Art Market Gallery of Knoxville will present a special 30th Anniversary Exhibit. This exhibit will feature artworks by nine active and inactive artist-members that are among the earliest or original members of the Art Market Gallery.
A First Friday Reception for the exhibit is planned for January 4 from 5:30-9 pm with complimentary refreshments and live jazz music performed by saxophonist Marquis McGee.
Artists participating in the 30th Anniversary Exhibit are: Hugh Bailey (Clay), Mary Ann Aken (Painting), B.J. Clark (Painting/Mixed Media), Alice Clayton (Painting), Fran Henley (Painting), Patricia Herzog (Clay), Emilia Picket (Mixed Media), Carol Pritcher (Fiber) and Marilyn Avery Turner (Painting).
From its establishment 30 years ago as an adjunct of the former Dulin Gallery of Art, Art Market Gallery has become one of the longest-standing cooperative artist groups in the Southeast and boasts the largest selection of local and regional art and fine craft in Knoxville. The gallery shows and sells only original, one-of-a- kind artworks in a historic space located on Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. All of the gallery’s active members are involved in the operation of the gallery.
Art Market Gallery is located a 422 South Gay Street in Knoxville next to the Downtown Grill & Brewery. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 am – 6 pm and Sunday 1-5 pm. For more information, call 865-525-5265, visit artmarketgallery.net or join us on facebook: facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery