Exhibit at the Emporium
The Emporium Center hosts monthly exhibitions featuring local, regional, and national artists. Shows open each First Friday and run for approximately four weeks, drawing consistent public traffic throughout the exhibition period.
The Arts & Culture Alliance welcomes proposals of all visual art forms from individual artists, groups or collectives, and curators organizing thematic exhibitions. Work should be original, exhibition-ready, and appropriate for a general audience. There is no proposal submission fee and exhibition fees vary by space used. Artists/groups may not exhibit more than once during an 18 month period.
The Galleries
Main Gallery
- 160 linear feet of open exhibition area with space for 40-50 works
- Walker hanging system (wired artwork only)
- Suitable for cohesive or large-scale exhibitions
- How to Apply:
- Main Gallery proposals are panel-reviewed and accepted once per year
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- Fee: $300 members, $400 non-members
The Atrium
- Street level space allows for salon style displays of 10-20 works
- How to Apply:
- Atrium proposals are panel-reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis.
- Email proposals to info@knoxalliance.com
- Submission Requirements:
- Exhibition statement
- Artist biography and resume/CV if applicable
- 5–10 sample images with notations of title, size, and medium for each piece
- Exhibition Fee: $150 members, $200 non-members.
Display Case
- Street level case offers a secure exhibition space for jewelry, fine crafts, and smaller 2D and 3D works
- Short sides are 10.25” deep x 45.5” wide x 44” tall, and long sides are 17.5” deep x 75” wide x 44” tall.
- How to Apply:
- Display Case proposals are panel-reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis.
- Email proposals to info@knoxalliance.com
- Submission Requirements:
- Exhibition statement
- Artist biography and resume/CV if applicable
- 5–10 sample images with notations of title, size, and medium for each piece
- Exhibition Fee: $75 members, $100 non-members.
Installation, Presentation & Sales
- Artists are responsible for installing their work but the final layout may be coordinated with ACA staff
- All work must be ready to hang or install
- Pedestals are available for 3D work
- Artists should plan to provide any specialized equipment for media or installation-based work
- Artists are responsible for providing pricing and inventory lists
- The Arts & Culture Alliance’s commission rate on art sales is 25%
For more information, call 865-523-7543 or email info@knoxalliance.com
In the interest of inclusion, the Arts & Culture Alliance is committed to making all of its opportunities affordable. Financial assistance toward the cost of exhibition fees and expenses may be available. ACA reserves the right to refuse to display any object for any reason. The final decision on the arrangement of and artwork included in the exhibition rests with ACA.
