The Art Market Gallery | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Denso Community Gallery

The Art Market Gallery is the oldest gallery in Knoxville dedicated exclusively to local and regional art. In late 2005 the Art Market Gallery moved to Gay Street and became part of the redevelopment of downtown Knoxville. Established for the 1982 World’s Fair, the gallery’s success led to their current cooperative. The Gallery currently exhibits the work of over 60 area painters, photographers, weavers, printmakers, woodworkers, potters, jewelers, fiber and glass artists.  These artists are actively involved in the daily operation of the gallery. Membership in the gallery is by application and Jury. The exhibit in the Denso Gallery has jewelry, sculpture, paintings, woodwork and pottery. For more information about the Art Market Gallery visit www.artmarketgallery.net. 

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on weekends and holidays.

TeaYoun Kim-Kassor | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

TeaYoun Kim-Kassor is originally from South Korea where she received her B.F.A. in Fiber Arts. She continued her research in Art Education as the Japanese equivalent of a Fulbright Scholar at Saitama University in Japan, where she earned an M.A.T. In the U.S., TeaYoun continued her exploration of fine arts in the M.F.A. program at the University of Tennessee with a focus on installation.  Currently, she is teaching as an Assistant Professor of Art at Georgia College in Milledgeville, GA.

The Art Market Gallery | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Denso Community Gallery

The exhibit features two- and three-dimensional artworks in various mediums: painting/drawing, clay, wood, fiber, jewelry, photography, metal, and glass. A Reception during the Last Friday Art Walk is planned for September 28th from 5:30-8:30 pm, and the public is invited.   
 
Art Market Gallery, now in it's 30th year, has evolved from its beginnings as a small group of artists, in an adjunct to the Dulin Gallery of Art during the Knoxville World's Fair, into one of the longest-standing artist cooperatives in the southeast. Over 60 regional artists operate the gallery which is located in downtown Knoxville. Members are accepted into the gallery following a rigorous jury process which ensures that the gallery maintains the high standards for which it is known. For more information about the Art Market Gallery visit www.artmarketgallery.net.

Dr. Ryan Fogg | Guest Faculty Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Dr. Ryan Fogg, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at Carson-Newman College, will present a guest faculty piano recital. The program will include Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 7 in D Major,” “Sonata No. 23 in F minor” and “Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major.” A native Texan, Fogg holds degrees in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Houston, and East Texas Baptist University. The event is free and open to the public. 

Student Recital: Ashley Abbott | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Maryville College senior Ashley Abbott will present her senior voice recital on Mon., Sept. 10. The program will include music from the classical repertoire. Set One will include several foreign language pieces, such as “La Maja Dolorosa” by Enrique Granados; “An die Musik” by Franz Schubert; and “Ici-bas!” by Gabriel Fauré.

Set Two will focus on English art songs, including “Come Again, Sweet Love” by John Dowland; “Go ‘Way From My Window” by John Jacob Niles; “Silent Noon” by Ralph Vaughn Williams; and “Greeting” by Leonard Bernstein.

Set Three, an Italian set, will include “Cara e dolce” by Alessandro Scarlatti and “Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris” by Antonio Vivaldi. In addition to classical repertoire, Abbott will also have several special guests, who will join her to celebrate bluegrass. Free and open to the public.

Blount County College Fair | Admissions Event

Cooper Athletic Center

Over 50 colleges, universities, technical schools, and art institutes are invited to attend. Area high school students, their parents and other persons involved in a college search are invited to attend the fair. Reservations are not required for attendees, and there is no cost to attend. Call 865-981-8092 for more information.

Summar West | Appalachian Lecture Series

Fayerweather Hall, Lawson Auditorium

Summar West, a poet and Maryville College alumna, will discuss her work and read from her poetry. Born and raised in Monroe County in East Tennessee, West graduated from Maryville College in 2001. She earned a master’s degree in social sciences from the University of Chicago and a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her poetry is deeply rooted in an Appalachian landscape, and her work often responds to questions and issues related to family, spirituality, the environment, gender and sexual orientation. Her poems have been published in the Appalachian Journal, Appalachian Heritage, Ellipsis, and Tar River Poetry. She currently teaches in the English Department at Maryville College. The event is free and open to the public.

Preston Fields | Community Conversations Lecture Series

Fayerweather Hall, Lawson Auditorium

The theme for this year’s Community Conversations Lecture Series at Maryville College is “Connections.” Preston Fields, director of community engagement for the Center for Campus Ministry at Maryville College, will open the series on Sept. 27 with a presentation about his experience working with the Democratic National Convention. The event is free and open to the public.

Last Friday Art Walk | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, All Galleries

The Last Friday Art Walk, organized by the Maryville Arts Coalition, is an event that celebrates the arts on the last Friday of every month in Historic Downtown Maryville.

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on weekends and holidays.

