CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
SUMMER 2019
JCPAC 5x5 Fundraiser: Johnson City Public Art Committee
Reception: August 2, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., Tipton Gallery
Meditations for Chaos: Laura Bowman, June 7 to July 26, Tipton Gallery
Reception: June 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., during Blue Plum Festival
Ansiedad y Pertenencia (Anxiety & Belonging) Latinx, Tennessee and the World
Curated by Dr. Felipe de Fiuza and Karlota Contreras-Koterbay
Reception: June 7, First Friday, at the McKinney Art Center, Jonesborough, TN
University School Annual High School Exhibition, curated by Sharon Squibb
Reception: May 21, Tuesday, 4 to 6 p.m.
SPRING 2019
Tangibility of Faith: Art & Religion in Appalachia and Tennessee
Curated by Moira Frazier, Cheyenne Good & Amber Howard
January 2 to February 22, Tipton Gallery and Reece Museum
InterFaith Panel & Reception: January 31, 2019, Reece Museum, 5 p.m.
First Friday Reception: February 1, Tipton Gallery, 6 to 8 p.m.
World Hijab Day, February 4, Monday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Reece Museum
Public Lecture by Rachel Boillot: February 14, Thursday, 7 p.m., Ball Hall Auditorium
Sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Project Support (APS) Grant
in partnership with the Reece Museum, Department of Philosophy & Humanities,
Women's Studies Program, Office of Multicultural Affairs and the ETSU SGA BUC Funds
Positive/Negative 34 National Juried Art Exhibition
Juror: Ann Meisinger, The Metropolitan Museum, New York
January 28 to February 15, Slocumb Galleries
Reception on February 21, Thursday, 5 p.m.,
with Juror's Lecture at Ball Hall Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
Workshop on Community Engagement: February 22, Friday, Reece Museum at 1 p.m.
Sponsored by the ETSU SGA BUC Funds
The Art of Violence, curated by Michael Fowler
February 25 to March 8, Slocumb Galleries
Reception: February 27, Wednesday, 5 to 7 p.m.
Momentary Lapses: MFA Exhibition by Alice Salyer
February 25 to March 8, Tipton Gallery
Reception: March 1, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Boone Dam Project: MFA Exhibition by Jordan Whitten
March 18 to 29, Tipton Gallery
Reception: March 29, Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Spring 2019 BFA Senior Exhibition
March 4 to 29, Slocumb Galleries and the Reece Museum
Joint Gala Reception: March 28, Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m.,
Guest of Honor: Dr. Bert C. Bach, ETSU Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
Kill Your Darlings: MFA Exhibition
April 1 to 12, Slocumb Galleries
Reception & Gallery Talk: April 5, First Friday, 5 to 7 p.m.
Ansiedad y Pertenencia (Anxiety & Belonging) Latinx, Tennessee and the World
Curated by Dr. Felipe de Fiuza and Karlota Contreras-Koterbay
April 1 to 19, Tipton Gallery
Reception: April 5, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. & April 12, Corazon Latino Festival
Sponsored by the ETSU Student Activities Allocation Funds, the Arts Funds of the East
Tennessee Foundation and the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Project Support (APS)
Grant in partnership with the Language & Culture Resource Center, Multicultural Center,
Department of Anthropology & Sociology, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and School
of Continuing Studies
Student Honor Show 2019
April 15 to May 4, Slocumb Galleries
Reception: April 26, Friday, 5 to 7 p.m.,
Guest of Honor: Dr. Brian Noland, ETSU President and Dr. Judy Slagle, Dean of Honors
College
Of Bees, Petals and Wings: A Pollinator Exhibition during What's the BUZZ Festival
April 22 to May 10, Tipton Gallery
Reception: May 3, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Guest of Honor: Commissioner Jenny Brock, Mayor of Johnson City
FALL 2018
Diverse & Beautiful: Interchangeable by Althea Murphy Price
August 22 to September 20, 2018, Slocumb Galleries
Reception & Panel: September 20, Thursday, 5 p.m.
