Arts in the Airport 21st Exhibition
Statement of Purpose
For the past ten years, the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) have partnered to present a biannual exhibition entitled “Arts in the Airport”. This juried exhibition was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The selected art features contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and will be displayed April 25 – August 28, 2019.
Juror Jered Sprecher, professor at the University of Tennessee, provided this statement about the exhibition:
What a privilege to serve as juror for this installment of the Arts in the Airport juried exhibition. The call for entry made the statement “Everywhere You Look, UT”. As I surveyed the numerous entries, I kept in mind the University’s role in sharing knowledge and creative and scientific advancements, as well as helping all citizens to be good stewards of this state’s resources. The University of Tennessee is a dynamic meeting place for people of all walks of life. I kept this rich heritage in my mind as I selected individual artworks for this exhibition. These individual artists show the multi-faceted and rich visions of life in Tennessee.
The following artists’ works are on display:
Eleanor Aldrich, Lynda M. Best, David Boruff, Bobbie Crews, Viktoriia Cubbedge, Yvonne Dalschen, Nick DeFord, Jurgen Dopatka, Carol A. Erikson, Melissa Everett, Alan Finch, Geri Forkner, Carl Gombert, Stan Hillard, Brian Horais, Chris Hornsby, Stacy Jacobs, Judy Kelley Jorden, Gretchen Kaplan, Andreas Koschan, Vickie Kallies Lee, Beauvais Lyons, Ryan Mason, Roy McCullough, Kate McCullough, Ken McMahon, Jodie Miller, Susan B. Miller, Allen Monsarrat, Steve Olson, Hei Park, William Rerick, Jack Retterer, Annie Rochelle, Caitlin Ryan, Phil Savage, Mary Saylor, Jim Scarsella, Joshua G. Shorey, Emma Slaymaker, and Carl Whitten.