Ginger Frye | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

Townsend Artisan Guild | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Denso Community Gallery

Juan Pablo Orrego Silva | Community Conversations Lecture Series

Clayton Center for the Arts, Denso Community Gallery

Juan Pablo Orrego Silva, an internationally recognized ecologist from Chile, is one of the founders of the “Action Group for the Biobío,” a grassroots organization which led for 11 years (1990-2001) the emblematic campaign for the defense of the Biobío River in south central Chile – and of the rights of the Pehuenche indigenous people who inhabit the river’s watershed – targeted for the building of a large hydroelectric complex. For this campaign, he received the Goldman Environmental Award in 1997 (United States) and the Right Livelihood Award in 1998 (Sweden). In 2003, he served as the international coordinator of the No Alumysa campaign against an aluminum smelter projected in Patagonia. The event is free and open to the public.

MC Theatre Department presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” | Theatre Production

Clayton Center for the Arts, Haslam Family Flex Theatre

One of the most widely-known and best-beloved comedies of all time, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is, as Wilde himself wrote, “a trivial comedy for serious people.” The play revolves around manufactured and mistaken identities and ends with some important revelations involving a three-volume novel, a hand-bag, and a perambulator.
Jack Worthing goes by the name of Earnest when he is in the city, a device which allows him to escape the demands and obligations of his life in the country. Likewise, his friend Algernon has invented a geriatric invalid named Bunbury who regularly takes to his death bed, allowing Algy to escape his familial obligations as needed. When both men fall in love with women who only want to marry a man named “Earnest,” these imaginary alter egos become troublesome.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, MC Theatre alumni and area students. Free for MC students, faculty and staff, although a printed ticket is required for admission.

Meet Maryville | Admissions Event

Maryville College

This is not your traditional open house! All students and families interested in MC are invited to attend and learn more about our programs and life on campus. Call 865-981-8092 to get more information. Registration is now open!

MC Theatre Department presents: "The Importance of Being Earnest" | Theatre Production

Clayton Center for the Arts, Haslam Family Flex Theatre

One of the most widely-known and best-beloved comedies of all time, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is, as Wilde himself wrote, “a trivial comedy for serious people.” The play revolves around manufactured and mistaken identities and ends with some important revelations involving a three-volume novel, a hand-bag, and a perambulator.
Jack Worthing goes by the name of Earnest when he is in the city, a device which allows him to escape the demands and obligations of his life in the country. Likewise, his friend Algernon has invented a geriatric invalid named Bunbury who regularly takes to his death bed, allowing Algy to escape his familial obligations as needed. When both men fall in love with women who only want to marry a man named “Earnest,” these imaginary alter egos become troublesome.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, MC Theatre alumni and area students. Free for MC students, faculty and staff, although a printed ticket is required for admission.

Dr. John Thatamanil | Bible Grant Speaker Series/Community Conversations Lecture Series

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

John J. Thatamanil is an Associate Professor of Theology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is the author of The Immanent Divine: God, Creation, and the Human Predicament. An East-West Conversation (Fortress Press, 2006). 
He is currently completing his second book, The Promise of Religious Diversity: Constructive Theology After “Religion.” His presentation, titled "The Way, The Truth and the Life: 'I am' Sayings in The Gospel of John and The Bhagavad Gita," is also part of the College’s “Bible Grant” speaker series, which is designed to address topics related to the relevance of the Bible to contemporary issues and concerns.The event is free and open to the public.

Homecoming "Music Medley" | MC Choral Groups

Clayton Center for the Arts, Outdoor Plaza

Voices of Praise, the Off Kilter Reunion Ensemble, the Alumni Choir, the MC Concert Choir, Off Kilter and the Lads & Lassies will perform a variety of music. Rain location: Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.

The Orchestra at Maryville College | Fall Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

The Orchestra at Maryville College will kick off the 2012-13 concert season with its fall concert, led by Maestro Bill Robinson. The Orchestra's Fall Concert will feature the music of American composers: William Schuman's "New England Triptych" is based on three pieces by William Billings, an American composer during the Revolutionary War period; Aaron Copland's famous "Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring"; a medley of George Gershwin tunes; and "Symphony No. 2," the "Romantic" symphony of Howard Hanson.

Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office or by calling 865.981.8590. The cost is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors who are 60 and older; and $5 for students. The performance is free to MC faculty, students and staff with ID, although a printed ticket is required for admission. For more information, please contact the College's Division of Fine Arts at 865.981.8150.

"Cold Mountain" | Film Screening

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

The 2003 film, based on the 1997 best-selling novel of the same name by Charles Frazier, follows a Civil War soldier on a journey from the hospital where he is recovering from a grievous wound to his home in North Carolina, where his sweetheart awaits. Free and open to the public. Frazier will visit Maryville College on Oct. 30 as part of the College's Appalachian Lecture Series.

