Calendar of Events

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present five new exhibitions at The Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from July 2-30, 2021. A free reception with the artists will take place on Friday, July 2, from 5:00-8:00 PM. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by visiting in person or the online shop at www.knoxalliance.store. The opening reception features music by Elza Gate, a folk duo (Pat Parr and Bob Cushman) from Oak Ridge performing a wide variety of music, including traditional tunes from the Southern Mountains and British Isles, bluegrass, and country.

The Arts & Culture Alliance presents the ninth annual Knoxville Photo juried exhibition featuring selected works from 36 artists throughout the region. The exhibition encompasses photographs depicting all subjects and genres, including streetscapes, cityscapes, landscapes, environmental portraiture, portraits, abstracts, and more. Joe Longobardi served as juror for the exhibition and viewed 323 images to select the exhibition.

The following artists’ works will be shown:

+ Dave Edens of Madison, AL
+ Samuel Brown of Dacula, GA
+ Evan P. Thompson of Kansas City, MO
+ Adam Jeffrey Trabold of Johnson City, TN
+ Nicholas Bell, Brandon Cartwright, Jürgen Dopatka, Laurie Drake, Jacques Gautreau, Charles R. Graves, Emily Greenquist, Gary Heatherly, Shelley King, Ashlyn Kittrell, John Edwin May, Tom Owens, Norm Plate, Chris Rohwer, Owen H. Weston, Tonya Wunder and Steve Zigler of Knoxville, TN
+ Kelsey Dillow of Luttrell, TN
+ Brianna Bivens and Catherine Griffith-Benson of Maryville, TN
+ Javier Arrieta of Nashville, TN
+ Yvonne Dalschen, Lela Moore, Anna Rykaczewska and Kelli L. Thompson of Oak Ridge, TN
+ Eric Buechel of Pleasant Hill, TN
+ AngelaDawn of Powell, TN
+ Marlon Davey of Rutledge, TN
+ Robert Batey of Sevierville, TN
+ Amanda Long of Signal Mountain, TN
+ Jelisa Peterson of Austin, TX
+ James E. Meldrum of Beloit, WI

Over $1,000 in cash awards will be announced at the reception at 6:00 PM on Friday, July 2.

The exhibitions are on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville. The Emporium is open to the public Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Please note, the Emporium will be closed on Monday, July 5. For more information, please see www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543.