'A Night on Gay Street' by Sandi Carpenter
December 6–21, 2024 @ Knoxville Arts & Culture Alliance
The Arts & Culture Alliance presents its 2024 Members Show, the largest annual exhibition of local artists in the Greater Knoxville area. The fresh mix of two- and three-dimensional works created within the last two years encompasses a wide variety of media such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, photography, fine craft, sculpture, ceramics, fiberand more from regional artists who are all individual members of the Arts & Culture Alliance, which serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizationsand cultural institutions. Membership is open to all, and information may be found atwww.knoxalliance.com/join-renew.
A free celebration with the artists takes place Friday, Dec. 6, from 5-9 p.m. The 51st Annual WIVK Christmas Parade starts at 7 p.m., along Gay Street and passes in front of the Emporium.
"What a wonderful collection of thought-inducing work from some of the Arts & Culture Alliance's thousands of members," says Liza Zenni, Executive Director of the Arts & Culture Alliance. "As Greater Knoxville's only Local Arts Agency and United Fund, we couldn't be prouder to support and serve this dynamic community of artists."
Individual members of the Alliance participate locally and regionally in gallery exhibitions, art festivals, sculpture trails, weekend shows, studio toursand public murals. Some Alliance members are full-time artists, while others have day jobs and create on evenings and weekends. Some members include art professors with the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Carson-Newman University, Maryville College, Pellissippi State, Roane Stateand Walters State. Others are teachers within Knox and surrounding counties’ elementary, middle and high schools. Some Alliance members teach classes privately or through community classes with the Appalachian Arts Craft Center, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Fountain City Art Center, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, Knoxville Museum of Art, Mighty Mudand Oak Ridge Art Center. Many of the artists have working studios in their own homes, while some are part of studio collectives such as Broadway Studios & Gallery, The Emporium, Mighty Mud, Relay Ridge, Sunday Studiosand West Fifth Studios.
The 2024 Members Show are on display throughout the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, in downtown Knoxville from Dec. 6-21. Most of the works will be for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition by visiting in person or via the online shop atwww.knoxalliance.store. The Emporium is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. TheEmporium will be closed Dec. 22-29 for the holidays.For more information, seewww.knoxalliance.comor call (865) 523-7543.
Category: Exhibits