Calendar of Events

Merchant & Gould Concertmaster Series
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
At Knoxville Museum of Art

The opening Merchant & Gould Concertmaster & Friends Series concert kicks off with the dreamy title track “Somewhere in Time” from the 1980’s romantic film Somewhere in Time, which pairs perfectly with Paul Frucht’s “What a Time,” a passionate and lyrical duet for violin and piano.

William Shaub, violin
Kevin Class, piano
Paul Frucht, guest artist

HENRI WIENIAWSKI: Polonaise in D Major
JOHN BARRY: Somewhere in Time from Somewhere in Time
TRAD. (arr. GRAINGER): Danny Boy
PAUL FRUCHT: What a Time
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F Minor

Information/tickets: 865-291-3310 or https://knoxvillesymphony.com

THE WALLFLOWERS, Wednesday, October 4, at 8:00PM at the Bijou Theatre.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

Afrofuturist, artist, educator, graphic designer, and DJ, Stacey Robinson will be having exhibitions at the UT Downtown Gallery, Ewing Gallery, and a 5-day artist residency in Knoxville, during fall of 2023. Robinson’s time in Knoxville will coincide with an intentional Afrofuturist takeover of the galleries with the presentation of his exhibition projects, Black Audacious Freedom Dreams and Black Utopia: Black Distractions & Disruptions in Time Space, to be on view in fall 2023. Infusing downtown Knoxville and the University of Tennessee campus with Afrofuturistic imagery, Robinson and the galleries will build a critical mass of Black thought and creativity to amplify and center Black voices.

The Ewing Gallery, located in UT’s Art + Architecture Building will present Black Audacious Freedom Dreams by BLACKMAU, a creative collaboration between Stacey “ Blackstar” Robinson and Kamau “DJ Kamaumau” Grantham. This exhibition features a multimedia projection and seven 7-foot banners created using digital collage. These images visually mimic the audio sampling used throughout hip hop musical production and the process of crafting a tight DJ set, which inspire the duo. This work prompts a conversation about Black liberation as a reality not yet fulfilled. By centering Black people within the narrative, BLACKMAU prompts the audience to imagine themselves in the spaces with the subject. Robinson and Grantham reference Black liberation texts with With Black Audacious Freedom Dreams, including Freedom Dreams by Robin D.G. Kelly, and We Want to Do More Than Survive by Bettina L. Love, which they include in a study area and curated library of Black texts in the exhibition.

Concurrent with Black Audacious Freedom Dreams, the UT Downtown Gallery will present Robinson’s new solo project, Black Utopia; Black Distractions & Disruptions in Time Space. This exhibition is a design research project looking at systems of oppression and resistance through black and white logo designs and illustrations that use the emptiness of white gallery walls as the backdrop for extracting Black resistance commentary. The systems examined springboard a burgeoning theory comprised of Black-created systems that can function as a form of Black liberation government in lieu of Black Reparations, justice, and failed integration.

Date: Wednesday October 4, 2023
Location: McCarty Auditorium, 1715 Volunteer Boulevard
Time: 5:30PM
For more information: ewing@utk.edu
Presented by the UT Downtown Gallery, The Ewing Gallery, and the UT School of Art

865.974.3200
www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu

Wednesday, October 4, 5:30pm
McCarty Auditorium, Art + Architecture Building, UT Campus

Stacey A. Robinson, Associate Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was a 2019-2020 Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellow at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research and completed his MFA at the University at Buffalo in 2015.

His work discusses decolonized Black futures. Illustrated books include: I Am Alfonso Jones written by Tony Medina (2017) Lee & Low Books, and Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre, written Alverne Ball (2021) Abrams Books. Exhibitions include: Ascension of Black Stillness (CEPA Gallery) and The Black Angel of History (Carnegie Hall) 2022.

https://art.utk.edu/

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Oct 4, 5:30 PM
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at UT with a concert showcasing the rich cultural traditions and vibrant rhythms of Latin America. Join us as we honor and embrace the diverse musical contributions of the Hispanic community. Don't miss this celebration!

