Calendar of Events
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Knoxville Botanical Gardens: Sunrise Service
Category: Free event, Kids, family, Meetup and Science, nature
Sunday, March 31, 7:00-8:00 AM
Come witness the majesty of the sun rising above the mountains. Join us on the ridge top in community to celebrate spirit, light, hope and peace. This event is free and open to all. https://www.knoxgarden.org/events-all/sunrise-service
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN 37914. Hours: Gardens open daily from sunrise to sunset. Information: 865-862-8717, www.knoxgarden.org
Tennessee Artists Association: Spring Exhibition at KMA
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Featured artists are Melinda Adams, Sandra Ange, Sarazen An Yin, Linda Blair, Glenda Bowles, Betty Bullen, Deb Cikovic, Lil Clinard, Stephanie Cobb, Aleex Conner, Michele Croslin, Michelene Deisher, Kira Evans, William Holbert, Lynn Flowers, Jan Cole, Suzanne Jack, Kathleen Janke, Carol Robin King, Andreas Koschan, Merry Koschan, David Liles, Cheryl Massey, Sylvia Milanez, Alessandra Page, Holly Pawlowski, Buddy Person, Cosimo Risolvo, Kaylie Roy, Mary Ruden, Marcia Shelly, Allan Sibley, Judy Sinclair, Roberta Smashey, Joe Tate, Cynthia Tipton, JeAnne Triplett, Janet Weaver, and Caroline West.
TAA is the oldest member supported arts organization in Tennessee, and is dedicated to promoting the arts in East Tennessee. Monthly programs of TAA include practical art demonstrations, discussions, and opportunities for individual artists to get involved in learning, community and shows. More on TAA can be found on the web at https://tnartists.org or on Instagram at @tn_artists, and on Facebook at TNArtistsAssociation. The Knoxville Museum of Art celebrates East Tennessee’s rich, diverse visual culture and its connections to the wider currents of world art. Find more about the KMA and its’ events and shows at knoxart.org.
In the Kramer Gallery, 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
Appalachian Arts Craft Center: Student Art Show
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
The Appalachian Arts Craft Center will be conducting a Student Art Show on Thursday, March 21 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM. The Student Art Show will feature artwork recently created by students in the 6-week AACC Homeschool Club. Light refreshments will be available. This event is free and open to the public. The Student Art Show will be on exhibit until March 31.
Location: Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Hwy, Clinton, TN 37716. For questions call 865-494-9854.
Appalachian Arts mission is promoting creativity! We offer education and mentoring in art and craft, studios to explore and develop skills, and a retail market for qualified artists. Our vision is to be a center of excellence for artistic expression serving the creative needs of the Appalachian community. www.appalachianarts.net
Yee-Haw Brewing: Tuesday Family Nights
Category: Culinary arts, food, Film, Free event and Kids, family
Back to back family movies on the jumbotron beginning at 6pm, inflatable games for the kids in the grove pit, and a relaxing night out for the entire family every Tuesday from 6-9 PM.
We have games and toys for the kids to play with and climb all night while parents can come relax and enjoy free entertainment for the family! Movies range from some classics like "Honey, I shrunk the Kids" and "Aladdin" to recent hits like "Encanto" and "Inside Out."
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745 North Broadway, Knoxville, TN
(865) 210-8862
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Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts: 2023-2024 Artist in Residence Exhibition
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, https://www.arrowmont.org
Tomato Head: Three Dames exhibition
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Three Dames are Cheryl Massey, Marcia Shelly, Linda Blair
Tomato Head, 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. https://thetomatohead.com/
Maker Exchange: 2nd Annual Mural Workshop Murals
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Mural Workshop: Six new murals are now on display in the Curio at Maker Exchange as a part of the 2nd Annual Mural Workshop hosted by Dogwood Arts and professional muralist Megan Lingerfelt. Six local/regional artists were selected to participate in the workshop — with each one designing and painting an 8x8ft mural over the last two weeks. The murals will remain on display through the end of May 2024.
