Calendar of Events

The explosive movie musical bursts onto the stage live at the Bijou Theatre! Performances are July 14 at 7:30 PM, July 15 at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM and July 16 at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $22-$30 and available at www.knoxbijou.org, by phone at 865.684.1200, or at the door. For more information, please call The WordPlayers at 865.539.2490 or visit www.wordplayers.org.

THE STORY When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. But he’s not prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing. The heartfelt story that emerges pins a father longing for the son he lost against a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. With dynamic new songs augmenting the powerhouse hits from its bestselling Oscar-nominated score, Footloose celebrates the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another, and the power of forgiveness.

Upcoming Sales

Burlington Branch: Friday, July 14, 10-5; Saturday, July 15, 1-5
Hi-Wire Brewing: July 19-24, Business Hours
Howard Pinkston: Saturday, July 29, 10-5
Powell Branch: August 26, 10-5
Karns Branch: September 7,9; 10-5
https://www.knoxfriends.org/book-sales/

UT Gardens is excited to be the local host for the American Horticultural Society's National Children and Youth Garden Symposium this year. Mark your calendars for July 12-15, 2023 for the best one yet! Registration will be coming soon.

https://ahsgardening.org/gardening-programs/youth-gardening/ncygs/ncygs-2023/

UT Gardens, Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996. Information: 865-974-7151, https://utgardens.tennessee.edu/

Featuring more than 20 works representing mid 1960’s to the present

Judy Kelley Jorden
Received a BFA from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, with further studies in Art Education Department, Fine Arts Department and workshops at Arrowmont. Art Educator for 31 years in all grade levels for the Knox County School System. After retirement worked for UTK Art Ed department as clinical faculty member supervising art interns working toward their Master’s degree and assisting in some graduate classes for 9 yrs. Current Member of TN Watercolor, Knoxville Watercolor, Art Group 21 and COMMA, Thursday Painting. (Art groups which share educational experiences, encouragement and exhibitions.)

Artist’s Statement and Current Exhibited Work
My artwork during my undergraduate years was influenced by my teachers Walter Stevens and Carl Sublett where I worked more abstractly in oils and acrylic. I have always loved to draw and found subjects like portraits, the human figure and objects from nature to be my main focus. During my time at Arrowmont and other workshops, I started working in pastels, gouache and watercolor. Studying with Marcia Goldenstein and Tom Riesing, I was encouraged to look at the landscape objects and the figure in my own unique ways. My development of paintings began to show my interest in plants and objects of metal; depicting closeup objects, with contrasting textures, emphasizing linear strokes to show movement, the use of diagonals to increase the drama in the composition, and contrasting complementary colors. In later observations, I arranged combinations of photographs that had similar shapes but were from different contrasting images, like the shape of the sunflower with the shape of a brake drum.

The subject matter of my artwork was also influenced by the various neighborhoods where I taught. I became acquainted with a local merchant, where I became fascinated with the patterning of the fabric she sold. Working from my photos taken at the celebration of the Kuumba Festival, held in our area, I depicted these events in my paintings.

From attending music and dance performances, I was influenced by an artist Norman Madigan and the way he used light to develop layers of shapes and colors to distinguish and overlap the foreground, middle ground and background on the Circle Modern dancers as they were performing. I tried to carry this over in my gestural sketches during performances and paintings of dancers, in city scapes and the landscape.

I then began searching out sites of discarded trucks, machinery parts, or other types of discarded metal. I used this in smaller paintings or in series of works including organic foliage to contrast with the rusted metal, focusing on texture and color tones. Another side interest has led me to simplifying the forms, taking away from the emphasis on the subject matter to flatten the gestural shapes in an abstract way.

In the past few years my latest work has come from flowers, plants and trees found in the UTK gardens, in my own yard and other sites. Some of these paintings emphasizing plants have also included metal sculpture found on the UTK gardens site. My work in this series has been about the arrangement of plants and the background. I continue to describe the textured details seen, the strong use of intense color, and the relationship of movement that is created by contrasting these forms to one another. I am intrigued by the overall use of breaking up the various areas of the composition with areas of realism to stylized, and then abstraction.

At Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

Art Guild member and award-winning potter, John Michael Jr. will be the featured artist for the month of July, and will be honored at the Fun and Wine First Friday Reception on Friday, July 7 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the Plateau Creative Arts Center, 451 Lakeview Drive.

The public is invited to come to this free event and enjoy a glass of wine or non-alcoholic beverage, visit with John and other artists, and view a wonderful variety of artwork. Light refreshments will also be served.

John Michael Jr. moved to Fairfield Glade with his wife, Josette, 4 years ago from Illinois where he owned a successful construction company. To help reduce the stress of long hours in the business, he started to toy with several art mediums from stained glass to blowing glass to making and refinishing furniture but his true love became pottery. John was very active with the pottery class at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois for many years and took several awards through their judged art shows. He was also involved with the State Veterans Art League and won several awards and recognition at their shows. After John sold his business to prepare for retirement, he started to teach pottery in his home where he had a large studio. After moving to Fairfield Glade, John and Josette joined the Art Guild before even closing on their new home. John started teaching classes here to neighbors only a few months after moving in. His pottery shows a wide range of creative designs and pottery techniques. He looks forward to sharing his artwork and his passion for pottery with the public.

Gallery: Mon-Sat 9-4. 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

Jennifer Lindsay’s intricate, beaded jewelry and Pamela Salyer’s captivating mixed media artwork will be featured during the month of July at the “Art Market Gallery”, 422 S Gay St (next to Downtown Grill & Brewery) in downtown Knoxville.

A First Friday opening reception for the exhibits is planned from 5:30 pm - 9 pm, July 7th, with complimentary refreshments and music.

Jennifer Lindsay has been creating bead weaving jewelry for 20 years; fashioning unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces using various beading techniques and imported seed beads, focal beads, semi-precious stones, or crystals. Jennifer gets her inspiration from the colors of nature.

Pamela Salyer is a mixed media artist, working with acrylic, photo transfer and collage to create multi-layered pieces inspired by the natural world. In all her work, Pamela tries to communicate some of the mystery and beauty that she finds in nature, and to create something atmospheric that draws in the viewer.

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

Friday, July 7, from 6-8 Awaken Coffee will host an opening reception for the Knoxville Watercolor Society.

“We are passionate about art, especially watercolor and aqueous medium, and provide opportunities for our members to grow and explore their art. We strive to bring to the community understanding and appreciation of water based media as a significant art form.” -KWS

Please join us for some amazing art, light refreshments, and of course great coffee!

Awaken Coffee, 125 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Open daily. Information: 865-951-0427, www.instagram.com/awaken_coffee or www.facebook.com/awakencoffeeoldcity/

FOUR SUMMER INSTRUCTORS: ERIC CANNIZZARO, KYLE CARPENTER, KIM MIRUS, AND JOLYNN SANTIAGO
The subtle textures, patterns, and gradients seen in the space this month bring together four artists teaching at Arrowmont in four different studios: wood, ceramics, textiles, and metals.

Eric Cannizzaro teaches chairmaking out of his shop in Charlotte, Vermont. He graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where he studied natural history and was a student employee in the wood shop. In 2019 Cannizzaro apprenticed with Windsor chairmaker Curtis Buchanan in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He was artist-in-residence at both Arbutus Folk School and Arrowmont. He has also been published in Fine Woodworking.

Kyle Carpenter is a potter who lives and operates his full-time studio in Asheville, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville and received his BFA in 2000. In 2002, he built a salt-kiln and made a studio at his home. Carpenter exhibits work at studio tours, galleries, and museums across the United States. His new earthenware line came out of a personal need for change in his work. In the spring of 2020, the pandemic offered a new window of time to dedicate to this pursuit.

Kim Mirus is an artist, educator, and craftsperson weaving on floor looms in her studio in the Rocky Mountains. She currently weaves with traditional craft techniques while drawing inspiration from environmental and scientific data. Mirus taught at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Penland School of Craft, The Crucible, and numerous public schools. Her passion is exhibiting handwoven, data-driven work in both art and science contexts, and recently had a solo exhibition, Arctic Threads. She attended artist residency programs across the U.S. and internationally, including MASS MoCA, the Hambidge Center, Penland Winter Residencies, SÍM in Iceland, Pentaculum at Arrowmont, and The Arctic Circle in Svalbard.

