Calendar of Events

Recent works by Dennis Sabo Photography will be on display at the Tomato Head Restaurant-Market Square in downtown Knoxville from October 5 - November 1 and at the Tomato Head-Bearden location from November 3-December 7. His art exhibit entitled "Leafing Impressions" is an impressionistic and expressionistic viewpoint of the autumn grandeur that Mother Nature has provided to us.

Sabo says, "I challenge myself to capture common subjects that are often overlooked and then refine the photograph into an interpretive collage of color, motion, and textures. With a global community very much focused on environmental impact and fragile ecosystems, my artwork captures natural images and color with a perspective people easily miss." Dennis Sabo is an internationally award winning photographer specializing in contemporary fine art abstract, and scenic photography. His fine art prints interweave his creative compositional expressions and vivid colors into nature’s greater scheme of things. Dennis has refined the photograph into an interpretive collage of colors, and texture. His artwork and photography has appeared in a variety of books and magazines that include Canon, NOVA, PBS, Living Southern Style, Hilton Hotels, NBC, Ocean Conservancy, Shedd Aquarium-Chicago, and Blue Planet. His fine art has been included in gallery exhibitions at the Blowing Rocks Preserve-Hobe Sound, FL., Arts in the Airport Spring 2011/13 Exhibition-Knoxville, TN, the National Juried 2012/13 Exhibition-Knoxville, TN, Emporium Gallery- Knoxville, TN, Red Line Gallery-Farragut, TN, the Dogwood Regional Fine Art 2012 Exhibition-Knoxville, TN, Bliss Home Designs 2013, and ongoing at "The Art Market Gallery", Knoxville, Tennessee. www.dsabophoto.com

Tomato Head - 12 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902 | (865) 637-4067
Tomato Head - Bearden - 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 | 865-584-1072

$4 admission at the door. Presented by Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers. Wood carving at its best with competition from beginners through professionals from all over the country. Vendors offer handmade items for sale. Visit www.woodcarvers.com/festival or email smithcafe@bellsouth.net

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM. Information: 865-448-0044, www.gsmheritagecenter.org

A unique, fun, art-filled community event that has been held annually by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge since 2000. Fantastic art unfolds on the sidewalks while musicians play, children frolic and adults enjoy! The Festival is now in its seventh year.

This fundraiser is organized and hosted by the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, and all proceeds are used to fund scholarships for students at Roane State Community College.

Artists have from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday to work on their chalk drawings. The public is invited to view this art as it develops throughout the day. Finished art will be judged between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. and artist awards will be announced at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 5, 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Oak Ridge Campus, Roane State Community College
701 Briarcliff Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Free to the public,

The Fountain City Art Center’s 8th Annual Membership Exhibit opens Friday night, October 4. Members entered artwork in both 2-D and 3-D categories: oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed media, pencil, clay, mosaics, wood, a handmade book, and jewelry. The show will be on view for the public through November 14. Most of the work is for sale through individual artists. Judges Kenneth W. Clayton, Jr. and Charles E. Williams, Jr. judge this particular show each year by popular demand. Cash prizes were awarded to all main category winners. Best of Show was awarded to an oil painting by Gary Dagnan entitled “Dan at His Easel.”

Opening Reception: 6:30-8:00 PM Friday, Oct. 4
Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; Saturday, 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

In celebration of downtown Knoxville’s 10th anniversary of the First Friday Art Walks, the Art Market Gallery will present two shows for October in the front part of the gallery: the regular monthly featured artists’ exhibit, and a display of works by five recently juried-in members. An opening reception for both shows will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, with live music by The Tennessee Valley Accidentals, and complimentary refreshments. Sponsor for this event is Christopoulos & Kennedy General Contractors.

October Featured Artists are painter Brenda Mills and copper jeweler Kathy Bradley, both of Knoxville.

The five gallery members, juried in last year, will show their work in a variety of disciplines. They are: watercolorist Linda Johnson of Loudon, intarsia artist Kory Kiker of Greensboro, NC, jeweler Joann Marie of Knoxville, photographer Dennis Sabo of Loudon and photographic collage artist, Ron Sullivan of Oak Ridge.

