Knoxville Museum of Art
Organized by the Mint Museum of Charlotte, North Carolina, and opening at the Knoxville Museum of Art on Friday, August 20, Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum focuses on the art of collage, the assembly of a visual piece from materials of different types and origins.
This show consists of over 70 works by more than 30 artists, focusing on the legacy and influence that Charlotte native Romare Bearden has had on the recent stylistic growth of the medium of collage and on familiar figures in 20th Century art such as Sam Gilliam, Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg, and James Rosenquist.
Along with the exhibition, the museum will also host Kolaj LIVE Knoxville. From Friday, November 5th, to Sunday, November 7th, 2021, artists, curators, and writers will gather for a weekend of collage making, slideshows, exhibition visits, and storytelling that deepen our understanding of collage and its place in 20th and 21st Century art.
Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum will continue at the KMA through November 7, 2021. Visitors should keep in mind that the museum has returned to its full hours of operation: Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Sunday, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Knoxville Museum of Art
1050 World’s Fair Park
Admission and parking are free.
Website: www.knoxart.org.
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Flying Anvil Theatre
The Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing precautions dealt a blow to last year’s celebrations around the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which prohibited states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. Flying Anvil Theatre was similarly forced to postpone its own original play based on the topic, SuffRAGE: To Give Voice. That production has now been re-scheduled and will run from Wednesday, August 18, through Saturday, August 21, at 7:30 pm with a matinee at 2:00 pm on Sunday, August 22.
“The play was commissioned by Flying Anvil Theatre and researched and written by Linda Parsons and Jeannette Brown. They took on the challenge of not only celebrating women’s gaining the vote, but acknowledging the Black suffragists who were left behind. “History was especially stacked against Black suffragists,” notes co-writer Linda Parsons, “but as one Black character says, ‘When one of us stands up, we all stand.'”
Flying Anvil Theatre
1300 Rocky Hill Road
https://www.flyinganviltheatre.com
(865) 357-1309
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Theatre Knoxville Downtown
Theatre Knoxville Downtown offers a “slightly” different version of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.
“Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constazuela brothers.”
Performances: Aug. 20 – Sep. 12 (Fri/Sat – 8pm, Sun – 3pm) plus Thu, Aug 26 – 8p
Theatre Knoxville Downtown at 800 S. Central Street
Information & tickets: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com
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Tennessee Wind Symphony
As part of the Cathedral Concert Series, the Tennessee Wind Symphony offers the 30th Anniversary Concert, featuring music arranged for symphonic band in celebration of the organization’s 30th Anniversary.
Sunday August 22 at 6:00 PM –
Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
711 South Northshore Drive
TICKETS ARE FREE – Obtain a ticket at the door before the concert, or in advance through the Paraclete Catholic Books and Gifts located on the Sacred Heart campus Tennessee Wind Symphony
http://www.tnwindsymphony.org/
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Art at TVUUC
Opening in the gallery space at TVUUC is a joint exhibition of paintings by Inna Nasonova Knox & Charlotte Rollman The exhibition runs from August 15, 2021 — October 7, 2021 with an opening reception on Friday Aug 20, 6:00-7:30 PM with Artists’ Talk at 6:30 PM.
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
2931 Kingston Pike
Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM and on Sunday, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Information: 865-523-4176, www.tvuuc.org
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Knoxville Opera
Knoxville Opera offers several events this week, among them a Concert at Temple Beth El – Wednesday, August 18, 7:00 PM
Features mezzo Jennifer D’Agostino and baritone Michael Roemer with artistic director and pianist Brian Salesky
FREE
Please bring COVID-19 vaccination card and/or wear mask at all times.
https://www.knoxvilleopera.com/event/concert-temple-beth-el/
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Continuing this month at the Emporium Center
Regular gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For more information, please see www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543.
• Kate Aubrey: From the Heart – people and portraits from noted watercolorist Kate Aubrey
• HERDCORE: Dale Mackey and Shawn Poynter – this collaboration from Central Collective co-founders Dale Mackey and Shawn Poynter promises an intriguing mix of photography and a PPE fashion show, portraits taken throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, embellished masks and face shields, and reflections gathered from the Knoxville community.
• Donna Moore: Hope is the Thing with Feathers – Moore is a photographer who works with pinhole cameras and historic/alternative photographic processes. She is the Co-Director of the Big Camera, a traveling darkroom and Camera Obscura.
• Creations of Love by A. D. – A. D. is a Knoxville resident and a KAT bus driver. His recent work covers subjects such as climate change, human trafficking, Harlem Renaissance culture, political and social issues, racism & classism.
• Debbie and Marc Meritsky: Our favorite three “R’s – Reimagining, Repurposing, and Recycling – a selection of handmade jewelry, mixed media collages, and stained glass all utilizing reimagined, repurposed, and recycled components.
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Dogwood Arts, 123 W. Jackson Avenue
Esther Sitver, a Knoxville illustrator, offers a show that centers around portraiture/figure drawing, editorial illustration, pattern design, plein air painting, and hand-lettering.
The show continues through August 27 at the Dogwood Arts gallery’s regular hours of Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
