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April 2007
Photos from First Friday, April 6
Many thanks to all who joined us for the opening reception of "Honoring Betsy Worden: A Retrospective"!
Enjoying the reception.
Mary Lou Horner visits with friends.
Stuart Worden (right) visits with guests.
David Worden, Stuart Worden, Marilyn Turner, and Minky Worden.
Mike Berry sells his award-winning Dogwood Arts Festival prints.
[updated 04/10/07]
First Friday, April 6
When: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: the Market Square District & other downtown areas
In conjunction with the popular First Friday downtown gallery and shopping tour, KAT will operate a trolley route to connect downtown visitors with the galleries and shops along Gay Street, Market Square and the Old City. The First Friday trolley will travel down Gay Street and through the Old City every 5-7 minutes from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
The First Friday trolley is Fare-Free!
To catch it, just watch for the sign on the front of the trolley that says "First Fridays."
Ironwood Studios, 119 Jennings Avenue. Crawfish. Bluegrass. Blacksmithing Demonstrations. Consider yourself informed. And invited, though rarely are invitations ever necessary at Ironwood. All are always welcome. Please wear pants. Or not. Come as you are, bring a cajun sidedish to soak up some of the heat from the crawfish, and your favorite beverage. Demo's start around six. Come early, stay late.
Cellist, Georgia Sinko, will perform on Market Square.
*Indigo will spotlight the work of artist Rachel Murphy graduate of University of Tennessee who lives and paints in Nashville, Tennessee. Her work stems from ideas of Self and Identity; Jungian persona in an era of technological co-dependency and emotional detachment.
*La Costa on Market Square will feature $3.00 Caipirinha's until 9:00pm in addition to our regular happy hour (4:00 to 7:00,) which features $3.00 Margaritas, $2.00 Beer, and 1/2 off of all Wine Bottles! Just in time for Spring…. La Costa introduces our refreshing hand made Caipirinha's! Made up of fresh organic lime juice, hand muddled limes, turbinado, and imported Brazilian cachaca (ka-sha-sa,) the Caipirinha has been a Latin American favorite for many years. The Caipirinha has gained international popularity in recent years, and after much demand (and a little of our own curiosity,) we've brought it home to Market Square.
*Vagabondia: Jewelry Trunk Show and Reception Featuring Jewelry Artist Jyl Walker of Be-Jeweled!. Jyl works with genuine semi-precious stones and sterling silver on hand-knotted silk.
*bliss will host a trunk show with local jewelry artist Chi Chen Cheng. Using materials and techniques from her native Taiwan, Chi Chen creates unique silk-knotted necklaces and bracelets. Each piece contains a carved jade piece, which, according to traditional Chinese culture, brings luck to the wearer.
*Sapphire: Experience the taste of Mexico with tequila tasting flights. A representative from B&T Distributing will be on hand to discuss the unique flavor profiles and background of these excellent tequilas. Selections can include - Patron Silver, Patron Reposado, Patron Anejo, Corralejo Anejo, 267 Chili Peppers Tequila, Cielo Silver, Cielo Reposado and Cielo Anejo. Also included are Latin-inspired hors d'oeuvres. All of this is just $25 per person. Additional specials include $2 Zappopan Margaritas a Masquerade Ball, presented by the Kiki-Cinza Movement. The acclaimed DJ 4matiks will be spinning while video artist Paj Jackson and her entourage make their way amongst the crowd.
**Trio Cafe is now open at 13 market square. They are serving breakfast lunch and dinner 7am-9pm during the week and 9-9 on saturdays and sundays! Come by to check out their "First Friday" menu, enjoying a gourmet coffee or glass of wine while sitting on our patio!
The Phoenix
Live mannequins will be on display as they sip Downtown Grind coffee while lounging in the "bliss"fully decorated window.
Village Marketplace
Will feature a new collection of ceramics. These include beautiful bird baths, planters, and tableware. Influenced by Ming China, Vietnam's blue and white ceramics have been sought after throughout the world since the 15th century. Today potters blend artistic skill with time honored techniques in the famous pottery village of Bat Trang, just east of Hanoi, where there are as many kilns as houses. Ceramics skills are passed down through the generations. Artisans pour clay into molds, and carefully remove the pieces when they are set. Paint and glaze is applied by hand, and, when dry, the pottery is fired at very high temperatures, giving it strength and durability.
Mast General Store Mast will have live folk and old time music from 6:30 pm to 8 pm, performed by Steve Hancock.
Arts & Culture Alliance
Opening reception. The Arts & Culture Alliance presents "Honoring Betsy Worden: A Retrospective", a new exhibition on display April 6-28 at the Arts & Culture Alliance’s Emporium Center. Worden, who died in January 2006, was perhaps best known for her works in watercolor and weaving, and she contributed greatly to Knoxville’s visual arts community throughout her life. Join us for complimentary hors d’oeuvres on Friday, April 6, 5-9pm.
