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Arts & Culture Alliance Presents National Juried Exhibition of 2008
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present its National Juried Exhibition of 2008, a new exhibition featuring selected artwork from 44 artists in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. The Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibition was developed in 2006 to provide a forum for local artists to compete on a national scale and display their highest quality work. The selected art features both traditional and non-traditional work and will be exhibited at the Arts & Culture Alliances Emporium Center Gallery from December 15, 2008 - January 14, 2009. A public reception will take place on Friday, January 2, from 5:00-9:00 PM with a brief awards ceremony at 6:00 PM as part of First Friday activities downtown.
The following works will be shown:
* Booder Barnes, Knoxville - "Coil Torso" (Clay and paint)
* Vicki Bethel, Atlanta, GA - "Raffia Chair" (Digital photograph)
* Neranza Blount, Knoxville - "Plight of the Honey Bee - Plight of Man" (Encaustic/mixed on wood)
* Amanda Brazier, Chattanooga - "Longitude" (Mixed media on panel)
* Shirley Brown, Maryville - "Reclining Nude" (Acrylics on canvas)
* Lillian A. Clinard, Loudon - "Looking for a Café" (Watercolor and ink)
* Joshua Coleman, Cleveland - "Reflection" (Bronze, plastic, steel, wood)
* Lou Copeland, Nashville - "Woman on Couch" (Acrylic on canvas)
* Victor Costantino, Knoxville - "U.T. Farm 2" (Oil on canvas)
* Alan Derrick, Gurley, AL - "Lory's Cast Off" (Urethane Paint on Steel)
* Katie Gamble, Maryville - "Secret" (Oil)
* Judi Gaston, Knoxville - "Kroger Kalypso" (Handwoven in recycled shopping bags embellished with thread spools and vintage buttons)
* R. L. Gibson, Gatlinburg - "Pieces of Me: Offspring" (Xerography)
* Carl Gombert, Maryville - "Lain" (Oil over collage)
* Sally Ham Govan, Murfreesboro - "Bella" (Charcoal/conte)
* Susan Hadorn, Atlanta, GA - "Quiet... Country Road" (Archival pigment print)
* Melissa Harrell, Knoxville - "Manhattan" (Photography)
* Sarah Elisabeth Hettich, Oak Ridge - "Ganesh" (Mixed media)
* Sam Hill, Fairfield Glade - "Life Saver" (Watercolor)
* Audrey Jaccard, Knoxville - "I Don't Avert My Eyes Anymore" (Porcelain)
* Judy Kelley Jorden, Lenoir City - "Twisted Metal #1" (Acrylic)
* Allison Cathleen King, Knoxville - "Dancers" (Silver gelatin print)
* Scott Klecha, Ten Mile - "Untitled" (Digital)
* Joan Leininger, Crossville - "A Soldier's Goodbye"
* Lou Mansur, Knoxville - "Figured Bowl" (Wood)
* Kate McCullough, Knoxville - "Time Passages" (Watercolor)
* Roy McCullough, Knoxville - "The Coming Storm"
* Michael Murphy, Morristown - "Untitled No. 2" (Film photography)
* Bill A. Neill, Nashville - "For Will: Small Windows of Clarity" (Acrylic on gauze cloth on canvas)
* Bill Newton, Durham, NC - "Anything Going On Back There" (Clay)
* Jeffrey L. Palmer, Knoxville - "Sash" (Digital photography)
* Steve Parrott, Jackson - "Illusionary Me" (Photography)
* Marion Randolph, Oak Ridge - "The Sentinel" (Hackberry wood)
* Marc Rodriguez, Knoxville - "Dirt: Lat: 35°47'42.93"N -- Long: 84°17'36.95"W" (Dirt and polyurethane)
* Derek Smith, Bristol - "Untitled" (Oil on canvas)
* Denise Stewart-Sanabria, Knoxville - "Mary Lee, Cousin & Louis" (Charcoal on plywood)
* Laurie Szilvagyi, Vonore - "Yellow Rose" (Watercolor)
* Lynnda Tenpenny, Knoxville - "Zen Twig" (Acrylic and collage on panel)
* Marilyn Avery Turner, Knoxville - "Solar Great Mother" (Silkscreen monoprint)
* Jessica L. Van Neste, Kingston - "Moments" (Argentium sterling silver, 4mm Citrine, 14KY gold)
* Jim Weitzel, Forest City, NC - "Music in Her Bones" (Cherry & ebony wood)
* Mary LaRue Wells, Knoxville - "Turtle Express" (Acrylic with stamps)
* Melynda Whetsel, Knoxville - "March" (Mixed)
* Bruce Cabot Young II, Lenoir City - "Ocean, Blue, Green, and Orange Fluvial Fan" (Acrylic and masonite board)
The juror, Angela Usrey, serves as Director and Owner of Tanner Hill Gallery in Chattanooga which focuses on mid-career contemporary painters and sculptors. Prizes include $1,400 in cash awards as well as future exhibition opportunities. Award winners will be announced Friday, December 12.
