Category: Arts

“Going Through the Motions”:  Jillian Warner Senior Thesis Exhibition

Senior Thesis Exhibition for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dual Focus

From April 18-29 the Appalachian Center for Craft will be showcasing the Dual Focus of Graphic Design and Metals exhibition by Jillian Warner.  The work will be displayed in the Critique Room, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Going Through the Motions” features four painted metal pieces that when their shadows are cast tell a story of a person’s inner turmoil.  Join us in the experience of emotions and how they affect all of us with metal pieces cut, assembled and graffiti painted on designed artwork.

For information contact Art, Craft & Design: 931-372-3738

“When I Was Young”:  Alayna Motz Senior Thesis Exhibition

Senior Thesis Exhibition for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dual Focus

From April 4-16 the Appalachian Center for Craft will be showing When I Was Young, a solo exhibition by Alayna Motz.  The work will be displayed in the Lakeview Gallery, Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 12–5 p.m., reception on April 14 from 12-3 p.m.

“When I Was Young”, is Alayna’s work from the past year as an artist creating work in textiles and graphic design. The work showcases tapestry crochet, quilts, and weavings. Creating a safe space for everyone’s inner child and nostalgic objects and feelings from her childhood.

More Information: (931) 372-3738

“Come September”:  Matdeline Phillips Senior Thesis Exhibition

Senior Thesis Exhibition for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fibers

From April 4-16 the Appalachian Center for Craft will be showing Come September, a solo exhibition by Matdeline Phillips.  The work will be displayed in the Hilltop Gallery, Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 12–5 p.m., reception on April 14 from 12-3 p.m.

Come September, is showcases Matdeline’s work from the past year as she worked her way through her senior year. The work showcases a variety of hand dyed materials, quilted into an array of pieces, that seem to shower an assortment of marine life onto the viewer.

Artist inquiries:  ArtwithMatdeline@gmail.com

Gallery talk and reception for artist Lisa Turner, Thursday, March 21, 5:00 p.m. in the Joan Derryberry Art Gallery in the Roaden University Center.  Hear the artist share her thoughts, inspirations and techniques involved in her body of work, Bodily Impressions, which features a variety of printmaking techniques.

This Center Stage event is free and open to the public.
For questions, contact kwinkle@tntech.edu

Join us at the Celebration of Craft on Saturday, April 6 from 10am to 5pm at the Appalachian Center for Craft. This free public event features live jazz, bluegrass and string quartet music, kids’ activities, food trucks, a silent auction and craft sales. In addition, studios will be open to the public, offering demonstrations in blacksmithing, metals, glass, clay, wood and fiber. During Celebration, all handcrafted items in the Craft Center Gallery will be available for purchase with a special 25% off discount. Find more details here

Center Stage welcomes poet Jayme Ringleb to campus for two events on March 21. They will read from their acclaimed poetry collection, So Tall it Ends in Heaven, called “an intimate, assured debut” by the New York Times, at 7 p.m. at the Backdoor Playhouse. This event is free and open to the public. Earlier in the day, they will give a talk about creative writing called “Poetics of the Trigger: How Can Poetry Address Pain Without Reproducing It?” This talk is open to all students and takes place at 11 a.m. in Henderson Hall 304B. For more information, please contact Dr. Erin Hoover at ehoover@tntech.edu.

The recital will feature guests Andrew Uhe, violin, Yu-Han Kuan, piano, and Tech Professor Emeritus Greg Danner, horn. The group will perform works by Brahms, Beach, Glazunov, Gliere and Ravel in Wattenbarger Auditorium of the Bryan Fine Arts Building. Contact Anne Thurmond for more information at athurmond@tntech.edu.

The duo will perform works for saxophone and piano by Fazil Say, Takashi Yoshimatsu and Chick Corea in Wattenbarger Auditorium of the Bryan Fine Arts Building. Described by noted American composer Libby Larsen as “fearless on stage,” saxophonist Stephen Page has garnered international prominence as one of the leading saxophonists of today’s younger generation. Dr. Page has appeared across four continents, in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and across the United States. For more information, contact Anne Thurmond at athurmond@tntech.edu