World Grotto
Free Wine Tasting, Hors devours and Martini Specials. "Plastered: a showcase of Tennessee poster artists" is a showcase of highly talented poster designers from the state of Tennessee. It is being held in the month of April at the World Grotto Gallery and Music Venue in Knoxville, TN. There will be a meet and greet as well as a sale of posters
held on the 20th and 21st. This show is going to include: Boss Construction - aka - Andrew Vastagh (Nashville) the new year - aka -Sasha Barr (Memphis) Status Design - aka - Justin Helton (Knoxville) Yee-Haw Industries - aka - Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher and a crew of others (Knoxville) Zach Hobbs (Chattanooga) Leia Bell (Knoxville)- as well as works from various other TN poster artists. All of the artists will be showing their work as well as a poster sale at the reception weekend. The weekend will include the poster sale and meet and greet as well as live music at night including Dishwater Blonde and the Natti Love Joys.
Art Gallery of Knoxville
Paces: Lou Mallozzi and Gustavo Matamoros create a performance and media installation using hand-held microphones, video cameras, and flashlights.
Art Market Gallery
The Mobile Meals Mother’s/Father’s Day card campaign is “co-opping” with one of the area’s oldest artists’ co-op, The Art Market Gallery. This year's special partnership with the Art Market Gallery is highlitghted by their sponsorship of one of their own artists, B. J. Clark, in providing her work for the card’s artwork.
Three Flights Up Gallery
Three Flights Up Gallery, located in the Emporium, invites you to an evening of art, food and music. The 9 featured artists this month work in a variety of media--photography, painting, sculpture, and digital imaging-- and include Julie Camarata, Steve Cunnigham, Stacey Fletcher, Tovah Greenwood, James Edwin Hall, Nic Hankins, Liz Nixon, Ben Katz, and Jon Ross.
The Basemet Gallery
Life is an Open Book: a collection of cliches by artists Brandon Rogers and Rachel B. Travis.
Gallery 1010
Photographs by Angela Dick. MFA Thesis Show. "My photographs are my mementos and my documents. I use the images I create
as a way to preserve my memories and my experiences, and as keepsakes of the alluring elements of the spots I visit.
Tomato Head
A very special First Friday of Spring dinner special along with special prices on select bottles of wine, most reduced to $12.
Downtown Grill & Brewery
The Brewery will extend their happy hour until 10:00. FREE popcorn in the bar.
UT Downtown Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition - Lin Lee, Graphic Design.
Downtown Grind
Try their Brainfreeze drinks: sweet frozen blended drinks, offered in several fruity and coffee flavors.
bliss Home
bliss home will host an opening for Ryan Blair. from Ryan's artist statement, "My subject matter varies and is usually developed through a series of sketches and notes. My new work employs the use of poured acrylics. Though I work quite deliberately, consciously employing both traditional and innovative techniques, the pouring leaves a feeling of a raw unplanned approach. After my surface is prepared, canvas, wood or paper, I draw directly on that surface using charcoal. The areas that have been drawn are then masked off. Paint is then poured to create patterns and grids. After drying, I begin painting thin layers of paint until I achieve the desired color density over the entire surface. Often during the layering of color, I sand and scrape revealing covered layers." As always Pasta Trio and wine will be plentiful. *image attached.
This highly successful First Friday event, now downtown-wide, began in October of 2003. On the first Friday of every month the Market Square District, Gay St including the 100-Block and Old City merchants offer something special for all downtown residents and visitors. Promotions include artist receptions, gallery openings, special food and drink offerings and more.
Contact Scott Schimmel (256-2469) for further details.
[updated 03/30/07]
Honoring Betsy Worden: A Retrospective
The Arts & Culture Alliance presents "Honoring Betsy Worden: A Retrospective", a new exhibition on display April 6 – 25 at the Arts & Culture Alliance’s Emporium Center. Worden, who died in January 2006, was perhaps best known for her works in watercolor and weaving, and she contributed greatly to Knoxville’s visual arts community throughout her life. The opening reception on Friday, April 6, from 5-9pm, is free and open to the public, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served.
"A New Day" (hand-woven tapestry), on loan from a private collection.
Betsy Worden, an artist, teacher, and Knoxville Civic Leader, received her BA in Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee and did post-graduate studies at Atlanta School of the Art, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and the University of Tennessee. Her art is represented in several major art collections, including those of President Gerald Ford, Joan Mondale, the Heard Collection, and the Knoxville Museum of Art. Worden first worked professionally as Art Director at Zell Manufacturing, a screen-printing company in Atlanta. A painter, tapestry weaver, and printmaker, she was a longtime instructor at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, and she taught watercolor classes for the Knoxville Museum of Art. A leader in the Knoxville arts community, Worden served on the boards of many arts organizations, including the Arts & Culture Alliance and the Art Market Gallery, which she co-founded. She also co-founded the Community School of the Arts in Knoxville. She served as a past president of the Knoxville Watercolor Society and actively participated in the Tennessee Watercolor Society, the Art and Antiques Gallery, Southern Highland Craft Guild, the Foothills Craft Guild, and Tennessee Women in the Arts. She chaired ArtFest for the Knoxville Arts Council, graduated with the 1986 Leadership Knoxville group, and earned selection to provide prints for the Dogwood Arts Festival in 1980 and 2001. In 1997, the Knoxville Arts Council named Worden “Artist of the Year” and in 2000, honored her with a Lifetime Achievement award.
[updated 03/14/07]
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