About Us

Welcome to the website of Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville!  Through this website, the Alliance provides introductions to the organization’s membership services and to the amazing variety of performing arts venues, programs, performances, historical attractions, and museums that create East Tennessee’s unique character and appeal.  Please follow the links provided to learn more about the Arts & Culture Alliance, its services, and its members.

What is the purpose of the Arts & Culture Alliance?
The mission of the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville is to serve and support a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions by assuring their creative, financial, and operational well being.  The Arts & Culture Alliance provides leadership and advocacy that establishes and maintains the success of the arts and cultural environment of greater Knoxville, as well as providing for a strong climate for cultural and economic interaction between the arts and the community as a whole.

What does the Alliance do?
The Alliance unites, strengthens, and promotes local arts and culture by focusing its activities on Advocacy, Service, and Education.

Who is part of the Alliance?
Our membership includes artists and cultural organizations, concerned citizens, educators, public officials, civic leaders, business people, and anyone else who believes in the future of East Tennessee.  Click here to access our member directory.

Who is on the Alliance's Board of Directors?
Annette Brun, HGTV
David Butler, Knoxville Museum of Art
Dr. Jefferson Chapman, President, McClung Museum
Crissy Haslam, Vice President, Community Volunteer
Dr. Paul Lee, Secretary, Department of Art at University of Tennessee
Chris Mitchell, Treasurer, Tennessee Valley Authority
Lorna Norwood, UT Institute of Agriculture
Linda Parris-Bailey, The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc.
Lucas Richman, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Philip A. Scheurer, Vice President, Vice President Emeritus at UT
Bill Shory, WBIR-TV
Marilyn Avery Turner, Artist
John T. Worden, Worden, Rechenbach & Brooke

Where is the Alliance located?
Our offices are located in the Arts & Culture Alliance’s Emporium Center on Gay Street in downtown Knoxville, the cultural hub of East Tennessee.  However, the positive effects of the Alliance’s programs extend to all parts of the region.  We help make life better for people throughout our region by supporting and calling attention to the many treasures in our local arts and culture community.

Are you interested in renting the Alliance's Emporium Center facilities?
Click here for more information.

Special thanks to our supporting members.  We wouldn't be here without you!
Peter Acly, Barbara Apking, BB&T, Carolyn Berryhill, Annette Brun, Jeff & Vicki Chapman, Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, Naomi Cunningham, John Davis, Judy Lockhart DiGregorio, Kevin Dubose, Maureen Dunn, Emery 5 & 10, Dr. Kent & Susan Farris, Theresa Flaim, Melvin Halbert, Frances W. Hall, Kathy Hamilton, Doug & Diane Hanson, David Harter, Bill & Crissy Haslam, Laura Heinz, Ed & Abbie Hudgens, Kathryn Jackson, Susan Lauver, Mickey Mallonee, Nina Mauldin, Kim Wood McClamroch, Tom & Cheryl Midyett, Chris Mitchell, Kay Newton, Betsy Quinn, Claudia Ragsdale, Lucas Richman, Ellen Robinson, Lois L. Russell, William M. Shory, Bill & Margaret Snyder, Marilyn Avery & Richardson Turner, Melanie Wharton, John C. Worden, Stuart Worden, Margit Worsham, Patricia Wrinkle

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