Jolynn Santiago is an artist and educator who lives in Vermont where she pursues a full-time studio practice and teaches out of her studio. She received her BFA in jewelry, metal, and enameling from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. After working as a bench jeweler in New York City, she pursued an MFA in metal from the State University of New York at New Paltz where she was also an instructor. Santiago exhibited her work at Intro to Marzee in the Netherlands, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Brooklyn Metals Works, Equinox Gallery, and Munich Jewelry Week. She was a 2019- 2020 Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont.

Arrowmont Gallery in Knoxville is located at 110 S. Gay Street and is open Fridays 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Saturdays and Sundays, noon – 5:00pm. Information: 865-436-5860, https://www.arrowmont.org

Opens Fri Jul 7, 5-8 PM

Leesa Osburn is originally from the West Coast. Born and raised in Oregon and most recently lived in Las Vegas, NV with husband and two rescue dogs. Knoxville has been our home for the last 4 years. I paint mostly representationally in water based oils; landscapes, seascapes, Tennessee wildlife and flowers. I take commissions for a wide range of subjects to include pets and human portraiture. I love a challenge! Recently I became inspired by Robert A. Tino from his live presentation of Knife Painting. I am now incorporating knife work to my repertoire. https://artisticescape.studio/

Lox Salon, 103 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 9am – 8pm and Saturday – 9am – 5pm

 ECO TONE
COURTNEY EGAN FEATURING COLLABORATIONS WITH NATORI GREEN

OPENING RECEPTION & MEET THE ARTIST
FRIDAY, JUNE 16 • 5:30-7:30PM • CASH BAR

Eco Tone is a show of Courtney Egan's botanically-themed, projected artworks from 2020 to present, including new pieces made in collaboration with artist Natori Green. Egan’s installations deliver an experience that is both pleasing and disconcerting. The ethereal projections–converging on walls, floors and sculptural elements, and occasionally interactive–are inspired by the growing frequency of human exposure to nature via computers or television. Egan creates stunning yet “subtly impossible, hybrid tableaus” that envelop the viewer in a conversation between memory of the natural world and a new experience with a plant or flower. Egan explains the fundamental irony of the experience, stating, “We get closer and farther away from the natural world simultaneously when we experience it through a technological lens.”

Courtney Egan is a New Orleans-based digital media artist, photographer, and naturalist who blends botanical art with sculpture and digital technologies. www.courtneyegan.net

FREE & Open to the Public!

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.

Free and open to the public

Reception Friday, June 16, 2023, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Artist talk at 6:30 p.m.

In The Power of Water, Clinard focuses on the intensity and energy of waterfalls, waves and rivers. Her richly hued work is created by using watercolor in a loose and flowing manner and often on Yupo paper, which keeps the pigments on the surface and creates an intense, vivid result.

Lil Clinard is a landscape artist and watercolorist who has won three “Best of Show” awards in the Tennessee Artists’ Association Annual Juried Shows. Clinard is a signature member of the Tennessee Watercolor Society and Knoxville Watercolor Society, as well as a member of the American, National and Transparent watercolor societies. Visit her website for more information: www.WatercolorsByLil.com

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. Gallery hours: M-Th 10-3, Su 10-12:30. Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org

First Friday Receptions: June 2, 5-9pm; July 7, 5-9pm; August 4, 5-9pm

First Friday July will feature special performances by students from the UT School of Music sponsored by Knoxville Opera.

Curated by former Knoxvillian, Alex Gingrow, In We Trust asks us to consider what we trust without mandate and why. What are those systems and values we believe in? What do we accept, and what do we let go of? For Gingrow, trust leads to community and empathy. With this path forward, she has curated an exhibition of works with “magic moments, when we are transported beyond ourselves and made to think about the creator, and why they made the very choices they made.” In We Trust invites the viewer to “stumble into empathy - the building block of exchange and community.”

In We Trust features work by Alex Gingrow, Kyung Jeon, Jim Lee, David X. Levine, Makeda Lewis, Steve Locke, Audrey Stone, and Trish Tillman.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: W-F 11-6, Sa 10-3. Information: 865-673-0802, https://downtown.utk.edu