Calendar of Events

Opening April 1, 5-10 PM at the UT Downtown Gallery

For two days only, Friday and Saturday, April 1 - 2, the UT Downtown Gallery is excited to present a special exhibition in collaboration with Big Ears. Artist Shambhavi Kaul will premiere her latest video installation, Modes of Faltering, at the UT Downtown Gallery. Kaul's work has been exhibited in galleries and on the film festival circuit, including the Toronto International Film Festival, the Berlinale, the New York Film Festival, the London Film Festival, Rotterdam, the Edinburga International Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and the Shanghai Bienniale.

Free admission! UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

Celebrate Architecture week 2016 April 1-April 16.

The Second Annual First Friday Pop-up gallery will celebrate and showcase the vast range of original works of art created by architects and related professionals in East Tennessee. Don’t miss out on this two-day only event.
Opening reception: First Friday April 1, 2016
6:00pm to 9:00pm @ The Saloon

Saturday, April 2, 2016
1:00pm to 5:00pm @ The Saloon
AIA East Tennessee’s office at the corner of Depot and Central
Free and open to the public.

Find out more at archweek.aiaentn.org. Brought to you by the American Institutes of Architects, East Tennessee Chapter.

Something Old, Something New
April 1-2, 2017

Ballet Gloria will celebrate our 20th anniversary celebrating old favorites and presenting new works. Guest artists will include Alan Eleazor and Wendel Werner. Check back for more details.

Something Old, Something New
April 1-2, 2017

Ballet Gloria will celebrate our 20th anniversary celebrating old favorites and presenting new works. Guest artists will include Alan Eleazor and Wendel Werner. Check back for more details.

STAR TACK AND CRAFT SALE
You are invited to STAR's Tack and Craft Sale!!
April 1, 2016 5:00pm-8:00pm

Do you have tack lying around that is not being used? Do you make jewelry, vintage items, crafts, or other hand made items? We are seeking vendors with tack and unique items to sell.
Set up a table at our sale for only $15! Call 865-988-4711 to reserve your spot!

The sale is open to the public and free admission to shoppers!
Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
11800 Hwy 11E
Lenoir City, TN 37772
Phone: 865.988.4711

Irene Kelley joins us for 1st Friday Live. Come see the show!

WDVX, 301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Phone: 865-544-1029, http://wdvx.com

In his new series, Used Tires, Shawn Poynter continues his quest to photograph every used tire store in Knoxville. It's an exercise in observation and documentation that'll make you start to notice tire stores you drive by every day but never see, and contemplate how long these spots, with their uniquely charming and often-hand-painted signage, might be around.

The Central Collective, 923 N. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917. Information: 865-236-1590, info@thecentralcollective.com, www.thecentralcollective.com

Declared “the classiest, most diverse festival in the country” by Rolling Stone, the Big Ears Festival is a dynamic, interactive experience that explores connections between musicians and artists, crossing all musical genres while interfacing with film, performance and the visual arts. Named for someone who is capable of discerning and perceptive listening, who has the ability to use the ears as a creative tool or who hears things many may miss, the Big Ears Festival is a weekend of world-class musical performances in beautiful historic theaters, clubs, galleries, and museums, combined with talks and discussions, interactive workshops, installations, exhibitions, film screenings, surprise collaborations and unexpected connections. It celebrates the never-ending adventure of artistic creation and exploration.

Since its 2009 debut, Big Ears has hosted many of the leading composers and performers of our time, from ground breaking classical composers like Philip Glass, Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich along with a new generation following in their footsteps such as Nico Muhly, The National’s Bryce Dessner, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood; ensembles such as the Bang on a Can, Ensemble Signal, The Bad Plus, So Percussion, and The Wordless Music Orchestra; leading alternative rock artists like The National, Swans, tUnE-yArDs, The xx, Joanna Newsom, St. Vincent, Vampire Weekend, and The Dirty Projectors; icons like Television, John Cale, and Silver Apples; and countless visionaries such as Pauline Oliveros, Tanya Tagaq, Jon Hassell, Antony & the Johnsons, Fennesz, Tim Hecker, Marc Ribot and My Brightest Diamond who continue to push boundaries and defy convention.

The Big Ears Festival is a weekend of world-class musical performances in beautiful historic theaters, clubs, galleries, and museums, combined with talks and discussions, interactive workshops, installations, exhibitions, film screenings, surprise collaborations and unexpected connections. It celebrates the never-ending adventure of artistic creation and exploration.

