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February 2015
Calendar
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Auditions & Call
for Entries
• DEADLINE JAN. 31: Applications for
artists and crafters are being accepted for
jurying for the 42nd annual Hungry Mother
Festival, sponsored by The Art League of
Marion, to be held July 17-19. All items must
be handcrafted by the exhibitor. Information
and applications for exhibitors are available
at www.hungrymotherfestival.com or call
Alice Hauver at 276-783-3245 or 276-7833245.
stood at the center of a military and social
revolution. How we define freedom, liberty,
patriotism and nation is directly related
to the experiences of the individuals who
participated in the war. This exhibition
encourages visitors to consider how a single
event so reshaped American society that
its impact is still experienced today: what
was gained, what was lost, and what is
left for us to resolve. 276-682-5005, www.
williamkingmuseum.org
• CLOSING FEB. 2: “Saved: Jody
Servon and Lorene Delany-Ullman” is
on exhibit at William King Museum of Art,
Abingdon, Va. “Saved” is a photographic
and poetic exploration of the human
experience of life, death and memory. The
project considers how memories of the dead
become rooted in everyday objects, and how
objects convey those memories to the living.
Servon’s art projects include installations,
drawings, photographs, sculptures, video and
social experiences. Her work has appeared
in exhibitions in the U.S., Canada and China.
Delany-Ullman is a poet who teaches at the
University of California, Irvine. 276-6285005, www.williamkingmuseum.org
• OPENING FEB. 2: The artwork of
Ed Midgett, Boone, N.C., is on display
in the Panoramic Gallery at William King
Museum of Art, Abingdon, Va. Midgett is
an award-winning filmmaker, visual artist
and professor in the department of art at
Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.
His work has been shown on public television
and in the Berlin Film Festival as well as in
many other festival, museum and gallery
venues. An opening reception is held
Feb. 5, from 6-8 p.m. 276-628-5005, www.
williamkingmuseum.org
• FEB. 5: First Thursday in Abingdon,
Va., brings gallery-goers together one night
a month. Catch the trolley for free as it loops
around town between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Receptions are held at Mallory Fine Art, The
Gallery @ Barr Photographics, D.aR.T House
Gallery, Wolf Hills Brewing Company, Zazzy’Z
Coffee Roasters, William King Museum of Art
and The Arts Depot. 276-628-5005, www.
williamkingmuseum.org
• OPENING FEB. 5: “Mapping the
Cosmos: Jan Hurt and a Constellation
of Artists” is at William King Museum of
Art, Abingdon, Va. “Mapping the Cosmos”
began with 13 hand-selected artists from
the region who then asked one other artist
to participate. The 26 artists randomly
selected part of the cosmos from a hat
and were allowed to interpret their topic
in any media they choose. The artists then
sought out, in light of current knowledge
or totally disregarding current knowledge,
to re-imagine, explore and reinterpret the
cosmos. An opening reception is held
Feb. 5, from 6-8 p.m. 276-628-5005, www.
williamkingmuseum.org (see cover story)
• FEB. 5-28: The February featured
artist work at Mallory Fine Art, Abingdon,
Va., is “Me and Mrs. Jones” by Leila
Cartier and Shawn Crookshank, and other
works by Cartier. The featured piece is a
collaboration that blends Crookshank’s
“Jones” series and Cartier’s abstractions of
• FEB. 1: Auditions for “Liberty: The
Saga of Sycamore Shoals” are held at 2
p.m., at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area,
Elizabethton, Tenn. If you are interested in
performing in Tennessee’s official outdoor
drama, audition for this interpretation of
the American Revolution as told by the
Overmountain Men. The performance takes
place the last three weekends of July. 423543-5808, www.sycamoreshoalstn.org
• DEADLINE FEB. 13: The Kingsport
Art Guild seeks entries for its juried 50th
annual Appalachian Art Show. Cash
prizes. Maximum of two works of art may
be entered. Entry fee is $15 for the first
piece and $10 for the second; student fee
is $10 for the first entry and $8 for the
second. Must be at least 16 to enter. For
complete rules and entry form, visit www.
kingsportartguild.com or call 423-246-1227.
• FEB. 8 & 9: Auditions for
Jonesborough Repertory Theatre’s
performance of “The 39 Steps” are held at
7 p.m., at the theatre, Jonesborough, Tenn.
Broadway’s longest running comedy, written
by Samuel French based on the Alfred
Hitchcock movie and directed by Melanie
Yodkins, runs April 9-19. For audition
information call 423-791-4440 or visit www.
jonesboroughtheatre.com.
Exhibits
• CLOSING FEB. 1: “An American
Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia”
is on exhibit at William King Museum of Art,
Abingdon, Va. The exhibit is on loan from
the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond,
Va. From 1861 through 1865, Virginia
Auditions for “The 39 Steps” are held Feb. 8 & 9 at the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre.