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 Top Choice Exhibition
(07/20/2010/Knoxville) – The Arts & Culture Alliance collected more than 2,500 votes from the general public, individual members of the Alliance, and a panel of jurors to select artwork for the Top Choice Exhibition. Top Choice features recent 2-D and 3-D works by 27 artists from Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, and Ohio. The exhibition will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from August 6-27, and an opening reception will take place as part of First Friday activities on August 6 from 5:00-9:00 PM featuring chocolate fondue from the Melting Pot. Winner-take-all awards will be given to the three pieces attracting the most cash "votes" before 8:00 PM that evening.
The Alliance received nearly 250 submissions from 62 artists for the exhibition. The Alliance invited the general public, their individual membership, and a select panel of five jurors (Mark Hall, Maryville College Art Department; Nandini Makrandi, Curator of Contemporary Art, Hunter Museum; Jeff Morton, Covenant College Art Department; Elizabeth Snipes, Missouri State University Department of Art + Design; and Jennifer Stoneking-Stewart, Belmont University Department of Art) to cast their vote for their favorite five works! The 15 works receiving the highest number of votes within each sector appear in the exhibition, which includes works in the areas of photography, oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, collage, stained glass, wood and marble sculptures, and more.
Media note: Please find a complete list of artists in the exhibition below. Please note artists from your area. To set up an interview, please contact Suzanne at (865) 523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com. View the exhibition online at http://picasaweb.google.com/knoxalliance/TopChoice#.
The following artists’ works will be shown:
+ Toneeke Runinwater Henderson of Calhoun, TN
+ Paula Sarut of Chuckey, TN
+ Sheri Treadwell of Corryton, TN
+ Mira Gerard of Johnson City, TN
+ Nicholas Bell, Bill Cook, Jr., Holly Freeman, Jacques Gautreau, Sharon Gillenwater, Anthony Hayzen, Suzanne Jack, Wes Loukota, Joe Parrott, Dick Penner, Jacob Stanley, Marilyn Avery Turner, Kurt K. Weiss, and Mary LaRue Wells of Knoxville, TN
+ Debbie Hyde of Lenoir City, TN
+ Tammy Schlosser of Maryville, TN
+ Sally Govan of Murfreesboro, TN
+ Ken Van Dyne of Norris, TN
+ Phil Savage of Powell, TN
+ Julie Oglesby of Seymour, TN
+ Rachel Craig of Hamilton, AL
+ Carol Jones of Elizabethton, KY
+ J. Austin Jennings of Dayton, OH
All of the works on display are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, August 7, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543.
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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