Panel on Black Artists in TN & Appalachia: Ball Hall Auditorium at 6 p.m.
Sponsored by the ETSU Student Activities Allocation Funds (SAAC) as part of the Diverse
& Beautiful Project, in partnership with the Language & Culture Resource Center (LCRC),
Umoja Festival, Multicultural Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Department
of Anthropology & Sociology, School of Continuing Studies, Women's Resource Center,
Africana Studies Program and TN Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant
Diverse & Beautiful: Detangling/Unraveling the Politics of Hair
Curated by Karlota Contreras-Koterbay and Karen Sullivan
September 6 to 28, 2018, Tipton Gallery
Reception: September 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., during UMOJA Unity Festival
Featuring: Brandon Donahue, Olivia Ellis, Lawrence Matthews, Lester Merriweather, Carl Moore,
Althea Murphy Price, and Carlton Wilkinson
Performance of 'Madam CJ Walker' by Memphis-based Storyteller Valerie Houston:
September 7, First Friday reception at Slocumb Galleries, 6:30 p.m., Johnson city
Public Library, September 8, Saturday at 2 p.m., and during the UMOJA Unity Festival
on September 8, at 6 p.m. with the 'JC Hair Parade' by Crown Cutz Academy and regional
hair salons and hairstylists
Sponsored by the ETSU Student Activities Allocation Funds (SAAC) as part of the Diverse
& Beautiful Project, in partnership with the Language & Culture Resource Center (LCRC),
Umoja Festival, Multicultural Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Department
of Anthropology & Sociology, School of Continuing Studies, Africana Studies Program,
Storytelling Program, Crown Cutz Academy & regional Hairstylists/Salons, Johnson City
Senior Center, Johnson City Public Library, Soleus Massage, Holston Elementary, the
TN Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant and the East Tennessee Foundation's
Arts Fund
Up the Gravel Path: Arrowmont Artists-in-Residence
Curated by Lindsay Rogers
September 24 to October 19, 2018, Slocumb Galleries
Reception & Panel: October 9, Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m., Ball Hall Auditorium
Featuring: Sasha Baskin, Alyssa Coffin, Everett Hoffman, Stephanie Wilhelm and Kari Woolsey
Sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission's Arts Project Support (APS) Grant, in
partnership with the Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, TN Craft Week, JC Senior Center
and Boys & Girls Club of Bristol
La Historia Crea El Presente (History Creates the Present):
Antuco Chicaiza and Latin American Art from the Reece Museum Collection
October 22 to 26, Slocumb Galleries
Papel Picado with Rosalie Lopez:October 27, Saturday, at the Mc Kinney Center, Jonesborough, 10 a.m. and at Morristown,
3 to 5 p.m.
In partnership woth the Language & Culture Resource Center, and Tennessee Arts Commission's
Arts Project Support (APS) Grant
Diverse & Beautiful: Kayumanggi - Post Colonial Filipinx
October 4 to 26, Tipton Gallery and the Reece Museum
Performance & Lecture by Alejandro Acierto: October 3, Wednesday, Tipton Gallery
Reception: October 5, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., Tipton Gallery
Demo by Emmy awardee animator Jess Española: October 5, Digital Media, 2p.m.
Critiques by Gina Osterloh: October 11, Ball Hall
LCRC Día de los Muertos with Rosalie Lopez: October 26, Friday, 5 to 7 p.m., at Tiptopn
Gallery and October 27, Saturday, 2 p.m., at St. Patrick's Church, Morristown,
Featuring: Alejandro Acierto, Leticia Bajuyo, Gigi Bio, Kelvin Burzon, Richard Brown,
Manel Isla Contreras, Gina Osterloh and Emmy awardee Jess Española
Sponsored by the ETSU Student Activities Allocation Funds (SAAC), the East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) Arts Fund and theTN Arts Commission's Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant in partnership with the Reece Museum, Language & Culture Resource Center, Multicultural Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Department of Anthropology & Sociology, School of Continuing Studies, Department of Music, Digital Media Program, East TN SW VA Filipino-American Association and American Museum of Philippine Art
