Dine & Discover: Harrison Mayes, A Legacy with Lindsey Gallaher, President of the Museum of Appalachia Wednesday, September 23 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. Knoxville Museum of Art | Free Join us for Dine & Discover: Harrison Mayes, A Legacy, a special lunchtime lecture exploring the life, work, and enduring legacy of No-Man’s-Land artist Harrison Mayes. Lindsey […]
Secret Mall Apartment screening at Central Cinema Wednesday, September 30 | 6 p.m. Central Cinema Knoxville, Tennessee Join the Knoxville Museum of Art at Central Cinema for a special screening of Secret Mall Apartment (2024), a wildly inventive documentary directed by Jeremy Workman. In 2003, eight young Rhode Islanders secretly created an apartment inside the […]
Friday, October 9, 2026 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Knoxville Museum of Art Free with registration | Space is limited Everyone has a story to tell, and every story can become a song! Join Music for Seniors for a fun, interactive songwriting workshop with gifted songwriter and teaching artist Bill Cabage, sponsored by the Tennessee Arts […]
FREE and open to the public!
Roots of Appalachia: A Finding Higher Ground Community Celebration With Artist Daniel Kimbro Sunday, October 18 | 4–6:30 p.m. Knoxville Museum of Art | 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive Free & Open to the Public Outdoor live music • Free BBQ • Cash bar Gather at the Knoxville Museum of Art for Roots […]
Drop-In Figure Drawing Session provides a space for individuals to work on their own figure drawing projects in a warm and creative environment. A live figure model will be provided, and one of our professional museum educators will guide the model through timed poses and facilitate a comfortable space for all attendees to work at […]
Drop-In Figure Drawing Session provides a space for individuals to work on their own figure drawing projects in a warm and creative environment. A live figure model will be provided, and one of our professional museum educators will guide the model through timed poses and facilitate a comfortable space for all attendees to work at […]
Fall Open House Deaf Night at the KMA Tuesday, October 27, 2026 5:30-7:30pm KMA invites Knoxville’s Deaf Community to an Open House with ASL discussions in the galleries led by local Deaf Artists and KMA Docent Lee Handler, accompanied by student interpreters from the University of Tennessee and the community interpreters. There will be hands-on […]
Saturday Storytelling in the Gallery Join the Knoxville Museum of Art for Saturday Storytelling in the Gallery, a fun and engaging morning designed especially for children ages 3–8 and their families. Enjoy interactive storytime sessions inspired by the exhibitions on view, bringing art and literature together in a creative museum setting. 2026 Dates: August 15 October 31 December 19 Time: 10:30–11:30 AM After Storytime, explore the galleries together and discover featured children's books, available for purchase […]
Kitemaking Workshop and Artist Talk with Hai-Wen Lin When: Saturday, October 31, 2026 Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm Let’s go make a kite! Join the KMA in celebrating the opening weekend of the Hai-Wen Lin bittersun exhibition with a hands-on kitemaking workshop and artist talk (at 12:30). Explore different methods and materials for kitemaking and hear […]
Drop-In Figure Drawing Session provides a space for individuals to work on their own figure drawing projects in a warm and creative environment. A live figure model will be provided, and one of our professional museum educators will guide the model through timed poses and facilitate a comfortable space for all attendees to work at […]
The Pasaquoyan A Special Screening at Central Cinema Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 6 p.m. Central Cinema | Knoxville Free and open to the public Step into the extraordinary world of Eddie Owens Martin, better known as St. EOM, in The Pasaquoyan, a 1993 documentary directed by Doug Loggins. This film traces the remarkable life […]