Arts & Culture Alliance Members Exhibition

July 3 – 31
ACA Members Exhibition in the Lower Gallery, Atrium, & Display Case
Opening reception: Friday, July 3, 5:00-9:00 PM
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

The Arts & Culture Alliance is proud to present the 2026 Members Exhibition, the region’s largest annual celebration of artistic talent in the Greater Knoxville area. Showcasing an engaging mix of recent two‑ and three‑dimensional works by over 125 artists, the exhibition highlights the range of creative practice across media such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, photography, fine craft, sculpture, ceramics, and fiber. Each participating artist is an individual member of the Arts & Culture Alliance, which serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions.

“Anyone coming to the Emporium to see this remarkable exhibition will be delighted and astonished at the breadth of media as well as the talent and skill on display by our local artist community.” – Liza Zenni, Executive Director of the Arts & Culture Alliance. 

Individual members of the Arts & Culture Alliance participate locally and regionally in gallery exhibitions, art festivals, sculpture trails, weekend shows, studio tours, and public murals. Some members are full-time artists, while others have day jobs and create on evenings and weekends. Some members include art professors with the University of Tennessee, Carson-Newman University, Maryville College, Pellissippi State, Roane State, and Walters State. Others are teachers within Knox and surrounding counties’ elementary, middle and high schools. Some Alliance members teach classes privately or through community classes with the Appalachian Arts Craft Center, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, The Bottom, Fountain City Art Center, Knoxville Art Center, Knoxville Museum of Art, Mighty Mud, and Oak Ridge Art Center. Many of the artists have working studios in their own homes, while some are part of studio collectives such as Broadway Studios & Gallery, The Emporium, Mighty Mud, Relay Ridge, Sunday Studios, and West Fifth Studios.