Guest Artists
Daphne Gerling enjoys an active career teaching, performing, and writing about the viola. She is Assistant Professor of Viola at the University of North Texas, and President-Elect of the American Viola Society. As a board member of the AVS, she spearheads collaborations with partner organizations, and was the assistant coordinator of the 2022 American Viola Society Festival and 47th international Viola Congress.

Matías Pedrana began his musical studies in his native Argentina at the age of 13, later entering the National University of Rosario to study classical flute. In the year 2000 he moved to Europe to continue his career as a musician, picking up the bandoneón as a new instrument and receiving his degree from the Rotterdam conservatorium-The Netherlands.

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he second concert in our Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Series, featuring:
Matías Pedrana, Bandoneon
Jorge Variego, Clarinet and Compositions
Taber Gable, Piano
Rob Linton, Bass

Matías Pedrana began his musical studies in his native Argentina at the age of 13, later entering the National University of Rosario to study classical flute. In the year 2000 he moved to Europe to continue his career as a musician, picking up the bandoneón as a new instrument and receiving his degree from the Rotterdam conservatorium-The Netherlands.

He has shared the stage and performed with many well-known artists and ensembles such as: "Orquesta Tipica OTRA", "Guardia Cadenera", "Nueva Manteca", "Motion Unlimited Cinematic Orchestra", "Het Gelders Orkest", "Tango Extremo", "Ben Van Den Dungen", "Grupo del Sur", "Hernan Ruiz". He has toured around the world and played in many important festivals: "Aruba Jazz Festival", "Barquisimeto Jazz Festival", "Den Haag Jazz Festival", "Dublin Tango Festival", "Grachten festival", among others.

He is currently member of "José Lopretti ensemble" and the quintet "Grupo del Sur", performing in well known theaters and festivals through all The Netherlands. He has participated in CD productions by Gotan Project "Gotan project Live", "Toujours Bizarre" by Tango Extremo and "Ser" by Isa Bornau. Recently he has recorded a CD with the quintet "Grupo del Sur" called: "Inspiración", performing the music of Astor Piazzolla as well as arrangements made by members of the group. The CD was recorded live at the Concertgebow in Amsterdam.

For livestream information and programs, go to https://music.utk.edu/news-events/.

October 4, 5:30 p.m.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall,
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

Cherokee basketry and Southern Appalachian basket styles are on display now at Pellissippi State Community College’s Strawberry Plains Campus. The “All the Eggs in One Basket” exhibit curated by Art Professor Jeffrey Lockett is free and open to the public through the college’s Appalachian Heritage Project, which is housed in the Strawberry Plains Campus Library. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Appalachian Heritage Project serves as a repository for regional literature, history and folklore and includes programming including exhibits, lectures and workshops. “Abundant river cane in the Southern Appalachians contributes to its widespread use in weaving and basketry,” Lockett said. “The known works of the 17th century Cherokee Indians introduced the unique combination of materials and weave patterns using this cane.”

In the 18th and 19th centuries, storage baskets were used for daily needs such as harvesting, transportation and food preparation, Lockett added. However, as mountain tourism and markets for mountain crafts grew into the 20th century, Cherokee basket makers responded by producing baskets for the tourist trade. Most baskets on display in the "All the Eggs in One Basket” exhibit were made by Jimmy Lawrence of Clinton, Tennessee. Lawrence, born in 1937 in Abington, Virginia, is a Virginia Tech-educated mechanical engineer with a lifelong fascination with Appalachian crafts. He and his wife, Gail, have a regionally known collection of Southern folk art, crafts and utilitarian ware at their home.

“Jimmy says his curiosity for Southern crafts together with his engineering background has allowed him to approach basketmaking and weaving as an artform as well as an achievement in engineering,” said Lockett, who named the exhibit in honor of the variety of Lawrence’s traditional egg baskets that are on display. "Jimmy takes traditional Appalachian styles as well as Cherokee weaving traditions and varies the materials to include slippery elm bark, native cane and white oak.” All works in the exhibit are from the collections of Lawrence or Lockett. The Strawberry Plains Campus Library is open 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday.

