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April 2008

Photos from First Friday, April 4
Many thanks to all who joined us for the opening reception for The Dogwood Arts Festival 2008 Fine Arts Show. More than 1,500 people joined us for the First Friday downtown.

Visitors in the gallery

Congratulations to Marion Randolph who received a Juror's Citation! (Pictured L-R: Terry Turner, Marion Randolph, Terry Tjaarda)

Artist Sandy Davis discusses her work with visitors

Viewing Bobbie Crews' work, "Cellular II"

Viewing artwork

The Dogwood Arts Festival 2008 Fine Arts Show Winners Announced
Four awards have been presented to local artists as part of the Dogwood Arts Festival 2008 Fine Arts Show with thanks to ORNL Federal Credit Union.  An awards ceremony and public reception will take place on Friday, April 4, from 5-9pm at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville as part of First Friday activities and will feature complimentary hors d’oeuvres catered by The Lunchbox.  The 2008 Fine Arts Show, a collaboration between the Dogwood Arts Festival, the Arts & Culture Alliance, and Three Flights Up Gallery, features works in the areas of acrylic, charcoal, clay, colored pencil, digital and film photography, drawing, handwoven works, mixed media, oil, pastel, watercolor, wood, and more by 67 local artists.  It will be on exhibit April 4-18.

All 102 pieces in the exhibit, including the award winners, were chosen by juror Neely Hyde, Director of Exhibits for the Association for Visual Arts in Chattanooga.  Hyde viewed 324 submissions from 130 artists in 34 cities to select the show.  “I’m incredibly impressed by the talent exhibited in all of the entries.  This show was extremely difficult to jury.  The Dogwood Arts Festival should take great pride in offering local artists the opportunity to compare their work to that of others throughout the region,” she said.

The brief awards ceremony will start at 6pm with an introduction by Eddie Mannis of the Dogwood Arts Festival.

The Best of Show award of $500 was awarded to Melynda Moore Whetsel of Knoxville for her piece, “Trust” (Collage / Mixed Media).

A Juror’s Citation of $150 was awarded to Lia Ballentine of Knoxville for her piece, "Monte Carlo Fun House" (Cross-Processed Digital Photograph glazed on Wood).

A Juror’s Citation of $150 was awarded to T. Michael Martin of Clinton for his piece, "Molecular Shift" (Mixed Media on Wood Panel).

A Juror’s Citation of $150 was awarded to Marion Randolph of Oak Ridge for his Scarlet Oak bowl.

Click here to view a complete list of artists in the exhibition.

Many of the works on display are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition.  The exhibit hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm and Saturday, 11am-3pm, with extended hours on Friday, April 11, from 9am-7pm in conjunction with the Dogwood Arts Festival parade on Gay Street.  The Emporium is located at 100 S. Gay Street in downtown Knoxville.  For more information, please call (865) 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

The Dogwood Arts Festival 2008 Fine Arts Show - Call for Entries
The Dogwood Arts Festival announces a call for entries for its 2008 Fine Arts Show, an exhibition developed to provide a forum for regional artists to compete and display their work.  The selected art features both traditional and non-traditional work and will be exhibited at the Arts & Culture Alliance’s Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from April 4-18, 2008, during the Dogwood Arts Festival.  Hand-delivered entries will be accepted on Sunday, March 30, 12-5pm at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville.

*Click here to download a prospectus.
*Click here to download an application.

The call for entries is open to all artists 18 years and older.  Entries must be original works completed within the last two years in the following categories: Painting, Graphic Arts, 3-D, and Photography. No jewelry will be accepted.  No shipped works will be accepted. Prizes include $500 Best of Show Award and $150 Honorable Mention Awards.

The 2008 Fine Arts Show is sponsored by the Dogwood Arts Festival, the Arts & Culture Alliance, and Three Flights Up Gallery.  For more information, please contact Suzanne Cada with the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or Lauren Karnitz with Three Flights Up Gallery at lkarnitz@yahoo.com.

About the Dogwood Arts Festival
The mission of the Dogwood Arts Festival is to help fund arts education in our schools, promote the visual and performing arts, and to preserve and enhance the beauty of our region.

About the Arts & Culture Alliance
The Arts & Culture Alliance serves and supports 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 the 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.

About Three Flights Up Gallery
Three Flights Up Gallery is an artist operated exhibition space located in the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville. Since 2004, the gallery has been dedicated to the presentation of original fine art by local, regional and national artists.

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