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Exhibits. . . Continued from page 20
• The PETITE 3 Holiday Group
Exhibit at New Light Gallery in Abingdon will
be on display Nov. 11–Dec. 30. All works will
be 15"x15" or smaller and priced at $500 or
less. Closing Nov. 10: “Expressions of
Realism,” featuring the works of Danielle
Bussone, whose focus is on still life, floral
paintings, portraits and nudes in oil. 276623-1500. 276-623-1500.
• Steven Shortridge of Emory, VA
teaches computer classes at National
Business College, but he’s also a portrait
painter and illustrator. A Virginia Intermont
College alumnus, he is displaying his
paintings on campus through Nov. 18.
Shortridge uses watercolors and vibrant
gouaches to capture the soul and spirit of
Appalachian life as well as landmarks, such
as a recently commissioned painting of the
Barter Theatre in Abingdon. As chairman of
the arts committee for the March of Dimes,
Greater Blue Ridge Division, Shortridge
recently contributed the painting, “Child’s
Joy,” for an annual auction event. Prints of
the original are also being sold to benefit
the March of Dimes. 276-383-0785.
• “The Expanding Journey” will open
with a reception Monday, Nov. 7 from 6-8
p.m. at the Starving Artist Cafe in Abingdon.
Featured will be works by Judy Grover and
Kathy Milhorn Hawk, both from Kingsport,
TN and Sheryl Tucker Daniels from
Johnson City, TN. The show is a sequel to
“The Journey Continues” which was on
display at the Johnson City Arts Council
gallery in 2003. The current exhibit will
consist of some works from the earlier show,
but will also feature many new works
including larger scale pastels from Daniels
and new oils by Grover, as well as Hawk’s
monotypes and new works incorporating
letter forms. The exhibit will continue through
Dec. 4. 276-628-8445.
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Left, Marcel Duchamp’s
famous painting, “Nude
Descending the Staircase,”
will be discussed Nov. 13 during
“Debating American Modernism”
(see Sherwood Anderson
Festival, page 16).
• Several shows are scheduled at The
Arts Depot in Abingdon. The 16th annual
Members Show and Sale will open Nov.
17. This is an excellent opportunity to support
local artists and select beautiful, one-of-akind holiday gifts. Depot Artists Association
members will present their most recent
works, and the public may vote for the
“People’s Choice” award. Closing Nov.12:
“Essence Emerging, the Intuitive
Landscape” by Buchanan, VA artist Tina
McConchie in the Spotlight Gallery and works
by four regional artists: Bertha Crockett of
Forest, VA (oil), Lisa Boardwine, Grundy,
VA (watercolor, pastel), Dianne Simpson,
Mendota, VA (photography), and Janet
Warner, Creston, NC (etchings) in the
Members Gallery. 276-628-9091.
• “Second Nature: The Art of
Suzanne Stryk” continues through March
5, 2006. This solo exhibition features one of
Southwest Virginia’s most prolific and
longstanding artists. As an observer on
nature, Stryk focuses on not only the physical
reality of nature, but also how an artist
conceptually communicates that reality.
• Kinetic art by Bristol artist Rack Cross
will hang in the Kingsport Renaissance Center
atrium through Nov. 3. Mobiles (sculptures
that move) are suspended within the threestory open expanse. 423-392-8416.
• The work of metalsmith Alison Pack
will be on display through Nov. 5 at The 1912
Gallery of the Emory Train Depot. Pack works
on a small scale with copper and sterling
silver, using traditionally male-oriented tools
to create feminine art, focusing on the beauty
of the dress form. 276-944-6866.
Sagartz will hang through Nov. 30 at The
Gallery @ Barr Photographics, Abingdon, VA.
276-628-1486.
• “Landscapes: American and
Italian” by artists Christina and John
• “Sherwood Anderson and the
American Modernists” (see page 16)
Several shows are on display at the
William King Regional Arts Center in
Abingdon. 276-628-5005.
• “Legacy in Clay: Pottery of
Washington County, Virginia” will be on
display through Nov. 20. The show tells the
story of 18th- and 19th-century potters in
Washington County, providing in-depth
studies of the makers and their pottery.
Potters left most of the pieces undecorated,
but occasionally used oxide decoration on
earthenware pieces, and cobalt-blue
decoration on stoneware vessels. Early
potters formed glazed earthenware bodies,
while later potters created salt-glazed
stoneware, fired at a higher temperature. In
2000, regional historical organizations
conducted an archeological survey of historic
pottery sites in Washington County. Twenty
sites were documented and archeologically
examined.
Niswonger Performing Arts Center
212 Tusculum Blvd. • Next to Greeneville High School
Drum!
Tuesday,
November 8
7:30 p.m.
Adults $30
Students $27.50
Children (ages 6-11) $10
Boots
Randolph
Thursday,
November 17
7:30 p.m.
Adults $35
Students $30
Babes in
Nutcracker Toyland
Kingsport Ballet’s
Friday & Saturday Wednesday,
December 21
December 2 - 3
7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
423-638-1679
www.greenevillenpac.com
Adults $20
Students/Seniors $16
Children (5 & under) $10
Adults $35
Students $30
Children (12 & under) $10