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RECEPTION FRIDAY OPENS IN-TOWN’S ‘ALL-MEMBER SHOW’
It’s out with the old and in with the new as In-Town Gallery prepares for its “All-Member Show.”
Painters, photographers, jewelers, potters, sculptors and woodworkers will present their latest work in this month-long show at the gallery, 26-A Frazier Ave. The show will open with a reception on Friday, May 3, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The “All-Member Show” welcomes In-Town’s newest members: potter David Harris and painter Jane Newman. The public is invited to meet the new artists and see the latest artwork of over 30 artists.
Until 2012, Harris was a history teacher, though he has worked with pottery since 1994. Creating in clay whenever he could, he began attending workshops and sought out experienced potters as he honed his technique.
“My passion is utilitarian ware — things that people use every day — but I want these pieces to have beauty and character,” Harris says.
Newman has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Memphis State University and enjoyed a career as a graphic designer and art director. A painter of still life, landscape and portraits, she is often inspired by nostalgic objects that bring to mind memories from the past. Her paintings are infused with an interplay of light and shadow.
“My style has been evolving, and I’ve been working to create images that can be viewed as either abstract designs or hyper-realism, depending on the viewer’s position,” she says.
The “All-Member Show” continues through May 30. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
For more information: 423267-9214.
More Opening Receptions
› Today, May 2: Dunlap City Training Center, adjacent to City Hall near the corner of Cherry Street and Rankin Avenue, Dunlap, Tennessee, 6-8 p.m. CDT.
“Art & the Library” is the Sequatchie County Friends of the Library’s art exhibit. It continues 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 3, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. May 4 and noon-4 p.m. on May 5.
› Friday, May 3: Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 6-8 p.m.
Out of the 15 featured artists in AVA’s 2018 Juried Members Show, watercolorist Arline Mann received the highest score and a solo exhibition. Mann’s show continues through June 14.
› Friday, May 3: Creative Arts Guild, 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Georgia, 5:30-7:30 p.m. “Native Clay,” a collection of work from painter Amanda Brazier and sculptors Stephanie Martin and Shadow May, opens in Gallery Five20. In Jonas Hall, work by artist Manolis Tzortzakakis is displayed in “The Journey.” Abstract artist Anna Carll shows “What Remains: An Exploration of the Erosion Series” in Gallery One11.
› Friday, May 3: Second Presbyterian Church, 700 Pine St., 5:30 p.m.
First Friday reception opens exhibit of work by Multi Media Inspired Artists in Chapel Art Gallery.