February 10–13, 2026 @ Tipton Gallery
East Tennessee State University Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with Bravissima! Women Sponsoring the Arts, Jerry’s Artarama of Knoxville, and the Tennessee Arts Commission presentVisualize Your Future: Appalachian Youth Exhibitionfeaturing K7-12 students from six regional schools with rescheduled reception Feb. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. with guests of honor Johnson City Vice Mayor Jenny Brock, Bravissima’s Belinda Kiener and Scott Manning of Jerry’s Artarama.
Featuring 80+ middle and high schools students under the mentorship of their respective art teachers fromCherokee High School withLaura Heath; Daniel Boone High SchoolwithAlisa Brandenburg,Elizabethton High Schoolunder Rachel Turbyfill andLisa Malone; Happy Vallery High School withCydney Trent,Liberty Bell Middle SchoolwithBrooke Velsor; and theUniversity Schoolart educatorsKristin ColsonandSharon Squibb. The exhibition is curated by ETSU Slocumb Galleries Curatorial Fellows Akintayo Akintobi and Amber Farley.
The Tipton-Ashe Gallery is located at 401 Ashe St. former Courthouse in downtown Johnson City, Tennessee. Gallery hours are Wednesdays and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays from 5 to 7 p.m. with extended hours during receptions and by appointments. For more information, schedule a visit or for handicapped accommodations, email Karlota Contreras-Koterbay viacontrera@etsu.edu.
Category: Exhibits