Calendar of Events

October is Architecture Month in Knoxville! Every year in Knoxville, AIA East Tennessee and partnered organizations host [Knoxville] By Design to highlight the significance of architecture and how design shapes our stories, lives, and communities. The event coincides with National Architecture Week and World Architecture Month, both celebrated in October. For information about events: including schedules, speakers, and registration details, you can find it here on the official [Knoxville] By Design website! https://www.knoxbydesign.org/#2023kbdevents

Art Salon with First Friday Gallery Opening - Friday, October 6, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm @ Robin Easter Design
Join us for the First Friday gallery opening celebrating the vast range of original works of art created by architects and related professionals in East Tennessee. Art Salon has been a staple event for [Knoxville] By Design since the beginning and was envisioned to celebrate and showcase the vast range of original works of art created by architects, designers, emerging professionals, students, and allied professionals in the East Tennessee Region.

SIGHTS AND STORIES – Architectural Walking Tour - Saturday, October 7 10:00 am to Noon
Registration and more information coming soon!

DESIGN SLAM - Wednesday, October 18, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm @ Printshop Beer Co.
Design SLAM! Knoxville is a fast-paced, live competition focused on design thinking, urban design, and presentation. Each year, the event pits teams of Knoxville area designers against one another to solve a local design challenge.

KNOX BRICKS AND BREWS - Thursday, October 19, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm @ Hi-Wire Brewing
Join us for a one-night-only pop-up Brick Bar. Drink, chat, and play with LEGO in a fun, no-pressure atmosphere. For those that like a little competition, LEGO builds can be entered for judging in one of several fun categories for a nominal entry fee.

KNOX BRICKS AND BLOCKS - Saturday, October 21, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm @ L&N STEM Academy
We invite kids, ages 5-18, to work with architects and designers to create an architectural design for the future! (Project specifics coming soon!) Participants will be paired with a local design professional to walk through the programming phase to come up with their own design.

TRIVIA NIGHT - Tuesday, October 24, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm @ Printshop Beer Co.
Join us for a fun night of trivia with trivia master, Brad Overton and put your pop-culture and regional architectural and design knowledge to the test.

Lecture: George Smart, HAIA - Thursday, October 26th, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm @ Bijou Theatre
Join AIA East Tennessee & Knox Heritage for cocktails, conversation, and a presentation by George Smart, HAIA, founder & CEO of USModernist®, the world’s largest nonprofit educational archive dedicated to the documentation, preservation, and promotion of Modernist residential design. In this discussion, George Smart will explore the basic principles of Modernist design, why it’s important to our communities, and what participants can do about preservation, starting tomorrow. To read in more detail about this presentation, visit bit.ly/octoberdesignfeed.

Modernism Home Tour - Saturday, October 28, 10:00 AM – 4:00 pm - Start @ Mid Mod Collective
More info and ticket sales coming soon!

Opens Fri Oct 6, 5-9 PM
Nature Beauty and Sublime

"When we refer to beauty, we refer to a very ambiguous aesthetic term; that is, the theme of beauty is subjective. Since each era's concept of beauty changes, it evolves, and there are other intimate and inherent factors to space and time. However, when we talk about the sublime, we refer to something more intrinsic. In my artistic proposal, I try to make a fusion between feminine beauty and its environment — in addition to its relationship with the nature of our environment, seeking that state of reflection where the viewer can have a conscious vision of how beauty depends on how we perceive the cosmos of nature.

This exhibition came to represent a synthesis of a creative process that began a few years ago where the faces, figures, elements of nature, and architectural structures of Honduras are implicit. Evoking the colonial identity and the exuberance of our Latin American spaces, I also incorporate the landscape that blends with the environment of the work.

Regarding the formal dimension of my work, it is symmetrical and asymmetrical compositions that seek the balance of being in its environment ranging from faces with neat finishes that go beyond denotative representation and seek to find that point of balance between the beautiful and sublime of our land Latin America."

HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org

Join us on Friday, October 6th for the #FirstFriday Opening Reception of 'Engaged in the Critical Art of Looking' by Althea Murphy-Price! Regular Gallery Hours: M-F | 9AM-5PM

Inspired by the social implication of beauty and its relationship to female identity, women and culture. Topics of real and false, decoration, and imitation are explored in two and three dimensional working methods, using traditional and non-conventional approaches to printmaking, and sculpture.

Althea Murphy-Price began her studies in Fine Art at Spelman College before receiving her Master of Arts in Printmaking and Painting from Purdue University and later studying at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University where she earned her Master of Fine Arts. Her artwork has been shown widely throughout the country as well as international cities in Spain, China, Japan, Italy and Sweden. Her writings and work have been featured in such publications as Art Papers Magazine, CAA Reviews, Contemporary Impressions Journal, Art in Print, Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials and Process., and Printmakers Today.

Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Townsend Artisan Guild is hosting an art event at the Townsend Visitors Center in Townsend, TN on October 6, 7, 8. The event will feature the work of 17 local artists who are juried members of the Guild.
The event includes demonstrations of art all three days. All artwork will be for sale.

Townsend Artisan Guild is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote interest in and appreciation of the arts through community activities, exhibits, classes, festivals and workshops.

Dates: October 6, 7, 8
Times: Friday and Saturday 9am - 5pm. Sunday 9am - 3:30 pm.
Location: Townsend Visitors Center, 7906 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN.
www.townsendartisanguild.org
email: townsendartisanguild@gmail.com
FB: Townsend Artisan Guild

Hours: Friday 5-9 PM, Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM
Parker Greene and Lydia Messer

Gallery 1010, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 114, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: https://gallery1010.utk.edu/

OCTOBER'S FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT WITH THREE FEATURED ARTISTS!
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Jessie Van der Laan, Kelly Hider, Lynne Marinelli Ghenov

These three talented artists will be displaying their work together at Able Trade for Gallery Night along with our members.

Able Trade, 203 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: https://weareabletrade.com/ or www.instagram.com/abletradeknox/

Friday, October 6, from 6-8 Awaken Coffee will host an opening reception for artist Kathy Frankford.

Kathy is a self-taught artist who paints in the style of art called Fauvism. Les Fauves were a group of early 20th-century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism.

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/

Tri-Star Arts presents ONE NIGHT ONLY - a special performance by Sarah Saturday of Gardening, Not Architecture (Nashville) and art installation by Wesley Roden (Knoxville) on Friday, October 6, 2023 from 5:00—8:00 pm (Gardening, Not Architecture concert begins at 7:00 pm, both artists in attendance).

The address is 4450 Candora Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920 and admission is free of charge.
Listen to Gardening, Not Architecture here: https://gardeningnotarchitecture.bandcamp.com/album/voyage

Art exhibitions by Michelle Grabner (Milwaukee, WI/Chicago, IL), Griffin Allman (Knoxville), and Jason Sheridan Brown (Knoxville) remain on view.

Follow Tri-Star Arts on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
#TRISTARARTS
www.tristararts.org

We are excited to invite you to an upcoming event that promises to be a night of inspiration and creativity. YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley is proud to host our First Friday Event on Friday, October 6th, 2023, showcasing the remarkable talents of our very own Keys of Hope Residents.

Time: 5pm – 7pm
Location: YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley, 420 W. Clinch Ave, Knoxville, 37902

The Keys of Hope Residents have been diligently working on their artistic expressions, and we are thrilled to provide them with a platform to share their talents with the community. This event will not only be a celebration of art but also an opportunity to support these individuals in their journey towards self-sufficiency and empowerment.

Highlights of the evening will include:

1. **Art Gallery**: A curated display of paintings, sculptures, and various art forms created by the talented Keys of Hope Residents. You will have the chance to view and purchase their artwork, supporting their artistic endeavors directly.

2. **Meet the Artists**: Engage in meaningful conversations with the artists themselves. Learn about their experiences, the stories behind their creations, and the impact of the YWCA's Keys of Hope program on their lives.

3. **Community Engagement**: Connect with like-minded individuals who share a passion for art and social change. This event is an opportunity to network and build relationships within our vibrant community.

We believe that art has the power to transform lives, and your attendance at this event will make a meaningful difference in the lives of these talented individuals. We look forward to sharing this special evening with you and hope to see you there. Together, we can make a positive impact in the lives of our Keys of Hope Residents and celebrate their artistic achievements.

865-523-6126 or lhubbard@ywcaknox.com

First Friday event featuring the work of CC McBride, Oct 06, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the
Birdhouse Neighborhood Center, 800 N 4th Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917.

Come out to the Birdhouse Neighborhood Center on Friday for this FREE First Friday event, featuring the artistry of local artist CC McBride! This series by CC McBride exhibits images of luck, represented by animals and plants. The playful paintings highlight the enjoyment that can be overlooked in daily life.

Snacks and drinks will be available.

This exhibit will continue to be available at the Birdhouse throughout October.

https://www.fourthandgill.org/event-details-registration/first-friday-feat-cc-mcbride

Opens 6-9 PM on Fri Oct 6
https://www.instagram.com/knoxdarkroom

The Knoxville Community Darkroom is a photography community and shared space to develop and print film in Knoxville, TN.
https://linktr.ee/knoxdark
https://www.facebook.com/knoxdarkroom/

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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