Listing info:
There’s a lot of artists and venues thinking I’m catching their listing info on their blog, on their facebook postings, etc. Don’t count on me seeing them. To get your listing onto this website, you MUST use either the contact form, or send an email to the address set up specifically for the listings. You can find further info on how to get this done at this LINK It is the ONLY way you’ll get a listing put up on the site. Since I’m doing this without charging anyone for doing it, please make this easier for me by submitting your listings via email or the contact form. All the info gets sent into a special folder so that I don’t miss it in the ton of daily email I get.
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.
There’s a couple of new venues, opening this First Friday
Creativity Central
13 Emory Place, Knoxville (865) 236-0870 Website
See the full listing below for further information.
Vacuum Shop Studios
1326 Broadway Website
See the full listing below for further information.
2 Many Pixels
130 W. Jackson Avenue, Suite 201 Knoxville Website
On February 1st, “2 Many Pixels” photo gallery is proud to present a retrospective of the best photographers of the year 2012:
Each of the 7 photographers selected will be showing about 10 images of their amazing work, giving all of you a chance to enjoy their artistic vision one last time.
The exhibit will showcase:
David Habercom and his poignant photographs of homeless people
John May and his reportage on wrestling in East Tennessee
Julie Oglesby and her colorful vision of the streets of Knoxville
Janine Hill and her amazing captures of skydivers
Martin Klima and his powerful study of our neighborhoods
Lauren Lee and her intuitive snapshots of reality
Jimmy Chiarella and his “portraits” of wild animals
All the photos are for sale, gallery archival prints, signed and numbered by the artists. Hope to see you all for the opening on Friday night, February1st, 6pm to 9:30pm.
The photos will remain on the walls throughout the month of February.
501 Arthur
501 Arthur St., Knoxville (865) 951- 2523 Website
A1 Lab Arts
Center for Creative Minds, at 23 Emory Place Knoxville Website
Art Market Gallery
422 S. Gay Street Knoxville (865) 525-5265 Website
The Art Market Gallery of Knoxville will feature an exhibit of recent works by two artists recently juried into the gallery, Kory Kiker and Katie White. Each uses a medium of expression in a distinctive manner.
Working in his father’s furniture refinishing shop at age 14 sparked Texas-born Kory Kiker’s creative interest in wood art and he soon won first prize in a wood-carving contest. Today, he “paints” with wood and loves to challenge himself to create new, thought-provoking ideas through an intricate process called intarsia. This is a style of pictorial inlay using a mosaic of wood pieces in their natural, unstained hues.
Katie White’s porcelain sculptures are created using both hand-building and carving techniques. With nature a frequent source of inspiration since her years growing up on a farm in Illinois, this show features stylized versions of seed and egg shapes, each with the potential to blossom into something more intricate and beautiful. Often she contrasts the smooth translucence of porcelain with clay in its original raw state.
A First Friday opening reception for the exhibit is planned for 5:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, with complimentary refreshments and live music: jazz, soul and fusion performed by saxophonist Marquis McGee.
Belleze Salon and Spa
6209 Kingston Pike Knoxville (865) 558-8424 Website
Birdhouse Laboratories
800 N. 4th Ave Knoxville Website
Bliss
24 Market Square, Knoxville (865) 329 8868 Website
Bliss Home
29 Market Square Knoxville (865) 673-6711 Website
Due to the positive response of his photography, BLISS HOME has invited Phil Savage back for more First Friday Fun as our featured artist in February! A reception will be held Friday, February 1st at 29 Market Square from 6pm to 9pm.
“During January, we saw art lovers from all over Knoxville gravitate towards Phil’s work, because it showed a different side of familiar sites around Knoxville.” notes Cherie Piercy Lead Bliss Home Design Consultant.
Phil Savage was born in Mexico City and has traveled all around the world. Phil’s experiences from traveling have helped him hone his ability to ‘turn the ordinary into the extraordinary’. Phil loves to explore the endless possibilities that photography has to offer, by embracing black and white photos with hand-tinted touches. Phil’s First Friday exhibit aims to challenge viewers to rediscover the beauty and complexities that can be found all around Knoxville.
