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Our galleries host new exhibitions approximately every six weeks. We try to present diverse media, techniques, styles, and content to appeal to a broad audience.

Current Exhibition


"Oak Ridge Camera Club Annual Photographic Salon"

Exhibition Opens: November 9, 2008 with a Gallery Talk at 2:00 pm and reception from 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Exhibition Closes: November 30, 2008 at 4:00pm

A juried photographic exhibition by members of the Oak Ridge Camera Club.
 

Coming Exhibitions



"A Passion for Painting: 3 Generations"

Exhibition Opens: December 6, 2008 with a Gallery Talk at 6:30 pm and reception from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition Closes: January 18, 2009 at 4:00pm

(Sally Wheat, Jean Wheat Gregory, Lauren Gregory) - paintings, drawings, mixed media from Sally Wheat, her daughter, Jean Wheat Gregory, and her daughter, Lauren Gregory.
 



"Women’s Work: Life Lines"

Exhibition Opens: January 24, 2009 with a Gallery Talk at 6:30 pm and reception from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition Closes: March 7, 2009 at 4:00pm

Mixed-Media Exhibition by selected artists.
 

Recent Exhibitions

2008 Open Show

Juried Mixed Media Narrative Work by Regional Artists
Exhibition Opens: September 13th, 2008 with a Gallery Talk at 6:30 pm and reception from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition Closes: November 2, 2008 at 4:00 pm

Open Show 2008 Winners!
Best of Show - $750 cash
Erin's Corner Cabinet by Jerry Spady
Two-Dimensional Award of Merit - $300 cash
Mountain Top Rivalry by Aurora Harrison Bull
Three-Dimensional Award of Merit - $300 cash
Venusian House Plant by Jerry Spady and Ralph Watts
40th Open Show Anniversary Award - $150 cash
Class of '37 by Denise Stewart-Sanabria
Ceramics Award - $100 cash
Sponsored by Constance and Bill Capshaw
Cosmic Fractal by Paul Menchoffer
Golden Fig Leaf Award for Figurative Art - $100 cash
Sponsored by Kathy Holland
The Wonder of a Balloon by Genie Even
Quilting Award - $100 cash
Sponsored by the Smokey Mountain Quilters
Cassiopeia by Loretta Painter
Bill Wheat Memorial Award - $100 cash
Sponsored by Jean Wheat Gregory
Lighthouse by Robert Evans
Heartwood Award for Excellence in Woodworking - $100 cash
Sponsored by Dot and Robert Hightower
Bush & Cheney by Ralph Watts
Anne K. Moore Memorial Award for Excellence in Watercolor - $100 cash
Sponsored by John Moore
Spring Madness by Sonya Eichler
Genevieve Stoughton Memorial Award for Excellence in Oil Painting - $100 cash
Sponsored by Cleva and George Marrow
Sisters by John Simms
Works on Paper Award - $100 Framing Certificate
Sponsored by Liz-Beth & Co
Queen of All She Surveys by Jean Gregory
Viewer's Choice Award - $100 cash
Sponsored by Judy and George Kidd
Vote for your favorite!
Honorable Mentions
Sponsored by Allie and Larry Metcalf
White Half Runner by Ricky Beene
Face the Music by the Out of Towners
Treehoppers #1 by Nancy Minturn
Katelynn II by Sue Brasel Thomas
Honorable Mentions - cont'd
Fall Rainbow for Stroh by Rob Gee
Precious by Jacqueline Clark
Febeche - Worship God by Gwen Campbell-Johnson
Mother Oxygen by Leslie Whitaker Evans
Participating Artists
-Sandra Abraham
-Bill Alexander
-Patty Ashworth
-Marilyn Avery Turner
-Judie Beck
-Rickey A. Beene
-Mary Ellen Bohm
-Sue Brasel Thomas
-Aurora Harrison Bull
-Gwendolyn Campbell-Johnson
-Jane Cartwright
-Jacqueline Clark
-Jeannie Costello
-Kay B. Dillon
-Sharron Eckert
-Sonya Eichler
-Karen J Evans
-Leslie W. Evans
-Robert M Evans
-Genie Even
-Pat Fitchpatrick
-Rod Fleming
-Geri Forkner
-Shereen Franklin
-Helen Fuller
-Len Fuller
-Jane Furney
-Lesley Gaal
-Barbara Garner
-Rob Gee
-Carol Grametbauer
-Jean Wheat Gregory
-Jerry Griffith
-Marianne Griffith
-James Hahn
-Bob Hardin
-Tone Haugen-Cogburn
-Peggy Lee Henderson
-Sarah Elisabeth Hettich
-Bob Highfill
-Sam Hill
-Jo Hitchens
-Karen Ho
-Kathy Holland
-Kellsey Hook
-Ralph Kniseley
-Marty Komorny
-Victoria Lenne
-Diann Lewis-Bishop
-Jean Liberty
-Jane Longendorfer
-Elaine Marcel-Culbert
-Ina Sue Marlin
-Paul Menchhofer
-Brenda Mills
-Nancy Minturn
-Wendy Mosca
-Mignon & Wolf Naegeli
-The Out of Towners
-Loretta Painter
-Deborah Palmer
-Lars Paulson
-Jean M. Porter
-Jerry Spady & Ralph Watts
-Marion Randolph
-Jessica Ray
-Rex Redd
-Barbara Rogers
-Paula Schrad
-Karen Shaw
-John W. Simms
-Robert Simon
-Jerry Spady
-Bonnie Spino Cadotte
-B. Spooner
-Denise Stewart-Sanabria
-John Stockdale
-Suzanne Stockfish
-Linda Sullivan
-Fran Thie
-Connie Valedon
-Mary Ann Valvoda
-Jessica L. VanNeste
-Ulla Veiro
-Le Voss
-Anna Wakefield
-Ralph Watts
-Sara Wieland
-Mary Lee Wilkinson
-Amber Williams
-Kay B. Yazdi




In addition to those exhibitions listed above, there will be several individual and group exhibitions in our Foyer Gallery. Anyone interested in participating in these foyer shows should contact the Oak Ridge Art Center to insure receipt of specific information regarding entry, 865-482-1441.




To submit a proposal for an individual or group exhibit ... The Art Center's exhibition committee usually meets once a year to select exhibitions. Please submit an artist(s) resume, artist's statement on the content of the proposed exhibit & 12-20 slides or photos of the work per artist. If you wish to have your slides/photos returned, please include return postage (self-addressed stamped envelope/mailer).


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