Exhibitions
TRASHFORMATION
Knoxville Museum of Art / 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr. February 1, 2026 - February 15, 2026 (Reception: February 1 1:00pm - 3:00pm)
John Allen, Robert Batey, Richard Bennett, Vanessa Black, Neranza Noel Blount, Heather Bosau, Kimberly Brown, Maggie Connolly, Yvonne Dalschen, Drew Ellis, Susie Feinberg, Kelly Ferguson, Chrissy Fowler, Joyce Gralak, Jessica Gregory, Annamaria Gundlach, Pam Harris, Jean Hess, Ame Houston, Leslie Hymel, Stacy Jacobs, Andreas Koschan, Merry Koschan, Hsiu-Yi Lai, Sandy Lee, David Liles, Lana Lindorfer, Kayla Lingerfelt, Shelley Mangold, Mary Nietling, Richard Olowoyo, Hei Park, Elizabeth Porter, Kathy Seely, Eric Sherwood, Jennifer Simon, Manderly Swain, Wendi Tang, Emily Taylor, Bob Thompson, Bev Tomov, Steven Varga, Ariel Woods
Trashformation, chosen by A1 members as the theme for this show, suggests many creative possibilities: using trash as art material, portraying trash (and its formation/transformation) as subject matter, as well as using the idea of trashformation as commentary, as allegory or metaphor, as a challenge, or just as a starting point from which to proceed elsewhere. Artists here have addressed it in various ways and to various degrees, with some A1 members creating items for a collectively made "garden." Juried by Jason Brown, Professor, University of Tennessee School of Art.
On view in KMA's Kramer Education Center through February 15, 2026.
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A1LabArts actively participates and develops arts venues in Knoxville by its working board and member volunteers.
-Develop educational events and activities including, but not limited to, presentations, lectures, seminars, forums and published text materials that introduce community audiences to contemporary forms of art.
- A1LabArts actively participates and develops arts venues in Knoxville by its working board and volunteers through various committees.
- Provide opportunities for community artists to showcase their works.
- Establish new and appreciative audiences for interdisciplinary arts in order to support the works of interactive artists throughout the community
- Act as clearing house through which artists can advertise their works and contact other artists throughout the country.
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A1LabArts, Inc., a Tennessee nonprofit corporation, is a Knoxville-based, artists' group with a 30-year history of encouraging creativity and community. Donations to A1 are tax-deductible under 501(c)(3) of the federal revenue statutes.