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In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, all concerts are free and open to the public:

Tue Oct 2, 11:15 AM and 2 PM at Walters State, Tazewell
Thu Oct 4, 9:30 AM at Walters State, Morristown; 2 PM at Walters State, Sevierville; and 5:30 PM, UT College of Music (Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center), Knoxville

Featuring: Matías Pedrana, Bandoneon
Jorge Variego, Clarinet and Compositions
Taber Gable, Piano
Rob Linton, Bass

Matías Pedrana began his musical studies in his native Argentina at the age of 13, later entering the National University of Rosario to study classical flute. In the year 2000 he moved to Europe to continue his career as a musician, picking up the bandoneón as a new instrument and receiving his degree from the Rotterdam conservatorium-The Netherlands. He has shared the stage and performed with many well-known artists and ensembles such as: "Orquesta Tipica OTRA", "Guardia Cadenera", "Nueva Manteca", "Motion Unlimited Cinematic Orchestra", "Het Gelders Orkest", "Tango Extremo", "Ben Van Den Dungen", "Grupo del Sur", "Hernan Ruiz". He has toured around the world and played in many important festivals: "Aruba Jazz Festival", "Barquisimeto Jazz Festival", "Den Haag Jazz Festival", "Dublin Tango Festival", "Grachten festival", among others. He is currently member of "José Lopretti ensemble" and the quintet "Grupo del Sur", performing in well known theaters and festivals through all The Netherlands. He has participated in CD productions by Gotan Project "Gotan project Live", "Toujours Bizarre" by Tango Extremo and "Ser" by Isa Bornau. Recently he has recorded a CD with the quintet "Grupo del Sur" called: "Inspiración", performing the music of Astor Piazzolla as well as arrangements made by members of the group. The CD was recorded live at the Concertgebow in Amsterdam.

www.dominoensemble.com

The Tennessee Artist’s Association is holding its Annual Members Juried Art Show at the Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Rd., Knoxville, 37918. A gala reception will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, and refreshments will be available. Fountain City Art Center regular hours are Tuesday- Thursday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

More than 40 artists and over 100 pieces of artwork will be represented at the show. Prizes include Best of Show, 1st Place, 2nd Place, & 3rd Place in various categories, including Portraiture, Figurative & Animals; Abstract, including 3-D & Collage; Landscapes, including Seascapes & Streetscapes; Flowers & Still Life; and Emerging Artists will be featured.

Juror is Michael C. Berry, a working artist and professor of art at UT. Berry is known for his dynamic urban compositions that bend and twist the cityscapes that have become his unique style. Berry was the 2007 Dogwood Arts Festival Limited Edition Print Artist and has earned various awards and recognitions over the years.

TAA is celebrating 51 years as the area’s oldest member supported arts organization. TAA members work in many different genres of art and types of media and at various levels of ability. TAA seeks to be inclusive of all members and encourages active participation in shows and events.

Tennessee Artists Association meets monthly at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Dr., Knoxville. TAA - A place to learn and grow as an artist. Monthly programs of TAA include practical art demonstrations, discussions, and opportunities for individual artists to get involved in learning, community and shows More on the Tennessee Artist’s Association can be found on the web at https://tnartists.org, on Instagram at @tn_artists, and on Facebook at TNArtistsAssociation.

Faith Yared is an artist and undergraduate student who uses acrylic and water-based mediums to make narratives of worlds with people in their everyday lives. For this exhibition, Faith planned to really challenge herself by making a set of paintings that related to each other, forming together to make one complete narrative. She truly wanted to embrace the complexity of storytelling in her rendition of these paintings.

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

New Work by Beth Meadows and Mike Berry
at The Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, TN
Opening Reception Thursday, October 5, 5-8 pm
Show runs September 30- December 10, 2023

The Richness of Life is a joint exhibition of new paintings and cutouts.

Gallery is open 24/7, however...
• Sometimes the Maker Exchange holds events in the gallery space. Call ahead to check for any events that would affect normal hours (865) 522-2800 ext. 7
• On the night of the opening, artists I will have smaller items for sale

https://bethmeadows.com/
http://www.mikecberry.com/
https://www.makerexchangeknox.com/

Open Show 2023 is the annual juried exhibition for all artists in all media

Opening reception Sat Sep 30, 7-9 PM with gallery talk at 6:30 PM and awards at 7 PM

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