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  New exhibit showcases artwork by Georgia Blanchard Doubler family

  The love of art definitely runs in Georgia Blanchard Doubler’s family.
  The artwork of Doubler and her three daughters — Becky McNary, Lyn Grant and Anne Smith — will be on display through May 24 in the Main Gallery of the Kingsport Renaissance Center, 1200 E. Center St.
  An opening reception for “Generations — A Family of Artists” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday in the Main Gallery. Doubler and her daughters will be on hand to discuss their works.
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  Published April 30, 2013 or Published 3 weeks ago - By Staff Reports

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  13th annual Evening with the Arts boasts Italian theme

  Arts enthusiasts can spend a spring evening "Under the Tuscan Stars," enjoying Italian-themed food and spirits and live entertainment as they admire -- and hopefully purchase -- the work of local and regional artists, at the Downtown Kingsport Association Foundation and Main Art Center's 13th annual Evening with the Arts fundraiser.
  The event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m., Thursday, May 2 at the Main Art Center, inside the historic Gem Theater at 140 W. Main St., in downtown Kingsport.
  "It...

  Published April 30, 2013 or Published 3 weeks ago - By Jessica Fischer

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  Antique bottles, collectibles association to hold show May 4

  Antique bottle collectors looking to add a few new items to their collection will find plenty to choose from at the State of Franklin Antique Bottles and Collectibles Association's 15th annual Antique Bottles and Collectibles Show, happening Saturday, May 4 at the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray.
  Dealers from across the region will set up shop between 7 and 9 a.m. in the Farm & Home Building, where the public will be invited to shop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  Admission is free.
  "Our show gi...

  Published April 30, 2013 or Published 3 weeks ago - By Jessica Fischer

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  Downtown ready to pARTy in the heART

  The City of Kingsport's Office of Cultural Arts will officially unveil its seventh annual Sculpture Walk this coming weekend in conjunction with the Downtown Kingsport Association's pARTy in the heART festival.
  The annual Sculpture Walk is a juried temporary exhibition of sculptures in the heart of downtown Kingsport that changes each year. Over the last 6 years, through individual gifts and endowments, the city has been able to acquire eight sculptures from this temporary exhibition and mak...

  Published April 22, 2013 or Published 4 weeks ago - By Staff Reports

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  'Vanishing Appalachia' - Reece exhibit documents disappearing mountain culture

  "Vanishing Appalachia," a traveling exhibit from the East Tennessee Historical Society, will open at East Tennessee State University's Reece Museum April 23 and continue through June 30.
  The exhibit combines Don Dudenbostel's photographs and Tom Jester's field recordings, based on their three years of research among moonshiners, serpent-handlers, Mennonite farmers, cockfighters and others who still engage in traditional mountain practices.
  "By the mid-1900s, outside perceptions and inside r...

  Published April 22, 2013 or Published 4 weeks ago - By Staff Reports

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  Student Photography Exhibition in Bristol

  Four emerging college student photographers are pleased to announce the exhibition, "Affect" on April 27th, 2013. This exhibit will be open on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. The gallery is located at 14 Bank St, directly behind the KP Duty Restaurant on State St. The artists will be present to discuss each of their work. All prints will be available for sale.
  "Affect," is an exhibit presenting a unique showcase of photography by Mrs. Samantha Glenn, Mr. Joshua Hutton, M...

  Published April 11, 2013 or Published 1 month ago - By Samantha Glenn

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  Creative Expression Celebrated with Student Art Gallery in Historic Downtown Bristol

  The Arts and Entertainment District is hosting the 2nd Annual Student Art Display in Downtown Bristol. In an effort to “Cultivate Bristol’s Creativity,” the district has invited the local schools to help us beautify our community by providing art to decorate the front windows of the former Hayes Furniture Building on State Street.
  Each school or group that participates has a month-long display period to present their students’ art in the space. The seventh gallery of...

  Published April 3, 2013 or Published 2 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Mark Ray announces new Art Opening in Kingsport!

  The delightful lines and colors of the Digital Paintings by local artist Mark Ray, titled “The Journey” will be on display in the month of April at the art gallery located on the second level of the Renaissance Center in Downtown Kingsport, 1200 East Center Street. The show is open to the public for the month of April, Monday through Friday from 8:00am--8:00pm & Saturday 9am—12Noon.
  There will be a reception at the Renaissance Center at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 7th, whi...

  Published April 1, 2013 or Published 2 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Kingsport Arts Summer Camp Announced!

