FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Suzanne Čada
PO Box 2506
Knoxville, TN 37901
(865) 523-7543
sc@knoxalliance.com
www.knoxalliance.com

Arts & Culture Alliance Presents New Works in The Balcony, May 7-28

(04/14/2010/Knoxville) – The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new group exhibition featuring works by seven local artists: 

+ Thomas C. Britt - Britt will display a series of realistic paintings.  He currently resides in a Nashville Correctional Facility. www.inmateartists.com

+ Kathy Frankford - Frankford will exhibit current works in mixed media, printmaking, and painting. http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kathy-frankford.html

+ Benjamin Katz - Katz will display sculptural art as a nonsensical commentary on our perception of nature and how it is influenced by our different roles in society.

+ Joseph Lantrip - Lantrip is a self-taught artist who recently has explored 2-D media such as pencil, ink, and pastels.  He currently resides in a Nashville Correctional Facility. www.inmateartists.com

+ Victoria Lenne – Artist statement: “The work in this exhibition is my continued investigation of landscape; perhaps not in the strict sense of landscape painting, but atmospheric landscapes, those places of memory, presence, ‘being.’”  www.victorialenne.com

+ Bobby K. Nash - Nash is a self-taught artist who will exhibit a series of paintings. He currently resides at the Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility. www.inmateartists.com

+ Sam Nicosia - Nicosia will exhibit photography and contemporary figurative painting.

The exhibition will be on display in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from May 7-28, 2010.  An opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on May 7 from 5:00-9:00 PM.  The Emporium Center is located at 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902.  Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, May 8 from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.  For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543 or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com

About the Arts & Culture Alliance
The Arts & Culture Alliance serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions.  The Alliance receives financial support from the Tennessee Arts Commission and First Tennessee Foundation.

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