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| You are cordially invited to celebrate local artists
and enjoy NEW exhibitions, artist demos, and music
Friday, January 5, from 5:00 – 9:00 PM
100 S. Gay Street
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| Celebrate 2024 with vocalist Evelyn Jack & friends!
Performing from 6-9 PM at the Emporium
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| Guests include: AP HARDAWAY (keyboard), Richard Gallaher, Jr. (guitar), Logan Franklin (bass), Jared White (drums), and Marcel Holman (saxophone). Sponsored by the MLK Jr. Commemorative Commission in partnership with the Arts & Culture Alliance
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| The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission is partnering with the Arts & Culture Alliance to provide the ninth annual juried exhibition developed to recognize local artists and, most importantly, honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This new exhibition will feature works by 28 local artists reflecting the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and have pertinence to the themes of Unity, Community, Love, Reconciliation, Social Justice, and Civil Rights.
Proudly showcasing work by: Linda Blair, Kim Bonds, Glenda Bowles, Larry Cole, Tina Curry, Susana Esrequis, Perry Flanagan, Elena Ganusova, Deborah Hall, Patricia Huber, Laurel Hughes, Robi Keylon, Andreas Koschan, Bonnie Licata, Lana Lindorfer, Marki Lukyniuk, Sylvia Milanez, Carolyn Moore, Richard Olowoyo, Jamie Price Payne, Sheryl Sallie, Gayla Seale, Jenn B. Simon, Kala Spriggs, Carol Stevens, Dorethea Taylor, Maria paz Valenzuela, and Patsy White.
The MLK Gallery of Arts Tribute exhibition will kick-off the 2024 celebrations (January 10-15, 2024 and other dates throughout the year). www.mlkknoxville.com
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| This new exhibition showcases the talents and diversity of ceramic artwork made by clay artists in the group Terra Madre: Women in Clay which ranges from functional to sculptural and traditional to whimsical. Terra Madre is an eclectic, juried group of women clay artists living and working in the metro Knoxville area that started in the year 2000. Capped at 40 members, the group exhibits as a collective two to three times annually, and individual members' works may be found in galleries, small businesses, juried fine craft shows and fairs and in private and public art collections throughout the country.
Exhibiting artists include: Jane Cartwright, Pat Clapsaddle, Amy Evans, Lynn Fisher, Annamaria Gundlach, Patricia Herzog, Ellie Kotsianas-Christner, Lisa Kurtz, Karyn Kyte, Wendie Love, Wendy Mosca, Diahn Ott, Norma Prahl, Ericka Ryba, and Linda Sullivan.
Terra Madre’s mission is to encourage excellence in ceramic art through education, to promote clay artistry in the surrounding community, and to form a supportive creative network for its members. Many Terra Madre members are or have been influential educators in the clay field locally, regionally and nationally. They teach or have taught clay at a variety of locations including elementary and secondary schools, colleges, craft centers and churches. For more information about Terra Madre shows see the group at https://www.facebook.com/TerraMadreKnoxvilleTN/
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| All photography is in fact an abstraction! I go beyond that. I seek to create Art through photographic imagery. Inspiration often comes from the natural world. Great material is everywhere, and seeing it is limited only by opportunity and imagination. My eyes are trained to look for textures, patterns, contrasts, plays of light and color in everything I experience daily. My artistic journey often involves a departure from the initial photograph through manipulation of color, pattern, shape, and use of detail (or lack thereof). I want the viewer to see contrast and color… I seek an emotional reaction, a view of ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
David G. Liles was born in South Carolina and has lived in Knoxville since 1962. His career path included accounting and finance; however, he has always been creative with a lifelong interest in natural sciences, especially rocks and plants – and photography has been the perfect complement. In the 1970s while a high school student, he chose photography as his preferred creative outlet and learned how to take pictures, develop film, and print photographs both in black & white and color. After retirement, he has re-discovered this artistic passion of his younger days.
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| The body of work seen here is a series of mixed media paintings on watercolor paper created with mostly watercolor paint and various markers. The paintings tell the story of the transformation that occurs to a woman when she becomes a mother. The series, Motherhood, is meant to embody the emotions that are felt in the first few months of motherhood through use of line and color to create an abstract expression of the change that occurs when becoming a parent.
Jordan Abba is a Knoxville artist and art teacher. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Master’s in Art Education and has taught art for nine years. To Abba, teaching art is an important mission, as it is work that utilizes talent, emotions, and experiences to help children learn about themselves and tell their story. Showing students how art is deeply integrated into our daily lives and creating an experience that students enjoy – and from which they hopefully learn more about who they are as people – is a pivotal component of Abba’s teaching. As a creator, most of her work uses a combination of emotion and experience to create work that aims to tell a story. Abba creates original pieces as well as commissions; while she works in a variety of media, her primary work is acrylic or watercolor paint.
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| This new exhibition features small paintings of animals incorporating frames. Kit Hoefer is an artist from East Tennessee and has shown work in Knoxville for years. She earned a degree in fine arts from the University of Tennessee. Her paintings have evolved over the years into a rich exploration of color theory and composition. She juxtaposes natural forms with manufactured patterns while considering the delicate balance of expressive colors. Her paintings attempt to invalidate the associations attached to the subjects depicted, juxtaposing them with fantastical elements, patterns and a touch of absurdity. Her subject matter has progressed over the years; recently the focus has been on animals represented as decorative elements using metallic pigment, decorative framing and pattern.
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| These exhibitions will be on display January 5 – 26, 2024. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM and Tuesdays (January 9, 16, 23, 30) 6-9 PM for jazz performances. The Emporium will be closed on Mon Jan 15 for the holiday.
Looking for parking? Over 5,500 parking spaces are free on weeknights when you enter the garage or lot after 6:00 PM. Find your parking spot!
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First Friday happenings are detailed at downtownknoxville.org/firstfriday-artwalk, including exhibitions, music, performances, culinary arts, public art, and more! Be on the lookout for the ArtWalk flags outside of participating downtown First Friday venues!
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February 2-24, 2024
National Juried Exhibition of 2024
Rachel Deutmeyer: Everything Fades & Stephen Blackwell: Erosion & Decay
Genna Sellers: Courting Doubt
Kacey Noel Chumley: The Midnight Studies
Sonja Oswalt: Of Corset Was Her Fault
March 1-30, 2024
Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee
Works by Cosima Aryee, Mac Bartine and George Denninger
Works by Luis Santiago
Hannah Hancock: Aging Into Vintage
April 5-26, 2024
Julie Rabun: Passages & Theresa D. Williams: Mountain Life - Water and Stars
Go Figure: Exploring Three-Dimensional Figurative Art
Stephen Brayfield: Recent Work
Sergio Martinez Avila, Eddie Estefano Martinez and Isaura Valeria Martinez Cerrito: Contemporary Sentiments
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| On average, 80% of arts grants in Tennessee are funded by the purchase of state specialty license plates, and, last year alone, 982 grants were given across all 95 counties. By purchasing an Arts Plate, you support arts organizations, schools, and communities across our state! https://www.tn4arts.org/buy-a-tn-specialty-license-plate
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