March First Friday: When Cometh Spring?

A deal may have been worked out with Mother Nature to spare Knoxville’s March First Friday from the rain, but one will still need a jacket that evening. That’s a small price to pay for being able to shake off the February blues and take in the March gallery openings and festivities.

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The Emporium Center: Arts & Culture Alliance

The March exhibitions opening reception: Friday, March 1, 5:00-9:00 PM
Regular Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM; and Saturday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Closed on Friday, March 29.

•  Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee
•  Mac Bartine, George Denninger & Cosima Risolvo-Aryee: The Upstairs Show: An Elevated View
•  Hannah Hancock: Aging Into Vintage
•  Works by Luis Santiago

Live music at the event will be from Travis Trench of Tinca Tinca — 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street

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RED Gallery: The Hirschhorn Collection of Paintings by Steve Keene

“Revolutionary”… “The assembly-line Picasso”… “a churning waterfall of creation” … “the Johnny Appleseed of art” … “the punk Picasso” — it takes a special kind of artist to inspire that kind creative adjective-ry.

Steve Keene’s corner of the art world is one quite different from the majority of artists. His paintings surge with color and immediacy, “a punk-rock ethos” that runs counter to almost everything we think we know about art. Based in a Brooklyn studio, Keene creates 50+ paintings each day, having produced over 300,000 pieces during a 30 year career.

Prior to his live painting appearance at Big Ears, a collection of his paintings is being shown at the Red Gallery starting on March First Friday. Called the Hirschhorn Collection’s “Paintings by Steve Keene,” this exhibition of some of his rarer works will run until the gallery space is re-fit for Keene’s live painting during the festival weekend. Of course, Big Ears begins Thursday  March 21.

RED Gallery, 130 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902.
Information: 865-524-0146 or https://www.facebook.com/REDgalleryKNOX/

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Lilienthal Gallery — Photorealism: Yigal Ozeri

 

Lilienthal Gallery‘s next exhibition is Photorealism: Yigal Ozeri

Opening reception on Friday March 1.

“Rooted in romanticism, Yigal Ozeri portrays both sensual fantasy and hyper detailed reality in his photorealistic paintings.”

Lilienthal Gallery, 23 Emory Place, Downtown Knoxville

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Pivot Point Gallery — “In Full Bloom”

Pivot Point Gallery’s next show is “In Full Bloom”

“This show features bright and colorful impressionistic works, subdued and moody abstract pieces, and delicate soft watercolors.  Artists include favorites Shannon Deana Johnson, Susan Verekar, Vladimir Demidovich, Bronwen McCormick and new artist Elena Kostiukova.”

Opening reception on Friday March 1 (11 AM – 9 PM)
Gallery Hours: Thursday – Friday  2pm – 6pm; Saturday – Sunday  11am – 5pm
Monday – Wednesday by Request

Pivot Point Gallery, 15 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN  37917
865-248-0050

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UT Downtown Gallery

Y’all Don’t Hear Me: The Black Appalachia — An Ode to Nikki

“The exhibition title was inspired by my late grandfather, Floyd Whiteside, a retired pastor from Muscle Shoals, Alabama who resided in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He would often use the phrase in his sermons when the spirit was moving or when he wanted to make sure the congregation was keeping up. While preparing for the exhibition and thinking of home, his words kept ringing in my ear. “Y’all Don’t Hear Me” is a statement by someone who feels disregarded, and to me, that resonates with the Black Appalachian community. You don’t hear us because you’re not listening; you’re not listening because you don’t know we exist. I want to amplify our narrative and remind people that there are quality artists creating in the mountains.” – Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Dogwood Arts and the Big Ears Festival and curated by Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee.
First Friday reception: 5 PM – 9 PM

UT Downtown Gallery
106 S. Gay Street

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Dogwood Gallery

“Black and Gifted: A Cultural Expression”

Curated by LaKesha Lee, the exhibition will continue in the Dogwood Gallery from March 1 – April 15, 2024. Opening Reception this Friday, March 1st from 5-8 PM.

Lee is an MFA student in Painting & Drawing at the University of Tennessee and has curated several exhibitions throughout Knoxville, including The Bottom and the Frieson Black Cultural Center at UT. Participating artists include: Francis Akosha, Jonathan Adams, Mene Manresa Bodipo, KaReena Goodwin, Jackie Holloway, LaKesha Lee, Jeremy Myles, Layla Moore, Nyasha Madamombe, and Gary White.

Dogwood Gallery
123 W. Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
Regular Gallery Hours: M-F | 10AM-5PM

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Broadway Studios & Gallery

The Gaudy Gold Frame Show
“If it’s in a gold frame, it’s fair game.”
2D and 3D works.
This open show is juried for awards, various mediums, and features many local artists.

Opening March 1, 5-9 PM and closing April 5, 5-9 PM.

Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hours: By appointment, or when the “open” sign is illuminated. Information: 865-556-8676

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Art Market Gallery

March Featured Artists: Harriet Howell and Ron Williams

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Rala

First Friday with Victoria May

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