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SUMMARY:17th Annual Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture with Marie Watt
DESCRIPTION:The Seventeenth Annual Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture welcomes artist Marie Watt as the guest speaker. \nThis annual event celebrates the life of Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer and her passion for the visual arts and learning\, and recognizes her many years of tireless\, enthusiastic\, and dedicated service to the Dulin Gallery of Art and the Knoxville Museum of Art. The fund established by Sarah’s family\, friends\, and others committed to the arts supports lectures by a prominent artist\, art historian\, art educator\, or expert in a related field. We hope that all who attend will share in Sarah’s love for the arts and for the museum. \nDoors open at 5:30pm. Lecture begins at 6pm. Reception to follow. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Cash bar. \nRSVP through link or call 865-934-2041 \nhttps://www.squadup.com/events/seventeenth-annual-sarah-jane-hardrath-kramer-lecture \nMarie Watt (she/her\, b. 1967\, Seattle\, WA – lives and works in Portland\, OR) is a member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians whose work draws on images and ideas from Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) protofeminism and Indigenous teachings. Her practice is interdisciplinary\, incorporating printmaking\, painting\, textiles\, and sculpture. Watt conducts both solo and collaborative projects\, but in all of them she explores how history\, community\, and storytelling intersect. \nAdditional programming at Maryville College: \nIn 1997\, Sarah Kramer became an adjunct instructor of art history at Maryville College where she had the opportunity to share art with others\, something that had always brought her joy. KMA is grateful to collaborate with Maryville College during this year’s Kramer Lecture. Hosted by the Maryville College Division of Fine Arts\, Marie Watt will give a talk to students and faculty at Maryville College on the morning of \nTuesday\, March 31 \n10am-11am \nClayton Center for the Arts\, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall \nBrunch reception to follow in the lobby of the recital hall sponsored by the MC Environmental Studies program \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nThis event is made possible by the Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Fund and supported by the Melrose Foundation and Wayne R. Kramer. With special thanks to Maryville College. \n        
URL:https://knoxart.org/event/seventeenth-annual-sarah-jane-hardrath-kramer-lecture/
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SUMMARY:Cocktails & Conversation with John Sanders
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Cocktails & Conversation with John Sanders as he shares his discovery\, passion\, and restoration of the Little Switzerland neighborhood through the exhibition Seeds of Regionalism. Sanders was attending the University of Tennessee as an architecture student when he first became aware of the neighborhood of modern regionalism homes built in South Knoxville by Alfred and Jane West Clauss in the 1930s and 40s. Today\, these restored homes carry on the legacy of modern regionalism in the South. \nCocktails & Conversation is a casual lecture and discussion series that explores the art and artist of the KMA collection and temporary exhibitions. Enjoy a cocktail while you learn from artists\, curators\, historians\, and community leaders on a variety of art media and styles. \nABOUT THE SPEAKER—\nJOHN LYNCH SANDERS\, FAIA\nLEED AP PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE + FOUNDING PARTNER SANDERS PACE ARCHITECTURE \nJohn is a founding partner of Sanders Pace Architecture\, created in 2002 primarily for a focus on design opportunities within Knoxville’s urban core and its immediate surrounding neighborhoods. His passion for design can be seen on the challenging projects that he and his firm have been involved within those areas. John’s work is meaningful\, creative\, and inspirational. His influence is evident in the thoughtful rehabilitation of forgotten\, neglected buildings in fringe neighborhoods\, elevation of overlooked project typologies\, and energetic service through teaching and civic engagement. John is an active member of the AIA and has served on the State Board and planning committees and as local chapter president. He has served and chaired on several chapter design award juries and in 2015 and 2019 served as co-chair of the AIA Tennessee State Convention. During his tenures on the AIA East Tennessee and AIA Tennessee Chapters’ Board\, Mr. Sanders was integral in creating and implementing a new licensee program to recognize the accomplishments of emerging professionals at local and state levels and formally celebrating the milestone of licensure and they have become a signature part of his region and state design awards programs. John continues to chair the Programming Committee for AIA East Tennessee where he leads the programming efforts for the Design Feed Lecture Series. John is a graduate of the University of Tennessee where he has served as an Adjunct Lecturer. He continues to participate as an invited studio critic and juror for the College of Architecture and Design. \nJohn was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2018 in recognition of his contributions to the profession and was awarded the AIA East Tennessee Gold Medal in 2024 along with SPA founding partner\, Brandon F. Pace. The Gold Medal is the AIA East Tennessee chapter’s highest honor that can be bestowed upon one of its members. Brandon and John were also named 2024 Preservationists of the Year as defined by Knox Heritage. \nLight refreshments and a cash bar are available beginning at 5:30 pm\, and the lecture begins promptly at 6:00 pm\, followed by time for audience questions. \nFree and open to the public!  \nIMAGE: Bruce Cole for the Wall Street Journal