Blount Mansion
200 W Hill Ave Knoxville (865) 525-2375 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
Creativity Central
13 Emory Place, Knoxville (865) 236-0870 Website
We are a new place, and we will be featuring children’s art for future First Fridays. February is our opening month, so we’d like to get the word out and have a few future artists come out! We will have refreshments of course.
First Friday hours: 5-8 pm
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) 525-9945 Website
Emporium Center for Arts & Culture / Arts and Culture Alliance / The Balcony Gallery
100 S. Gay Street Knoxville (865) 523-7543 Website
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present its National Juried Exhibition of 2013, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 24 artists in the Southeast region. The National Juried Exhibition was developed in 2006 to provide a forum for local artists to compete on a national scale and display their highest quality work. The exhibition encompasses all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists and will be displayed in the Emporium Center from February 1-22, 2013. A public reception will take place on Friday, February 1, from 5:00-9:00 PM with a brief awards ceremony at 6:00 PM in which $1,000 in cash awards will be announced.
The reception on Friday, February 1, is free and open to the public, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served. The National Juried Exhibition of 2013 is on display February 1-22, 2013 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with additional hours on Saturday, February 2, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information, please contact the Arts & Culture Alliance at (865) 523-7543, or visit our Web site at www.knoxalliance.com.
Ewing Gallery
1715 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville (865) 974-3200 Website
Gallery at Main Street - First Baptist Church of Knoxville
510 W. Main Street Knoxville (865) 546-9661 Website
Ironwood Studios
119 Jennings Avenue Knoxville (865) 405-0777 Website
John Black Photography
501 Union Ave. Knoxville (865) 522-1715 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
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 Website
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
131 South Central Street Knoxville (865) 521-0690 Website
Preservation Pub
28 Market Square Knoxville (865) 524-2224 Website
Rala
323 Union Avenue Knoxville (865) 525-7888 Website
Regal Downtown West 8
1640 Downtown West Blvd. Knoxville (865) 693-6327
Remedy Coffee
125 W. Jackson Ave. Knoxville Website
Rita’s Italian Ice
26 Market Square Southwest, Knoxville
Rococo Boutique
2 Market Square, Knoxville (865) 971-1006 Website
Salon Visage
11 Market Square Knoxville (865) 694-4000
Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and sound @ East Tennessee History Center
601 South Gay Street Knoxville Contact: Bradley Reeves, Louisa Trott (865-215-8856) Website
Tennessee Valley Bikes
214 W. Magnolia, Knoxville Website
The District Gallery and Framery
5113 Kingston Pike Knoxville Website
Please join us for First Friday February 1, 5-8 p.m. for a champagne reception featuring:
Julia Britell Jewelry (show continues through the 22nd)
V Chocolates
Donna Gordon Glass
The Tree and Vine
439 Union Avenue • Off Market Square • Knoxville (865) 985.0524 Website
Tomato Head
12 Market Square, Knoxville – (865) 637-4067 Website
Dawn Hawkins will be on view at the downtown Knoxville Tomato Head from February 2nd through March 1st, 2013.
My passion from childhood has always been drawing and painting. Growing up I traveled the world due to my father being in the military. This intensified my passion for painting by the intriguing amount of different landscapes that I encountered. The awe inspiring trees, coastal, and sunsets were a constant inspiration. I also have a huge obsession for Dragonflies I want to share with the world.
At the age of 15, my family settled in Knoxville, TN. My desire for art continued all during high school. Although I have not had any formal training since, I have a natural gift and love for painting.
I have worked with numerous mediums, but find myself most comfortable and passionate about acrylics and watercolors. My most recent endeavors include canvas painting and large scale murals in private homes and businesses. My most recent work is my series of dragonflies, their grace and beauty is amazing, one to be shared with the world.
URBhana
115 S. Gay Street (865) 525-7381 Website
Vacuum Shop Studios
1326 Broadway Knoxville Website
Open Studio Night! Please join us from 7-10 to inaugurate our new space.
This First Friday, February 1, The Vacuum Shop Studios will be having their first open studio night. The Vacuum Shop Studios are home to eight artists:
Eleanor Aldrich
Briena Harmening
Guen Montgomery,
Emmy Lingscheit
Rachel Principe
Chelsie Nunn
Kelly Hider
Jessie Van der Laan
Wing Zone
2121 Cumberland Ave. Knoxville (684-5477) Website