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July 2005
Call for Work If you are interested in having your work considered, please call our office (865-523-7543) and schedule a time to bring your work. Work hung in these locations will remain for six months. Work will be tagged with "Title, Artist's name, and Price." The Alliance does take a 20% commission from all work sold. If you have submitted work in the past, you can submit a new piece(s). If you
have never submitted, we would love to include you!
Oil and Steel: Muscle and Mind, opening August 5 Clay Pardue’s technique of oil painting on board primarily depicts people in atypical settings. His subjects vary widely in age and ethnicity, with background elements including industrial objects such as factories, derelict ships, and cars. He describes his work as becoming increasingly surreal in mood and in placement of figures in rigidly symmetrical spaces, depicting violent symbolism and dealing with environmental degradation, political upheavals, and terrorism. Pardue attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City and the University of Tennessee. His works have won local awards and Bests of Show at the Art Center in Oak Ridge and the Arts Council juried show at the Candy Factory. He was recently accepted into the Appalachian Corridors show in West Virginia, which draws from the Eastern US and shows in September. Pardue currently teaches art at Clinton High School.
Michael Russell’s metal sculptures emerge from the wild clamor of sparks and fire. He learned metal skills from his father who impressed upon him the idea of metal as a means. He worked in construction before turning to education, where he now serves as a welding instructor at the Tennessee Technology Center at Athens. His sculptures speak of life: figures in transition, expressions that reflect the human condition, and shapes in balance with positive and negative space. He draws inspiration from the elegance of human sexuality, the order of the Fibonacci Sequence, or the shape of a corn chip, and he describes the challenge of working with metal as a lifetime journey of study, experimentation and discovery. An active member of the Foothills Craft Guild, he participates in their annual shows. Russell’s work has been displayed by the Athens Area Council for the Arts and during their Studio Tour held each November; his work was also displayed at the grand opening of the Emporium Center for Arts & Culture in downtown Knoxville. The opening reception on Friday, August 5, from 5:30-9pm, is free and open to the public, and complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres are served. “Oil and Steel: Muscle and Mind” is on exhibit through August at the Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Gallery hours are Mon-Fri, 9-5pm. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance, (865) 523-7543, or visit our website at www.knoxalliance.com. [updated 07/19/05]
Local artists and representatives of arts organizations in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Gatlinburg, and other cities in the region will thank state legislators for their support of the arts in the General Assembly. For fiscal year 2005-2006, the Tennessee Arts Commission recently awarded over $5.7 million in 850 grants throughout the state. “Grantees will have an opportunity to thank their state senators and representatives personally for their support of the Tennessee Arts Commission and have their photographs taken with their legislators,” said Liza Zenni, Executive Director of the Arts & Culture Alliance and board member of TFTA. “The cultural programs presented by arts and cultural organizations improve the quality of life of all Tennesseans. In schools, the arts add value to the curriculum, inspire creativity, and enrich the educational experience,” Zenni added. The Tennessee Arts Commission staff and commissioners will also attend the event joined by members of TFTA, the statewide association of arts advocates sponsoring the Knoxville reception and similar gatherings in Memphis, Brownsville, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, and Kingsport. TFTA is a nonprofit association of arts organizations and individuals that promotes, encourages, and assists all of the arts in Tennessee. As the leading state association in advocacy efforts to strengthen the arts, TFTA provides educational and information services to Tennessee artistic and cultural organizations and presents Arts Advocacy Day annually in Nashville. The Tennessee Arts Commission is a state agency than funds and supports quality arts experiences to ensure the citizens of Tennessee have access to and participate in the arts. For more information please call (865) 523-7543 or visit the Arts & Culture Alliance at the Emporium building, 100 S. Gay Street. www.knoxalliance.com [updated 07/19/05]
Mike Berry is our first patron! Mayor Bill Haslam & City Council members joined the public in kicking-off the "Downtown Open House" on Tuesday evening, July 12 in Market Square. The shops and restaurants of Market Square offered discounts,
and the public toured various lofts and homes in the downtown area. The Emporium Center welcomed more than twenty first-time visitors! [updated 07/13/05] Vigil Opening reception photos
Kali Meister recites her poetry
Mignon Naegeli (right) talking with guests
Enjoying live readings
Shelly Wascom of Community Shares
Wolf Naegeli (right) talking with guests [updated 07/06/05]
Download ABC Grant Guidelines and Application Or, visit TAC's website to download the forms: ABC workshops will be held at the Emporium Center on Friday, August 12, from 1-3pm and Wednesday, August 24, from 1-3pm. The open panel meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 28, from 9am-5pm at the Emporium Center. For more information, call Cheryl at 865-523-7543. [updated 07/06/05]
Virtual Gallery at www.artandwriting.org
Age 16, Bonaroo 04, American Visions Award & Silver Award, Photography In addition, images of award-winning artwork by Griff Luttrell and Razonda Jefferson appeared in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2005 catalog that is distributed nationwide to regional sponsors. [updated 07/06/05]
Vigil – Multimedia Art Installation through July 27
Vigil is the first solo exhibition in the Emporium Center Gallery. [updated 07/05/05]
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