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The Art Center is supported under an agreement between the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. We thank the Tennessee General Assembly and the Tennessee Arts Commission for their support.
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• creative visual arts programs • ongoing exhibitions |
• art and craft classes • educational public programs |
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Now Showing
 Untitled Oil Painting by Sue Brasel Thomas In this multi-media, multi-style exhibition, a large group of artists have been challenged to create a work of art that includes the same item. This "common denominator" required each of the individual artists to "rethink" what and how they used the item. The Art Center purchased decorative skeleton keys and attached tags with small chains. This created our item for artists to consider and include in their work. They were each given the instruction they could use the actual item or create an image of it and use it. That means, they could photograph the work, make a lino cut print, draw it, paint it, sculpt it or well...you get the idea. They could create in whatever style and medium they were interested in using. The only requirement was that the piece must include the image of that key, chain and tag. That said, each of the artists had the ability to interpret what the key represents. In our Foyer Gallery " Class Acts: Work from the Intermediate Acrylic Painting and Mixed Media Classes with Rex Redd"  Coming Home by Teri Gergen COMING SOON: "Open Show 2018"! Are you ready?
It's that time again. We are preparing to issue the prospectus for Open Show 2018. If you are an Art Center member, you already know Open Show is the Art Center's annual juried mixed media exhibition focusing on exceptional work being produced in our area. Anyone may enter. There are no size, media, or geographic limitations - it is open to all artists of all media. The only restrictions are that all work submitted must be original to the artist (idea, design and production), created within the past three years, and have not been shown in a previous Open Show. This year, the exhibition will be in our galleries September 29 through November 24.
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The Annual Fund In the past several years, the Arts in Tennessee have been blessed with a dedicated stream of funds from "vanity plates" - specialty license plates that individuals may elect to purchase. This "splurge" for most of us, is a perfect way to 
symbolize and fund the individual and sometimes very creative side of
Tennesseans. Who wouldn't love seeing "CRE8TIV" on a Tennessee tag?These funds by law were dedicated to the arts in Tennessee and have been used for arts grants to Tennessee agencies across the state, like the Art Center. This year, the funds dropped significantly, like a million and a half dollars worth! The effect was a big hit to the grants for all arts agencies and we were no exception. Although we ranked 1st in our category, our grant award was significantly lower than expected - creating about an $8,000 shortfall in our budget that we must address. This makes our Annual Fund, a main stay of our program in normal years, even more important this year. The Art Center is not funded by the City of Oak Ridge or the County government so your assistance is vitally important. Monthly Contributions We have several members who have elected to contribute to the Annual Fund on a monthly basis. Monthly contributions enable these special members to contribute at a higher level without breaking their monthly budgets and helps the Art Center maintain a consistent funding stream. This wonderful assistance is a terrific way to help support the Art Center for those who can participate. Our sincerest thanks to monthly contributors from last year: Dot and Robert Hightower, Jan Hill, Cleva Marrow, Lorene Sigal, and Phil Stumbo & Janie Hiserote. Every Gift Counts Every gift to the Annual Fund is both important and appreciated - no matter the size. It is through the generosity of our members and friends that we maintain our programs today. We hope you will consider a gift to the Art Center and help us continue to be a strong visual arts presence into the future. | |
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Come and join the fun at the 1st Friday Stuudio! No matter what your media, spend the evening working, sharing ideas and socializing. You do not need to be enrolled in a class to attend, just an Art Center member! |
What's Coming?
Art à la Carte
Art à la Carte, the Art Center’s brown bag luncheon and learning series, meets the fourth Friday in each month at 12 noon. This is a free event.
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201 Badger Avenue Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 482-1441 EMAIL US DIRECTIONS |
The Oak Ridge Art Center is open to the public seven days a week.
Admission is free, but donations are very welcome.
Hours:
Tuesday - Friday:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday - Monday:
1 - 4 p.m.
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Director:
Leah Marcum-Estes
Board of Directors:
Kathleen Alexander
Ryan Braby, Secretary
Janet Brudecki
Mary Ann Damos
Linda Ducamp, President
Nicole Ferrara
Pat Fitchpatrick
Debra Gurney
Janie Hiserote
Roger Lankford
Louise McKown
Janice Shannon, Treasurer
Dawn Sherrill, Vice President
Betsy Spooner
Phil Stumbo
Darrell Thomas
Susan Wojnar
Advisory Board:
Bill Capshaw
Judy Kidd
Ruth Prince
Sue Brasel Thomas