Get ready for a day of creativity, color, music, and celebration! Join us for FREE arts activities and family-friendly fun inspired by the incredible works in the KMA Collection and our exciting visiting exhibitions. Spark your imagination with hands-on art-making, explore the galleries, and soak up the lively atmosphere filled with live music, delicious food, […]
Join the Knoxville Museum of Art for an engaging evening exploring the creation, preservation, and enduring legacy of Pasaquan, the remarkable seven-acre visionary art environment created by self-taught artist Eddie Owens Martin, known as St. EOM. On Friday, September 11, preservationist Michael McFalls, along with Charles Fowler, will take us deep into the Pines of […]
Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art for a collaboration of vertical dance, circus, music, and art as Dragonfly Aerial & Circus Arts Studio, Knoxville Museum of Art, & Composer William Wright present POSSIBILITIES: An Exploration of Uncharted Territory. POSSIBILITIES will take the audience on a trip through the museum, interacting with circus […]
Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art for a collaboration of vertical dance, circus, music, and art as Dragonfly Aerial & Circus Arts Studio, Knoxville Museum of Art, & Composer William Wright present POSSIBILITIES: An Exploration of Uncharted Territory. POSSIBILITIES will take the audience on a trip through the museum, interacting with circus […]
Step into a world of intrigue, art, and mystery at the Knoxville Museum of Art! Bring your friends and solve a mystery while exploring the art at this interactive cocktail party, celebrating the season opener for Clarence Brown Theatre's Dial M for Murder. So, gather your fellow detectives, explore the galleries, and see if you […]
Reserve your seat to Celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month this September with a Sazerac Mash Bill Tasting, Hosted by Alan & Darrell Benton, Dinner prepared by Chef John Bryant of Bistro by the Tracks On Thursday, September 17, 2026, this dinner will center around the history of the Buffalo Trace Distillery as well as the […]
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 […]
Wednesday, September 23 | 6–8 p.m. Knoxville Museum of Art $125 per ticket | An intimate gathering limited to 20 guests An evening of rare wines, exceptional craftsmanship, and insider access awaits at Vineyard 29: A Collector’s Symposium, set against the beautiful backdrop of downtown Knoxville from the KMA's terrace. Join us for an intimate […]
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 […]
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 […]