It sometimes seems like a dream. Yes, there actually was a time when people went into theaters with other people and sat next to them while viewing and hearing creative expression from musicians, actors, and other artists on stage. While…
Merry Miscellany: December Edition
Above: Jackson Avenue ramps nearing completion as iconic pavers are restored At the Emporium Center for First Friday, December 4 — The Arts & Culture Alliance opens its 2020 Members Show, an annual exhibition of local artists in the…
September Emporium Exhibitions Opening on Friday
The isolation brought on by the need for safety during the pandemic battle has made it all too easy to break normal routines. However, it is possible to get an infusion of art and still stay safe by adhering to…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: August 4, 2020
While everyone is understandably anxious to return to some form of social normality, the harsh reality of the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic demands that potential viewers thoughtfully weigh the risks versus rewards involved, not just to oneself, but…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: June 30, 2020
It has been three and a half months since our last Miscellany, the absence reflecting the lack of substantial art and music news to report. Unfortunately, the pandemic is not over and the necessary vigilance in keeping ourselves and others…
Knoxville Photo 2020 Opens at the Emporium Center on July 3
The Arts & Culture Alliance and the Emporium Center opened their Summer Member Show last Friday and is continuing the re-opening process on July 3 with the 8th annual Knoxville Photo juried exhibition. The show, viewable from Friday, July 3…
Emporium Center Re-Opens With Summer Members Show
Time itself has seemed to expand and contract over the last 12 weeks of sheltering in place, but there are signs that past and future precautions will continue the return to some degree of normalcy. To that end, the Arts…
Thursday Arts Miscellany: Art/Design Openings and Shows
Above: Frank Stella (Malden, Massachusetts, 1936; lives and works in New York), Shards II, 1982. Acrylic and oil stick on etched, cut and assembled aluminum, 40x45x6 inches, Knoxville Museum of Art, gift of June and Rob Heller, 2014. © 2019 Frank…
First Friday at the Emporium and UT Downtown Gallery
There are a lot of notable openings on November’s First Friday. Here are two in the 100 block of S. Gay Street. At the Emporium (November 2 – 30) “The Familiar” — Eric Buechel (Main Gallery) This solo exhibition features…
Review: KSO’s Q Series Finds A New Home At The Emporium Center
The KSO’s Q-Series, built around its Principal Quartet and the Woodwind Quintet, has seen a major venue change this season, leaving the Square Room and its presentational arrangement for the long rectangular gallery of Gay Street’s Emporium Center.