Black & White
Jerry Hagaman is always looking for enigmatic images and configurations that are meant to offer some insight into his take on the world, experiences, responses, and desires. Selection of imagery, layering of content and information, and a tendency toward anti-pretty are meant to challenge the his and his viewer's expectations.
OPEN EXHIBIT AND ART COMPETITION
See work by artists of all ages in McMinn and surrounding counties!
STUDIO WATERCOLOR
Explore and develop your painting expertise during this 5-week watercolor class for intermediate and advanced painters! Emphasis will be placed on compositional elements and developing unity in a painting. Students will paint during class time and should be prepared with supplies weekly.
PUMPKIN PAINTING
Come paint Pumpkins with us during Pumpkintown!* We provide the pumpkins and paint—you provide the inspiration!
*While supplies last
AUDITIONS
Barbara Robinson’s misfit Herdmans crash the church pageant and end up teaching the true meaning of Christmas in this multigenerational romp.
KSO’s an Evening of Brass
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This event treats audiences to an intimate evening of brass classics featuring the KSO's newly-formed brass quintet.
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Guys, girls, ghosts, and gremlins are welcome to join in for a night of karaoke, costume contests, and more all to benefit Athens Area Council for the Arts + The Arts Center.
Gospel Quilts II: A Quilt Concert
Karen Malone’s quilt concert is dedicated to the memory of the artist’s mother, Betty Loretta Milton (1936-2024), who taught Malone to sew when she was very young.
The Invisible Thread
Barbara Ensley’s work is a playful and joyful celebration of the interconnectedness of life. There are many moments that are seemingly unconnected, when actually they are all joined by an “invisible thread” leading us to the next moment and to each other.
LOOM WEAVING
With various yarns and fabrics, create your own wall art using a loom! This workshop is open to all ages. This workshop is a good opportunity to make a gift for someone special for the holidays!
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Ahead of Veteran’s day, this “Crooners” reprise pays tribute to the music of World War II including the tight-knit harmonies popularized by the Andrews Sisters and more sounds that defined this period.
AUDITIONS
This musical revue celebrates the distinct music of Harlem, specifically that of Fats Waller, and its influence on American music in a cabaret-style tour-de-force performance by five actors.
TICKETS ON SALE OCT 17
Barbara Robinson’s misfit Herdmans crash the church pageant and end up teaching the true meaning of Christmas in this multigenerational romp.
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This beloved tradition ushers in the Holiday season with choral performances of sacred and popular music as well as featured soloists and small group numbers.
Myles Freeman
Foundational influences are sci-fi films the artist saw growing up: Dune, Alien, and Blade Runner. The mythology of Star Wars, in particular, has influenced his worldview. His current paintings consist of surreal, awkwardly connected beings inhabiting difficult landscapes or structures.
Annual Student Art Show
See art by area middle school, high school, and college artists!
Artists: Please enter work by December 18, 2024.
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From one-hit-wonders to chart-topping records. This show features songs brought to you by the number 1.
TICKETS ON SALE DEC 6
This musical revue celebrates the distinct music of Harlem, specifically that of Fats Waller, and its influence on American music in a cabaret-style tour-de-force performance by five actors.
TICKETS ON SALE FEB 13
This anthology of short plays features characters from Shakespeare’s canon outside the patriarchal context of their original works - and sometimes in another time and place.
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This version of an annual favorite auditioned variety show highlights our performers under the age of 18!
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This hilarious story of friendship–and revenge–in the Rolodex era is based on the movie of the same name with music & lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick.
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: William Shaub & Friends
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Join KSO Concertmaster William Shaub and friends for an evening of light classics, including works by Mozart, Schubert, and more, plus the theme from HBO's "Game of Thrones."
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Part concert, part dance; all party. This evening is all that and a bag of chips with fun for wallflowers and dancing queens alike.
Upcoming Events
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Athens Area Council for the Arts began in 1979 as an idea in a living room…
And quickly grew to an office in a closet on Tennessee Wesleyan College campus. As our organization expanded, we moved to an office in the historic Robert E. Lee Hotel in Downtown Athens and developed a strong arts in education program, children’s programming, the long-running “Arts in the Park,” and presented a touring performing arts series. In 2005, Athens Area Council for the Arts moved into “The Arts Center,” in the location of the former Harrod’s grocery store.
Our mission is to enrich the quality of life and make a difference for our community by providing opportunities for the expression and appreciation of the arts.
Once we had a home in The Arts Center, AACA grew from an organization of big ideas and vision to a premiere visual, educational, and performing arts organization in our region.
By 2019, AACA was quickly outgrowing The Arts Center, so we purchased the three adjacent buildings.
The expanded Arts Center will celebrate its grand opening in September 2024 thanks to the generous support of our Capital Campaign donors.