Calendar of Events

Featuring 30+ works Tennessee Artists Association members in a variety of media.

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

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

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. Information: 865-436-5860, https://www.arrowmont.org

Three Dames are Cheryl Massey, Marcia Shelly, Linda Blair

Tomato Head, 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. https://thetomatohead.com/

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

Solo show featuring 13 works comprised of a mix of original paintings and photography.
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Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067)
https://thetomatohead.com/

Featuring dioramas and various other forms of art by Stacy Monday
www.StacyMonday.com
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Artist reception/meet & greet on March 2nd from 2 pm - 4 pm with snacks and beverages!
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Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920. Visitor Center open daily 10-6; grounds and trails open daily from 8 AM - dusk. Information: 865-577-4717, www.ijams.org

MARCH 1 | LILIENTHAL GALLERY | 5 - 9 PM
Gallery Talk with Yigal Ozeri at 6:30 PM, Black Tie Attire
Lilienthal Gallery at 23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN

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.

The artist will also be available for discussion at Lilienthal Gallery, March 2-3 from 3-6 pm. On display through June.

CURATED BY ILANA LILIENTHAL AND TALLY BEN SIRA
https://lilienthalgallery.com/flow/

Join us for the #FirstFriday Reception of 'Black & Gifted: A Cultural Expression' curated by Lakesha Lee, in collaboration with The Bottom Knoxville. First Friday (March 1st) 5-8PM

FEATURED ARTISTS:
Francis Akosha
Jonathan Adams
Mene Manresa Bodipo
KaReena Goodwin
Jackie Holloway
LaKesha Lee
Jeremy Myles
Layla Moore
Nyasha Madamombe
Gary White

About the Curator: LaKesha Y. Lee is a second-year MFA student in Painting and Drawing at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 2019, she received her Bachelor of Fine Art from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Since then, she has been in many group exhibitions throughout the South. Lee uses her work to provide a positive outlook on black identity within the black community, the obstacles surrounding intergenerational traumas, racism, and self worth. By creating a positive representation of African Americans, she seeks to create new, positive narratives.

Regular Gallery Hours: M-F | 10AM-5PM
Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-637-4561, www.dogwoodarts.com

Openings Mar 1, 5-9 PM and Apr 5, 5-9 PM

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Dogwood Arts and the Big Ears Festival and curated by Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee.

“The exhibition title was inspired by my late grandfather, Floyd Whiteside, a retired pastor from Muscle Shoals, Alabama who resided in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He would often use the phrase in his sermons when the spirit was moving or when he wanted to make sure the congregation was keeping up. While preparing for the exhibition and thinking of home, his words kept ringing in my ear. “Y’all Don’t Hear Me” is a statement by someone who feels disregarded, and to me, that resonates with the Black Appalachian community. You don’t hear us because you’re not listening; you’re not listening because you don’t know we exist. I want to amplify our narrative and remind people that there are quality artists creating in the mountains." – Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee

Exhibiting Artists: Kamau Bostic, Nikki Giovanni, Inez Gratten, Genesis The Greykid, Mikael Owunna, Travis Prince, Justin Rocha, RaMell Ross, Jessica Scott-Felder, Moses Sumney, Raymond Thompson Jr.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay Street. Hours: W-F: 11am - 6pm, Sat: 10am - 3p. The UT Downtown Gallery will have extended hours of operation during the Big Ears Festival weekend (March 21-24) Thu-Sat 12-9pm and Sunday 12-6pm
For more information: ewing@utk.edu | https://downtown.utk.edu

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/

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