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SUMMARY:Dine & Discover with Avigail Sachs
DESCRIPTION:Join us on your lunch break for a discussion on the Clauss Family Legacy with Avigail Sachs\, Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Research\, College of Architecture and Design at the University of Tennessee. Sachs will share her discoveries on the life and work of Jane West Clauss that she found during her research for a biography in The Collection of Women of the 20th Century American Architecture. As well as stories from Alfred Clauss’s work at TVA\, and memories of the Clauss Family’s time in Knoxville. \nDine & Discover is a lunchtime lecture where you can learn about the art in the KMA’s collection or changing exhibitions. Hear from artists\, curators\, historians\, and community leaders on a variety of art topics during your lunch break. \nABOUT THE SPEAKER—\nAvigail Sachs teaches the history and theory of architecture and landscape at the University of Tennessee and studies the design professions in the United States. She is especially interested in the relationship between design and research and the role of each in the formation of the design disciplines and professions. In 2019\, she published a biography of Jane West Clauss as part The Collection of Women of the 20th Century American Architecture\, which is supported by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation and the National Endowment of the Arts. Sachs is fascinated by the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and its comprehensive impact on the environment of the Valley and of Appalachia. The TVA is the subject of her book The Garden in the Machine: Planning and Democracy in the Tennessee Valley Authority (University of Virginia Press\, 2023). She is currently completing a collaborative project with colleague and friend Micah Rutenberg titled The Mechanized Landscape: Statecraft and Environment in the Tennessee Valley Authority. This project combines maps\, photographs and text to provide a visual study of how the TVA’s goals for a democratic society were implemented across a large region and how they instigated a fundamental change in the environment and in the lives of the people living in it. \nLecture begins at 12:00 pm; bring your lunch or order in advance by emailing dfeliciano@knoxart.org by 10:00 am Monday\, October 6. Boxed lunches are $15 (cash or credit the day of the program) and will have an option of sandwich choice\, chips\, and cookie or salad choice\, roll\, and cookie. Vegetarian options available. Water and soft drinks will be provided. \nFree and open to the public! 
URL:https://knoxart.org/event/dine-discover-with-avigail-sachs/
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SUMMARY:Finding Higher Ground: Shaping a Regional Identity with David Butler
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new segment of the Finding Higher Ground program series: Shaping a Regional Identity. \nRetired KMA Executive Director David Butler will reminisce about the genesis and subsequent development of the permanent Higher Ground installation at the KMA and how it rooted the museum more deeply in the region. \nFinding Higher Ground is an ongoing series of educational programming and events that explore the expanding narrative within the KMA’s permanent collection exhibition\, Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee. \nFREE and open to the public! \nThis event is part of the ongoing series Finding Higher Ground based on the exhibition Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee. We are grateful to all the sponsors of this exhibition and their continued support of related programming.
URL:https://knoxart.org/event/finding-higher-ground/
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SUMMARY:Arts Together: A Conversation Series
DESCRIPTION:Visual Art/Music/Theater/Opera \nFour Knoxville arts organizations invite you to join a thoughtful discussion on the topic of Changing Tides: Censorship in the Arts. A panel discussion comprised of leaders in Knoxville’s arts community\, representing the Knoxville Museum of Art\, the Knoxville Opera\, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra\, and the Clarence Brown Theatre\, will explore the commonalities and unique approaches these organizations face in the changing climate of social and artistic censorship. Steven Matijcio\, David L. Butler Executive Director of the Knoxville Museum of Art\, will moderate a lively discussion between the four panelists as they examine what is taboo in the arts today and how each organization approaches it in their unique way. \nPanelists:\nClarence Brown Theatre – Jed Diamond\, Associate Professor\, Acting and Clarence Brown Company member\nKnoxville Museum of Art – Kelsie Conley\, Assistant Curator\nKnoxville Opera – Jason Hardy\, General Director & CEO\nKnoxville Symphony Orchestra – Aram Demirjian\, Music Director \nThis event is free and open to the public\, with light refreshments and a cash bar. \nThank you to the participating arts organizations for their collaboration and support of the arts in Knoxville.