  
  Summer Camp 2013 - Save the Date!June 3-7, 2013
  That's right folks! Amongst all the snow outside, Ms. Tina is gearing up for Summer Camp! As you know, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were named after four Renaissance artists: Michelangelo, Leonado da Vinci, Donatello and Raphael. What you may not know (what they don't teach our children often in school) is that the Renaissance was happening ALL OVER THE WORLD and in many genre's, not just visual arts. So, the Renaissance is about more tha...

  Published March 12, 2013 or Published 2 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Student Art Gallery Brings Color and Vibrancy to Downtown Bristol

  The Arts and Entertainment District is hosting the 2nd Annual Student Art Display in Downtown Bristol. In an effort to “Cultivate Bristol’s Creativity,” the district has invited the local schools to help us beautify our community by providing art to decorate the front windows of the former Hayes Furniture Building on State Street.
  Each school or group that participates has a month-long display period to present their students’ art in the space. The sixth gallery of a...

  Published March 4, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Art D’Vine Kicks Off Springtime Events in Downtown Bristol

  The Downtown Bristol galleries are again joining forces to present Art D’Vine, an evening stroll on Friday, March 8, 6–9p.m., that offers patrons the chance to gain after-hours access to merchants, sample domestic and international wines, and review a range of works from artists across the region.
  “Art D’Vine is the premier way to experience the revitalization of the downtown and see what’s happening among area artists,” said Sylvia Musgrove of Kil’n...

  Published February 25, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  VI exhibit investigates slavery's legacy of injustice, inequity

  The work of esteemed Australian photographer Annie Hogan is on display in Virginia Intermont College's Fine Arts Center through March 7.
  Titled "Inseparable," her exhibit investigates slavery's legacy of injustice and inequity.
  "One's race and bloodline were important markers for the continuation and perpetration of this system of imbalance oft called in the North that 'Peculiar Institution,'" Hogan said. "As an outsider to the U.S., I question what lies beneath the grandeur and elegance of...

  Published February 22, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  28th Annual Positive/Negative exhibit reflects the complexities artists face

  Slocumb Galleries and the Department of Art & Design at East Tennessee State University are teaming up with the college's Office of Multicultural Affairs, Black Affairs Association and Student Government Association to present the 28th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition, opening Monday.
  "Minority Rule" is the theme of this year's exhibition, which features works in diverse media and perspectives -- described by juror Michael Ray Charles as "nuanced artworks that refl...

  Published February 15, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Student Art Gallery Celebrates Youth Creativity in Downtown Bristol

  The Arts and Entertainment District is hosting the 2nd Annual Student Art Display in Downtown Bristol. In an effort to “Cultivate Bristol’s Creativity,” we have invited the local schools to help us beautify our community by providing art to decorate the front windows of the former Hayes Furniture Building on State Street.
  Each school that participates has a month-long display period to present their students’ art in the space. The fifth student gallery of art went up...

  Published February 4, 2013 or Published 3 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Exhibit explores 200-year history of Virginia dulcimer

  William King Museum's newest exhibition explores the dulcimer's long journey from northern Europe to the mountains of Appalachia and eventually into the hands of folk musicians across the country.
  "The Virginia Dulcimer: 200 Years of Bowing, Strumming & Picking," on loan from Ferrum College's Blue Ridge Institute & Museum, will remain on display in the museum's Price-Strongwell Gallery through Aug. 11.
  An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Feb. 7 at the museum; the eve...

  Published February 1, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Renaissance Center exhibit marks Black History Month

  The Kingsport Art Guild is marking Black History Month with an exhibition of the art of Alan M. Jones in the main gallery of the Renaissance Center, 1200 E. Center St., Kingsport.
  The show will hang through Feb. 21. An opening reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 27. Admission is free.
  Jones, a freelance artist from Knoxville, is manager of administration and disadvantaged business enterprise liaison for the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority. He serves as interim pa...

  Published January 25, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  'Point Pleasant' exhibit captures 'haunting beauty' of West Virginia Ordnance Works

  East Tennessee State University's Department of Art & Design and Slocumb Galleries are going big with their newest exhibit, featuring large-scale photographs by Joshua Dudley Greer.
  Presented in partnership with USA Projects and ETSU's Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, "Point Pleasant" will remain on display in Slocumb Galleries through Feb. 8. An artist's lecture and reception is planned for 5 to 7 p.m., Jan. 24 in the Ball Hall Auditorium.
  According to Greer, the photographs featured...

  Published January 17, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Computer animation the focus of Second Sunday Art Series

  If you've ever dreamed of creating the kind of computer-generated animations seen in television shows, films and video games, mark your calendar for Jan. 13.
  Byron Kindig, who teaches animation classes using a computer program called Blender, will be the featured artist for the next installment of the Kingsport Art Guild's Second Sunday Art Series. "Computer Art, Animation and Game Creation" will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 239 of the Kingsport Renaissance Center.
  The class is free, bu...

