CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
SPRING 2020
Fool's Errand: Prints by Sage Perrot
December 2, 2019 to January 31, 2020, Tipton Gallery
Print Demo:January 30, Thursday, 5 to 6 p.m.
Jo Ann Walters: Where Was It, the World?
January 13 to February 13, 2020, Slocumb Galleries
Reception & Gallery Talk: February 11, Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m.
Dolly: P/N 35 National Juried Art Exhibition
Juror: Logan Lockner, Burnaway Magazine
February 18 to March 13, 2020, Slocumb Galleries
Reception: February 26, Wednesday, 5 p.m. with live performance by Deoartment of
Music Students at 6 p.m., at the Slocumb Galleries followed by the lJuror's ecture
at 6:30 p.m., Ball Hall Auditorium
The Flawed Animal: ETSU Art & Design Adjunct Faculty & Staff Exhibition
Curated by Alice Slayer
February 3 to 14, 2020, Tipton Gallery
Reception: February 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
MFA I Exhibition – This is Not A Pipe: Brittany Sparks
February 20 to 28, 2020, Tipton Gallery
Reception: February 28, Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
MFA II Exhibition - Ashley Gregg
March 2 to 13, 2020, Tipton Gallery
Reception: March 6, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
MFA III Exhibition – Nicholas Raynolds
March 2 to 27, 2020, Reece Museum
Reception: March 12, Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m.
MFA IV Exhibition - Jonathan Ross Byrd
Date & Venue: March 23 to 27, 2020, Tipton Gallery
Reception: March 27, Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
MFA V Exhibition – Larry Reid
March 30 to April 10, 2020, Tipton Gallery
Reception: April 3, 2020, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
BFA Exhibitions
March 23 to April 17, 2020, Slocumb Galleries
April 6 to May 1, 2020, Reece Museum
Gala Reception: April 16, Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m., both venues
Student Honor Show 2020
April 20 to May 9, 2020, Slocumb Galleries
Reception: TBA
Guest of Honor: Dr. Joe Sherlin, VP for Student Affairs
Tennessee Daze Inn: Curated by Jeff Kinzel
Reception: May 1, Fist Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
April 16 to May 8, 2020, Tipton Gallery
Providence High School Annual Art Exhibition
Reception: May 15, 6 to 8 p.m., Tipton Gallery
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
PAST EXHIBITIONS
FALL 2019
Silenced Narratives: Black Americanx, Curated by Shai Perry and Terrell Carter
August 9 to September 14, 2019, Tipton Gallery
Reception: September 6, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Featuring: Najjar Abdul-Musawwir (TN), Jonathan Adams (NJ), Terrell Carter (OH), Kimberly
Dummons (TN), Samuel Dunson (TN), Sean Frye (KS), Masud Olufani (GA), Shai Perry (KS),
and
Denise Ward-Brown (MO)
Sponsored by ETSU Student Activities Allocation Committee (SAAC) and East TN Foundation's
(ETF)
Arts Fund
Traveling exhibition to McKinney Art Center, Jonesborough, TN, October 25 to November
25, 2019; and
Greeneville University, Illinois, Spring 2020
Within our Gates (1920) by Oscar Micheaux: Appalachian Silent Film Series
Presented by ETSU Film Studies Program with Bluegrass Band and lecture by Daryl Carter
September 14, Saturday, 7 p.m., Tipton Gallery during Umoja Festival
Funded by Humanities TN, ETSU Student Activities Allocation Committee (SAAC), Arts
Build Communities (ABC) Grant and East TN Foundation's (ETF) Arts Fund
Greg Pond: From Static to Oscillatory (and Back Again)
August 26 to September 26, 2019, Slocumb Galleries
Sponsored by the TN Arts Commission’s Arts Project Support (APS)
Reception: September 26, Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m.
In Flux: SEFEA (Southeast Fibers Educators Association) Juried Exhibition 2019
September 30 to November 1, 2019, Slocumb Galleries
Sponsored by the TN Arts Commission’s Arts Project Support (APS) Grant, Student Activities
Allocation Committee and the 2019 Craft Research Fund Exhibition Research Grant from
The Center for Craft.
Reception & Lecture by Cathryn Amidei: October 24, Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m., lecture
starts at 6 p.m., Ball Hall Auditorium; Demo on October 25, Friday, Fibers Studios,
Ball Hall, ETSU campus
Featuring: Cathryn Amidei, Susan Brandeis, Edwina Bringle, Miyuki Akai Cook, Rosa
Dargan-Powers, Nick DeFord, Gabrielle Duggan, Hillary Waters Fayle, Susan Fecho, Crystal
Gregory, Robin L. Haller, Jess Jones, Jeana Eve Klein, Bethanne A. Knudson, Katie
Kretz, Rob Merten, Erin Miller, Patricia Mink, Andrea Vail,
LM Wood+, Rena Wood, Janie Woodbridge, Christine Zoller, and exhibit coordinator Lisa
Kriner
Rumors of Necessity: Asianx TN, Curated by Alejandro Acierto
October 14 to November 15, 2019, Tipton Gallery, extended until November 22!
Reception & Performance: November 1, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Featuring TN Asianx Artists: Sisavahn Phouthavong, Paul Pak-hing Lee, Richard A. Lou
with Emily Hanako Momohara (OH) and Hong-An Truong (NC)
Sponsored by ETSU Student Activities Allocation Committee (SAAC), TN Arts Commission’s
Arts Project Support (APS) Grant, American Museum of Philippine Art (AMPA) and East
TN Foundation's (ETF) Arts Fund
SUMMER 2019
University School Annual High School Exhibition, curated by Sharon Squibb
Reception: May 21, Tuesday, 4 to 6 p.m., Slocumb Galleries
Providence Academy Annual High School Exhibition, curated by Kimberly Milburn
Reception: May 17, Friday, 5 to 8 p.m., Tipton Gallery
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
Meditations for Chaos: Laura Bowman
June 7 to July 25, Tipton Gallery
Reception: June 7, First Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., during Blue Plum Festival
Johnson City Public Art Committee (JCPAC) 5x5 Exhibit & Fundraiser
August 1 & 2, 2019, Tipton Gallery
Reception: August 2, First Friday, 5:55 to 9 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.
Open during 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
Traveling exhibition to McKinney Art Center, Jonesborough, TN, June 2019
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
curated by SG Curatorial Intern Alexis Jennings
October 22 to 26, Slocumb Galleries
Lecture by Antuco Chicaiza during the Student Migrant Leadership Conference: October
24, Wednesday
Papel Picado with Rosalie Lopez:
October 27, Saturday, at the McKinney Center, Jonesborough, 10 a.m. and at Morristown,
TN, 3 to 5 p.m.
In partnership with 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 Tipton 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 the TN 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
