Knoxville First Friday

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Don’t see a listing?

If you don’t see a listing, I couldn’t find it when I updated this for this month. Check here sometime on First Friday, a lot of places don’t send me updates until the last minute, so pop in here before you head out for the latest updates. You’ll find their phone number and  links to their web site in the listing below, so you can check to see if they’ve got more recent info on their own site.

On with this month’s openings!

2 Many Pixels

130 W. Jackson Avenue, Suite 201 Knoxville

Our photo retrospective (best photographers of the year 2011) will remain on the walls through February 2012.

Join us on First Friday February 3rd to enjoy great photography, good company and free wine…

Each of the 7 photographers selected are showing about 10 images of their amazing work, giving all of you a chance to enjoy their artistic vision one more time… and may be bring home one of these.

The exhibit showcases:

“POPCORN, a story of white lightning in black and white” by Andy Armstrong

“Foggy dreams of fashion” by Jameykay Young

“Innocent casualties of war in Uganda” by Heather McClintock

“Scar tissue, an exploration of abandoned spaces” by Mark L. Malloy

“South-East Asian itineraries” by Natasha Scheuerman

“Arcane photography and simple images” by Kat Bike

“Pieces of me” by Scott W. Lee

All the photos are for sale, gallery archival prints, signed and numbered by the artist.

Hope to see you all for the opening on Friday night, February 3rd, 6pm to 9:30pm.

The photos will remain on the walls throughout the month of February.

“2 Many Pixels”130 West Jackson avenue, suite 201Knoxville, TN 37902

The gallery is open weekdays 10 am to 5 pm and after hours or weekends by appointment at 917 532 4913 or patrice@2manypixelsphoto.com

501 Arthur

501 Arthur St., Knoxville (865) 951- 2523  Website

8 Shooters Studio

1201 Central Street, Knoxville  (865) 545-4408  Website

A1 Lab Arts

Center for Creative Minds, at 23 Emory Place Knoxville  Website

Art Gallery of Knoxville / Copy Shop

317 Gay Street Knoxville (865) 595- 4401  Website

Art Market Gallery

422 S. Gay Street Knoxville (865) 525-5265  Website

February 1-26, Art Market Galley of Knoxville is pleased to present the exhibit: “Great Art with a HeArt.”

“Great Art with a HeArt” is a Valentine and love-themed exhibit featuring both 2-D and 3-D artworks created by the gallery’s member-artists.

A First Friday Reception for the exhibit is planned for February 3rd from 5:30-9 pm with complimentary refreshments and live music.

Belleze Salon and Spa

6209 Kingston Pike Knoxville (865) 558-8424  Website

BirdhouseLaboratories

800 N. 4th Ave Knoxville  Website

Black Market Clothing

23 Market Square, Knoxville (865) 258-8448

Bliss

24 Market Square, Knoxville (865) 329 8868  Website

Bliss Home

29 Market Square Knoxville (865) 673-6711  Website

Blount Mansion

200 W Hill Ave Knoxville (865) 525-2375  Website

Cafe Pita

2121 Cumberland Ave. Knoxville (684-5477)  Website

Casa Hora @ The Emporium

100 S. Gay Street, Suite 109, Knoxville (865) 335-3358 Website

Cocoa Moon Fusion Grill/Koi

19 Market Square Knoxville  (865) 521 3888

Coffee and Chocolate

327 Union Avenue Knoxville (865) 688-9244 Website

Community Television of Knoxville

808 State Street Knoxville (865) 215-4350  Website

Downtown Grind

418 S. Gay Street , Knoxville (865) 524-4747

East Tennessee Historical Society

601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville (865) 216-8824  Website

East Tennessee Community Design Center & Knoxville Downtown Design Studio

500 S. Gay Street Knoxville Mobile (865) 603-3988 Office (865) 525-9945Website

Emporium Center for Arts & Culture / Arts and Culture Alliance / The Balcony Gallery

100 S. Gay Street Knoxville (865) 523-7543  Website

Arts & Culture Alliance Presents “Forward” by Pellissippi State Studio Art Faculty

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition entitled “Forward” featuring the work of the Studio Art faculty at Pellissippi State Community College. The theme of “Forward” implies “toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.” The exhibition features work by Randy Arnold, Jennifer Brickey, Jim Darrow, Brian Jobe, Anne Kinggard, Jeff Lockett, Alison Oakes, Herb Rieth, and Mike Rose and will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from February 3-24, 2012 with an opening reception as part of First Friday activities on February 3 from 5:00-9:00 PM.

The Studio Art faculty at Pellissippi State Community College include:

Randy Arnold – In a narrative that weaves provocative and conventional paradoxes, I attempt to illuminate the psyche of a world, conflicted between a natural order and egocentric ethos.

Jennifer Brickey – From intervals of disarray to obsessively tidy, my compositions are a direct metaphor for my own experience with nesting. Like the Rubik’s cube, I am enthralled by an indescribable method of organization and placement.

Jim Darrow – I am a Christian Artist and constantly observe the world from that point of view. I don’t have a secular world view; I have an eternal view of infinity.

Brian Jobe – My primary concerns are repetition, sequential inevitability, and public interaction.

 Anne Kinggard – I am fascinated with imagery that does not evoke and/or impart an immediate visual conclusion. What lies behind and beyond the initial facade? What was first cause?

Jeff Lockett – I try to make objects whose elements attract because of distant familiarity and repulse at the same time. The work draws on references to the human form as seen under a microscope while at the same time touching on malignancy, mitosis and reproduction.

Alison Oakes – By showing our skin’s vulnerabilities, our fragile permeable barrier between the world and our insides, I am seeking to subvert the representations of humans in the fashion/advertising world and to show the flaw in beauty and the beauty in the flaw.

