January at the KMA

Please join us for the Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art: RE-PAIR opening reception!

Friday, January 27

5:30-7:30pm

The inaugural Tennessee Triennial is a unified multi-site, multi-city exhibition that promotes contemporary visual art as a tool to foster constructive dialogue across communities, the state, the country, and internationally. The 2023 theme and core concept of the inaugural Tennessee Triennial is “RE-PAIR.” A major statewide contemporary art event organized by Tri-Star Arts. Consulting Curator: María Magdalena Campos-Pons. Cash Bar & Hors d’oeuvres from Potchke Deli. Learn more

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Every 2nd Sunday of the Month

Art Activity 1-4pm: Bring your children in grades K-6 to do a hands-on art activity taught by a certified art teacher.

Docent Tour 2-3pm: Follow a trained docent educator through the galleries! Meet at the front desk at 1:55pm to join the tour.

FREE and open to the public!

Sky Creature/Tony Orrico

January 22

2-4pm

Sky Creature crosses contemporary Classical music with ambient rock. Tony Orrico is a kinetic visual artist who creates life-size graphite works using his entire body.

FREE and open to the public!

Alive After Five presents

Adam Hawley

January 27

6:30-9pm

January's Alive After Five event is in conjunction with the opening of the special exhibition "Tennessee Triennial: RE-PAIR." ALL ATTENDEES will enjoy FREE ADMISSION to the performance!

FREE and open to the public!

Tennessee Triennial

Artist Panel

January 28

1-2:30pm

Join us in welcoming numerous participating artists in the Tennessee Triennial for an artist panel discussion led by Consulting Curator Dr. Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons.

FREE and open to the public!

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Mandala Workshop

with Susan Watson Arbital

January 18

1-4pm

Participants will learn about the history of this art form and the basics of its design.

Members $45/Non-members $55

Intro to Clay Mask Making

with Annamaria Gundlach

January 19 & 26

10am-12pm

Participants of all skill levels are invited to join this hand-building mask-making class.

Members $40/Non-members $45

Three-Day Figurative Workshop

with Marga McBride

January 30, 31, & February 1

10am-3pm

This workshop will teach you how to make a simple clay bust, model realistic faces, and demonstrate surface design and textures.

Members $300/Non-members $325

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EXHIBITIONS

East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition

Closes January 8

Landfall Press:

Five Decades of Printmaking

Through April 30

Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art: RE-PAIR

Opens January 27

Higher Ground: A Century of the Visual Arts in East Tennessee

Ongoing

Richard Jolley's

Cycle of Life

Ongoing

Thorne Rooms

Ongoing

Where the Sun Casts No Shadow: Postcards from the Creative Crossroads of Quito

Kramer Gallery

Facets of Modern and Contemporary Glass

Ongoing

KMA Education Gallery

Featuring Webb School of Knoxville Lower School

Through January 31

Artwork by: Emma, 5th Grade

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Learn more about our recent acquisitions, art on view, upcoming exhibitions, classes, workshops, and special events. Stay up to date on everything happening this spring at the Knoxville Museum of Art!

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