
Arts & Culture Alliance
Downtown Knoxville's most affordable holiday shopping event with unique gifts and live performances! This two-day celebration features fine crafts and other handmade gifts by local artists and museum gift shops as well as live music and dance. This event is FREE and open to the public, and the event hours are Friday, D...ecember 4, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM and Saturday, December 5, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Enjoy free lunch on Friday, December 4, with a $10 Extravaganza purchase!
Shop for gifts by artists Kathy Bradley, Larry Cole, Cindy Day, Dore Via Dumas, Lesley Eaton, Brett Garrett, Sari Gunderson, Diane Hamilton, Kathy Holland, Ann Lacava, Wes & Dina Loukota, Hui Malkowski, Kate McCullough, Denae Oglesby, Victoria Simmons, Bob and Debbie Walker, Susan Watson, Back Room Gallery, East Tennessee Historical Society gift shop, Frank H. McClung Museum gift shop, and more!
Enjoy free, live performances by a String Quartet of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Circle Modern Dance, Liz&Tim, Knoxville Children's Choir, Mountain Breeze Quartet, Webford Brown & the Town, Smoky Mountain Harmony Show Chorus, and a Smokyland Sound Barbershop Harmony Ensemble.
Information: 865-523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com
Hundreds of handmade items by local artists, live performances, and holiday cheer!
Time:11:00AM Friday, December 4th
Location:The Emporium Center

Michael Barbee I encourage everyone who can, to go by this center(downtown on Gay street) and say hi and enjoy Paige Barbee's art and jewelery display. It will open your eyes to new and creative designs. This is a wonderful little spot, probably unknown, to lots of folks in and around K town. mB

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a new exhibition of artwork by clients of the Sertoma Center and Open Arms Care in Knoxville. The exhibition will be on display in the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from November 18-25, 2009...

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to sponsor the 6th annual Emporium Holiday Extravaganza on December 4 and 5: downtown Knoxville's most affordable holiday shopping event with unique gifts and live performances...

Rachel L. Gibson
Here are a few pics from the Arts In The Airport opening reception, Nov. 5, 2009: http://www.rlgibson.com/2009/11/receptio n-arts-in-the-airport/

Arts & Culture Alliance First Friday is going to be a great night!! We hope to see many of you out and about town. Get the latest updates on your favorite galleries at http://knoxvillefirstfriday.com/wp/.
knoxvillefirstfriday.com
This is your directory for First Friday participants for Knoxville, Tn.

Rachel L. Gibson
I blogged about the National Show twice today. Check it out: http://www.artandartdeadlines.com/2009/1 1/results-national-juried-exhibit-2009/ and http://www.rlgibson.com/2009/11/results- national-juried-show/

The Arts & Culture Alliance announces a call for entries for "New to Knoxville", a juried exhibition developed to give artists who are new to Knoxville and surrounding counties the opportunity to showcase their work in the Emporium Center...

Arts & Culture Alliance
The East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild and the Arts & Culture Alliance present the 15th Master Woodworkers Show at the Emporium Center.
Admission is free! The Show hours are:
Friday, November 6, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM;
Saturday, November 7, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; and
Sunday, November 8, 12:00-5:00 PM.
This biennial juried show hig...hlights the handcrafted works of 25 craftspeople and artists of East Tennessee and the surrounding region and features many types of woodwork, from traditional to whimsical, including fine furniture, cabinetry, turning, sculpture and marquetry. The Emporium gallery provides an ideal environment in which to view the work and meet the artists. A public reception takes place on Friday, November 6, from 5:00-9:00 PM as part of First Friday activities in downtown Knoxville.
Furniture maker Brian Boggs, previous Best of Show recipient of Providence, Rhode Island’s Fine Furnishings Show, noted the high quality of Knoxville’s Master Woodworkers event. "Over the past few years I have attended several fine shows around the country,” said Boggs. “By far the finest show I participated in was the Master Woodworkers Show in Knoxville. From any perspective I would judge the show, such as the quality of other woodwork, my own sales, and attendance and level of sophistication of the patrons, the Master Woodworkers Show is far ahead of the others. Whether you are looking for exquisite furniture for your home, or just looking for an inspiring outing, this is a show to be a part of.”
For more information, call (865) 523-7543 or visit www.etwg.org.
Handcrafted works of 25 craftspeople and artists of East Tennessee
Time:9:00AM Friday, November 6th
Location:Emporium Center
























