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The Emporium Center For directions and other information: www.theemporiumcenter.com Exhibitions: Forward by Pellissippi State Studio Art Faculty
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition by artists Jake Livesay and Victor Schmidt entitled “If Not Now, When?”. Jake Livesay of Knoxville will show acrylic paintings, and Victor Schmidt of Nashville will display forged steel and brass sculptures. The simple saying “If not now, when?” reflects the artists’ desire to draw attention and enjoyment to their work in the present moment. The exhibition will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from February 3-24, 2012 with an opening reception as part of First Friday activities on February 3 from 5:00-9:00 PM. Jake Livesay has lived in all four time zones of the United States as well as one in Europe; one of the few identifiable products of his waning wanderlust. He moved to Tennessee in 2005 to finish graduate school in Applied Physics; he has since settled into a life and career as a nuclear non-proliferation researcher at Oak Ridge National Lab. He shares one son, Yuma, with Tovah Greenwood. Livesay tries to paint what he would like to see: colorful, obscure, intricate objects; animals; rhythms; thoughts; and wild guesses. “I hope my technique catches up to my vision of things,” he says. “In the meantime I will try not to allow my ineptitudes to become impediments toward finer expression.” For more information, visit http://jakelivesay.blogspot.com. Victor Schmidt has worked for nearly 40 years as a craftsman-metalsmith in media ranging from small sculptures and drawings to silver jewelry pieces to cast bronze. He studied iron forging with Patrick Boutillier at the Beaux-Arts School in Aix-en-Provence, France; he later studied with Sylvain Hairy and Luc Bonneau concentrating on sculpture and bronze casting at the Beaux-Arts School of Dijon. He lived in New York City for over 25 years, developing sculptural concepts and perfecting metal sculpting techniques while teaching metalworking at Pratt Institute. His work has shown in galleries and juried exhibitions throughout the Southeast and New York and appears in many private collections. “The world of objects can be as mysterious as the world of ideas,” he says. “I try to create a harmony, a bonding where the idea and the object become consenting and inspired partners. The more I work, the closer I feel I am getting to images that need no words and sculptures that need no explanation.” Schmidt now resides in Nashville where he works on metal sculpture full-time. For more information, visit www.victorschmidtsculpture.com.
The theme of “Forward” implies “toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.” The exhibition features work by Randy Arnold, Jennifer Brickey, Jim Darrow, Brian Jobe, Anne Kinggard, Jeff Lockett, Alison Oakes, Herb Rieth, and Mike Rose and will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from February 3-24, 2012 with an opening reception as part of First Friday activities on February 3 from 5:00-9:00 PM. The Studio Art faculty at Pellissippi State Community College include:
Pellissippi State offers a comprehensive range of studio courses in painting, drawing, design, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture in a studio setting under the guidance of practicing professional artists. For more information on the Visual Arts program, visit www.pstcc.edu/departments/VisualArts.
The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville are pleased to present “Arts in the Airport”, a new exhibition featuring selected artwork from over 45 artists in the East Tennessee region. “Arts in the Airport” was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The selected art features contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and will be exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint from October 28, 2011 – April 19, 2012 with an opening reception on Tuesday, November 8, at 5:00 PM. Please note: the exhibition is normally available for viewing only by visitors flying in or out of the airport. Otherwise, artists and their guests may view the exhibition during the opening reception and by appointment with Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority staff. Contact Becky Huckaby, Director of Public Relations, at (865) 342-3014. “Many aspects of this year's Arts in the Airport exhibition program are noteworthy: the sheer number of entries and participating artists (626 works by 156 artists); the high percentage of works in photography; and the range and character of the entries,” says juror Dorothy Habel, Professor of Art History and Director of the School of Art at the University of Tennessee. “In reviewing these entries, I was especially impressed and excited by the deep commitment of artists in our region to creating the works of art themselves.” “The Arts in the Airport program has been a tremendous success, and we look forward to the opening of our newest exhibition,” said Howard Vogel, Chairman of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority’s Board of Commissioners. “Each of the featured pieces is a reflection of the amazing artist work found only in our unique region. The exhibition is our way of welcoming people to our community and showcasing its passions, creativity, and craftsmanship.” The following artists’ works will be shown: + Becky Weaver of ALCOA + Denice Bizot of CHATTANOOGA + Tad Moore of CHUCKEY + Sarah B. Weber of CORRYTON + Keith Dotson and Russell Schubert of CROSSVILLE + Cathy Horner of JOHNSON CITY + Travis Watson of KINGSTON + Ashley Addair, Greg Daiker, Nick DeFord, Bailey Earith, Diane Fox, Elaine Fronczek, Nathaniel Galka, Leslie A. Grossman, Jonathan Hash, Dawn Kunkel, Emmy Lingscheit, Ashton Ludden, Beauvais Lyons, Tom McDaniel, Sarah McFalls, Guen Montgomery, Althea Murphy-Price, Jane Nickels, Daniel Ogletree, David Pease, Clifton Riley, Wendy Seaward, Denise Stewart-Sanabria, Steve Swenor, Emily Taylor, Marilyn Avery Turner, Richard Whitehead, and Koichi Yamamoto of KNOXVILLE + Barry McManus of LOUISVILLE + Shirley Brown, Carl Gombert, Vickie Kallies Lee, and Denise Madison of MARYVILLE + Phillip Lanier Carter and Ron Plasencia of MORRISTOWN + John Edwin May of OAK RIDGE + J. Luman Dial of TOWNSEND + Laurie Szilvagyi of VONORE A gallery of images may be viewed at www.knoxalliance.com/album/airport_fall11.html.
The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville in cooperation with the local arts community is proud to announce the second year of Penny Performances, a program developed to meet the local arts community’s long-term goal of serving and educating East Tennessee's children. Penny Performances provide every child in Knox County, including home-schooled and private-schooled students, an opportunity to attend local arts and culture events/activities by more than 30 organizations at the maximum cost of ONE PENNY when accompanied by one paying adult during the 2011/2012 academic school year. Concerts, plays, dance performances, historic home tours, fairs, museums, festivals, arts workshops, radio broadcasts, movies, and more are part of Penny Performances. Organizations whose admission is regularly free are offering special programs or gifts for attending Knox County students. Notices announcing this program will be given to every Knox County public school child with their First Day Packets. Families may register on this site to receive weekly e-mail notices about participating events. Most participating performances will allow one paying adult to bring up to three students for one penny each. Proof of Knox County residency (driver's license) will be required for each adult accompanying children ages 5-15. Students ages 16-18, not accompanied by an adult, must show proof of Knox County Residency and if in a group, at least one in the group of up to four Knox County students ages 16-18 must purchase a regular adult admission/ticket (if applicable) for the group to be able to participate in Penny Performances. Each participating organization’s specific guidelines are also listed on the Penny Performances web site. The following organizations are participating in Penny Performances: Bijou Theatre, Blount Mansion, Circle Modern Dance, Clarence Brown Theatre, Crescent Bend House & Gardens, Dogwood Arts Festival, East Tennessee Historical Society, Frank M. McClung Museum, GO! Contemporary Dance Works, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, James White’s Fort, Jubilee Community Arts, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, Knoxville Choral Society, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville Opera, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Zoo, Mabry-Hazen House, Marble Springs State Historic Site, Ramsey House Plantation, Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble, Tennessee Stage Company, Tennessee Valley Fair, WDVX, Wild Thyme Players, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and The WordPlayers. |
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