URL:https://knoxart.org/event/arts-together-a-conversation-series/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T123000
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SUMMARY:Wire Car Cruise with Artist Chido Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art for a unique and inspiring event featuring artist Chido Johnson! The event begins with a Wire Car Cruise outside the KMA as UT students and teachers who have already created wire cars are invited to participate. The public is welcome to watch and cheer on the participants as they showcase their creative designs. After the cruise\, enjoy a coffee break with complimentary coffee and snacks while connecting with other attendees. The highlight of the event is a public talk by the artist in the Regal Commons at 11:30 am. Chido will share insights into the wire car project and his other artistic work\, followed by an open Q&A session. The event will wrap up with an invitation to explore the States of Becoming exhibition for a deeper look into the creative process. Seating is limited to 60 people\, so arrive early to secure your spot. \nAbout Chido Johnson—\nChido Johnson is a Detroit artist\, recent 2009 Kresge Fellow\, 2009 MacDowell Colony Fellow\, and Knight Foundation recipient 2013-16. Johnson was born and raised in Zimbabwe and Zambia\, then moved to the U.S.A. Both his BFA degrees in Sculpture and Painting\, with a minor in Drawing\, were from the University of Georgia\, Athens. Johnson earned his MFA in sculpture from the University of Notre Dame in 2000. Johnson has worked\, exhibited\, and taught both nationally as well as internationally. Some of these shows include PAFA Museum in Philadelphia\, Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit (MOCAD)\, the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA)\, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA)\, the Sullivan Galleries in Chicago\, Printed Matter in New York\, Umea University in Sweden\, Chinhoyi University of Technology\, the Cortona Study Abroad Program in Italy\, and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare\, Zimbabwe. His work has been reviewed in Art Papers\, Sculpture Magazine\, Bad in Sports as well as other notable publications and catalogues. Founder of the Wire-car Auto Workers Association of Detroit\, and co-founder of the Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit. Currently he is a full-time associate professor and the section chair of Sculpture at the College for Creative Studies\, Detroit.
URL:https://knoxart.org/event/wire-car-cruise-with-artist-chido-johnson/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Caledonia Curry\, aka Swoon \nThis annual event celebrates the life of Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer and her passion for the visual arts and learning\, and recognizes her many years of tireless\, enthusiastic\, and dedicated service to the Dulin Gallery of Art and the Knoxville Museum of Art. The fund established by Sarah’s family\, friends\, and others committed to the arts supports lectures by a prominent artist\, art historian\, art educator\, or expert in a related field. We hope that all who attend will share in Sarah’s love for the arts and for the museum. \nLecture by American street artist Caledonia Curry/Swoon 6:30-7:30 pm. Followed by a reception 7:30-8:30 pm. Cash bar. Free and open to the public! \nQuestions? Contact DeLena Feliciano at dfeliciano@knoxart.org or 865-934-2041. \nRSVP \nABOUT CALEDONIA CURRY/SWOON—\nCaledonia Curry\, aka Swoon\, is a Brooklyn-based street artist. Drawing on both realistic and fantastical elements\, Curry has been transforming the world with her immersive installations\, wheatpaste portraits\, and community-based social justice projects for the last two decades. Her overarching aim is to create accessible art that transports audiences while simultaneously shedding light on pressing social and environmental issues. \nADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING AT MARYVILLE COLLEGE:\nIn 1997\, Sarah Kramer became an adjunct instructor of art history at Maryville College where she had the opportunity to share art with others\, something that had always brought her joy. KMA is grateful to collaborate with Maryville College during this year’s Kramer Lecture.\nHosted by the Maryville College Division of Fine Arts. Caledonia Curry/Swoon will give a talk to students and faculty at Maryville College on the morning of Tuesday\, April 1 at 10:00 AM in the Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall in the Clayton Center for the Arts at Maryville College. This program is also open to the public. Hosted by the Maryville College Division of Fine Arts. There will be a brunch reception to follow in the lobby outside the Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall. \nThis event is made possible by the Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Fund and is supported by The Melrose Foundation and Wayne R. Kramer. With special thanks to Maryville College.\nIMAGE: Swoon/Caledonia Curry (New London\, Connecticut 1977; lives and works in Brooklyn)\, Moni and the Sphinx\, 2018\, triptych with hinged wings\, block print and acrylic gouache on paper and wood\, 84 x 76 x 1 inches\, used by permission of the artist
URL:https://knoxart.org/event/kramer-lecture-2025/
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SUMMARY:Curator's Gallery Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join Fitsum Shebeshe\, curator of States of Becoming\, for an in-gallery discussion. \nFitsum Shebeshe is a curator and painter based in Baltimore and Washington\, DC. He is currently the Gallery Director at Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington\, Maryland. Before moving to the United States in 2016\, he was Assistant Curator at the National Museum of Ethiopia. In 2012\, Shebeshe co-founded the 1957 Initiative to annually celebrate the liberation of African countries from colonialism through the arts. In 2013\, he curated the 1957 Art Show at the National Museum of Ethiopia on the occasion of the 50th Golden Jubilee Anniversary of the African Union\, and in 2017\, he was the curator of Depart Africa\, at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Shebeshe holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Curatorial Practice from the Maryland Institute College of Art. \nFREE and open to the public! \nStates of Becoming is a traveling exhibition curated by Fitsum Shebeshe and produced by Independent Curators International (ICI)\, New York.