Big Ears is proud to be making its return in 2016 for another weekend of visionary music, exploratory art, and southern hospitality March 31 – April 2 in historic downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. http://www.bigearsfestival.com

The Durham-based documentary non-profit Rock Fish Stew is bringing a team to Knoxville to document Big Ears for the third consecutive year. During the 2016 festival, Zach Searcy Projects will feature an installation of Rock Fish Stew's work, including clips of video footage of sound checks and rehearsals from last year's festival, still photographs, and a 6-minute trailer about the project. Rock Fish Stew is documenting this internationally renowned festival amid Knoxville's vital history, culture, and landscape.

ZSP will be open to the public 3.31 - 4.02 from 12pm - 10pm
Hosted by Zach Searcy and Ivan Weiss at ZSP, 317 N. Gay St. Knoxville, TN 37917

A CBT-Commissioned World Premiere by Rob Caisley; directed by Calvin MacLean. At the Lab Theatre

“Rob Caisley’s writing is brilliant, witty, and insightful…” New Jersey Stage

Suppose someone is overly generous to you…offering something you couldn’t possibly repay. Do you reject their generosity and risk offending them? Or do you accept the gift and then stew over what might be demanded in return? We’ve all heard the phrase, “It’s better to give than to receive.” But what dark secrets may be camouflaged by our human need to share with others? This CBT-commissioned satire ventures into this territory with wit and bite, observing the contemporary anxieties between those with means and those with hopes, dreams and disappointment.

Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com. For tickets: 865-974-5161, 865-656-4444, www.knoxvilletickets.com

Recent works by ceramic artist Lisa Kurtz and photographer Dennis Sabo will be on display March 29, 2016 through April 30 at the Art Market Gallery. An opening reception for the featured artists will begin at 5:30 p.m., April 1; with complimentary refreshments and music performed by Matt Tillery.

Lisa Kurtz has been a functional potter for over 37 years. An award winning ceramic artist, she is a clay professor at Cleveland State in Cleveland, Tn., where she teaches hand building and wheel throwing. After getting her Masters Degree in clay at the University of Louisville, Lisa set up her first studio in the eclectic Highlands neighborhood in Louisville, Ky. and named her business Highland Pottery. She has been an exhibiting member of many professional guilds, boards and galleries. Her work has been featured and is shown in galleries and juried fine arts and craft shows across the US and is in many private collections nationally and internationally. Lisa throws and hand builds her clay pieces and often integrates the two methods to create her functional pottery, sculpture and clay wall art.

Dennis Sabo is an internationally honored photographer specializing in contemporary abstract, landscape, and seascape photography. His award-winning work has appeared in various publications and institutions, among them National Geographic, NOVA, PBS, Canon, Hilton Hotels and the Anthology of Appalachian Photographers. Autumn in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a wonderful time to be in the park and Dennis’s photography has transcended that seasonal experience into a magical fairytale of color, light, textures, and patterns. His interpretation is further refined by his choice of medium and processing; preserving images by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. These metal prints reveal vibrant colors with breathtaking luminescence while maintaining archival quality.

The Art Market Gallery is a unique gallery in Knoxville because it is owned and operated by more than 60 of the best professional artists in our regional area. It is located at 422 South Gay St. and is conveniently located just 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 Thursday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. Parking is in the abutting garage and on the street and is free on weekends and after 6 p.m. weekdays. For more information call 865-525-5265 or visit artmarketgallery.net or Facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

This exhibit incorporates a cross-section of media: drawings, paintings, watercolors, sculptures, ceramics, blacksmithing and 2D and 3D designs, all by Pellissippi State art students.

Pellissippi State Community College students will be featured in the annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. Some the artwork on display will be for sale. "The exhibit will include student works from a variety of media: drawing, painting, two-dimensional and three-dimensional design and ceramics," said Jennifer Brickey, associate professor in Liberal Arts. "This is my favorite show. It truly represents the work created here during art classes, and it showcases the talent of our students."

The opening reception and awards ceremony for the participating students will be held from 3-5 p.m. March 28. Awards will be announced at 4 p.m. The reception also is open to the community as a chance to meet the artists or purchase artwork.

The Juried Student Art Exhibition is juried by Pellissippi State's art faculty. The grand prize for the show is the "purchase award," in which Pellissippi State purchases a student's piece for the college's permanent collection. The award is worth up to $500. Other awards include $25 gift cards to Jerry's Artarama, given to four runners-up.

The exhibit is free. Hardin Valley Campus of Pellissippi State: 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932. Bagwell Center Gallery hours: M-F 10-6:30. Information: 865-694-6405, www.pstcc.edu/arts