Dogwood Arts: Regional Art Exhibition
June 4-25, 2021
Dogwood Arts: Regional Art Exhibition
Opening reception: Friday, June 4, 5:00-8:00 PM
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 9 AM – 5 PM
Dogwood Arts: Regional Art Exhibition in the upper gallery
Dogwood Arts is thrilled to announce the return of their Regional Art Exhibition, the first in-person art exhibition the organization has hosted since March 2020. The Regional Art Exhibition showcases fine art of all styles and genres from progressive and emerging artists within a seven-state radius. Althea Murphy-Price, Associate Professor of Printmaking with the University of Tennessee School of Art, will jury the exhibition and award cash prizes totaling $2,000 at the opening reception on June 4. The 2021 exhibition features artworks completed in the last two years by artists 18 years of age and older.
The 33 artists included in the exhibition are: Robert Batey, Nicholas Bell, Vickie Bradshaw, Bobbie Crews Thurston, Nick DeFord, Virginia Derryberry, Jurgen Dopatka, Dave Edens, Sher Fick, Carl Gombert, Jennifer Henszey, Kelly Hider, Tom Job, Andreas Koschan , Noah Lagle, Sam LaStarr, Aiden Layer, David Marquez, Baggs McKelvey, Brian Melton, Jake Miller, Lisa Mullikin, Brent Oglesbee, Laurel Panella, Alex Rifwald, Miriam Robinson, Annie Rochelle, Mary Ruden, Victoria Sauer, Deborah Shmerler, Jason Stout, Clay Thurston, Jessie Van der Laan, and Mandy Wilson
Dogwood Arts has a 65-year history of arts advocacy, environmental stewardship, and economic impact in East Tennessee. With the financial support of corporate sponsors, grant funding, local government investment, and private donors, they produce 20 year-round events and programs that help make Knoxville a great place to live, work and play.