Art Market Gallery, at 422 S. Gay St., is a few doors away from Mast General Store and next to Downtown Grill & Brewery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. Parking in the abutting garage, nearby city owned garages and on the street is free after 6 p.m.and on weekends. For more information, call 865-525-5265, or visit artmarketgallery.net, orfacebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

Join Bliss and Bliss Home for a October First Friday Double Feature!
To honor 10 Years of First Fridays, Bliss and Bliss Home will both feature artists for October's First Friday. Bliss and Bliss Home will host an opening reception at 24 & 29 Market Square from 6pm to 9pm on October 4, 2013. Complimentary Steamboat Sandwiches and drinks will be provided.

At Bliss Home: North Carolina artist, Kent Youngstrom, a self-taught painter with a background in interior and graphic design.

At Bliss: Neon Indian Summer brought to you by Taylor Wilburn and Juli Jordan of the award-winning Bliss Design Team. Neon Indian Summer consists of handmade dream-catchers which Taylor and Juli crafted from recycled fabric and yarn.

Bliss & Bliss Home 29 & 24 Market Square Knoxville, TN 37902
October 4th, 2013 through the end of the month.
Opening Reception: Friday October 4th, 2013 6pm to 9pm
Admission: Free

It is often said that what was once old is new again, and two talented, long-time friends set out to prove this true in their Rock-n-Roll inspired First Friday art show. Local artists Rhonda Moody and Jessica Gregory each have collected many accolades and much praise for their individual achievements in Knoxville’s art world, but combining their love of music, particularly, Rock-n-Roll that they may just have a hit on their hands with their Refurbished Rock-n-Roll Art Show. Incorporating items that lead to the popularity of Rock-n-Roll into their art show, Rhonda and Jessica, prove that things that were once old CAN BE new again! Make plans to attend this art show to see the creative ways these two ladies have shaked, rattled, and rolled previous musical items into modern day art pieces.

First Friday Specials: 4p - 6p, enjoy 1/2 price glasses of Bota Box wine and Happy Hour appetizers
If you can't make it early, then plan to stop in for the after party, 10p - 1a, 1/2 price glasses of wine and all late night apps $6. Happy First Friday!

Central Flats & Taps, 1204 N Central St Knoxville, TN 37917, (865) 247-0392

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of recent, narrative works by Knoxville artist Richardson Turner. The exhibition includes paintings, lithographs, and sculptures and will be displayed in the Balcony of the Emporium Center from October 4-26, 2013. A public reception will take place on Friday, October 4, from 5:00-9:00 PM with chocolate fondue provided by the Melting Pot of Knoxville. The First Friday reception also features music by The Porch Pickers from 6:00-8:00 PM and a Jazz Jam Session hosted by Vance Thompson and Friends in the Black Box Theatre from 7:00-9:00 PM.

Recent Works by Richardson Turner is on display October 4-26, 2013 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition featuring recent works by Pat Clapsaddle of Sharps Chapel and Marta Goebel-Pietrasz of Oak Ridge. Clapsaddle will exhibit Majolica pottery of the people, flora and fauna where she has lived and visited, and Goebel-Pietrasz will exhibit large, oil paintings with skies, stars, and fairy-tale themes. The exhibition will be displayed in the Emporium Center. A public reception will take place on Friday, October 4, from 5:00-9:00 PM with chocolate fondue provided by the Melting Pot of Knoxville. The First Friday reception also features music by The Porch Pickers from 6:00-8:00 PM and a Jazz Jam Session hosted by Vance Thompson and Friends in the Black Box Theatre from 7:00-9:00 PM.

Pat Clapsaddle specializes in Majolica pottery which creates a glazed-on painterly surface to her original, handmade and wheel-thrown stacked and altered terra cotta pottery. In effect, she prints, draws and paints on clay forms. Many of her ceramic works are hand built with stamped designs. George Roby, a high school instructor, was the greatest influence on her becoming an art major. His knowledge of pottery and glaze mixing prepared Clapsaddle to receive a BA in Visual Art with an emphasis in Ceramics from the University of Cincinnati. Her greatest clay influences came from Roy Cartwright and Kathy Salchow. She attended a workshop with Paul Soldner who taught her how to alter and manipulate work. Other workshops under the direction of Dee Schaad from the University of Indianapolis, David Gamble of AMACO, and Kelly King and Laura Ross from the Potters Council in Cincinnati have made an impact on Clapsaddle’s current work in form, surface and structure. “When working in clay I become totally absorbed in the handling of the clay,” says Clapsaddle. “I believe art is a continually evolving process. I enjoy the subtle changes and unique qualities that occur in the firing process... each piece takes on its own personality.” For more information, visit www.etsy.com/shop/patclapsaddle or www.facebook.com/pages/Pat-Clapsaddle-Pottery/157745387617346

