First Friday

First Friday
September 4, 2009

Abode
Abode is pleased to announce the first showing of Folk Art Originals created by artist Ralph Henn. Folk Art Originals are individually handcrafted, one of a kind renderings made exclusively from driftwood and other discarded materials found in and around Ft Loudoun Lake. As an artist I like to find what is hidden in a piece of discarded wood and I never know what I will find. My technique is really pretty simple, I start by cutting out the areas of obvious decay and then simply follow where the textures and the grain of the wood leads me. I am usually very surprised about finally emerges."

Art Market Gallery
The Art Market Gallery invites you to view works of art reflecting member's travels abroad. Our "International Art" exhibit will run from September 1st through September 27th. The gallery's featured artists for the month are Gary Dagdan, who does oil landscapes, and Elaine Fronczek, who does felt sculpture. The Art Market Gallery is located at 422 S. Gay Street in Knoxville, TN, just a block from Mast General Store. Hours are 11 am to 6 pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 pm on Sundays. For more information visit artmarketgallery.net or call 865-525-5265. Join us for an opening reception on Friday, Sept 4th from 5:30 pm to 9 pm for food, music and great art!

bliss home
Metalwork by Bill Timm will be on view at Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, during the month of October. A reception for the artist will be held during First Friday, September 5th, 2009. "Bill Timm's work is all-steel sculpture. Each individual piece is constructed from found metal objects. The parts come from a variety of sources including junkyards, machine shops, and auto repair shops. Each piece is cleaned and welded together. Bill's work is extremely heavy. Please do not attempt to pick it up. Bill has been seen locally on The Heartland Series and Live at Five." For more information about the artist, please call Bliss Home at 673-6711.

East Tennessee Foundation
September 4, 2009 from 5p.m. to 8 p.m.
625 Market Street, Suite 1400
"City Light" - UT Photojournalism professor Robert Heller always has his camera with him when he travels. Heller's photographic exhibit, "City Light," examines the confluence of architecture, people and light, as found in cities such as San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Warsaw and elsewhere. Exhibit opening is a September First Friday event. This photography exhibit will continue to be open to the public weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through the end of the year.

Knoxville Visitor Center
First Friday, September 4 at the Knoxville Visitor Center from 6:30 - 8 p.m. enjoy the eclectic mix of Robert Lovett & Wade Hill. Lovett, considering himself just a country boy at heart, he studied under Bluegrass legends Alan Munde and Joe Carr and in addition to teaching has performed and recorded with some bluegrass greats. Lovett will perform on the Visitor Center stage, 301 S. Gay St., downtown Knoxville, with banjo great, Wade Hill. Lovett performs regularly with Hill on "Wade's World", a popular locally produced tv program featuring local and regional artists. It was with Hill that Lovett released, "90 Proof Hank," a nod to his roots and a tribute to the great Hank Williams, Sr. This garnered first place for Robert in the 'Hank Days Festival Singer Songwriter Competition', held annually in Knoxville. Admission is free. For additional information, call 865-523-7263.

Marble Slab
An exhibit of photographs by Mike Larkin will be on view at the Marble Slab on Market Square during the months of September and October, 2009. For more information, please contact the artist at mjlarkin@gmail.com. "Mike Larkin travels the world not just to take photos but rather to share the experiences and amazing things he sees. Each photo has a story, and sometimes it takes 100 shots to get the story right."

UT Downtown Gallery
The Administrator: A sculpture installation by Michael Aurbach
August 14-September 18, 2009; Artist Reception, September 4th from 5-9pm. A colleague of Vanderbilt University art professor Michael Aurbach once told him that you never know who a person really is until they have put into a position of power. The large installation entitled The Administrator is a humorous portrait of a university administrator who made Aurbach's life miserable.

Yee Haw Industries
Ollie Belle will be selling work by many of her Native American silver artist folk at Yee-Haw; Zuni & Navajo jewelry and a bunch of other goodies from Russia & Poland, 3-8pm on Friday AND noon-5 on Saturday.