Student Repertoire Recital | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Last Friday Art Walk | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, All Galleries

The Last Friday Art Walk, organized by the Maryville Arts Coalition, is an event that celebrates the arts on the last Friday of every month in Historic Downtown Maryville.

Charles Frazier | Appalachian Lecture Series

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

Charles Frazier is the author of National Book Award winner and New York Times best seller Cold Mountain (1997), New York Times bestseller Thirteen Moons (2006) and Nightwoods (2011). 

During the presentation, Frazier will be part of a panel discussion of his work, focusing on the role of place and region in his novels. The event is free and open to the public.

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on weekends and holidays.

David Underwood | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

TBA | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Denso Community Gallery

Fall Piano Night | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Students of Rachel Acuff and Gina Milligan will perform.

MC-Community Concert Band Fall Concert | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

Musicians represent a mixture of ages. Adult members hail from Blount County and other surrounding communities, and are retired or engaged in a variety of professional endeavors, while student members are from Maryville College and several of the area’s other academic institutions. The MC-Community Concert Band is pleased to welcome Tom Delozier as its new director. The concert is free and open to the public.

Fine Arts Showcase| Admissions Event

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

See what the Maryville College Fine Arts Department has to offer!  Join us at 7 p.m. for student & faculty perfomances and an art exhibition.  Call (865) 981-8095 or email emily.emadian@maryvillecollege.edu for more information or to RSVP!

Meet Maryville | Admissions Event 

Maryville College

No matter what you’re interested in studying, you and your family are invited to Meet Maryville. Join us on November 10 and you’ll experience how students live, work and play at Maryville College. Meet Maryville and discover where you could spend the best four years of your life. We'd love to see you here and help you Meet Maryville! Call 865-981-8092 to get more information. Registration is now open!

Invitational Choir Festival: "Music for Montvale" | Concert 

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

Guest choirs from area middle schools, high schools and community colleges will perform. Co-hosted by Harmony Adoptions, the event is a fundraiser for Camp Montvale.

Scott Miller | Appalachian Lecture Series

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

Knoxville musician Scott Miller will perform at Maryville College as part of the College’s Appalachian Lecture Series. The event is free and open to the public.

“We felt Scott Miller to be an immensely talented artist with close ties to the area and songs often deeply rooted in history and a sense of place,” said Kim Trevathan, assistant professor of writing/communication at MC. “His performances are intense, his lyrics complex and original, and often he manages to tell compelling stories through his songs. At the same time, onstage he is personable and has a great sense of humor.”

Jazz Band Fall Concert | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

Directed by Dr. Bill Swann, chair of the Division of Fine Arts at Maryville College, this year’s jazz ensemble will perform pieces from the standard jazz repertoire. Free and open to the public.

All East Chorus

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Haslam Family Flex Theatre, Harry H. Harter Choral Rehearsal Room and lobbies

Maryville College is proud to host the “All East Chorus,” sponsored by the East Tennessee Vocal Association, featuring select students and directors from high schools in the East Tennessee region. 

All East Chorus Concert | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

Maryville College is proud to host the “All East Chorus,” sponsored by the East Tennessee Vocal Association, featuring select students and directors from high schools in the East Tennessee region. 

Student Repertoire Recital | Recital

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

The MC Theatre Department presents: "The Sniper's Nest"| Theatre Production 

Clayton Center for the Arts, Haslam Family Flex Theatre

MC Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Lisa Soland’s new play, The Sniper’s Nest will get its world premiere at the Maryville College Theatre in November. This brand new play is the basis of MC student Walker Harrison’s senior thesis project in acting. Walker will star as Lee Harvey Oswald, the sniper who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in November of 1963. Several government organizations, including the Dallas Police Department, the FBI and the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that Oswald acted alone— but the mysterious events surrounding one of history’s most compelling moments have left many wondering whether or not the American public will ever know the whole truth. Soland’s play approaches this subject matter with a fresh perspective and new information, including Judyth Vary Baker’s book Me and Lee: How I Came to Know, Love and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald.

The Alpha Psi Omega production will be directed by the playwright herself, providing students with a unique opportunity to experience the process of developing a new play. 

Ticket information:  Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, MC Theatre alumni and area students. Free for MC students, faculty and staff, although a printed ticket is required for admission.

Last Friday Art Walk | Art Exhibit 

Clayton Center for the Arts, All Galleries

The Last Friday Art Walk, organized by the Maryville Arts Coalition, is an event that celebrates the arts on the last Friday of every month in Historic Downtown Maryville.

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on weekends and holidays.