Marta Goebel-Pietrasz was born in Gdansk, Poland, where she studied at the School of Art in Gdynia and Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, majoring in painting. Her earliest efforts included small comic books about ghosts, animals, and strange creatures. Goebel-Pietrasz’s imaginary world not only survived schooling and formal art courses but has also grown into something new and unexpected. “Although many commissions involve making rather traditional art, exploring imaginary themes remains my favorite activity,” says Goebel-Pietrasz. She has been living in the U.S. since 1995. In 2008, she received a BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking from the University of Tennessee’s School of Art in Knoxville. Currently, she teaches a mixed media class at the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning and is pursuing undergraduate studies in the Psychology Department at UT. For more information, visit http://www.artmajeur.com/gebmart

The reception on Friday, October 4, is free and open to the public. "People, Places and Beyond" is on display October 4-26, 2013 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

RECEPTION: Friday Oct 4, 5:00–9:00 p.m.

OS·SU·AR·Y (OSH-OO-ER-EE) | NOUN: REPOSITORY OF BONES | FROM LATIN, FIRST KNOWN USE 1658
Three hundred artists have contributed to this Ossuary. Their work, in many media, includes single bones, clusters of bones, and art works inspired by, using, or playing with the idea of bones. These bones are political statements and personal elegies, memorials to individuals and statements about mortality. They represent connections to our ancestors and/or to our descendants. Some works are serious and some use bones in a completely playful manner. Ossuary was developed in response to the repositories of bones that have accured in countries like Cambodia and Rwanda, but Ossuary is not a project about those traumas. Rather, Ossuary offers a poignant counter-images to mass violence. it is a project about the hope that art brings. Images and statements for all the bone works from this iteration can be found online at www.ossuaries.net.

Ossuary is a cummulative traveling project. It began in Madison, Wisconsin and will go next to Indianapolis, Indiana. Artists interested in contribution bones to future exhibitions should write to ossuaries@gmail.com. This relational project was initiated and developed by the artist Laurie Beth Clark. Clark, who is a Professor in the Art Department, has shown work in galleries, museums, theatres, and public spaces in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Extensive documentation of prior projects can be found at www.lbclark.net.

UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Hours: Wednesday-Friday: 11AM - 6PM; Saturday: 10AM - 3PM. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of oil paintings by Clarksville artist Terri Jordan on display October 4-26, 2013 in the Emporium. The suite of paintings, entitled “Romantic Notions”, brings together Jordan’s signature women with decorative floral backdrops. Her modern-day girls are dramatically paired with some of the most deadly flowers and plants found in everyday life, which adds a sense of vulnerability to their otherwise strong presence. The month of October would have been the 14th birthday of Jordan’s niece, who was killed in June of 2012. Jordan will donate a percentage of sales from this exhibition to the purchase of holiday gifts for patients of East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in celebration of her niece’s memory.

“Romantic Notions” by Terri Jordan will be displayed from October 4-26, 2013 on the North Wall of the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. A public reception will take place on Friday, October 4, from 5:00-9:00 PM with chocolate fondue provided by the Melting Pot of Knoxville. The First Friday reception also features music by The Porch Pickers from 6:00-8:00 PM and a Jazz Jam Session hosted by Vance Thompson and Friends in the Black Box Theatre from 7:00-9:00 PM. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Saturday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of recent work by Deborah Bowen opening Friday, October 4, at 5:00 PM in the display case of the Emporium Center. The upcoming exhibition will be Bowen’s first opportunity to show her work. She will be showing a variety of pieces including paintings, jewelry and journals.

Recent Works by Deborah Bowen will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, from October 4-26, 2013. An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on October 4 from 5:00-9:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.