Bring the whole family for a festive day at the Craft Center! On Saturday, Nov. 23 9am – 5pm, we’ll have free crafts for kids and families and an exciting selection of workshops – be sure to register in advance, spots fill up fast! Get a start on your holiday shopping in our retail gallery and get 25% off on a wide variety of fine art and craft created by local and national artists. Can’t make it Saturday? The holiday shopping discount is available all weekend!
Category: Arts
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Art Round TN First Friday at the UC
Art Round Tennessee’s final First Friday of the year will be held on Oct 4th, 5pm-8pm, in the lobby of the University Center. Seven local artists will be selling their artwork along with live music featuring a student ensemble from Tech’s school of music. This event will also feature an in memorium of Tech alum, Jesse Filoteo. Jesse’s work will be for sale with the proceeds going to help establish a scholarship in his name. The Joan Derryberry Art Gallery will also be open for viewing of the current Fiber exhibit by Rachel Meginness.
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Bryan Symphony Concert Season
The Bryan Symphony Orchestra at Tennessee Tech welcomes Chilean pianist Paulina Zamora as guest soloist to kick off the 2024-25 concert season Sunday, October 6th, at 3p.m. A performance of Carlos Chavez’s Sinfonia India will honor Hispanic Heritage Month and composer Robert Jager, Emeritus Professor, will be feted with performances of two of his works in honor of his 85th birthday year. The program also includes works by Mendelssohn and Schumann. Tickets may be purchased at www.bryansymphony.org or before the concert. Box Office opens at 1pm.
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Rug Weaving Workshop at the Appalachian Center for Craft
Transform leftover scraps of fabric into your very own rag rug during this fun and creative workshop! We will cover the basics of weaving, working with different types of fabric and learning how to cut and combine them for rag rug weaving. You will learn to warp and weave your rug on a peg loom and experiment with other ways to create with a loom. Oct. 5, 2024
Tennessee Tech students and employees receive a 25% discount on workshop tuition. Click here for more information!
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Rachel Meginness Gallery Talk and Reception
Please join us at the Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, located in Roaden University Center, on September 30th at 11am for the Gallery Talk and Recepetion featuring Fiber artist Rachel Meginness.
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Broom Making Workshop at the Appalachian Center for Craft
Explore the traditional craft of broom making and take home your own hand-made brooms! You’ll learn how to work with broomcorn and twine to make a variety of hand-held and long handled brooms, including Turkey Wings, Hawk Tails, Sweepers, Pot Scrubbers and more.
Reminder that Tennessee Tech students and employees receive a 25% discount on workshop tuition. Click here for more information!
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Spookah Gallery Talk and Reception
Please join us at the Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, located in Roaden University Center, on September 26th at 4:30pm for the Gallery Talk and Recepetion featuring mixed media sculputure by Spookah.
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Fall Workshops at the Craft Center
Come celebrate the fall season with craft! We’re offering four daylong workshops on Saturday, October 5, in bladesmithing, broom making, stained glass and weaving. Spots won’t last long – sign up today! Click here to register
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Guest Author Stacey Levine
Center Stage welcomes author Stacey Levine on Thursday, September 19 at 7 p.m. at the Backdoor Playhouse.
Stacey Levine is the author of five books of uniquely original voice-driven fiction. Her novel MICE 1961, concerns a young woman bullied for her albinism during the Cold War era. Levine’s short fiction collection MY HORSE AND OTHER STORIES won a PEN Fiction Award; THE GIRL WITH BROWN FUR, longlisted for The Story Prize, was also shortlisted for the Washington State Book Award, and her novel FRANCES JOHNSON was also shortlisted for the Washington State Book Award.
Contact athurmond@tntech.edu for more information.
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Yarn Spinning Workshop at the Appalachian Center for Craft
Learn the basics of how to process wool from sheep to finished skein! Using hand carded art batts and a drop spindle, you will create your own one-of-a-kind hand-spun yarn. By the end of class, you will be going home with a new fiber skillset, drop spindle and a unique skein of yarn! No experience necessary. Reminder that all students, faculty, staff and employees of Tennessee Tech may use the code WINGSUP for a 25% discount!
Register or find more info here.