Maryville College Senior Exhibitions | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Blackberry Farm Gallery

"Personal Perspective" | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, Denso Community Gallery

A unique exhibition featuring art created by local artists with developmental disabilities and physical limitations who have utilized groundbreaking techniques to express themselves on canvas. The artists are clients at Open Arms Care, a nonprofit organization that provides intermediate care facility services and an array of residential services for adults and children diagnosed with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in the state of Tennessee. Open Arms Care utilizes Art Realization Technologies (A.R.T), a program created in 1995 by artist Tim Lefens that gives those who previously did not have the ability to truly express themselves artistically the tools to create art.

The MC Theatre Department presents: "The Sniper's Nest"| Theatre Production 

Clayton Center for the Arts, Haslam Family Flex Theatre

MC Adjunct Instructor of Theatre Lisa Soland’s new play, The Sniper’s Nest will get its world premiere at the Maryville College Theatre in November. This brand new play is the basis of MC student Walker Harrison’s senior thesis project in acting. Walker will star as Lee Harvey Oswald, the sniper who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in November of 1963. Several government organizations, including the Dallas Police Department, the FBI and the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that Oswald acted alone— but the mysterious events surrounding one of history’s most compelling moments have left many wondering whether or not the American public will ever know the whole truth. Soland’s play approaches this subject matter with a fresh perspective and new information, including Judyth Vary Baker’s book Me and Lee: How I Came to Know, Love and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald.

The Alpha Psi Omega production will be directed by the playwright herself, providing students with a unique opportunity to experience the process of developing a new play. 

Ticket information:  Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, MC Theatre alumni and area students. Free for MC students, faculty and staff, although a printed ticket is required for admission.

The Orchestra at Maryville College & Choirs Holiday Concert | Concert 

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

The Orchestra at Maryville College, led by conductor Bill Robinson, and
the Community Chorus, under the direction of Alan Eleazer, will come together for a holiday concert. The chorus will be preparing an eclectic blend of Christmas music from the masters, such as J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi and George Handel and many other traditional and well-known carols. Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office or by calling 865.981.8590. The cost is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors who are 60 and older; and $5 for students. The performance is free to MC faculty, students and staff with ID, although a printed ticket is required for admission. Tickets are $5 with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy for the “Toys for Blount County” campaign. For more information, please contact the College's Division of Fine Arts at 865.981.8150.

"A Feaste of Song" | Christmas Dinner and Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer and Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

Join the choirs at Maryville College for a Christmas dinner in the William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer of the Clayton Center for the Arts. Following the dinner, the Maryville College Concert Choir and Off Kilter will host a concert in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre at 7:30 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for international travel for the choir.

Tickets are available at the Clayton Center Box Office or by calling 865.981.8590. The cost is $32 for dinner & concert; $12 concert only; MC students are admitted free to the concert only with ID, although a printed ticket is required for admission. For more information, please contact the College's Division of Fine Arts at 865.981.8150.

The MC Theatre Department presents: “Sylvia”  | Theatre Production

Clayton Center for the Arts, Haslam Family Flex Theatre

Set in New York in the 1990s, A. R. Gurney’s play about a man and his dog has been a staple of the American theatre since its premiere. Greg finds the dog, Sylvia, in the park and brings her home to introduce her to his wife Kate, who is less than happy about this new addition to the family. The resulting tension between Kate and Sylvia puts a strain on Greg and Kate’s marriage as he becomes more and more infatuated with his canine companion.

MC senior Leslie Owle will direct this play as part of her senior thesis project. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, MC Theatre alumni and area students. Free for MC students, faculty and staff, although a printed ticket is required for admission. 

The MC Theatre Department presents: “Sylvia” | Theatre Production

Clayton Center for the Arts, Haslam Family Flex Theatre

Set in New York in the 1990s, A. R. Gurney’s play about a man and his dog has been a staple of the American theatre since its premiere. Greg finds the dog, Sylvia, in the park and brings her home to introduce her to his wife Kate, who is less than happy about this new addition to the family. The resulting tension between Kate and Sylvia puts a strain on Greg and Kate’s marriage as he becomes more and more infatuated with his canine companion.

MC senior Leslie Owle will direct this play as part of her senior thesis project. Alpha Psi Omega will sponsor the production, providing both funding and personnel.

Youth Choirs Holiday Concert  | Concert

Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall

The MC Youth Choirs will present a concert of holiday favorites. Youth choirs include the Scottie Singers, a youth choir for students in grades two through five that is directed by Martha Robinson; the Scots Chorale, an ensemble of intermediate and middle school-aged singers that is directed by Martha Robinson; and the Highlander Chorale, an ensemble for high school singers that is directed by Jill Purvis. The concert is free and open to the public.

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on weekends and holidays.

Alan Heilman | Art Exhibit

Clayton Center for the Arts, DENSO Community Gallery

Film Screening: "Connected"  | Community Conversations Lecture Series 

Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre

*Dates and times subject to change. Please call the Clayton Center for the Arts at 865.981.8590 for verification. Galleries are closed on weekends and holidays.