Local Art

Artist-owned cooperative gallery on Gay Street showing and selling work by East Tennessee member artists in many media.

Museum and cultural center on Dandridge Avenue preserving and presenting the history of Black Knoxvillians and East Tennesseans, with exhibits and tours.

Historic downtown theater on Gay Street dating to 1909, hosting concerts, comedy, and performances in an intimate room.

Professional theater company at the University of Tennessee producing plays and musicals in the Clarence Brown Theatre and smaller stages on campus.

University of Tennessee gallery on Volunteer Boulevard presenting contemporary art and architecture exhibitions, free and open to the public.

Art studio founded in 2016 by artist and professor Elena McMillan, offering pottery and painting classes for kids, teens, and adults.

Art museum in World's Fair Park focused on East Tennessee art and artists, home to the Cycle of Life glass installation by Richard Jolley. Admission is free.

Pottery studio on Island Home Avenue offering clay classes and workshops, artist studios, and ceramic supplies.

Restored 1928 movie palace on Gay Street and the official state theater of Tennessee, presenting Broadway tours, concerts, classic films, and the Knoxville Symphony.

Bearden art gallery and custom frame shop on Kingston Pike showing regional artists.

Downtown arts center run by the Arts & Culture Alliance, with rotating gallery exhibitions, artist studios, and First Friday openings.