  Published January 3, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  William King exhibit features work of artists Sean Pace, Robert Sulkin

  William King Museum in Abingdon, Va., will unveil its newest exhibition -- "Fantastic Mechanics," featuring the work of artists Sean Pace and Robert Sulkin -- on Jan. 11.
  Pace of Asheville, N.C., and Sulkin of Roanoke, Va., are imaginative engineers in the studio.
  Pace creates mixed-media sculptures that often have a complex network of motors and gears. With human intervention, they can be set into motion and facilitate surprising activities such as painting an abstract picture or shooting ...

  Published January 3, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Student Art Brightens the New Year in Downtown Bristol

  The Arts and Entertainment District is hosting the 2nd Annual Student Art Display in Downtown Bristol. In an effort to “Cultivate Bristol’s Creativity,” we have invited the local schools to help us beautify our community by providing art to decorate the front windows of the former Hayes Furniture Building on State Street.
  Each school that participates will have a month-long display period to present their students’ art in the space. Our fourth student gallery of art ...

  Published January 3, 2013 or Published 4 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  'Here and There' exhibit at City Mac

  King College sophomore Jessany Bowman's photography is showcased in the Kingsport native's first solo exhibition -- "Here and There: Self Portraits by Jessany Bowman" -- on display through Jan. 31 at CityMug, located inside the CityMac store at 629 State St. in downtown Bristol, Va.
  Bowman's exhibition, presented by the King College Photography Department, includes a group of self-portraits from her series "Here and There," shot at Bowman's home in Kingsport and around her hometown. The port...

  Published December 13, 2012 or Published 5 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Potter Kathy Winters exhibits at Abingdon's Barr Photographics

  Kathy Winters' passion for pottery began when she was just a little girl, playing in the mud with her sister.
  "Even then, I was not making mud pies but creating what I thought to be masterpieces," Winters, of Bristol, Va., writes in her artist's statement. "Presently, I wake up in the mornings and can't wait to get my hands in the mud. Pottery is an art, but to me it is very spiritual. If you look deeply enough, it parallels my faith and that is why it is such a passion for me."
  "The Mud Ga...

  Published December 13, 2012 or Published 5 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Traveling exhibit honors Tennessee folk artists

  Kingsport's Renaissance Center is the next stop for "Tradition -- Tennessee Lives and Legacies," a traveling exhibit that features folk artists and craftsmen from every region of Tennessee through photography and essay.
  An opening reception for the exhibit, presented by the City of Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Dec. 13 in the Renaissance Center's second-floor Atrium Gallery, where the show will remain on display through Fe...

  Published December 7, 2012 or Published 5 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  King College hosts High School Photo Contest display in Bristol Public Library

  The King College Photography Department will present the 2012 High School Photo Contest in the Bristol Public Library’s Virgie R. Fleenor Gallery for the entire month of December.
  The King College Photography Department has a mission to transform culture through the arts and to promote the making of innovative unique work. The 2012-2013 school year marked the beginning of several new initiatives to promote the arts. The first new program was to start an Artist-In-Residence which saw tw...

  Published November 19, 2012 or Published 6 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Student Art Brightens the Fall Days in Downtown Bristol

  The Arts and Entertainment District is hosting the 2nd Annual Student Art Display in Downtown Bristol. In an effort to “Cultivate Bristol’s Creativity,” we have invited the local schools to help us beautify our community by providing art to decorate the front windows of the former Hayes Furniture Building on State Street.
  Each school that participates will have a month-long display period to present their students’ art in the space. Our second student gallery of art ...

  Published November 2, 2012 or Published 7 months ago - By Staff Reports

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  Some of them include Ananda Temple, which was built by Kyan-zit-tha, the third king and is considered the holiest temple in the city, Shwesandaw Temple, also known as the sunset temple as tourists especially gather during the evening to watch a spectacular sunset, Shwe Zigon Temple, which is a prototype monument built in the style of Myanmar, Thatbyinnyu Temple, which is the tallest pagoda that was built in the twelfth century, Shwegugyi Temple, a temple that has survived over the ages and stayed the most intact on the site, Manuhar Pagoda, a temple with a story about a king who poured all his emotions into the construction of the temple and Gawdaw Palin Temple, which is constructed by fusing the styles of Myanmarese and Indian. Tourists who still have the energy after visiting the various temples, pagodas and stupas in Bagan can also visit Bagan Archeological Museum, which may be ugly in appearance because of the mixture of the new and old architectural styles, but houses a large number of portable finds from the temples.

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