URL:https://knoxart.org/event/curators-gallery-talk/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Tours
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SUMMARY:Cocktails & Conversation with Katherine French
DESCRIPTION:Near the close of the exhibition\, Katherine French Sandman Legacy Project Curator\, will give an informative talk about the artist’s experience at Black Mountain College and its lasting impact on her life and career over the past seven decades. \nThe Sandman Legacy Project seeks to make work by the artist Jo Sandman more widely available through donations to public institutions. Since 2018\, Katherine French\, the Sandman Legacy Project Curator has helped facilitate acquisitions in over forty museums\, including the Black Mountain College Museum\, the DeYoung/San Francisco Museum of Fine Art\, the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, as well as such college museums as Bowdoin\, Mt. Holyoke\, Smith and Wellesley. French has also helped organize exhibitions across the country. In 2022 she spoke with Jo Sandman at the opening of her retrospective exhibition Jo Sandman: Traces at the Black Mountain College Museum + Art Center. \nThis program is free and open to the public\, with light refreshments and a cash bar. The lecture begins promptly at 6:00 pm. \nJo Sandman/TRACES is organized by the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center\, Asheville\, NC.\nIMAGE HEADER: Jo Sandman (1931 Boston; lives and works in Boston)\, Untitled (removal)\, collage\, interior insulation foil\, 30 x 35.5 inches.
URL:https://knoxart.org/event/cocktails-conversation-with-katherine-french/
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T193000
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SUMMARY:Cocktails & Conversation with Amy Boone-McCreesh
DESCRIPTION:Visual artist and educator Amy Boone-McCreesh\, from Baltimore\, MD\, is a current Artist in Residence at Loghaven Artist Residency in Knoxville\, TN. Much like the artist Jo Sandman\, Boone-McCreesh works in experimental methods exploring the use of non-conventional materials. Although their results are vastly different\, Sandman leans more minimalistic and Boone-McCreesh is a self-proclaimed maximalist\, their method for arriving at these conclusions follows a similar path. Additionally\, both artists have had the unique opportunity to explore their creative freedom through time spent at artists’ retreats such as Black Mountain College and Loghaven. \nABOUT THE ARTIST—\nAmy Boone-McCreesh was born on Loring Air Force Base in Maine. Her upbringing instilled in her an interest in the connections between aesthetic leanings within economic and cultural status. She has a heightened visual awareness of the ways people and spaces flaunt class\, taste\, and access. Amy received her BFA from Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and MFA from Towson University in Maryland\, and shortly thereafter was awarded a two-year Hamiltonian Artist Fellowship in Washington\, DC. Amy has been based in Baltimore\, Maryland for the last fifteen years.⁠ Her work has been included in exhibitions across the country. In addition to her own studio practice\, Amy has a committed relationship to visual arts education\, running the web–based studio visit series INERTIA\, and is adjunct faculty at MICA and Towson University.⁠ \nLight refreshments and a cash bar are available beginning at 5:30 pm\, and the lecture begins promptly at 6:00 pm. \nFree and open to the public!  \nPortrait of Amy Boone-McCreesh by Jill Fannon
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SUMMARY:Finding Higher Ground with Jack Neely and Stephen Wicks
DESCRIPTION:Knoxville History Project executive director and historian Jack Neely and KMA curator Stephen Wicks will discuss the KMA’s recently expanded cornerstone exhibition Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee\, its genesis\, and some of the twists and turns in the ongoing effort over the past century to establish a thriving art scene in Knoxville. \nHigher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee is an ongoing exhibition exploring the rich and diverse art history of the region. Now featured in the KMA’s newly renovated street-level galleries\, the exhibition is accompanied by a nearly 300-page catalog edited by Stephen Wicks and Jack Neely with Associate Editors David Butler and Clark Gillespie\, featuring essays by Stephen Wicks\, Jack Neely\, Robert Booker\, and Susan Knowles. \nJoin us for light refreshments and a cash bar at 5:30 pm\, the lecture begins at 6:00 pm. Free and open to the public! \nFinding Higher Ground is a new series of educational programming and events that will explore the winding narrative featured in the KMA’s permanent exhibition.\nIMAGE HEADER: Lloyd Branson (Union County\, Tennessee 1853-1925 Knoxville)\, Ellen McClung Berry [DETAIL]\, 1920\, oil on canvas\, 59 5/8 x 47 1/2 inches\, Knoxville Museum of Art\, 1999 gift of Dr. and Mrs. Aubra Branson
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