Participating Artists:
• Dustin Avilla
• Orel Brodt
• Laney Haskell
• Whitney Herrington
• Gared Luquet
• Allison Meriwether
710 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com
Tomato Head: Exhibition by Holly Pawlowski
Category: Culinary arts, food, Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
Solo show featuring 13 works comprised of a mix of original paintings and photography.
https://www.instagram.com/hollypawlowskiart
Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067)
https://thetomatohead.com/
The Bottom: Jars of Clay by Stephen Phillips
Category: Fine Crafts and Free event
Join us on the second Saturday in March for the exhibition reception for 'Jars of Clay' by Stephen Phillips! Stephen Phillips has always been intrigued by the arts whether music, dance, or visual arts. His start in ceramics can be linked back to his childhood as a kid who found enjoyment in the mixing of earth with water.
On display through March 31
Artist Statement: In my recent work, I have been exploring the juxtaposition of textures and colors. I use underglazes as the base color and gloss glazes to give a differentiation between the textures and appearances provided by both glazes.
The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: thebottomknox@gmail.com, 865-444-5915 or www.thebottomknox.com
Lilienthal Gallery: Photorealism by Yigal Ozeri
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
May 3, 5-8 PM
Come enjoy several new works from Yigal Ozeri, utilizing AI technology to create the compositions. Photorealism as a genre pushes the line between technology and fine art.
Photorealist, Smithsonian-collected artist, Yigal Ozeri, portrays both sensual fantasy and hyper detailed reality in his photorealistic paintings. His oeuvre is characterized by two distinct styles: ethereal portraiture of women existing in nature “without malice” and a realist perspective of America through a regional lens. Originally an abstract painter, Ozeri took on the helm of realism through early inspiration by Spanish Baroque painters like Diego Velázquez.
CURATED BY ILANA LILIENTHAL AND TALLY BEN SIRA
Lilienthal Gallery at 23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN
https://lilienthalgallery.com/
Broadway Studios and Gallery: The Gaudy Gold Frame Show
Category: Exhibitions, visual art and Free event
If it’s in a gold frame, it’s fair game! Featuring 2D and 3D works. This open show is juried for awards, various mediums, and features many local artists. The gaudiest gold frame award to be announced!
Opening March 1, 5-9 PM and closing April 5, 5-9 PM.
Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: By appointment, or when the "open" sign is illuminated. Information: 865-556-8676, www.BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com and www.facebook.com/broadwaystudiosandgallery/
Art Market Gallery: Harriet Howell and Ron Williams
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Fine Crafts and Free event
A First Friday opening reception for the exhibit is planned from 5:30-9 PM with complimentary refreshments and music.
Harriet Howell - silk painting
Harriet Howell has a varied art history. She has a BFA from the University of Tennessee and worked as a free-lance graphic designer for over 20 years. She taught pastel landscape drawing at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts for several years. She is an artist member of Tennessee Watercolor Society, in which she has held many offices, including President. She has juried several local and regional exhibitions. She no longer teaches, but her work is exhibited in the Art Market Gallery in Knoxville.
Ron Williams - photography
Ron developed an interest in art in his early teens and continued through college. By his senior year in high school he had the opportunity to train under Raymond Williams, a well known local watercolor artist, and earned an art scholarship from the Carol Reese Museum at ETSU. He spent two years at ETSU studying fine art and photography then left ETSU to take an apprenticeship position at Bays Mountain Nature Interpretive Center working as an exhibits curator and doing planetarium illustrations. Ron’s next 40 years were focused on the computer graphics industry. Although he had given up his love for creating with pencil and brush, he was able to dedicate his energy to computer graphics and photographic technology. After relocating to East Tennessee in 2011 he began to understand the difference between taking pictures and creating what he likes to call ARTography. He focused on expanding his knowledge of the available tools and took on challenges ranging from snowflakes to the Milky Way. He is inspired by the grandness of Mother Nature both big and small, and it is his goal to capture images that inspire and invoke emotion.
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