 Herb Rieth – Building myth, memory and meaning is one of the themes I have been exploring with my recent work. The interaction of fabric, cartoon imagery and lately, photography all coalesce to plumb narrative notions.

 Mike Rose – Mike Rose works primarily with forged steel and cast metals. Often utilizing a functional format for his pieces the objects are embellished with zoomorphic imagery.

Pellissippi State offers a comprehensive range of studio courses in painting, drawing, design, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture in a studio setting under the guidance of practicing professional artists. For more information on the Visual Arts program, visit www.pstcc.edu/departments/VisualArts.

“Forward” will be displayed in the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, February 4, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Arts & Culture Alliance Presents “If Not Now, When?”

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition by artists Jake Livesay and Victor Schmidt entitled “If Not Now, When?”. Jake Livesay of Knoxville will show acrylic paintings, and Victor Schmidt of Nashville will display forged steel and brass sculptures. The simple saying “If not now, when?” reflects the artists’ desire to draw attention and enjoyment to their work in the present moment. The exhibition will be displayed at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from February 3-24, 2012 with an opening reception as part of First Friday activities on February 3 from 5:00-9:00 PM.

Jake Livesay has lived in all four time zones of the United States as well as one in Europe; one of the few identifiable products of his waning wanderlust. He moved to Tennessee in 2005 to finish graduate school in Applied Physics; he has since settled into a life and career as a nuclear non-proliferation researcher at Oak Ridge National Lab. He shares one son, Yuma, with Tovah Greenwood. Livesay tries to paint what he would like to see: colorful, obscure, intricate objects; animals; rhythms; thoughts; and wild guesses. “I hope my technique catches up to my vision of things,” he says. “In the meantime I will try not to allow my ineptitudes to become impediments toward finer expression.” For more information, visit http://jakelivesay.blogspot.com.

Victor Schmidt has worked for nearly 40 years as a craftsman-metalsmith in media ranging from small sculptures and drawings to silver jewelry pieces to cast bronze. He studied iron forging with Patrick Boutillier at the Beaux-Arts School in Aix-en-Provence, France; he later studied with Sylvain Hairy and Luc Bonneau concentrating on sculpture and bronze casting at the Beaux-Arts School of Dijon. He lived in New York City for over 25 years, developing sculptural concepts and perfecting metal sculpting techniques while teaching metalworking at Pratt Institute. His work has shown in galleries and juried exhibitions throughout the Southeast and New York and appears in many private collections. “The world of objects can be as mysterious as the world of ideas,” he says. “I try to create a harmony, a bonding where the idea and the object become consenting and inspired partners. The more I work, the closer I feel I am getting to images that need no words and sculptures that need no explanation.” Schmidt now resides in Nashville where he works on metal sculpture full-time. For more information, visit www.victorschmidtsculpture.com.

“If Not Now, When?” will be on display at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, February 4, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit the Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.

Ewing Gallery

1715 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville (865) 974-3200  Website

Fluorescent Gallery

627 N. Central Knoxville (865) 522-1752  Website

Gallery 1010

113 South Gay Street Knoxville  Website

Hanson Gallery

5607 Kingston Pike Knoxville p (865) 584-6097  Website

Indigo

327 Union Avenue Knoxville (865) 525-8788  Website

Ironwood Studios

119 Jennings Avenue Knoxville (865) 405-0777  Website

John Black Photography

501 Union Ave. Knoxville (865) 522-1715  Website

Julie Apple Handbags

121 Gay Street Knoxville  (865) 235-1252  Website

Kate Moore Creative / Jennie Andrews Photography

123 S Gay Suite B Knoxville (865) 951-8416  Kate Moore Website Jennie Andrews Website

Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center

1127B Broadway Ave. Knoxville (865) 523-1401

Knoxville Museum of Art

1060 World’s Fair Park Knoxville (865) 525-6101  Website

Knox ivi

17 Market Square, Knoxville  Website

Knoxville Visitor Center

301 Gay Street Knoxville (800) 727-8045  Website

Lox Salon

103 W. Jackson Knoxville Website

Maplehurst Inn

800 W. Hill Avenue, Knoxville  (865) 803-6215

Midtown Arts Center

513 Cooper Street  (865) 406-7885

Morelock Music

411 S. Gay Street Knoxville  (865) 766-5192  Website

Old City Java

109 S. Central Avenue Knoxville (865) 523-9817   Website

Oodles Uncorked

18 Market Square Knoxville (865) 521-0600  Website

Organized Play

221 Cumberland Avenue Knoxville (865) 521-0690 Website

Preservation Pub

28 Market Square Knoxville  (865) 524-2224  Website

Rala

323 Union Avenue Knoxville (865) 525-7888  Website

Remedy Coffee

125 W. Jackson Ave. Knoxville Website

Rita’s Italian Ice

Market Square, Knoxville

Salon Visage

11 Market Square Knoxville (865) 694-4000

Tennessee Valley Bikes

214 W. Magnolia, Knoxville Website

The Fortunate Traveler

119 S. Central Street Bldg. 2 Knoxville (865) 474-1098  Website

Tomato Head

12 Market Square, Knoxville – (865) 637-4067Website

Unarmed Merchants

129 S. Gay Street Knoxville (865) 549-5769 Website

URBhana

115 S. Gay Street (865) 525-7381  WeUniversity of Tennessee University Center Concourse Gallery sponsored by the Visual Arts Committee

1502 West Cumberland Ave.  Knoxville Call Meghan Terry at 865-974-5455 for more information or visit activities.utk.edu for a full list of VAC events.

This month will feature an Interactive Poetry Exhibit.

UT Downtown Gallery

106 S. Gay Street Knoxville (865) 673-0802  WebSite

Yee- Haw Industries

413 S. Gay Street Knoxville (865) 522-1812  Website