The reception on Friday, January 2, from 5:00-9:00 PM, is free and open to the public, and complimentary hors doeuvres and wine will be served. The National Juried Exhibition of 2008 is on display December 15, 2008 - January 14, 2009 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. Please note that the Emporium will be closed Wednesday, December 24, 2008 through Thursday, January 1, 2009 but will be open the evening of Wednesday, December 31, from 7:15-11:15 PM as part of First Night activities in downtown Knoxville.
Emporium Holiday Extravaganza!
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to sponsor the fifth annual Emporium Holiday Extravaganza on December 5 and 6: downtown Knoxville's most affordable holiday shopping event with unique gifts and live performances by artists who are all members of the Arts & Culture Alliance! This two-day celebration features fine crafts and other handmade gifts by more than 25 local artists and museum gift shops as well as live music and dance by ten local performing arts organizations. This event is free and open to the public. Hours are Friday, December 5, 4:00-9:00 PM and Saturday, December 6, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Shop for gifts by these artists:
Joel Anderson (Nashville) - Prints, notecards, and postcards celebrating the history and charm of Knoxville
Cindy Day (Knoxville) - Watercolor painting, prints, cards, pet portraits
Claudia Dean (Knoxville) - Sterling silver jewelry
Janet Edkins (Knoxville) - Japanese ink paintings, hand painted home accents, greeting cards
Joanne Francis (Decatur) - Poetry on the spot
Anne Freels (Clinton) - Corn shuck dolls, handmade herbal soaps, creams, bath salts, candles
Sally Ham Govan (Murfreesboro) - Framed charcoal and conte drawings of dogs, books, notecards
Jessica Gregory (Knoxville) - Indoor and outdoor steel sculptures
Christine Kepner (Decatur) - Quality stones: a discovery toolkit
David Klieman (Knoxville) - Oil paintings and charcoal drawings of cityscapes and Knoxville streets
Zophia Kneiss (New Tazewell) - Metal art
Ann Lacava (Powell) - Artist-designed and handmade pure silver and chainmail jewelry
Wes & Dina Loukota (Knoxville) - Wood bowls, cutting boards, toy tops, pastel paintings, greeting cards
Steve & Cheryl Luis (Kingsport) - Handmade stone and glass jewelry
Paula Marksbury (Athens) - Kiln formed glass vessels, sculptures, and wall pieces
Jim McNutt (Knoxville) - Unique inlaid and sculptural furniture; animal and marine sculpture; accessories
Karen Plum (Oak Ridge) - Designer jewelry
Marion Randolph (Oak Ridge) - Wood bowls and small vases made from special and unique woods
Nancy Roberson (Knoxville) - Hand-woven shawls, capes, and scarves
Kathy Seely (Oliver Springs) - Bead and mixed media jewelry
Bryan Wilkerson (Kingston) - Ornaments, handmade figurines, designed cards, handmade decorations
Christal Yost (Knoxville) - Sculptural, hand built, raku, and functional pottery
Back Room Gallery - Glass icicles, brush animal ornaments, nativity sets, bell ornaments, festive purses/gloves
Colours and Son (Oak Ridge) - Polymer clay statues and items
East Tennessee Historical Society - Regional books and traditional handicrafts
Knoxville Writers Guild - Books published by the Guild and its members
Frank H. McClung Museum - Christmas items, Egyptian items, jewelry, and other items from gift shop
West Knoxville Glass Company - Glass and mirror products
Enjoy these free, live performances on Friday, December 5:
5:00 PM: A String Quartet of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (www.knoxvillesymphony.com)
6:00 PM: Swing dancing by Megan Adair & Mike Legett (www.meganadair.com)
Enjoy these free, live performances on Saturday, December 6:
12:00 PM: Women's a cappella barbershop by Mountain Breeze Quartet
1:00 PM: Smoky Mountain Harmony A Cappella Show Chorus ( www.smokymtnharmony.org)
The Extravaganza takes place as part of "First Friday" activities downtown at both the Emporium Center (100 S. Gay Street, corner of Gay/Jackson) and at Studio M (108 S. Gay Street); downtown activities include the WIVK Santa Claus Parade down Gay Street and into the Old City as well as a block party on the 100 Block of Gay Street directly in front of the Emporium! Free parking is available every day in the lot caddy-corner from the Emporium on Jackson Avenue as well as at metered spots and in city parking garages after 6:00 PM and on weekends. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, e-mail sc@knoxalliance.com, or visit www.knoxalliance.com.
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