Seniors Center
“Where friends meet to dance, and new friends are made.”
English Country Dance is a style of folk dance preceding Square Dance and a forerunner of modern line dance.

• No partner needed
• Each dance is taught with a walk-through, having the music played to understand the pace of the dance, and called.
• Dance patterns are prompted throughout by the caller
• Classes will be held at the Cora Veal Seniors Center located at 144 College Street, Madisonville, TN
• Classes from 12-1 PM on Apr 14, 21, 28; May 5, 19, 26
• Classes are free of charge and are funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission

You must pre-register! TO REGISTER CALL: Carol Ann Johnson at 423-884-6591
http://monroearts.com/upcoming-events/

Thursdays, April 14–May 5 | 6:30–8:00 PM at Lawson McGhee Library
Reservations: (865) 215-8729 or nhill@knoxlib.org

Back by popular demand, one of Knoxville’s most beloved musicians, Sean McCollough, presents "A History of Rock n' Roll". In a quartet of Thursday evenings beginning April 14, McCollough brings his extensive knowledge of music history to Lawson McGhee Library for an unconventional, performance-laced romp through the history of rock ‘n roll. In the four-part series, McCollough will explore the roots of rock through the 1970s with lectures, discussions, stories, and live performances.

• April 14 - Roots of Rock
• April 21 - The 50s
• April 28 - The 60s
• May 5 - The 70s

https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/event/music-mezzanine-history-rock-n-roll-0

Reception: Friday, April 29, 2022, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Artists’ Talks: 6:30 p.m.

"THE PROMISE OF THE HEART" in Exhibition Hall B
I believe that the power of art can inspire and affect change in one's self and others. This exhibit is an expression of a joyful heart that flows from a spirit that is nourished by understanding one's emotions, character, and passions. It features thirty-six original works of art by Suzanne Jack.

Photography by David Liles Exhibition Hall A
I seek to create art through photographic imagery. Inspiration often comes from the natural world. Great material is everywhere & seeing it is limited only by opportunity and imagination. My eyes are trained to look for textures, patterns, contrasts, and plays of color in everything I experience on a daily basis. My imagery is often an abstraction, a departure from the normal “snapshot” type photograph. I use mostly digital photography with cropping and image enhancements of color saturation, tone, and contrast, but no additions. The computer is my darkroom, via software tools of digital manipulation.

Gallery Hours: Mondays 10 am - 4 pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10 am - 3 pm. Other times are by appointment only. Sign-in and masks are required. At Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Information: 865-523-4176 x101, www.tvuuc.org