Page 21 - Previews: Exhibits

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• Oct. 9-30: The Star Museum in
Abingdon, Va., will offer tours of “Hell’s
Belles” at 8 p.m. Oct. 9-10, 16-17, 23-30
(by reservation only). Featured will be Janis
Joplin, Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe,
Sharon Tate, Vivien Leigh, Jean Harlow and
Linda Darnell. New hours: 1-6 p.m. on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday;
weekends by appointment only. 276-608-7452
• Opening Oct. 13: “Insights to the
Andy Warhol Photographs” will be on
display through Jan. 7 at East Tennessee State
University. The photographs, most of which
have never been exhibited to the public, are
part of the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy
program, an unprecedented project that
distributed Warhol’s work to select museums
and galleries nationwide with the aim of
providing a broader public access to Warhol’s
work. ETSU is one of only three institutions in
Tennessee to receive the grant and the sole
recipient in East Tennessee. ETSU’s Slocumb
Galleries will showcase Warhol’s Polaroid
portrait photographs, while the Reece Museum
will present black-and-white silver gelatin
prints. While Warhol is best known for his
large-scale paintings, his photographs served
a vital role in his artistic process. Most of his
iconic portraits utilized either the Polaroid or
the photo booth as a basis for the silkscreen
image. [Also see Warhol films, page 23.] 423483-3179, www.etsu.edu
• Closing Oct. 14: “Images to
Inspire” at the Booth Center Gallery in
Grundy, Va., features photography by
Southwest Virginia Community College
students. 276-964-7228
• Reception Oct. 18: A reception will
be held from 2-4 p.m. for an exhibit by
members of a new art guild, Roots and
Sprouts, at the Slater Center, Bristol, Tenn.
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Heart,” an exhibit by Pat McCarthy and
Adelaide Moss. While both artists are
proficient in other mediums, in this show they
will exhibit oil paintings including portraits and
landscapes. Both prefer to paint outside (plein
air). This show continues through Nov. 14.
• Reception Oct. 4: There will be a
meet-the-artists reception from 2-4 p.m.
for all the October exhibitors.
• Closing Oct. 24: In the Special
Exhibits Gallery is the third annual
Wednesday Morning Painters show. This
group has weekly “paint-ins” at 10 a.m.
From left, “The
Turquoise Scarf” by
Pat McCarthy and woodturning by Bill Dotten are
on view at The Arts Depot, Abingdon, Va.
by National Flat-picking Champion Scott Fore
at 6 p.m. Featured artists include CiCi Brown
Vesce, who was exposed at a young age to
both Asian and Western art in her parents’
home in Connecticut as well as impressionist
paintings of the nearby Old Lyme Art Colony.
These influences are found in her work, as
well as the natural beauty of Louisiana, where
Vesce canoed in lakes and bayous. Today she
paints scenes around Marion. Also showcased
will be Ken Johnson of Wytheville, Va., who
depicts Virginia landmarks in a historical
setting. www.appalachianspiritgallery.com,
276-759-3890,
October 2009
St. Peter’s Cathedral in Italy is one of the subjects in a photography
exhibit by Neil Staples at Zazzy’Z Coffeehouse in Abingdon, Va.
The show will hang through Nov. 14, and some
pieces will be for sale. The name Roots and
Sprouts represents seasoned artists and
budding students. 423-764-4023
• Oct. 18-24: A reception will be held
from 2-4 p.m. Oct. 18 for an exhibit featuring
the photography of Lydia Marshall, a senior
at Milligan College. The show may be seen in
the Derthick Hall Art Gallery. 423-461-8733,
www.milligan.edu
• Closing Oct. 23: The Kingsport Art
Guild Members Show is in the Main Gallery
at the Renaissance Center, Kingsport, Tenn.
• Oct. 24: Enjoy fine wine, cheese and
chocolates during Fine Art in the Park in
Jonesborough, Tenn. The exhibit may be seen
indoors and outdoors from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at
the International Storytelling Center.
www.historicjonesborough.com,423-7530044
• Opening Oct. 27: The First Frontier
Quilters Show will be in the Main Gallery at
the Renaissance Center, Kingsport, Tenn. A
reception will be held Nov. 1 from 2-4 p.m.,
and the exhibit will close Nov. 23.
• Closing Oct. 31: Zazzy’z Coffeehouse in Abingdon, Va., is showcasing the
work of three regional artists. Gairdt
Edwards focuses primarily on oil painting;
he is an admissions counselor at Emory &
H e n r y C o l l e g e . Nina Rizzo w o r k s i n
photography, printmaking, painting and
collage; she teaches in the Smyth County, Va.,
school system. Neil Staples is a photographer
who specializes in black-and-white images,
including silver prints, digital and Platinum/
Pa l l a d i u m p r i n t s ; h e t e a c h e s i n t h e
Photography and Digital Imaging program at
Virginia Intermont College in Bristol. 276-6983333, www.zazzyz.com
Johnson City Area
Arts Council Gallery
423-928-8229 • www.arts.org
• Closing Oct. 2: Meet artist Cindy
Walton from Asheville, N.C., from 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 2 at the Johnson City Area Arts Council
Gallery. In the exhibit “Internal Landscapes,” her paintings are an abstract
meditation on light, color, rhythm and space,
d e r i ve d f r o m plein air e x p e r i e n c e s ,
photography, emotions and memories of
places she has visited.
• Oct. 9-30: A reception for an exhibit
o f d rawi n g s b y G e r m a n a r t i s t Sabine
Naumann will be held Oct. 9 from 6-9 p.m.
The event is a fundraiser for the Arts Council
and Sister Cities of the Tri-Cities.
The Arts Depot
Abingdon, Va. • 276-628-9091
www.abingdonartsdepot.org
• Opening Oct. 1: I n t h e J u r i e d
Spotlight Gallery is “Close to Home and
• Ongoing: In the Members Showcase
Gallery are exhibits by Bill Dotten of Coeburn,
Va. (woodturning), Myrna Nein of Lynchburg,
Va. (oil, watercolor), and two Abingdon artists,
Pat Mighell (sculpture, silk painting) and
Frank Renault (digital photography). This
exhibit continues through Nov. 14.
Editor’s Note: This month The Arts
Depot will be open one additional day per week
from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.
Southwest Virginia
Community College
276-964-7228 • www.sw.edu
• Closing Oct. 9: Hal Brainerd’s
exhibit, “Digital Photography’s Broad
Spectrum,” is a journey through painted
portraits, high-resolution imaging, panoramas,
and landscapes. Brainerd became supervisor
of the U.S. Army Color Photographic Lab in
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