Category: Arts

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

The Chinkapin Craftstead will present “I Am My Own Wife”, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Doug Wright March 7-9 at the Backdoor Playhouse.  It tells the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorff, a trans woman who lived through and survived both the Nazi and the Communist regimes in Germany. The production will feature eight actors playing 34 characters. It explores with humor and tenderness the nature of resilience, personal truths and the stories we tell about ourselves. Admission is free. For more information, contact Anne Thurmond at athurmond@tntech.edu.

Please join us for Trumpet Day on Saturday, March 23rd from 10am – 5pm. This year’s featured guest artist is the world famous trumpeter, Caleb Hudson, who toured with the Canadian Brass and is currently the trumpet professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Registration is free for all TnTech students, faculty, and staff. Registration is $15 for non-TTU folks, and that includes access to all events, lunch, and a swag bag. The masterclass and recital with Caleb Hudson is free and open to the public. Registration and the full schedule of the day’s events, can be found at: www.tntech.edu/trumpetday.

Hot off the forges! Sign up for one of our blacksmithing workshops this summer and learn the fundamentals while forging your own knives, utensils, hooks or tools. Already have some experience in the smithy? Take it to the next level with Intermediate Bladesmithing! Reminder that Tennessee Tech employees and students, as well as Dekalb County residents, receive 25% off workshop tuition. We also have a wide range of other mediums such as glassblowing, woodworking, fibers, clay, metalworking and brand new topics to our program, so be sure to check them out! Click here for all the details.

Please join us for the closing reception and Artist talk this Thursday, Feb. 8th at 5 pm in the Joan Derryberry Art Gallery. Artist Lisa Crane will be present to discuss her work titled, “Trophies.”  Crane’s work strives to depict the female experience.  She states,  “I am interested in the ways women push back, and use their metaphorical elbows to make room for themselves.”

The Joan Derryberry Art Gallery is located in the main lobby of the Roaden University Center.  The event starts at 5 pm and there will be light refreshments.  To find out more about the artist you can visit her website at www.lisacrane.net.

Please contact  Meredith Lewis with any questions, mlewis@tntech.edu.

Join Tennessee Tech’s College of Fine Arts at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at the Saltbox Inn in Cookeville for an enchanted evening of “Fairytales, Fiction & Fables” at the 2nd annual Arty Gras celebration!

Enjoy dinner, drinks and dancing along with music from local performer Lily Bethke and presentations of art, music and theater by our College of Fine Arts students. Tickets are limited and sales close on Feb. 15.

Get your tickets at https://www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/ or by calling 931-372-3016. This is an ages 21+ event.

“Waking Up”:  Abby Ramaker Senior Thesis Exhibition

Senior Thesis Exhibition for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting

Join Abby Ramaker, at the opening of her senior thesis exhibition of oil painting. The exhibition is Dec. 1 – 8, 2023, in the Bryan Fine Arts Building at Tennessee Tech University.  Artist reception on Dec. 7, from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Abby’s body of work explores the transformations we go through as people and the light we discover within and around us during those times of change. To her, painting is a language that can translate emotions that cannot be expressed any other way. This exhibition speaks to the resiliency of the spirit within oneself to guide them through dark times. “It’s about hope, rebirth, and ultimately healing.”

The event is wheelchair accessible, and snacks will be served. For any further interest you can check out her Instagram @ramakerabby.

Contact the School of Art, Craft & Design for more information:  931-372-3738.