Great things sometimes slip through the cracks, but we’re trying real hard to be the shepherd. Here are a few things from galleries, museums, et al., to check out. Don’t forget your mask.
Ewing Gallery: Grant Gibson
The newly renovated Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is a professionally-managed university gallery on the campus of UT Knoxville, funded jointly by the School of Art and the College of Architecture and Design.
Their current exhibition features the work of architect Grant Gibson. Exhibition continues through October 25.
A registered architect and founding principal of CAMESgibson, Inc., Grant Gibson is committed to creating culturally relevant work.
Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, Room 115
1715 Volunteer Boulevard, UT Campus
Open Mon-Fri 10am – 5pm, Thursday evenings until 7:30pm, and Sundays from 1-4pm. Masks are required.
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Friends of Music and the Arts: Cellist D. Scot Williams
Friends of Music and the Arts (FOMA) is a program of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension that features local Knoxville musicians as well as notable ensembles on tour in a range of events. Although the program was halted during the Covid-19 shutdown, the schedule for a 2021-22 season has just been announced.
The first event of the season features a recital by Knoxville cellist D. Scot Williams performing works by Bach, Crumb, and Cronin.
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 7:30 PM, FREE
http://www.knoxvilleascension.org/foma/
(865) 588-0589
800 S. Northshore Drive (between Kingston Pike and Lyons View Pike)
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UT School of Music — Pianist Kirill Gliadkovsky
At long last, live public performances from the UT School of Music have returned. Their immensely popular guest artist series is underway.
Dr. Gliadkovsky combines his busy concert schedule with teaching at Saddleback College (southern California) as a Professor of Piano and Director of Keyboard Studies. Prior to coming to Saddleback, he has been on the piano faculty at USC and Santa Monica College and served as the head of piano area at SUU (Southern Utah University) in Cedar City, UT.
Tuesday, October 19, 8 PM – FREE
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie Haslam Music Center, UT Campus
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East Tennessee Historical Society: Shaver – An Artist of Rare Merit
Through January 30, 2022
Shaver: An Artist of Rare Merit traces Samuel Moore Shaver’s maturation through the 19 portraits held by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library. The exhibition is organized on the occasion of three recent Shaver acquisitions, making the East Tennessee History Center the largest repository of the artist’s works.
East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street
Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5.
Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org
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Emporium Center – October Exhibitions
Exhibitions continue through October 31 with regular gallery hours of Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (closed Saturday, October 30 and open Sunday, October 31, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM).
Information: www.knoxalliance.com or call (865) 523-7543.
• The Fountain City Art Guild
This group show by the Fountain City Art Guild features the work of 30 local artists working in oils, watercolors, woodworking, and other media.
• Alex Smith: Rerouted
This exhibition of paintings by the native Knoxvillian Alex Smith includes works of New York’s grit alongside East Tennessee’s verdant landscape, ranging from hyper-realism to abstracts.
• Douglas Molinas Lawrence: 50 bud vases in 50 days
The artist challenged himself to make 50 bud vases in 50 days, each beginning as a 6” x 6” x 2” block of ash.
• Mike Lana: Beyond the Walls
• Foothills Craft Guild: Fine Crafts
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Dogwood Arts – Old City Photography Exhibition
“Old is New: Photographs of Knoxville’s Historic Old City”
Photographers Beau Branton, Yousef Sindi, Jared Worsham, and Lindsey Worthington
The Dogwood Arts Gallery, 123 W Jackson Avenue in the Old City.
Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status.
• Opening Reception: October 1, 2021, 5-8PM
• Show continues through October 29 at the regular gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00AM – 5:00PM
https://www.dogwoodarts.com/dogwoodgallery
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UT Downtown Gallery – Works by James O. Clark
James O. Clark is a New York-based sculptor who works with light and illumination.
Opening reception, Friday, October 1: 5:00 – 8:00PM
Exhibition runs October 1 – 30, 2021
UT Downtown Gallery, 106. S. Gay Street
Wednesday – Friday: 11am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 3pm
