This exhibition excavates the unheralded legacy of Alfred and Jane West Clauss, who, in 1939, created the first modern deed-restricted subdivision in America-known colloquially in Knoxville as "Little Switzerland." In the process, the Clausses laid the groundwork for what we now recognize as regional modernism. Through original artifacts—including photographs, drawings, posters, furniture, graphic maps, home […]
Labor is more than work; it is an act of care. It binds people not just through toil, but through collective action. On the factory floor, at the loom, along the picket line—these are spaces where effort meets empathy, where shared struggle becomes a living record, a force, a song. This exhibition brings together the […]
Welcome to the 20th Annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, presented by the Knoxville Museum of Art. The ETRSAE showcases the strength and diversity of art education programs in East Tennessee, celebrates talented middle and high school students, and supports arts education. This annual exhibition provides the opportunity for students to participate in a […]
A Two-Way Mirror features works in glass by international contemporary Black artists who through this material to explore social, cultural, gender, and racial identity. Due to its reflectivity and translucence, glass is an especially effective medium to examine notions of identity as in the theory of double consciousness presented by W.E.B. Du Bois in his […]
Presented in collaboration with the Big Ears festival, this solo exhibition celebrates multiple dimensions of Wayne White - an artist whose work across television, music, visual art, illustration, and design has left an indelible mark on pop culture with its sharp wit and irreverent imagination. Born and raised in Chattanooga, TN, White draws upon his […]